"Shengnan, what's wrong? Is there something important you need to talk to me about?" Along with Xu An's voice came a cacophony of voices and the loud roar of the train starting up.
“Yes, Niu Daben came to our door early this morning, bringing 60,000 yuan in cash.” After recounting what had just happened, Lu Shengnan asked, “Boss, should I stall a bit longer and wait until you confirm whether Qingyan Provincial TV Station will conduct the interview before negotiating with Niu Daben?”
After speaking, Lu Shengnan did not receive a reply from Xu An. Instead, she heard a voice faintly calling out the name 'Xu An' during the call.
"We didn't really make much money on this deal," Xu An said, but before he could finish, he saw a figure waving at him and immediately quickened his pace, saying, "Even if the Qingyan Province TV station doesn't interview us, when we promote it ourselves, if we have an order for a hundred tons of small potatoes, the weight will be much more substantial, right?"
"Moreover, there's a big difference between selling 100 tons in small increments and selling 100 tons all at once. I've seen Niu Daben's project, and I've recently learned from others that their 'crispy potato' business is actually quite good."
After a long silence, Lu Shengnan faintly heard Xu An greeting and talking to someone again, but before she could think about who it was, Xu An's voice rang out again: "I'm about to leave the station now. Wait ten minutes, and I'll call you back in a bit."
Beep beep—beep beep beep—
The call ended the moment the voice faded. Lu Shengnan stared at the screen for two seconds, stunned, then shook her head with a smile, resting her hands on the rooftop railing, gazing leisurely at the distant white clouds and blue sky.
Currently, the initiative in the cooperation lies with Xu's Catering. Even if Niu Daben were to directly cooperate with Hezibao, the price would not be as favorable.
Furthermore, in negotiations, agreeing too quickly can give the impression that the deal is too easily obtained, and the other party might regret not asking for more, or even more.
On the other end of the phone, it was Xu An's side.
Even Xu's Catering was less eager than Li Sixin to be interviewed by Qingyan Provincial Television.
If Qingyan Provincial TV station comes, then the leaders of Honghe City will definitely come. With all that travel and the report from Qingyan Province, the construction of the road from Hezibao to Hongshan Town will be a natural progression.
In other words, as long as Qingyan City TV station comes to interview, this road will get first priority!
To be even bolder, it's not impossible to start construction before the new year!
These days, Li Sixin has been running around for this matter, constantly adding weight to the scales. Even small things like the neighbor selling a chicken or the neighbor buying a pound of rice are reported, all in the hope that the weight can be increased, increased, and increased enough to make Qingyan City TV station decide to come and interview.
Then, just now, despite being only five centimeters apart and surrounded by a noisy environment, Xu An's rapid words still reached Li Sixin's ears on the wind.
One hundred tons of small potatoes?
So they're planning to buy 100 tons of small potatoes from Hezibao?
After hanging up the phone, Xu An met up with Li Sixin and took the opportunity to tease him, "Secretary Li, why did you come here in person? I bet you came to Honghe City on business and picked me up on the way back, right?"
"Haha, you guessed it all! You were just trying to put on an act and curry favor!" After exchanging a few pleasantries, Li Sixin couldn't wait to ask, "Mr. Xu, I just heard you say something about 'one hundred tons of small potatoes.' Did I mishear, or is Xu's Catering really planning to purchase one hundred tons of small potatoes here?"
Um!
Upon hearing this, Xu An looked Li Sixin up and down and laughed, "Secretary Li, you could hear what I was saying even from that far away, you must have super hearing!"
"It's not that Xu's Catering wants to purchase, but a boss wants to buy 100 tons of small potatoes through Xu's Catering," Xu An explained briefly before sighing, "The price we offered is already quite favorable. If we help store them for another month, we'll be losing money to gain publicity!"
"Does that mean the cooperation can be achieved as long as the problem of storage for one month is solved?" Li Sixin asked, seizing the key point of the question.
"Hmm," Xu An nodded vaguely, "More or less."
In fact, even if Xu's Catering were to give another 10,000 yuan, it wouldn't lose money; at most, it would make no profit at all. But how could it possibly say such a thing in front of Li Sixin?
"Mr. Xu, do you know that after the founding of our country, there was a period when grain was centrally handed over and private ownership was not allowed? Eating and everything else was done in a centralized manner?" Li Sixin suddenly changed the subject.
“My grandma told me about it.” Xu An looked at Li Sixin with a puzzled expression, wondering why Li Sixin would suddenly ask this question, and waited for his next words.
"The amount of grain harvested from several villages was quite substantial. In winter, when it snowed, it was fine; the grain would freeze and be stored for a considerable time. But in the hot and humid summer, the grain could easily sprout if not carefully managed, and sprouted grain was ruined. We definitely had to find a way to preserve it, right? Back then, there were no refrigerators or cold storage facilities. Mr. Xu, can you guess how everyone stored it?"
How do I save it?
Upon hearing this question, Xu An immediately thought of the cellars that every household in Hezibao had, but these cellars usually had a capacity of 500-800 jin, which was a drop in the ocean compared to 100 tons!
We can't just put some out to each household and then collect it all when we need it, can we? That would take so much manpower and resources! Just the statistics alone would exhaust several people!
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