Chapter 318: Sales
Shao Nian had to come up with more convincing conditions before Frederick could consider the possibility of cooperating with the other party.
So, before Frederick could say what he wanted, Shao Nianshi gave his sincerity on his side.
"I understand that Mr. Frederick must have felt that too far away would cause a lot of problems. β
And human nature can't stand much of a test against the backdrop of excessive interests. β
"But if I can show enough strength to convince him, and let him understand that no amount of money in your eyes is in your hands, and that the channels on the German side are important, I think he will surely understand my sincerity and determination to cooperate with him." β
"Since I plan to cooperate with Mr., then what I can give Mr. is that I can have the channel or the ability to take all the goods you are squeezing in your hands now. β
"I won't let Mr. have any pressure related to accumulation, so that Mr. can leave Qingcheng, which is not very safe, cleanly. β
"Oh?" FrΓ©dΓ©ric was immediately interested, and he took out a pipe with a gold rim from his bosom, stuffed the fine tobacco leaves in the pipe bag, lit the fire and took a puff on himself, and then continued: "What?
"I'll tell you, cunning boy, if you're talking about medicine and weapons, you're miscalculated. β
"Although our German-made Western medicines and weapons are more expensive, they have never been sold well. β
"Even if I sell it to the group of kids who buy cigarettes outside, it won't take more than a day, and the inventory in my warehouse can be sold cleanly......"
Before Frederick finished speaking, Shao Nianshi, who was opposite, stretched out his index finger and waved at the old businessman.
"Sir, you really underestimate me. β
"I'm not your customer, right? How many exquisite domestic flour are shipped from your channel to the pastry shop in Qingcheng, I don't think I need to repeat it, right?"
"If I were an opportunistic person, I wouldn't have made my own unique business out of a difficult situation. β
"What I want to sell for my husband is exactly the kind of goods that my husband has to hoard the most in the warehouse......"
"Made in Germany, the cloth of the Bright Glory School. β
After Shao Nianshi said this, it actually made Frederick's smoking hand stop.
He didn't want to ask the young kid directly on the other side, lest he look too stupid.
Just when he wanted to break his head and didn't figure it out, Shao Nianshi smiled: "Sir, you are really a conscientious businessman." β
"I just looked at the boxes that had been left in the corners with a lot of dust, and they had been deliberately placed on the shelves. β
"The goods that are to be stored in the warehouse in this way have one characteristic, that is, the most feared thing is to be soaked in water and gnawed by rats. β
"In addition, there are not many German factories that are still operating in Qingcheng recently. β
"As far as I know, there is only one type of textile factory left for the enterprises that are facing losses every day. β
So I made a bold guess that Mr. Frederick was actually a very kind businessman. β
He couldn't bear to let his compatriots lose too much, so when he could, he bought and hoarded part of the backlog of materials himself. β
He originally thought that with his contacts and sales network in Qingcheng, Shandong, and even the whole of China, it would not be difficult to sell inventory for a German-made textile factory. β
"But the result was much more than Mr. expected......
"The compradors who are actively dealing with the gentleman have chosen to retreat when it comes to this unpopular commodity in your hands. β
Speaking of this, Shao Nian smiled: "After all, no matter how good the comprador says, he is just a second-class dealer who deals with foreigners." β
"The so-called international trader, no matter how big he is, his essence will not change in any way. β
"That is, we only pursue the highest profit amount and the fastest resale speed. β
After these two points are completely satisfied, you can help your so-called foreigner friend do some insignificant favors without affecting your own vested interests. β
"But now, Mr. Frederick, what you are asking for is the sale of German cloth that is unsalable in Qingcheng and does not know how to open the foreign market?"
"I'm sorry then, but your 'friends' really can't do it. β
The old man snorted and puffed out two puffs of smoke from his nostrils, and said to Shao Nian hatefully: "Why? β
Then the obnoxious boy smiled and said to old man Frederick, "Yes, I just can." β
"If not, I won't come to you to cooperate. β
"Sir, I have just estimated the fabric in the warehouse, there are about 800 pieces of cloth, and I will hand it over to me at a price of 100 yuan a piece, and I promise that before you leave, you will get all the payment for the goods in a down-to-earth manner, and return to your motherland without worries. β
"How's that, Mr. Frederick, do you feel tempted by this proposal of mine?"
Hearing Shao Nianshi's brazen suggestion, even the old smoking gun Frederick was choked by the out-of-control smoke.
"Ahem, cough" He coughed while stretching out a finger towards Shao Nianshi, as if he was angry and seemed to be helpless, nodded according to Shao Nianshi's location, and then was aggrieved: "You, you young man, do you really dare to say it?"
"One hundred yuan a piece of cloth, why don't you grab it, believe it or not, if I use this price to put it out to the cloth market today, it won't take a day for my inventory to be wiped out." β
"I'm still using you to sell it to me at such a price? aren't you kidding me, an old man?"
Shao Nianshi felt quite aggrieved, he tilted his head and took off the gentleman's top hat on his head: "I didn't mean that?"
"As businessmen, we are already pursuing the maximization of profits, right?"
"As the so-called asking for the price, sit on the ground and pay the money, if you think my offer is a little low, we can talk about it?"
"But Mr. Frederick, I have to remind you of the fact that, firstly, it is said that your ticket has already been booked, probably in a week's time. β
"Generally, if you are trading, you have to pay the final payment to your international bank account at least one day in advance. β
"After all, if you're carrying thousands of silver dollars across the ocean on a long journey, there's no guarantee that you'll encounter any unexpected events during the journey. β
"After all, under the lure of such a huge amount of wealth, the so-called loyalty is probably worthless. β
"In addition, it is almost noon today, if someone can really undertake your extrusion goods today, at the earliest, it will not be able to start mobilizing and transporting until tomorrow. β
"If that's the case, there's only four days left inside and outside to sell the horse. β
"Adhering to the principle of putting cloth first and collecting money later, ordinary cloth merchants, no, even the largest cloth dealers in Shandong, dare not eat so much cloth in your hands. β
"Now, here's the problem, if you need to solve this cloth in the end, you really need to meet the price I just asked for, so that it is possible to sell your extruded inventory in a short time. β
"In the end, a mess of large and small itinerant vendors appeared at the door of your warehouse, and people from all walks of life in Qingcheng knew that you had dumped a batch of German-made fabrics that should have been sold at a high price into the local market in Qingcheng. β
"So Mr. Frederick, what do you think will happen to the local cloth trading market in Qingcheng because of your departure this time?"
"Do you think the price of cloth will have irreversible turmoil because of your take-off this time?"
"Until the inventory in your hand is completely sold, the textile industry in Qingcheng and the price of cloth can rise back to the original level. β
"No, maybe worse, when the common people have adapted to buying cloth at an extremely low price, but find that the price of cloth in the market has risen back to the original level, if you are an ordinary person, what kind of feeling will you have in your heart?"
"Do you want to wait and see if the price of cloth can come down, or do you think that the sudden surge in price of cloth is simply the inaction of the city hall and the fabric vendors who cheat their hard-earned money, resulting in a series of protests and boycotts?"
"Mr. Frederick, I must seriously remind you that no matter what kind of idea you have, it is very unfriendly to the textile market in Qingcheng. β
"As an honest businessman, it is extremely irresponsible for you to leave without caring about the flood behind you. β
"It's a pity, as an outsider who is not a local businessman in Qingcheng, let alone has no local military and political background, I can only spurn this act of yours in the most peaceful way in my heart. β
"But if this is known to the local tycoons engaged in cloth production and the textile industry, if it is known to the consortium behind the six Japanese textile factories that have taken over the Qingcheng Concession, if it is known to the Japanese who are known for their cold-blooded brutality......
"Mr. Frederick, do you think you can take you to make a fortune in China and leave the harbor terminal in Qingcheng smoothly?"
"It's not me who is alarmist, Mr. Frederick, if you really dare to throw out the stock yourself, I am afraid that you will only receive the balance of this cloth today, and I am afraid that tomorrow you will be dead on the street. β
Speaking of this, Shao Nianshi spread his hands, pointed to the ship with the plaster flag over there, and said: "After all, in the first half month or so, there were no more ships flying the German flag in this sea area, sailing wantonly in this beautiful Bohai Bay. β
"Now, it's the owners of the plaster flags that have the final say. β
"Some of the Japanese, who are more unfriendly than Germany, and who tend to be close to the will of the beast. β
"Without the protection of his own army, how much better could Mr. Frederick be than a small businessman like us?"
"Maybe because of your German nationality, you'll be treated even more strangely by the Japanese. β
"So, Mr. Frederick, can we find a quiet place to talk?"
After listening to Shao Nianshi's words, Frederick's mind was a little trance-like.
Foreign compradors, who have become accustomed to very brutal trading methods, have felt for the first time what the so-called Chinese style of falling into the well.
However, this intimidation really spoke to his heart, but he was not a hillbilly who had never seen the world, Frederick felt that he needed to understand what Shao Nian's confidence was, and then consider whether to dump this batch of cloth at a loss.
"So, if this is in your hands, what are you going to do with it?"
"Aren't you afraid that the Japanese will trouble you?"
You know, compared to him, a person who is about to leave Qingcheng, Shao Nianshi, a businessman who has just come to Qingcheng and intends to work hard here, is it more dangerous, right?
But Shao Nianshi smiled lightly: "I don't know how Mr. Frederick understands our words about people we know and are easy to do?"
"After all, after staying in China for ten years, Mr. Frederick should have some understanding of China's human culture, right?"
"If I say, this batch of fabrics, which I just saw on the box, are basically primary color cloths, small batches of flower cloths, and then go down to our own printing and dyeing factory for secondary printing and dyeing, and dye all of them into the heaviest color, and the only black that can cover all colors and fuels, and then sell them, you won't feel strange anymore, right?"
Although Frederick was not a textile expert, as the largest German trader in Qingcheng, he knew less about China than the locals.
So when Shao Nianshi said this color, Frederick's brain was running at high speed.
Then he pointed to the location of the largest city police station in Qingcheng, and then pointed to the location of the Eighth Brigade of the Qingcheng Garrison Corps stationed in the northwest of the suburbs, and gave a thumbs up to Shao Nianshi tremblingly.
"You're amazing!"
Shen Du is about to pass, and the Spring and Autumn Military Uniform is the time to update.
Where black or grey fabrics can be used, one is the police station, and the other is the army.
There are often 10,000 or 20,000 warlords, and the soldiers under their command always have to wear clothes.