Chapter 152: Still Too Green

Lu Qiaoge thought for a moment and said: "If the iron boxes are fished out, I still have to find a place to put them."

It would be fine if it were in the middle of nowhere.

"I can hold my breath underwater for ten minutes, but if there is no boat, I still can't reach the center of the lake. I'll wait for an opportunity, choose a night, and bring tools over."

The old turtle naturally nodded in agreement.

It was also at this time that the water began to ripple. Lu Qiaoge knew the big dogfish and the others had come.

Lu Qiaoge had thought that with so many old men fishing on the shore, the big dogfish and the carp wouldn't come.

Lu Qiaoge looked into the distance; fortunately, no one was coming this way.

Thus, Lu Qiaoge touched the big dogfish, the big red carp, and the three big grass carp that were familiar with her one by one.

After they returned to the bottom of the water contentedly, Lu Qiaoge also walked back with Huahua.

She was also pondering how to fish out the iron boxes.

It was a bit difficult, but not impossible.

Lu Qiaoge didn't go to the Neighborhood Office; she had already reported to Director Hu, and she would go directly to the food factory to get the samples when she went to work in the afternoon.

At the same time, Lu Qiaoge also hoped that Director Hu could help solve the grain and oil problem.

After all, it was under the name of the Xiang Yang Neighborhood Office Food Factory.

At the time, Director Hu even joked with Lu Qiaoge that it would have been better to open a handicraft factory, as the raw materials would be easy to solve and there would be no worries.

Naturally, Lu Qiaoge didn't agree with what he said. A food factory could be developed and strengthened for a long time, but the road for handicraft factories would become increasingly difficult to walk in the future.

For example, now, Lu Qiaoge could completely develop birch bark crafts.

But Lu Qiaoge didn't do it.

The materials she chose for the workers were all renewable.

Because birch bark is difficult to regenerate after being peeled, unlike wild grass, wheat straw, reeds, or even bamboo.

Coming from the end of the world, her ideas would definitely be different.

However, when the sunflower seed baskets woven from processed wild grass and reeds were placed on the table, Lu Qiaoge felt that they could completely be called boutique items.

Brother Chang was truly clever and skillful.

After praising Chang An greatly, Lu Qiaoge took Meng Qingshan and Hu Ze with her.

She also went to find Sister Su.

Xiao Zhu from the Foreign Trade Section had been waiting at the hotel for a long time.

The meeting place was still the same conference room as last time.

Chairman Zhen wasn't there; it was said he had been picked up by the leaders.

The atmosphere of this meeting was different from the last one.

Both sides were full of smiles. After exchanging polite pleasantries, Lu Qiaoge went straight to the point and placed the three sunflower seed baskets on the long table in the conference room.

Although Meng Qingshan and Hu Ze weren't seeing Zhen Xi for the first time, they were still very excited, hoping to see a look of shock and appreciation on Zhen Xi's face.

But they were very disappointed.

Zhen Xi looked at the three sunflower seed baskets in front of him with a faint expression, without any reaction at all.

Meng Qingshan's heart was drumming. He hadn't taken a fancy to them, so this business couldn't be discussed, right?

It would be a lie to say he wasn't disappointed; the energy he had accumulated along the way disappeared all at once.

Hu Ze and Meng Qingshan thought the same thing.

Both of them looked at Lu Qiaoge involuntarily.

Lu Qiaoge didn't know what Meng Qingshan and the other two were thinking.

Nor did she feel that Zhen Xi's expression meant he hadn't taken a fancy to them.

What good things hadn't someone like Zhen Xi seen?

There were very, very few things that could shock him.

Besides, this was a negotiation table; even if he had taken a fancy to them, he wouldn't show a look of shock or appreciation.

So Meng Qingshan and Hu Ze were still too green.

Lu Qiaoge said with a smile: "I've already experimented; one sunflower seed basket can hold two jin of sunflower seeds."

Zhen Xi turned his head and asked his assistant to bring over a sunflower seed basket. The assistant looked inside and out, then placed it on the table and nodded slightly and imperceptibly to Zhen Xi.

Zhen Xi didn't speak; he was waiting for Lu Qiaoge to speak.

Lu Qiaoge really had something to say: "If Mr. Zhen is not sure about finding a sales channel, you can choose to sell on our behalf. You can take a commission according to the contract for what is sold, and you can choose to return what isn't sold; we will bear the travel expenses."

Zhen Xi curled the corner of his mouth and pointed to the sunflower seed basket: "Director Lu is truly smart. Let's not talk about what is sold first; how do you calculate what isn't sold? This is a handicraft, different from food; it has no shelf life."

Lu Qiaoge: "You can write a time limit in the contract. Although there is no shelf life, after all, it is processed from natural materials. Under improper storage conditions, deformation, discoloration, or dampness and mold spots may occur. My suggestion is a one-year period. If it still isn't sold after one year, it can be returned. We will give you a certain damage rate. In addition, we will bear the travel expenses ourselves."

Lu Qiaoge paused and continued: "I haven't been to Hong Kong, but I know that the Zhen Group's large shopping malls are the top shopping venues in Hong Kong. It is said that your customers are middle-class and above, and their purchasing power is very enviable.

It's just a sunflower seed basket, but it's an accessory to sunflower seeds. The price is only low, not high, because we won't sell it as a handicraft. How about this: for the first batch of goods the roasted goods factory sends to you, we will gift 500 sunflower seed baskets. One is to thank Mr. Zhen for his support of mainland enterprises, and at the same time, it will relieve Mr. Zhen of any worries. What do you think?"

From the moment Lu Qiaoge enthusiastically took him to visit her ridiculous, small, broken, and old so-called food factory, Zhen Xi had never looked down on her.

Every word this woman said wasn't said casually.

At the beginning, she worried that he wouldn't be sure about finding a sales channel.

He was the dignified third young master of the Zhen Group, the future heir to the Zhen Group. If he couldn't even sell a few sunflower seed baskets, he would truly be a piece of trash.

Then she changed the subject and began to praise the customer base of the Zhen Group's large shopping malls.

This made him even more curious.

To tell the truth, basically no one here had any concept of this.

This was also why he felt Lu Qiaoge was different.

Speaking to the end, she actually generously gifted him 500 sunflower seed baskets.

He, the dignified third young master of the Zhen Group, was negotiating to the end, and the other party felt he couldn't do it, so they gifted him 500 sunflower seed baskets for free. Wouldn't he be laughed at by everyone if this got out?

Lu Qiaoge was embarrassed to give them, but was he embarrassed to take them?

Did she take him for those profit-seeking, dog-eat-dog small vendors?

He scanned everyone present one by one.

He hadn't expected these people to actually agree.

He was a distinguished guest, after all; it was no big deal to give guests some souvenirs.

He looked at Lu Qiaoge again and coughed lightly: "Since that's the case, let's talk about the price."

Lu Qiaoge smiled: "Good!"

Everyone was shocked and a bit confused. What did this mean? Weren't they gifting 500 for free? Why were they suddenly talking about price?

Lu Qiaoge, representing the Xiang Yang Neighborhood Office Food Factory Handicraft Sideline Group, signed a contract with Zhen Xi for 10,000 sunflower seed baskets.

Five mao each, the first batch of 1,000, to be shipped with the roasted goods factory's sunflower seeds.

The roasted goods factory would ship in half a month.

Payment upon delivery, just like the sunflower seeds.

Sister Su excitedly took the lead in applauding.

She was also a bit uncertain in her heart; it seemed to be like this, right?

Meng Qingshan and Hu Ze clapped the loudest in their excitement. ===== CHAPTER 153 =====