As soon as the time came, Cheng Wanwan appeared at the venue.
She attended the event dressed up, wearing a jade hairpin and a bow, followed by her mother-in-law and maid, looking very majestic.
"I've seen Sui Gongren before!"
All the businessmen present, no matter which floor they were on, stood up, bowed their hands and bowed in a respectful manner, and saluted uniformly.
Cheng Wanwan's smile was approachable: "Everyone who has come from afar, please take a seat."
She sat down at the front, took a sip of tea, looked at the crowd and said, "You must have heard of the first investment conference in Dahe Town. The form and process of this second investment conference are no different from the first one. But the first time was to compete for the right to operate the shop, and the second time we are looking for a food agent, the one with the highest price will win."
"After becoming a food agent, Dahe Town will only provide supply to the only food agent in the area." She smiled, "Because this is the first trial at the beginning of the year, the supply is limited, so we will only hire one for each food for the time being. Agent, after getting market response, Dahe Town will readjust the rules. If you have any questions you need to know, you can ask them in advance."
A young man stood up and said Shi Shiran: "The grassroots are from Quanzhou. If I become the agent of Quanzhou for crayfish, does that mean I can only sell crayfish in Quanzhou?"
"No." Cheng Wanwan shook his head, "It means that you are the only one in the whole state who is qualified to obtain supplies from me. You can sell to Yangzhou or the capital. It all depends on your own ability. If Crawfish are very popular, so in the second or third year, Dahe Town will recruit more agents in other areas. After all, you can’t eat alone, right?”
Upon hearing this, everyone present was gearing up.
Everyone is a businessman, and who doesn’t know the principle of seizing the opportunity? As long as you get the agency right, you can seize the market immediately. When the time comes, the second and third agents will not be able to compete with the first one.
All in all, first is important.
Zhao Xiancheng smiled and said: "Now that everyone understands the rules, let's start now."
He made a gesture, and Zhao Tiezhu came out from behind the screen with a tray. On the tray was a bowl of preserved eggs, and he cut one open for demonstration.
"This is a unique delicacy in Dahe Town - Songhua eggs. Since Songhua eggs were put on the market, they have been loved and sought after by the majority of people. Currently, Songhua eggs are only sold in one county and town near Ping'an County, and are not available in other places... Become Songhua After becoming an agent in the Dan District, Dahe Town will help the Zhu family expand production and provide supplies for agents... The starting price for the No. 1 gourmet agency right is one hundred taels of silver, please raise your placards."
Mrs. Zhu was also present, delivering the cut preserved eggs one by one to the merchants for them to taste.
She didn’t know anything about investment agency rights. It was Dashan Niang who told her that this could expand production and increase profits, so she participated without hesitation.
She cooperates with foreign businessmen to help Dahe Town become a city of gourmet food. Similarly, Dahe Town will help her expand the production of preserved eggs. She will benefit, Dashan Niang will take a commission, and Dahe Town will also benefit from it. This way Buy and sell, make sure you make money without losing money.
Everyone present was given an eighth of a preserved egg and swallowed it in one bite.
Some people like to eat it, and some people don't like to eat it, but it must be said that this is indeed a unique delicacy. As long as it is unique, it has market value.
"I'll pay one hundred and fifty taels."
"One hundred and eighty taels."
"Two hundred taels..."
The price increased slowly, and eventually a businessman from Quanzhou obtained the agency rights for four hundred taels.
"The next No. 2 delicacy is a new variety cultivated by the Suigong people who paid tribute to the Laji State envoys. The Suigong people named it potato. A total of five ways to eat this potato have been developed, each of which is interesting. People are full of praise." Zhao County Cheng began to promote the second delicacy, "Because there are more people coming to support today, the five flavors will be bid separately, and the one with the highest price will win."
First, the spicy small potatoes were served, and each person was given one to taste. Those who were interested could raise a sign to participate in the bidding.
This potato was a new thing, and it looked unattractive, but the delicious food it made was particularly amazing. People who were not very interested in it raised their cards one after another.
In the end, the spicy small potato sold for 800 taels, and the other four snacks also fetched high prices of 900 taels, 1,000 taels, 1,110, and 1,200 taels respectively.
The business fair became more and more lively, and finally, under the spotlight, the Crawfish arrived.
Similarly, the four flavors of crayfish are also bid separately.
Most of the businessmen at the scene came just for the crayfish. Their eyes were shining, and they already had various calculations in their hearts.
"Mr. He, which flavor of crayfish do you like?" The businessman from Yangzhou asked in a low voice what Mr. He was interested in. If Mr. He was interested, he would just give up without bothering.
Mr. He touched his beard: "Of the above ten kinds of delicacies, the one that got the highest price was the secret hot sauce. A bottle of sauce actually fetched a high price of 2,000 taels. From this point of view, this lobster starts at least 3,000 taels. , none of the merchants here are short of these three thousand taels of silver."
Another businessman on the side said: "We have donated so much money to build the canal. If we can't get the crayfish agency rights, it will be a big loss."
"I've prepared ten thousand taels of silver to bid. I should be able to win the delicious braised shrimp."
"I just heard some businessmen in Qingzhou talking. They seemed to have raised 20,000 to 30,000 taels of silver together, just for the spicy crayfish and braised prawns."
Mr. He's eyes narrowed: "Everyone comes here for the crayfish, so naturally they don't want to return without success. It is indeed the best choice to work together to take pictures of the same delicacy. We all belong to the Yangzhou Chamber of Commerce. How about we use the Yangzhou Chamber of Commerce this time?" In the name of the company, we have acquired the exclusive agency rights for crayfish. After we acquire the rights, we will make an internal profit sharing. In this way, we will not conduct unnecessary bidding internally. What do you think?"
More than a dozen Yangzhou businessmen followed Mr. He's lead. Mr. He said so, so they naturally nodded.
"The starting price for steamed shrimps with garlic paste is one thousand taels of silver. Please bid."
"Two thousand taels!"
"Three thousand taels!"
"Four thousand taels!"
As soon as the crayfish arrived, the atmosphere at the scene was high, and the price skyrocketed instantly.
Cheng Wanwan sat firmly on the Diaoyutai, drinking tea while watching everyone bid. The bidding soon exceeded five thousand taels of silver.
Originally there were about forty or fifty people participating, but because the price exceeded the budget, only four or five people were left.
These four or five people bit each other and raised the price by at least five hundred taels. Slowly, the price approached ten thousand taels. In the process, two more people gave up. In the end, a Qingzhou businessman and Mr. He were left to bid against each other.
Seeing that the price was getting more and more outrageous, Cheng Wanwan had to say: "You two, stop for a moment. There are three flavors of crayfish in the back. You don't have to stick to this garlic steamed shrimp. If the agency fee is too high." Even if it’s high, the two of you can’t make any money, right?”
Even if a pound of crayfish can be sold for four or five taels of silver, the remaining crayfish in the pond can only earn about 20,000 taels of silver. Costs, travel expenses, wear and tear, etc. have to be factored in... In other words, the first one You may not be able to earn back the agency fees every year.
Although she wants to gather the wool, she cannot make the sheep bald, otherwise it will be difficult to cooperate in the future.
After she opened her mouth, Mr. He said in a good-natured voice: "Then I will accept the concession. I hope that you will also allow me, this old man, to do so."
He has observed that the most popular ones are spicy crayfish and braised prawns. The Yangzhou Chamber of Commerce is bound to win these two.
