4. Bargaining
"Boss, boss?"
Zhou Fangyuan stood in the small shop for several minutes, surrounded by all kinds of people, all kinds of sweat and fox smell made him really uncomfortable, and now the temperature is really uncomfortable, being squeezed in the middle by several big men, Zhou Fangyuan only felt that he was about to become a sweaty man.
He endured it for several minutes, but he couldn't bear it anymore and had to take the initiative to "call for help".
"Boss, I can't sell things yet, I'll leave if I don't sell them!"
shouted several times and there was no response, and Zhou Fangyuan finally came up with a "killer feature".
"It's coming, it's coming!"
Sure enough, as soon as he shouted, a response finally came from the depths of the shop. Immediately after, a thin middle-aged man squeezed out of the crowd. This person looks like he is in his forties, and his height is lower than Zhou Fangyuan, only about 1.6 meters. The top of his head is a little bald, and his face is thin and dry, like a hemp rod. It's really embarrassing for him, being surrounded by so many big men in the middle, if Zhou Fangyuan was afraid he wouldn't be able to stand it a long time ago.
"Little brother, I'm really sorry, there are a lot of people today. The boss squeezed in front of Zhou Fangyuan, stretched out his hand to wipe his sweat, and laughed with him, "What do you want?"
"This ......" Zhou Fangyuan stretched out his hand and pointed to the sausage roast in front of him, "How to sell this sausage roast?"
Although he already had the answer in his heart, he still asked it according to common sense.
"Huh, little brother, do you know the sausage roast?"
It was the middle-aged boss with a surprised expression on his face.
"At the beginning of the year, I went to Nanlong City with my family and met there. ”
Nam Long is the capital city of Pak Son Province and is much more developed than Pak Tong City.
"Oh, Nanlong City, that's no wonder. The middle-aged boss nodded, obviously he also thought of this, so he didn't ask more, "Little brother, you have a good eye, let me tell you, this thing has been sold crazy in the south, in our market, I have it here, and I also got such a few machines through many channels......"
"Just tell me how much it costs. ”
Zhou Fangyuan interrupted the other party's chatter.
A good trader may have to be like this, using words to increase the value of his goods as much as possible, and sell them at the highest possible price. But Zhou Fangyuan was unmoved, what he needed now was time, but he didn't have time to listen to the other party's nonsense. And most importantly, many of the businessman's statements cannot be believed at all, at least not in full, and if you really believe the other party's words, then I am sorry...... Let the family slaughter a sum of money is not negotiable at all.
"Three hundred! This is already the lowest price, little brother, if you want to buy it, you have to buy it as soon as possible, I don't think these two will last long." ”
A shrewd look flashed in the middle-aged man's eyes, and all the smirks and dry smiles just now had disappeared, replaced by a kind of cunning peculiar to a businessman.
"Three hundred? Why don't you go and rob it? I said boss, you are not sincere in doing business, my classmate's family came to buy it two days ago, and it is said that I bought it for two hundred, how come I have three hundred? And you see your machine, dirty, such a thick soil on it, it has been put away for a long time. If you want to say that this thing sells fast, I won't believe it. You tell me the truth, how much is it, I will buy it if it is suitable, and I will go to another house if it is not suitable. ”
Zhou Fangyuan said, and was about to walk out.
"Don't don't, don't worry, the price is negotiable. ”
The middle-aged boss wiped the sweat on his forehead, and he didn't know if it was hot or anxious, "Two hundred is definitely impossible, the purchase price of my machine is more than two hundred, if I sell it for two hundred, I will really lose my life." In this way, two hundred and fifty-one cannot be lower. ”
"Boss, you're scolding, do you think I'm like two hundred and five?"
Zhou Fangyuan frowned, with an unhappy expression.
"Then two hundred and sixteen ......"
"Two hundred. ”
"Little brother, look at you, I really lost money for two hundred, and I will surrender to you again, two hundred and fifty-five. ”
"Two hundred and one, it can't be higher. ”
"Two hundred and fifty...... Well, two hundred and forty-five, it can't be lower. ”
"Two hundred and fifteen, if you sell it, you will move away, and if you don't sell it, you will pull it down. ”
"Two hundred and four, the lowest price, really the lowest price, little brother, you have to let me earn some money. ”
"Then two hundred and two, boss, let me tell you, this is the highest price I can give you, I'm telling the truth, if you can sell it, you can sell it, if you can't sell it, you can pull it down, I don't believe it, Dongguan is such a big place, and you can still lack these two machines." ”
Zhou Fangyuan walked out as he spoke.
This time he was very fast, and he really looked like he was leaving.
"Okay, okay, two hundred and two is two hundred and two, little brother really didn't see it, your ability to make a price is really not simple. ”
The middle-aged boss wiped his sweat again.
Two hundred and twenty-one units, whether this price is expensive or cheap, Zhou Fangyuan is not clear. In his last life, he heard his classmates tell him about the price of these sausage roasters, but he only knew that it was more than two hundred, and he didn't know how much.
But two hundred and twenty-one is the price he can accept, no matter how expensive or low, that's it.
"I want two, boss, do you have any sausages here?"
"Yes, yes, I put in a lot of grilled sausages when I entered the machine, how much do you want for ten yuan a bag?"
Ten yuan a bag, a bag of twenty, and only five cents a piece, but Zhou Fangyuan still shook his head when he heard this.
"Ten dollars is too expensive, boss, you have to give me a cheap ......"
"Eight yuan, little brother, you have earned me a lot, it's not bad, how much profit for me, you see that it's not easy for me, there are old and young, I'll tell you clearly......" As he said, he dragged Zhou Fangyuan to him, "I get five yuan in a bag, although I earn you three yuan per bag, but you can sell it for three yuan if you go out, don't fight with my brother and me for this profit, okay?"
Phew, how old are you, the devil is your brother!
Zhou Fangyuan complained silently in his heart, but he also knew the truth that was too much, no matter whether the other party was telling the truth or not, in short, it was a truth - as long as Zhou Fangyuan was satisfied with the price, he would not ask more.
"Okay, eight dollars is eight yuan, but I don't have any money on me now, boss, can I get some roast sausages on credit from you? Don't worry, I'll pay you back when I sell the money, anyway, the machine is here, I'm sure I'll keep buying roast sausages from you." ”
"This ......"
The middle-aged boss hesitated.
"You see, there are not many people who sell machines, and there are certainly not many people who want to sell roasted sausages, since I have bought machines from you, don't you pay attention to cooking rather than raw when doing business? Although this sentence describes the method of choosing a project, the customers are also old customers are better than new customers. In my position, when I buy something, I must want to buy something in a familiar place, boss, do you say that's the truth?"
Zhou Fangyuan continued.
"Okay, little brother, I'll believe you this time, how much do you think you want? Is two hundred bags enough?"
The middle-aged boss gritted his teeth and said "viciously".
"Uh......" Qian Yu almost bit his tongue off, he hurriedly waved his hand, "It's too much, it's too much, where can I ask for so much, it's enough to get me a dozen or twenty bags first, I'll sell it first, and then I'll talk about it after I sell it." ”
Looking at the middle-aged boss again, a small smug expression appeared on his face, and Zhou Fangyuan knew that the other party was entertaining himself.
Is it to avenge the "revenge of one arrow" that was severely suppressed by himself?
I really didn't expect that this boss was obviously middle-aged, and he actually "held grudges" like a child.
In short, both parties to the transaction are very satisfied this time, at least Zhou Fangyuan is very satisfied.
spent four hundred and four, bought two sausage roasting machines, and also gave fifteen bags of roasted sausages worth more than 100 yuan. Before paying, he also went to a small shop selling tables, chairs and benches not far away, and bought the simplest foldable small square table for more than ten yuan.
Then I found a tricycle outside the market, and after some haggling, set the fare at fifteen yuan.
So far, the 500 yuan given by his father when he went out and the money he spent were not left, and even the pocket money of more than 20 yuan that he originally had on his body was only more than 10 yuan.
Put all the things he bought in the car, tied them with nylon ropes, Zhou Fangyuan waved his hand to the middle-aged boss, got on the board car that pulled the goods, and walked towards his destination.
The Bell and Drum Tower, one of the historical relics of Beitong City, has existed in this ancient city since a long, long time ago. The Bell and Drum Tower is the abbreviation of the Bell Tower and the Drum Tower combined, and the area between the two ancient buildings is the most prosperous street in Beitong City now, especially the intersection called the Four Pai Lou, which is the most lively place in Beitong City.
There is the largest Yunlu commercial building in Beitong City, the largest Jinmantang gold store in Beitong City, and a variety of other shopping malls, compared to Dongguan, although the population density here is not as good, but the flow of people here is obviously not worse than Dongguan. And compared to Dongguan, the forced standard here is obviously higher.
Zhou Fangyuan's destination is here, since he wants to sell grilled sausages, he naturally has to find the most lively place. After all, this thing is still a new thing, and if it is placed at the door of the community, then congratulations, you may not be able to sell one all day.
The cart carrying the goods carried Zhou Fangyuan and his things to the vicinity of the fourth archway, Zhou Fangyuan sat on the board and looked around, and finally set his eyes on a small alley.
In my memory, there will be an old lady here in the future, specializing in selling ice cream and drinks, because this alley is the only way for everyone who comes here to shop, so the flow of people here is very large, the old lady sells ice cream and drinks every day, and there is not even a decent stall, just a wooden chair and two broken wooden boxes, which can earn hundreds of yuan a day. Although it has been three or four years since I said this, and the prices were very different then than they are now, I have to say that this is definitely a good place.
And it is easy to connect electricity here, there are houses in the alley next to it, just find a family, give some money, and you can easily connect the electricity out.
Zhou Fangyuan simply let the board truck drive directly into the alley, and he chose a small courtyard closest to the main road to unload the machine. After paying the fare and watching the board car leave, he moved the machine and table into the yard in three batches, looked up and watched the direction of the wires, and finally Zhou Fangyuan knocked on the door of a house.