"Thank you, Manager Xun. I appreciate your kind words and will work hard!" Zhao Ye said with a smile.

Half an hour later, the two parties signed a formal contract.

Manager Xun then had 80,000 yuan transferred to Zhao Ye's bank account as payment for the goods.

As Zhao Ye stepped out of the bank building, he could no longer contain his overwhelming excitement and pumped his fist in exhilaration.

"We finally succeeded!!!"

"Although it was only a mere 80,000 yuan, it was a small step I took towards success."

"Zhao Ye, you can do it!!!"

Zhao Ye said loudly to himself in his heart.

...

After lunch, Zhao Ye went to Yao Zhifang's shop again.

Upon seeing Zhao Ye, Yao Zhifang immediately stood up and asked with a mixture of nervousness and anticipation, "Brother Zhao, what brings you here? How did it go? Have you made any progress on the Chinese character card issue or the procurement of electronic components?"

Zhao Ye nodded and smiled, "It's going well. I came here today to sign a formal contract with you! This time, I plan to purchase a large number of electronic components for making Chinese character cards, and I'll buy them all from you. However, I'd like to settle all payments in the form of the Chinese character cards!"

"Use Chinese character cards for all transactions?" Yao Zhifang was taken aback upon hearing this, his expression one of astonishment.

"Brother Zhao, how much will you sell me the Chinese character card for?" Yao Zhifang thought for a moment and decided to ask about the price of the Chinese character card first.

Zhao Ye replied, "I'll give you the wholesale price, 4,000 yuan per sheet."

"Brother Zhao, isn't 4,000 yuan a bit too expensive?"

"I don't think it's expensive. The manufacturing cost of a Chinese character card is very high, and the technology involved is also very advanced. Moreover, there are no competitors in the market right now, which is equivalent to a monopoly. So, as long as it's properly promoted, I believe many people will be willing to buy it! By the way, Mr. Yao, do you know the 'Computerworld' newspaper? Starting next month, you should pay attention to this newspaper!"

"I know Computerworld. It was founded in 1980 and is currently the most popular and professional newspaper in the country, focusing on the computer field. Many computer enthusiasts and research institutes subscribe to it. Brother Zhao, from what you're saying, starting next month, the Chinese character card will be advertised in Computerworld?!" Yao Zhifang asked excitedly. If that's the case, he would be very willing to use the Chinese character card for payment.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Ye smiled but remained silent.