Her Cultivation Diary
Chapter 785 - Chapter 785: 775. Boss Qian's Abacus_1

Chapter 785: 775. Boss Qian’s Abacus_1

Ten minutes to sell 3,000 jin?!

Boss Qian and Boss Wang stared dumbly at the orders, feeling a surge of sadness:

—-How could this be?

Candied chestnuts for 88 yuan per jin, why are there so many wealthy buyers? Normally, when they wholesale some fruit, at eight yuan per jin, they have to haggle endlessly with their customers.

Moreover, he, Qian, and Wang had been in the wholesale business for ten or twenty years now; although they weren’t particularly talented, they were steady and reliable. But wasn’t this store only started selling this year? How could they have accumulated such a terrifying customer base so quickly?

Is this the new data-driven model?

Both men nearly cried on the spot as they stood in front of the roasting pan. It was only Qiaoqiao, taking pity on them, who picked two chestnuts from the pan and handed them over: “Uncle, eat.”

As the two men held the scalding hot chestnuts, passing them back and forth between their hands to cool, it took quite a while before they could peel the shells and then gingerly took a bite, while also commenting:

“Actually, the chestnuts aren’t the best in flavor. The most suitable for sugaring are oil and cone chestnuts, which are smaller and rounder—-hmm!”

The two men stopped talking.

Because eating raw chestnuts and cooked chestnuts is obviously not the same thing!

Woo, woo, woo, it’s so delicious, why didn’t they buy them, why, why!!!

At this moment, they chewed in pain, regretting their past decisions!

Meanwhile, Qiaoqiao watched them curiously, “Uncles, are the chestnuts cooked?”

…

The two didn’t leave the mountain until noon.

Once they descended the mountain and saw Song Tan mixing dog food at home, Boss Qian still had an embarrassed look on his face. But as a businessman, what mattered most was thick skin, so he quickly approached:

“Boss Song, we really want the chestnuts. We had no idea they would sell so fast!”

Darn, not even ten minutes and revenue of one or two hundred thousand, how do others manage to do business so impressively?

But, having missed this opportunity, they couldn’t just admit defeat!

Thus, he quickly regained his spirit:

“Boss Song, I see you’ve planted vegetables all over this hill, all those radishes! What do you plan on doing with them when it’s time to sell? I, Old Qian, want 3,000 jin–I can pay a deposit upfront!”

Boss Qian’s calculations were clinking and clattering.

In today’s age, the competition in selling fruits is fierce. It’s not just physical stores but also online.

He hadn’t tasted the radishes yet–they hadn’t even fully grown, how could he try them?

But they must be delicious!

For now, he could vague it out, selling it as a transition between fruits and vegetables, after all, fruit radishes are quite popular now.

Once customers accepted them, he would then start selling vegetables from Lao Song’s family. Step by step, there’s a market for cheap goods and a market for expensive ones; who knows, maybe one day he could even mix into the farmers’ market scene!

This morning, he had gone to see, and the mountains were lush and green as far as the eye could see, surely not all vegetables would be shipped online, right?

Truth be told, if he had come two days earlier before Boss Chang arrived, it’s quite possible that Song Tan would have agreed.

The wasteland of more than 200 acres had been dug over and leveled, and on the gentle slope below, preparations for winter wheat had already begun. As for the slope above, it was natural to grow a crop first while there were no fruit trees yet.

Like the various cold-resistant varieties Professor Song had brought in, such as cowpeas, hot peppers, cucumbers, eggplants, celery, and the like.

And then there were even more seasonal vegetables.

Chinese cabbage, Pak Choi, Wuta Cai, Lettuce, Cos Lettuce, Radish, Spinach…

Now, from a distance, the mountains no longer bear the yellow barrenness of autumn but instead a vista of verdant green.

Because this satellite picture looked good, Secretary Xiaozu even received a somewhat trivial compliment!

All these vegetables, relying on Old Zhao in the market definitely wouldn’t suffice, getting more people to distribute them would naturally be worry-free and effortless.

But…

Now there was Boss Chang!

He was young, had money, and made decisive! He would rather spend a hefty sum to buy a wholesale monopoly, and he didn’t even care about how she retailed online…

Tsk tsk tsk, just ask yourself, how many customers like this do you get in life?

In this way, with Old Zhao in the city’s vegetable markets and Chang Letian handling remote locations, things got more convenient with online deliveries when the weather turned cold.

All set then!

All Song Tan could do was to smile and say, “You’re too late, all gone! All gone!”

Boss Qian simply couldn’t believe it!

How could this be?! The radish tops on the mountain weren’t even edible yet. How could someone have bought them all so far in advance?!

But all he saw was Song Tan’s fairy-like face, showing a displeasing smile, “It was Boss Chang. He had reserved them long ago.”

As long as the produce was edible, it would be delivered to the store daily.

His newly opened restaurant had nearly drained his fortune, covering five whole floors! The banquet hall on the bottom could accommodate 200 tables at the same time!

Humph! What did it matter if Youran Vegetable Garden’s marketing was good? Didn’t they still have to take loans to rent the place? His Changleju had expanded from generation to generation, even owning the land it sat on!

Boss Qian’s vision went dark!

From then on, he was irreconcilable with the surname Chang!

However, the situation wasn’t entirely without hope.

Song Tan comforted them, “Don’t worry, although the vegetables for this winter are gone, we’ll be planting fruit trees in winter. Like next year, apples, pomegranates, winter jujubes, tangerines, and green pears… we’ll have all these.”

Boss Qian didn’t feel comforted at all.

Instead, he felt a bit disheartened, “The fruits you’re talking about are easy to ship through online delivery. Can you really spare some to sell to me?”

Song Tan: …

Well, indeed.

But!

There’s always that old saying, you shouldn’t put all your eggs in one basket, right?

So she made a firm decision, “Don’t worry, there definitely will be some! Boss Chang runs a restaurant business; he will only reserve a portion of the fruits for gift boxes.”

“The local market only sporadically needs some for loose sale.”

Old Zhao was a smart man. His capital wasn’t as vast as these wholesalers, so he discussed with Song Tan:

When the time came, he would buy suboptimal fruits at slightly lower prices to sell in his vegetable shop, which actually wouldn’t affect much. After all, these days people value the uglier the better when it comes to taste.

Even though the online shop had good sales, it couldn’t sell continuously without end, especially since her fruits were expensive.

Among these, he would distribute some to the two bosses before him, allowing them to promote these Yunqiao fairy fruits in distant markets…

In that case, should someone back out or an issue arises in the future, there would still be alternative options for remediation.

Boss Qian was half convinced–selling 3,000 kg of chestnuts at a sky-high price in ten minutes really dented his confidence.

But… it didn’t matter anymore!

He pulled out his phone, “No proof in words alone!”

Song Tan was startled: She wasn’t eager to sign any contract!

Even Professor Song said that they would send the produce for assessment this winter, and next year they might even enter competitions… By then, if their marketing was well executed and the reputation soared…

She hadn’t actually thought about raising prices–any higher, and ordinary people really wouldn’t be able to afford even a taste.

But Song Tan had an idea deep down that she couldn’t act on just yet. So if it came to signing a contract, she truly couldn’t do it.

Who knows what changes might occur?

However, when Boss Qian saw she wasn’t moving, he thought she was having second thoughts and became anxious:

“Where’s your payment QR code? I need to put down a deposit first!”

He even turned his head to look at Boss Wang, “Don’t just stand there stunned, just say if you want it or not!”