sbdcsierra Chapter 1804 Agreement Reached for Sale of Amber Dragon
Chapter 1804 Agreement Reached for Sale of Amber Dragon
Chapter 1804 Agreement Reached for Sale of Amber Dragon
Shao Tianpeng was taken aback, then handed the phone to Zhao Jun.
"Hey, Manager Huang," Zhao Jun answered the phone and asked, "What's wrong with the big boss over there? Does he really guarantee that someone can get Sanlong for him?"
"Why don't you talk to him again and suggest we buy our Shilong? We don't need 100,000, 30,000 or 40,000 will be fine with him."
After Zhao Jun finished speaking, he brought the microphone closer to Shao Tianpeng's ear, and then he heard Manager Huang on the other end of the phone say, "No way, Zhao Jun, he won't do it even for three or four thousand, let alone thirty or forty thousand."
"Why is he so stubborn?" Zhao Jun was also speechless. He said to Manager Huang, "If you remove the root head, the bark can be used in the medicine without affecting the effect at all."
“That won’t work either, Zhao Jun.” Manager Huang said this with a hint of helplessness in his voice. Then Manager Huang explained for Zhao Jun, saying, “My old customer of mine has been so busy with work all these years that he hasn’t had time for his family.”
His father hadn't been feeling well last year, but the old man didn't take it seriously. He just got some medicine from the pharmacy to tide him over for a while, and that was about it.
After the Lunar New Year this year, my condition suddenly worsened. When I went to the hospital for a checkup, they said it was too late, and it was no longer treatable in China.
Even if we went abroad, the chances of success were slim, and he might not survive the surgery. Then a doctor in Beijing suggested using the "Three Dragons" ginseng from wild ginseng to replenish the old man's vital energy and help him pull through.
"My long-time customer feels indebted to his father. Especially now that things have come to this, he wants to provide his father with the best within his means."
So even if the medicinal effects are the same, he won't take it if the ginseng has a problem.
He just told me himself that he's willing to spend 100,000 yuan to buy this ginseng, and he's sure someone in Changbai Mountain can meet his demands.
Hearing Manager Huang's words, Zhao Jun and Shao Tianpeng knew that their plan to sell the broken stone dragon to the big boss was doomed.
They're rich and don't care about money, and what they bought wasn't for the sake of the stone dragon's effect. They're using the money to make up for what they owed their father and for any regrets they might have in the future.
Shao Tianpeng glanced at Zhao Jun, and when Zhao Jun looked at him, Shao Tianpeng closed his eyes slightly and nodded to Zhao Jun, meaning that the matter should be dropped.
To Shao Tianpeng's surprise, Zhao Jun said to Manager Huang on the other end of the phone, "Manager Huang, I have a four-leaf Amber Dragon, also known as a Wood Dragon. I just brought it out a couple of days ago, and it's in perfect condition. Do you want me to deliver it to you, or would you like to come over here and pick it up?"
"What the hell?" Even more surprised than Manager Huang was Shao Tianpeng. He stared at Zhao Jun in shock, hardly believing his ears, or rather, he couldn't believe Zhao Jun's words.
Manager Huang was equally incredulous; he couldn't understand what Zhao Jun meant. Why sell inferior goods when there were better ones available? The difference between a good and a bad item could be tens of thousands of yuan!
Not hearing Manager Huang speak on the other end of the phone, Zhao Jun laughed and said, "Manager Huang, although we haven't known each other for long, we've done business together. I, Zhao Jun, am not one to lie; if I say it exists, it definitely exists."
Upon hearing Zhao Jun's words, Manager Huang on the other end of the phone realized what was happening and quickly replied, "Ah, ah, yes, Zhao Jun, I know. Um... wait a moment, I'll call back and ask again."
"Alright, Manager Huang," Zhao Jun said with a smile, "I'll wait for your call."
After Zhao Jun finished speaking, he hung up the phone and then turned to smile at Shao Tianpeng, who was staring at him.
"Zhao Jun, what are you doing..." Shao Tianpeng didn't ask clearly, but Zhao Jun understood his meaning and immediately laughed, "Master Shao, I promise you that our two families will carry the stone dragon in front, and I will carry this amber dragon behind. I must do what I promise you. I would rather not sell my amber dragon than not sell the stone dragon with you."
Hearing Zhao Jun's words, Shao Tianpeng was even more shocked than when he first heard that Zhao Jun possessed the Amber Dragon.
Even if the stone dragons brought out by the two families today weren't damaged, and they sold for 100,000 yuan, with the Shao family getting 50,000, the Zhao family getting 50,000, and Zhao Jun's own amber dragon worth around 10,000 yuan on the market, the Zhao family's total income would only be 60,000 yuan.
But if Zhao Jun sells the amber dragon to a big boss, he can get 100,000 yuan, which is 40,000 yuan short.
Forty thousand yuan!
These days, four hundred yuan is enough to marry a wife in the countryside, so how many people would go crazy for forty thousand yuan?
Looking at Zhao Jun, who seemed completely calm and collected, Shao Tianpeng couldn't help but feel admiration.
"Zhao Jun!" Shao Tianpeng gave Zhao Jun a thumbs-up as he spoke, saying, "I, Shao, acknowledge you as my friend!"
Zhao Jun smiled faintly, and then Shao Tianpeng gave him a thumbs up and said, "Master Shao not only says you have this kind of character, but you also have this kind of ability. Whether it's hunting or herding, you're a leader."
In the year or so since Zhao Jun's rebirth, he has always been praised. But even now, Zhao Jun still feels embarrassed whenever someone praises him.
At this moment, Zhao Jun wanted to change the subject. Just then, he remembered something and said to Shao Tianpeng, "Master Shao, I'm alright at hunting, but my skills in herding are far inferior to yours."
“That’s right.” Shao Tianpeng raised his hand at Zhao Jun and said, “In this Grass Sprout City, you can bring up Amber Dragon. I don’t have that kind of ability.”
"No, that's not it," Zhao Jun said modestly. "Master Shao, when it comes to real skills, how can I compare to you? I can carry this wooden dragon because I have two secret techniques."
"Secret technique?" Shao Tianpeng looked at Zhao Jun in surprise, then realized and said, "You're Manager Wang's grandson, so it's perfectly normal for you to know the secret technique of the ginseng gang."
"Oh, Master Shao." Zhao Jun smiled upon hearing this and said, "In the Lingnan, Lingxi, and Lingdong valleys, no ginseng gang can compare to your Shao family gang. Don't you have any secrets to traversing the Stone Dragon and Wooden Dragon?"
“We have the secret,” Shao Tianpeng said, “but we don’t have the method to cross the Stone Dragon and Wooden Dragon.”
The secrets of the Pang family gang are passed down orally from father to son. Although Pang the Blind's father, Pang Sanyan, was a disciple of Shao the Bald, the secrets of the Pang family gang could not have come from the Shao family gang.
Upon hearing that the Shao family gang had no secrets about traversing the Stone Dragon and Wooden Dragon, Zhao Jun immediately laughed and said, "Master Shao, then I'll tell you my two secrets about traversing the Stone Dragon and Wooden Dragon, and you can tell me two things I don't know."
"What?" Shao Tianpeng wasn't unaware of Zhao Jun's words; he simply couldn't believe it.
"What I mean is, let's switch," Zhao Jun said with a smile. "I'll tell you a couple of things, and you'll tell me a couple of things. That way, your family gets a few more things to say, and our family gets a few more things to say. Isn't that a good thing for both of us?"
Shao Tianpeng was somewhat bewildered upon hearing this. He had been involved in the ginseng-growing business for over forty years and had never heard of any secret techniques being exchanged between ginseng guilds.
Zhao Jun took a more relaxed view of this. He knew that in another thirty or forty years, those mountain hunters wouldn't follow any rules; they'd be roaming the mountains looking for clubs. Whether it was a "Dengtaizi," "Erjiazi," or even "Sanhua" or "Bazhang," they'd take them all home.
Even if you know eight hundred secret formulas by then, you'll probably have no use for them.
Since that's the case, why not take advantage of these two years to make some good money?
Seeing that Shao Tianpeng hesitated, Zhao Jun said to him, "Master Shao, look at this. Your Shao family gang is in Lingnan, and our Zhao family gang is in Lingxi. Our two gangs keep to ourselves. If we exchange secret techniques, it will be good for both of us."
“That makes sense…” Shao Tianpeng was somewhat tempted by Zhao Jun’s words, but still dared not agree. He only said, “But I have to go back and discuss it with my father and Zhiqiang. This matter… wait a couple of days, and I will give you an answer.”
Just as Shao Tianpeng finished speaking, the phone rang. Zhao Jun reached for the receiver and heard Manager Huang's voice on the other end, saying, "Zhao Jun, you're in Jilin Province right now, right?"
These days, telephones have numbers. But even with a number, you still have to go through an exchange. And people aren't used to saying numbers; they prefer to give the exchange operator their address directly. The address Shao Tianpeng gave Manager Huang wasn't Zhao Jun's house, but rather a place in Lingnan.
"Yes," Zhao Jun replied, then heard Manager Huang ask, "Are people from here coming to Jilin Province to find you?"
“Okay.” Zhao Jun replied again, and Manager Huang said, “In that case, my old customer will arrange for someone to arrive at Changchun Dafangshan Airport before 10 a.m. the day after tomorrow. They will come to find you as soon as they get off the plane.”
"Ten o'clock the day after tomorrow... Changchun Airport." Hearing Manager Huang's words, Zhao Jun's mind raced, and he asked, "Manager Huang, should we go pick them up?"
"No need," Manager Huang said decisively. "They'll be picked up in Changchun."
From this, it seems that Manager Huang's regular customer is indeed very powerful.
At this moment, Zhao Jun said, "Manager Huang, then have them go directly from Changchun to Shulan. It's only a little over 200 kilometers, which is quite close. After arriving in Shulan, they can go directly to the Shulan Supply and Marketing Cooperative."
A transaction worth 100,000 yuan must be conducted on one's own territory. Zhao Jun initially wanted to send someone to Yong'an, but even if the other party had connections in Heilongjiang Province, crossing mountains and forests to enter the area would still be troublesome, far less convenient than going from Changchun to Shulan.
In Shulan, there was Jie Chen's second brother-in-law, Sun Haizhu, who was the manager of the Shulan Supply and Marketing Cooperative. Sun Haizhu was considered a prominent figure in Shulan.
"Shulan Supply and Marketing Cooperative." Manager Huang on the other end of the phone was probably taking notes. Hearing him mutter to himself, Zhao Jun continued, "We were there all day. If you want them to come, they should go directly to Manager Sun Haizhu."
“Sun Haizhu… alright, I’ve noted it all down.” Manager Huang replied, then said to Zhao Jun, “Three people will be coming from Beijing the day after tomorrow, one of whom is a master pharmacist he’s hired. After he arrives, give the wooden dragon to him for inspection. If there are no problems, they’ll give you 100,000 yuan. Cash on delivery.”
"Alright." Zhao Jun smiled and said, "Thank you in advance, Manager Huang. I'll thank you properly next time I go to Anguo."
"No need," Manager Huang said with a smile. "That old customer and I have been friends for many years. If I can make this deal happen, he won't treat me unfairly."
“Then I must thank you,” Zhao Jun said. “If it weren’t for you, Manager Huang, taking the lead, how could we have gotten such a good deal?”
"Then let's thank each other." Manager Huang said with a smile, "When you come, I'll treat you to a good meal with fine wine and food. You've already come three times, and I haven't even made arrangements for you yet."
Because Shao Tianpeng was waiting nearby, Zhao Jun didn't say much to Manager Huang on the phone. He exchanged a few polite words and then hung up.
After leaving the village office, Zhao Jun said to Shao Tianpeng, "Uncle Shao, we'll be leaving tomorrow."
"Leaving tomorrow?" Shao Tianpeng asked. Zhao Jun replied, "Yes, Mr. Shao, we'll come back on the 30th."
Zhao Jun is leaving tomorrow, not to go home, nor to Shulan. Instead, he will stay at Xie Chen's house first, and then head directly to Shulan County the day after tomorrow morning.
After selling that seedling of Amber Dragon, Zhao Jun and his six companions will return to Yong'an with 100,000 yuan. They'll leave the money there, rest for two days, and then come to the Shao family to attend the Ginseng King Conference on the first of next month with Shao Tianpeng and Shao Zhiqiang.
(End of this chapter)