The next day, the Sichuan delegation received an order of more than three million.
This made Zhang Qiushan ecstatic.
There are a total of more than 8 million orders, which is an astronomical figure in an era when the price of pork in the country is only a few cents per pound.
This was thanks to Xie Wan's suggestion that Zhang Qiushan set the commodity prices, which were ten times higher than the prices he had initially calculated.
“This business only has huge profits at the beginning, and later on, I’m sure other places will compete with us for it.
We must first raise the prices high. We cannot allow domestic agricultural and sideline products to compete solely by relying on low prices when they go global.
Look at the things foreigners sell to us, which one is not ridiculously expensive?
They care about the added value of the brand.
We should learn this from others.
If we want to make high-end products, we must also focus on brand management in the future.”
These ideas of Xie Wan were extremely common in later generations, but in this era, for Zhang Qiushan and others from planned economy areas, they seemed to have opened up a whole new line of thought.
When Zhang Qiushan was negotiating with foreign businessmen about quotations, he was afraid that they would slam the table and leave.
As a result, he quoted a price of one pound per bottle as Xie Wan had said, and after bargaining, the foreign businessman only managed to get the price down to 0.8 pounds per bottle.
Equivalent to RMB is about 8 yuan per bottle.
The key point is that Xie Wanding’s chili oil specifications are sold based on a net weight of 200 grams.
The packaging is just a regular glass bottle.
After Zhang Qiushan calculated the cost, he found that it was less than 50 cents.
However, one of the foreign businessmen insisted on having the same packaging as the blue and white porcelain jar that Xie Wan had taken out.
As a result, Xie Wan took the imitation earthenware jar and went to the stall of Porcelain Capital next door and asked quietly.
They can supply such blue and white porcelain handicraft jars for five yuan each.
Xie Wan turned around and negotiated with the foreign businessman. The chili oil packaged in blue and white porcelain jars was a high-end product, and each jar cost 1.8 pounds, which was equivalent to 18 yuan.
The foreign businessman finally bargained and sold the bottle at a price of 1.5 pounds per bottle, ordering 50,000 bottles.
Sichuan Province has made a lot of money.
The representatives of Cidu were also very happy, after all, this was an unexpected order.
This made the delegations from other provinces very envious.
They all asked to exchange contact information with Xie Wan, saying that they would keep in touch frequently in the future, and that this might help promote cooperation between Sichuan Province and other provinces.
Xie Wan found a dozen paper boxes of tea samples from the Shanghai booth, tore off the packaging, and re-pasted them with kraft paper. He asked Zhang Qiushan, who was good at calligraphy, to write a dozen cursive scripts of "Emei Peak Longevity Tea". He also carved a Bagua diagram with a radish. After affixing the calligraphy label and covering it with the Bagua diagram, the tea packaging immediately went up a level.
The tea that was originally planned to be sold at five yuan per catty was directly sold at fifty yuan per catty. The price was not much different from several famous teas sold in other provinces.
Only the price of Tianfu peanuts has not changed and is still sold at RMB 1.2 per pound.
At the end of the two-day exhibition, Zhang Qiushan whispered to Li Baihe: "Xiao Xie is a talented person. Let's go back and tell the leaders in the bureau to transfer Xiao Xie to our bureau."
Li Baili also had the same idea.
They both thought that Xie Wan and Xu Bing were ordinary employees of the South City Foreign Trade Bureau, and believed that if Xie Wan could be transferred to the provincial capital, he would definitely be willing.
After finishing his work during the day, Xie Wan left work a little early.
After all, there is an auction tonight, and she has so many things to auction, so she must go to the scene to see it in person.
Xie Wan first went back to the hotel to wash up, changed into a dress that she thought was pretty good, put her hair in a simple bun, didn't wear any jewelry, and went to the venue with Xu Bing.
Chang Yongnian said that there would be a cocktail party before the auction, and Xie Wan estimated that there would be food at the party. The two were afraid that they would not have enough time, so they rushed over without even having dinner.
Chang Yongnian was already waiting for them at the door of Christie's auction house.
Chang Yongnian was dressed very formally tonight, in a tuxedo, and looked like a gentleman.
This made Xu Bing, who followed Xie Wan, feel a little uneasy.
He glanced at his white shirt and blue pants and asked Xie Wan, "Boss, why don't I not go in? I'll wait for you outside."
Xie Wan smiled and said, “When I go out on missions in the future, I may encounter this in any situation.
Maybe one day you will have to attend a banquet hosted by the Queen of England. Why should you be afraid of such a small occasion?
Don’t be afraid, just follow me.”
Xu Bing thought that what Xie Wan said was right, they were special forces members and they might encounter any situation.
Xu Bing suddenly felt relaxed, thinking that he was here to carry out a mission.
After entering the auction, Xie Wan discovered that many wealthy people from Hong Kong City had already arrived.
This Christie's auction happened to coincide with the Hong Kong British government's Asia-Pacific Trade Fair, so there were more foreigners present.
She also saw several foreigners whom she had met at the exhibition during the day.
Standing among this crowd of wealthy people, Xie Wan and Xu Bing's attire seemed somewhat out of place.
The female companions of several wealthy men from Hong Kong glanced at Xie Wan with contempt.
One of the little stars even bared his teeth at Xie Wan and whispered, "Country bumpkin."
Chang Yongnian's task tonight is to accompany Xie Wan, the important client.
He whispered to comfort Xie Wan, "Miss Xie, don't mind. That woman was the runner-up of last year's Hong Kong beauty pageant. Her name is Lily.
She has hooked up with a wealthy man named Liu, and recently she has been asking him to divorce his wife and marry her.
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