Han Yongsheng stood upright, clasped his hands in a salute, and his attitude was very sincere, "I do indeed have a favor to ask."
"What is it?" Wang Xiangxiang was merely being polite and didn’t expect him to actually have a request for her, but this was also good, they would owe each other nothing, and then she could get this person to leave quickly.
Han Yongsheng revealed the truth, "Actually, I came to discuss the cooperation on the fish pond, but Madam Yang is adamant, I hope the young lady can help to plead on my behalf."
"..." Xiaoxiao refused? Then it must have been a very unreasonable cooperation, dealing with Xiaoxiao should have been the best, she was the kind that preferred if others did the work and she stayed hands-off, "What conditions did you propose?"
"Our Yongan Fish Pond would provide her with fish fry, and we hope the profits could be split 40-60, I take four, they take six."
No wonder, Wang Xiangxiang smiled a little at the corner of her mouth, "Is the gentleman testing the waters?"
Hearing this, Han Yongsheng’s expression became somewhat unnatural, his ploy was seen through, she was right, he proposed such unreasonable terms to test the waters, never expecting to encounter two such difficult people in this backwater, and both were women.
"Mr. Han, as I understand, Lin County’s Yongan Fish Pond monopolizes the entire fish market of Lin County and even most of our city’s fish comes from your Yongan Fish Pond."
"The reason you’ve come to negotiate cooperation is that a new fish pond has appeared in our county, and you are afraid that this fish pond will take away your Yongan Fish Pond’s business in our market."
"Or it could be said that you’re afraid this fish pond might cooperate with ponds from other counties, squeezing your Yongan Fish Pond out of our market."
Hearing this, Han Yongsheng’s heart sank slightly, who was this woman? How could she analyze the situation so keenly?
"Your advantage over others is that you were the first to learn of the intention to set up a fish pond in our county, hence you came to probe, partly out of curiosity and partly with a genuine desire to cooperate."
Seeing Han Yongsheng’s reaction, Wang Xiangxiang knew she had guessed right, so she continued.
"Because you have no choice—if the first fish pond in this county doesn’t fail, it will definitely monopolize the entire county’s fish market. It’s inevitable that your Yongan Fish Pond will not stand firm in our market, and to get a share of the pie, you must cooperate."
With this young lady’s words, Han Yongsheng felt more and more that this young lady was not simple; he had never seen such a woman. Although she was now weak and pale, when she spoke, she exuded an air of confidence.
"You put forward such an unreasonable condition firstly to probe, and secondly because you harbored the hope of a stroke of luck, thinking that the other party is just a farmer, what if they agreed?"
"..." She was right, he had indeed entertained that thought, it seemed he had truly underestimated them.
"Before discussing cooperation, not investigating the identity of the other party is a major taboo, Mr. Han."
The girl before him had completely become a negotiator, leaving Han Yongsheng at a loss for words; he had underestimated his opponent, not expecting to find such an exceptional woman in such a rural area, making him want to take another look at her, desiring to delve into who this woman really was. It has to be said, she had piqued his interest thoroughly.
"Fish fry can be bought from other counties as well, so why must it be from you? We could have monopolized the market, so why should we share a piece of the pie with you?"
In the end, Han Yongsheng looked at Wang Xiangxiang with a gaze full of admiration, "The young lady’s analysis is spot on, I concede defeat. May I ask if the young lady has any suggestions?"
"If you want to cooperate, don’t play tricks. Offer your utmost sincerity, that’s all the help I can offer you."