"Regarding the matter of money, Boss Zhao, you don't need to worry," Li Yang said with a smile. "Since these are innovative varieties, their selling price naturally won't be cheaper than common styles."
"Therefore, we can offer higher fees for contract manufacturing."
"Mr. Li is straightforward, I admire that!" Zhao Nanzhi said with a smile, no longer having any reservations after hearing that all losses would be covered.
Li Yang chuckled, "However, Boss Zhao, Jiangcheng is quite a distance from Southern Myanmar. Each round trip, not to mention the additional shipping costs, the safety during the journey itself is an unknown factor."
"So, I personally suggest that you should relocate your shop to Jiangcheng, or at least establish a dedicated processing studio here. What do you think?"
"Mr. Li is absolutely right. If the quantity is sufficient, I will move my entire shop here and stop dealing in jade altogether, focusing solely on processing jade for you and your associates. But what is the specific volume?" Zhao Nanzhi said with a chuckle.
Li Yang glanced at Shui Xiang, "Sister Shui, is the statistical report ready?"
"It was compiled first thing this morning," Shui Xiang said, a slight smile on her lips. She took a printed document from her desk drawer and handed it to Zhao Nanzhi. "Boss Zhao, although we run a stone gambling establishment, you also have a finished jade product store within it. Furthermore, Li Yang's antique shop also sells jade ornaments, and we have a distributor in the neighboring city."
"Therefore, the results of this statistical analysis indicate a need for at least three hundred pieces for contract manufacturing per month! And that's just for one month. Consider how much that would be in a year?"
"That's a lot, far too much!" Zhao Nanzhi's face lit up with excitement. Although Southern Myanmar had produced many jade workers due to the jade business, and their skills were not inferior to those in Jieyang,
this had also led to severe overcrowding and intense competition in the jade industry.
As a result, even though his shop's craftsmen were skilled and his prices were relatively favorable, he could only manage to live comfortably in Southern Myanmar, far from true wealth.
But now, if he were to cooperate with Li Yang and Shui Xiang, three hundred orders a month would be almost equivalent to his entire annual output!
Moreover, after these items were processed, he wouldn't have to worry about sales; he could simply focus on processing, which would be more conducive to cultivating excellent jade carvers and expanding his core competitiveness.
Li Yang smiled, "Sister Shui has one more thing to mention. We are about to bid for the Jade Emperor Stone Gambling Field. If successful, we will replicate the successful model of the Rich Stone Gambling Field at the Jade Emperor Stone Gambling Field."
"At that time, there will be another finished jade product store, and the order volume will surge again."
"Boss Zhao, can your manpower handle it?"
"We can, we definitely can!" Zhao Nanzhi took a deep breath, there were even more orders. "As long as you two are willing to sign a contract with me now, guaranteeing at least three hundred orders every month, I will immediately bring all my people over."
"If I cause any delays or if the quality is not up to par with these samples, you can penalize me, or even terminate the contract unconditionally."
"Good, Boss Zhao, you are also a man of few words. I like cooperating with straightforward people." Li Yang smiled and extended his hand for a handshake.
Then, the two parties engaged in detailed discussions regarding the basic processing fees, additional charges, and fees for special circumstances.
The outcome greatly pleased Li Yang and Shui Xiang.
Surviving in the intensely competitive environment of Southern Myanmar, Zhao Nanzhi offered them incredibly attractive terms.
Shui Xiang was pleasantly surprised to discover that for the same level of craftsmanship, artisans from Southern Myanmar were significantly cheaper than the Jieyang craftsmen she had hired.
They were practically cheap as cabbage.
Zhao Nanzhi, on the other hand, was overjoyed at the opportunity to strike it rich. After signing the contract, he didn't linger and immediately called his employees in Southern Myanmar, asking them to find more suitable craftsmen and informing them that they could come to China to work.
He also mentioned that if they were willing, he could help them with issues related to studying here.
Although these people from Southern Myanmar had never been to Jiangcheng, the residents of the Southern Myanmar border were only separated by a wall from the city of Ruili in China. Many knew that conditions in China were far better than theirs.
Therefore, in recent years, many girls from Southern Myanmar had come to China to work, their greatest aspiration being to marry a Chinese man and start a family here.
While these workers from Southern Myanmar were sentimental, for the sake of their future generations, upon hearing the terms offered by Zhao Nanzhi, they were willing to accept even lower wages.
In just one afternoon, he had secured over a dozen skilled jade craftsmen, with their families ready to relocate. All they needed was for Zhao Nanzhi to return to Southern Myanmar to process their paperwork and permits, and then they would bring their families to Jiangcheng.
The older generation of Southern Myanmar people might not be able to communicate well with Chinese people upon arrival, but the younger generation had grown up learning Chinese, and in many areas, Chinese was commonly spoken. Therefore, their arrival would not present language barriers, and they could integrate quickly.
However, this was all for a few days later.
After seeing Zhao Nanzhi off, Shui Xiang smiled and said, "You've done a great service. How should you be rewarded?"
"Can we try a different position tonight?" Li Yang asked with a smile.
Shui Xiang's face flushed, and she chided playfully, "You're so naughty! I'm serious, don't be so improper."
"If I were proper, would you still love me?" Li Yang said, hugging her slender waist. It was incredibly soft.
It was no wonder they said a land of beauties was a hero's grave; what hero could resist such a waist?
Shui Xiang pushed him away, "Stop fooling around, everyone is watching."
"Let them watch, I'm not afraid," Li Yang said with a smile. But he knew it would have a bad influence, so he let her go.
I'll love you dearly later tonight.
Shui Xiang said, "I'm going to work."
"Alright, I'll find you later," Li Yang smiled. He wandered around the stone gambling field for a while, occasionally giving pointers to newcomers on how to gamble for stones, which was a good way to cultivate goodwill with new customers.
Around noon, Tang Xinyu called, "Hello, are you free for lunch? My dad wants to treat you to a meal."
"Uncle wants to treat me to a meal? That's great! Where?" Li Yang said with a smile.
"At my place."
"Then I'll head over now," Li Yang said.
Tang Xinyu nodded and said, "Then hurry up, I'll wait for you at the entrance."
"Are you silly? I'll call you when I get there. If you wait at the entrance now, how long will you have to wait?" Li Yang said with amusement.
"Are you perhaps missing me so much that you can't wait?"
"Who's missing you? Narcissist! I'm just restless and want to go to the entrance now, can you control me?" Tang Xinyu's cheeks turned crimson, and she retorted angrily.