Invincible Copy System
Chapter Summary
Upon receiving the money, Zhou Tao immediately issued the most urgent order for the entire group: all acquisition and sales merchants were to acquire nutrient solutions, making it their top priority. Regardless of who they were dealing with, if that person had A-grade nutrient solutions, they were to find a way to obtain them immediately, even if the price was high. Originally, selling those few kilograms of nutrient solutions was grounds for a reward, but in just one day, the price of A-grade n...
Upon receiving the money, Zhou Tao immediately issued the most urgent order for the entire group: all acquisition and sales merchants were to acquire nutrient solutions, making it their top priority. Regardless of who they were dealing with, if that person had A-grade nutrient solutions, they were to find a way to obtain them immediately, even if the price was high.
This news quickly swept through the entire city. In the pharmacy where Liu Ning had initially purchased the nutrient solutions, the salesperson who had sold them was being reprimanded. Originally, selling those few kilograms of nutrient solutions was grounds for a reward, but in just one day, the price of A-grade nutrient solutions had soared to 70 million per kilogram, an increase of 6 million per kilogram.
The 5 kilograms alone represented an additional profit of 30 million, all of which had been squandered by this salesperson. Not only did he not receive a single cent in commission, but he was also fired. Of course, this was beyond Liu Ning's influence.
Liu Ning waited until dark at Zhou Tao's place. The bulk nutrient solutions from the entire city had also been acquired. Hundreds of kilograms of nutrient solutions were immersed again, but the progress bar ultimately stopped at 81%.
“Is there really nothing left?”
Success was within reach, but the progress bar wouldn't move.
“My dear brother, I promise I’ve put in my utmost effort. All my acquisition merchants have gone out. In this city, if you can find more than one kilogram of A-grade nutrient solutions in any store, I’ll twist my head off and give it to you as a chamber pot.”
Zhou Tao was truly at his wit's end. If this client hadn't been Liu Ning, Zhou Tao would never have mobilized so much manpower and resources. Although they had made some money on this project, it had hindered work in other areas, and for the entire trade group, there were quite a few people gossiping. But for a client like Liu Ning, Zhou Tao felt it was worth it.
“Look at you, saying that. Would I really take your life over a bit of nutrient solution? Oh, by the way, the money I left with you should be almost spent, and I don't have much money left. Take a look at this pile of junk of mine; how much is it worth? Find someone to appraise it and deposit 1 billion yuan into my account. You can keep the rest here. Slowly acquire nutrient solutions in the future, even from other cities, as much as you can get.”
After Liu Ning finished speaking, he placed a large pile of antiques on Zhou Tao's desk. These antiques were all from the space of the former gang leader. It was best to sell them all at once. Liu Ning didn't have the time to take them out one by one. Although taking them all out at once would significantly lower the price, Liu Ning was short on cash at the moment.
Zhou Tao bit his fingernail, not knowing what to say. Although it was a rather embarrassing habit, Zhou Tao needed to use it to calm down. Was this guy here to sell antiques?
There were about 20 antiques on the table, including vases, calligraphy, and paintings. All of them were exquisite pieces, and this was Zhou Tao's specialty. He didn't need any instruments; Zhou Tao only needed to glance at them to know if they were genuine or fake.
“I say, can’t you show some ambition? When you were just an ordinary acquisition merchant, this expression was normal, but now you’re no ordinary person. You’re the Zhou family’s representative in this city, handling hundreds of billions at a whim. How much are these few items worth? If this is enough to scare you, then you shouldn’t be a general manager; you’ll only embarrass your family.”
Liu Ning had been waiting in his seat for two minutes. If it were with someone else, Liu Ning sitting in Zhou Tao's seat while Zhou Tao stood in front would be extremely rude. However, the two of them were old acquaintances, and Liu Ning was Zhou Tao's benefactor, so Zhou Tao didn't feel there was anything wrong with Liu Ning doing this.
“These are all artistic treasures! Forget it, I won’t tell you about it. You don’t understand the historical significance of these things. I’d better calculate the money for you quickly…”
Zhou Tao even wanted to go into a lengthy discourse, but Liu Ning quickly cut him off, so Zhou Tao swallowed his words. For people who loved antiques, normally obtaining even one piece would make them happy for days. Now, having over 20 appear at once was truly overwhelming.
This was an open office, so there were surveillance cameras in it. Zhou Tao couldn't put a few of them into his private safe. More than 20 people entered through the door with a clatter. This was also a company regulation: all items traded in this building had to have complete procedures. Even if Zhou Tao knew the value of these items, they still had to be measured by these official personnel, otherwise the payment couldn't be processed. If it weren't in this office, Zhou Tao would definitely have acquired them all privately.
Just as Zhou Tao said, these were all artistic treasures.
For Liu Ning, there was no concept of 'treasure'; as long as it could be exchanged for money, that was all that mattered. Liu Ning was focused on that progress bar; as long as it could be completed, who cared if it was a treasure or not?
After about half an hour, the people below handed Zhou Tao a list. Zhou Tao nodded, indicating he understood. In truth, antiques like these would fetch the highest profits at auction, but Liu Ning's items had no clear provenance. Therefore, handing them over to Zhou Tao could still yield a considerable profit. Zhou Tao did not try to drive down the price, as this was his major client.
“Brother Liu, take a look at these 20-plus items of yours. More than half of them have already been appraised, but we can't appraise the remaining few yet. We need to find some specialized masters who come from other base cities. These are worth approximately 7 billion yuan, and if the remaining few are appraised, the final transaction price could be around 12 billion yuan.”
After hearing Zhou Tao's words, Liu Ning nodded. He had thought the leader of the Number Gang was broke, but it turned out all his money was in these items. It seemed that old fellow had accumulated quite a fortune over the years.
No wonder the leader of the Number Gang didn't go out to hunt fierce beasts. Everyone thought hunting fierce beasts was the fastest way to make money. Indeed, compared to operating these dark establishments within the city, that money was truly a small sum. Just look at these high-value antiques and you'd know.
Liu Ning gave the final approval for the deal.