Chapter 61 Big Tree
Yu Lin was caught in a trap by Zhang Yunqi.

What you fear will come true. What Yu Lin is most worried about is that his direct competitors in Xinglong Electronic Digital City will be one step ahead of him and get in touch with Zhang Yunqi.

This was a situation he could not accept.

No matter whether Zhang Yunqi's attitude was performed for him or not, and no matter whether what Zhang Yunqi said was true or false, if he could not get the goods, he would be the one who lost money.

When doing business, it is taboo to act on impulse. Yu Lin was very clear-headed. He said, "Boss Zhang, don't leave in a hurry. Let's talk about it. I am willing to spend 100,000 yuan to buy your supply channel. You should know that I am very sincere and I am very optimistic about the Palm King product."

Zhang Yunqi smiled and said, "Boss Yu, you seem to be a little stingy when you say that, but there is no need to force some things. I can't meet your conditions, and not paying the deposit is really a bit against the rules."

Yu Lin wants to import 4000 handheld game consoles, and the payment will be yuan, which is not a small amount of money. If Yu Lin does not pay the deposit, he will not be able to come up with the payment at all. He has already invested all his money. And if he does not take the deposit, what if Yu Lin sets up a scam after the goods are delivered?
Yu Lin smiled and said, "I'm not really bothered about the deposit. I'll pay you the money sooner or later anyway. What I want to say is that business is business. This is our first time doing business. Boss Zhang, I'm giving you such a large sum of money, you have to let me feel at ease, right?"

Zhang Yunqi felt that Yu Lin had something else in mind: "Then how can I make you feel at ease?"

Yu Lin leaned forward and said, "How about this? Leave your ID card to me as a deposit, and sign an agreement with me. You are not allowed to wholesale handheld computers to other owners of Xinglong Electronic Digital City except me. In other words, you give me the exclusive wholesale agency rights of the Palm King handheld computer."

Zhang Yunqi smiled. Yu Lin must have planned all this before the meeting. He said, "Boss Yu, do you think I would give up the entire forest for a tree?"

"That's not quite right. I think you're just giving up a weed for a big tree that's growing vigorously."

The smile on Yu Lin's face showed confidence and determination: "Boss Zhang, let me tell you something from the bottom of my heart. It's not the quantity of wholesalers that matters, but the quality. The stronger the channels of your wholesalers, the greater the probability of taking over this market and the faster the speed. After all, the handheld game console market share in the entire Jiangchuan City is so small. Xinglong Electronic Digital City is the electronic product trading center of the entire Jiangchuan City. Among the game console wholesalers in Xinglong Electronic City, my channels are the strongest and the widest. To be honest, why should you give up a big tree for a small weed?"

Zhang Yunqi's first impression of Yu Lin was that he was a smart man, and now he had to add that he was a meticulous person. After a long confrontation, it was only at this moment that Yu Lin finally revealed his true colors, clearly stating that he was the most powerful game console wholesaler in Xinglong Electronic City. Instead of looking for those small fry, it would be better to let him be the exclusive agent and quickly occupy the market through his powerful channels.

He is indeed an awesome person. Zhang Yunqi said with a smile: "Since Boss Yu is so ambitious, it seems a bit unreasonable for me to refuse. However, I also have an additional condition."

Yu Lin said: "Please speak."

Zhang Yunqi said: "Your monthly purchase amount must not be less than 4000 units, for a period of six months."

Yu Lin stared at Zhang Yunqi for 3 seconds, then nodded and said yes.

In fact, he knew very well that this was a bet.

A bet that Zhang Yunqi will not lose. It would be best if he could sell more than 4000 units per month, and everyone would be happy. If he could not sell them, then he, Yu Lin, would be the only one who would lose! But in order to obtain the exclusive wholesale agency rights, he was willing to take this risk, and he also had the confidence to take this risk. He just sighed that there are always people who are better than you, and there are always better things. This Zhang Yunqi is not a simple character, and the wisdom in his head is extremely inconsistent with his young appearance.

Yu Lin waved to the waiter to bring paper and pen, and drafted two agreements for the exclusive wholesale agency of Xinglong Electronic Digital City. Both parties signed on them, each taking one copy. Zhang Yunqi handed his ID card to Yu Lin. At that time, the ID card was still the same as the driver's license in later generations, made of hot-pressed plastic sheets.

When going out, Yu Lin looked at his watch and it was almost twelve o'clock, so he asked Zhang Yunqi to have dinner together.

Zhang Yunqi smiled and said, "Let's do it next time. I have something else to do. Boss Yu, I hope that you can sell your goods all over the southern Hunan region just like you said, and become a towering tree among the weeds."

"You know what? I have lived for decades and I do feel pretty good about myself. But there is a saying that goes, 'Comparison kills.' When I compare myself to you, no matter how much fertilizer and manure you use, I feel like I am just a weed."

Both of them were happy, said goodbye with a smile and left.

After New Year's Day, the peak season for the city's No. 1 Middle School entrance exams arrived, and everyone became as busy as vendors in a vegetable market.

In terms of study, Zhang Yunqi was the same as usual. He studied in class, completed his homework on time, did not skip classes or be late, and occasionally left early. In short, he did not cause trouble to the teachers, nor did he let the teachers cause trouble to him.

As the semester was almost over, Zhang Yunqi got along better and better with his classmates, especially after the last time he lavishly treated everyone to a dinner. More and more people began to approach him, and the lazy boys in the class started to call him Brother Yun.

From this we can see that high school students are also relatively realistic, but their reality is very naive.

Zhao Han acted as if nothing had happened and played with her friends as usual in her spare time every day. When Wang Xiaokai, Tian Zhuangzhuang and Lin Yueying were present, she treated Zhang Yunqi the same way, chatting and laughing, occasionally teasing Zhang Yunqi with a sweet smile. The situation was very cheerful, and life and study went on in parallel, like egg white and yolk wrapped in a solid shell, without any leakage.

Zhao Han's father is a chef, and Zhao Han often brings some delicious dishes, like braised chicken wings and sweet and sour pork ribs. After heating them up in the cafeteria at noon, she eats with Wang Xiaokai, Zhang Yunqi and their group. Every time, she would say to Zhang Yunqi with a look of disgust, "You're as thin as a rib," and then stuff the delicious dishes she had picked into Zhang Yunqi's bowl.

Everything was going on as usual, and perhaps others could not feel the slightest difference, except that she never asked Zhang Yunqi questions again, and never sat next to Zhang Yunqi for no reason, staring at his quiet profile in a daze.

She never again brought drinks to the sweaty Zhang Yunqi in front of the whole class during physical education class, and she never again asked Zhang Yunqi to take her home with a smile, in a domineering manner, and in an imperative tone on a sunny Friday afternoon.

In the past, classmates liked to make fun of them. Sometimes when Zhao Han and his friends were lying in the corridor basking in the sun, his friends would suddenly point at Zhang Yunqi coming down the stairs and say, "Your husband is here. Hehe, I won't bother you anymore. I'm going to the bathroom."

People of this age are happy to help others to achieve their goals, and their teasing is mostly well-intentioned, but gradually, and no one knew when it started, no one in the class made fun of them anymore.

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