In fact, Shen Chi had been sensitive to this change in his father's heart since his aunt's business was on the right track, so whenever he had time, he helped his father give birth to the salvia miltiorrhiza he planted.
Shen Changlin took the time to go to the post office, sent the letter and manuscript that Shen Chi gave him to the address Shen Chi said, and also took the money back.
I was originally thinking about giving Shen Chi some money to send him off, but I thought that Shen Chi had already saved more than a hundred pocket money and couldn't pay it back, so I took the money with peace of mind.
Just after March, Liu Xiangren took his nephew Zhang Cheng to Shen Chi's house to order salvia. It happened to be a Sunday, and Shen Chi and his father were taking care of the fruit trees in the orchard.
It was not the first time that Mrs. Hu met Liu Xiangren. This time, there was a young man wearing glasses, a suit and tie who came with the two of them. Mrs. Hu warmly received the three of them.
"Auntie, your family has changed a lot compared to when I came here last year." Liu Xiangren said with a sigh as he looked at the forty people working in Shen Aizhi's small clothing workshop.
"It's just begging for food." Mrs. Hu added humbly: "You guys sit down, I'll go to the orchard behind and call Chang Lin."
With that said, he went to the orchard to call for someone.
"Brother Liu, have you come here to collect ginseng so early this year?" Shen Changlin greeted Liu Xiangren hurriedly.
"I just went to Changbai Mountain to collect ginseng at the beginning of the new year. If you pass by, come and take a look." Liu Xiangren said and introduced the man with glasses to Shen Changlin: "This is Zhao from the R&D Department of the Municipal Health Products Factory. Manager, we brought Manager Zhao here today specifically to discuss the acquisition of Salvia miltiorrhiza with you."
"Hello." Manager Zhao shook hands with Shen Changlin warmly.
"This is..." Shen Changlin looked at Liu Xiangren's uncle and nephew in confusion while holding his hands.
"That's it." Manager Zhao smiled and explained to Shen Changlin: "Our factory has recently been researching a new health product, but we have been unable to find raw materials with satisfactory results. The salvia grown at your home is very suitable for our factory. Demand, I came here this year specifically to sign a supply contract with you."
As he spoke, Manager Zhao took out a contract from his leather bag.
Manager Zhao mentioned that Shen Chi had heard from Zhang Cheng in his previous life, saying that their factory had begun researching a powerful oral liquid a few years ago, but unfortunately they had not been able to find effective raw materials, so the matter was shelved.
After the reform and opening up, market competition pressure increased sharply, and the health care product factory put this previously shelved plan on the agenda. Zhang Chengcheng was promoted from a raw material buyer to the manager of the purchasing department because he found the salvia miltiorrhiza with efficacy that met the requirements.
When Shen Changlin heard that he was going to sign a long-term and stable supply contract, he felt happy and had an excited smile on his face.
He read the contract and was about to sign it, when Shen Chi on the side said: "Dad, if you want to sign the contract, you have to let people see the quality of your salvia. My acre will not be sold this year."
Shen Changlin was stunned for a moment, then came back to his senses and said: "Yes, yes, yes, let's look at the quality first. I planted two more acres this year."
When Liu Xiangren heard that Shen Chi's own acre was not for sale, he didn't take it seriously at first, but after they saw the two acres of salvia planted by Shen Changlin, the expressions on their faces, including Manager Zhao's, changed.
When Shen Changlin saw this, he couldn't help but asked cautiously: "What? Is there something wrong with the salvia I planted?"
Manager Zhao said bluntly: "Although the salvia miltiorrhiza you planted is better than ordinary wild ginseng, it still does not meet the requirements of our factory. The only one that meets the requirements now is the patch of land in the forest."
Manager Zhao pointed to Shen Chi's acre of ginseng field and said to Shen Changlin, but Shen Changlin replied with an embarrassed look: "My son cultivated that acre of land by himself, and he has the final say whether to sell it or not."
"As a father, you still can't make the decision?" Manager Zhao said with a smile.
Shen Changlin's face was suffocated, and then he replied: "I really can't be the master of my son."
"In this case, I'll pay you one yuan per catty for the price of salvia, and I'll pay you half of the deposit of three thousand yuan now. What do you think?" Manager Zhao thought that Shen Changlin just wanted to raise the price by saying this, and he understood this situation. If there are too many, just throw money at them.
Shen Changlin was really moved after hearing this and looked at Shen Chi solicitously.
Shen Chi smiled and said to Manager Zhao: "Manager Zhao, just look at how much my dad's salvia is worth. I really can't sell it."
Zhao Jingxian frowned slightly, thought for a moment and said, "If you agree to sell the salvia you grow to us, I will pay fifty cents a pound for your father's."
Shen Changlin silently calculated in his mind that his salvia can probably harvest about 10,000 kilograms, which is about 50 cents per kilogram.
"The purchaser from the 'Xinyuan' health care product factory came to our village last week to collect ginseng. I also showed him my salvia miltiorrhiza. He said he was willing to pay two yuan for my ginseng. So Manager Zhao apologized and did People in business have to be honest." Shen Chi replied with a smile.
Shen Changlin was stunned when he heard this. No buyer from Xinyuan Factory had ever been here. He saw that it was difficult to expose Shen Chi's words, so he stayed silent.
Unexpectedly, Manager Zhao and Liu Xiangren's expressions changed when they heard the word "Xin Yuan". Xinyuan Factory also produces health care products, and "Anhe" is in competition with them. The reason why Shen Chi said this is naturally Use the information gap in past lives.
Manager Zhao's original certainty suddenly disappeared and he hurriedly looked at Liu Xianghe. Liu Xianghe had dealt with the Shen family twice and knew that Shen Chi was still a child under ten years old, and his words sometimes carried more weight than Shen. Lin Huanzhong.
So he pulled Shen Chi aside and whispered: "Xiao Chi, your Uncle Liu's nephew works in the purchasing department of 'Anhe', and he finally found connections to get in. This is his first task after going to work. Give him Uncle Liu is so generous, our prices are easy to negotiate."
"This is not a question of price, but the word 'promise' is what business is all about. You are also a businessman, so you should know the serious relationship between this." Shen Chi also said with an embarrassed look.
Manager Zhao on the side listened to Shen Chi's words and realized that the child in front of him was very talkative and did not give in much compared to adults, so he began to look at Shen Chi seriously.
Hearing that Liu Xiangren was still lobbying, Manager Zhao said directly: "Kid, I'll pay two yuan and two for your ginseng."
Now the product research and development of their factory has reached a critical juncture, and they are short of good raw materials. He finally discovered Shen Chi's Salvia miltiorrhiza, and no matter how expensive it is, he has to buy it back.
Moreover, the people Shen Chi was selling to were still their enemies, so they couldn't even care about the cost.
"Now that you are willing to sell me your salvia, I am willing to raise the price to 80 cents per catty for the two acres your father planted." Manager Zhao added.
After hearing what he said, Shen Changlin couldn't help it anymore, and started to persuade Shen Chi: "Xiao Chi, why not sell it to Uncle Liu and the others? After all, we have dealt with it twice."