83: A tube of toothpaste sells for 20,000 yuan

Wu Gengbiao frowned.

"Brother, isn't this too much trouble? Running back and forth every day is a waste of time. I saw your operation was quite simple just now. Why don't you sell the bait to me, and I'll handle it myself? As for the price, just name it..."

"This..."

Ye Tian feigned a frown. Whether to sell it or not was actually irrelevant to him.

It was just a few dollars for a tube of toothpaste, but his real trump card was the Strong-Grade Cockroaches hidden under the trash can. If the other party used this toothpaste everywhere without the Strong-Grade Cockroaches, it would definitely be ineffective, and then wouldn't his secret be exposed?

So, after much consideration, Ye Tian still shook his head.

"Sorry, Brother Wu, my operation looks simple, but there's actually a trick to it. It's not as simple as you see. In other words, without some other methods to assist, even if I give you the bait, it won't be very effective."

The latter was stunned and couldn't help but look at the trash can. He had watched Ye Tian's operation and hadn't noticed anything special.

After a brief thought, Wu Gengbiao smiled slightly.

"Brother, if you have concerns, I can assure you that once you sell the bait to me, I will only use it for Cockroach extermination in my plastic factory. If I take it elsewhere and it loses its effect, I guarantee I won't trouble you. How about it?"

Unexpectedly, the other party quickly understood the implied message in his words. Ye Tian considered for a moment and finally nodded.

"Alright, with Brother Wu's word, that's fine. However, Cockroaches are still somewhat useful to me. If it's convenient for Brother Wu, I'll come to collect the Cockroaches you catch every few days. After you've caught enough, you just need to put the lid on. Don't let them die."

"Cockroaches are still useful?"

Wu Gengbiao was surprised.

"Yes, actually, one of the main ingredients in my bait is Cockroach extract, so live Cockroaches are needed for extraction."

Ye Tian casually made up an explanation.

The latter nodded in sudden understanding: "No wonder. Brother, don't worry, I'll keep all the Cockroaches caught from now on for you. However, based on the situation just now, it might fill up in three days. Then..."

"Brother Wu, don't you have a few other trash cans? You can find someone to make a switch like I did earlier, and then you can catch them for many days. Cockroaches are very hard to starve to death; even if they're hungry, they can eat their companions' corpses."

"Okay, it's settled then. So, Brother, what about the price of this bait..."

"Brother Wu, my Housekeeping Company usually charges 10 yuan per square meter for on-site extermination. A house of about 100 square meters costs around 1000 yuan. The amount you have in this trash heap definitely far exceeds a normal house. I'll give you a 30% discount, how about 20,000 yuan a month? I don't care how much you bring back each day; the bait, once squeezed, is effective for a long time."

"Seven hundred a day, huh..."

Wu Gengbiao calculated in his mind, then smiled slightly: "Alright, since Brother has already offered a discount, I won't say more. Let's do it!"

With that, Wu Gengbiao extended his hand to Ye Tian.

So straightforward?

Ye Tian was slightly stunned. He thought the other party would consider his price carefully.

Who knew he wouldn't even haggle.

Smiling, Ye Tian shook hands with Wu Gengbiao and didn't waste any more time.

He pretended to pull over the other trash cans.

Then, he grabbed a Strong-Grade Cockroach from the box and, in front of Wu Gengbiao, pretended to squeeze its rear end near each trash can.

Wu Gengbiao watched Ye Tian's actions carefully with wide eyes, seemingly understanding what Ye Tian meant by 'method'.

Looking at the Cockroach in Ye Tian's hand, which was noticeably larger than a common Cockroach, he felt even more convinced. Could this be similar to how lions and tigers mark their territory with urine?

Seeing the other party's expression, Ye Tian's mouth curved into a smile, and he took out a tube of toothpaste.

"Brother Wu, if you use this sparingly, it should last a month."

"One tube can last a month?"

Wu Gengbiao was startled, suddenly realizing if he had been too generous just now, buying such a small tube of toothpaste for twenty thousand?

However, as a businessman, he quickly came to terms with it. This was the value of technology. No matter how much toothpaste there was, as long as it could guarantee his stable production for a month, this small amount of money was just pocket change.

Taking the toothpaste, Wu Gengbiao unscrewed it and sniffed. Besides the scent of toothpaste, he couldn't detect any other special qualities.

But clearly, he couldn't believe it was really toothpaste. Obviously, the other party was using the toothpaste as a cover, and the bait inside had another secret.

He didn't observe it further at the moment.

He directly pulled out his phone.

A moment later, Ye Tian's phone chimed with the sound of money received.

He took it out and looked.

The other party had directly transferred twenty thousand.

"Little Tian, from now on, my plastic factory will depend entirely on you."

Wu Gengbiao patted Ye Tian's shoulder affectionately, speaking earnestly.

Ye Tian smiled and nodded: "Brother Wu, since you've already paid, I can't not take care of it. Um, do you want a receipt or something?"

"No need. I might need to be wary of others, but you're Old Li's younger brother, so how could I not trust you? Besides, I saw the effect with my own eyes just now; it couldn't be faked."

"Then thank you, Brother Wu. If there's nothing else, I'll be leaving now?"

"Alright, Little Tian, ride slowly. If you're free tonight, come to your brother's roadside stall, and we two brothers can have a few more drinks."

"No problem!"

A pleasant cooperation concluded.

Ye Tian rode his bike down the road, in a very good mood.

Having such a stable long-term client at the beginning of his venture gave him great encouragement.

And the cost was just a useless Strong-Grade Male Cockroach, which could be retrieved at any time.

Thinking of this, a sudden flash of inspiration appeared in Ye Tian's mind.

He turned his bike and arrived at a plastic products factory he had passed earlier.

He vaguely remembered seeing many samples displayed at the entrance of this plastic products factory. Among them was what he wanted.

Stopping his bike at the location, Ye Tian immediately saw the large trash cans displayed at the entrance.

However, there were no sanitation markings on them.

"Young man, can I help you?"

A guard saw Ye Tian stop and came over to ask.

"Uncle, how much are these trash cans?"

"You mean these sanitation trash cans? These are samples. Most people don't need these."

"Heh heh, my family runs a restaurant, and we usually have a lot of trash, so I want to buy a few to keep as spares. Can your factory modify them according to my requirements?"

"Are the modifications extensive?"

"Not extensive. You just need to make a lid on the trash can that automatically closes after something is put in. Then, add a stopper at the bottom of the trash can, leaving about ten centimeters of space."