When Song Mengyun saw that Han Mei was about to take out money to pay the deposit, she quickly stopped Han Mei.
Han Mei looked at Song Mengyun, somewhat puzzled.
Song Mengyun asked with a smile, "Princess Yongning, are you still angry with me, which is why you're unwilling to sell the soap to us?"
In Song Mengyun's view, the claim that no one makes soap was just a pretext to avoid selling to them.
Or rather, they were trying to raise prices arbitrarily; Song Mengyun had seen this kind of thing many times before.
Gu Lili was too lazy to explain, and said with a forced smile, "Princess Mengyun can do whatever she wants. Don't block my way, I have to go to work."
Gu Lili was too lazy to waste any more words on Song Mengyun.
Song Mengyun stopped Gu Lili.
"What if we were willing to pay three times the price for the soap?" Song Mengyun asked.
Upon hearing this, Gu Lili was overjoyed, but she didn't show it on her face.
Upon hearing this, Han Mei was shocked and tried to stop Song Mengyun.
However, she couldn't bring herself to ask. But thinking about Gu Lili and Mengyun soap, even if Song Mengyun offered a high price, Gu Lili wouldn't be able to afford the soap.
Gu Lili looked at Song Mengyun with a half-smile, but remained silent.
Song Mengyun assumed that Gu Lili felt her offer was not enough to sway Gu Lili.
She did the math: they sell a bar of soap for ten taels of silver, and even if they buy it for seven or eight taels, they still make a profit.
"How about five taels?" Song Mengyun asked.
Her purpose in coming here was to buy soap, so there was no reason for her to leave empty-handed.
Gu Lili nodded in satisfaction and asked, "How much does Princess Mengyun cost?"
Han Meimengyun thought that Gu Lili would actually agree.
However, it was clearly too late to stop Song Mengyun.
Han Mei quickly and discreetly tugged at Song Mengyun's sleeve, saying, "Princess Mengyun, perhaps we can wait a few months?"
If we wait a few months, we can earn at least four taels of silver more.
Song Mengyun shoved him away angrily, saying, "What do you know? In a few months, all the business opportunities will be taken by others!"
Song Mengyun decided to monopolize the market by setting high prices, making it impossible for other merchants to buy soap from Gu Lili anymore.
Therefore, once they get to the capital, they can raise prices on the spot.
After all, soap could sell for ten taels of silver a piece, and they used the same method.
However, Han Mei, who had been in the business world for decades, had a vague feeling that something was wrong. Although the logic was correct, things didn't seem so simple.
"I want five thousand bars of soap! I wonder if Princess Yongning can provide them?" Song Mengyun said with the smugness she had when they first met.
Gu Lili was overjoyed when she heard this.
Five thousand coins, that's twenty-five thousand taels of silver.
If she buys soap from the mall, she can make a net profit of at least 24,000 taels!
Tsk tsk tsk!
Indeed, there are no permanent enemies, only permanent interests.
Han Mei was about to speak up to dissuade her when she was interrupted by Gu Lili's voice.
“Deal. Let’s write up the contract now, and you can bring the money to pick up the goods tomorrow. I’ll sell you the soap that other people ordered before.”
Han Mei suddenly felt a lump in her throat and almost collapsed to the ground.
Song Mengyun and she were partners, so Han Mei still had to pay the bulk of the cost for the soap.
Because of her status, Han Mei dared not stop it.
It's like swallowing a bitter pill; you can't express your suffering.
If she had known, she wouldn't have thought of getting involved with Song Mengyun in the first place. She always felt like she had shot herself in the foot.
Hopefully, I won't lose money this time when I get the soap.
Gu Lili quickly drafted the contract, which was then signed by all three of them.
After signing the papers and agreeing on a time to pick up the soap with Gu Lili, Han Mei returned to the academy with Song Mengyun.
"Princess, I have a feeling that five thousand dollars is a bit too much?"
Inside the academy's guest room, Han Mei cautiously asked Song Mengyun.
Actually, five thousand yuan is not much at all, but the price is really too expensive.
Han Mei knew that Song Mengyun was brainless.
That's why I initially thought of bringing her into the business together.
However, unexpectedly, Song Mengyun was not only brainless but also impulsive.
The money that could have bought more soap can now only buy five thousand.
Han Mei almost suspected that Song Mengyun had been kicked in the head by a donkey.
While it's true that monopolizing a market can be profitable, the risks are also extremely high.
Song Mengyun rolled her eyes at Han Mei and said, "On the way here, didn't you keep telling me that I must buy more soap to take back to the capital? What, I went to great lengths to buy five thousand bars of soap, and now you don't want it?"
Han Mei gave a smile that looked even more like a grimace.
"This humble woman dares not."
She had mentioned before she came that she wanted to buy a lot of soap to take back to Beijing.
But the original words were: suppress Gu Lili and buy soap at a low price.
They can't suppress Gu Lili now, nor can they buy soap at a low price, but they can't raise the price themselves either!
She had never seen anyone do business like Song Mengyun.
Han Mei's eyes darted around. She continued, "This humble woman dares not, but the money in my possession has just been used for other purposes, and I'm afraid I cannot come up with these twenty thousand taels of silver."
Han Mei thought to herself, since she couldn't persuade Song Mengyun, she couldn't bear the risk herself.
Song Mengyun retorted angrily, "A wealthy merchant from the prestigious Southern Yue Kingdom can't even come up with a mere tens of thousands of taels of silver? Don't make yourself a laughingstock if you say that!"
Song Mengyun's scolding made Han Mei feel ashamed.
She could certainly come up with the money, but she didn't want to take such a big risk.
"The silver in my hand was taken by my old lady, so..." Han Mei explained.
Song Mengyun increasingly looked down on Han Mei.
When they first came to flatter me, they even said they would help me make money.
They even have the nerve to talk about giving away a paltry few tens of thousands of taels of silver.
Song Mengyun was now beginning to suspect that the title of wealthy merchant in Nanyue Kingdom was probably a fabrication spread by the Han family.
"How many do you have?" Song Mengyun asked.
Han Mei pondered for a moment and then said, "Five thousand taels."
Upon hearing that Han Mei only had five thousand taels, Song Mengyun nearly exploded.
However, the contract stipulated that if either party reneged on the agreement and failed to deliver the soap or pay the outstanding amount, they would have to pay the other party five thousand taels of silver.
“Fine! I’ll figure out how to handle the remaining 20,000 taels! However, you’ll only get a share of the profits from those 1,000 bars of soap.” Song Mengyun said with a disdainful look.
She had about 20,000 taels of silver in the money shop.
She'll exchange the money at the silver shop in Donghai Town later. Once the soap is sold for double the price, Song Mengyun will be able to recoup her investment immediately, and might even make a considerable profit.
Han Mei paused upon hearing Song Mengyun's words.
Although she didn't want to take any risks, she did want to make money.
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