Start with a blacksmith shop.

"I'm so annoyed. If you have any ideas, just say them now."

I'll try to get myself into peak condition within three days, and then we'll start forging the knife for the competition.

Li Zhenhua spoke to Guo Shugui, who was still laughing heartily.

Guo Shugui said with a hint of sarcasm after hearing this.

"Haha, I know something you've come up with that will definitely sell."

Want to know?

After saying that, he looked at Li Zhenhua, who was looking somewhat anxious, and waited there. But as he looked, he realized something was wrong. Li Zhenhua's gaze seemed to suggest that he wanted to take him away.

Guo Shugui quickly shared his thoughts.

"Hehe, that's right. You know, some of the houses sold by our Greenland Group are fully furnished, which is a significant number nationwide."

We usually furnish this house with everything we need.

It's the kind of place where you can just bring your bag and clothes and move in.

In a house like this, the kitchen should naturally be fully equipped with tableware. Therefore, we will also provide a full range of tableware.

If we calculate it this way, four kitchen knives per house, then even if you mass-produce a thousand knives, it would only amount to two hundred and fifty houses.

You just focus on manufacturing! Leave the sales to me.

As Guo Shugui spoke, he patted his chest confidently in front of Li Zhenhua.

Li Zhenhua was surprised to learn that Guo Shugui had solved the problem that had been causing him so much trouble so easily.

I couldn't help but sigh; these days, distribution channels really are king!

"Well... I'll leave the sales to you. I..."

"Hua Zi, don't worry about building it..."

The two seemed to have a deep connection, but Liu Xiaodong, watching from the side, found it rather tedious.

"Why don't you two drink a cup of nuptial wine and get married? You two are disgusting."

What, you two planning to go to war?!

Li Zhenhua and Guo Shugui, who had initially seemed to admire each other, suddenly appeared to be at odds after Liu Xiaodong's interruption.

"Get lost, go call yourself, or you'd better leave."

"It's been so long, and your phone hasn't stopped ringing."

Li Zhenhua retorted, and Liu Xiaodong, of course, disagreed and immediately backed down.

"I'm done, just the last one. Wait for me to finish, I'll come over and help right away. I still need you, Brother Hua."

Li Zhenhua ignored him and headed straight for the warehouse, with Guo Shugui following behind.

Liu Xiaodong then made his last phone call.

Li Zhenhua went into the warehouse and started picking out raw materials.

Guo Shugui stood aside, watching Li Zhenhua make his selections.

"Guoba, I'm thinking of putting some patterns on this knife to make it look nicer. What do you think?"

Li Zhenhua searched for a long time but couldn't find any suitable materials. Then, as if something had occurred to him, he asked Guo Shugui.

"Pattern? What pattern? Is it like the pattern on a Damascus steel sword?"

Guo Shugui asked with some doubt.

"Yes, how about it?"

"Wouldn't that increase the difficulty? Wouldn't it be too much trouble?"

Upon hearing the affirmative answer, Guo Shugui continued to ask questions, not because he had any objections to the design of the patterns.

"It's alright, we'll just fold and forge it a few more times. Since we're selling it to you, we can't make it too bad."

At the very least, it needs to be shown that this knife is indeed good, that it's somewhat different, so that it'll be easier for you to discuss things with me.

Li Zhenhua explained to Guo Shugui that for him, it really was just a matter of training a few more times.

Upon hearing this response, Guo Shugui said nothing more.

The more beautiful the knife, the better it reflects the taste of the people selling the house.

However, there is one problem: the tableware that comes with it will not match.

A set of cutlery consists of a spoon, fork, and knife, and it's not just a knife.

Guo Shugui initially felt uneasy upon arriving here, but then realized it wasn't so bad after all, and might even have unexpected positive effects.

As Guo Shugui was thinking, he suddenly noticed that Li Zhenhua straightened up and put the materials he had just taken out back.

"Hua Zi, what's wrong? Why did you put it back? Aren't you going to fight anymore?"

Li Zhenhua's behavior puzzled Guo Shugui. They were just talking a moment ago, so why did he put the materials back the next instant?

Li Zhenhua immediately responded to Guo Shugui's question.

"This job allows me to practice my skills and earn some extra money, so of course I'll do it."

However, I found that some of the materials I had were not suitable for making a dinner knife.

The materials I have here are all for making farm tools; they might be passable for making a kitchen knife.

It's no longer suitable for making kitchen knives; once the iron is removed, what's left is spring steel, bearing steel, and the like.

Let's find a place and buy some good steel.

Guo Shugui also understood what was going on; no wonder Li Zhenhua stopped being picky about materials.

"Can't these materials be used for dinner knives?"

"It's not that it can't be used, but it's not very good. I plan to buy some 420 and 430 steel bars."

We also need to buy some acid for pickling, and prepare a 220V to 24V transformer, which will be needed during electrolysis.

Wow, when you think about it, there's quite a lot to prepare.

Looks like I'll have to go on a big shopping spree, and borrow a car again.

As Li Zhenhua thought, he listed out everything that came to mind.

"Brother Hua, you really know a lot. Electrolysis and acid pickling are things that blacksmiths need to know these days."

If it were me, I couldn't learn it. All I could do was play. I couldn't learn any of this knowledge if I were asked to do it.

Guo Shugui also brought about a fundamental change in the blacksmith's profession.

He used to think that blacksmiths just hammered iron, but now he realizes that without professional knowledge, he really can't be a blacksmith.

"Modern blacksmiths do need to master more things than before."

Modern blacksmiths hardly rely on blacksmith shops anymore; most of them now choose to work in hardware factories.

Of course, there are still some who work alone, but not many anymore.

Guo Shugui listened quietly to the science explanation, showing no impatience whatsoever.

He always maintains a curious mind about things that interest him.

"Let's go buy the materials, and I'll also go back and get my equipment."

I'll also shoot some footage, and I'll edit it into a promotional video for your blacksmith shop later.

Listening to Guo Shugui's urging, Li Zhenhua sighed, thinking that this young master was indeed an impatient person.

Moreover, he didn't have the airs of a rich young master as rumored in the martial arts world. Being with him was actually quite comfortable; he didn't have a trace of the arrogance of a wealthy young master.

"There's another problem!" Li Zhenhua said.

"What?"

"How do I get there? That's the question. I don't have any problems. I'll go borrow a tricycle."

How are you and Fatty heading? You two shouldn't bully that little monkey anymore; it breaks my heart to see it.

It's really tough on such a small child to bear so much pressure.

Guo Shugui's initially cheerful face immediately fell when he heard Li Zhenhua mention "little monkey."

This journey remains a painful and unforgettable experience for him.