During the weighing process, Wang Qian also learned the middle-aged man's name.

His name is Li Guangsheng, and he's practically a local.

I came here with my father when I was young, and after the reform and opening up, I started doing business with my parents.

As for more specific details, Li Guangsheng did not say, and Wang Qian did not press for more information.

"It's all weighed. It totals 1,316 jin. Wang Qian, can you check if it's correct?"

As soon as most of the potatoes on the tractor were weighed, Li Guangsheng immediately handed a small notebook to Wang Qian.

"That's right, it's exactly 1,316 jin!"

Wang Qian had already calculated it in his mind. "How about this, as a token of sincerity for our first cooperation, I'll round down the extra six jin and just charge you 1,310 jin!"

"Wow, this young man knows how to handle things!"

Li Guangsheng praised him, then took out a thick wad of cash from his fork and started counting it in front of Wang Qian.

He was very fast; with a clattering sound of banknotes, he had finished counting them.

He's definitely a seasoned businessman!

Wang Qian secretly admired him.

If I were to count them myself, my hand speed and skill level would definitely be far inferior to the other person's.

"This is three hundred and twenty-seven yuan and fifty cents. Can you count it correctly?"

After counting the money twice, Li Guangsheng handed it to Wang Qian.

Wang Qian didn't pretend to be magnanimous; he counted them carefully in front of the other party.

In business, it's important to clarify things face-to-face to avoid discovering discrepancies later, which would leave everyone feeling resentful.

"Three hundred and twenty-seven yuan and fifty cents, not a penny less!"

After counting the money, Wang Qian smiled and nodded, then stuffed the money into his pocket.

"How many kilograms of potatoes can you collect for me tomorrow?"

Li Guangsheng did not leave immediately, but stared at Wang Qian and asked.

How much more do you need?

Wang Qian didn't answer but asked a question instead.

What he dislikes most is being led by the nose by others.

Otherwise, if he tells the truth first, and the other party has some ulterior motives, he will appear to be in a very passive position.

The most important point,

He also wanted to extract some other business opportunities from the other party.

After all, the potatoes that everyone has planted are already nearing the end of their growing season.

Once the villagers have bought up all the potatoes they have left, the business will be over.

Therefore, he needs to plan for the long term.

"The more the better, of course!"

Although somewhat displeased by his question, Li Guangsheng still answered truthfully, "If you could provide me with 100,000 jin, that would be the best!"

"One hundred thousand catties, that much?"

Wang Qian feigned surprise, "Mr. Li, isn't this acquisition volume a bit too large?"

"Of course!"

Li Guangsheng immediately felt a little proud, "Although our factory has just been built, it consumes at least hundreds of thousands of kilograms of potatoes every year, or even millions of kilograms."

Wow, so many?

Wang Qian, as if he'd never seen anything like it before, continued to exclaim in surprise, "What exactly does your factory do? Why would you need so many potatoes?"

"Of course..."

As soon as he said it, Li Guangsheng realized that he had probably said too much.

However, after glancing at Wang Qian, he saw that the latter was covered in mud and spoke in a rustic manner. He was clearly the kind of country bumpkin who was a little clever but had a very limited perspective.

So he continued, feeling reassured, "Our factory makes potato shortbread!"

"Potato shortbread?"

Wang Qian's heart skipped a beat.

He understands now.

Even though the potato season is almost over and the remaining potatoes are quite small, Li Guangsheng still doesn't seem to care much.

The main ingredient in potato shortbread is potatoes.

As long as it's not broken, its size can be ignored.

In addition, a large amount of cornstarch is needed to make potato crisps.

In their rural areas, they may not have much else, but every household definitely grows corn.

"Wang Qian, how many potatoes can you bring me tomorrow?"

Just as Wang Qian was deep in thought, Li Guangsheng's voice reached his ears.

Wang Qian suddenly came to his senses, pretended to think deeply for a moment, and then said, "If I go back and persuade my relatives to dig some more from the fields today, we should be able to gather three thousand catties!"

Originally, with enough capital, he could have acquired tens of thousands of kilograms of [unspecified substance] tomorrow.

After all, given the size of their Xieyang Village and several nearby villages, if all of them were collected, even just the ones that had already been dug up and stored at home, it would amount to at least tens of thousands of kilograms.

but,

You have to eat your food one bite at a time.

Being too hasty is sometimes not a good thing.

First, he doesn't have enough capital.

To close this deal, he spent most of the more than one hundred yuan he had saved at home.

Even though he had just made some money, plus the fifty-odd yuan he already had, he only had a little over three hundred yuan in total.

If he continues to buy potatoes at one cent per pound, he can only buy a maximum of three thousand pounds of potatoes.

Second, transportation remains a major problem.

He has rented a tractor, but it can only carry a little over 1,000 kilograms at a time.

Even if he could find another vehicle and use both to haul the load, he could only carry a little over 3,000 jin at most.

Third, in this day and age, doing business is all about profiting from information asymmetry.

Therefore, he needed to create a false impression for Li Guangsheng.

Only I can mobilize my relatives in the village.

Even if others went, it would not only be time-consuming and laborious, but they would also not be able to acquire much in the end.

Otherwise, given Li Guangsheng's capabilities, if he knew they could still get tens of thousands of kilograms of potatoes, they would have definitely driven several large trucks over to buy them directly, without needing him as a middleman.

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