Chapter 2343 - 2160: Stop Looking for Me
Chapter 2343: Chapter 2160: Stop Looking for Me
"Ah... It’s really frustrating, you see that store over there, the good herbs are right there, but they just won’t sell them to me." Yao Bing pointed to one of the storefronts and said to Dragon Three.
"Miss, don’t be upset or worried. Miss Zhang, whom you met yesterday, is a regular here. People here somewhat respect Miss Zhang, so we just need to wait patiently." Dragon Three advised Yao Bing.
"Really?"
"Of course, Mr. Song has been here before and was once tricked by Mr. Song." Dragon Three told Yao Bing.
"Is that so? Such things happen?" Yao Bing was intrigued.
"Yes, Miss Zhang used to collect herbal medicine on the third floor. Mr. Song also went to select herbs there, and Mr. Song competed with Miss Zhang’s Appraising Master to test their eyesight." Dragon Three said to Yao Bing.
"Test eyesight?" Yao Bing asked.
"The third floor holds herbal auctions, including millennium ginseng, ten-thousand-year-old tortoises, and so on. Before the auction, they need to estimate the price. Mr. Song tricked Miss Zhang, making her spend two hundred thousand to buy a fake Snow Lotus flower, which was just a dried Chinese rose." Dragon Three explained.
"Such a thing happened?" Yao Bing said.
"Yes indeed..."
Chapter 2161: Intimidation
"Excuse me, are you Miss Lu?"
While Yao Bing and Dragon Three were talking, a man’s voice suddenly came from behind them.
Yao Bing and Dragon Three turned around and saw a middle-aged man in a suit, with gray hair.
"I am, and you are?" Yao Bing did not recognize the person.
"Oh, let me introduce myself, I am He Guangyi, the regional agent in Minghe City for Refreshing Herbal Tea."
So, he was a competitor.
Refreshing Herbal Tea is a famous brand nationwide. After Zhou Changsheng was dismissed, the supply contract for herbal tea to Minghe City’s **** Supermarket for next year was approved by Xu Jiahui and given to Song Xiaodong, which directly alerted the Minghe City regional manager of Refreshing Herbal Tea, Mr. He Guangyi.
"Hello, Mr. He, what brings you to me?" Yao Bing understood very well that the problem of not being able to buy herbs was most likely caused by this man, so her tone was not polite.
"Miss Lu, are you here to buy herbs?" Mr. He asked Yao Bing.
"How do you know? Are you following me?" Yao Bing asked rudely.
"Miss Lu, it’s essential to monitor the movements of competitors." He Guangyi did not deny it.
"If Miss Lu is willing, why not accompany me to the tea house across the street, so we can have a good talk?" He Guangyi invited Yao Bing.
Yao Bing glanced up at Dragon Three, who showed no sign of objection.
"Alright."
"Please, Miss Lu."
Miss Lu, He Guangyi, and Dragon Three sat down and drank tea in the tea house.
"Miss Lu, you are remarkable, to negotiate the entire supply of herbal tea for Minghe’s **** Supermarkets—more than thirty in total—in just one year, which amounts to two million in gross profit. Your Cuishengyuan herbal tea company has been registered for less than two weeks, yet you’ve directly taken a market worth two million from us, truly impressive." He Guangyi said while sipping tea.
"Mr. He, Refreshing Herbal Tea is a well-known national brand, why bother with a small beverage factory in our little town?" Yao Bing said to He Guangyi.
"Miss Lu, although Refreshing Herbal Tea is a renowned brand, I am just a small agent for Minghe. The market your herbal tea is competing for is precisely the one I’ve managed for years." He Guangyi said to Yao Bing.
"I don’t understand market matters, but I believe market competition is fair. The same herbal tea is placed in the fridge, whichever tastes better will be chosen by consumers. We did not snatch the market; we won it through our products and capabilities." Yao Bing said to He Guangyi.
"Hehehehe"
He Guangyi laughed for a while, took a sip of tea, and said, "Your product?"
"Our production line is running continuously, the products are entering the warehouse." Yao Bing replied.
"Do you know how much herbal medicine Su Xiaoliu, Mr. Su, brought back last time?" He Guangyi countered.
Yao Bing did not know about this matter.
Seeing Yao Bing’s bewildered expression, He Guangyi spoke to Yao Bing, "You have two production lines, only one is producing. Even so, working eight hours a day in two shifts, the herbs Mr. Su brought back can only last a few weeks, and Mr. Su couldn’t sign any supply agreement with any of the herb suppliers here."
Yao Bing looked at He Guangyi with a complex expression.
"Miss Lu, the reason Mr. Su can’t buy herbs is the same as yours, and it’s actually quite simple. Because we supply nationwide, we need a stable supply of herbs, we at Refreshing Herbal Tea don’t buy the herbs in this wholesale center, but the yield in the hands of the local herb merchants, we’ve already purchased the entire year’s yield in advance to prevent new brands like yours from rising. Miss Lu, tell me, without raw materials, how can you produce your slimming tea factory? Without production, how will the supply contract you signed with Xu Jiahui be fulfilled?" He Guangyi said to Yao Bing rather smugly.
"Mr. He, if you have anything to say, say it directly without beating around the bush. If you were truly confident in completely suppressing our Cuishengyuan Slimming Tea, you wouldn’t have come to me." Yao Bing said to He Guangyi.
"Hahaha! Miss Lu truly is ice-smart!" He Guangyi praised Yao Bing.
"Miss Lu is right, we don’t have the assurance of completely suppressing your Cuishengyuan Slimming Tea. We understand Mr. Song’s status in Minghe very well, so today I’ve come to propose something." He Guangyi said to Yao Bing.