Chapter 260 – What I want is a partnership.

After listening to Wei Ruo’s words, the smile on Fan Chengxu’s face became even more intense, “I always like to pay the price for the goods and the price for the person, no matter which aspect, as long as Mr. Xu can help me improve the production, quality, and revenue of my tea, I’m willing to give a corresponding percentage of the remuneration according to Mr. Xu’s contribution.”

“So the cooperation that Boss Fan is proposing is to let me come up with ideas for Boss Fan, and then Boss Fan pays me accordingly according to the proceeds, is that right?” Wei Ruo asked.

“That’s right.”

“That’s a promise I can’t make.”

“Why?” Fan Chengxu looked at Wei Ruo with puzzled eyes.

Xu Heyu is a person who loves money, there is no reason for him not to want such a good opportunity to make money.

“I prefer doing business with Boss Fan on an equal and cooperative relationship rather than an employment relationship than helping Boss Fan out for wages.” Wei Ruo said.

The smile on Fan Chengxu’s face closed up, and there was a bit more biting coldness in his eyes, “Mr. Xu’s appetite seems to be a bit big, does Mr. Xu think that with your current strength you can be on par with me?”

Wei Ruo didn’t false him either, still smiling, “If Boss Fan thinks my proposal is not suitable, he can find another one, I don’t mind.”

Fan Chengxu looked at Wei Ruo’s expression, admiring her calm and self-assured demeanor.

After a while, the smile returned to Fan Chengxu’s just-cooled face, “You’re very bold, but it so happens that I’m a person who doesn’t like to follow steps, and I want to try cooperating with Mr. Xu… I don’t know how Mr. Xu specifically wants to cooperate?”

If Xu Heyu was scared just now, then he might have backtracked, but he wasn’t scared, which instead made him want to agree.

“I can participate in the whole process from the planting of the tea tree, picking, baking to the final sale, and the part of the proceeds from the tea plantation that I enhance, I want to split it half and half with Boss Fan.” Wei Ruo said.

“Half and half, Mr. Xu knows that the tea plantation is my property, using my people, my contacts, my sales channels.” Fan Chengxu said.

“What I want to share is the portion of the gain that is an enhancement over the original. I don’t share the silver that you could have made, but the portion that is an enhancement because I got it, I take half of it. If the uplifted portion was brought about by me, then what reason is there for me not to take half of it?” Wei Ruo said.

“That still sounds like it’s reasonable.” Van Seung-suk commented.

“Boss Fan can think it over, I’m not in a hurry for an answer. If Boss Fan doesn’t find it suitable, he can reject me.” Wei Ruo was not overly keen on the matter.

“Sounds like I’m in a passive position in this deal.” Van Chengxu laughed.

“Boss Fan can’t think like that, we can only say that we are equal in this relationship and it is mutually beneficial. If we reach an agreement, then we will start a new partnership, if we can’t reach an agreement, then we can still maintain the original partnership, what does Mr. Fan think?”

Van Chengxu laughed out softly, “What to do, I think you have a point.”

Wei Ruo looked at Fan Cheng Xu’s smile and followed.

Then Fan Chengxu said, “In that case, I’ll take out one of my tea gardens to try it out first, and I hope Mr. Xu won’t let me down.” ….

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On the second day after talking to Fan Chengxu, Fan Chengxu sent someone to pick up Wei Ruo to go to his tea garden.

Wei Ruo took Xiu Mei and rode on Fan Cheng Xu’s carriage.

Compared to the carriage Wei Ruo usually sat in, Fan Chengxu’s carriage was more spacious and comfortable. And with these specifications, it was something that ordinary merchants were not allowed to use, even the richer ones.

Arriving at the place, Wei Ruo got down from the carriage and looked up to see the four big words Yu Sheng Tea Garden written on the wooden plaque at the entrance of the tea garden.

And the doorway has long stood three people waiting, one of them is Wei Ruo before already know the Shen shopkeeper.

Boss Shen greeted him with a smile on his face, “Mr. Xu, my son has asked me to wait here early, and since my son has other things to be busy with, I will take you to the tea garden to inspect it today.”

“Thank you, Boss Shen.” Wei Ruo replied with a smile.

Wei Ruo followed by

Boss Shen headed for the tea garden.

Yu Sheng Tea Plantation is a whole tea hill, so after entering the gate of the tea plantation, there is a staircase going up.

On both sides of the steps were rows of waist-high tea trees, and this time of the year was the harvesting time for late tea, so Wei Ruo could see some tea picking women spread out on the slopes on both sides of the road, working on the harvesting of tea leaves.

However, the quality of tea at this time are not very good, with the rising temperatures, the tea tree branches and leaves crazy long, tea leaves big pole long, the flavor also becomes thick, bitter taste aggravation, the price is accordingly not sell high.

Green tea to just start the spring, the first batch of new buds is the most valuable, and then a batch is not as good as a batch, a crop is not as good as a crop.

“What is the price of the tea leaves that are picked now?” Wei Ruo asked Mr. Shen.

“Now the tea can not be sold at a high price, the nobles do not drink, usually ordinary people drink, a catty of tea twenty Wenzhi.” Shopkeeper Shen explained.

Tea at this price is not what Fan Chengxu wants to sell.

Only the tea tree grows here, do not harvest is also a waste, thin profit is better than not earning.

Wei Ruo stopped and focused on the tea leaves picked by the tea picking woman next to him.

Immediately after that, she reached out her hand to the tea basket in front of the tea picker, the tea picker didn’t know what Wei Ruo was going to do, and when she saw that it was a young male reaching out to her, she was so scared that she instinctively dodged back.

Boss Shen was busy explaining, “This is our son’s honored guest, you don’t have to be afraid.”

Wei Ruo smiled and said, “Don’t panic, I’m just looking at the tea leaves you picked.”

After hearing the explanation, the tea picker let her guard down.

Wei Ruo took some fresh tea leaves from the tea basket and placed them in the palm of his hand and looked at them carefully, then a meaningful smile appeared on his face.

At the moment she had a plan brewing in her mind.

At this time in the world, black tea, yellow tea, black tea have not yet appeared, in general, green tea is the more tender the more valuable, but if it is black tea, yellow tea, black tea, such as fermented tea, does not necessarily need to be so tender tea leaves.

Wei Ruo said to Boss Shen, who was beside him, “Will these tea leaves be sent directly to be stir-fried after they are picked?”

“That’s for sure, the tea must be fried while it’s fresh, if it’s late, the tea is dry-fried, the color and flavor will be even worse,” explained Shen. Boss Shen explained.

“The tea leaves picked today are spread out with a dustpan, not fried.” Wei Ruo said.

“Mr. Xu, this tea will wilt if left overnight!” Shopkeeper Shen said with great surprise.

“I know, I just need it to shrivel up the tone.” Wei Ruo replied.

“How many kilograms of tea does Mr. Xu need to keep like this?” Mr. Shen inquired again.

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