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An hour later, everything returned to calm.

Qin Ran curled up contentedly in the warm bedding, her cheeks flushed slightly, feeling languid and weak all over, but also incredibly comfortable.

Shen Wang leaned against the headboard, leisurely lit a cigarette, flicked the ash with his fingertips, and let the smoke slowly rise and disperse, exuding a sense of ease and composure.

He turned to look at Qin Ran beside him and said in a calm tone, "By the way, Secretary Sha mentioned before that Jingzhou Department Store is currently in a very bad business situation and is facing many problems. Tell me in detail about the specific difficulties."

Upon hearing this, Qin Ran composed herself, sniffed lightly, and slowly began to speak.

"The current Jingzhou Department Store is no longer as glorious as it once was. The old state-owned enterprise has a rigid system, the management is cumbersome and shirks responsibility, and the efficiency of each level of work is extremely low. Offline physical customer traffic is squeezed by emerging business districts and online e-commerce, and most of the store area is vacant and idle."

"Our self-operated supply channels are outdated, with high purchase prices and low profits. We lack trendy and popular products to attract young customers, resulting in the loss of old customers year by year. Revenue has plummeted year after year. After deducting store rent, salaries of thousands of employees, and utility expenses, we make almost no profit each month and have been in a state of long-term losses and debt."

"The warehouse is piled up with a large number of old and slow-moving goods, the cash flow is on the verge of breaking down, the transformation and reform efforts are met with obstacles everywhere, the old employees are conservative and unwilling to change, and the senior management is hesitant to make decisions. There are problems from all sides, and it is difficult to move forward."

Shen Wang listened quietly, nodding slightly from time to time, keeping all the difficulties in mind.

The main reason for returning to the modern city is to secure military rations for Big Beard and Little Beard.

Moreover, the eastern Shandong region also needs a large amount of grain supplies.

"I will first order one billion bags of all types of field rations, differentiated by flavors from various European and American countries, and remove the production date and batch number from the outer packaging."

"Of these, 500 million bags are packaged in pure English for export purposes, 300 million bags are packaged in German standard packaging, and the remaining 200 million bags are packaged in Russian export packaging, and they are all sorted and packed together."

Shen Wang immediately placed an astonishing order.

Qin Ran, who had been listening quietly to the side, felt a slight stirring in her heart, and her thoughts surged instantly.

She recalled how Shen Wang would disappear without warning for days at a time, his whereabouts elusive. Then, she thought of the old, significant group photos she had seen at Sha Ruijin's house. All sorts of clues came together in her mind.

An incredibly bold idea quietly took shape in my mind, and all my past doubts suddenly became clear.

In fact, she had a vague suspicion in her heart, but she had never been sure. Today, after hearing about this large-scale, unmarked order for military rations that spanned multiple languages, she finally understood.

But she was insightful, intelligent, and sensible, and knew that the best approach was to see through some secrets but not reveal them.

Without asking any unnecessary questions, she simply looked at Shen Wang gently, nodded softly, and replied, "I understand. I will handle all matters at Jingzhou Department Store. Don't worry, junior, I will definitely handle things perfectly and there will be no mistakes."

Upon hearing this, Shen Wang felt a warmth welling up in his heart. He reached out and gently stroked her round and delicate jade feet. The touch was smooth, warm, and incredibly delicate, making him reluctant to let go.

Such a clever woman, who knows how to read people's expressions and is very tactful, is the most worry-free and comforting.

Qin Ran felt his affectionate gestures and her heart was filled with sweet joy. She secretly made up her mind to do a full set of foot care every week from now on.

Shen Wang remained calm and continued to issue massive procurement orders for supplies, all of which were hard currency supplies that were most in high demand and scarce on the battlefields of World War II. The number of orders was staggering.

"We will also order 100 million bottles of Coca-Cola, 100 million bags of high-purity instant coffee, 50 million pure cotton military towels, and 80 million pairs of wear-resistant military work gloves."

"Sixty million boxes of long-lasting mosquito repellent ointment, seventy million bottles of portable iodine disinfectant, forty million sets of lightweight raincoats for outdoor use, and thirty million thickened, cold-proof military cotton hats."

"Fifty million multi-functional portable water bottles for field use, forty million military-grade portable folding entrenching tools, and two hundred million boxes of high-calorie chocolate energy bars."

……

The continuous stream of huge orders made Qin Ran secretly alarmed. Fearing that her memory was too poor and she might have misremembered the categories and quantities, she immediately got up, grabbed her lightweight laptop, and quickly created a material statistics table, classifying and listing each item in a clear and organized manner.

After finalizing the orders for daily necessities, leisure supplies, and military supplies, Shen Wang once again secured orders for essential staple grains for people's livelihoods, demonstrating his impressive scale once again.

"Bring another 100,000 tons of rice, 80,000 tons of wheat flour, 60,000 tons of millet, and 50,000 tons of cornmeal."

"40,000 tons of potatoes, 30,000 tons of Chinese cabbage, 20,000 tons of carrots, and 15,000 tons of onions."

"30,000 tons of air-dried cured meat, 20,000 tons of compressed canned meat, 18,000 tons of dehydrated dried vegetables, 12,000 tons of edible coarse salt, 10,000 tons of vegetable oil, and 8,000 tons of refined white sugar."

……

"Okay, that's all for now. You can calculate the total cost."

Shen Wang rattled off the details of hundreds of thousands of tons of supplies.

It may seem like a lot, but it's actually only the carrying capacity of two or three ocean-going giant ships, which is nothing at all.

But Qin Ran, who was standing next to her, was completely numb.

Too much!

The junior gave so much!

With these orders, Jingzhou Department Store can definitely be brought back to life!

Qin Ran took a deep breath, forcing herself to calm down, and carefully calculated each item according to the bulk wholesale price.

"First, there are 10 billion bags of military rations, each costing 26 yuan, totaling 260 billion!"

"One hundred million bottles of Coke, at 70 cents per bottle, that's 70 million!"

……

"Then 100,000 tons of rice...that's 200 million jin...at 8 mao per jin...that's a total of 160 million!"

"There are still 80,000 tons of wheat flour... worth 150 million!"

"Cured pork... white sugar... cooking oil... a total of 3.9 million."

……

Qin Ran calculated it again and again until she was sure it was correct.

"Junior, the total is 27.786 billion!"

Even though she was mentally prepared, Qin Ran's heart still skipped a beat when she heard the number.

This is an astronomical order worth nearly 300 billion!

Last time, Zhang Jianguo only negotiated an order worth 5 million yuan, which caused a huge sensation at Jingzhou Department Store. This time, it's over 270 billion yuan!

It's more than fifty times that of Zhang Jianguo!

Shen Wang glanced at the form.

The bulk of the cost came from the 1 billion bags of individual self-heating rations, which alone cost 26 billion yuan.

To be honest, 26 yuan a bag is ridiculously low.

Qin Ran gave the price as the pure cost price, without adding a single penny of profit.

As for all the other supplies, the total cost was less than 18 billion, which means Qin Ran offered the lowest possible price.

It's always easier to get things done if you have connections in the central government.

After thinking for a moment, Shen Wang said, "One price, 300 billion!"

"what?"

Qin Ran was stunned.

Why are you rounding up?

Are you the seller and I the seller?

Shen Wang smiled and said, "I can't let you work for nothing. 10% profit isn't much, but this way you can give Jingzhou Department Store an explanation."

If all transactions are completed at the reserve price, Jingzhou Department Store will not make a single penny. What's the point of Qin Ran negotiating any further?

Those below will not submit either.

I could negotiate with them using the lowest possible price!