National Tide 1980.

"Please take a look at the goods. They should be all right, right?"

In the inventory warehouse, along with this inquiry, Nian Jing handed an invoice to Lao Li with a unit price of 3,500 yuan and a total amount of 826,000 yuan. He and Jiang Hao heard an authentic Sichuan accent response.

"The enemy!"

After finalizing the shipping method of including his more than 200 video recorders in the bulk cargo sent to Chengdu via the railway system, Nian Jing handed a piece of paper with his company's bank account number and account number to Lao Li.

Then he said goodbye to him and left all the subsequent matters to Jiang Hao to handle with confidence.

It's not that he is careless or lazy. Considering his current situation, it is actually a very normal behavior.

Because once he has solved the problem of economic weakness, he will inevitably have to solve the problem of physiological weakness.

He tried it these few days and found that the medicine in the small clinic was indeed effective, so he planned to go to that small alley again today to find a "miracle doctor" to treat his unspeakable illness.

Without that drug, he wouldn't be a man.

This matter is even more important than what business he should do next to recover his losses.

But he didn't expect that even though Jiang Hao was his brother-in-law, he would try his best to take care of him in his daily life.

But when they were in trouble together, Jiang Hao stabbed him without hesitation.

There are such people in this world who can share wealth but not adversity.

When things are good, you are good, I am good, and everyone is good. There is no problem with such people.

Such people can even be more approachable, kinder, more thoughtful, and more cultured than ordinary people, making people respect and admire them.

But when the time comes that they are unable to take care of the situation, such people will tear off their disguise and stab you in the back.

It can be said that I would rather die than have my fellow Taoists die.

Jiang Hao, who was trained by his own father, admired Cao Cao the most among the characters of the Three Kingdoms, who said, "I would rather let the world down than be let down by the world." He is essentially such a person.

In fact, when Jing walked towards the door of the storage warehouse, he had not completely left the warehouse.

Watching his receding figure, Jiang Hao turned around and patted Lao Li on the shoulder, saying in a friendly tone, "Lao Li, come sit with me? I have something else I want to talk to you about."

"That's great!" Another authentic Sichuan accent.

Then they came to Jiang Hao's company.

Less than ten minutes after the two of them sat down, Jiang Hao's words completely refreshed Lao Li's cognition and overturned his perception of the dangers of the business world and the unpredictable nature of human nature.

Even though he was an experienced buyer, he claimed that he had met too many people.

"Old Li, I have to say that you are doing a great job in purchasing. Even in the capital, you can understand the market so well. It's amazing. It's a pity that you are far away in Ishikawa and are my childhood friend's subordinate. Otherwise, if you were in the capital, I would definitely recruit you to be my deputy."

"Manager Jiang, you are too kind. I don't deserve such praise. At most, I have some long-term purchasing experience, which is not a big deal."

Lao Li's attitude was very humble.

Although he is much older than Jiang Hao, he knows that apart from the little power he has in handling this matter, he cannot compare with someone with a background like Jiang Hao in other aspects.

Otherwise, his boss and his positions should be swapped.

Then he wouldn't have to come all the way from far away to do things.

Although the job of purchasing is lucrative, these days when traveling on business trips one has to rely on green-skinned trains, which is really a choking experience.

In other words, in his mind, people like Jiang Hao are destined to be superior, and there is a natural gap in their status.

So now that this matter has been accomplished, it is not surprising that he acts like a lower-ranking person.

However, his respect did not earn him more kindness. To his surprise, Jiang Hao's words became sharper.

"But you have ruined me this time. Three thousand and fifty per machine, Lao Li, once you chop me down with this knife, I will lose more than one hundred thousand."

Just with this one sentence, Lao Li's face became as bitter as a northerner who tasted boiled beef for the first time.

"Manager Jiang, we have already agreed on this. You are blaming me now. What do you mean? Let's not talk about anything else. I will buy your goods for 4,000 yuan. How much should I sell this video recorder for when I go back? We are a small place. We can't compare with your capital. If the price is too high, will anyone buy it? Once this thing arrives in our place, the profit will not be too high. And if I want to make you particularly satisfied, someone will definitely make trouble for me for such a price. Even the people in Hong Kong who invested in it will not do it."

"Old Li, don't get me wrong. I don't mean to blame you. On the contrary, I agree with what you said to a large extent. For example, how profitable is imported electrical appliances? You and I both know that it's not people like us who really make money from these things. Who makes money? One is the Japanese. They have awesome technology and can make good things. The other is the country. The country doesn't care about your taxation. No matter how hard we try, there will only be a small gap left. As for me, I just want to discuss the current situation and my actual difficulties with you. Is it possible that we can use other methods to better solve my problem and help me reduce my losses? We must make some changes to the price figures and do something..."

"You are forcing me to do this."

Old Li was confused and thought that Jiang Hao was suddenly going to change his mind.

"Manager Jiang, I have never been lying to you since the beginning. This price is really our bottom line. And now that things have come to this point, let alone the fact that we have already signed the contract and reached an agreement on this deal in black and white, the key is that I have already reported the results to Chengdu. If you ask me to make concessions on the price again, it will be too difficult for me. How can I explain it when I go back?"

However, Jiang Hao looked at Lao Li aggressively. "Don't be so decisive. Solutions are invented by people..."

Old Li was almost crying. Without waiting for Jiang Hao to finish speaking, he firmly refused again.

"No, no, it's not that I don't give you face, but even if you tell my boss, I can't agree to your request. There's really no room for discussion on this matter. Or you can ask Chengdu to send someone else and just replace me. Anyway, I'm really powerless with my authority, and I really can't change the price..."

"Look at you. You misunderstood, didn't you? Did you think I asked you to pay more? I didn't say that, and I didn't mean to embarrass you. I just wanted to discuss with you whether we can adjust the figures. If your purchasing costs will not increase as a result, is there no room for negotiation?"

Old Li felt dizzy after encountering a big ideological turn, but he still had to try hard to adjust his thinking in order to keep up with Jiang Hao's ideas.

"You mean that the money our mall needs to pay remains the same, but you still want to reduce your economic losses? Am I understanding this correctly?"

"That's right. See, that's what I mean."

"But this...how is this possible?" Old Li was confused. "Money can't appear out of thin air. If someone loses, someone else will make money. If your loss is small, it is destined to be borne by our mall." "That can't be said. Besides you and me, there is another person involved in this matter."

Jiang Hao smiled slyly, "Old Li, although Nian Jing and I gave you this batch of goods together, he is him and I am me, and we still can't be completely mixed up."

For the time being, Old Li has not been able to adapt his worldview to Jiang Hao’s incredible profit-making design.

"Manager Jiang, I...I still don't understand. Please explain it more clearly."

"Old Li, you can actually deduct one thousand yuan from each of the 246 video recorders in Beijing, and then transfer five hundred yuan to me. In this way, you can save your department store hundreds of thousands of dollars in payment for the goods, and I won't have to lose money. Of course, I will tell my childhood friend about this matter. Not only will you make a contribution, but you will also be free of responsibility."

Old Li was so shocked that his voice trembled.

"One thousand yuan! But... but will Manager Nian agree to this? The payment for one unit was 3,500 yuan, but it has become 2,500 yuan. He will be very anxious. What if he asks us to return the goods? This will really cause trouble! I can't afford it!"

Jiang Hao, however, looked calm and smiled. "How could that be? Don't worry, Lao Li, I dare to give you this idea, and I will find a way to do it perfectly. You just need to tell Beijing that a large number of 'parallel imports' were found among our goods, and even a batch of goods has been seized by your local industrial and commercial department. According to the contract, there was a problem with the source of the goods, resulting in you not getting all the goods, so you naturally don't have to pay him the balance. Manager Nian will lose his temper. This is called the goods are dead when they arrive at the place, do you understand?"

"What if he comes to Chengdu to argue with me?"

"No, he has the confidence in Beijing because I am his backer. I have connections here, friends, and all kinds of relationships. If I don't help him, he will go to your Chengdu with nothing. Think about it, he won't know anyone in your place. Where does he get the courage to go so far to cause trouble for you? Besides, isn't he afraid of being involved in a smuggling case? And don't I have me here? I have my own way to convince him to give up his wrong thoughts and accept this muddled account."

Old Li looked at Jiang Hao and unknowingly, cold sweat broke out on his back.

"Manager Jiang...Manager Jiang, aren't you and Manager Nian friends?"

"There are no friends in the business world. There are only profits and losses. The price you gave me is not suitable, what else can I do? Naturally, I have to find a way to make up for the loss myself."

Jiang Hao spoke his mind without any offense, then looked at Lao Li oppressively and started to use the tactic of retreating to advance.

"Mr. Li, if you have too many doubts about my style and way of doing business, and you really feel it's too difficult, then why don't you just forget about it. Seeing you so upset, I can't bear it, but I can't force you. Otherwise, I'll listen to you. I'll call my childhood friend and let someone else handle this matter."

And seeing Jiang Hao sneer on his face, he looked like a carnivore.

Old Li was even more upset. How could he dare to respond casually and offend him?

I thought to myself, these young masters are really cruel and ruthless, none of them is a good person.

So he hurriedly expressed his willingness to pledge allegiance.

"No, no, Manager Jiang, I didn't mean that. Just call me nosy, call me nosy, okay? I understand everything about this matter. Don't worry, I will absolutely follow your arrangements and do this for you."

Jiang Hao's eyes were filled with smiles at this moment, and he said softly, "That's great. I knew you were reliable, Lao Li, let's make it a deal."

"Ah, it's settled. I, I have only one condition, you must keep your word and do what you say, and don't let me get into any trouble."

"Of course, don't worry about that. You may not know me very well, but I won't cause you any trouble, and I won't use you for nothing. How about this, when you go back, I'll give you another 10,000 yuan."

Now, Lao Li really has no psychological barriers anymore.

The extra ten thousand yuan instantly smoothed out his worried brow.

But on the other hand, Nian Jing, who was kept completely in the dark, was in a miserable state. He never dreamed that he would be framed by his own brother-in-law and outsiders, and a good thing turned into a bad thing.

Ten days later, he still hadn't received the remittance and only received a call from Lao Li. It was this call that made him feel like he was falling into an icy cave.

"Manager Nian, I'm Lao Li. I have bad news for you."

"What bad news? Lao Li, what happened to you? Why hasn't the money you promised me been transferred yet?"

"Hey, that's why I came to you. There's something wrong with your goods. Why are there smuggled goods mixed in with the goods you sent? At least one-third of the VCRs have been found and are now detained at our train station."

"What? Impossible! Our goods are all sourced through legitimate channels, and the situation you describe will never happen."

"But the problem is that this situation has already happened. Manager Nian, I was going to start the remittance procedures for you as soon as I returned to Chengdu. But after this happened, do you think I can still get the money for you?"

Although Lao Li's voice was full of helplessness, there was actually a hint of guilt in his words, and it was not without trace.

But Nian Jing no longer cared about anything else. This shocking news had made him very confused. He only wanted money and was only concerned about his balance, so his uncalm emotions prevailed.

Not only was he unable to tell Lao Li's lies, his attitude also became extremely bad, and he was only concerned with putting pressure on the other party.

"Lao Li, you have to give me the money. You don't want me to go to Chengdu to find you, do you? If I go, I'm afraid you'll have to explain the 10,000 yuan kickback to your boss."

But his stupid words completely dispelled Lao Li's guilt and made his acting more stable.

"Don't say that. If you can come, it would be great. I'd love to have you. Ten thousand dollars is nothing. I can just take the initiative to pay it. At worst, you can let me watch the warehouse. It's much better than being implicated in a smuggling case by you guys."

Nian Jing gritted his teeth and was stunned for a long time before he changed his tone, "Lao Li, I have always been worthy of my friends and I cherish friendship very much. But I also hope that you, a senior with rich experience, will give me the same effort. I think you must have a way to solve this problem, right? Can you please help me? I really don't know what smuggling is. And I need this money urgently..."

"If you say that, it will be very difficult for me."

Old Li had already taken the initiative at this point, and of course he became more and more pretentious, "How about this, I'll go back and try to communicate with my superiors, and try to send you the money for the goods that are not problematic. But forget about the smuggled goods. I think they will be confiscated, and I may even have to pay a fine. So we have to set aside some money to plug this loophole. I think I can give you another 300,000. Is that okay? That's all I can do."

Nian Jing wailed in agony.

"Three hundred thousand? Only give me three hundred thousand? You should give me five hundred and seventy thousand. You are too cruel."

"No. Why don't you come to Chengdu and explain the matter in person? I can't do anything about it. Think about it carefully. I'll wait for your news..."

Hearing the call being hung up and the dead tone, Nian Jing's mood completely plummeted.

He had only one thought at this moment, which was to quickly contact Jiang Hao, hoping that this capable brother-in-law could come up with some solutions for him.

I have to say, sometimes people are so stupid that they always think they are the people sitting at the dining table and never think that they are actually food.

But I don’t know that even though I can sit at the table with others to eat, I am actually just a reserve of food in the eyes of others. (End of this chapter)