God's imitator

Chapter 550 Asking questions knowingly
Bai Zhilan did not take too long:
"Category C is 800."

"Class M is 1400."

"Class O is 300."

"Class F is 400."

Zheng Chunhua tried to observe her expression: "Do you have any suggestions for these four different medications?"

Bai Zhilan pointed to herself, somewhat confused: "Uncle, you're asking me?"

"What advice could I possibly have? Besides the price difference, what other differences are there between these medicines? I'm just a salesperson; I don't know anything about these things."

"How about we buy the cheapest one? After all, they are special drugs. If the burden on the patients is lighter, we can earn more."

"I was just saying it offhand, Uncle, you should decide for yourself."

Zheng Chunhua did a simple calculation and added up the four prices quoted by Bai Zhilan.

Then, I compared the quote with Chen Guangming's previous quote in my mind.

"The price quoted for Bai Zhilan is 2900, while Chen Guangming's package price is 3000. These two prices are very close."

"Therefore, any one of the four prices quoted by Bai Zhilan should be within the suggested retail range of these drugs, since she cannot be sure which one or several I will buy."

"Furthermore, the four sales representatives cannot meet each other, and they should not be able to communicate with each other in the early stages of the game, so there should be no possibility of price collusion."

Both of these offers have a certain profit margin.

“Class M drugs are the safest drugs, so they are also the most expensive. Qin Cheng’s judgment is correct.”

Thinking of this, Zheng Chunhua asked, "How many bottles of each did you bring?"

Bai Zhilan was a little surprised: "Ah, I only brought one bottle of each. I was afraid that if I bought too many, they would all end up unsellable, which would be troublesome."

"Uncle, if you're sure you want more, I'll bring more next time."

Zheng Chunhua nodded: "Okay, I'll buy all four bottles of medicine this time."

"Next time you can bring more M-class and O-class drugs."

Bai Zhilan nodded: "Okay, Uncle. These four bottles of medicine will cost 2900 in total."

"Why should we bring more Class M and Class O medications? Is there any special information about these two types of medications?"

She looked at Zheng Chunhua with some curiosity, her eyes sparkling with a thirst for knowledge, but she didn't show it particularly obviously.

Zheng Chunhua shook her head: "I'm not quite sure what the specific differences are between these medicines yet, but since these two medicines are the lowest and the highest priced respectively, it's probably a good idea to prepare more."

"The high price of M-class drugs is certainly justified, while for the low price of O-class drugs, we can try to achieve high sales volume with low profit margins."

This is how I see it.

"Of course, if you have any new information or ideas, you can also tell me."

Bai Zhilan stared at Zheng Chunhua for a moment, then nodded: "Okay, Uncle, I'll try to buy more M-class and O-class drugs next time."

The two swiped their medical cards to complete the transaction.

Zheng Chunhua breathed a sigh of relief as she watched Bai Zhilan leave the room.

Fortunately, things seem to be going smoothly so far.

According to Qin Cheng, Zheng Chunhua only needed to purchase Class M drugs.

Of these four special drugs, codeine (Category C) and morphine (Category M) are relatively safe and have a lower risk of addiction.

However, Class C codeine is not essential, as it is unlikely to completely treat specific types of pain, and therefore cannot be used as a life-saving drug.

It can only be considered a superior alternative for treating general pain.

The only truly valuable drugs are M-class morphine.

However, Qin Cheng had already instructed Zheng Chunhua not to immediately accept only the M category.

Based on the current game mechanics, any player who can become a "salesperson" must have invested a lot of time in visa processing. The possibility of them being a novice player is very low, and they must be under great pressure to achieve sales targets in the game.

They will definitely try every means to sell their drugs for the highest possible profit.

If you only offer Class M drugs from the start, it might actually give these salespeople special information, allowing them to prepare accordingly.

For example, both salespeople deliberately avoid selling Class M drugs, and they just keep at it.

That would put Zheng Chunhua and Qin Cheng in a very passive position, since the salesperson could treat himself with special drugs at any time, while the patients would face an increasing risk of death if they could not get the drugs.

However, judging from the current situation, Zheng Chunhua felt that Qin Cheng's worries were somewhat unnecessary.

Bai Zhilan and Chen Guangming should be different types of players.

If Bai Zhilan can cooperate and continue to supply Class M drugs at a price of 1400 medical points, it would be a win-win situation.

As a seller, Bai Zhilan can still make a certain profit, and all patients in Zone D can obtain life-saving drugs, only spending some of the medical points saved before entering the game.

……

In the fourth round of the game, Zheng Chunhua waited a while, but Qin Cheng didn't send any requests, indicating that the situation in Area D was temporarily safe. During their last meeting, Zheng Chunhua had given Qin Cheng a bottle of Class M painkillers, and only one infected person could appear in each area per hour at most.

The infected person has an hour to heal himself, and he may not necessarily show symptoms quickly.

Therefore, as long as Qin Cheng has enough medicine, he will not take the initiative to meet with Zheng Chunhua for the time being.

At this time, what is more important for Zheng Chunhua is to open up sales channels for the drugs and ensure that there are enough M-type drugs in reserve for each patient as the number of infected people increases.

Therefore, even after confirming that Qin Cheng had not sent an application, Zheng Chunhua still chose to meet with Chen Guangming.

The application was approved very quickly.

Chen Guangming, who looked refined and wore gold-rimmed glasses, entered the review room and sat down opposite Zheng Chunhua.

Although he was well-mannered and seemed very polite, for some reason, Zheng Chunhua always had a sense of danger, like looking at an oil painting depicting a natural landscape. At first glance, everything seemed normal, but upon closer inspection, it felt as if a venomous snake was hidden in the colors and lines of the painting.

Therefore, Zheng Chunhua was wary of Chen Guangming from the beginning, and this became even more so after Qin Cheng reminded her.

The reason he still wanted to see Chen Guangming was that he couldn't put all his eggs in one basket and rely on another salesperson selling Baizhilan as his only source of medicine.

The optimal solution for the auditor is still to source the drug from Bai Zhilan and Chen Guangming as much as possible, and try to get them to negotiate a lower price with each other to obtain the Class M drug morphine at the lowest possible price.

"Hello, how have you decided?"

"I brought a lot of medicine this time. If you buy more, I can consider giving you a discount or special offer."

Chen Guangming's demeanor resembled that of a professional salesperson, and Zheng Chunhua suspected that he may have previously worked in a similar field, as some ingrained habits are hard to break.

Zheng Chunhua considered for a moment: "Should we still sell it as a package deal this time?"

He could actually say directly that he only wants Class M drugs, but that might reveal unnecessary information and let Chen Guangming know the special nature of Class M drugs.

Therefore, after considering it, Zheng Chunhua decided to wait a little longer.

Chen Guangming nodded: "This time I brought 1 bottle of Class C drugs, 5 bottles of Class O drugs and 5 bottles of Class F drugs."

"Selling a package of 6000 medical points."

Zheng Chunhua frowned slightly, becoming even more certain of his previous guess: Chen Guangming was definitely not a benevolent player.

Bai Zhi Lan has previously announced the prices of four drugs. Although there is a profit margin in all four prices, it is certain that they will be within the suggested retail price range.

Since there were only four numbers, Zheng Chunhua repeatedly memorized the numbers 8, 14, 3, and 4 after the previous round of the game.

If we estimate based on this price, the package price of 1 bottle of Class C drugs, 5 bottles of Class O drugs, and 5 bottles of Class F drugs should be around 4300, which is already a price with a profit margin.

The package price Chen Guangming offered was more than a thousand yuan more expensive than that, which was clearly an exorbitant price.

Clearly, this was an offensive probing move. If Zheng Chunhua didn't realize how much trickery was involved in the price, Chen Guangming might have a new tactic when they met again.

Zheng Chunhua leaned back, her face darkening: "If you sell like this, then I'm afraid we can't cooperate."

“I am not limited to obtaining medication from you alone.”

"The price you gave me includes at least 2000 medical points as profit. Isn't that going too far?"

Chen Guangming didn't seem to mind. He smiled and said, "When doing business, you always have to leave some room for negotiation."

“I was asking for an exorbitant price, but you were negotiating the price down, weren’t you? You should know very well that the profit margin is definitely not as much as 2000.”

"How about this, I'll take a slight loss and make it my final price: 5000 medical points. What do you think?"

Zheng Chunhua stared at him for a moment, then said, "Why weren't there any Class M drugs this time?"

Chen Guangming shrugged indifferently: "Because the purchase price was too high, the profit margin was very small, so I didn't buy it."

Zheng Chunhua pressed further: "Even if the profit margin is small, there is still one, right?"

"This reason is not very convincing to me."

Chen Guangming shook his head: "As a salesperson, I don't have unlimited funds for purchasing goods. I have to consider the situation of 'stockpiling' inventory."

"Because Class M drugs have high starting prices and low profit margins, if I stock these drugs and they don't sell, I will lose even more money, so I didn't stock them."

"You probably haven't run a business before, have you? If you have, you should know that this is a very normal thought."

Zheng Chunhua considered for a moment: "Is the profit margin for this medicine very low? Then I'm even more determined to buy it."

"How about this, I can take in more M-class drugs. I think that precisely because of their low profit margin and high price, they may be more important drugs for doctors and patients."

"You can have some profit margin. As long as you keep the inventory flowing, a high purchase price isn't a problem, right?"

Chen Guangming stared at Zheng Chunhua for a while, then suddenly revealed a meaningful smile.

"Alright, let's stop pretending."

"You already know that Class M drugs have special characteristics, right?"

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