"Forty percent is too high, Mr. Ezio. We really can't afford it..."

Freiss's anxious expression was half true and half false. Although the intelligence network of the Northland Chamber of Commerce in the Northland was not first-rate, it was still considered a local snake. During this period of time, several chambers of commerce had sent representatives to contact "Nunali's Alchemy Workshop", which made Freiss a little uneasy. Although he was the real head of the Northland Chamber of Commerce, there were many things that he could not decide alone.

"We can only bear 20% at most..."

"The Red River Chamber of Commerce is willing to negotiate forty-five percent, Mr. Frese."

Fang Zheng interrupted him rudely, and Fres curled his lips.

"I don't believe that you don't know the current situation of the Red River Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Ezio. Their president is almost bankrupt. Let alone 45%, he would nod even if you asked for 90%! But the question is, even if he agrees, can he fulfill the contract?"

"That's true, but it doesn't matter because the contract has to be fulfilled regardless of whether he is bankrupt or not."

Fang Zheng nodded gently, and Fres's face suddenly fell.

Indeed, as Fres said, in the past, the Red River Chamber of Commerce could live or die, and no one would care. But if the Red River Chamber of Commerce really signed a contract with Fangzheng, it would be different. Even if the Red River Chamber of Commerce collapsed, went bankrupt, and was acquired by someone, the contract it signed before would still be valid. Unless the other party is willing to give in, the contract would still have to be executed after the acquisition.

It's like someone bought a cursed equipment, then died in battle, and then his cursed equipment was taken away as a trophy. The ending is either that the other party still uses the cursed equipment, or seals it up somewhere.

It is obviously impossible to seal and not use technologies such as greenhouses and slime fertilizers.

But it is even more impossible to tear up the contract. The Alchemist Association is not the White Tower of Heaven, but it is not easy to bully. After all, it is also the "National Patent Office" and the "Quality Supervision Bureau". If they are not happy, they will cancel your sales qualifications. Then the whole chain store will become a black shop, or you will be fined so much that you will bleed. Who can bear it?

The last resort is to just leave the cursed equipment there and ignore it.

But... who would be willing to do that?

Standing behind Fang Zheng, Kulia was watching the scene with a smug smile. Nymph was currently working with Nanali on the nutrient solution, so Kulia naturally became Fang Zheng's secretary and accompanied him in the negotiations. For Kulia, the experience during this period was a rare treasure. Not only could she work with a handsome man like Fang Zheng for free, but she could also watch the various reactions of the representatives and heads of the chamber of commerce.

After working with Fang Zheng for a few days, Kulia admired him even more. In order to obtain the two technologies, the Chamber of Commerce representatives used various tricks. Some bullied others, some cried and licked him, and some even cried and made a scene. To be honest, Kulia asked herself, if she were to face these people and the bigwigs behind them, she would probably think twice.

But this Mr. "Ezio" was quite calm. No matter what tricks the opponent used, he would be able to block them without hesitation. He could also point out the loopholes and weaknesses in the opponent's speech at one go, which made Cullia admire him greatly.

"We really can't bear 45% of the pressure. If it's 30%..."

Fress gave in and couldn't hold on any longer. During this period of time, Fang Zheng didn't just sell oranges in the market. Instead, he used greenhouses and slime fertilizers to grow all kinds of off-season vegetables. Including many summer fruits and vegetables. These things were snapped up as soon as they were put on the market, but Fang Zheng didn't intend to expand production.

In fact, anyone with a discerning eye knew that Fang Zheng did this to make them see that these two alchemical inventions were not only used on oranges, but on the contrary, they were applicable to almost all crops. This also made the value of these two inventions rise even higher, and Fress had to give in because he knew this.

But getting a businessman to give up his profits is more difficult than killing his entire family.

"Thirty-eight percent."

Fang Zheng didn't believe Freis's nonsense. Any concessions made by merchants were just illusions. The discounts they said were basically empty talk. Just like the fat man with glasses, he lost 200 million yuan every time he gave discounts! But people still kept buying.

"32%... Mr. Fang Zheng, please consider the situation of our Northern Chamber of Commerce. We need to build factories and raise slimes... I'm afraid you won't tell us how to raise slimes. If you can give us even this, we will accept 40%."

“…”

Hearing this, Fang Zheng shrugged helplessly. They were dealing with alchemy, not the animal world, and it was difficult for them to raise slimes. If this were on Earth, it would be a brand new wild domestication project, and Fang Zheng didn't have the skills to do that. He had wanted to try it before, but Nymph wasn't interested in those soft jellies, and Nanali was too busy to care about it.

According to Fres, this problem can be solved by hunting slimes in the short term, but if they want to trade them for a long time, breeding is necessary. Fangzheng cannot provide this technology, so they have to spend their own money to study it slowly.

I hope we can come up with results before slimes become extinct.

"Thirty-five percent, it can't be any lower."

Fang Zheng finally gave a price that he had in mind, and he also stated the additional conditions.

"I want half of this to be settled in Spirit Crystals. The higher the quality, the better."

After all, this is Fang Zheng's main purpose for coming here to farm, not to develop some alien city black technology group.

"Spirit crystal?"

Upon hearing Fang Zheng's conditions, Fres was stunned.

"...That's fine, but how do we settle the bill?"

In addition to being produced by monsters, spirit crystals can only be produced in some natural crystal mines. Like commodities such as gold and oil, its price fluctuates. The price may go up this month and fall next month. Fang Zheng will not put all his eggs in one basket. He will not let go of the Alchemist Association, and he will also get his hands on the Northland Chamber of Commerce.

"Once a month, purchase and settlement will be made according to the market price of that month. The quality must be high and the quantity is not limited."

Having said this, Fang Zheng paused for a moment and then added a sentence.

“The higher the better.”

Fang Zheng doesn't care about money. No matter how much money he has in the main world, it is just a number to him. Only when it is converted into a spirit crystal recharge system will the money have meaning. Otherwise, the money is meaningless.

"Um……"

Hearing this, Fres frowned, but after thinking about it, he nodded happily.

If Fang Zheng requires that all profit sharing be settled in cash, then the Northland Chamber of Commerce might really have to reconsider. After all, working capital is very limited, and 35% of the profit is too much to be envied. But it is different for spirit crystals. The Northland Chamber of Commerce has its own spirit crystal acquisition channels, and even controls several spirit crystal mines. At present, there are no wars between countries, and there are no large-scale technological innovations, so the demand for spirit crystals is very stable and there is not much fluctuation. It is not difficult to allocate some from it at the market price.

At least it's much easier to accept than cash.

"I agree to your request, Mr. Ezio."

“It’s been a pleasure working with you.”

Hearing Fres nod, Fang Zheng also smiled. He didn't want to waste too much time. As the value of greenhouses and slime fertilizers increased, some forces were no longer so cautious, and even had an aggressive trend. Fang Zheng certainly didn't care about their threat of force, but it would be great if he could keep his identity from being exposed. Thinking of this, seeing that Fres nodded so readily, Fang Zheng didn't mind giving him some extra treatment.

"Since Mr. Fress is so generous, we won't be stingy either... How about this, when signing the contract, we can add an additional priority purchase clause. When our alchemy workshop completes its next invention, the Northern Chamber of Commerce can get the advantage of bidding in advance."

"Preemption clause?"

Hearing this, Fres was stunned for a moment, then asked curiously.

"Excuse me, Mr. Ezio, what will be your workshop's next alchemical invention?"

"I'm sorry, but there's no way to tell you right now."

Facing Fres's question, Fang Zheng smiled slightly.

“It’s a trade secret.”