168: Give me the deposit, then go recruit!

Chen Kai nodded, "Let's go. Let me see if the specific specifications of your ginseng are consistent."

This was his first time hoarding physical goods, and hoarding ginseng at that; if one wasn't careful with this kind of stuff, they could easily get scammed.

He had never dealt with these physical plants before, let alone known if there were any major pitfalls in purchasing such items.

Therefore, he definitely had to see the actual goods first. Otherwise, if he paid the price of 10 yuan for ginseng but received the size of 5-yuan ginseng, wouldn't he be losing a fortune?

Especially since he had to sell them to ginseng product manufacturers; they would definitely take samples for inspection. If the inspection revealed inconsistent sizes, this deal might fall through.

Then he would be left slapping his thighs in regret, having failed to earn that sixty thousand yuan.

However, everything is difficult at the start. As long as he handled this batch of ginseng well and became familiar with the process, he wouldn't be panicked in the future when the system distributed these kinds of hoarding tasks, allowing him to resell them using market price differences.

The three of them walked all the way to the site where the Fresh Ginseng was stored. As soon as Zhou Lei opened the door to the Cold Storage, he began to slowly introduce it to Chen Kai.

"These are all two-year-old ginseng. The quality is guaranteed, and the size is also guaranteed. It is impossible for there to be any instances of passing off inferior goods as quality ones."

"You can take a look at the ginseng we have stored in the Cold Storage, but these have already been reserved by someone. If you want to buy some, I will have the workers dig them up for you right now. Rest assured, they will be absolutely fresh!"

"Besides, I can say with a clear conscience that this ginseng is priced better than what those large factories offer! You can use our products with peace of mind! If there's a chance in the future, let's cooperate often!"

Zhou Lei said this with a chuckle, his eyes full of respect as he looked at Chen Kai.

This was definitely a big boss.

Chen Kai raised an eyebrow and casually picked up a piece of ginseng to examine it. The quality actually seemed quite good; at the very least, they were indeed as large as the ones just dug up.

Furthermore, Zhou Lei hadn't received any advance information that he was coming to inspect the ginseng, so it was impossible for him to have frozen a whole warehouse just to fool him. The quality could indeed pass inspection.

However, he still had to paint a picture of future prospects.

Chen Kai immediately put on an inscrutable expression. He had seen the attitude of procurement officers from those large factories, so he could easily imitate them.

He immediately put on an act, "The quality of this ginseng is not bad. I'll start by purchasing twenty thousand roots. What price can you offer?"

"If, after our factory uses this batch of products, we confirm that they are of good quality and reasonably priced, we will continue to purchase from you in the future."

Zhou Lei immediately gasped, clapping his hands excitedly several times.

"Oh my goodness! If you put it that way, I must give you the maximum possible discount!"

"If you say so! How about nine yuan per root? Nine yuan per root, buying twenty thousand roots, that comes to one hundred and eighty thousand! I'll give you a discount of twenty thousand!"

Zhou Lei's hands were shaking with excitement.

This was a huge order. At nine yuan per root, there really wasn't much profit in this deal. He still had to pay the Real Estate Agent, so he would probably only make a little over ten thousand yuan.

But the profit lay in the future! For large manufacturers like this, the first procurement is always for samples. Purchasing twenty thousand samples at once—what kind of big factory must this be?!

If he could establish a long-term partnership with this big factory, how much money would he make?!

Although the profit margin was thin, he could rely on high-volume sales later. Wouldn't that be far more profitable than selling to Retail Investors?!

Chen Kai also raised an eyebrow. If the price dropped from the original ten yuan per root to nine yuan per root.

Then his cost per ginseng would be 9 yuan, and selling them for 13 yuan meant he could earn 4 yuan per root.

With a cost of two hundred thousand, he could buy twenty-two thousand two hundred and twenty-three ginseng roots.

Multiplying the number of ginseng roots bought by the middleman profit margin, this meant he would earn nearly ninety thousand yuan this time—eighty-eight thousand!

This was going to be a huge profit.

Anyway, since he lowered the price, and according to the intelligence, he was going to buy about two hundred thousand worth of ginseng, he might as well paint another picture of future prospects for him.

Chen Kai deliberately coughed twice, pretending to be in deep thought.

"If you are offering such a discount, I can't be stingy either. How about this: I won't just say I'm buying twenty thousand roots; I'll buy two hundred thousand yuan worth directly. Is that alright?"

"Anyway, just calculate the exact number and send me a WeChat message, and I will transfer the money to you now."

Chen Kai immediately took out his phone, preparing to scan the WeChat QR code.

Fortunately, the investment money from the maotai liquor shares had returned, otherwise he wouldn't have had the money to hoard ginseng.

Zhou Lei gasped again, feeling his scalp tingle.

"Thank you! Thank you, big brother!"

"Oh my goodness, let's add each other on WeChat. You have a Cold Storage, right? I will take my employees and work overnight from noon until tonight! Before eight o'clock tomorrow morning, I will definitely have these twenty thousand-plus ginseng roots ready for you, wrapped in white paper. You won't even need to use your own labor!"

"Normally, when storing in the Cold Storage, they need to be wrapped in white paper; otherwise, the ginseng is easily damaged by freezing. Once frozen, the ginseng is considered damaged and becomes worthless."

"Since you would have to hire people to wrap the ginseng in this layer of paper, I'll wrap them for you directly before shipping. Is that okay!"

Zhou Lei said excitedly. It was rare to encounter such a big order, and what was even rarer was that it would be easy for him to cooperate with Chen Kai frequently in the future.

If he collaborated with a big manufacturer, would they still have to worry about sales channels for their ginseng? Wouldn't they have a stable sales channel from now on?

This was the first step in cooperating with a big factory! In the future, what if they needed two hundred thousand ginseng roots? Wouldn't they also be purchasing from him?

"Fine, let's add contact information. Give me a call tomorrow morning."

"Sure, okay. Then please pay a deposit of sixty thousand first, brother. That's how procurement works: pay a 30% deposit first, and the remaining 70% upon delivery."

Chen Kai took out his phone to exchange contact information with him and transferred sixty thousand yuan via WeChat, noting that it was the deposit for the ginseng.

Only then did he wave to him, "I'm off. I'll give you the address of the warehouse tomorrow. Remember to give me a call when you are delivering it tomorrow."

Zhou Lei nodded immediately, his expression extremely fawning.

"Alright, alright. Sure, I'll call you for the warehouse address before I deliver the goods tomorrow. It's not far, is it? I shouldn't need a refrigerated truck, right?"

"No need, it's in this city."

Chen Kai smiled faintly and waved, then headed straight from the Cold Storage to his mercedes-benz car.

Leaving only the boss and Zhou Lei behind to discuss how much of a cut the Real Estate Agent should receive.

That was none of his business; they could negotiate it themselves. It was industry practice.

Chen Kai sat in the mercedes-benz gle, slowly thinking about what else he hadn't done today.

"Oh right, I still need to go sell the jadeite. There are still two stones left, and there are only three days left before the Little foreigner starts transporting jadeite from Myanmar to the country again."

"I absolutely cannot let these two stones go to waste in my hands."

Chen Kai muttered, stepped on the gas, and headed toward the Rental House to go home and get the stones!