socalfunplaces Chapter 189 Finalizing the Cooperation
Chapter 189 Finalizing the Cooperation
Chapter 189 Finalizing the Cooperation
Seeing that Wang Li was interested, a smile flashed in Li Qin's eyes.
He knew that the deal was basically done.
Sure enough, before Li Qin could speak, Wang Li spoke first.
"How much of those meats and eggs can you provide?"
Li Qin, disguised as Qin Li, calmly stated:
"That depends on how much you need, Mr. Wang. I can't say much, but it's more than enough to satisfy your black market needs."
Not receiving a definite answer, Wang Li instinctively frowned.
You should know that the black market he controls is the largest in the east of the city, with a large daily flow of people and a huge demand for supplies.
If it weren't for the fact that Li Qin possessed power beyond his imagination, Wang Li would have suspected that the other party was joking.
Since he couldn't say it directly, Wang Li could only choose a slightly more tactful approach:
"Although these supplies are in short supply, we'll have to try to see if they'll sell easily. Perhaps we should distribute a small quantity first."
Let's test the waters first before making a decision.
Although Li Qin saw the suspicion in Wang Li's eyes, he had to admit that there was some truth to what Wang Li said.
He then nodded slightly;
"Then let's start with a small investment, and if it works well, we can increase the amount invested."
Li Qin paused briefly before speaking again;
"Mr. Wang, you know the black market best. How much stock did you initially want?"
Wang Li did not answer immediately, but began to calculate in his mind;
According to his experience, the black market can now consume 1,000 jin of pork every day, as well as wild game such as wild boar, rabbit, and pheasant.
Actually, pork doesn't sell as well as other meats.
Because pork has a lot of fat, while game meat has much less fat.
As for fish, they are even more difficult to sell.
Because fish meat is quite fishy, it requires a lot of oil and various seasonings to cook with it.
During this period, oil was a very scarce commodity, and it was used sparingly.
Therefore, fish are not very popular.
As for poultry, it is not as popular as pork, but poultry eggs are in very high demand.
The black market should be able to absorb about 2,000 jin every day.
"How about this, let's test the waters for a week and see how the market goes."
Wang Li then spoke up:
"Based on the current scale of the black market, I'll order 5,000 catties of pork and 8,000 catties of poultry and eggs first. As for other wild game, I'll just order a small amount."
Upon hearing the number Wang Li reported, a strange light flashed in Li Qin's eyes.
He thoroughly investigated various black markets before taking action.
He naturally knew the difference between the number of reports Wang Li reported and the actual sales volume on the black market.
However, they didn't say anything.
He simply nodded casually.
"Can!
Ba Wangli did not report the maximum absorption capacity of the black market.
One reason was that he was worried that Li Qin wouldn't be able to provide such a large quantity of supplies, and another was that he wanted to test Li Qin's capabilities.
Seeing Li Qin provide so much material without batting an eye, he immediately began to reassess the power of the person before him.
At this moment, Li Qin spoke again:
"I will arrange the supplies later. They should be delivered to Beijing in about ten days. I will store the supplies in a certain place and give you the address. You can then take people there to transport the supplies."
As soon as Li Qin uttered those words, Wang Li's face immediately showed surprise and astonishment.
According to his plan, Li Qin would at most deliver the supplies to a place outside the city of Beijing, and as for transporting them back into the city, he would have to find a way to do that himself.
Unexpectedly, Li Qin was able to get the supplies directly into the city in one go.
This saved him a lot of trouble.
The key point is that in this way, he doesn't need to spend money to build relationships.
"If it can be delivered directly into the city, that would be the best."
A clear smile appeared on Wang Li's face.
For Wang Li and others, transportation was a huge challenge, but for Li Qin, it was a simple matter.
"Now that the supplies have been arranged, let's talk about the price."
Li Qin was selling supplies in order to obtain sufficient gold and silver.
Therefore, they are still quite concerned about money.
Wang Li's expression turned serious at this moment. He knew that the upcoming conversation would determine whether the deal would go through.
If the price is right, everything will go smoothly.
However, if the price cannot be agreed upon, not only might the business fall through, but it might even anger the person in front of you.
That's the real danger.
Thinking of this, Wang Li glanced cautiously at Li Qin and then said:
"What are your thoughts?"
Li Qin gave Wang Li a deep look, then said sharply:
"The supplies I provide are all pre-processed, and I handle all the transportation. You are actually just acting as distributors."
Therefore, I'll offer a higher price, since I'll be paid based on the amount of work done.
Wang Li knew that Li Qin was right, so he nodded in agreement.
Upon seeing this, a look of satisfaction flashed in Li Qin's eyes.
He was afraid that Wang Li would become too greedy and lose his mind, and try to bargain with him. In that case, Li Qin might have to choose a different partner.
"Regardless of the final selling price of the supplies I provide, I only want 85% of them, and the remaining 15% is yours."
Do you have any questions?
Li Qin was relatively kind and not too harsh.
Don't be fooled by the fact that he only left the other party with 15%. It may seem like a small amount, but it's actually quite a lot.
Just as Li Qin said, Wang Li and others actually only engaged in complex sales.
Getting 15% so easily, plus the huge number of people involved, adds up to a huge sum of money.
Wang Li is good at keeping accounts.
He knew that the biggest risk in this business was transportation; as for sales, as long as they controlled the number of shipments each day, it was fine.
There isn't actually much risk involved.
In addition, labor was not very valuable at that time.
So after a brief calculation, Wang Li nodded with a smile and said:
"The supplies were provided by you, and you were also responsible for the transportation and handling. It can be said that you did the most troublesome and riskiest part."
Taking 85% is already very kind of you; I have no objection.
Li Qin looked at Wang Li with some surprise; this time, he was genuinely surprised.
I thought the other party would try to negotiate, but to my surprise, they agreed right away.
This made Li Qin feel somewhat emotional.
Wang Li is quite capable and has good courage. If he can maintain this, we might be able to cooperate further in the future.
But that's all for the future. Let's continue discussing the business at hand:
"Now that the price has been agreed upon, let's talk about other things."
There's something I need to make clear to you beforehand: when making the transaction, I hope Mr. Wang can convert the money into an equivalent amount of gold and silver.
Paper money can only be used domestically, while these two items are hard currency worldwide.
His main purpose in selling supplies was to collect gold and silver, which he then used to refine pure gold, and mithril for alchemy.
To be honest, the paper money didn't mean much to Li Qin.