Chapter 664 (1/2)
Chapter 664: A Pleasant Surprise
Translator: Udeze Editor: Udeze
Finding Black Winterwood by chance was an unexpected discovery as well as a surprise to Tang Xiu. After the idea of buying a massive bulk of Black Winterwood temporarily formed inside his mind, he proposed a cooperation plan taking advantage of Jie Walie’s liking of Gods Nectar. “Yup, it’s this eight-men square table. To be exact, I want to buy this type of wood.”
A timber, logging business?
Jie Walie stared at Tang Xiu with a stunned expression and immediately replied with a smile, “We have a lot of Yellow-bark Trees here, but its wood is very ordinary. Apart from being heavy, there’s no other good trait that I can think of. How come you want to buy this kind of wood, Brother Tang?”
“I want to manufacture furniture with enough weight. So, may I know the price you offer for this type of wood?” Asked Tang Xiu.
“To be honest, it’s very cheap, the price of Yellow-Bark wood is about 1,600 yuan a ton. Brother Tang, you can tell me how many tons of this wood you need and I’ll give it to you directly for a fee. Delivering them is also not an issue, you can load them on the truck first and then ship them by the usual logistic transportation to Star City. Adding all that to the price will only cost you 2,000 yuan a ton.”
Never did Tang Xiu expect that such a precious lumber in the eyes of numerous cultivators in the Immortal World would be so appallingly cheap on Earth! Just 2,000 yuan for a ton of this wood? Then 100 tons meant that he only needed to pay 200 thousand yuan.
“Alright, 500 tons, then. In addition to the ten boxes of Gods Nectar I was originally going to gift to you, Brother Jie, I’ll also add ten more boxes as extra. But I want the wood to be sent to the port of Guangyang Province.”
Jie Walie calculated in his mind. The sale price for a bottle of Gods Nectar produced by the Magnificent Tang Corporation’s winery was 18,888 yuan. One box contained six bottles, that would be 113,000 yuan, so 20 boxes would be worth 2.26 million yuan, whereas 500 tons of Yellow-bark wood along, with its shipping fee, was probably about 1 million yuan.
One point that must be noted was that there was no market to sell these Gods Nectar. For people who lived in such a remote area, it was very difficult to buy this wine. Furthermore, if he got 20 boxes of Gods Nectar, he still had a big use for them as gifts; he definitely would be able to please those government officials as well as gift them to his business partners. The amount of money he could earn by then would be far more than 1 million, wouldn’t it? With those, wouldn’t he be able to use it to please many groups of people?
“Brother Tang, if you can sell me 20 boxes of Gods Nectar in exchange for 500 tons of Yellow-bark wood every year, I’ll personally handle it for you and escort it to the Guangyang Province Port myself. How about it?” Asked him with a nervous expression.
“Alright, deal!” Tang Xiu smiled.
Lunchtime.
Jie Walie served a lavish meal in the horse ranch, and after the lunch, he intended to bring Tang Xiu riding. After discovering that Tang Xiu was not interested in it, he invited Tang Xiu to a hunting ground belonging to his friend. The area was vast and sparsely populated, and some parts of the forested mountain that belonged to some rich people was stockaded. Through various channels of communication, his friend was finally able to obtain the contract, so he started the hunting business in the back. Every year, many rich people came to hunt in this hunting ground, and the owner of the hunting ground made quite a lot of money from it.
Originally, Tang Xiu did not have much interest in hunting, but he immediately changed his mind after learning that they were going to hunt with firearms. He rarely had the opportunity to use a gun, and though he had many guns stored inside his interspatial ring, they were seized from enemies and seldom had he the chance to use them.
“Alright, then I’ll have to trouble you, Brother Jie.”
Tang Xiu took out a cigarette, offered one to Jie Walie and ignited it for both of them. He then boarded Jie Walie’s car while Mo Awu and the rest drove the four Wrangler SUVs; three other SUVs were driven by Jie Walie’s six bodyguards. A convoy of seven cars then left the horse ranch.
Kanas was one of the few places in the world that could be called “Pure Land On Earth”. A photographer was never able to fully to capture her however excellent his skills and equipment were. And yet, even the photos casually taken would raise admiration and appreciation from those who had seen it. Not only was this place rich in natural resources and biodiversity, but it also had a unique tourism environment and human resources.
Inside the SUV, Tang Xiu enjoyed the beautiful scenery along the road. He found that the place not only had the magnificent beauty of the Northern Region scenery, but also the charming warm beauty of the Southern Region of the Yangtze River.
“Brother Tang, there’s Kanas Lake over there. It’s rumored that the lake has some kind of ‘lake monster’ or something. Many people said that they have seen water monsters there, but then again, we can’t find out how many of their confessions are true.” Jie Walie pointed to the sparkling big lake outside the window after the Wrangler SUV drove for more than an hour.
A lake monster?
Tang Xiu’s expression slightly moved. In his mind, he guessed that it was a fierce beast that had gained spiritual wisdom. However, many famous mountains and rivers were said to have fierce beast inhabiting them, and it was unknown how many of them stayed hidden beneath the vast ocean, so he did not rush to find out.
Finding that Tang Xiu seemed indifferent to the topic nor he did not show the slightest surprise, Jie Walie suddenly made some riddling remarks, “The surface of the lake may look tranquil and calm, but there’s some kind of horrifying danger concealed at the bottom of the lake hidden behind a natural phenomenon that is hard to fathom. Or is it caused by some kind of aquatic monster that is baring its fangs and brandishing its claws? No one has been able to explain this matter, though. And to be honest, I once had the idea to explore it, but I’ve been kinda lazy all these years. And when the laziness does not get the best of me, then it’s a business affair that keeps me occupied.”