Chapter 27 Cooperation Plan
Seeing Ye Ran readily agree, Hou Zhiqiang grew to like this girl who had come to the profession later in life more and more, thinking to himself that he couldn't let his sister suffer.
He then spoke to Ye Ran in a gentle, spring-like tone, saying, "How about this, little sister, I won't beat around the bush with you. Let's talk things out."
The most important thing in this business is your skill, and then my business comes into play. So, in our cooperation, I won't take advantage of you. You take the lion's share, and I'll take a smaller one. What do you say?
Although her gentle demeanor seemed completely at odds with Hou Zhiqiang's burly appearance, Ye Ran still sensed a deep well of goodwill in her.
"How can that be? You've put in so much effort, you should take the lion's share. I don't ask for much, just enough to help support the family. But..."
Seeing that Ye Ran wasn't greedy at all, Hou Zhiqiang shook his head disapprovingly and admonished, "That won't do. Even close brothers should keep clear accounts. One thing at a time, and things that need to be clearly defined should be discussed."
"Girl, tell me what's on your mind now. These are no big deal!"
Seeing Hou Zhiqiang's insistence, Ye Ran had no choice but to explain her considerations, "It's like this, Brother Hou, I don't have many ingredients left at home for making pastries, so if I want to start a business, I'll need a lot more ingredients, and I'll have to trouble you to find them."
"You'll need to be involved in selling it anyway, which is why I said you should take a larger share, Brother Hou."
Hearing what Ye Ran said, Hou Zhiqiang looked at her with slightly different eyes. He had thought she was just a simple and kind girl.
Out of gratitude for her saving her mother's life, I was prepared to suffer some losses and let her win in our cooperation. Now it seems this girl isn't stupid! She's quite clear-headed!
But this is good too. Having a shrewd partner is much better than having one who knows nothing!
From this point on, Hou Zhiqiang truly began to take his partner seriously. He stroked his beard with a somewhat serious expression and discussed the matter with Ye Ran in a formal tone.
"Sister, to be honest, I actually have some connections in the grain business, so you don't need to worry about it. Judging from your tone, you don't have much capital."
How about this? You don't need to worry about the grain or any other materials you need; just give me a list. You also don't need to be involved in the sale; I'll handle everything.
"But if that's the case, our profit-sharing ratio will definitely have to be changed. However, given our relationship, I won't take advantage of you. How about we split it 50/50?"
After hearing Hou Zhiqiang's plans for cooperation and profit sharing, Ye Ran felt excited. Although she thought Hou Zhiqiang was a good person when she dealt with him in her previous life, she did not expect him to be able to do this.
For a young girl like her who has nothing but good craftsmanship, she didn't want to take advantage of anyone, but instead came up with such a good profit-sharing method.
To be honest, it was somewhat beyond her expectations. Originally, her ideal split was 60/40, but now he proposed an even better 50/50 split, so Ye Ran naturally had no objections.
So Ye Ran smiled at Hou Zhiqiang and said, "Okay, then we'll do whatever Brother Hou says! But, do we need to draw up a contract for our cooperation? I've seen that people usually draw up contracts and sign them when they do business."
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