vrcanaries Chapter 408: I have solved many troubles for you without charging you any protection fees. Isn’t tha
Chapter 408: I have solved many troubles for you without charging you any protection fees. Isn’t tha
Li Yunlong and Lin Zhenhua arrived at Shitoushan by transport plane at 8 o'clock the next morning. After meeting with Wang Tiezhu, they learned about the situation. An hour later, Chen Minggeng, who had heard the news, met with the two of them. After exchanging a few pleasantries, they started talking about the main topic.
Speaking of the transaction with the Independent Group, Chen Minggeng also had a lot to say. He spoke first with a bitter tone: "Captain Li, college student, this time it's really not my fault. I don't want to raise the price. But the international situation has changed suddenly, and the prices of various resources have risen like crazy. Otherwise, I wouldn't have directly doubled the price. In this matter, I am powerless and can only follow the market."
"Our previous transaction went very smoothly. I bought you the rubber and ammunition you urgently needed, and even a lot of copper ingots. I was very dedicated to your affairs. Last time you asked me to help purchase a radio station, it was not that I didn't want to help, but the water was too complicated. I really didn't dare to intervene. I just wanted to be an ordinary businessman."
"The last time I helped you buy a batch of arms from other people, it attracted the attention of many people and threatened the safety of my family. This also made me realize how much I can eat in one meal. I really can't do anything beyond my ability anymore."
"If Captain Li asked me to help purchase ammunition now, I would really refuse on the spot. It's not that I don't remember your kindness, but my partner has no ammunition in stock. The price of arms has been driven up to the sky. Even if the partner has goods, he won't transport them all the way here."
"Captain Li, if you asked me to help you purchase arms and food before December, I would be happy to help. After all, I can make some money from it. But now the situation has changed dramatically. The route from the Pacific Ocean to here has been cut off. The only thing I can do now is to purchase food from neighboring countries and ship it over. As for processing it into compressed biscuits and then selling it to you, I really can't do it."
"Even the procurement channels for canned beef have been cut off. Fortunately, I purchased a large batch before. This time, I can sell all the remaining canned food and compressed biscuits to you at the previous price. This is the only thing I can do for you. It can also be regarded as contributing to the domestic anti-Japanese war cause."
"As for the pharmaceutical business between us, we do need to renegotiate. Penicillin has already started mass production abroad. The advent of this miracle drug will have a huge impact on the two miracle drugs that the Independent Group sold me before. The only thing we don't know now is the production volume of this drug. If it can be mass-produced, I estimate that the price of the two drugs you sold to me will have to drop by at least half of the current price in order to occupy a certain market share."
Chen Minggeng knew very well that he could not control the source of penicillin from abroad. The only business that could make money for him now was selling copper ingots, rubber and food to the Independent Regiment. As for other supplies, he could no longer buy them.
As the Japanese began their southward march, the rubber business became difficult to do. However, Chen Minggeng did not say anything about this. He had some secret sources of rubber, but the price was much higher. Since the Japanese began their southward march, the price of rubber has been rising dramatically. It is not an exaggeration to say that the price changes every day.
Li Yunlong did not refute Chen Minggeng's words. After Chen Minggeng finished speaking, he replied calmly: "Chen Minggeng, I, Li Yunlong, am not a person who seeks to repay a favor. During the transaction with you, I have always been fair and have never taken advantage of you. I even paid a deposit of 20,000 yuan based on your words. Otherwise, you would not have the capital to turn things around."
"These things have passed, and I am too lazy to mention them again. I, Li Yunlong, have a bad temper and I am a stubborn person. You know in your heart whether your previous words are true or false. There are some things I really don't want to say, after all, it hurts the harmony between the two parties. We have cooperated for three or four months, and we are already somewhat familiar with each other. People say that even if the deal fails, the friendship remains, but you, Chen Minggeng, are not honest in some things!"
"I, Li Yunlong, am not blind or deaf. I have arranged some troops near Stone Mountain. I tell you straight out that I have arranged a company of soldiers, a heavily armed reinforced company. Even if we encounter a squadron of Japanese devils, we can still escape unscathed. The reason why you, Chen Minggeng, have been doing business for so long and no one has attacked you is not because other businessmen have a change of heart, but because I arranged some people to deal with it for you in advance. I have never charged you for protection."
"We have always had a relationship where we both prosper together and suffer together, but sometimes when people make more money, the relationship becomes distant. They always want to make more money, and they become obsessed with money. You, Chen Minggeng, are in this state now. Before, I only asked you to buy some civilian radios, and I didn't ask you to buy military radios. You didn't refuse at the time, but a month later, you suddenly told us that you couldn't do it."
"You received a 50,000 yuan deposit from us beforehand, and you swore to us that it was you who gave Wang Tiezhu the radio. From the beginning to the end, you, Chen Minggen, have never been on the same page with us."
"I'm not here to criticize you. I'm here to tell you clearly that if you can do this business, do it. If you can't do it, find someone else. I, Li Yunlong, have always had a bad temper. The main reason I can be patient enough to tell you so much today is because of your help before. Otherwise, I wouldn't bother to say more!"
"Your two sons seem to be fighting fiercely, and you are the one mediating. You don't need to use these little tricks. It's really too embarrassing. I, Li Yunlong, have traveled all over the country over the years and have seen a lot of things. To be honest, the acting skills of the five people you are responsible for are really not good. You really need to practice more!"
"As for the sudden change in the international situation you mentioned, this was within our expectations. It is normal for raw material prices to rise, but the price of medicines will not fall at this time, but will continue to rise. Don't think that we are all a bunch of rough people. The man next to me is a real college student with cultural background. Your little tricks really can't fool us. The reason why we didn't point it out before was mainly for the face between the two parties. Now you don't even give us face, so there is no need for us to give you face again!"