My Multiple Identities Revealed After Marrying the Bigshot-Chapter 439: Cooperation

"Alas! I’ve tried it too, I know the quality is comparable, but since we have this relationship, I will definitely use your rice instead of Shili Xiang’s," Shi Yusheng said. "Their rice is also more expensive for us, so even if you offer the same price, I will use yours first."

"Would you mind telling me the price they offered you?" Lu Youxi asked. "It’s okay if you don’t want to say. I admit this question might be a bit overstepping."

"There’s no big issue." Shi Yusheng didn’t hide it and told Lu Youxi the price. "Since you’ve also decided to enter this field, you could find this out anyway. It’s not just our hotel that uses Shili Xiang. Eight or nine out of ten high-end hotels and restaurants in the country use them. They offer the same price to the supermarkets, and they control the prices well."

It also prevents the market’s cost price from becoming chaotic.

"Yes, I’ve also looked into the prices Shili Xiang offers to supermarkets," Lu Youxi said. "It’s the same as what they offer you. But you’ve mentioned that Shili Xiang plans to raise the prices slightly. Currently, there are no competitors on the market at the same level."

"But now with Hexing Rice coming into play, things are different," Shi Yusheng had put up with Shili Xiang for quite a long time.

Although their hotel didn’t rely on selling rice to make money, Shili Xiang’s practice of fixing the price without yielding and leveraging their lack of competitors to raise prices every year.

Now with Hexing Rice entering the market, Shi Yusheng couldn’t help but feel competitive and also wanted to suppress the arrogance of Shili Xiang!

Lu Youxi then mentioned the price she offered to supermarkets. "This price is for you, and I’ll reduce it by ten percent for an exclusive deal."

Shi Yusheng expressed his surprise, "Sis, if that’s the case, other merchants will find out, and Hexing Rice will surely not just enter supermarkets—it will develop well and enter other restaurants just like Shili Xiang. If others find out, they might come to you. And it’s possible that people might contact our hotel to source directly from us."

Lu Youxi was not worried about this at all. In fact, it’s similar to the various agency distributions in future generations.

Lu Youxi told Shi Yusheng, "Today I’ve talked with Sincere Supermarket, Jiahaowang Supermarket, and Jiayuexing Supermarket. Sincere Supermarket is the most likely to cooperate with us. Jiahaowang’s attitude is unclear; they seem indifferent to whether they cooperate with us or not. And Jiayuexing Supermarket wants us to make significant concessions and sell at a loss."

"So I turned down Jiayuexing immediately. As for Jiahaowang, I left it up to them. I only told Sincere Supermarket that the first batch to cooperate with me would get the lowest price. Those who come later will not get this price."

"You’re the first one to come to me, so I must give you the lowest price. Sincere Supermarket can only be the second batch," Lu Youxi said. "Besides, even without considering this, given our relationship, I cannot treat you the same as other merchants."

"Just like you choose Hexing Rice over Shili Xiang because of our relationship, even though the quality is the same, I certainly can’t treat you as just another merchant."

"As for your concern, that’s not an issue," Lu Youxi explained. "You can’t let me suffer losses, right? Even if others come to your hotel to buy my Hexing Rice, you can’t sell it."

"With your hotel’s management and the quality of your staff, what do I have to worry about?" No employee of Dongshenglai Hotel could be bribed, which Lu Youxi highly admired about Shi Yusheng.

"But if you ask me, even if it does get sold, it doesn’t matter. Even if you just increase the price by five percent and sell it, it’s still a decent profit. You sell to them and then purchase from me; I still make money," Lu Youxi said.

"That won’t do, I can’t let you suffer," Shi Yusheng quickly said.

Lu Youxi smiled, "Under normal circumstances, the quantity provided to each place is fixed. Even if we do add a surplus, it won’t be enough to encourage reselling."

Shi Yusheng thought it over, "Alright, then I owe you thanks. When do we sign the contract?"

"Anytime, as per your schedule," Lu Youxi was pleased; she hadn’t expected the first deal to be settled so quickly.

"Let’s make it tomorrow then," Shi Yusheng and Lu Youxi agreed on the time.

The next day, Lu Youxi went with the village chief to Dongshenglai to sign the contract.

Before signing the contract, Shi Yusheng said, "Sis, I just remembered, the price you’re offering us, will it be awkward for other businesses? What if they also demand this price, won’t it put you in a difficult situation?"

"You don’t need to worry about that, I have a way to handle it so they won’t have any complaints," Lu Youxi urged him, "Let’s sign quickly; you don’t need to worry about me."

"Alright..." Shi Yusheng thought, sister-in-law really does business in a straightforward manner.

After signing the contract and just leaving the entrance of Dongshenglai, she received a call from Xiao Song, the assistant to President Zhang of Sincere Supermarket.

"President Lu, hello, our management has discussed it and decided to list your Hexing Rice. We also accept the previously discussed price," Xiao Song said. "Can you please let us know when you might be available to discuss this in more detail?"

"Really? That’s great," Lu Youxi hastily said. "I’m available anytime, let President Zhang choose a convenient time for him."

"If possible, how about this afternoon? If you feel that the timing is too tight and you have other plans, we can also arrange for tomorrow," Xiao Song said politely. "The main reason is that President Zhang wants to take advantage of Hexing Rice’s current popularity and launch it in our supermarkets."

Last night, the Imperial Times also published a news item about Hexing Village. The article mainly discussed Lu Youxi’s help and contributions to Hexing Village, detailing how she assisted, to convincingly persuade the readers.

Consequently, Hexing Rice had to be mentioned.

Given the reach of the Imperial Times and the still limited number of netizens compared to future generations,

the reporting in the Imperial Times made sure even those readers who didn’t go online found out about Hexing Rice.

Suddenly, the inquiries about Hexing Rice increased.

President Zhang was actually waiting to see if the Imperial Times would report last night, and what the response would be afterwards.

This morning, he asked Sincere Supermarkets in various locations to report back.

An urgent meeting was called to discuss the issue, and they ultimately decided to strike while the iron was hot and list Hexing Rice.

They made this decision not only because Hexing Rice had gained significant popularity recently, but also because they had tried it and knew the quality, deciding it was worth a shot.

"This afternoon would work," Lu Youxi immediately responded, hearing the sincere intentions in their voice, eager to finalize this partnership quickly.