"Well, I can only promise to give it a try for now. Try it as soon as possible. If I find it, I will send it to you as soon as possible. If it doesn't work, I will let you know and you can look for another way. Wild astragalus is relatively rare in our Qingcheng area. The further west you go, the more there is, but relatively speaking, it is also more dangerous."
"I see. Then you're perfect for it. Don't worry, I'll make sure you get your share of the compensation... By the way, Lao Wang, I think we could even collaborate. You're familiar with the mountains and have the ability, while I know a lot of people who are particularly superstitious about things in the mountains. If they need it, you can help us find it. I'll gain connections, and you'll get income. Wouldn't that be killing two birds with one stone?"
Wang Tianxiao smiled and said, "This kind of thing doesn't happen every day. It's not like it can form an entire industry chain. If you really want to make money from medicinal herbs, you need to cultivate them on a large scale. Picking them sporadically like this is just small-scale and not very meaningful. Besides, we don't have anything particularly rare here, like ginseng. Even if we sold it, we wouldn't get much."
“That’s what you’re thinking, Lao Wang,” Zhang Wenyuan laughed. “Whether something is valuable or not depends not only on the item itself, but more importantly on where it’s used. Take deer blood for example. It’s rare, but it’s not worth much money. So why am I willing to spend so much money to have you supply it? I’m not a fool, am I? It’s because someone wants it. Since someone wants it, and I’m a businessman who can profit from it, why can’t I buy it at a higher price?”
Wang Tianxiao smiled and remained silent; he naturally understood this principle as well.
From the beginning, he never thought that deer blood could sell for so much money; he knew that deer blood was just something to sell as a novelty.
It's like making a quick buck.
So after the deer blood wine was made, he didn't sell it to Zhang Wenyuan at a high price, but instead let him sell it and then get a share of the profits.
It's less about making money and more about getting closer to Zhang Wenyuan.
He knew that Zhang Wenyuan would become a big shot in the future, so as long as he maintained a good relationship with this person, he would always be able to use him in the future. As for the little bit of economic income in front of him, it was not that important.
As long as his money can get through this tough period, he'll be able to make some money once the first batch of dandelions and wormwood is harvested. That will create a virtuous cycle, and he won't have to worry about making ends meet with this small amount of prey anymore.
Having been given a second chance at life, his perspective is naturally better than that of ordinary people.
I know that what's truly valuable in this world is connections, especially for those who want to achieve something.
Connections are especially important.
If you can't understand this point and just stubbornly try to work hard, you'll always be limited in your perspective and won't go very far.
"Old Wang, now that we've come this far, I'm going to give you a proper lesson."
Sitting at his desk, Zhang Wenyuan said sincerely, "Old Wang, don't think I'm being long-winded. The reason I'm telling you all this is because I'm certain you, Wang Tianxiao, are no ordinary person. Don't let your humble demeanor fool you; your inner drive is undeniable. I can see you're unwilling to follow the crowd and still want to make something of yourself..."
"Really? How come I didn't know?"
“…Keep pretending,” Zhang Wenyuan said irritably. “Since you want to do something, you first need to understand one thing: the only thing we do in this world is exchange. Yes, exchange. You exchange your things for mine, and then I use what I’ve exchanged to get what I want from other people.”
Wang Tianxiao smiled and didn't refute this time.
He also approves of this concept of exchange.
"So what each of us needs to do is simply to possess what others want, which is the value that is exchanged. Don't worry about the intrinsic value of your possessions, because the world doesn't measure things by their intrinsic value. Yes, it doesn't measure them by their intrinsic value, but by their price. Do you understand the difference between price and value?"
Wang Tianxiao looked at Zhang Wenyuan in surprise, secretly astonished.
He didn't really understand value and price. He hadn't received much cultural education, and his limited understanding came from books. He had a general idea, but he couldn't describe or summarize it in detail.
So he just watched Zhang Wenyuan silently, waiting for him to continue explaining.
"Value, in this context, refers to the inherent meaning of something. For example, a steamed bun's true value is that it's eaten and can temporarily alleviate hunger. But what is its price? That depends on the situation. If you give a steamed bun to someone who has just eaten, they will think it's worthless. But if you give it to someone who has been starving for a long time and is about to starve to death, the price of the steamed bun will be much higher."
After a slight pause, he concluded meaningfully, "So you see, the price of something doesn't necessarily reflect its value; it depends on how much we want it to be worth. Now you understand, right? When I asked you to find those medicinal herbs and tonics, it wasn't about how much they were actually worth, but how much others thought they were worth. And you know what? Even if you give them a high price, they don't think it's expensive at all; in fact, they thank you."
Zhang Wenyuan spoke until his throat was dry, while Wang Tianxiao listened with great interest.
He understood some of the principles, but he hadn't thought about them so clearly. Now, after Zhang Wenyuan explained them, he suddenly understood and felt that his understanding had improved a bit.
As expected, Zhang Wenyuan is no ordinary person.
Although he is very young, because of his family background, he has already clearly seen some of the basic rules of how the world works. Based on this alone, he has already started much earlier than many others.
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