Volume 1 Chapter 290 Why Don’t You Say
"Uncle Zhong and Aunt Tao Xiu, this is a different time now. It would be great if we can maintain the cost of this year's oranges. I wonder how many fruit farmers will have their oranges rot in their gardens, losing all their money."
Li Qiudong said loudly to everyone, "I asked around outside, and the current market price is 30 cents per pound. I'm not exaggerating, but if it weren't for my face, at 30 cents per pound, buyers would not be willing to come."
"Yes, Mr. Li and I have been traveling around the province these past two days, and we found out that the price is 30 cents per pound. Our Lijia Village is a very remote place, and buyers are very reluctant to come. The reason we were able to negotiate this time was that Mr. Li treated them to a meal and gave them red envelopes before they agreed to come."
Xiao Wang knows how to speak for Li Qiudong at the right time, which is why Li Qiudong appreciates him and hires him as his assistant and driver.
Aunt Tao Xiu said angrily, "Donggua, is this the sales channel you always talked about? If we had known this, we shouldn't have listened to you. Xiaotian's sales channel is a thousand times or ten thousand times better than this."
Li Zhongping yelled: "I don't care, Li Qiudong, if you can't find a market to sell it at two yuan a pound, I will fight you to the death!"
He grew the most crops, and they were originally sold at two yuan a pound, but after Li Qiudong's manipulation, the price became only three cents a pound. Who could accept this?
"Yes, the sales were going well, but you stood up and said that Xiaotian took our money and asked us not to sell the oranges to the people Xiaotian called. You would try to find a better market, a market that sells them at 30 cents a pound. You can't justify your loss."
"You can't find a good sales channel and you're still trying to show off. Are you trying to kill us, you bastard?"
"Looking for trouble, Li Qiudong, you bastard!"
The emotions of the others were also somewhat out of control. They felt that they had been betrayed by Li Qiudong, and betrayed badly.
"Bang~"
"Shut the fuck up!"
Li Qiudong slammed the table hard. The loud noise made everyone quiet down instantly.
Seeing that everyone was blaming him like this, he, who was already in a bad mood, immediately turned hostile and shouted sarcastically, "Blame me? Can you blame me? When did I tell you not to sell oranges to the buyers called by Li Tian? I just told you that he made a profit of one dollar. It was you who were greedy and wanted to make more. You went to him to reason with him, but now you blame me?"
These words left everyone speechless.
Because that is the truth. They were jealous of Li Tian for making their hard-earned money and felt particularly unbalanced, so they came to Li Tian and wanted him to return the hard-earned money.
But, why did this happen?
It's all because of Li Qiudong fanning the flames and whispering nonsense in everyone's ears.
"Li Qiudong, you bastard, I'm going to fight you!"
Li Zhongping was so angry that he felt like vomiting blood. He grabbed Li Qiudong by the collar and raised his hand to hit him.
Li Qiudong immediately revealed a ferocious face: "Hit me, come on, hit me hard, Uncle Zhong, don't blame me for not reminding you, my company has plenty of thugs and thugs, if anyone touches me today, I will remember them all, and I will come after you one by one tomorrow to get back at you!"
Hearing such harsh words, Li Zhongping was frightened and did not dare to continue fighting.
Everyone knows that Li Qiudong is in the real estate business. There are many TV dramas showing real estate companies hiring a large number of thugs to cause trouble for the residents in the demolition areas in order to force others to demolish their properties. Some use violence, some intimidate, some threaten. In short, they use every possible means. So everyone knows that Li Qiudong's words are not meant to scare people.
"Uncle Zhong, we are from the same village. How can I harm you?"
Li Qiudong pushed Li Zhongping away and spoke in a calm tone. This was what it meant to use both soft and hard tactics. He certainly didn't want his reputation to be ruined in the village. After all, Lijia Village was his root, and when he got old, he might come back to retire.
"This is the market situation for oranges this year. Don't think about Li Tian's sales at two yuan a pound. The price changes every day. If you don't believe me, you can go ask Li Tian now to see if he can get buyers to pay two yuan a pound for your oranges."
"Even if you sold oranges for two yuan a pound that day, today, people still pushed the price down to thirty cents a pound. The price is not set by anyone, but by the market. I have made it very clear that if we can keep our costs this year, we will make a profit."
Li Qiudong tried his best to calm everyone down. Of course, he dared to say that because he had talked to the buyers called by Li Tian. They cursed him and called him an idiot. It was obvious that it was impossible to sell tangerines for two yuan per pound at Boss Zhong's place.
Ask Li Tian again?
Do you still want everyone's face?
A few days ago, everyone went to block Li Tian's door to accuse him, and said a lot of harsh and unpleasant things. Now they are going to find Li Tian again, and they feel ashamed.
"Dad, let's go ask Brother Xiaotian. I'm sure there are better sales channels there." Li Xiaoying spoke up and persuaded her father Li Zhongping.
Li Zhongping weighed the pros and cons, and finally decided to grit his teeth and go find Li Tian. Even if Li Tian called him shameless, he would accept it.
"Walk!"
He pulled Li Xiaoying and hurried out of the village office.
Li Zhongping took the lead and the others followed.
Damn, you’re really going there. Do I have no shame?
Li Qiudong was so angry that he shouted loudly: "Go, go find the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li. If he can't sell your products, don't come to me for help. Even if you do, I won't do anything for you."
Hearing his words, everyone stopped.
We are living in the information age. Except for the elderly who cannot use smartphones to surf the Internet, everyone knows how to do it. So it is clear that the current price of tangerines is only about 40 to 50 cents per pound. Instead of taking the risk to find Li Tian, you might as well trust Li Qiudong and stop jumping around. Otherwise, you may not even be able to keep your capital in the end.
Li Zhongping also hesitated. He thought that he might not be able to find sales by asking Li Tian, but if he trusted Li Qiudong, at least he could keep his costs.
How to choose?
"Dad, don't listen to Donggua, he's just a shit stick." Li Xiaoying looked down on Li Qiudong's character.
Li Qiudong was so angry that his eyelids twitched: "Yingzi, please explain clearly, who are you talking about as the shit-stirring guy?"
"You, I'm telling you, Brother Xiaotian has found a good sales channel, but you falsely accuse Brother Xiaotian of making everyone's money. You must be jealous of Brother Xiaotian for marrying Sister Ruoxi. Not only are you a troublemaker, you're also a jealous freak." Li Xiaoying was not afraid of Li Qiudong, she put her hands on her hips and confronted him head-on.
“You, you, you…”
Li Qiudong was so angry that his whole body was shaking and his face was red. After thinking a lot, he found that nothing could threaten Li Xiaoying, so he turned to Li Zhongping and said, "Uncle Zhong, you are not going to sell your oranges, right?"
Li Zhongping gritted his teeth. For the sake of Nakadashi, he swallowed his anger and shook his head at Li Xiaoying, saying, "Yingzi, stop talking."
"Why don't you say it? You can say it!"
At this time, a clear voice sounded outside the village office, and Li Tian and Li Zhiyuan walked in.
Li Tian was holding a stack of contracts in his hand...