Chapter 36 – Cooperation Negotiated
When Wei Cheng entered the Tai Fu Luo, the treasurer of Tai Fu Luo saw the person, and rushed over to greet him enthusiastically, “Boss Wei, you are here, my young master is waiting for you in the private rooms.”
Wei Cheng was surprised, but he wasn’t so narcissistic that he thought that the young master was nervous about cooperating and had arrived early to wait for him. He guessed that the young master should’ve come here to have breakfast and waited for him along the way.
Since Steward Fu said so, Wei Cheng showed a look of being overjoyed and flattered.
“I’m really sorry to keep the Young Master waiting. It was me who came late. I wonder if the Young Master will blame me?”
Steward Fu was satisfied with his look of surprise, and said with a smile, “My young master will not blame you.”
“Boss Wei, this way please.”
“Thank you, Steward Fu, for leading the way.”
Wei Cheng followed behind him as his eyes swept the lobby casually- the lobby was full of guests, and there were still customers waiting outside, the business was obviously good.
Looking back, he saw a familiar person sitting in the corner, surrounded by several friends of the same age.
It was his third uncle’s son and his younger cousin, Wei Yexuan.
The last time they met was at their grandfather’s birthday banquet, when Ren Ruzhong came to find fault with his words in the later period.
It was a surprise to see someone he knew here.
Wei Cheng didn’t go over to say hello, and just looked away as if he didn’t see him as he followed Steward Fu to the box upstairs.
Wei Cheng just looked away but Wei Yexuan happened to turn his gaze to Wei Cheng.
Huh?
Did he see it wrong?
How could he meet his cousin Wei Cheng in Tai Fu Luo?
A friend around him asked, “Yexuan, what are you looking at?”
Wei Yexuan replied, “I seemed to have seen my cousin just now.”
“Your cousin? Which cousin? Is it the one who was admitted as a scholar?”
His friends suddenly became interested. They all knew that Wei Yexuan had a cousin who had a big family and a great career.
Wei Yexuan frowned, “No, it’s that one, the poorest cousin I told you about, Wei Cheng.”
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“I must have misunderstood, everyone, let’s eat our food.” Wei Yexuan greeted his few friends to eat.
One of them said, “That’s right, you must have seen it wrong.”
“Hey, let’s not think about it anymore, let’s drink.” Holding the wine glass, the tall and thin man said, “By the way, what do you think about what I told you last time?”
“Du Zhikang, is what you said last time true, is there really such a big profit?” One of them, Liu En asked.
Du Zhikang sighed, “You all know who I am. Whenever I have a chance to get rich, I won’t ever forget you. We are sincere friends and we are as close as brothers. How can I still lie to you? I will invest in two taels more than you will, if there is a problem, I will lose more than you.” At the end, he patted his chest and said that he would definitely make a profit.
Several people were moved by what Du Zhikang said, and they all said that they’ll go home and collect money.
Wei Yexuan has known Du Zhikang for so long, and he has no job but he can earn silver taels from time to time. He said that he is reselling goods, which is the least amount of capital he can earn a lot of money from.
Wei Yexuan also thought about it- his parents said that he only knows how to eat, drink and have fun, and can’t do serious things. If he made money this time, they would definitely look at him with admiration. As for the money, he knew where his mother hid it, and he’ll secretly go back to get twenty taels, even if he were found out, he will be beaten up at most.
Wei Yexuan thought it was feasible and was happy to drink with his friends.
*
Yun Chengfeng was waiting in the private box.
Steward Fu knocked on the door and the guest he was waiting for finally came in.
Steward Fu asked him to wait outside as he went to report first, “Boss Wei is here, Young Master.”
“Let him come in.” Yun Chengfeng ordered.
“Young Master.”
Wei Cheng walked in with a calm expression. He was dressed in a navy blue robe made of ordinary cotton tailored to his body, with a tall and straight figure and a dignified appearance.
Yun Chengfeng had to recognize that the man in front of him was really not like a farmer.
If he were to cooperate with this kind of person, he can still rest assured.
“Boss Wei, please sit down.”
“Thank you, Young Master.”
The two of them didn’t bother with pleasantries as they went straight to the point.
“I have read the cooperation plan, and I agree to do it according to the above plan. However, I feel that I am at a loss for 38% of the share. I will pay you 28% of the needed funds and manpower. You only need to be responsible for the guidance and formula of the plan.”
“Okay.”
Wei Cheng directly agreed.
Yun Chengfeng, who was posing and waiting for someone to bargain, choked.
So straightforward?!
Why shouldn’t you object first, and then discuss it?
Wei Cheng is so straightforward, and he doesn’t mind saying it clearly, “In my heart, the cooperation share is at best 30-80%, and the bottom line is 20-80%. Since the young master has proposed bigger than that of 20-80%, I will definitely give you some face.”
In fact, Wei Cheng thought in his heart that, at best, he would be squeezed to 19% of the profit. Since there is now an extra share, how could he disagree?
He doesn’t need to spend manpower, material resources and money. He doesn’t need to use his brain to see that he will have money in his pocket and a backer. How could he not agree to such a good deal?
Yun Chengfeng: “…”
Why does he feel like he lost money, he should have lowered to 19%- maybe the other party would still agree.
No wonder his elder brother said he had no business acumen.
For the cooperation, he wanted to make some achievements to show his brother. Opening a sauce factory is his personal business. No matter how much he can earn, he’ll also have to work hard, although he doesn’t think a sauce factory can make much money.
The two signed a contract, and Wei Cheng would offer the formula to him with generous hands.
The formula has been delivered, and there is nothing else for Wei Cheng to do for the time being.
Guidance can only be given after the factory is built. As for where to build it, Wei Cheng can’t intervene.
To validate a contract, they had to go to the Yamen for filing.
It was almost noon when everything was finished.
Yun Chengfeng wanted to invite the other party to have dinner with him, but Wei Cheng refused, and said, “Sorry, Young Master, I have to go fetch my husband.”
After talking about things, if he has a meal with the other then it becomes a social event, and he’ll have to drink for a social event. After the meal, he will definitely not be able to get away in a few hours. If that happens, it will delay him from picking up his husband.
Yun Chengfeng: “…”
*
On the other hand, Zhou Yuan had just returned home.
When Mother Zhou saw her ger had come back, she would not make random guesses like last time.
“Yuan Yuan, why are you back today?”
Zhou Yuan handed the things he had brought to Mother Zhou, and said, “Didn’t cousin Xiu give birth? I came back to have a look.”
“Are you coming back on your own? Is the family not doing business so you don’t need to help your husband?” Mother Zhou carried the things that her ger handed over. It was quite heavy, and she didn’t know what it was.
Zhou Yuan told her, “The stall is taking a break for a few days so I came back since I have time. Originally, my husband was coming but someone made an appointment for them to talk about things. He sent me here on Uncle Li’s ox cart while he went to the appointment.”
Mother Zhou was happy after hearing this, and only then did she ask, “Yuan Yuan, what’s in this bag? It’s so heavy.”
Entering the room, Mother Zhou put the things on the table.
“This is brown sugar.”
Zhou Yuan opened the bag, revealing about ten catties of brown sugar, which were all packed separately.
Mother Zhou saw that the bag was full of brown sugar, “So much brown sugar! Where did you buy it?” Brown sugar is not easy to buy at this time, and it must have cost a lot of money to buy so much.
“The four catties are for my family, this bag is for cousin Xiu, and these two bags are for Muzi and Xiao-Qiu.” Zhou Yuan didn’t say that the brown sugar was made at home but he handed the bag for their home to Mother Zhou.
Mother Zhou thought that her son-in-law bought it. Since her son-in-law bought it as a gift for them, Mother Zhou happily accepted it, thinking that this son-in-law really has a good heart.
“Yuan Yuan, is the family’s catering business very good?” The son-in-law is so generous, it should be because the business is doing very well.
“Yes, we have a good business.”
“That’s good.”
Zhou Yuan didn’t see the rest of the family, so he asked, “Mother, why are you alone at home, what about dad and the others?”
“Where else can your father go? He went to visit some of the elders. Your brother and the others went out to find a job, and your three sisters-in-law went to the vegetable field. As for your nephew and niece, they should have gone to the woods to pick up branches.”
Mother Zhou put the brown sugar in the kitchen, intending to wait for the whole family before making some sugar water to taste it. Although the brown sugar was cut into large and small pieces, it smelled very sweet.
Zhou Yuan wanted to go to his cousin Xiu’s house first so she put the brown sugar in the kitchen for Muzi and Xiaoqiu first, and put the other two bags of brown sugar with the house. Mother Zhou was always at home, and no one would go into the kitchen to steal it.
He didn’t know that no one else saw it, but his three sister-in-laws would see it when they came back.
Zhou Yuan carried the brown sugar and went to his cousin Xiu’s house alone.
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Can those sisters-in-law stop making trouble all the time? =.=
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I agree!
Thank you for the chapter
Aghhh it’s those sister-in-laws again 😭
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Oooh, these sisters in law…