"Thank you so much!" Xiao Ping's promise made Bernard very happy, and hurriedly thanked him sincerely.

Bernard also owns a winery, so he naturally knows how fierce the competition is in this industry. Any winery that has a way of improving the quality of its wines will carefully keep this secret and will never let any potential competitors know about it. And Xiao Ping not only generously told Bernard the secret of the wine barrel, but was even willing to sell a batch to him, such a good person is rare now!

Xiao Ping originally made this transaction with the idea of waste utilization, and anyway, he didn't have to worry that Château Beaujolais would shake the status of the Holy Pot Winery, so he naturally didn't take it seriously. Seeing Bernard thank himself like this, he also hurriedly said a few words of modesty, saying that this is not a big deal, so that the other party must not take it to heart.

After both sides were polite, it was natural to start talking about business. Since this is a transaction, the focus of the negotiation is naturally on several aspects such as price, quantity and delivery date.

This matter is related to his wallet, Xiao Ping naturally will not be careless, and seriously talked about the price with Bernard.

The winery is made in large quantities, so the capacity of the barrels is also very large, and the current Château Saint Kettle uses vats with a capacity of 225 liters. Xiao Ping used this kind of barrel as a standard, and offered Bernard a price of 6,500,000 euros per barrel.

Bernard couldn't help but be taken aback when he heard the price. Although he had been mentally prepared before, knowing that such a good barrel would definitely not be cheap, the price of five thousand per barrel was still far beyond his psychological price.

In the general cask market, the price of a 225-litre premium oak cask is around 700 euros. And the price offered by Xiao Ping. It's already close to ten times that price. Under normal circumstances, the life of each oak barrel is only two or three years, so the annual cost of brewing is too high. Unless you can make high-quality wines and sell them for sky-high prices, there is no room for profit.

Bernard quickly calculated an account in his heart, and then said to Xiao Ping with a bitter face: "Mr. Xiao, this price is really ......"

"Think this price is too expensive?" Before Bernard could finish speaking, Xiao Ping interrupted him with a smile: "Mr. Bernard, the oak used to make wine barrels is specially cultivated, which is why there is such an excellent table." I dare say on a global scale. There is no other person but me who can get such a good oak for winemaking!"

Speaking of this, Xiao Ping took a sip of wine, and then continued: "And I don't supply too many barrels like this every year. Two hundred is already the limit, and it can improve the quality of red wine so much, I think it's worth the price, right?"

In fact, Bernard also agreed with Xiao Ping's statement, but he still said with a bitter face: "You are indeed right. But more than 6,000 euros to buy oak barrels that can only be used for two or three years. It's too much luxury for Château Beaujolais and we really can't afford it. ”

Hearing Bernard say this, Xiao Ping couldn't help laughing, pointed to the barrels that had been cleaned in the open space and said, "Mr. Bernard, regarding the age of the barrels, I think you obviously have a little misunderstanding. I can assure you that these casks won't last that short. Ten years! I can't guarantee that it will last, but I believe they will only last ten years!"

Xiao Ping dared to say that, of course, he had confidence. The service life of ordinary oak barrels is indeed only two or three years. But don't forget that the oak trees that make these barrels grew up in the cauldron. It's not a problem to extend the use time by two or three times. Xiao Ping even thinks that even if they are used for twenty years, these barrels will not necessarily be broken. But now it's about talking to someone about business. He didn't want to talk too much, and it would be about the same for ten years.

Seeing that Xiao Ping said it so categorically, Bernard was moved. If this batch of casks can really last for ten years, then the annual cost of use is only one or two times higher than that of ordinary kegs, and this increase is still acceptable to him.

Seeing that Bernard was still a little hesitant, Xiao Ping said with a smile: "Mr. Bernard, don't worry, we can write in the contract that if the life of this batch of barrels does not reach ten years under normal use, I will be responsible for replacing them with new oak barrels of the same quality for you until the service life does reach ten years!"

Now that Xiao Ping has already talked about this, Bernard no longer hesitated, and quickly nodded: "Since Mr. Xiao has said so, I am willing to buy a batch of wine barrels to try, and I want two hundred this year!"

Bernard was so frightened by the spirits that Château Beaujolais had in recent years that he bought all the 200 casks of this year, hoping to make a comeback next year.

Although the total price of 200 barrels is as high as 1.3 million euros, Bernard can no longer care about that much. He planned to mortgage the winery in exchange for a large sum of money to buy the barrels. Anyway, if we continue under the current situation, Château Beaujolais will close down sooner or later, so it is better to fight while the winery is still in good condition. If you survive like this for a few years, you won't be able to fight when you want to.

However, as soon as Bernard's words fell, Hao Sue next to him stopped doing it, and immediately protested loudly: "You can't buy so many barrels, we will need dozens of new barrels ourselves next year, and we can only sell you one hundred and fifty at most!"

Since his own winery needs barrels, Xiao Ping will certainly not agree to sell all the barrels to Bernard. After all, if you have good things, you have to use them first, and you can only give them to others if you can't use them up yourself.

So Xiao Ping quickly adjusted the supply volume, and said to Bernard in a kind manner: "Hao Sue has a point, so I can only sell you one hundred and fifty barrels next year!"

"Deal!" Although he felt pity in his heart, Bernard immediately agreed, for fear that if he hesitated any longer, he would not even have a hundred and fifty barrels.

Now that the basic conditions have been negotiated, the parties draw up a contract in accordance with these terms. Xiao Ping wrote a ten-year clause in the contract for these barrel bags, which also made Bernard very relieved.

After signing the contract, Bernard hurriedly left the Holy Pot Winery, and he wanted to go back to scrape together the money for the barrel. Even for a long-established winery like Beaujolais, it is difficult to come up with such a huge sum of money.

And Xiao Ping asked Hao Sue to contact Ma Dan and his son, and this year's barrel will still be handed over to the Ma Dan family's cooperage factory. I believe that after Bernard gets this batch of barrels, the quality of the red wines produced by Château Beaujolais will be significantly improved next year. And after this news spreads, there will definitely be an endless stream of people who come to order barrels, which can be regarded as an additional way to make money.

After arranging these things, Xiao Ping stayed at the winery for another two days, and after finding an opportunity to transport two oak trees from the demon refining pot, he set off for Paris to meet Pierre. Of course, Xiao Ping went to see Pierre not because he was bored, but because he had something very important to talk to him. (To be continued......)

PS: Thank you for the book friend "Little Tiger in the Demon World" and "Little Teacher" for their rewards.