Siheyuan: I am a trader in both worlds!

"Hey, Bai Ling, do you think A Lang will be able to close all these deals when he goes back over there?"

The city of Beijing, the location of the guard battalion.

After reporting every detail of the situation and holding meetings all night, Lao Luo was overwhelmed with mixed feelings and couldn't sleep.

Since I can't sleep, I might as well not sleep at all.

With his rosy eyes, Lao Luo turned around and went straight to Bai Ling.

Seeing that Bai Ling was not affected at all by these major events that could change the world order of Beijing, she continued to eat and drink as usual, not taking anything to heart.

He's completely heartless.

Even at this point, she still has the leisure to hold her phone and scroll through videos and watch TV series.

It's basically a small West Gate.

A sudden jolt went through him, and he kept sighing inwardly.
"Oh no, Bai Ling, such a fine young woman, has really been corrupted by that brat A Lang!"

On the other hand, Lao Luo couldn't help but ask this question.

But Bai Ling was completely immersed in the plot.

I absolutely love it.

With such intense concentration, they even forgot to eat the popcorn that was right in front of their mouths.

Naturally, he didn't have the time or inclination to pay attention to Lao Luo.

So, Lao Luo waited for a long time but didn't get a reply from Bai Ling.

Until Lao Luo was so exhausted that he gave a very stern reminder.

"Stop looking, or that popcorn will be shoved up your nose!"

Bai Ling then belatedly realized what was happening.

His face was full of confusion.

"Hey, Lao Luo, what are you doing here? I had a buzzing sound in my ear just now, I thought it was a mosquito, but it turned out to be you. What's wrong, Lao Luo? Why do you look so worried? And what's wrong with your eyes? They're as red as a rabbit's. Did you cheat on someone last night?"

Just like Ximen Lang, he was incredibly sarcastic and witty, and he was increasingly disregarding him, even daring to tease him however he wanted. This made Lao Luo feel completely overwhelmed.

Bai Ling's outrageous remarks almost made him faint from anger.

Pressing my hand against my pounding heart, which felt like it was about to burst out of my chest, it took me a long time to finally calm down.

After a long silence, Lao Luo finally spoke with great distress.

"Bai Ling, you can't be like this! You are my most promising junior, and the most valued junior by the leaders. The hopes of the entire city of Beijing are all pinned on you! It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that you are the hope of the whole village!"

"You have the hopes of the whole village on your shoulders, you can't let yourself get so down! They say Ah Lang is lazy and good-for-nothing, but look at you now, how are you any different from Ah Lang? You're a carbon copy of Ah Lang, how can this be allowed to continue?!"

Ever since she decided to follow Ximen Lang's example and occasionally indulge in some trivial ramblings and take it easy, Bai Ling has become increasingly unable to tolerate Lao Luo's endless nagging.

What do you think it is?

I feel like he's just like Tang Sanzang from A Chinese Odyssey, who talks himself to death!
Ugh, that's so annoying!

Yes, you read that right. Bai Ling also watched the movie "A Chinese Odyssey," and Ximen Lang dragged her to watch it, insisting that she watch it no matter what.

At first glance, due to the generation gap and other reasons, she immediately felt that these people were just acting nonsense!

What a mess this is! Whether it's the director, the screenwriter, or the actors, they're all insane!
Otherwise, they definitely couldn't have made such an outrageous film, or come up with such a magical plot!

But when she actually followed Ximen Lang's explanation, she patiently continued reading.
Well, Bai Ling still couldn't understand why later generations would make such a movie, and why it was so highly praised by young people, especially Ximen Lang.

Despite not understanding it, Bai Ling still remembered the Tang Monk in the movie who could talk monsters to death.

And it left a deep impression, one that I can't forget even if I wanted to.

The moment Bai Ling hears someone buzzing incessantly in her ear, an image immediately pops into her mind of Tang Sanzang, his big face beaming as he looks back at the moon and sings "Only You."

I'm even a bit stressed from being tormented by this persistent, bizarre image!
So, once they heard that Lao Luo was here again, he started rambling on and on.

Her head was buzzing, and Bai Ling didn't hold back in rebuking Lao Luo.

"No wonder Ah Lang always says you're annoying. He says you're good in every way, except for your mouth, you're such a chatterbox. Now that I see it, it's true, you really are like a woman, you really can talk a lot!"

"you"

"What do you mean, 'you'? Do you think I don't know how important these ongoing transactions are to us? Do you think I don't know the difficulties we're facing right now? But even if I do know, what can I do?"

"I know, but what can I do even if I know? Take this severe labor shortage, for example. To solve this problem, we have to go to the countryside and compete with agriculture for people!"

"It's simple to grab them. It's just a matter of increasing the benefits and making a call to action. With a generous reward, there will surely be brave men. As long as the publicity is done well, we can definitely attract a large number of people."

"But what do we do after we bring it over? Who will farm all that land? Will you farm it, or will I? Can the two of us farm all that land on our own?! Or are you planning to rent all that land to future generations?"

When the topic of renting all the land to future generations came up, Old Luo shook his head vigorously, immediately refusing the idea.

"How could that be?! Land is our livelihood; how can we just rent it all out to them?"

"You know it won't work, so tell me, what should we do? Besides taking it one step at a time, what else can we do? Besides causing a little trouble, what else can I do? Besides, it's not like I'm really not doing anything productive! I'm watching dramas here to better understand the future. But you, you come up here like a fly, chattering on and on! Aren't you annoying? Why are you so annoying?!"

A very harsh reprimand left Lao Luo speechless.

He opened his mouth for a long time, but couldn't utter a single word.

I know that Lao Luo is genuinely anxious, which is why he's being so long-winded.

Normally, the old man is a very nice person.

Considering how good Lao Luo usually was to him and Ximen Lang, and how pitiful he looked with his mouth full of blisters and eyes as red as a rabbit's.

Moreover, judging from the mask of pain he was wearing, my words had clearly touched the depths of his soul.

At least for the time being, his symptoms will definitely not recur, nor will they bother him again.

In the end, Bai Ling didn't say anything more hurtful.

Finally, he shared his opinion on the question that Lao Luo had initially raised.

"A deal is definitely possible, didn't we already say that? The reason they're being so generous this time, besides wanting to arm us quickly to avoid external interference and delays to their investment, is that they want to make a hefty profit off our subsequent spending." "After all, free things are always the most expensive! Just watch and see. Even if their price is fair, even Ah Lang, who's loyal to us, wouldn't have anything to say. But the price will still be astronomical, definitely enough to squeeze at least three layers of profit out of us!"

Things turned out exactly as Bai Ling had predicted.

Was Xia Yiyi's price fair?

Honestly, that's absolutely fair!

The refrigerated container truck, originally priced at 40 yuan, was halved by Xia Yi without Ximen Lang having to haggle over it bit by bit.

It's now an incredible deal at 20 yuan a unit!

Although the item sold to the Beijing authorities was a 99% new item for a girl's personal use, which is what we commonly call a second-hand item.

However, everyone should know that these special vehicles that can directly generate huge economic benefits, even if they are sold secondhand, will never be much cheaper if the vehicle is in good condition!

Because it can truly be used as a production tool, bringing considerable economic benefits to vehicle owners!
Even if you rent them out directly to various refrigeration plants or individuals who want to use the vehicles, you can still earn a considerable income. (My uncle rented two forklifts to a factory, one for 3000 yuan a month and the other for 3500 yuan a month. He broke even in one or two years, although they wore out quite a bit, but overall it was still very profitable.)
This is absolutely incomparable to ordinary private cars that can only be used for commuting or driving for ride-hailing services!

Even new cars have seen significant price reductions, ranging from 5 to 10 yuan per vehicle.

Really, I'm just earning enough to make ends meet!

What else could Ximen Lang say?
Should I shamelessly beg Xia Yi to lower the price even further for my sake? So she'll sell it to me at a loss?

Don't be ridiculous, Ximen Lang would never do something so despicable!
Even a dignified man like Lang Ge couldn't bring himself to do that!

There are other essential items like refrigerated ships, as well as various refrigeration equipment needed to set up a cold storage plant and build a cold storage warehouse. Xia Yiyi offers these items at discounted prices, practically at rock-bottom prices!

How could Ximen Lang possibly open his mouth like that?

But if they don't speak up, then the people of Beijing will definitely suffer a heavy blow.

Even if this thing is cheap, it still costs money!
And it's a lot of money!
Let's take refrigerated container trucks as an example again. Even if we only need 10 vehicles, and they all have to be second-hand, it would still take at least 200 billion yuan to barely get started!
200 billion!

How much ore would it take to fill this huge hole in Beijing?
Not to mention the shells, missiles, and the subsequent maintenance and upkeep of each warship, which will cost a lot of money.

Fortunately, Xia Yiyi and the others from later generations did not demand that the people of Beijing hand over the huge sum of money immediately.

Instead, they followed the old rule: take delivery first, and pay back slowly when they had more money later.

Just when people finally saw a glimmer of hope to slowly pay off their previous debts, they suddenly found themselves owing so much more money!

It is foreseeable that, for at least a considerable period of time, Beijing will have to slowly and miserably pay off its mortgages, much like homeowners burdened with huge debts.

This is something that Ximen Lang absolutely cannot bear to see.

Therefore, open source is imperative.

Coincidentally, with the arrival of these fishing boats, the fishing industry in Beijing is bound to experience a surge in growth.

“Rare fish like these wild large yellow croakers and wild bass will definitely be sent to us in a steady stream in the future. So I need to haggle with you properly. According to the market price, a top-quality wild large yellow croaker weighing about 30 kilograms would cost at least tens of millions!”

"What? Tens of millions? Why don't you just say hundreds of millions!"

"Isn't this a case of scarcity driving up prices? Such a large wild yellow croaker hasn't been seen on the market for many years."

"Even if it has never seen it before, it's impossible for it to be so expensive! And there's no way that a fool would be willing to spend so much money just to buy such a worthless fish!"

With a snap, the wild yellow croaker that he had just been so precious to, the one he wanted to sleep with, was thrown into the fish pile like trash.

Then her expression changed instantly, and there wasn't a trace of lingering affection left on her face.

Turning back, Xia Yiyi said irritably.

"You dare to sell such a high price for such a worthless fish? Does it make you immortal or grant you eternal life? At most, it tastes and feels a little better. Is it worth making people pay so much more for that little bit of taste? Have you no conscience?!"

Don't say it, you really don't say it.

If it could really sell for such a high price...
"We don't need this much conscience!"

But obviously, this is simply unrealistic.

Let alone the sky-high price of tens of millions, once the supply in Beijing stabilizes, if she can sell it for tens of thousands, that would be a testament to Xia Yiyi's skill.

This is determined by market forces.

"Increased supply, unchanged demand, and lower prices—this is basic knowledge even a middle school student knows! Didn't you learn that in middle school? You're such a idiot!"

"Hey, hey, let's talk things out, but please don't make personal attacks, okay? I had excellent grades in middle school, maybe even better than you! Don't make baseless accusations, okay?"

When Ximen Lang's high school grades were mentioned, Xia Yiyi fell silent.

Because it was indeed true, just as Ximen Lang had said, that his middle school grades were quite good. (His middle school entrance exam score was 689.5, thank you for the compliment!)
"But that's no excuse for you to make dirty money by going against your conscience! Get your facts straight, we're doing wholesale, not retail!"

"Then tell me how much each one costs."

Seeing that Ximen Lang had finally relented, Xia Yiyi, who was prepared in advance, took out her phone and sent Ximen Lang a list of acquisition prices without saying a word.

The incredibly low price immediately darkened Ximen Lang's face.

"You call me heartless? You're the one who's truly heartless!"

But as Xia Yiyi said, this is wholesale, not retail.

So in the end, Ximen Lang didn't say anything more.

I only mentioned it briefly.

"I will send the list to Bai Ling truthfully."

Then, they tacitly agreed to it.

Since Ximen Lang has agreed, there is even less to worry about regarding the situation in Beijing.

Xia Yiyi, whose expression changed instantly and who had never seen such a large yellow croaker before, turned around and scooped it up again.

He said with a delighted expression.

"I'm not saying anything more, I'm eating this today! I'm going to splurge like crazy, and nobody's going to stop me!" (End of Chapter)