After hearing the price, the five people were all calculating the profit in their minds: even if they sold a small amount of watches in large quantities, they could still make about ten yuan for each watch. If they spent more time running around, they could make more. It would definitely not be a problem to make twenty or thirty yuan for each watch.
But as businessmen, they would bargain even for a piece of vegetable, not to mention a watch.
The five people looked at each other and knew what each other meant. They wanted to use their eloquence to lower the price.
Old 2: "Comrade Jiang, can you lower the price a bit? Although your watch looks good, not many people can afford its price. After all, watches are big items, and ordinary people have to think about it again and again before buying one." Comrade Jiang was not a local from his accent, so he would cheat if he could.
Old 5: "Comrade Jiang, I hope you can lower the price a bit. The watches you have are worth over 1,000 yuan. Even the people in the city can't afford so many. If we take them, we'll have to spend more manpower, material resources, and money to sell them far away."
Old 1: "Such a big city can only absorb a few hundred, and other towns and villages can only absorb even less. We have to keep moving around to sell all these watches. It takes a lot of time and money. I hope Comrade Jiang can understand our difficulties."
The other two also agreed. In short, they just hoped that Jiang Shushu's price could be lowered a little more so that the people under them could get more benefits.
"From what you said, can you take the entire order?"
Old 5: "As long as the price is right, we'll cover it all."
Jiang Shushu remained calm, as if he was accustomed to such grand occasions. "I don't like beating around the bush, and I don't want to waste time on meaningless things. I'm sure you understand. After all, time is money. For us, every minute and every second counts..."
Five people: "..." Nonsense, if we didn't want to save some money, would five grown men like us waste our time here?
"Since you're so forthcoming, I can't be stingy. Regardless of the watch, I'll give you two dollars off the price of each, based on what I just mentioned. If you agree, we'll work together. If not, forget it, and we'll find someone else. We're also hard-earned, and it's not much easier than yours. It costs money to get the goods, to establish connections, and to hire someone to escort us. You know, if you're not careful along the way, you'll end up in debt. The investigation in W City costs money, and even clothing, shelter, and transportation along the way cost money. We're just hard-earned money, too."
Even though the five people listened with smiles on their faces, their hearts were already blazing with alarm. They felt that Jiang Shushu was something special, and that there must be a large group behind him. Not to mention the price of the watch, just the connections, the exchange of gifts, and the investigation into them...none of these things were easy, and each one would cost money.
The five of them glanced at each other, and then the most powerful of them, Lao Wu, stepped forward and spoke. "Comrade Jiang is a straightforward person, so we won't hesitate. We'll take your price and the goods you have are yours for the five of us."
The other four people also nodded in agreement. They decided to solve the internal conflicts internally and then reach a consensus to deal with the outside world.
Old 5: "Comrade Jiang, how do we deliver the goods?"
"I can deliver the goods at any time. How long will it take you to prepare the funds?"
The five of them looked at each other and said in unison, "It can be done before noon tomorrow."
"I'll be waiting for you at the entrance of the State-Owned Hotel tomorrow at 11 o'clock. I'll allow each of you to bring one person with you. After all, there are so many watches that you'll need to inspect them, so we can save time. After we get there, we'll go to the bank to transfer the money first, and then I'll take you to look at the watches. Don't worry, the place I've chosen is well-known and there are plenty of people living nearby. As long as you don't cause any trouble, I'll be the one to handle the whole process, and you don't have to worry about me not honoring the transaction. When transferring the money, I can explain the situation in front of the bank staff, and I'll leave the passbook where you can see it."
The five of them lowered their heads and thought for a few seconds before agreeing.
After finishing their meal, they respectfully sent Jiang Shushu away. Jiang Shushu knew that they must have something to talk about, so he tactfully left first.
The second brother couldn't help but say, "Is this a scam? I feel uneasy when I give the money to others first. This batch of goods is whole. If it is lost, it will be a big loss."
Old 5: "Let's take a gamble. Business, right? We didn't rely on gambling that time. If we succeeded, we could have a prosperous New Year. Just in case, call your best brothers tomorrow. If you find something wrong, immediately arrest that Jiang guy and take back the passbook."
Old 1: "Old 5 is right. We've all been around a lot, and we're all pretty skilled. There are 10 of us tomorrow, and we can still be fooled by a woman."
Old 3 and Old 4 also agreed with Old 1.
Old 5: "Since everyone is okay with this, let's talk about how to divide this batch of goods. And by the way, prepare the money you need.
Then, after a heated argument, with their saliva almost spraying on each other's faces, the five of them finally divided up the watches.
Except for the men's high-end watches, the other five models were divided equally, 40 of each model per person. As for the high-end watches, Mr. 1 took ten, Mr. 2 took 15, Mr. 3 and Mr. 4 took five each, and Mr. 5 packed the remaining 50.
At 11:20 the next day, Jiang Shushu and his friends appeared in the bank. Several people transferred money to Jiang Shushu's new passbook. In less than ten minutes, money appeared in Jiang Shushu's passbook.
After Jiang Shushu confirmed that there was no problem with the deposit, in order to reassure them, he kept the passbook in his hand and let them stare at it openly.
"Don't worry, I'm an honest businessman. After all, I want to expand and become stronger in the future. Keep this passbook. I won't put it away until the transaction is completed. Come on, I'll take you to see the goods. The place is very close."
Ten people half-surrounded Jiang Shushu, their eyes fixed intently on Jiang Shushu and what she was holding, fearing that anything might happen.
Jiang Shushu took the man to the house she had rented yesterday, not far from the bank. As she opened the door with her key, she said, "There are people everywhere here. I can summon seven or eight people with just one shout. The Public Security Bureau is only 1,000 meters away, so don't worry. I'm an honest businessman."
Old 5 smiled and said, "Comrade Jiang, I hope you don't mind. We have grown our business from small to large, and we have been cheated many times in the process, so we are cautious." I have given you all the liquid funds I have, how can I not be nervous?
"Understood. Please come in." Jiang Shushu led his men to the courtyard and calmly checked the door. After finding nothing unusual, he opened it with his key. "The things are inside. Can you check them? I'll be waiting here. There's 960 yuan in the cabinet and 125 yuan in the bag on top of the cabinet."
Old 1, Old 2, and Old 5 did not move. They stood in the yard looking at Jiang Shushu and chatted with him indifferently. Old 3 and Old 4 took the five people in to inspect the goods.
40 minutes later, Lao 3 and Lao 4 came out with their men and said, "There's nothing wrong with the goods."
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