Sheng Changnan watched Zhang Cheng fiddling with those few dried-up Solomon's seal roots, stuffing them with paper scraps and putting them in a box, and finally couldn't resist. He leaned closer, lowered his voice, and asked, his tone full of confusion:
"Hey Mr. Zhang, you really dare to charge two hundred yuan for a box of this stuff?"
Sheng Changnan wondered to himself, unless someone's head was slammed in a door, who would spend two hundred yuan to buy just a few grass roots?
Zhang Cheng simply smiled faintly and uttered a meaningful remark: "Let them take the bait if they want to!"
Willing buyers take the bait? Sheng Changnan pondered these four words, and the more he thought about it, the more something seemed wrong. Wasn't this just blatant "speculation and profiteering," driving up prices?
He even had a thought that if he reported it, this Mr. Zhang would probably be arrested immediately.
But then I thought about it again, and realized that Zhang Cheng now has a supply and marketing cooperative certificate, so he can be considered half an "insider". How can the price set by this "insider" be considered "speculation and profiteering"?
Besides, the "suggested retail price of 200 yuan" printed on the cardboard box is just a "suggestion".
What's more, and most importantly, these beautifully packaged "premium Polygonatum" products are not intended for sale at all.
The real money-makers are those "premium Polygonatum" products that cost twenty yuan a box.
"Director Qian," Zhang Cheng took out two ten-yuan bills from his pocket and handed them to Sheng Changnan, "Take this twenty yuan as a prepayment. I'll leave these goods here with you and come back to pick them up in a couple of days. I'll need your help with the cardboard boxes we're producing next."
"Oh, Mr. Zhang, what are you saying!" Sheng Changnan thought to himself, "This Mr. Zhang is really generous!"
If those stingy guys at the cannery were even half as generous as Boss Zhang, we'd be truly thankful.
Zhang Cheng called to the workers at the cardboard box factory and asked them to help move three boxes of premium-grade Polygonatum and Panax notoginseng, as well as ten premium-grade Polygonatum, out of the factory.
He went to the gatehouse, borrowed a thin hemp rope from Grandpa Zhao, carefully stacked the boxes on the back of the bicycle, and tied them securely with the rope.
After getting everything ready, Zhang Cheng hopped on his bicycle and sped off towards the hospital.
busy!
I'm so busy!
It really proves the saying: money is hard to earn, and life is tough!
Upon arriving at the hospital, Zhang Cheng parked his bicycle in the bike shed and hurried towards the hospital lobby.
I was lucky today; the nurse on duty was Liu Yihan again.
"Oh, you're here again?" Liu Yihan saw Zhang Cheng and immediately stood up with a bright smile to greet him.
“It’s perfect that you’re here,” Zhang Cheng said bluntly. “Come out with me and lend a hand.”
"What do you need me to do?" Liu Yihan asked curiously.
"Help me carry some of the good stuff," Zhang Cheng asked as he walked out. "By the way, is your brother-in-law in the hospital?"
"I'm here, I still have half an hour before I get off work."
The two walked to the bike shed, and Liu Yihan was stunned when she saw the tall pile of cardboard boxes on the back of Zhang Cheng's bicycle. "What are these?" she asked.
“Medicinal herbs,” Zhang Cheng said succinctly.
"Herbal herbs?" Liu Yihan asked, puzzled.
“Yes, herbs,” Zhang Cheng urged. “Quick, help me carry them to your brother-in-law’s office!”
"Oh, oh!" Liu Yihan finally came to her senses and quickly replied.
In fact, each box contains only ten Solomon's Seal or ten Panax notoginseng roots, which are not heavy at all, even lighter than the cardboard box and paper scraps.
In Zhou Qiyuan's office in the hospital's purchasing department, he was happily smoking a Zhonghua cigarette and leisurely sipping tea.
As the head of the purchasing department, he didn't have much to do. His daily work consisted of reading newspapers and drinking tea, and he lived a very leisurely life.
"Brother-in-law, open the door! Open the door!"
Just then, Liu Yihan's slightly anxious voice suddenly came from outside the office door.
Zhou Qiyuan quickly got up, walked briskly to the door, and opened the office door.
When the door opened, Zhou Qiyuan was dumbfounded. The office doorway was piled high with cardboard boxes, almost blocking the view of anyone outside.
"Director Zhou, please make way! Please make way!"
Zhang Cheng's voice came from behind the cardboard box.
Zhou Qiyuan quickly took two steps back to make way, and asked with a puzzled look, "Xiao Zhang, what are all these things?"
"Herbal herbs!" Zhang Cheng replied with a smile.
"Herbal medicine?" Zhou Qiyuan's eyes widened as he carefully examined the beautifully packaged cardboard boxes that Zhang Cheng had placed on the ground.
When his gaze fell on the "suggested retail price" marked in the upper left corner of the cardboard box, he almost couldn't help but swear.
This guy is incredibly bold!
Yesterday afternoon, while having lunch at the Guoyun Hotel, Zhou Qiyuan thought Zhang Cheng was just joking and that it was impossible for him to actually sell Huangjing (Polygonatum) for the sky-high price of two hundred yuan.
I never expected this guy to be serious!
"Yihan," Zhang Cheng turned to Liu Yihan and instructed, "Please bring in the remaining boxes. Your brother-in-law and I have some things to discuss."
Upon hearing this, Liu Yihan immediately pouted and said with dissatisfaction, "Even my mother has never treated me like this, but you are so arrogant, you don't treat yourself like an outsider at all."
"We're friends!" Zhang Cheng explained with a smile.
"Hmph!" Liu Yihan pouted, put her hands behind her back, and slowly walked out of the office, muttering to herself, it was unclear whether she agreed to help or not.
As soon as Liu Yihan left the office, Zhang Cheng immediately closed the door, then turned to Zhou Qiyuan and said in a low voice, "Director Zhou, these high-end premium gift sets aren't for sale. Even if someone offers two hundred yuan, you can't sell them!"
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