Siheyuan: I am a trader in both worlds!

Chapter 485 Soybeans!

Ximen Lang thought he was already ruthless and CS-like enough, but he never expected that Lao Luo with thick eyebrows and big eyes would be even more ruthless and CS-like than him!

If we don't give him a special spot to experience the ultimate street lamp pendant, even God would be furious!

Even God couldn't stand it anymore, and Ximen Lang couldn't stand it even more!

They pulled out a rope from somewhere, and wow, it was like a lasso. They held Lao Luo down and were about to put it around his neck.

Seeing Ximen Lang having so much fun, Bai Ling, who was standing nearby, was eager to try it herself and immediately got into position.

One was massaging her arm, the other her head; they were busy and having a great time.

Seeing that they were waiting a little longer, the couple actually managed to trap themselves in the lamppost and hang themselves on it.

While struggling desperately, Lao Luo refused to let them put the thing around his neck, and hurriedly tried to explain.

"It's not about harming international friends, it's about selling to ordinary people. I plan to sell this batch of soy sauce to ordinary people!"

Ximen Lang and Bai Ling then slowed down their actions, and Lao Luo finally managed to break free from their clutches.

Touching the red marks left by Ximen Lang and his wife in just a short while, Lao Luo said irritably.

"My God, one wrong move and we're doomed! And they want to hang me from a streetlamp? Think about it yourselves, is this even reasonable?!"

Upon hearing this, Ximen Lang raised an eyebrow, picked up a rope, and began to eagerly try it out again.

He dared not get entangled with Ximen Lang any further, lest the couple act up again.

Lao Luo quickly explained the situation.

"It's absolutely unacceptable to feed others, especially our international friends! It's not just unethical, I, Lao Luo, don't have that kind of shamelessness or heartlessness."

"But if it's for that damn kid to eat, then I won't feel guilty at all! It just so happens that he learned from us and loves soy sauce, he's a big soy sauce consumer!"

"When our cheap soy sauce comes out, and we sell it over there, we're sure to make a fortune! We'll make money off them and also profit from CS (counterfeit goods), so why not take advantage of it?"

You know what, Lao Luo's last sentence really hit Ximen Lang right where it hurts.

Isn't it?
You can't be so ruthless to a person, but to a CS player...
No, to be more accurate, it's a piece of trash that's even worse than CS!
That's exactly what they'd do – go for the darkest possible color!

Even Bai Ling felt that Lao Luo's words made perfect sense, and she smoothly changed her stance, standing next to Lao Luo and starting to criticize Ximen Lang.

Not to mention Ximen Lang, even Lao Luo was sick of her affection.

After holding back for a long time, I finally swallowed back the words, "You were the one who pressed my head down the hardest."

Too lazy to argue with these two living ancestors, Lao Luo asked Ximen Lang.

"What if we just sold your high-tech, high-performance soy sauce, which can be made in a few hours, directly to Xiao Rizhi? Do you think that's a good idea?"

Seeing that even Lao Luo had to ask this, Ximen Lang immediately affirmed, "Is there any need to ask? Of course, there's definitely potential! In fact, if South Korea has the means and can afford it, we can sell it to them too!"

"We need to put more effort into the packaging. After all, clothes make the man, and soy sauce is considered a high-end product these days. If it's not packaged well, how will we make a lot of money in the future? Don't you agree?"

Lao Luo and Bai Ling understood this principle perfectly well.

Let alone everyday life, even for them, given the same price and quality, people would definitely prioritize buying the pre-packaged one.

If the packaging is good, and you can also add some catchy advertising slogans and a few pleasant little stories, it will definitely sell like hotcakes!

But it is.
"We're not very good at packaging. You know our manufacturers; they can manage with whatever packaging they can get by. But packaging? Especially trendsetting, high-end packaging? They might not have that artistic flair."

"It's alright, they may not have that artistic flair, but we do! Whether it's packaging, advertising copy, or a few silly little stories, just hand them over to us. You wouldn't believe it, we're full of people doing this kind of thing now, there are plenty of people like that."

With just a few words, Lao Luo's doubts were completely dispelled, freeing him from worrying about such mundane matters.

Ximen Lang continued.

"Then, with good packaging and all that high-tech stuff, we'll sell it all to the US, Japan, and South Korea, making dollars off overseas. And then we'll use inferior stuff, package it as good soy sauce, and sell it to our own people at a low price."

"We want both a good reputation and practical benefits. The packaging factory can also use this to practice and get orders, so that the workers can also benefit. It's a win-win situation, practically perfect!"

So perfect that even Ximen Lang couldn't help but feel deeply intoxicated by his own resourcefulness and meticulousness.

While he was indulging in his narcissism, Ximen Lang immediately snapped out of it when he thought of soybeans, an essential ingredient in soy sauce, and asked Lao Luo for advice.

"Hey, by the way, Lao Luo, soybeans are essential for brewing soy sauce. For those sold outside, it's fine to use some fancy technology to make them passable, but for the ones we use ourselves, we have to use the best."

“A super market of hundreds of millions of people, the gap is not small! If we also include the share of feeding large livestock, can we handle it? If not, tell me as soon as possible, I will think of a solution quickly, so as not to delay this matter any further.”

Ximen Lang's concerns were certainly not unfounded.

After all, the gap is there, and if it's not filled in time, things could get really bad.

His mistake was that he trusted too much in the common sense he had acquired in later generations, and underestimated the soybean production in Beijing.

Although in the future, once the US focuses its attention on soybeans and begins to exert its efforts, the world's soybean production will inevitably be surpassed by the US.

But now.
"Excuse me, but when we say we're the world's second-largest soybean producer, nobody dares to claim the top spot! Even if the US were standing here, they'd be nothing more than a junior!"

After Lao Luo, who had never before shown off to Ximen Lang, Bai Ling, who finally had some data to show for herself, immediately followed suit.

"Do you know how many acres of land we grow soybeans on every year? You'll be shocked when I tell you! We're only a few million acres short of reaching a full 200 million acres! A full 200 million acres! That's more than 5 million tons of output! 5 million tons—isn't that enough to brew just a little bit of soy sauce?"

Seeing the incredible success of the soybean industry in Beijing, Ximen Lang couldn't hold back any longer.

"Wait, is your soybean industry that booming? Then why is our soybean production so poor? We have to import hundreds of millions of tons every year!"

(End of this chapter)