The phrase "black shop" successfully attracted the attention of the group of customers, who stood there pointing and whispering.
This is really bad; things have blown up.
Manager Xiao's expression changed drastically, and he quickly turned to the customers to explain, "Don't listen to him, he's just here to cause trouble. Don't worry, everyone in our store is honest and fair."
"Honest and fair, right? Come on, everyone, be the judge." Ye Cheng suddenly lifted the lid of the water tank and pointed at the red-spotted fish inside.
"You want to take away my wild red-spotted fish, which weighs over ten kilograms and is still alive, for 1,000 yuan? Isn't that a rip-off?"
As soon as Ye Cheng finished speaking, the entire audience was shocked.
How big is it?
"A red-spotted fish weighing over ten kilograms? I've never even heard of such a thing."
"It's wild, such a rare thing, let me see."
Several guests rushed over and began to examine Ye Cheng's water tank.
The red-spotted fish was half-dead in the tank, but it was still breathing.
"Really? Young man, is this really wild?" An older customer looked at Ye Cheng eagerly.
"Yeah, it couldn't be farmed, could it?"
"The biggest one I've ever eaten weighs only three pounds, and that was farmed. How could a wild one be this big?"
Ye Cheng calmly said, "Boss, farmed animals aren't raised to this size. They're sold as soon as they're about the right size. It's not worth raising them this big."
"Yes, that makes sense." The customer nodded repeatedly. "Farming needs to be quick; this kind of time-consuming process is not cost-effective."
"You're offering 1,000 yuan for such a big red-spotted fish?" the older customer asked.
"Yes, and it's a flat price without even weighing it." Ye Cheng was full of resentment. He had seen shady dealings before, but never one this shady. What kind of person was Zhao Zhiming who introduced him to? He'd have to make him treat him to a drink next time.
The older customer turned to look at Manager Xiao, his face full of displeasure. "You guys are really ripping us off! Such a big, wild fish, and you want to buy it for only 1000?"
Seeing the customer speak up for Ye Cheng, Manager Xiao panicked and hurriedly explained, "No, it was the price that our General Manager Wang told me. I didn't know it either."
"Then call Mr. Wang out. I want to see if he always does things this way." The older guest seemed to have some influence and was quite impolite.
"Mr. Li, please wait a moment, I'll call General Manager Wang right away."
Wang Ke had already arrived without him having to call him.
"What's going on?" An anxious voice came from behind, and Wang Ke hurried over.
"Mr. Wang is here. Good. Come on, take a look. You're only offering 1,000 for such a big wild red-spotted fish? That's a bit too much." Mr. Li questioned with a dark face.
"Xiao Ye? Is this you causing trouble?" Wang Ke looked at Ye Cheng, puzzled.
“Yes, the price you offered is too low.” Ye Cheng nodded.
"I'll buy a red-spotted fish weighing over a pound for 1500. Is that too low? If it weren't for Lao Zhao introducing you, I wouldn't have bought it at all." Boss Wang was very unhappy. He felt that the price he offered was already quite good, and he was only doing it because of Zhao Zhiming's influence.
Ye Cheng was stunned for a moment, looking at Wang Ke with a puzzled expression. "No, I'm a red-spotted fish weighing over ten kilograms, not just over a kilogram. Also, this Manager Xiao just said he'd give me 1,000, not 1,500."
When Wang Ke said 1500, Manager Xiao's face turned deathly pale. He looked at Wang Ke with a panicked expression.
"No, Mr. Wang, I just felt that 1500 was too much, so I quoted 1000."
Upon hearing this, regardless of the size of the fish, Wang Ke immediately understood the trickery involved.
He sneered, "No need to explain, you just want to eat this 500 yuan, right?"
"No, Mr. Wang, I really didn't mean it. I just wanted to save the store some money." Manager Xiao quickly stood in front of Wang Ke and explained anxiously.
"Stop!" Wang Ke reached out to stop him. "This isn't the first or second time you've done this. I'm officially telling you now, you're fired."
Ye Cheng was somewhat surprised to see Wang Ke fire Manager Xiao so quickly.
There might be some misunderstanding here, so he hasn't spoken up yet and is waiting to see how things develop.
Manager Xiao tried to explain, but Wang Ke remained unmoved, simply waving his hand and ordering someone to take Manager Xiao out.
Then he walked over to Ye Cheng's water tank and took a look.
Upon seeing this, his eyes widened suddenly, and he looked up at Ye Cheng, "Didn't you say it was a little over a pound?"
"Huh?" Ye Cheng was also confused. When did he say it was more than a pound?
"No, I meant more than eleven pounds."
Wang Ke smiled helplessly, patted Ye Cheng, and said apologetically, "Brother, I misheard you. I thought you meant 'a little over a pound,' but it turned out to be eleven pounds."
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After a moment's thought, Ye Cheng understood.
If someone offers 1500 for a red-spotted fish weighing a little over a pound, that's certainly acceptable.
Now that the misunderstanding was cleared up, Ye Cheng felt a little embarrassed. Come to think of it, he had just caused quite a scene at their place, with so many guests around.
He said awkwardly in a low voice, "Mr. Wang, I'm so sorry, so many guests have misunderstood you."
Wang Ke patted him on the shoulder, then turned to the guests and said, “Mr. Li, gentlemen, it’s a misunderstanding. How could we possibly buy such a large wild red-spotted fish for only 1,000? We certainly won’t let such a good catch slip by, and the price will definitely be reasonable. Don’t worry.”
After that, the guests didn't say anything more and went to order food.
Only Mr. Li remained, casually pointing to Ye Cheng's fish and saying to Wang Ke, "I want this fish. You negotiate the price and then cook it for me. I'm entertaining distinguished guests today, and such a fine fish is perfect. What I see first is mine; you can't give it to anyone else."
"Okay, I'll give you a quote in a bit." Wang Ke was pleased to hear that the other party had placed an order directly.
"Thank you for speaking up for me, sir." Ye Cheng bowed to the old man, who had just helped him.
Mr. Li waved his hand, "It's nothing. Next time you have something good like this, if they don't want it, just come to me. I'll take it all."
He said that, but it was just a polite formality. He didn't leave Ye Cheng his contact information at all and went straight back to his private room.
After everyone left, Wang Ke found someone to weigh him; it was 11 jin and 4 liang.
"Xiao Ye, we originally bought the red-spotted fish for 1000 per catty, but this one is really big and still alive. Since the customer also wants it, I'll give it to you for 1500 per catty. How about that?"
Without even thinking, Ye Cheng nodded, "Okay, we'll do it your way, Mr. Wang."
A price of 1500 is very high; it will probably remain at that price in later generations.
The reason it could be sold for this price is twofold: firstly, the fish is exceptionally large and rare; secondly, Wang Ke wanted to compensate Ye Cheng.
The fish cost a total of [amount] yuan, which Wang Ke rounded up and gave to him.
Judging from his attitude, the price will probably be several times higher when the food is served.
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