My Multiple Identities Revealed After Marrying the Bigshot
Chapter 434: Can’t Go Any Lower

Chapter 434: Chapter 434: Can’t Go Any Lower

"I still need to meet two more companies today, and I’ve offered them the same price," Lu Youxi confidently said with a faint smile, not at all resembling a novice in business.

If President Zhang hadn’t already looked into Lu Youxi’s background and age, he would have suspected Lu Youxi was acting the fool to catch the wise.

Pretending to be a newcomer to business, but actually a seasoned fox in the market.

Yet, Lu Youxi was clearly only 19 years old, previously running internet cafes and restaurants, which President Zhang didn’t care much about.

These small ventures were different from their serious business dealings.

Lu Youxi’s most significant experience was with Little Pink Book, but Little Pink Book’s initial success was supported by Chengzhou, suggesting Lu Youxi lacked experience in major commercial markets.

Yet despite his youthful and tender face, Lu Youxi spoke and behaved like a veteran in business.

It was truly jarring.

President Zhang still wasn’t accustomed to it.

"This... seems a bit high," President Zhang said hesitantly.

"I understand that in business, both parties usually provide some flexibility in pricing," Lu Youxi stated, "It allows the other side to negotiate down while we hold a psychological price line."

"But honestly, this is my bottom line; I can’t go any lower," Lu Youxi continued, "Our pricing for Hexing Rice is still lower than that of Shili Xiang."

"That’s true, but after all, Shili Xiang has a well-established reputation. Hexing Rice is a new brand, and the public isn’t familiar with it, so we can’t start comparing it directly with Shili Xiang. My thought is, let’s first lower our prices. Once Hexing Rice gains brand recognition and our sales become stable, there is still room to increase our initial price," President Zhang explained.

Smiling, Lu Youxi responded, "President Zhang, if this was before, I would seriously consider your proposal. But now, Hexing Rice’s promotion has been launched, and people across the country are inquiring about it in supermarkets. I can confidently say that no other rice brand in the country can match Hexing Rice’s current popularity and promotional reach."

"Your sincerity today, President Zhang, shows that you definitely want to take advantage of this momentum to launch Hexing Rice immediately, saving considerably on promotion costs," Lu Youxi said with a confident smile.

"Given that, there’s no need to lower our price. Moreover, we offer quality comparable to Shili Xiang, perhaps even slightly better, yet our price to you is significantly lower," Lu Youxi stated, "President Zhang, I too am here with sincerity."

"Otherwise, I could completely set our price equal to Shili Xiang’s, and then we could go back and forth, and I could reluctantly agree to this price as if making a painful concession. Wouldn’t the result be the same? It would just waste more of our time."

"Moreover, not to hide from you, the Imperial Times will publish the current incident tonight, inevitably mentioning Hexing Rice. My situation arose because of promoting Hexing Rice," Lu Youxi revealed, "The reach of the Imperial Times shouldn’t be underestimated."

"Currently, only 10% of our country’s population are internet users. The rest still rely on print media for new information. And among print media, the Imperial Times holds a pivotal position nationwide in terms of renown, circulation, and reader reach."

"Once the Imperial Times publishes the report, it’ll naturally promote Hexing Rice again. By then, the brand’s popularity..." Lu Youxi chuckled, "President Zhang, the price I’m offering is truly a bargain, and you should see our sincerity in it."

President Zhang: "..."

He hadn’t expected Lu Youxi to already know about the Imperial Times covering Hexing Rice.

He had hoped to use the inside information and negotiate a somewhat lower price quickly with Lu Youxi.

"You know, I also have a Little Pink Book company, and I had our IT colleagues crunch some numbers," Lu Youxi shared, "Once the Imperial Times publishes tonight’s report, Hexing Rice’s visibility and discussion will increase by at least another 15%."

"And with the current discussion around Hexing Rice already at 15%, imagine what an additional 15% increase means?" Lu Youxi didn’t spell it out.

But President Zhang could clearly see the implication in Lu Youxi’s expression.

Once Hexing Rice’s popularity increased the next day, the price they’d offer their supermarket would only go higher.

It’s undeniable, Lu Youxi was a truly pure yet cunning businessman.

"President Lu, even though Hexing Rice’s popularity will be very high, even already very high, as a new product, our supermarket definitely needs to do initial promotions to attract more consumers, rather than targeting high-end consumers from the start,"

"This leaves us very little margin for profit."

Lu Youxi chuckled, "President Zhang, don’t tell me your supermarket plans to discount Hexing Rice forever. If that’s the case, we really can’t supply Sincere Supermarket then."

President Zhang: "..."

"What do you mean by forever discounts?" President Zhang laughed.

"Yes, since there won’t be permanent discounts, once it returns to the original price, doesn’t your profit margin come back?" Lu Youxi said lightly.

"Also, I’ve heard that Shili Xiang is planning to raise their prices," Lu Youxi mentioned.

President Zhang’s expression changed slightly, "President Lu, where did you hear that?"

If at first, President Zhang’s enthusiasm and politeness towards Lu Youxi and the village chief were largely due to the influence of a video posted by the village chief,

Now, he truly treated Lu Youxi as an equal partner.

He didn’t dare underestimate him.

Lu Youxi’s news was too exclusive, too inside.

Even they had only vaguely heard some rumors and were not certain.

And were looking to get more accurate information.

But Lu Youxi spoke as if more certain than them.

"President Zhang, I definitely have my own channels," Lu Youxi explained, "Though I’ve only recently joined the sector, the internet cafes and restaurants see many customers, and sometimes I bump into people working in just the right companies."

While Lu Youxi mentioned only internet cafes and restaurants, President Zhang thought of Chengzhou.

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