[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-rich-in-the-70s-i-made-a-rugged-veteran-a-millio":3,"chapter-rich-in-the-70s-i-made-a-rugged-veteran-a-millio-rich-in-the-70s-i-made-a-rugged-veteran-a-millio-chapter-101":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Rich in the 70s: I Made a Rugged Veteran a Millionaire",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},890815,1166,"Chapter 101: The Second Order","rich-in-the-70s-i-made-a-rugged-veteran-a-millio-chapter-101",101,"\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng had thoroughly piqued Mr. John’s interest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jiang, I still want to take a look at this gift box.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng looked a bit hesitant, but after thinking for a moment, he agreed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course, even if you hadn’t asked, I was going to show it to you, because this is the farewell gift I prepared for you all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying this, Jiang Cheng brought over several boxes and basket-shaped gift sets from the waiter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were bamboo-made, wood-carved, and handwoven ones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each was rich with features of Hua Xia, making them not only eye-catching but also likable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"John, this is a tableware gift set with cups, plates, spoons, and coasters. You use bowls sparingly, so I included more plates.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng explained several things about each item.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their origins, the meaning of the patterns, the days of manual labor involved, the craftsmen’s ingenuity, and so on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After explaining at length, Jiang Cheng looked at the increasingly fascinated John and said, \"I hope you like it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly coming back to his senses, John looked at Jiang Cheng and said, \"Jiang, you must help me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng pretended to be puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How can I help you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>John pointed at the gift box and said, \"This! I hope to purchase a batch to take back home.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Jiang Cheng shook his head repeatedly, showing a face as if saying, \"Why don’t you listen?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"John, it’s not that we don’t want to sell to you, but our fully handcrafted factory workforce is insufficient. They wouldn’t hire outsiders just for a dozen or twenty sets, so there’s really no way to sell them to you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>John immediately caught onto the key information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jiang, are you saying that if my order is large enough, your factory could hire extra workers for overtime, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng seemed slightly surprised, as if he hadn’t thought of this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at John with a bit of difficulty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"John, do you really want to buy? The price of each set isn’t cheap, at least fifty US Dollars per set.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>John was unmoved upon hearing the price.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he bought these handcrafted items and labeled them as purely handmade, he could sell them for at least a hundred US Dollars each, at the very least!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>John had even figured it out—he would select a few more special sets and sell them at a high price of a thousand US Dollars. There were plenty of fools who liked the stories behind handmade items.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his mind working, John looked at Jiang Cheng and said, \"This price is indeed a bit high, but I’m genuinely interested. Please do me a favor and ask about it. I want to negotiate the price with them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course, I’ll need at least a thousand sets, and for some, I want something different; we’ll need to discuss the details.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>John roughly listed his terms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng listened carefully and nodded solemnly, giving an expression as if John was putting him in a difficult position, and headed towards Director Leng and several factory managers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>John watched from a distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could only see Jiang Cheng saying something earnestly, and the faces of the people from Hua Xia looked troubled and unwilling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>John thought, maybe he could add a bit to the price, but it shouldn’t go over sixty US Dollars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Jiang Cheng was enthusiastically managing the expressions of the factory managers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Think of something you’re unwilling about, show a rejecting expression, refuse, struggle.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The more difficult you look now, the higher the price we can ask for.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I think John’s psychological price point still has room for adjustment, but we can’t push it too far or we’ll scare him off.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah... We might earn a little less then. So be it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng spoke regretfully, and the factory managers made an effort to perform well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his back to John, Director Leng asked, \"Did you negotiate down to twenty US Dollars?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng regrettably shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The factory managers were a bit sincerely upset seeing Jiang Cheng shake his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it were less than twenty US Dollars, they wouldn’t make much of a profit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This gift set was spearheaded by S City’s furniture factory, which collaborated with a ceramics factory and a bamboo weaving factory in the provincial city, producing them overnight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were all personal connections of the furniture factory’s manager.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Jiang Cheng shake his head again, Director Leng, thinking a bit differently from the other three factory managers, tentatively asked, \"Not twenty, but twenty-five?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three factory managers: why are you raising the price?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three managers all looked at Jiang Cheng again, and saw that Jiang Cheng shook his head once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Director Leng asked again, \"Thirty?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three managers: how could it be possible?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All three managers, thinking this was impossible, unexpectedly held a bit of hope and looked at Jiang Cheng, but Jiang Cheng continued to shake his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, Director Leng didn’t ask anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed the negotiation had indeed fallen through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He consoled, \"Jiang Cheng, it’s okay, even a price in the teens is acceptable.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng looked at Director Leng, flashed a bright smile, and said in a crisp voice, \"Fifty US Dollars per set, at least!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Director Leng and the three factory managers were dumbfounded, stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as they were about to have a big reaction, Jiang Cheng poured cold water on it and said, \"Watch your expressions, mess it up and the fifty-dollar deal is off.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a word, the four of them acted superbly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the four people performing at the pinnacle of their lives were inwardly overwhelmed with excitement, almost going mad, yet they had to hold it in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The muscles in their cheeks were almost biting through!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten minutes later, Jiang Cheng returned to John’s side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, Director Leng and the three factory managers started observing Jiang Cheng’s and John’s body language.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How did it go?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pay attention to expressions, expressions!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng approached, and the foreigner came over too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did they make the deal?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fifty US Dollars???\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng brought John to the side of the three factory managers and Director Leng for introductions, and everyone shook hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, John realized Jiang Cheng was telling the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Jiang Cheng said, the gift box needed cooperation among three factories to produce, truly a grand production.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After greetings were exchanged, Jiang Cheng looked at Director Leng and said, \"Mr. John’s final offer is fifty-seven US Dollars per set; can we agree to this on our side?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fifty-seven US Dollars?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside, the three factory managers were taken aback, but their faces remained wooden, not daring to show any expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this crucial moment, Director Leng took the lead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He showed a bit of reluctance, looked at the three factory managers, and played the role of a peacemaker, saying, \"Why not? Let’s take a step back too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three factory managers understood that Director Leng was acting and, while full of admiration, silently counted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng had instructed them: agree, but not too quickly—count to five and that would be just right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We agree.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fifty-seven US Dollars.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each of the three factory managers said a line, while Director Leng smiled and nodded, looking once again at Jiang Cheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng translated everything truthfully, and John showed a satisfied smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next, the contract was signed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s only real when the deal is settled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the contract signing, Jiang Cheng took out a booklet again for John to choose the styles and designs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>John was even more satisfied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What hadn’t been showcased turned out to be even more exquisite!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, he was dazzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just at this moment, Jiang Cheng casually brought up a past bet between the two of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of the exquisite designs and the doubled bet, John instantly added another thousand sets, a total of two thousand sets, each priced at fifty-seven US Dollars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Totaling one hundred fourteen thousand US Dollars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng successfully completed her second transaction and was ready to work towards her third.\u003C\u002Fp>",1345,"2026-06-03T05:46:21.787Z",1,"novelbin.me","7cb84ba2f33c8b050b8e71dbfb59f261dac103602ee1f902f9587f4ee1710287","rich-in-the-70s-i-made-a-rugged-veteran-a-millio-chapter-102","rich-in-the-70s-i-made-a-rugged-veteran-a-millio-chapter-250",340,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Frich-in-the-70s-i-made-a-rugged-veteran-a-millio-cover.jpg"]