"The starting price for the delicious braised shrimp is one thousand taels of silver."
As soon as Zhao County Cheng finished speaking, the venue became lively again.
Because Mr. He had just given up on steamed garlic shrimps, when he participated in the bidding again, no one dared to compete with him.
Therefore, Mr. He easily obtained the agency rights of Juewei Braised Shrimp at the price of 5,000 taels of silver.
The old man smiled and handed over his hands: "Thank you for your support. There are also spicy crayfish and braised prawns below. I hope you will support me."
"Hiss, Mr. He, you don't respect martial ethics. You have already obtained an agency, why are you still fighting with us?"
"The price is driven up by you rich people. If you eat meat, can't you let us lower-level businessmen drink some soup?"
"Sui Gongren, don't you care?"
Cheng Wanwan had a helpless smile on his face: "The rules of the investment association are that the one with the highest price wins. Please be quiet. The bidding for spicy crayfish has begun."
Next came the spicy crayfish and braised prawns, and the competition became more intense.
But who can compete with the Yangzhou merchants, especially since the Yangzhou merchants' money is all put together, and He Lao can increase the price at will.
In the end, the Yangzhou Chamber of Commerce obtained the agency rights for the last two delicacies at high prices of 15,000 taels of silver and 19,000 taels of silver respectively.
Mr. He faced everyone's resentful glances and said with a smile: "After the lobsters are available in Yangzhou, I will be the host and you are welcome to go to Yangzhou to taste them."
Everyone present cast angry glances.
And Cheng Wanwan was overjoyed. The lobster agency rights alone cost more than 50,000 taels, and other delicacies totaled 10,000 taels. In other words, the second investment fair made a net profit of more than 60,000 taels. Two pieces of silver, with money, many things will be easier to handle.
The businessmen who had obtained the food agency rights were taken to different private rooms by Zhao Tiezhu to discuss specific cooperation details with different persons in charge and sign contracts.
The characteristics of each delicacy are different. For example, preserved eggs can be stored for a long time, but ice powder cannot be stored for more than two days. Different cooperation plans will be discussed based on the specific delicacies. After determining the specific cooperation method, three contracts will be signed, A and B. Each party will have one copy, and the other copy will be submitted to the government for filing.
The people who obtained the agency rights for Crawfish were He Lao from Yangzhou and Shopkeeper She from Qingzhou. After the two signed contracts respectively, the cooperation was finalized.
There were a total of six or seven thousand kilograms of crayfish left in the pond, which were divided into four equal parts. Yangzhou He Lao got three parts and Qingzhou shopkeeper She got one part.
"There are seasoning packs for the delicious braised shrimp, spicy crayfish and braised prawns. They should have been priced separately, but this is the first year, so they are provided for free." Cheng Wanwan said with a smile, "Steamed shrimp with garlic paste is the only one. There is no need for seasoning packets, I have written down the specific cooking process in the booklet, and Shopkeeper She will be able to go back and try it a few more times."
"Thank you Suiko!"
Mr. He and Shopkeeper She quickly handed over their hands and thanked them.
After the two finished their work in Dahe Town, Wu Xiaochui took them to Lijiagou to catch crayfish.
The money they paid before was only the agency fee, and they needed to pay more to get the source of the goods, because crayfish are rare species, and things are expensive when they are rare. Cheng Wanwan's price was 800 cents per catty. As for whether it can be found in the market How much they sell for depends entirely on their own abilities.
Qingzhou is relatively close and can be reached in one day. The crayfish are placed in a box. As long as the humidity in the box is ensured, the survival rate can reach over 90%.
Yangzhou was a little further away, so we had to use water transportation. Thousands of kilograms of crayfish were put into dozens of large boxes. They were all loaded onto the carriage and rushed to Hekou County. Then the crayfish in the boxes were transferred to the belt. The big ship set out for Yangzhou overnight, but the waterway was not smooth. After walking for a day and night, it changed to land, and after one day of walking, it changed to water. After walking non-stop for three days, it finally arrived in Yangzhou city.
When he arrived at the dock, Mr. He couldn't wait to have the cabin of the boat opened. There were a lot of dead shrimps, but it was a little better than he expected.
The agency rights for the crayfish belong to twelve of them in Yangzhou. They have been discussing how to market them along the way. Because of the gimmick of the food festival, there is no need to build momentum for the crayfish. As long as they are placed in the restaurant, there will be a huge flow of customers. .
However, if you want to sell at a high price, you have to work harder.
"After running all this time, there are only two thousand kilograms of crayfish left out of more than four thousand kilograms. We have already lost half of the money before we started doing business." Mr. He took a sip of tea and said, "In order to win the agency rights, we spent a total of nearly four thousand kilograms. Ten thousand taels of silver, not only can you make it back in one go, but at least you can’t lose too much, don’t you think?”
Everyone nodded in unison, but felt that it was difficult to achieve.
If you want to sell two thousand kilograms of crayfish for 40,000 taels, that is to say, one kilogram of crayfish must be priced at twenty taels of silver.
Now that we have entered the cool autumn, the price of the fattest and sweetest hairy crabs that have just hit the market is not so high.
"When I went to Huzhou this time, I learned a new word called limited sale." Mr. He said with a smile, "The skin care products cooperated by Sui Gongren and Mr. Qian have been using a limited sales model to stabilize the market due to limited production... ...Although I haven’t learned about it in detail, I can get some idea of it. In fact, crayfish can also adopt this model. We only sell a hundred copies a day, one portion is half a catty, which is like ten shrimps, each portion The price is six taels of silver."
The businessmen present couldn't help but feel sad. They finally understood why Mr. He was able to secure the position of vice president because he was cunning enough.
There are only ten shrimps for half a catty, and for a family of five or six, each person can't even get two... This thing has a characteristic, it's okay if you don't eat it, but if you eat one or two, you want to eat more. , this is deliberately tempting people to be greedy, but if they are not satisfied, they will definitely be poked in the spine and chased and scolded.
"Mr. He, why don't you add some side dishes to the shrimp ingredients, such as cucumbers and other vegetarian vegetables, so that a plate of shrimps doesn't look so shabby." Another person said, "Also, if you eat lobsters, If you want to eat more, you need to double the price to order another portion. In this way, the price of a single catty of crayfish is twenty-four taels, and maybe you can really make back the cost."
Mr. He smiled and touched his beard: "This is a very good suggestion. Anyway, this is the first year. The supply of goods is in our hands. It is up to us to decide how much we want to sell. By next year, the conditions will not be so good. Now Everyone works separately, and these three flavors of crayfish must be launched at noon tomorrow..."
The twelve people went to prepare separately, and they didn't sleep well that night.
Early the next morning, the news was released.
"Have you heard? Mr. He took the lead and opened a new restaurant overnight called Yangzhou Crawfish."
"The crayfish... seems to be a new variety cultivated by the Suigong people of Dahe Town. It is said that it was brought as tribute from the Laji Kingdom and is particularly precious."
"Yes, this is the thing. Didn't Dahe Town hold some kind of food festival? Tens of thousands of kilograms of lobsters were tasted for free. Everyone who had eaten them gave a thumbs up. I didn't expect that Mr. He would actually The crayfish was brought to our city of Yangzhou."
"We, the people of Yangzhou, are also blessed. Let's go and have a look..."
Many people rushed to the new store "Yangzhou Crawfish".
This is a restaurant that was converted from a teahouse in the He family overnight. It has everything it needs, but the kitchen is a bit small. So we simply included the entire back yard into the kitchen area and hired a lot of people to wash and clean it.
The price of lobsters and the limited sales model are marked on the door of the store.
"Here, a dish of lobster costs six taels of silver. This is a money grab."
"Chenghu hairy crabs are not that outrageously expensive. They are obviously trying to drive away customers."
"You don't know this. This crayfish is a tribute presented to the emperor by the Laji Kingdom, which means that only the royal family can enjoy it. It is because the Suigong people breed a large amount, so we common people can enjoy it. It is the food for the emperor. Can it be expensive?"
"It is, and it is a newly launched delicacy this year. It is not impossible to spend more money to be the first person in Yangzhou City to try it."
"If you don't want to give up money, just leave quickly. I have to go in quickly and get a seat."
"..."
