From Wage Slave to Tycoon novel Chapter 124

Chapter 124: Chapter 102: 15? 80? Isn’t This the Price of Pork?

Su Chen only gave a rough outline; he certainly wouldn’t tell Ziggy the specifics.

"First and second-tier cities? Mr. Su, isn’t that a bit of a stretch? If anything goes wrong... I’m afraid the losses would be enormous, wouldn’t they?" Ziggy had never imagined Su Chen would make such a massive move.

After all, there were about fifty-four first and second-tier cities. The most basic investment in each city would be at least a million, and for first-tier cities, it could be several million. Just the storefront renovations alone would cost at least sixty to seventy million, and that didn’t even include the other expenses.

The initial investment would be, at minimum, a hundred million.

Su Chen waved his hand dismissively, his tone calm. "Don’t worry. If I’m daring to do this, it’s because I know what I’m doing. The key right now is how many pastures you can consolidate."

Seeing Su Chen speak with such confidence, Ziggy figured he must have his reasons. And considering his background... Ziggy stopped trying to talk him out of it. After all, the man was rich and powerful. Even if he took a loss, it wouldn’t be a serious blow to him.

"Mr. Su, to be honest, I can’t give you a guaranteed number right now. You probably know that in recent years, competition among the various leagues and cities in Inner Mongolia, combined with other external factors, has left the entire mutton market in a slump. Many herdsmen aren’t even hoping for a high price anymore; they just want to be able to sell their sheep at all."

"If I bring them all together and you’re supposed to buy all their sheep, but then something goes wrong... the blow to the herdsmen would be devastating!"

Ziggy looked at Su Chen uneasily. His words felt a bit like he was forcing his hand. ’If you don’t offer some kind of guarantee, how can I possibly give you one?’

Su Chen understood what Ziggy was saying. He gently tapped his fingers on the armrest of the chair, making a crisp TAP... TAP... sound.

Ziggy watched Su Chen, his expression tense. He knew the success or failure of this whole affair rested on the outcome of Su Chen’s considerations.

After about a minute, Su Chen turned to Ziggy and asked, "I’d like to know, what’s the purchase price you get from those middlemen?"

Ziggy hadn’t expected Su Chen to ask this. He hesitated for a long moment before finally giving a number. "Fifteen!"

"Fifteen? Not eighty?" Su Chen shot to his feet. He couldn’t believe the price was so low.

He remembered hearing that Wuzhumuqin mutton went for eighty a jin. The difference was huge—a full five-fold gap!

What was the damn difference between this price and the price of pork?

’Damn it, those middlemen are real pieces of work. They’re so damn ruthless, flipping the product for several times the price. No wonder the market in Inner Mongolia is such a mess.’

’They were definitely a big part of the problem. After all, it’s easiest to fish in troubled waters.’

Ziggy thought Su Chen found the price too high and quickly explained, "Mr. Su, that’s already a historic low. Even at the auction, the most we could get is sixteen or seventeen!"

"As for the eighty you mentioned, Mr. Su, that’s the price for dressed meat that we sell through our own private channels!" At this point, Ziggy decided not to hide anything and explained the situation.

Su Chen listened and finally understood what was going on. So, it turned out that because Ziggy’s family had a slight connection to Ji Wan and Xiao Chen, they were able to sell their sheep directly to the Imperial Capital, fetching a much higher price than they would in the Xilinguole League.

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