177: Sold Zhongquan Thirty!
Chen Kai immediately raised an eyebrow, placed the iPad case onto the cloth in the trunk, then took off his disposable gloves and pulled his phone out of his pocket.
He quickly tapped the answer button, slowly held the phone to his ear, and listened quietly to what Zhou Lei had to say on the other end.
"President Chen, I watched them put all the ginseng on the shelves, not a single one is missing. I've settled the bill with them, you see... when will you be back?"
"I can only leave with peace of mind once I've handed the Cold Storage door key over to you. I'm a person who has always valued reliability in everything I do!"
Chen Kai smiled faintly and exchanged some pleasantries.
"Thank you for your hard work, President Zhou. I'll head back now."
"Hey! That's not right! I was free anyway, so it's my honor to watch the warehouse for President Chen!"
"I haven't even played on my phone for these past few hours. I've been keeping an eye on them the whole time, afraid they might damage the ginseng and cause losses for President Chen. I feel like my eyes have actually relaxed a lot, haha."
Chen Kai raised an eyebrow. This was him fishing for credit, wasn't it? He hadn't played on his phone and had been diligently watching them arrange the ginseng—wasn't he just trying to claim credit?
He really was an old fox. Chen Kai had said it himself; how could an old fox who managed to be his own boss be so simple?
In that case, he had to show some appreciation, right?
"I see. Well, when I get back, I'll mention it to our chairman. If this batch of goods turns out well, we'll make long-term purchases of American Ginseng from your Ginseng Planting Base in the future."
Making empty promises—everyone knew how to do that, and this kind of promise was easy to make.
Zhou Lei on the other end of the line immediately got excited.
"Oh my! That's wonderful! Once this batch of products is finished, you must contact me!"
"Our American Ginseng Planting Base is always waiting for that long-term purchase contract from you! Hahaha."
Zhou Lei laughed heartily, and Chen Kai smiled along with him.
"Alright, I'm heading back now. I've finished handling things, so I'll be right there. Just wait for me for half an hour."
"Sure, sure, no problem. It doesn't matter if you come at night, I'll be here guarding it! No one is going to get a step closer to your warehouse door!"
Chen Kai nodded silently and then hung up the phone.
He walked from the trunk to the driver's seat, started the car with one touch, and stepped on the gas to head toward the Cold Storage.
...
In less than half an hour, Chen Kai parked the car at the entrance of the Cold Storage.
After locking the car, he hurried toward the Cold Storage door.
As soon as he got close, Chen Kai saw Zhou Lei squatting at the entrance, idly scrolling through TikTok.
He was also twirling the remote key for the Cold Storage door in his hand, looking up vigilantly every now and then to glance around.
Chen Kai stifled a laugh; watching this scene, he inexplicably found it amusing.
He walked over quickly and coughed lightly, "Sorry to trouble you, President Zhou."
Upon hearing the voice, Zhou Lei immediately looked up. Seeing that it was Chen Kai who had returned, he immediately stood up while twirling the key.
He respectfully handed the key to Chen Kai with both hands.
"What trouble? No trouble at all! This is only right! If you need goods long-term in the future, I won't even stay at the ginseng base anymore; I'll just apply to be a security guard and guard the warehouse for you every day. I don't trust anyone else to guard it."
Chen Kai chuckled and patted Zhou Lei on the shoulder.
"Alright, if I have any needs in the future, I will definitely contact you first. Do you need me to drive you back?"
Chen Kai looked back; the truck that delivered the ginseng was likely hired and had left after unloading the goods. It wasn't easy to catch a taxi at this Cold Storage; the location was too remote.
"No need, no need, I can go back on my own. If worst comes to worst, I'll just have our staff drive over to pick me up later."
"Alright, then I won't see you off."
Chen Kai smiled faintly and watched Zhou Lei leave the Cold Storage. Only then did he use the remote key to open the Cold Storage door and go inside to check the condition of the ginseng.
The ginseng had filled the trays perfectly; not one more, not one less.
The Cold Storage was filled with ginseng. Calculating the time, news of large-scale ginseng disease should start coming out tonight.
If he went to talk to a ginseng manufacturer tomorrow, it should still be in time.
He opened a few more ginseng bags and did a random inspection, finding no signs of breakage; even the root hairs were intact.
He curled the corners of his lips; it seemed Zhou Lei had done a pretty good job watching over them.
He simply turned on the Cold Storage's cooling system, walked out the door, and used the remote to lock the Cold Storage door.
Only then did he return to the car and take out the iPad case he had picked up from the trunk.
He carefully examined the iPad case to see if there was anything unusual about it.
"Hiss... this thing, can it be opened?"
Chen Kai was slightly stunned. This iPad case was an old-fashioned type; it opened directly from the left side of the iPad, and you would close the cover when not in use.
If you opened the cover and folded it, it could also be used as a phone stand.
After opening the cover, there was a gap inside, a very small gap!
Looking inside through the gap, a copper coin was gleaming!
Upon seeing the copper coin, Chen Kai immediately got excited. Without caring about much else, he tore the iPad case open.
He tore it directly into two pieces, dismantling the cover part.
The copper coin fell onto the driver's seat with a "clang."
Chen Kai quickly picked up the copper coin that had fallen onto the seat, the corners of his mouth curling up slightly. This was the thing; he had finally gotten his hands on it.
At a price of forty to fifty thousand, this could be considered an unexpected windfall. He had only obtained the Advanced Intelligence for one day now; he needed to fill all seven days of the week with Advanced Intelligence.
He glanced at the time; it was already two or three o'clock. It was just right to go sell the copper coin, and then he could focus on completing the Advanced Intelligence tasks tomorrow.
Mainly, he had to take the opportunity to negotiate with the manufacturer tomorrow, which was quite troublesome.
Besides, he still didn't know what information the Advanced Intelligence would provide on the first day—whether it would be simple Score a Bargain opportunities or something about hoarding goods.
He knew nothing about this intelligence yet; he just hoped not to have everything pile up on one day.
With that in mind, he immediately drove toward Yunshang Pavilion.
...
In less than an hour, Chen Kai parked the mercedes-benz car at the entrance of Yunshang Pavilion.
Through the glass window at the shop entrance, he discovered that Zheng Liu Chang was stuffing his face, and he was even livestreaming while eating.
It seemed that this kid was making money now.
If he hadn't made any money, he probably wouldn't be this enthusiastic.
He could currently earn forty to fifty thousand yuan a day through Score a Bargain, and he estimated that Zheng Liu Chang could earn three to four thousand or four to five thousand yuan a day.
Plus the commission from selling goods—the items he collected were sold directly in the livestream, which also helped boost the revenue of Yunshang Pavilion.
That was over a hundred thousand a month. Calculating it this way, he had even helped Zheng Liu Chang reach an annual income of a million.
Chen Kai curled the corners of his lips and immediately reached into his pocket, taking the Xin-Mang dynasty Zhongquan Thirty copper coin into his hand.