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Chapter 6: Developing New Land!
Chapter 6: Developing New Land!
The middle-aged man stared intently at Zhang Lin, clearly surprised that the vendor in front of him was actually the general manager of Liyuan Farm.
However, it wasn't unusual for the general manager to personally conduct market research, especially when it came to agricultural products. Even the boss might step in to handle things directly sometimes.
"Sir, let's reintroduce ourselves. I'm Zhang Lin!" Zhang Lin said with a smile, putting down his phone.
He had already planned to sell in bulk, and now that someone had approached him, clearly interested in his sweet peaches, he was more than willing to wholesale to them.
The middle-aged man quickly recovered. "Mr. Zhang, my name is Lin Tuo. I was wondering, what's the wholesale price for your farm's sweet peaches?"
Zhang Lin explained, "Mr. Lin, Liyuan Farm sets the market price at 30 yuan per pound. For wholesale, considering this is our first trial product, we can offer a 20% discount, making it 24 yuan per pound. However, Mr. Lin must sell at our farm's set price."
The pricing was necessary due to official regulations to prevent price gouging and market disruption. Any product priced significantly above market value required registration and documentation to comply with official standards.
Luxury ingredients, sky-high priced vegetables, and fruits had all undergone such registration.
His sweet peaches, being game-sourced and without a clear origin, couldn't be registered for now. Small-scale sales were fine, but wholesale would require careful attention to avoid issues.
At 30 yuan, his peaches were slightly more expensive than other branded peaches but still within a safe margin, avoiding regulatory triggers.
Upon hearing the price, Lin Tuo's eyes lit up. "So, how many pounds can you wholesale to me each day, Mr. Zhang?"
Retail channels often had low profit margins, and claims of less than double profit were usually baseless.
Online stories of small shops making tens of thousands a month were either extremely rare or exaggerated.
A quick survey of a few fruit shops would confirm this.
Given the delicious taste and texture of Liyuan Farm's sweet peaches, there was no worry about sales. The trial sales over the past few days had already proven this. With a 6 yuan discount, 100 pounds would yield a 600 yuan profit, and 1000 pounds would bring in 6000 yuan daily.
Even as a middleman, there was substantial profit potential.
Zhang Lin gave Lin Tuo a meaningful look.
By asking how many pounds he could wholesale, rather than how many he wanted, Lin Tuo showed he had a plan.
So, Zhang Lin smiled and said, "Mr. Lin, our farm can currently wholesale 1000 pounds to you each day. If you can handle it, we can skip the market trial sales and deliver to you daily."
"Mr. Zhang, I'll take 1000 pounds every day," Lin Tuo said without hesitation.
Why not? The market trial sales clearly showed they could sell 1000 pounds.
Now, with the promise of no market trials, and his familiarity with the market, he was confident he could sell 1000 pounds.
"However, we have one condition: the wholesale price must be settled daily," Zhang Lin said, not wanting to delay payment. "Our farm invests heavily in research and needs to quickly recoup funds to pay employees. If Mr. Lin agrees, I'll prepare the contract tonight and start deliveries tomorrow."
"Sure, as Mr. Zhang says," Lin Tuo agreed without hesitation.
There was no reason to refuse. With a daily profit of 6000 yuan, he was confident he could sell it. If not, he could hire two salespeople to distribute to fruit shops, ensuring a steady monthly income.
So, he decided to be straightforward, hoping to secure more business in the future.
Zhang Lin's first bulk sale was a pleasant transaction, and they exchanged WeChat contacts afterward.
After handling the day's sweet peaches, Zhang Lin checked his balance, which had smoothly surpassed 34,000 yuan.
Returning to the farm, he immediately went to the prefabricated house to prepare the contract on his computer.
The wholesale contract was straightforward, with templates available online. He just needed to make a few adjustments.
By the time he finished, it was completely dark. He went home for dinner and stopped by a convenience store outside the neighborhood to print the contract.
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The next morning, he checked the game interface, and 1000 pounds of sweet peaches (Quality 1) had refreshed.
After washing up and leaving his bedroom, Zhang Lin ate the breakfast his mother had prepared. Just as he was finishing, he received a call from Lin Tuo.
It seemed Lin Tuo was even more eager than he was.
Zhang Lin answered the call, and Lin Tuo's voice came through immediately: "Mr. Zhang, I've sent you the location on WeChat. Take a look!"
"Got it, Mr. Lin. I'll head over after breakfast," Zhang Lin replied, then hung up. He opened WeChat and saw the location Lin Tuo had sent—a fruit supermarket outside the South Market.
After finishing his breakfast, Zhang Lin quickly rode his scooter to the farm and wholesaled out 1,000 pounds of Grade 1 water peaches.
"Card ending in , payment of 4,000 yuan from China Merchants Bank on June 4th at 8:00 AM. Balance: 29,124.52 yuan."
Receiving the bank message, Zhang Lin saw that another batch of fruits had refreshed in the warehouse. He called Liu De over and loaded 500 pounds of water peaches onto a three-wheeled delivery truck. Then, he asked Liu De, "Liu De, do you know how to drive this three-wheeled truck?"
Liu De responded immediately, "Boss, I've driven this type of truck for several years."
"Great. I'll take you to deliver the goods to Mr. Lin today. From now on, you'll handle the daily deliveries of water peaches." Zhang Lin started the vehicle.
With employees, he no longer had to do these tasks himself.
They soon arrived at the location where he had set up his stall the past two days. A sign now stood there, reading: "Liyuan Farm Water Peaches Exclusive Sale: Lin Xiaotuo Fruit Supermarket!"
The sign also included directions.
Zhang Lin smiled at this.
Lin Tuo was indeed resourceful.
A short while later, he drove to Lin Xiaotuo Fruit Supermarket.
Lin Tuo had been waiting and immediately greeted him: "Mr. Zhang, you're finally here."
"Mr. Lin, I'll deliver 500 pounds this time and another 500 pounds shortly. Here's the contract," Zhang Lin said, handing over the prepared contract.
Lin Tuo read through it and, finding no issues, signed it. He then had his staff weigh the peaches and place them on a shelf.
The shelf was adorned with printed advertisements for Liyuan Farm's new variety of water peaches, along with the price of 30 yuan per pound.
As soon as the peaches were displayed, a young man approached, surprised: "Uncle Lin, these peaches are so expensive?"
"Xiao Chen, try one and see if it's worth it!" Lin Tuo washed a peach and handed it to him.
Xiao Chen was a local resident who loved fruits and was a regular customer.
Xiao Chen didn't hesitate, took a bite, and after just two mouthfuls, he said to Lin Tuo, "Uncle Lin, give me a few pounds. These water peaches are delicious."
Lin Tuo quickly bagged the peaches and praised Zhang Lin, "Mr. Zhang, your Liyuan Farm water peaches are a hit. Anyone who tries them will buy them."
Zhang Lin wasn't surprised; after all, these peaches were from the game and had enhanced attributes.
Soon, the weighing was done, and the receipt was signed.
After completing the delivery, he returned to the farm and had Liu De handle the second trip.
Before long, Lin Tuo's payment for the day arrived:
"Your card ending in received 24,000 yuan. Balance: 53,124.52 yuan."
His balance had surpassed 50,000 yuan.
Lin Tuo's timely payment was a good sign. For now, he would treat this as a test of the man's reliability before scaling up.
Next, he had other tasks to attend to, such as developing the farm land.
To upgrade to Level 1, he needed to develop 50 acres.
Developing the farm land also came with milestones; 10 acres would grant a milestone reward.
Earning 10,000 yuan in profit increased the wholesale amount of water peaches by 500 pounds. Developing 10 acres could potentially add another 500 pounds, which would mean more income.
His father had already developed 5 acres, so he only needed to develop another 5 acres to claim the milestone reward.
However, manual tilling was extremely labor-intensive, and even working 8 hours a day, he could only manage about 2 acres. With planting, he might not even reach 2 acres. Therefore, he needed to use tools.
With that in mind, Zhang Lin rode his scooter to the agricultural machinery market in the county town.
(End of Chapter)
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