Selling to these middlemen saves a lot of trouble. As for the price, we should leave them some profit margin, right?
Sheng Xiping's price was quite attractive, and the middlemen were overjoyed when they heard it, so they quickly checked the goods and paid.
Today is the Gregorian New Year. Before leaving this morning, Sun Jinggang told the two elderly women who cook that they would be having dumplings for dinner.
"Alright, let's tidy up and hurry up and get something to eat. You've had a long day, so eat and get some rest early."
“Yes, yes, it’s Chinese New Year today, let’s all have a drink.” Sheng Xiping also invited everyone.
And so, everyone ate dumplings and drank wine, chatting and laughing, and spent a lively and joyous New Year.
That evening, Sheng Xiping and Wu Yucheng didn't go back to the hotel; instead, they stayed there with everyone.
This room is quite large, with a kang (heated brick bed) opposite; it can accommodate quite a few people.
I'm quite tired during the day, but having a few drinks at night and lying on the warm kang (heated brick bed) is especially relaxing.
They are all young people, with good physical strength, high spirits, and good recovery ability.
When they woke up the next morning, all the fatigue from the previous day had vanished, and everyone was full of energy.
For breakfast, Aunt Yang and the others heated up sticky rice cakes, cooked sticky corn porridge, and leftover dumplings from last night.
After everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, Sun Jinggang and the others dragged seven or eight large wooden sleds that they had hastily made the night before, carrying twice as much cargo as yesterday, and set off again toward the big island.
This time, Sheng Xiping and Sun Jinggang didn't go with them; they were waiting here for Andrei's goods.
It was agreed yesterday that Andrei would arrange for people to transport scrap steel this way today.
So Sheng Xiping went to find Xu Guoxing early in the morning to ask him to help contact the tower crane at the riverside dock to unload the truck later.
Sure enough, around 10 a.m., dozens of large trucks drove over from the other side of the river, all loaded with scrap steel.
The Russians have no shortage of steel. With Andrei's skills, he could get a large amount of scrap steel with just a little labor cost.
Dozens of trucks drove up, and Andrei and several of his men were sitting in them.
Upon seeing Sheng Xiping, Andrei immediately stepped forward, hugged Sheng Xiping, and patted Sheng Xiping's back forcefully.
"Sheng, my friend, I've delivered the goods. It's a total of 800 tons of scrap steel. You can come and inspect the goods."
Sheng Xiping was already tall, but he was still half a head shorter than Andrei. This guy was tall and strong.
Fortunately, Sheng Xiping was physically strong enough that Andrei's blows didn't cause him any internal injuries.
"Thank you so much, Andrei, my best friend."
"So, let them stay here and watch the unloading. You come with me to my warehouse. I'll arrange lunch for you later."
This is the first transaction between the two parties. More goods will be delivered later. These dozens of trucks still need to work for Andrei, so they cannot be given to Sheng Xiping for the time being.
Therefore, the steel had to be unloaded from the trucks and piled up at the dock.
This task didn't require Sheng Xiping's personal supervision, so he took the translator, Andrei, and others and went to the warehouse first.
When Andrei saw the long row of warehouses filled with goods, his eyes widened in surprise.
"Oh, Sheng, this is amazing! You're so rich!"
Originally, Andrei still had some doubts about Sheng Xiping's abilities, which is why he came along today.
Upon seeing the goods, Andrei's doubts vanished, and he was filled with confidence in the collaboration between the two.
Next, Andrei discussed with Sheng Xiping the possibility of exchanging the 800 tons of scrap steel for the goods they needed.
Alcohol is naturally the main item, with the rest being replaced by products such as sausages, canned goods, towels, soap, underwear, socks, etc.
Currently, there is a shortage of daily necessities and prices are extremely high in Russia. Andrei can transport these goods back and wholesale them to people in Blagoveshchensk and Amur, making huge profits from it.
The two sides exchanged supplies according to the pre-agreed ratio. Sheng Xiping instructed people to move all the supplies that Andrei wanted together and count them in person.
All we have to do is wait for the trucks to unload at the dock so the driver can come and load the cargo.
They were busy until the afternoon, and all the steel was unloaded and piled up on the dock, where people were left to guard it.
All the goods that Andrei wanted were loaded onto the truck.
Just then, Wu Yucheng returned from the big island with Zhang Zhiqiang and the others.
So Sheng Xiping and Wu Yucheng, along with the translator, accompanied Andrei and the others to the Longjiang Hotel for a meal at the restaurant they had booked in advance.
At the dock, countless middlemen gathered around the scrap steel, chattering amongst themselves.
Some people couldn't wait to find out if the steel was for sale and at what price.
Pan Desheng stayed behind to keep watch. He had already received instructions from Sheng Xiping and began to discuss things with those people.
Currently, the price of scrap steel is about 1,000 yuan per ton, but of course, the profits have to be conceded to these middlemen.
Therefore, the price set by Shengxi Pingding is around 700, with discounts available for bulk orders.
When those people heard the price, they were overjoyed and quickly made an agreement with Pan Desheng, then went back to get the money or hurriedly called someone to come.
All 800 tons of scrap steel were sold out in less than an hour.
In the days that followed, Andrei's convoy transported goods here every day, including timber, steel, and fertilizer, all of which were in high demand in the area.
The customs procedures for timber are simple and do not require any inspection; they only require a simple volume measurement.
Border trade has just started, and tariffs are only nominally collected, just a token amount. So after paying the fees here, the goods are shipped over.
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