Chapter 296 - 296 295 Rules

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296: Chapter 295: Rules 296: Chapter 295: Rules Xiao Fang choked, lowered his head to look, and never expected to be asked right upon entering, completely failing to notice what the specialty counter was actually selling. Liu Hun quickly stepped forward and said, “Sorry, we’re not here to buy this.” The auntie who was about to open the glass counter pulled a face, suddenly stared at Liu Hun, and her expression changed instantly. Smiling, she said, “Young man, you’re quite handsome. Just buy it, why be shy?” “Cough cough! Well, actually, we’re here to sell something,” Liu Hun said, quickly taking the burlap sack from Xiao Fang’s hands. “Sell what?” The middle-aged auntie asked somewhat puzzled. “Caterpillar fungus!” Liu Hun placed the burlap sack on the glass counter, opened it, and showed it to the middle-aged auntie. The middle-aged auntie’s eyes widened, “Wow! So much! Hey! Look at how thick and long each piece is, that’s exactly what makes it powerful, this is good stuff!” “Um... Can we meet your manager?” Xiao Fang interjected, asking the middle-aged auntie, not wanting to listen to her keeping on about increasingly weird things, and besides, with Liu Hun being around a house full of alluring beauties, he certainly wouldn’t fancy her. While they were talking, a chubby man wearing a suit and tie and sporting a belly came over and asked, “Who’s looking for me?” “Manager Liu, these two gentlemen were looking for you. They said they are here to market caterpillar fungus,” the middle-aged auntie quickly said with a smile to Manager Liu. “Marketing caterpillar fungus? Such a big bag, it must be fake!” Manager Liu said as he rolled up his sleeves and walked over, “I’m telling you two, don’t try to bluff me. Our pharmacy is one of the top in the nation. If you want to work with us... Wow! This is top-quality stuff!” As he spoke, Manager Liu picked up a piece of the fungus and exclaimed in surprise. Then he hurriedly put on his glasses and scrutinized it thoroughly for quite a while, becoming more amazed as he looked, “This is fantastic! My goodness! I’ve never seen caterpillar fungus this good! Absolutely top quality, absolutely!” After speaking, Manager Liu, not satisfied yet, stuck out his tongue and licked it, then quickly gave a thumbs up and said, “Hmm! Spot on! Spot on!” After licking that piece, he picked up another and licked it again. This action made several people around feel nauseous. “Great! You two come to my office and we’ll talk! I’m taking this batch!” Manager Liu waved his hand grandly, grabbed the burlap sack, and headed toward his office. With years of sales experience, Xiao Fang had taken many losses and hurriedly followed, fearing that Manager Liu might switch the top-quality caterpillar fungus. Liu Hun was about to follow when suddenly someone tugged at him from behind. He turned around to see it was the middle-aged auntie. She flirtatiously adjusted her hair and winked at Liu Hun, “Handsome, leave me your number?” Liu Hun quickly waved his hand and said, “Maybe next time, I should first handle my business.” “Wait!” The middle-aged auntie continued to hold onto Liu Hun, also moving closer, “Just going in and talking with Fat Liu like that, you’re going to suffer a big loss.” Liu Hun was taken aback, thinking perhaps this woman knew some insider information and quickly asked, “Why do you say that?” “Give me your number first, then I’ll tell you.” The middle-aged woman looked at Liu Hun, almost wishing she could pounce on him and take a bite right then. After hesitating a bit, Liu Hun grabbed a ledger nearby and swiftly wrote down a phone number. In his mind he muttered, “Old Li Tou, considering the times you’ve told me dirty jokes, this is as far as I can help you, the rest is up to your old gun to work or not.” Seeing this, the middle-aged woman joyfully said, “Just be aware, opening a specialty counter and direct selling are two different concepts, and it’s deep waters inside. You need to clarify every single punctuation mark. I nearly got eaten up by something too coarse and too big, just imagining it!” “Thank you!” Liu Hun shuddered all over, quickly thanked the middle-aged auntie, and then headed towards the office. When Liu Hun entered the office, Xiao Fang had already carefully reviewed many details in the contract. As soon as he sat down, Xiao Fang told him, “Brother Guan, check this out. These are the two operating modes of their pharmacy. One is selling our herbal materials directly to them and then we don’t have to worry about anything. But the selling price would only be up to five hundred thousand per kilogram.” If it hadn’t been for Liu Huaiyu’s explanations before, Liu Hun would have thought this was a fair price. However, after Liu Huaiyu’s insights, he knew that the caterpillar fungus only a few centimeters long was not just a matter of a few extra ten thousand per kilogram, even a six hundred thousand offer was a concession. Liu Hun glanced at Manager Liu who was greedily eying the caterpillar fungus piece by piece, and continued to ask Xiao Fang, “What about the other option?” “The other option involves opening a counter, that is, they lease us a specialty counter purely for selling caterpillar fungus. The pricing varies if we consign them to sell, or hire our own staff. Additionally, the types of herbal materials and their placement affect the price,” Xiao Fang broadly explained, then handed the contract over for him to read. Liu Hun looked through the contract and realized that opening a counter was indeed complicated. Although potentially more profitable than direct sales, the required investment in effort and time was considerable. “How about it? Made up your minds yet?” Manager Liu asked the two of them in a condescending tone and posture, as if he really considered Liu Hun and Xiao Fang to be his subordinates. “Now, the village is short-staffed, we don’t have the energy and time to manage a counter, so let’s just sell it to them,” Liu Hun said to Xiao Fang. The price might be a bit low, but we shouldn’t lose the big picture over something small. Xiao Fang signaled Liu Hun to wait a moment, then said to Manager Liu, “Manager Liu, we have a large amount of cordyceps. Could you possibly raise the price a bit?” “A large amount? How much?” Manager Liu’s eyes lit up instantly. “By the ton,” Xiao Fang estimated. Manager Liu’s whole body shivered with excitement, then he eagerly rubbed his hands together and said to the two, “550,000! That’s my final offer! How about that?” Xiao Fang was just a salesperson; the boss was still Liu Hun, so Xiao Fang looked to Liu Hun for his decision. Liu Hun nodded, picked up the pen, and was about to sign when he suddenly remembered what the middle-aged aunt had said. So he grew cautious and asked Manager Liu, “Manager Liu, is that all the terms in the contract?” “Of course! What are you worried about? Just sign, it’s all by the book!” Manager Liu eagerly awaited Liu Hun’s signature. Liu Hun quickly signed the two contracts; before he could say anything, he just saw Manager Liu grab the contracts and stamp his name and seal on them. Then, smiling, he asked Liu Hun, “Do you two have a seal?” Liu Hun knew Xiao Fang did, but he discretely tugged on Xiao Fang’s sleeve and said to Manager Liu, “No!” “A thumbprint will do, press it here!” Manager Liu continued, then passed the inkpad to Liu Hun. Liu Hun had just finished placing his thumbprint where he had signed, and Manager Liu laughed—a very different kind of smile. “Alright! One kilogram for the first batch; I hope you can bring it to me tomorrow. After it’s sold, the first payment of 440,000 will be transferred to your account,” Manager Liu said with a smile, appreciating the contract. “What? 440,000! Didn’t you just say 550,000? How did it suddenly drop to 440,000?” Xiao Fang’s face changed immediately, and he shouted at Manager Liu. “What are you yelling about? What are you yelling about? Is it your place to yell? Do you understand the rules?” Manager Liu’s smiling face disappeared instantly, and he spoke to Xiao Fang as if scolding his own subordinate. Xiao Fang sneered and said, “Hmph! Rules? You’re talking to me about rules? The contract is the rule! We’ve already signed the contract, you have to follow it!” “Yeah! I am following the contract! Who says I’m not?” Manager Liu said, pointing out a seemingly useless clause in the contract to Xiao Fang, “Respect all industry rules! Did you see this?” “What do you mean by industry rules?” Liu Hun asked. Manager Liu shook his head with a smug smile, “Industry rules mean, the person who recommends a shop gets a 20% commission. So, I get a cut!” “That’s an underhanded rule!” Xiao Fang suddenly exploded; he hadn’t expected Manager Liu to pull this move. Manager Liu said like a cunning fox, “What’s there to be upset about? Aren’t underhanded rules still rules? You should’ve looked into industry insights before coming here! Let me tell you, even if Jucheng Pharmacy were the last on the list nationwide, not just the top, you’d still get taxed when you go there!” Xiao Fang was about to make a scene but was stopped by Liu Hun. Seeing this, Manager Liu naturally assumed Liu Hun was backing down, “A wise man submits to circumstances. It’s good for everyone to make money. Such a large sum, you guys can’t eat it all yourselves without bursting. Let me help you digest it!” “You think your big belly can digest it? I’m afraid you can’t handle it,” Liu Hun said with a laugh to Manager Liu. Manager Liu sneered back, “Don’t talk about 20%, I can digest 100%. Stop talking nonsense, get the goods ready!” “Don’t celebrate too soon. Look at the signature on the contract first,” Liu Hun said to Manager Liu. “Look a hundred times! It’ll be the same! Idiot...” Manager Liu said, then he looked down closely at Liu Hun’s signature on the contract; his eyes bulged in shock, “What?! Fatty death! You’re called Fatty Death... Your dear mother! You dare to play me!” Xiao Fang immediately brightened up, not having expected Liu Hun to pull such a move, and laughed loudly, “Manager Liu, we did it for your own good, afraid you’d have indigestion!” After saying that, he picked up a bag of cordyceps and said, “Goodbye!” “Stop!” Manager Liu suddenly darkened his expression, staring at Liu Hun, “You think you can just walk away after signing and thumb printing? Think it’s that easy?” “I think you can go find ‘Fatty Death’ for your 20%, just don’t come to us,” Liu Hun said bluntly. Manager Liu pulled out his phone in front of the two men and said, “The name isn’t yours, but the thumbprint certainly is! Playing dumb? No way! I’m calling the police, suing you! The local police station’s Chief Xie is my close buddy! We’ll see about that!”

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