86: Chapter 86 Getting something for nothing

"Fine, carry on with your business, Boss. I'll go ask around elsewhere."

He left the antique shop.

Zhao Jian did not go to contact President Li.

The other party might not necessarily believe him.

Besides, 600 million was not something that could be easily produced.

If he remembered correctly, the total assets of the family businesses of the wealthy second-generation heirs invited to the last banquet barely exceeded 100 million.

Those who could mix in that circle would not have vastly different net worths.

Especially since President Li had a somewhat subservient air about her.

This further indicated that her assets were not as substantial as those second-generation heirs.

Let alone 600 million, even 60 million would be difficult for her.

Zhao Jian took a taxi directly to the headquarters of Linwan Automobile.

Linwan Automobile was not a top-tier car manufacturer, but it still possessed assets.

Its headquarters were built quite impressively.

However, upon hearing that Zhao Jian wanted to see the chairman to solicit investment, the company's security guards did not dare let him in.

He did not have an appointment, after all.

He exhausted all his polite words, and even offered the security guard two hundred yuan, but it had no effect.

The person threw the money back at him.

Zhao Jian was out of options.

It was already morning.

He did not know when the tsunami would occur, nor did he know how long it would take for the news to reach the country.

He only knew that he had to secure those two ships of rubber as soon as possible.

He immediately headed to the Coastal Port.

The Coastal Port was over three hundred li away from Xiong City.

It was not close, but it could be reached in two hours by car.

With the taxi driver accelerating desperately, he arrived at his destination in just an hour and a half.

Of course, it also cost Zhao Jian one thousand yuan.

He met with the rubber seller smoothly.

The other party was even more anxious than he was.

It was a Middle-aged Man, slightly chubby and not very tall.

He could not tell where the accent was from.

But he spoke very kindly.

"Mr. Zhao? You are Mr. Zhao, right? Please, have a seat."

Zhao Jian and the other party had arranged to meet at a coffee shop.

Under normal circumstances, such a situation should be discussed in one of the parties' offices.

But neither of them were locals.

The meeting was urgent, and there was not enough time to rent a conference room temporarily.

"You are too polite, Boss Xu."

After the two sat down, Zhao Jian did not rush to speak.

He had thought about it the whole way, and could only come up with a solution that was not really a solution.

That was to sign the contract first, unload the goods, and transport them to a nearby warehouse.

Then delay the payment.

As long as he could find a buyer quickly and flip the goods, selling them off, he naturally would not be in breach of contract.

If he bluntly said he did not have enough money, this deal would definitely fall through.

"Mr. Zhao, please take a look at this contract. If there are no issues, once we sign it, we can make the payment and unload the goods today."

Boss Xu was very anxious.

For every day the cargo ship drifted at sea, he had to pay an extra day's worth of expenses.

The profit margin in the rubber business was not high to begin with; after all, he was not buying directly from the source, but getting the goods from middlemen.

A lot of the money was taken by other intermediaries.

There was not much profit left for him.

If it were not for Zhao Jian appearing, he was even planning to lower the price to get rid of them.

"That works, but I cannot pay the 600 million in full today. I will pay a 12 million deposit first. Once the goods are in my warehouse, the remaining balance will be transferred to your company's account. The payment for the balance will be made no later than tomorrow."

It was already noon.

Zhao Jian anticipated that the Southeast Asian tsunami would happen soon.

Then the price of rubber would skyrocket.

According to normal market trends, people chase the rise and kill the fall.

The more the price of rubber rose, the more people would want to buy it.

It would not be difficult to sell.

Boss Xu looked up and stared at Zhao Jian for a moment.

In truth, he was unsure.

He was too young; this buyer was so young that it made him uneasy.

Furthermore, he had conducted an investigation.

Zhao Jian only owned a fruit and vegetable wholesale and retail market and had never been involved in the rubber field before.

He looked like a scammer no matter how you looked at it!

But the conditions Zhao Jian offered made it hard for him to refuse.

Not only could he get a 12 million deposit, but he could also receive the balance within a day.

This was more straightforward than his original business partners.

Except for the fact that Zhao Jian lacked sufficient fixed assets, making his credibility somewhat unreliable, every other aspect satisfied Boss Xu.

"Alright, happy to cooperate! However, after unloading, our company must provide the transportation service. We will transport it to the warehouse designated by Mr. Zhao."

Boss Xu added a precautionary measure at the last minute.

Even if Zhao Jian really was a scammer, as long as he knew where the goods were stored, he could immediately seize the goods if he did not receive the payment.

He would not end up losing both money and goods.

Zhao Jian understood his thinking.

He nodded in agreement.

He even felt a little secretly pleased inside.

He had saved another transportation fee!

Zhao Jian did not have 12 million.

Fortunately, Zhang Tao did.

He sent her a message saying he still needed 2 million.

Good Older Sister did not ask much, just asked for his card number.

Then Zhao Jian received a transfer of 2.25 million.

And a short message: "I only have this much on hand. If it's not enough, tell me again; my parents should have some too."

Zhao Jian quickly replied: "It's enough, it's enough. I'll talk to you tonight. Love you."

He pooled the money and transferred it to Boss Xu's corporate account.

The remaining money was used to rent a warehouse in Jiuhe City.

Jiuhe City was not far from the Coastal Port, only twenty kilometers away.

For goods prepared for sea transport at any time, this distance would increase transportation costs significantly.

Therefore, not many people chose to transport goods there.

Zhao Jian had no choice; the warehouses at the Coastal Port were all full.

Boss Xu took the contract and the deposit to arrange for the unloading.

It only took a few hours for a large amount of rubber to be loaded onto trucks and set off for the warehouse Zhao Jian had rented.

Because of the large quantity, the entire transportation process lasted for two hours.

It used more than 400 large trucks to transport them continuously.

Fortunately, Boss Xu paid for it.

Otherwise, the current Zhao Jian was penniless and truly could not afford this transportation fee.

One only regrets having too little money when the time comes to use it.

Since obtaining the system, Zhao Jian rarely felt that he did not have enough money!

All the goods were loaded into the warehouse.

Not long after, while he was boredly scrolling on his phone, hesitating whether to wait here or return to Xiong City first, a message popped up on his phone:

"A major tsunami has caused a sharp decline in rubber production, market price rises by 2.2 times!"

So fast!

He opened the news to check.

It had just been published a minute ago.

There were no comments yet.

And the futures price had not changed either.

It seemed the breaking news had not reached the ears of most people yet.

He was not in a hurry.

He simply listed the rubber for sale on the bulk commodity trading platform at a price of 30,000 per ton.

He did not expect an online transaction.

He just wanted to let others know that he had it in his hands, and a lot of it.

Naturally, people would take the initiative to contact him.

As expected.

After only a dozen minutes, he received a large number of invitation messages.

There were over a dozen companies wanting to negotiate the purchase of rubber.

He ignored those that were too far away, those whose names he had not heard of, and those that could not pay immediately.

Finally, one was left.

Linwan Automobile Group.

Although he did not understand why a car manufacturer would not buy when the price was low, but instead bought in bulk after the price rose, it did not matter.

Zhao Jian's goal was to make money; it did not matter who he sold this batch of rubber to.

It was almost the same process.

Only he had changed from a buyer to a seller.

Linwan Automobile's payment did not play tricks like he did.

Instead, they signed the contract on the spot and made the payment on the spot.

Of course, the rubber that had not even warmed up in his hands became someone else's in the blink of an eye.

Zhao Jian could only return to Xiong City with a light 600 million.