On this day, Gu Beichuan came to Liuji Liquor Shop again.
He didn't want to come either, but Uncle Fu said he had something important to do, so he had to come.
Looking at the piles of orders in front of him, Gu Beichuan frowned slightly.
"Uncle Fu, are you saying that we also cooperate with Huaicai Restaurant in the center of the city?"
Liuji is a wine shop, and the most important thing about a wine shop is selling wine.
There are two types of people who buy wine. One is the individual customer who buys the wine and drinks it for himself.
The other is the restaurant, which buys it back at the wholesale price and then sells it to the customers who come to eat at the retail price to make a profit on the price difference.
Liquor shops are also willing to sell wine to restaurants. First of all, the volume is large enough. The supply volume of a restaurant is enough to cover a lot of sales.
Furthermore, if the restaurant is famous. The wine brewed by the wine shop will also become famous. In the end, it is the wine shop that will profit.
But the crux of the matter is, there are actually people who want the drinks that Liu Ji had before?
It's really weird.
"Not bad, Master."
"The list is clearly written. Huaicai Restaurant signed a contract with us three years ago, and it will purchase a lot of drinks from us every month."
“Three years have passed, and although prices have occasionally fluctuated, they have never stopped.”
"Next door is Zhang Ji. As long as the owner of Huaicai Restaurant slightly changes the contract, he can get better Chunxiao famous wine."
"But he has been purchasing from us for three full years. It's really strange." Gu Beichuan also frowned, unable to guess the reason.
"Master, this is not the key."
"The key is that the three new wines we brew now require at least one tael of silver to start. If we sell them to Huaicai Restaurant at the original price, I'm afraid we will suffer a huge loss."
Gu Beichuan knew what Uncle Fu had asked him to do.
"This contract must be changed, either by changing the price or by terminating the cooperation."
Why does he dare to sell a bottle of wine for one tael of silver?
The reason is that rare things are valuable!
In the entire Huainan wine market, there is no wine that can compare with Liu Ji's wine, so he has this capital.
Only then can we use expensive wine bottles and catchy advertising slogans to package wine.
Because of this scarcity, the added value and service value of the product can be greater than the product itself.
But if Huaicai Restaurant can also drink Liu Ji's wine, it will still be sold at a low price. The development of the market will not follow Beichuan's expectations.
Although Liu Ji can still defeat Zhang Ji and his business is booming, there is no way he can occupy the entire Huainan wine market.
This is something he cannot tolerate!
"Get the car ready and go to Huaicai Restaurant. I want to talk to their owner."
...
City center, this is the absolute center of Huainan City.
There are countless cloth merchants, grain merchants, pawn shops, rouge gouache, restaurants, inns and other shops. There is a dazzling array of products of all kinds.
There are also salesmen walking in the streets and alleys, shouting particularly loudly.
Huainan City is large and difficult to live in. It is the center of the city.
The price of houses here is probably 30% higher than in other places!
The south of the city is considered prosperous, but compared with the center of the city, it pales in comparison.
Even a time-honored restaurant like Huaicai Restaurant is not conspicuous here.
Among other things, there is a slightly smaller Tenglong Restaurant opposite it.
It looks like business is booming and there are lots of people.
On the other hand, in Huaicai Restaurant, even if it is noon, the peak dining period, there are only twos and threes of diners, which is very rare.
As soon as Gu Beichuan and Uncle Fu entered the door, an errand boy came to greet them and asked in authentic Huainan dialect: "You two gentlemen, what would you like to eat?"
"We are from Liuji Liquor Shop in the south of the city. We are here to discuss the wine ordering contract with your boss. We are not here to have a meal."
"This..." After hearing this, the enthusiasm on the boy's face visibly faded.
"Boss, I can't control this. You have to go to our shopkeeper. Only he can see the boss."
"Then take us there."
After a while, the two successfully met the shopkeeper.
He looks a little older, probably on par with Uncle Fu.
After hearing their intentions, he apologized and said, "Boy, I'm really sorry."
"Our boss is a scholar."
"You don't hear what's going on outside the window, and you only read the books of sages."
"I don't think I care much about things other than studying. I'm afraid the two of you will miss out."
Hearing this, Uncle Fu frowned and asked, "Isn't this boss not here?"
"No, the young master is studying in the attic."
"Then why don't you help me with the introduction?" Uncle Fu was obviously angry, saying to himself that this old man doesn't know how to appreciate someone.
Your boss is obviously here, but he still finds excuses to stall us.
If I were ten years younger, I would definitely make you look good.
"Oh, that's all, I'll just ask my boss. But I'm afraid the result will be..." The old shopkeeper didn't say much, turned around and walked up to the attic.
Sure enough, a moment later he came downstairs sweating profusely and brought some unpleasant news.
"Our boss said... that he should concentrate on preparing for the Huainan Poetry Festival and study hard."
"We will discuss the wine contract later."
After walking out of Huaicai Restaurant, the two looked at each other.
Uncle Fu couldn't help but said: "Master, maybe the owner of Huaicai Restaurant knows that we have brewed new wine and wants to raise the price, so he is prevaricating us like this."
Gu Beichuan raised the corners of his mouth, shook his head, and said, "No, no."
"I think this owner is really a nerd. He doesn't even care about the wine contract."
"Why did the young master say this?"
"Look at this Huaicai Restaurant. It faces south and is sunny. It's big enough and it's located in a prosperous place in the center of the city. It should be making money every day."
"But the fact is that even at noon, the peak dining hour, it is still deserted."
"The Tenglong Restaurant across the street is obviously not as far away as the Huaicai Restaurant in terms of scale, but the business is much better than it."
"All signs indicate that the owner of Huaicai Restaurant is not good at running the business!"
"I now understand why Huaicai Restaurant has continued to cooperate with us for three years even though we knew Zhang Ji owned Chunxiao Liquor."
"Because this boss has no intention of caring about this at all. He only focuses on diving into his sage books."
"This... Young Master, you have only been here once, and you can guess so clearly?" Uncle Fu was really surprised. If the Young Master's prediction was correct, what kind of wisdom would that be!
"Whether it is yes or not, we will know after we go back and inquire about this owner's past."
"If this is really the case, what should we do? This boss considers himself a scholar and obviously does not take us seriously and does not want to talk to us."
"If that's the case, it would be easier to handle."
"Master, I am best at dealing with scholars."
The corners of Gu Beichuan's mouth raised, and his smile filled the air.
