"Tomatoes are $4.5 a pound, cucumbers are $3 a pound, and green peppers are $2.5 a pound," Lai Xiaohu said when he was immediately interrupted by Thompson Sr.

"Oh no, you've raised the price too much. I can't accept the price. Old Thompson complained straight away.

"Mr. Thompson, I don't think it's expensive at all."

This price was all decided after Lai Xiaohu personally inspected it, and if the hotel's business did not improve a little after the old Thompson used his own vegetables, of course he would not have set the price so high.

But now it's the case, after the elder Thompson used his own vegetables, the Carlston hotel was already full.

There is only one fundamental principle that determines the final price of commodities, and that is the principle of supply and demand.

Regardless of the value of the goods themselves? The principle of supply and demand is the most fundamental principle that determines the price of commodities. Even if you can buy mineral water for a dollar in normal times, it will still cost a bottle for 100 yuan in the desert.

Now only Lai Xiaohu can provide such vegetables in the whole world, and the supply is still very limited, so this price is completely determined by Lai Xiaohu himself, if the other party is not satisfied, he can not do this business at all, and there is no loss for Lai Xiaohu. If it weren't for the sake of his friend Thompson's face, he would definitely set the price higher.

The price of these three vegetables is only three times the price of similar vegetables in Los Angeles now, corresponding to the second-level vegetables, Lai Xiaohu set a higher price.

"Bitter gourd is $6 per pound, coriander is $7.5 per pound, and the rest of the water spinach, baby greens, beans, spinach, leeks, winter melon, pumpkin, and vegetable melon are all five times the current market price."

When Lai Xiaohu finished talking about the prices of the other ten vegetables, the elder Thompson was already stunned, "Why did the first three vegetables only increase the price twice, and the next ten vegetables should be raised by four times?" You are crazy? ”

Lai Xiaohu did not hurry to take out the same excuse in China, "Sir, tomatoes, cucumbers and green peppers are only better in taste and appearance, but the second batch of ten vegetables has increased the content of nutrients on the basis of these changes. ”

After speaking, Lai Xiaohu directly took out his test report in China and gave it to the other party, and the old Thompson turned out to be full of Chinese characters, and he couldn't understand any of them, and Milhouse didn't know anything about Chinese, so the report was forwarded to the only person here who was familiar with Chinese except Lai Xiaohu, little Thompson.

"This is the inspection report issued by China's national machine, and it is indeed the same as what Lai Xiaohu said, the content of all nutrients has more than doubled." After reading it, little Thompson said directly to his father.

Seeing that old Thompson still didn't believe it, Lai Xiaohu said directly, "If you are skeptical about this test report, sir, you can go to your local testing department in Los Angeles or some university's laboratory for testing, I believe I can't fake it here." ”

Old Thompson is worthy of being a businessman, and his skin is definitely thick enough, after Lai Xiaohu finished speaking, he directly asked Milhouse to take a batch of vegetables to a special agency for inspection.

If this is placed in China, the business will definitely collapse directly, if it is not for the other party to be a foreigner, and it can also be regarded as an elder of his own, Lai Xiaohu will definitely turn around and leave. Chinese talk about business like this, although the mouth says that you can test it now, but the face must take care of both sides.

Money can definitely make a fool of the devil, especially in the United States, a country where capital is completely open, and the inspection report that ordinary people may take days to get can get, Milhouse only took half a day to get it.

The test report brought back by Milhouse completely proved that what Lai Xiaohu said was all correct, the nutrient content of the three vegetables of cucumber, tomato and green pepper was almost the same as that of similar vegetables outside, and the nutrient content of the remaining ten vegetables was more than double that of similar vegetables outside.

Getting this test report means that Lai Xiaohu has completely grasped the initiative.

"Sir, you should have seen the changes that I brought with you and the hotel, two days ago your hotel was on the verge of bankruptcy, but now it has become one of the hottest luxury hotels in Los Angeles and even in the United States, do you think my vegetables are not worth the price?"

"I don't think I would have come to the United States if it weren't for me and your son being good friends, because in China, where my vegetables are also in short supply and there is no higher profit, why would I ship them so far away from Los Angeles?"

"Well, you win." Old Thompson had to say that he had no capital to bargain with Lai Xiaohu at all, because now this business is not for Lai Xiaohu, just like Lai Xiaohu said, if it weren't for Little Thompson, he wouldn't have come to Los Angeles at all.

And for the elder Thompson, he would never see a good opportunity to change his hotel business, or even take his family to the next level, in vain.

Now the situation is that old Thompson is begging to buy Lai Xiaohu's vegetables.

According to the price Lai Xiaohu said, the two began to negotiate the details, and in the last afternoon, the contract for the cooperation between the two parties was finally determined.

The price has not changed, and the elder Thompson wants Lai Xiaohu to sell him all his vegetables, but Lai Xiaohu refuses.

The two sides agreed that Lai Xiaohu would send vegetables to old Thompson once every three days, all by air. Lai Xiaohu was unwilling to bear the freight himself, and the old Thompson was also unwilling to bear the freight for Lai Xiaohu.

According to the purchase volume of the two parties, the price of each delivery of vegetables in the future has reached 400,000 US dollars, which is converted into RMB at the current exchange rate, and basically the cooperation with Thompson Sr. has been equivalent to allowing Lai Xiaohu to open two branches again. In other words, Lai Xiaohu sold the same vegetables to the United States and made nearly twice as much profit as in China.

The two parties directly signed a three-year contract worth US$146 million, and if the party defaults within six months, the defaulting party needs to pay US$300 million in liquidated damages to the other party; For breach of contract within six months to one and a half years, the liquidated damages are 200 million US dollars, and the liquidated damages for breach of contract between one and a half years and two and a half years are 150 million, and the liquidated damages are not counted in the last six months, but the elder Thompson has the right of first refusal to renew the contract.

Lai Xiaohu was worried that the contract was too big, and at the same time, the liquidated damages were too much, but the old Thompson's excuse also made Lai Xiaohu unable to find an excuse to refuse.