"Secretary Li just took me on a tour around Hezibao, showing me five cellars. The smallest has a capacity of fifteen tons, and the largest has a capacity of thirty tons. Together, the five cellars can store a total of one hundred and twenty tons of small potatoes."
"There are so many large-capacity cellars, that's wonderful!" Lu Shengnan breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. The biggest obstacle in the cooperation plan had been resolved so easily, which was truly gratifying!
"How's the data from Taobao?"
"We've already received nearly 10,000 orders. We expect a huge surge during the live stream this afternoon. The company has made all the necessary arrangements. Manager Lu's communication with Fengshou Farm went very smoothly. They agreed that as long as the purchase quantity reaches two tons, they can immediately arrange for a truck to deliver the fruits and vegetables to our store."
After Lu Shengnan reported all the arrangements in the store in one breath, she asked again, "Boss, has Secretary Li confirmed anything? Will Qingyan Provincial TV station come to interview and film our factory's groundbreaking ceremony tomorrow?"
"There's no definite news yet," Xu An shook his head and said softly, "The poverty alleviation office is still trying to persuade us. Whether it will work out or not, we probably won't be able to confirm until this afternoon."
"Then hopefully this order of 100 tons of small potatoes will be enough." Lu Shengnan also sighed.
The two then discussed the various arrangements for the store in detail. After a call that lasted an astonishing fifteen minutes, Xu An finally hung up the phone, put on a smile, and walked toward the group led by Li Sixin.
"Everyone," Xu An said with a loud laugh, "Just now, thanks to the hard work of Xu's Catering, we finally secured an order! A big order! Xu's Catering will be purchasing one hundred tons of small potatoes in Hongshan Town!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the cheers or doubts Xu An had expected didn't erupt. Instead, there were gasps of breath, so loud that Xu An felt a brief moment of oxygen deprivation.
"Everyone can go back to their villages now and tally up the total number of potatoes in each village! We'll report back to General Manager Xu at 7 PM tonight!" Xu An said, then added, "During the period of cellar use, we will provide a rental fee of 20 yuan per cubic meter!"
This time, after Xu An's voice fell, everyone's figures instantly disappeared from sight, leaving only the echoing sounds of agreement in the air.
However, two people remained where they were. One was the tractor driver, and the other was Li Sixin. At that moment, Li Sixin was pacing around in circles, anxiously waiting for the phone to connect.
Beep beep—beep beep beep—
"Hello"
"Boss, I just picked up Mr. Xu from the train station and brought him back to Hezibao. Mr. Xu just said that Xu's Catering plans to purchase 100 tons of small potatoes here! The purchase can start as early as tomorrow morning!"
These four short sentences contained so much useful information that the poverty alleviation office leader's brain briefly short-circuited due to information overload. After his brain recovered, he hung up Li Sixin's call without saying a word or hesitating, and then dialed a familiar landline number.
The moment the call connected, the leader from the poverty alleviation office launched into a lengthy and effective speech.
"Xu's Catering just placed an order for 100 tons of small potatoes. Are you sure this news is true? Is there any evidence to prove that this order is real and not just fabricated?" the person on the other end of the phone asked cautiously.
"have!"
The poverty alleviation office leader answered decisively because right in front of him, Old Zhang was holding up a laptop, the screen displaying a contract sent by Li Sixin between Xu's Catering and Niu Daben.
Half an hour later, the phone rang in the quiet office. Thirty seconds later, a loud roar echoed through the office, followed by chaos and a cacophony of voices on the phone.
"Honghe City TV Station? Qingyan Provincial TV Station just issued a notice that they will arrive at Hezibao at 9:00 AM tomorrow to interview and film the groundbreaking ceremony of Xu's Catering Factory. We cordially invite your TV station to join us."
"Hey boss, we've received confirmation. Qingyan Provincial Television will depart from the provincial capital for Hezibao at 6:00 AM tomorrow."
"Secretary Li, the Qingyan Provincial Television Station will arrive in Hezibao at nine o'clock tomorrow morning. Please make the necessary arrangements."
“.”
Seeing the barely suppressed joy on Li Sixin's face, Xu An knew that the deal was done! The order for one hundred tons of small potatoes had become the final straw that tipped the scales!
"Secretary Li, please inform all the villages that we will start purchasing small potatoes at eight o'clock tomorrow morning! The more people, the better, and the longer the line, the better!"
"I'll make sure everything is arranged perfectly! Mr. Xu, please prepare your opening speech for the groundbreaking ceremony today! Also, have you prepared any clothes? If not, I'll arrange for someone to go to the city to purchase them right away!"
"I brought it! I came prepared this time!"
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Inside the senior management office of Harvest Farm.
"Why did you agree to Xu's Catering's last-minute purchasing request? We're rivals now, shouldn't we be fighting each other?" President Wei tapped the middle-aged man's desk with his finger and teased.
"Our competitors are Xu's Fast Food, what does it have to do with Xu's Braised Food?" The middle-aged man rolled his eyes at General Manager Sun and then asked, "What did the nutrition experts say?"
"No way." Upon hearing this, General Manager Wei immediately deflated, shaking his head and saying, "Xu's Catering has signed a competition agreement with Li Jinyuan. Within the city limits, we can only provide group catering guidance to their company."
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