Star Tycoon

Chapter 18 Suppliers

"Original, caramel, five-spice, matcha, salty, cream..." Tian Ersan quickly and solemnly said, "Six kinds of melon seeds, one hundred catties of each!"

"That's six hundred jin..."

Wang Hong, who originally thought it would only weigh a few kilograms or at most ten or twenty kilograms, is now taking the handsome young man in front of her seriously.

The confidence Tian Ersan exuded made Wang Hong feel that he wasn't joking, nor was he the kind of person who would come here to deceive people for no reason.

"You need to pay first, and we don't deliver to places that are too far away."

Wang Hong's primary concern was not the price, but rather the safety of credit sales and delivery.

There are many bad influences in this small county, and every year there are reports of deaths in many schools.

I've gotten used to it over the years.

It's normal for a large group of unemployed youths or teenagers left behind by their parents to cause trouble when they get together; small counties can't compare to big cities in terms of public security.

Those who can't afford internet access will try every means to get money, and they're not afraid of doing many illegal things.

It's not just young people; there are also quite a few adults and elderly people committing crimes here.

Anything left outside for even a short time, whether it's an electric scooter or a bicycle, could be stolen.

There are also various beggars who frequently appear during the day, who will visit several times a day, standing at the door asking for money.

There are too many things to deal with when running a shop, so if you can find a profitable business, you're certainly willing to continue doing it long-term.

Tian Ersan knew that the two sides did not trust each other at the moment.

“My home is on the old street of Linhe Road. There is a Laicai convenience store on the side of the road, and a car repair shop across the street.”

"Could you make the sunflower seeds a little cheaper? If I can sell them all, I'll definitely buy them from here again in the future."

Wang Hong had a good impression of this sunny, cheerful, and hardworking young man, but she also had to keep her business going.

"It's already very low, I can't go any lower." In order to do this business, Wang Hong also made concessions, "I can give you the canned food for free, and how about we keep the sunflower seeds at the three yuan and fifty cents we just agreed on?"

Tian Ersan remembered that it was four yuan.

The other party said they couldn't lower the price, but then said three yuan and fifty cents.

It's obvious that the base price is lower than 3.5 yuan, so selling 600 jin of sunflower seeds will earn her at least 600 yuan.

Tian Ersan nodded and said, "Okay, I don't know if business is good or not, so I'll just take this much for now. I'll pay 1,000 yuan first, and I'll pay the remaining 1,000 yuan when it arrives."

Wang Hong frowned, did some calculations, and quickly walked to a shelf and grabbed a calculator.

"I'll do the math."

Tian Ersan walked over and said, "Six hundred catties, three yuan and fifty cents per catty, it's easy to calculate."

"You know, my mind gets confused easily." Wang Hong felt that her mind was already a bit muddled.

Tian Ersan was speechless and patiently waited for her to finish calculating the bill.

With the computer's verification, Wang Hong finally confirmed the true amount.

"Then you pay first, I'll pack the sunflower seeds for you, and I'll have my man deliver them to you later."

Tian Ersan said, "Okay, you write a receipt too. I'll keep one copy, and you can keep the other, as proof that I gave you a thousand yuan deposit."

Wang Hong looked embarrassed. "I can't write well. Why don't you wait a bit? I'll have my man talk to you later."

Tian Ersan didn't want to go through all that trouble. "Then I'll just pay a deposit of 100 yuan first. You can settle the bill when you deliver the melon seeds. If you can't find them, I'll just consider it a 100 yuan fee for your trouble. And if I can't wait for you, I'll just consider it a 100 yuan lost and won't bother looking for you anymore."

Wang Hong quickly said, "Leave your phone number, let's add each other on WeChat, I'll contact you when it's ready."

Tian Ersan readily nodded, "Okay, I have something to do tonight. Try to contact me before 5 o'clock if you have something to do, otherwise I might not receive it. If you don't deliver it today, you can deliver it tomorrow. Just give me a call in advance."

“Okay!” Wang Hong readily agreed.

These sunflower seeds are all close to their expiration date; some have already expired, and others contain a lot of mold or empty shells, so the price is actually very low.

Tian Ersan quickly scanned the QR code to pay a deposit of 100 yuan, and then left with two jin of melon seeds packed for free.

After Tian Ersan left, Wang Hong quickly sent a voice message to her husband, Niu Jian.

"Come to the store quickly, someone wants to place an order!" Niu Jian replied quickly: "How much do you want? Do you need delivery?"

“Come over here and get in the car.”

Soon Wang Hong began preparing things, moving all the unopened bags of sunflower seeds together.

Not long after, Niu Jian arrived in an electric tricycle.

In a small county town, a shop doesn't usually need two people. When the male shop owner is minding the store, the female shop owner might be taking care of the children instead of working.

If the female shop owner is minding the shop, the male shop owner is usually doing other work.

Niu Jian's main job is as a chef in a restaurant; his side job is delivering goods.

Although he is a chef at the restaurant and can drive, the restaurant's purchasing is not under his jurisdiction.

Niu Jian drove his electric tricycle to the door and had just stopped when he saw Wang Hong carrying more than ten bags of sunflower seeds, blocking the entrance.

"Are these all for delivery?" Niu Jian came down and looked at the thirteen bags of sunflower seeds on the ground. "Have any big supermarkets placed orders?"

Several hundred kilograms of sunflower seeds is far beyond what a typical small shop could possibly consume.

Normally, small shops only sell one bag at a time.

Even in the county's major supermarkets, no one would buy more than a dozen bags of sunflower seeds at once.

Moreover, the work in large supermarkets is all done by their own staff, so outsiders simply can't get a chance to do it.

In small county towns, without connections, it's impossible to find stable jobs; some jobs are so expensive that even offering money won't get you anywhere to do it.

Wang Hong smiled and said, "A store called Lai Cai Supermarket ordered some goods. They said it's located on the old road of Linhe Street, opposite the auto repair shop. Have you been there? I remember that the old street area is all main roads, and it's not far from here. Why don't you go and deliver the goods?"

It's really not far, just a few minutes' walk.

Niu Jian felt very strange.

“I’ve walked that road several times. I’ve seen the repair shop, but I don’t remember the supermarket. The place is really out of the way. I remember there was a big supermarket at the intersection, but I’ve never heard of this Lai Cai Supermarket.”

Wang Hong trusted the young man from earlier. "Go and take a look. He's already paid a 100 yuan deposit. I'll give you his phone number; you can talk to him."

Although Niu Jian was puzzled, he still took out his phone and wrote down the other party's number.

Niu Jian quickly dialed that number.

"Hello, is this Mr. Tian?"

"My surname is Tian. What do you need?"

"I sell sunflower seeds. My wife just said you wanted some. Shall I bring them over now?"

"Okay," Tian Ersan said. "I'll be home in a few minutes. You can deliver it now and pay me when it arrives."

"Okay! Good!" Niu Jian readily agreed when he saw there were no problems.

The couple quickly filled the container with sunflower seeds and went upstairs. Niu Jian got in and prepared to drive away, saying, "I'm going now. I'll head straight to the restaurant later."

"Wait a minute, there's also canned food." Wang Hong said, "I gave him the canned food for free. You charged him two thousand yuan and told him to send it directly to me. You took it to drink again."

Niu Jian knew he had made a lot of money this time, so giving away some canned goods was nothing.

I thought they would only give away a few bottles, but they brought out dozens of cans of food from the store all at once.

"Why send so much?" Niu Jian felt he was being taken advantage of.

Wang Hong said, "It's nothing valuable. Ask him what else the store needs, and we'll stock more in the future."

Niu Jian also thought of this.

If it's a large supermarket, maintaining a good relationship with them will make your earnings more stable in the future, and you won't have to worry about those trivial individual customers.

Soon, Niu Jian drove his car, carrying six or seven hundred pounds of goods, toward the old street of Linhe Road.

Besides Niu Jian, Zhou Shanshan's family delivered a freezer in a van, and Zheng Lingyan's family delivered an air conditioner by tricycle.

(End of this chapter)