Xia Mian and her friends met He Wei in the cafeteria.
There was no suitable place for this kind of large exhibition in the city center, so it was temporarily built in a large factory building that had stopped production in the suburbs.
Therefore, there are no restaurants nearby, so everyone who comes to attend the exhibition, whether you are a boss or an employee, has to queue up for meals in the temporary canteen.
After helping Xia Wenyue to sort out the division of labor and procedures at the booth for a whole morning, Xia Mian went to the cafeteria to eat with Mao Huimei and Mao Huilan.
As soon as they sat down, they heard He Wei's voice.
Xia Mian and Mao Huimei immediately looked at each other and looked in the direction of the voice, and sure enough, it was He Wei.
I saw him dressed in a business suit, walking towards me with a young woman who was also in a suit, carrying food trays.
Xia Mian remembered that the He family seemed to have started out as a canned food business, so it was normal for them to participate in a food exhibition.
The two people were obviously talking about something important and were so focused that they didn't notice Mao Huimei and the others and sat down directly in the empty seats behind them.
After that, four or five more men came over and said hello, and then started talking about cooperation.
A middle-aged man with a big belly said sarcastically, "Those fruit farmers really don't know what's good for them. The contract has expired, so isn't it normal to renegotiate the price?"
"The price Manager He gave is totally fine. They have been earning money for three years and their capital has been recovered long ago."
"Boss Wang is right," someone said, "Now they only spend money on pesticides all year round, and the purchase price has only dropped by 20%. Why are they making such a fuss?"
"Don't you see how much we would lose just transporting goods in those mountainous areas?"
He Wei said, "It's enough. The harvest in previous years was not expensive. Don't let it end up with no fruit and delay things."
"Don't worry, Mr. He," Boss Wang said with a smile, "Manager He has already discussed the countermeasures with us. We only need to spend some effort this year. Once we have tamed those unruly people, we will be able to make a steady profit in the next few years."
Someone praised, "Manager He is worthy of being a returned overseas student. She is as capable as any man."
The woman laughed and said, "It's just a game."
Mr. Wang smiled and said, "Yes, we can wait, but those fruit farmers can't."
"When the fruit is out of season, it will all rot in the fields. If we sign the contract now, we will only give them a 20% discount. When the fruit is ripe, we will sign the contract again. Even if we reduce the price by 50%, they will have to sell it to us."
After hearing what Mr. Wang said, the woman suddenly spoke with a somewhat excited tone, "Everyone, I have a new idea."
Then their voices dropped to a low level, and it was obvious that they were discussing things quietly.
Because Mr. Wang had a naturally loud voice, Xia Mian vaguely heard words like "wait until it rots", "poor harvest", "can be sold at a higher price", and suddenly thought of the news that had been reported in his previous life.
Farmers in a certain place in the north worked hard to grow cabbage for a year. One year, when the buyers came, they maliciously lowered the price. The purchase price of one dime was only five cents. The farmers naturally refused to agree. Their year's hard work would be wasted at five cents per pound.
However, the most powerful local buyer took the lead and united all the buyers to lower the price. Seeing that the cabbage was about to expire and would rot in the fields if it was not sold, the farmers had to give in with tears.
But at this time, the buyers lowered the price again, directly lowering the price to two cents.
The farmers simply could not agree to this way of selling at a loss, but the buyers refused to give in and even deliberately delayed the matter.
When the cabbages began to rot in the fields, the farmers sat on the edge of the fields crying and sold the remaining vegetables for two cents, losing almost all their money.
These buyers not only purchased the cabbage at a very low price, but also saved on transportation costs because the amount of cabbage was reduced by half. In the end, the price of cabbage actually went up in the market because the cabbage was not available for delivery. The buyers explained to the public that the cabbage harvest was poor that year and the selling price had increased.
After that, the farmers in that area were exploited for several years due to the constraints of the contract. It was not until the development of online media that these things were successfully reported.
However, those unscrupulous businessmen have already made a fortune.
Several bosses behind him cheered, "Manager He's idea is great!"
"Yes, then we can ask for a five-year contract."
"It would be even better if we could sign for ten years."
The woman said, "We have to know when to stop. We have to give them something to eat. Otherwise, if they are forced to burn their boats and stop growing fruit trees, it will not benefit any of us."
Mr. Wang immediately flattered, "He Jing is really thoughtful." He said hypocritically, "We really have to let them make some money."
Someone laughed and said, "In this case, we really have to thank that nosy Fang Yongpeng. If he hadn't interfered, we would have signed the contract a long time ago. How could we not think of a better way?"
"He's just an idiot, a middle school teacher, why would he care about other people's business?"
They chatted for a while and left when they were almost done with their meal.
In the end, only He Wei and the woman were left.
"Sister Lan, isn't that too much?" He Wei said.
"No." The woman was obviously in a good mood. "Do the math. This way, the cannery can save hundreds of thousands of dollars just on raw materials this year."
"Second uncle will definitely support me."
He Wei said nothing more.
After the two left, Xia Mian looked up and found that Mao Huimei and Mao Huilan were both angry.
"What's wrong?"
"This bunch of black-hearted profiteers!" Mao Huilan couldn't help cursing, "They always say that our fruit business is a loss-making business after it bears fruit in a few years, as if fruit farmers can just spray pesticides every year and wait for the fruit to grow!"
Mingxi County is mountainous, and many families have contracted fruit orchards. The Mao family had previously contracted a few acres of orchards, and naturally had encountered such unscrupulous buyers who would lower prices.
So even though they didn't hear about their future plans, the fact that they were asked to lower the price by 20% when the contract expired was enough to make them angry.
For farmers, that 20% of the price might be enough to support a child's education for a year.
However, there was nothing they could do about this matter except being angry on behalf of the fruit farmers.
Not long after I came out of the cafeteria, I heard someone calling out, "Mao Huimei?"
The three of them turned around and it was He Wei.
He was standing on the side of the road smoking, so he was behind them.
He was also very surprised to meet them. He looked them up and down and asked, "Why are you here?"
He Wei's sister caught up with him, "He Wei, acquaintance?"
Mao Huimei said coldly, "Not really."
He Wei looked at Mao Huimei's gloomy face and said sarcastically, "Have you climbed to a higher branch? That's why you can't wait to draw a line between you and me?"
They were here to do business today, so they were dressed formally and put on light makeup.
Judging from He Wei's deep hostility towards them, it was obvious that he didn't know what was going on in his mind.
Mao Huimei hated him to begin with, and she became even more disgusted when she heard about their plan to exploit the fruit farmers. She didn't want to deal with him anymore and asked coldly, "What's the matter? Are you angry because you didn't satisfy Young Master He?"
He Wei narrowed his eyes slightly, "What do you mean?"
Mao Huimei sneered, "What do you think?"
He Wei glanced at Xia Mian and said, "You saw me on the day of the birthday party." Then he looked at Mao Huimei and said, "So you know everything and you were playing tricks on me, right?"
"Yes," Mao Huimei looked at him with contempt, "Young Master He can't afford to play? Then don't play. It doesn't make sense that you are allowed to play tricks on others but not others on you."
He Wei was so angry that his face turned blue. He walked towards Mao Huimei aggressively, looking like he wanted to beat her up. "Who do you think you are? How dare you..."
Mao Huimei suddenly grabbed his shoulders with both hands and pushed them down, raised her knee and hit him hard in the stomach, then elbowed him in the back. He Wei fell to his knees before he could react.
"Hey, what are you doing?" He Wei's sister ran over to help him in a rage, "You know who he is, and you dare to hit him!"
Mao Huimei looked down at them, "You are just trash in human skin, do you think you are a phoenix egg?"
"Climbing up the social ladder..." Mao Huimei said with disdain, "Although I, Mao Huimei, come from a small county town, I am not that picky. For a disgusting person like you, even if you are the richest man in the world, I will not look down on you!"
After saying that, he took Xia Mian and Mao Huilan and turned away.
He Wei recovered, covered his stomach and said angrily, "Mao Huimei, just wait!"
Mao Huimei gave him a sarcastic sneer in response.
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