"I will meet with two more companies today. I will give the other two companies the same price, and this is my bottom line." Lu Youxi said confidently with a faint smile, and he didn't look like a rookie who had just started doing business.

If Mr. Zhang had not already checked Lu Youxi's resume and age, he would definitely suspect that Lu Youxi was pretending to be a pig to eat the tiger.

Pretending to be a newcomer in business, he is actually an old fox in the business world.

But Lu Youxi was only 19 years old, and Mr. Zhang didn't care about the fact that he had opened an Internet cafe and a restaurant before.

This kind of small business is different from their serious business.

Lu Youxi’s greatest experience is Xiaofenshu, but Xiaofenshu was supported by Chengzhou when it started. Logically speaking, Lu Youxi does not have this kind of formal experience in large shopping malls.

But despite Lu Youxi's young and immature face, his speech, attitude and behavior sound like that of a business veteran.

It's really too divisive.

Mr. Zhang still hasn't gotten used to it.

"This... is a bit high." Mr. Zhang said in embarrassment.

"I know that in business, people usually give each other some flexibility in their quotes," Lu Youxi said, "It's convenient for the other party to lower the price, and we keep a psychological price."

"But to tell you the truth, this is my psychological bottom price, it can't be any lower." Lu Youxi said, "Our price with Xingmi is still lower than Shilixiang."

"That being said, Shili Xiang's reputation is there after all. Hexing rice is still a new brand, and the public is not familiar with it, so we can't compare it with Shili Xiang right away. What I think is that we should lower the price first, and in the future, when Hexing rice's brand reputation is established and sales are stable, we will still have room to increase our purchase price." said Mr. Zhang.

Lu Youxi smiled and said, "Mr. Zhang, if it was before, I would really consider your proposal seriously. But now, the promotion of Hexing rice has been launched, and netizens from all over the country are asking about the sales of Hexing rice in supermarkets. I can even confidently say that there is no rice brand in China that can compare with the popularity and publicity of Hexing rice at this stage."

"The sincerity shown by Mr. Zhang today made me realize that he must want to take advantage of this favorable situation and launch Hexingmi immediately, which can save a lot of advertising costs." Lu Youxi said with a confident smile.

"If that's the case, there's no need to lower our prices. Besides, our quality is comparable to Shilixiang's, or even slightly better, but the price we give you is much lower than Shilixiang's." Lu Youxi said, "Mr. Zhang, I'm here with sincerity as well."

"Otherwise, I can raise the price to the same as Shilixiang, and then we can bargain. I can show my reluctance to give you the same price, and the result will be the same, right? It will also increase our time."

"And, to be honest, the Capital Times will publish my story tonight, and it will inevitably mention Hexing Rice. Because my story was caused by promoting Hexing Rice." Lu Youxi said, "The coverage of the Capital Times cannot be underestimated."

"Only 10% of our country's population is online, and the rest receive new information through print media. The Capital Times plays a very important role in print media, and is the leader in terms of national popularity, sales, and readership coverage."

"Once the report of the Imperial Capital Times comes out, it will give Hexing Rice another natural advertisement. By then, the popularity of Hexing Rice will be..." Lu Youxi smiled, "Mr. Zhang, the price I offer is really too favorable. You should be able to see our sincerity from this price."

Mr. Zhang: “…”

I didn't expect that Lu Youxi even knew that the Capital Times would publish and report this matter.

Originally, I wanted to take advantage of the fact that this was still inside information and quickly negotiate a deal with Lu Youxi at a relatively low price.

"You know, I also have a small pink book company. I asked a colleague in our company to use a computer to calculate it." Lu Youxi said, "Once the report of the Imperial Capital Times comes out tonight, the popularity and discussion of Hexingmi will increase by at least 15% compared to today."

But Mr. Zhang saw the clear meaning from Lu Youxi's face.

Once Mingtian and Xingmi’s popularity increases again, the price they offer in supermarkets will only be higher than today.

I have to say that Lu Youxi is indeed a very pure and cunning businessman.

"Mr. Lu, even though Hexing rice will be very well-known, and even already is, as a new product, our supermarket must conduct an initial discount promotion to attract more consumers, rather than targeting high-spending groups from the beginning."

“This leaves us with very little room for profit.”

Lu Youxi said with a smile: "Mr. Zhang, please don't tell me that your supermarket plans to give Hexing rice a lifetime discount. If so, the brand value of Hexing rice will not go up, and we really can't give it to Zhenxin Supermarket."

Mr. Zhang: “…”

"What the hell is that? How can you get a lifetime discount?" Mr. Zhang laughed.

"Yes, since there won't be a lifetime discount, after the original price is restored, won't your profit margin be restored?" Lu Youxi said with a faint smile.

"Besides, the price that Shili Xiang gave you was high. I heard some rumors that it seemed that Shili Xiang was planning to raise the price even further." Lu Youxi said.

Mr. Zhang's face changed slightly, "Mr. Lu, where did you hear this news?"

If we say that Mr. Zhang was enthusiastic and polite towards Lu Youxi and the village chief at the beginning, a big part of the reason was due to the public opinion fermentation of the video shot by the village chief.

So now, Mr. Zhang really treats Lu Youxi as an equal partner.

Don't dare to show any contempt at all.

Lu Youxi's information was too exclusive and too insider.

Even they had only heard some vague rumors and were not very sure.

I'm trying to find out more accurate information.

But Lu Youxi's tone seemed more certain than theirs.

"Mr. Zhang, I must have some channels of my own." Lu Youxi said, "Although I'm new in the industry, there are many customers coming and going in Internet cafes and restaurants every day. I might just happen to run into the company where some people work."

Although Lu Youxi only mentioned Internet cafes and restaurants, Mr. Zhang thought of Chengzhou.

(End of this chapter)