In business, the initial promotion is the hardest part. But once you can attract a large number of customers, a few bottles of wine are no big deal.

As they talked, their eyes were all fixed on the liquor; it was clear that their appetites had been whetted.

Sheng Xiping had made an agreement with the other party beforehand, in which he would exchange various daily necessities and light industrial products for timber, steel, fertilizer, machinery, and other materials.

Russia is now on a downward spiral, with a severe shortage of all kinds of daily necessities, not to mention alcohol, which is an absolute rare commodity.

The people opposite were overjoyed. They took the wine glasses and downed them in one gulp, then nodded repeatedly to Sheng Xiping and the others, muttering something under their breath.

Then, the group opened the packages they had brought, which contained wool coats, leather boots, binoculars, and other items.

Then, the two of them started talking and gesturing.

"President Sheng, they said they want to exchange a wool coat for a bottle of wine."

"That man said he wanted to trade a pair of leather boots for a bottle of wine."

Sheng Xiping came with a translator this time. At this moment, the translator opened his mouth wide and said to Sheng Xiping with an incredulous look.

Upon hearing this, Sheng Xiping laughed and said, "Qiangzi, Desheng, let's exchange the goods according to this standard."

A bottle of liquor costs about one yuan, and a woolen coat can easily sell for more than twenty yuan. This business has a profit margin of more than ten times, which is already quite good.

And so, those people quickly completed the transaction with Zhang Zhiqiang and his group.

The tall, burly Russian men cheered happily and gave Zhang Zhiqiang and the others a big bear hug.

People have a herd mentality. When a group of people are gesturing and bargaining to make a deal, it attracts more attention, and many people come over.

Pan Desheng and his men followed the same method as before: first, they poured everyone a glass of wine, and then they gave them sliced ​​red sausage.

Under such tactics, many Russians became interested and used their own belongings to ask Pan Desheng and his men for the supplies they needed.

Among these, liquor, sausages, and canned goods are the best-selling items, followed by various daily necessities.

Zhang Zhiqiang, Sun Jinggang, and others gradually adapted to the rhythm, chatting and bargaining with the other party in their still not fluent Russian. Soon, they exchanged quite a few items.

Sheng Xiping didn't care about these sporadic transactions; what he wanted to wait for was a major client.

Sure enough, not long after, a few people walked over from a distance. These people were dressed neatly and cleanly, and they were obviously different from the people from before.

Sheng Xiping's heart skipped a beat; perhaps this was the person he was looking for.

Sure enough, the group of people came closer, saw the words on the sign, and then loudly asked in their direction.

"Mr. Sheng, they're looking for you," the translator said immediately to Sheng Xiping.

Sheng Xiping nodded and walked up to the group of people.

"Comrades, I am Sheng Xiping, the general manager of Tengyue Trading Company. May I ask which of you is Mr. Andre?"

Sheng Xiping said that the translator next to him immediately relayed the message to the group.

Then, a tall man with blond hair and gray-blue eyes across from him extended his right hand toward Sheng Xiping and mumbled something.

"Mr. Sheng, he said he is Andrei, the one you corresponded with before and agreed to meet here." The translator immediately relayed what the other party said to Sheng Xiping.

Sheng Xiping quickly extended his right hand and shook hands with the other person. "Comrade Andrei, it's a pleasure to meet you. Desheng, pour some wine. These are our friends."

Pan Desheng had already noticed the situation here. Upon hearing Sheng Xiping's words, he immediately opened two bottles of wine and took out a stack of wine glasses.

He poured wine for Sheng Xiping, Wu Yucheng, and the others across from them.

Wine is a man's best language; at this moment, nothing else needs to be said.

Sheng Xiping raised his glass, clinked it with Andrei's, and then downed the drink in one gulp.

Andrei and the others did the same, downing their drinks in one gulp. After finishing their drinks, they exchanged smiles and felt much closer to each other.

And so, Sheng Xiping and Andrei drank three glasses of wine before even discussing anything else.

Then, with the translator relaying the information, the two sides began to discuss the cooperation.

Andrei's status must be quite high; he had already made arrangements in Blaveshchensk and Komsomolsk-on-Amur to secure a large amount of timber, steel, fertilizer, and other supplies.

Once we've met with Sheng Xiping and reached an agreement, we can contact him to ship the goods.

Therefore, the two parties negotiated the method of exchanging goods and finally reached a consensus.

A case of liquor can be exchanged for two cubic meters of good timber, or a ton of scrap steel, or a ton of fertilizer. Other materials can also be converted at the same ratio.

When Sheng Xiping was bargaining with Andrei, the translator was almost dumbfounded, feeling like his brain couldn't keep up.

How much does a case of liquor cost? At most ten yuan, and you can exchange it for a ton of scrap steel? Nowadays, a ton of scrap steel costs almost a thousand yuan.

Good heavens, how many times the profit is that? It feels like this is faster than robbing money, and robbing money is dangerous, but this isn't.

Fortunately, the translator's professionalism remained intact. Despite being utterly shocked, the translator successfully relayed the message to both parties.

Sheng Xiping and Andrei were both satisfied with the final result. Andrei agreed that starting tomorrow, they would use GAZ trucks to transport goods here.

Upon hearing this, Sheng Xiping suddenly had an idea. "Comrade Andrei, I wonder if you could get some cars, like the GAZ trucks you mentioned, maybe a dozen or so."

If you have any Lada cars, feel free to bring some. I'll pay you accordingly; you definitely won't be shortchanged.

With so many supplies needing to be transported back and forth, we need to find some means of transportation, right?

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