After Black Lotus became a reborn person, he went completely crazy

Chapter 118 Bargaining

Xia Ran looked at it carefully and found that there was indeed no problem. There was a remittance slip with the bank's seal, and few people would forge this nowadays.

"Also, I don't know anything about this, so you can't lie to me. If you do, the consequences will be very serious. How much inventory do you have currently?"

You don't need to emphasize this point specifically. I know you are a tough guy and we can't afford to offend you.

When Qi Jinlong heard how much the goods were, he immediately smiled and suggested, "The cost price is more than 6 yuan. How about I take you over to have a look now?"

"It's done."

Looking at the carpets that are almost piled up like a mountain, there is indeed a lot of goods.

"Our carpets are all hand-knotted wool antique carpets. We currently have 90, 100, 120, and 150 threads. The thickness is 2/8 inch and 3/8 inch. We use local high-quality native wool, natural plant dyed thread, hand-woven, carefully washed and finished, the color is solid, the carpet surface is bright, the texture is soft and elastic. The patterns and colors inherit and carry forward the excellent craftsmanship of ancient Chinese carpets, which are simple and elegant, and the appearance is antique..."

When Qi Jinlong introduced his pure wool carpets, he spoke eloquently and nonstop.

Xia Ran asked: "What do you mean by 90 and 120? Is there any difference between them?"

"The difference is huge. Come over here, I'll compare the two." Then he took two carpets and said, "Touch this one first, then touch this one. How is it? Is there any difference?"

Xia Ran touched it and said, "It feels different."

Qi Jinlong explained carefully and in detail: "The number of knots in a carpet refers to the number of knots that can be counted in one foot. For example, a 90-knot carpet has 30 rows of knots in 90 centimeters (or one foot). In this way, in one square foot, the women workers need to tie 8100 knots one by one. Similarly, if it is a 120-knot carpet, one knot is needed for one square foot.

The higher the number of threads, the greater the density of the carpet, and the more elastic the texture. As for the weight of the carpet, it is determined by the number of threads and the pile height. The greater the number of threads (actually the density) and the pile height, the higher the weight. The carpets we produce are basically antique carpets, with a wide variety of patterns, good hand feel, strong elasticity, flat carpet surface, beautiful patterns, and ancient folk art style and traditional ethnic characteristics. "

Xia Ran asked: "That is to say, the higher the number of passes, the more difficult it is to make, the higher the price, and the more flexible it is, the better the quality, right?"

"Yes, that's right, you can understand it that way."

"What do you mean by 3/8 inch? Why do we have to calculate in inches?"

"Because most of these carpets are shipped out for export rather than domestic sales, we usually use foreign measurements. You see, 3/8 inch is almost 1 cm thick. Ours are basically this thickness."

Xia Ran looked at them in detail. These patterns were very beautiful and would not be out of date even in later times. Then she asked how to clean and maintain them, and whether they would fade.

This thing is not cheap at all. A carpet costs several hundred dollars, and ordinary people really can't afford it.

The patterns include natural landscapes, such as flowers, birds, fortune, longevity, dragons, etc. The pine and crane pictures represent longevity, and the peony symbolizes wealth and prosperity. There are also dragons, phoenixes, the Eight Immortals, auspicious patterns, and some blessing and Hui patterns, cloud patterns, and wave patterns.

The floral scenes on the carpet are like reliefs, the carpet is shiny and colorful, and it embodies the essence of ancient Chinese culture. It is a good thing, but it is time to negotiate the price. The key is that this thing is not cheap.

Xia Ran walked around and looked at the goods while asking, "I don't have much money, what price are you going to give me? And your stuff is too expensive, ordinary people can't afford it, it's not easy to sell."

When Qi Jinlong heard that there was a chance, he thought for a moment and replied, "I'll sell them all to you at 8% off the cost price, how about that?"

"That's expensive too. I can't afford it. You have over 6 worth of goods left now?"

"Wait, let me calculate." Qi Jinlong took a list, looked at the goods and calculated the price, and finally summarized: "Yuan, let's calculate it as 6."

Xia Ran had no idea about this. She knew nothing and had no idea what to do. She could only lower the price as much as possible. Only by lowering the price to the lowest level could she make a profit.

So he said: "It's too expensive, I can't afford it. Oh! What a pity, I don't have money, forget it, the things are good, but the price is too expensive!"

"Sister, please don't. You can put in as much money as you have."

"That won't do. I'm planning to wholesale some stuff from outside and sell it in our county. I've spent all my money on this. If I can't sell this stuff and it's stuck in my hands, I'll be crying my ass off."

"Sister, how much money do you have? You can pay part of it first, and I'll give you the rest. You can sell it first."

Qi Jinlong was anxious when he heard this. He still owed the bank loan and his employees wages, and he hadn't paid them for three months. If he didn't pay them, these people would probably come to his house to make trouble.

"How much can you give me? Why are you planning to give me tens of thousands of dollars?"

"I can't give you that much, but I can give you twice the amount you paid for the goods. Let's see how much you can come up with."

"Just tell me what discount you're going to sell it at first. We need to calculate the total price first."

"Girl, if you want all of them, I'll give you a 7% discount. How about that? I'm really selling my blood and flesh for this price. If I didn't still owe the bank loan and employee salaries, I would never give it to you at this price."

"6% off, I want all of it."

Qi Jinlong was immediately excited after hearing this.

Xia Ran quickly explained, "Don't worry, listen to me. The market is not good now, and the competition is fierce. Many factories and units are slowly closing down and laying off employees. The things left by those factories are all sold at a low price. Just get as much as you can.

There are so many things. The longer you keep them, the lower the price will be. If I can't sell them, they will be in my hands. If they can be sold at a good price, then we can continue to cooperate. I can raise the price for you next time, so that you will definitely make money.

The problem is that I have spent tens of thousands of dollars to buy your goods, but I have no idea what to sell them to. Who can I sell them to? I don’t know. Can I sell them? I don’t know. The risk is too great. This thing is so expensive that it can’t be sold in small places. It is only possible in big cities like Shanghai.

But it's thousands of miles from here to Shanghai. The freight alone would cost a lot of money. How big is the risk? There's also the issue of safety on the road. I'm not sure if the goods can be safely delivered. It's so chaotic out there right now. I'm gambling with my life. Think about it, isn't that reasonable?"

Qi Jinlong stopped talking, walked out of the room, lit a cigarette, took a few long puffs, quickly finished the cigarette and stamped out the butt.

He rubbed his face hard with his hands before walking in: "Okay, but you have to pay at least half of the bill this time."