Chapter 68: Making a Fortune EveryDay
It's unknown how Fu Chen'an negotiated with Boss Xisi, but that evening, several of the noble families who had submitted invitations received replies,
stating they would meet at the Marshal's Mansion the following morning.
Traditionally, these shops were managed by the mistresses of the families, and it was the mistresses who would negotiate business.
However, the Marshal's Mansion lacked a mistress, and therefore no suitable female relatives to receive them. Consequently, several stewards of the family businesses arrived, accompanied by several illegitimate sons who served as fronts.
In aristocratic families, legitimate sons handle official affairs, while illegitimate sons manage the business world. The illegitimate sons then earn money to support the legitimate sons...
So, after some "friendly negotiations," the noble families agreed on their respective purchase quotas and quantities.
Boss Xisi, seemingly unable to write Daliang script, specifically entrusted Fu Chen'an with the drafting of the contract documents.
Initially, the noble families suspected Fu Chen'an would interfere, but Boss Xisi had his own way.
Regardless of the price, they had to pay first before receiving the goods. No credit allowed, and no payment after goods are delivered.
Simple, crude, and effective.
Furthermore, Boss Xisi announced in front of all the major families that Fu Chenan would take a 300-ounce commission for every 100 ounces, and Boss Xisi would take the rest directly, and only in gold ingots!
In order to continue selling goods, Fu Chenan and the major families would also ensure Boss Xisi's safety in the Daliang Dynasty.
In fact, the major families really wanted to send some people to Boss Xisi. If they could use these spies to find out Boss Xisi's source of goods, maybe they could dominate the market in the future?
Unfortunately, Boss Xisi didn't want any of them, regardless of gender.
After finally getting the major families to take away ten boxes of goods each with gold ingots, Boss Xisi screamed on the spot, "No stock, I'll go back to stock up..." He
actually asked Fu Chenan's people to pack the gold ingots and send him directly to the cargo ship on the Yudai River, and then left!
This way, everyone knew that Fu Chenan's profits were entirely for the small group, and everyone felt balanced.
There were several other shops offering the same Western goods. Fu Chenan's Taotaoji business was impacted by the shops of the big families on Anxiang Street, and the business really dropped a lot.
But Fu Chenan didn't care, he started selling in small quantities.
Soap that can be used to wash face, hands and whole body is sold alone for three taels of silver a piece. A peep show
that is slightly larger than the palm of your hand with a wooden frame is sold for five taels of silver a piece.
Many people also took a fancy to the colored glass used as a counter in Fu Chenan's shop and asked how to sell it.
Ruyi and Qiuyue gave a unified reply: they would report the guests' needs to Fu Chenan, and then let Fu Chenan communicate with Boss Xis.
Where is Fu Chenan?
He got on the boat in disguise and waited. As soon as he got the gold ingot, he sent it to Xiao Yingchun's Time and Space Supermarket.
"Miss Xiao, this batch of gold ingots is partly to pay for previously owed goods, and partly to cover future payments. I also need a favor..."
"I'd like to ask you to buy me another batch of stab-proof vests and gloves..."
Every casualty for his personal guards meant a spare, so he naturally wanted to keep them safe. He'd previously purchased fifty sets for them.
But the Fu family army's generals didn't have any yet, so he wanted to equip them each. He
'd only given Xiao Yingchun five hundred taels of Linzhi gold, and he worried it wasn't enough.
You have to know, in the Daliang Dynasty, such items were considered rare treasures, unheard of. How could they be bought with just ten taels of gold ingot?
Xiao Yingchun, looking at the two full boxes of three thousand taels of gold ingots, readily agreed.
Fu Chenan was still on the ship and couldn't stay long. Seeing Xiao Yingchun's agreement, he immediately left the Spacetime Supermarket,
intending to return home first.
Xiao Yingchun was worried: the gold ingots in the Spacetime Supermarket had already exceeded the current domestic antique market's capacity.
Selling them any more would easily devalue them.
After all, anything becomes worthless once it becomes too much.
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This would also easily arouse people's vigilance, so for a short period of time, gold ingots could no longer be sold in large quantities domestically.
Possessing a mountain of treasure but being unable to liquidate it was a very frustrating situation.
Fortunately, there were still tens of millions left from the previous sale of the collection.
This would be enough for a long time.
Xiao Yingchun had already ordered another batch of 100 bulletproof vests and 100 pairs of stab-proof gloves online, and then she heard the courier outside say there was a package...
The pearls she had ordered online had arrived. Upon opening the box, she found numerous small packages of various sizes, each packed in a fine, padded cloth bag – quite thoughtful.
According to Fu Chenan, pearls shouldn't be the best and largest, but only slightly better than the ordinary, to avoid arousing suspicion from the aristocratic families in Beijing and the emperor.
Clients demand the highest standards,
especially for the exclusive VIP client.
Xiao Yingchun purchased ordinary pearls of various sizes and lusters, as well as ten large, near-round, flawless pearls of various colors, of higher quality.
Pearls under 10mm in diameter were also affordable.
A string of 3mm to 4mm, near-round, slightly flawed pearls cost only 58 yuan.
A string of 5-6mm beads is only 68 yuan.
The same style, extended to be wrapped twice,
is only a little over 100 yuan a string... Even the most expensive large pearls of various colors are only purchased at a little over 300 yuan each.
As for whether it is not the cheapest price on the entire network?
It doesn't matter.
Anyway, we make a profit of hundreds of times the price difference...
In the matter of doing business with Fu Chenan, Xiao Yingchun is no longer willing to calculate the details. After all, the profit is too much, and being too calculative will only make him suffer.
Putting the things aside and putting the gold ingots into the cash register space system, Xiao Yingchun went to handle the formalities with Wang Li from the travel agency.
The passport has been obtained, and now what needs to be applied is the visa to London.
Wang Li was a little confused: "Ms. Xiao, you have never been abroad, so you probably don't know that when people from our country go abroad, many people will think they are very rich and they are very likely to be robbed..."
"If you go with a tour group, not only will the cost be lower, but the safety factor will also be much higher. Why do you have to travel independently?"
Xiao Yingchun smiled helplessly: "I'm going abroad for something and it's not convenient to travel with a group."
Wang Li remembered what she saw when she checked the bank statements, thought about it and suggested: "If you are going abroad for business, do you want to hire a bodyguard or something?"
Xiao Yingchun looked at Wang Li in surprise: "What? Your travel agency has this kind of service?"
Wang Li laughed: "That's not the case. I have a cousin who retired as a special forces soldier. Now he opened a security company with his comrades."
"If you need it, I can talk to my cousin and he can accompany you."
"Of course, you will have to pay for the relevant expenses."
Xiao Yingchun thought about the various news she had read before, and she also had an idea: "It's not impossible..."
Although she had the warehouse of the Time and Space Supermarket and was not afraid of being robbed, she was also afraid of being hit by clubs or shot!
My life is more valuable than anything else.
"Then can you ask your cousin for me how the fees are charged?"
"Okay..." Wang Li agreed and immediately sent a WeChat message to her cousin.
(End of this chapter)