19. Partners (3)
Diego Casals. ”
"Siegfried Otto Lilin. ”
The friendly exchange of names makes the warm atmosphere seem more real and natural, although the parties do not take this atmosphere seriously, but in order for the whole transaction to go smoothly to the end, the necessary lubricant is still indispensable.
"It's rare to get that shrewd Wally recommendation at this age. ”
Casals accentuated his tone on "age" and "rare", and praised the teenager a little. But the other party's reaction was only that the business smile deepened for almost a moment, and continued to be down-to-earth and generous, without putting joy and a little pride and envy on his face like his peers behind him.
"It has been an honour to work with such an outstanding business veteran as Mr. Casals. ”
In front of the big people, Zhang Huang's unprepared generation is not enough to accomplish things, and it is ridiculous to deliberately highlight and elevate his behavior.
Appropriate compliments and a calm response are the basis for conducting business negotiations.
Teacher Li Lin has already completed the role transformation into businessman Li Lin, and the adjustment process ended in a very short time. The audience did not feel the slightest trace of the transition, which was smooth and natural, without a sense of disobedience.
The AI that simulates emotions concocts sincere enthusiasm, and the voice full of sincerity seduces Casals's interest and fundamental ...... Desire.
"Allow me to introduce to you the protagonist of this transaction, the cutting-edge art of porcelaine, which has been created through our original technology and exquisite craftsmanship. ”
The white porcelain vase, which had been freed from the shackles of cables, wooden crates, and shockproof straw, removed the last curtain that obscured its true face, and the soft reflected light, graceful curves, and graceful cyan patterns stretched, and the unheard-of exotic beauty combined with the salesman's already unexaggerated sentences attracted Casals and his men, carefully touching the smooth curves that seemed to be difficult for even mosquitoes, flies, insects and ants to stand on, and the man with the Castilian surname let out a trembling heavy breath, like the sinful lewd gasp of the defiled virgin.
"Oh...... What a beautiful, smooth piece...... Belch...... Porcelain?"
"Porcelain, a well-carved upper layer of art, is enough to set off a new thing in fashion. ”
[New tricks to make money]. Without Li Lin saying it directly, Casals himself could understand it, and then he heard the pleasant sound of gold and silver coins hitting the pile.
"That's a good thing. ”
Casals calmed his hot breath, but the indulgence of connoisseurship and play did not go away. The greed in the green pupils was still entangled in the delicate porcelain vase and the wooden boxes, and secretly began to estimate the value of it, plan the path of resale, and prepare for bargaining.
"100 florins (Florentinus. note). ”
The old fox in the shopping mall stretched out a finger and gestured a few times, his smiling face revealed the confidence of his ambition to win, and a little flesh pain, and those who had no bargaining experience in the shopping mall for the first time would definitely be deceived by outstanding acting skills.
The young elves were playing a trick of gasping, spitting, and whispering—all sorts of outrageous reactions, and the unobtrusive reaction of a poor boy out of the country should have when he saw 100 gold coins.
[Growth is a process of constantly falling on his heels and paying tuition].
Validating his cognitive assertion from the elves, Li Lin, who was not going to waste time and money, decided to help these future subordinates waive a high tuition fee for the entrance to the mall.
"It's a good price and it's a good price, but it's ......"
The little fox put on a helpless expression, his shoulders shrugged up and down, and he spread out his hands and said in a wry smile:
"We hope that this transaction will be carried out in the form of barter, and you should know how dazzling and troublesome it can be for a group of young men to walk down the road with 100 florins in their pockets. If you can exchange gold coins directly for what you need, it will be a great help, and we will be grateful. ”...,
What is the difference between receiving 100 gold coins from a guy who competes with the government to make coins, and receiving a box full of genuine bills and the rest is unusable waste paper? The credit of a guy who runs a counterfeit money business is never commendable, maybe only a little higher than that of a politician.
And maybe a banker and a lawyer......
Casals's thick eyebrows twitched, this proposal full of caution and suspicion was not within his expectations, and the unhappy old fox continued to assume the posture of a kind elder, and replied gently:
"Oh, my little friend. You know, my business scope is limited, and it is time-consuming and laborious for me to buy things from unfamiliar circles and trade", and there will be a lot of unnecessary expenses in the middle - of course, that's your money, you decide. As for the security issues you mentioned, can bandits and bandits really be a problem for magicians with unknown secret arts?"
The old fox's smile turned into smugness at the end of the words, as if showing off [You are still too tender, little tricks can't fool me].
The circulation of information in the black market is quite developed, and it is not a trivial matter for Li Lin to toss out. Although Casals's intelligence network was primitive, it was a trivial matter for the downlines scattered in the bazaar to collect the story of this incident with many witnesses and report it to their boss. So Casals was now able to show off in front of the wizard boy without worrying about his anger burning him, after all, he was the only one Li Lin could trade with in this bazaar.
Monet, who had been severely humiliated, had no chance of giving up, but the pig did not yet have the means and ability to physically destroy the boy who repaired him. However, for Monet, who controls the market transactions and has a huge influence over the merchants, it is not a problem for the merchants to issue an order to prohibit transactions with new teenagers, and it is basically enforced. People with social survival experience know very well what to choose. In less than a minute, everyone was stamping Li Lin's approachable face with the poke of "dangerous person" in their minds.
The boy's behavior is indisputable, teaching Monet, who is rampant and domineering in the bazaar, and killing the perverted thug that everyone hates, and rightfully deserves respect and love. But the premise is that even if everyone begs for a living, a momentary act of righteousness and courage will not change anything, on the contrary, the price of being close to him will be paid after the boy leaves, which may be the price of his own life or even the life of his whole family...... Merchants can neither bear nor face it. It is inevitable that people who want to survive will abandon the heroes who have rescued them, and for the morally shallow merchants, this kind of behavior is not a betrayal. They must not be involved with someone who has nothing to do with them for a little unknown petty profit, and besides, they are not begging the young man to help them, it has nothing to do with them.
[A bunch of blind fools].
Casals's scathing comments show no mercy to the cowardly, who does not care about the pitiful pride of the mediocre, who has no interest or leisure. After admiring the porcelain samples provided by Li Lin, the vitriol turned into a vicious sneer. He began to look forward to seeing the short-sighted people crying and regretting their faces, and he had no pleasure in appreciating self-pity with meaningless actions and feelings.
Undoubtedly, the look of regret is the most suitable expression for the loser, the foolish, and the little person, and appreciating the ugliness of these people is the privilege and reward of a visionary and successful person like him.
There may still be a gap now, but Casals is very confident that he will join the ranks of the Achievers. At the same time, he also decided that sooner or later, the pig that now dominated the market would be planted from his throne and honestly return to the mud pit to roll and wail. I would have seen such a joyous landscape, not in any other place, but in contempt from above on the throne that had been defiled by pigs, and laughing and laughing. ...,
So Casals would trade with Li Lin, who was already an unpopular figure in the bazaar, and any opportunity to speed up the fulfillment of his wishes would not be missed by the shrewd merchants, and the products offered by the other party would satisfy him, and everything looked perfect. But Casals didn't want this junior's career to develop too smoothly, to the point where he could threaten him in the future.
Make stumbling - an effective means of dishonorability, and if you control the strength well, you can continue to cooperate with each other without turning your face. The middle-aged businessman was ready to do so without hesitation, and he was waiting for the hairy boy in front of him to recognize the reality and follow the track he laid to accept his [kindness].
Li Lin smiled.
The inappropriate smile on the wrong face of a middle-aged man who might become an important customer, a shallow smile is no different from the gentle impression of a normal day, but Casals's eyes feel no different from a mockery in the eyes of a straight face.
A more specific intuition is a sneer that cuts open the body with a sharp eye like a knife blade and thoroughly observes humans from the inside out. Casals, uncomfortable and uncomfortable at the curved crack that seemed to drip blood, failed to notice that his smile was becoming stiff and unnatural.
"Mr. Casals. ”
Li Lin's tone still carried the etiquette of Yu Yu, and coercion was added to it. The old fox's little abacus for his lack of meaning was crushed by the silent mockery. A strong uneasiness—this emotion that should not have been in Casals—was approaching his heart, kneading the beating flesh.
"Your price is really impressive, and the conditions are very favorable. ”
Li Lin's speech was a little slower than before, and it sounded like a calm exposition and praise, but the top-down stare in it made the pinched mass in Casals's chest twitch violently.
"It's just that I'm still going to stick to my opinion. What we need to build is not a one-off short-term business, but a long-term relationship that is in the interests of both of us. The profits of our porcelain will far exceed the meagre profits of the luxury goods currently on the market, and no one but you will be able to sell this first-class work of art, and a very promising market will open up to you. Excellent shopping mall seniors like you should be able to understand the importance of establishing such a partnership. ”
After the cross-examination with implicit warnings, Li Lin no longer spoke, just kept that sunny face and waited for the result.
It didn't take much time to digest the information contained within, and Casals's unhappy face quickly changed into a smile, and he extended his right hand to his business partner, who was much younger than him.
"As you say, the conditions you have put forward are the best for both of us, my friend and my partner. ”
"It's been a pleasure to work with you, Mr. Casals. ”
The two hands clasped together again, and the foxes smiled together with satisfaction.
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Commentary Theatre Time:
Nidhogg: It's time to explain again, may I ask Lord Lilin, what happened to the florin used by Casals? Isn't Charlemagne's gold coin the Great Eju?
Li Lin: The florin is a Castilian gold coin, the prototype of which is a gold coin called Florin minted in Florence from 1252 onwards, which weighs about 3.5 grams and is pure gold. The florin entered Western and Northern Europe through the increasingly important trade routes of southern Europe, and became the prototype for most of the later European gold coins. The Great Eju also evolved from the florin master, because it was minted of gold that retained its value, so the gold coins between countries were basically interoperable, compared to the silver and copper coins with lower prices, because they were easier to float, and were not used much in bulk trading.
Nidhogg: So, what is the concept of 100 florins?
Li Lin: Huhu...... 100 FlorinsIn Florence in the middle of the 15th century, a junior bank manager risked death from overwork on the premise that his business was thriving.
Nidhogg: Oooh oh!!Long live the gold!