Chapter 588: Enlightenment
"It's okay. I find it quite interesting as well." Zhuang Qingning said with a smile.
As they were talking, there was a sudden noisy sound outside the door. A large group of people were talking and laughing as they entered the gate of Hanfeng Building.
"Shopkeeper Zhong, let's make a deal. This time, you have to give me goods worth 200 yuan for each item. The price can be negotiated."
"Manager Zhong, I want more than he does. I want three hundred yuan for each item. The price is definitely 10% higher than the price you set. What do you think? And I see that Manager Zhong seems to like our abundant wolfberry very much. I will send someone to send some back to Manager Zhong."
"Shopkeeper Zhong, I'm not picky. Just give me as much of the goods as you have left. You decide the price..."
A group of people surrounded Zhong Yingcai, with flattering smiles on their faces and words of flattery.
When the waiter saw so many people coming into the store, he hurriedly led them to the second floor.
Zhong Yingcai, who was surrounded by people, just had a smile on his face and responded with a laugh. He probably felt that he heard these words too many times in his daily life and was a little tired, so he just looked away.
As soon as he looked, he saw Zhuang Qingning standing in the lobby on the first floor, and beside her...
Chu Jinnian! The prince is here? Zhong Yingcai was full of surprises. The fatigue and impatience on his face turned into joy. He just bowed and said to those people, "All the shopkeepers go upstairs to eat first. I'll be back soon. Excuse me first."
Then he instructed Qi Er beside him, "Go and arrange for the shopkeepers to take their seats first and entertain them well."
Qi Er agreed and led the others to the private room on the second floor.
"It's okay, it's okay, Manager Zhong, just go ahead and get busy." Everyone else understood and knew that Zhong Yingcai was a merchant from the capital with an unusual status and was very busy. So no one stopped him and just let Qi Er arrange for him to go upstairs.
Seeing those people going upstairs, Zhong Yingcai quickly walked to Chu Jinnian and asked, "My Lord, why are you here?"
"Come..." Chu Jinnian paused and said, "Let's take a look at the soap business."
Come to see business?
Zhong Yingcai was stunned at first, then delighted.
I got it!
Finally I got it.
His eldest son was finally willing to care about the property under his name and finally knew the joy of making money.
It's cause for celebration. It's really cause for celebration.
Zhong Yingcai was so excited that he didn't know where to put his hands. He rubbed his left hand with his right hand, and pinched his right hand with his left hand. This continued for a long time before he led Chu Jinnian and Zhuang Qingning into a private room on the second floor and said, "Don't worry, my lord. Combined with the proposal from Shopkeeper Zhuang, the soap business is booming right now."
"We have already started distributing products in the capital, and have sent some samples to many old customers of Linglong Pavilion for trial use, in an effort to earn some money and fame directly in the inner residences of high-ranking officials. I have also started supplying products to the surrounding prefectures and counties, but the demand is far greater than the supply. Many merchants are eagerly waiting for our workshop to make the products and ship them away."
"Among these soaps, pearl soap, peach blossom soap and mugwort soap are the best-selling. In the summer, I made lotus soap according to the suggestion of shopkeeper Zhuang. In the fall, I plan to make osmanthus soap and chrysanthemum soap. In the winter, I will make plum blossom soap, which will be divided into white plum soap and red plum soap."
"If this continues, we won't have to worry about our soap business failing. We can even say that after half a year or a year, the soap we make will be seen all over the world, and we can even sell it to the Western Regions and surrounding vassal states."
Perhaps because Zhong Yingcai was a little excited, his voice trembled slightly when he spoke.
The reason for this excitement was, firstly, because Chu Jinnian was willing to take interest in the soap business, and secondly, because the soap business was indeed too good.
It can be said that this soap business is the easiest way to make money and has the best future development prospects since he took over all of Chu Jinnian’s industries.
"Well, not bad." Chu Jinnian nodded slightly to show his approval.
It was a rare opportunity to receive Chu Jinnian's affirmation, and Zhong Yingcai straightened his back even more.
"But this is mainly thanks to Shopkeeper Zhuang. It is because of the very novel soap made by Shopkeeper Zhuang that the business is so good. Otherwise, even if I have a lot of skills, I will be unable to do anything without the right ingredients." Zhong Yingcai said with a smile.
"Manager Zhong, you are too kind. If there is no Manager Zhong, even if this soap is considered novel and useful, it is probably just like a good wine that is not known to others."
Zhuang Qingning said, "If we talk about it in reality, the two complement each other and are indispensable to each other. Shopkeeper Zhong doesn't need to be too modest."
Zhong Yingcai smiled when he heard this and said, "Manager Zhuang is right."
"Yes, that's true." Chu Jinnian also nodded, as if he was very sure of what they had just said.
Even the corners of his mouth slightly raised, revealing a faint smile.
Zhong Yingcai was so excited that he almost cried.
In the past, he was making a fortune every day, but when he was in front of Chu Jinnian, he hardly even looked at him, as if he didn't care about money at all. Today, he nodded in affirmation and even said "not bad", which was the first time in history.
After being with Chu Jinnian for so many years, it’s worth it to have such a day!
However, this time Chu Jinnian cares so much about the soap business and is so confident about it. I wonder if it is because of the shopkeeper Zhuang in front of him or because of the soap business itself.
But no matter which one it is, all he has to do now is to do a good job in the soap business.
Zhong Yingcai secretly made up his mind to make this soap business bigger and better.
While a few people were talking, the waiter had already brought up various dishes one by one.
Originally, this was a banquet that Zhong Yingcai used to entertain merchants from various places. Almost all the dishes ordered were Hanfenglou's signature dishes, which were very characteristic of this restaurant and there were many types of dishes. Chu Jinnian and Zhuang Qingning had no intention of adding more dishes.
"Prince, Manager Zhuang, please enjoy your drink." Zhong Yingcai picked up the cup and toasted Chu Jinnian and Zhuang Qingning first.
Chu Jinnian picked up the cup and took a sip of the famous girl's red wine. Then he put down the cup and looked at Zhong Yingcai and said, "Just now I saw that Shopkeeper Zhong seemed to be hosting a banquet to entertain merchants. Since they are merchants from all over the country, they will make money for this soap workshop in the future. Shopkeeper Zhong should go to entertain them."
Not only did they start to focus on business, but they also considered such details so thoughtfully.
Chu Jinnian really got it!
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