Gu Chen suddenly felt relieved.
It turned out to be her.
He picked up the phone and said, 'Hello.'
On the other end of the line was Li Aifang's somewhat anxious voice.
'Hello, hello, this is Li Aifang, I'm the family member of the young girl in the bed opposite your daughter-in-law, the one who sells fruit!'
Li Aifang was afraid that Gu Chen might not remember her, so she introduced herself clearly in one breath.
From her tone, one could tell that she must be very eager to discuss something with Gu Chen.
Gu Chen took his hands off the handlebar and leaned back in his seat before smiling and saying, 'It's you. You called me. What's up?'
What a composed response. He knew exactly what was going on, but pretended not to. He waited for the other person to speak first.
The person on the other end spoke in a low voice, with a hint of nervousness in their tone.
'Well, Mr. Gu, I wanted to discuss with you whether you could sell me the imported cherries you have in stock.'
Lin Aifang tossed and turned for several days.
Finally, she came up with what she thought was the best solution at the moment, but it was a bit risky. However, it was the only way to ensure that her cherries would not be affected.
That was to take over all the imported cherries in Gu Chen's hands and hold them in her own hands first.
At the same time, contact all sales channels to try to sell the cherries in her hands as quickly as possible.
Then start selling the imported cherries that came in from Gu Chen's hands.
Only by keeping the imported cherries from Gu Chen in his own hands can he be guaranteed not to do anything rash and not go out and compete with him for business.
As long as he doesn't sell them, he is confident that no one else will be able to sell cherries of better quality than his.
At that time, he will sell the cherries that come in from him, and in this way, he will earn double the money!
However, there are also risks, such as the possibility of suffering a certain loss if he holds the goods for too long, causing them to go mouldy or rotten.
But this kind of loss is definitely less than Gu Chen trying to steal business from her.
So Li Aifang called Gu Chen.
Gu Chen smiled and said honestly, 'I have quite a lot of cherries.'
Now, although she doesn't have a lot of cherries in her hands, after all, there are only two trees, but she gets cherries every day, which is a slow trickle.
Li Aifang wants to monopolise her cherries, but she is afraid that she may not be able to do it.
Over there, Li Aifang was a little anxious. 'Mr. Gu, how much do you have in your hands?'
Gu Chen thought for a moment, "About 500 to 700 catties, maybe 700 catties.'
After all, the cherries ripen all the time, so who knows how much there is in the end.
Li Aifang hesitated for a moment, "How about this, Mr. Gu, I'll take the whole batch you have in your hands. Is that okay?'
Gu Chen blinked, 'Sure, of course.'
He was originally in the fruit business, so if she wanted to buy, how could he not sell?
'But as you know, my fruit is imported, and the price...' Gu Chen paused halfway through his sentence. He never liked to be the first to make an offer.
That would be like committing to a price, and he wanted to wait for the other person to make an offer!
Li Aifang gritted her teeth.
'How about this, the cost of an ordinary cherry on my end is 8 yuan, and after factoring in logistics fees, rent, etc., I'll sell them for 12 yuan. Since your cherries are imported, I'll just give you a flat price of 12 yuan. What do you think?'
Upon hearing this, Gu Chen smiled.
The cherries he bought for Tangtang last time were also 12 yuan, and these were twice as big. If he still charged this price, he would be losing money.
'Actually, I don't think you need my cherries. Why don't we each buy our own, and neither of us delays the other?' Gu Chen smiled.
If he went to the street, he could casually sell these cherries for 13 yuan for their appearance alone. For such a large one, not to mention 13, 14 people would buy it.
Li Aifang came up and offered him 12 yuan, which he really wasn't interested in.
Gu Chen also said this, but it made Li Aifang anxious.
'No, Mr. Gu, thirteen, thirteen, is that okay?'
Li Aifang's voice trembled, and she was on the verge of crying.
If Gu Chen bought the cherries himself, there might still be a way out.
As long as he and she were in a competitive relationship, then her family's cherries would really be finished.
This is going to cost money, and it might even be a total loss. She was really anxious.
Gu Chen's tone was indifferent, 'How about this, an outright price of fourteen.'
To be honest, if it weren't for the fact that Ji Pianran and her daughter had been fellow patients in the same hospital ward, even fourteen would make her hesitate.
Fourteen!
The purchase price of her own cherries was only eight, and Gu Chen was asking for fourteen, was she trying to double the price?
At that price, even if the cherries were delicious, they might not necessarily sell.
After all, this was the standard of living here, wasn't it?
If you buy them for 14 yuan, you have to charge more or less to make a profit.
But how can you raise the price?
14 yuan is the price of two catties of meat. In today's society, there are more poor people than rich people.
Even if you don't make a profit, there's no guarantee that people will buy them.
Li Aifang hesitated. To her, the price was really a bit high.
If she took over at this price, she had no idea how to sell them.
But if she doesn't take it, what should she do with the cherries she already has?
Her mind is in a complete mess.
'Mr. Gu, I think you are a smart person and you should be able to guess why I want to buy your cherries,' Li Aifang's tone is a little apprehensive.
'Of course I know, and I sympathise with you, but there's nothing I can do. Business is business, and it's always been like this, you should understand that,' Gu Chen's words are realistic and helpless.
Sympathy is one thing, business is another. Who in the world doesn't work hard?
There are so many hard-working people, and you can't just give up your chance to make money because of a one-sided relationship.
He's just a person who wants to make money, isn't he?
Li Aifang took a deep breath and said helplessly, 'Let me think about it. The purchase price of 14 is really too high.'
Li Aifang was already 40 years old, and she had struggled in the business world. Although she was a little angry, she knew that Gu Chen was right.
She just didn't know what to do.
From the first time she met Gu Chen, she had the impression that he was a family man, very approachable, kind to people, good-looking, and comfortable to be around.
Li Aifang summoned up her courage and spoke her mind to Gu Chen.
To speak one's mind to one's competitor was the first time she had done such a thing in her life.
'To be honest, I am really in a difficult situation this time. If we really become competitors, I may be beaten without any way to fight back.'
'The price of 14 yuan is actually not a problem in terms of the quality of your cherries, but as a businessman, we also have to consider the issue of the audience, don't you agree?'
This is now the point that is causing her the most headache.
The success of a product depends partly on quality and partly on the number of people in the target group.
At this price, she knows that the target group will definitely not be large.
Perhaps it is a personal matter, but she prefers heartwarming stories to pretentious ones. If you don't feel well, just bear with it.