“If you need money, I suggest you only sell this one book,” Tian Xiaoling said calmly, pointing to a splash of pink in the backpack. “This Nine Revolutions Large Intestine recipe alone can sell for at least a million gold coins, which should be enough for you for a very long time.”
“What about the other materials?” Wei Kai frowned slightly.
He also knew that selling everything all at once could easily attract attention from others.
But he also didn't have a better solution.
He couldn't possibly keep so many materials and equipment for himself, could he?
Besides, there was still perishable meat in the backpack that would spoil in another day.
“If you trust me, I can help you deal with them,” Tian Xiaoling said with full confidence.
“How will you deal with them?”
“By selling them, of course.” Tian Xiaoling smiled and said, “But, we'll open our own shop!”
“We? Open our own shop?” Wei Kai’s mind couldn't process it immediately.
“Of course.” Tian Xiaoling laughed and said, “We'll cooperate. You provide the goods, and I'll provide the shop and manpower, and be responsible for management. How about we open a shop together to sell goods?”
“This…” Wei Kai couldn't help but scratch his head. To be honest, he had never thought of such a thing.
On one hand, he had no capital and didn't know how to open a shop and sell goods.
On the other hand, he also didn't have the time to do these things.
But in these two aspects, the other party just happened to be able to fill the gaps.
Tian Xiaoling was both the person in charge of this current trading house and a salesperson at the official trading house next door, which meant she had no shortage of connections or experience.
As for the shop, her family certainly had plenty.
Most importantly, she had enough time.
“We can sign a contract. If you're not at ease, you can also find someone you trust to come and help,” Tian Xiaoling reminded him.
“Then let's sign a contract,” Wei Kai nodded.
As for finding someone to “help,” he decided against it.
Among the people he trusted, none understood this aspect, so even if they came, they wouldn't be able to help much.
If Tian Xiaoling wanted to trick him, she would have ways to bypass others.
“I'm very curious, why do you want to partner with me to open a shop?”
“Because you have the ability,” Tian Xiaoling said bluntly. “In half a day, you were able to acquire so many materials and equipment, which shows your talent is strong enough.”
“With you as a stable source of goods, the shop will never worry about not having things to sell in the future, and there will be low, medium, and high-end goods, catering to a wider range of customers.”
“Most importantly, by opening our own shop, we can avoid being exploited by unscrupulous merchants.”
“Didn't you think the recipes at the trading house were too expensive? If we open our own shop, even if we only sell them for one hundred thousand gold coins each, we can still make a huge profit.”
“Ah?” Wei Kai was stunned, pointing to the ceiling above his head: “But… isn't this trading house your family's?”
“My family are also unscrupulous merchants,” Tian Xiaoling shrugged, annoyed. “I just can't stand their behavior, which is why I went to be a salesperson next door.”
Hearing this, Wei Kai was immediately convinced.
Someone who openly admits their family are unscrupulous merchants… she really is a formidable character!
“Let me put it this way.” Seeing him remain silent, Tian Xiaoling spoke again, “If you sell this Nine Revolutions Large Intestine recipe to my family, you can only get a maximum of one million gold coins… But my family will sell it for at least three million, or even five million if they find a big spender.”
“Hiss…” Wei Kai gasped, that was too dark.
As expected of unscrupulous merchants!
“Do you know how black-hearted my family is?” Seeing his reaction, Tian Xiaoling was immediately amused, and struck while the iron was hot: “The equipment you painstakingly acquired, you only got a quarter of the price for it, and the bulk was taken by unscrupulous merchants. Are you willing to accept that?”
“Actually… it wasn't that hard,” Wei Kai said quietly.
“…” Tian Xiaoling was momentarily speechless, then pouted, “I don't care if it was hard or not, that's just the idea.”
“If we open our own shop, whatever we sell, that's what we earn. We can also save customers a little money, allowing more people to afford and use the items.”
“Didn't you say before that the recipes were too expensive? If we open our own shop, even if we only sell them for one hundred thousand each, it's pure profit.”
“And it benefits the customers too!”
“But then, wouldn't we become competitors with your family?” Wei Kai asked softly.
“That's why I need to be involved,” Tian Xiaoling said, patting her undulating chest. “With me here, my family can't do anything to you. And we can also use my family's connections and relationships…”
The way she said that, it sounded like she was betraying her own family, didn't it?
Wei Kai scratched his head, confused, “There's still one thing I don't understand.”
“Ask.”
“Why do you want to help me?”
“This isn't just helping you, it's helping me too.” Tian Xiaoling took a deep breath and said seriously, “When we partner to open a shop, I'll also take a share of the money.”
“No problem,” Wei Kai immediately agreed, “Let's split it fifty-fifty.”
While talking about money can hurt feelings, since they were partnering in business, some things had to be made clear.
Otherwise, it would hurt feelings even more later.
As a partner, Tian Xiaoling would be responsible for the shop's operation and management, as well as connections.
Taking half of the profit at the end was reasonable.
However…
“I can't take that much,” Tian Xiaoling immediately shook her head when she heard that. “All the goods are provided by you. Without your goods, whatever I do will be useless. I only need twenty percent.”
“Won't twenty percent be too little?” Wei Kai was a bit speechless, was there really someone who thought money was too much?
“It's not little,” Tian Xiaoling pointed to the ceiling above her head and said, “Do you know how much money my family's shop earns in a month?”
“Hmm… I don't know.” Wei Kai shook his head.
How could a poor student like him know such business secrets?
“Ten million!” Tian Xiaoling held up a finger and said, “And that's when business isn't good. If we had a few more suppliers like you, it could multiply several times.”
“!!!” Wei Kai was utterly speechless.
At this moment, he suddenly remembered his parents' three thousand yuan monthly salary… and instantly felt the disparity in the world.
“Didn't expect that, did you?” Tian Xiaoling smiled. “Even if our shop only earns half of that, it's still five million a month. My twenty percent would be one million, which is equivalent to five years of my salary.”
“But twenty percent is still too little,” Wei Kai thought for a moment and then said directly, “Either thirty percent, or twenty percent of the net profit after deducting all costs. You choose.”
Since they were partnering in business, the money that should be given had to be given properly.
“Then twenty percent of the net profit it is,” Tian Xiaoling thought about it and answered readily, “I hope we have a pleasant cooperation!” With that, she extended her right hand.
Wei Kai immediately understood, also extended his right hand, and high-fived her.
“Pleasant cooperation!” After saying that, he took off his backpack and handed it to her.
“I'll leave these to you.”
“No problem!” Tian Xiaoling smiled sweetly, then said, “Since we have our own shop, let's not sell this Nine Revolutions Large Intestine to unscrupulous merchants.”
“…” Wei Kai was speechless, and couldn't help but ask, “Could it be… you have a grudge against your family?”
