Early the next morning, the details of the earthquake came out one after another. Since the entire Sulfur Stone Park was closed, it did not cause any heavy casualties as expected, which can be considered a great blessing among misfortunes.
Regarding this earthquake, as expected, public opinion quickly became polarized.
Some people agree with Zhang Jiayi that this is just an ordinary earthquake and there is no need to make a fuss;
Others hold different opinions.
They firmly believed that this was a sign before the eruption of Sulfur Rock Volcano. If they didn’t run away now, they would wait. Soon, several states around Sulfur Rock Park began to flee.
What's more, they left the North American continent directly.
The most typical representative among them is Donal Sterling, the richest man in the Federation. Good guy, he flew to the foggy city on a private plane overnight.
On Zhang Jiayi's side, the couple spent the entire day counting all the grain in their warehouse and preparing for the move.
If you leave this time, you won’t be able to come back in a short time.
Then at night, the couple knocked directly on the door of the mayor's house. Unlike the Eastern Region, community culture prevails on the other side of the ocean.
Especially in small towns like Ralston, the residents are not only keen to stick together, but also like to be xenophobic.
The mayor is a veritable spokesperson for the local area.
Generally, for large-scale purchases like this, you can directly contact the mayor himself, and then the mayor will organize a meeting with representatives from major farms to discuss.
"Dong dong dong..."
The mayor's wife opened the door: "Alice, Steven, why are you two here?"
Alice is Zhang Jiayi’s English name.
"Anna, is Paul at home?"
Zhang Jiayi asked with a smile.
"At home, come in quickly. Paul has been running outside all day. He just got home not long ago and is eating now!"
"Don't bother me?"
"Why are you so polite? We are all neighbors."
Zhang Jiahui casually asked with concern: "Anna, last night's earthquake, is your family okay?"
"It's okay, it's just that the fence in the backyard fell down, but it was so scary last night. I felt like the world was shaking. I still can't calm down."
"Like you, this earthquake is indeed a bit unexpected. This is the first time I have encountered such a big earthquake since I was a child!"
The three of them walked and chatted, and soon arrived at the restaurant.
"Paul, Alice and Steven are here."
When Paul heard this, he stood up and greeted him:
"Steven, Alice, how is your family affected by the disaster?"
"It's not a big problem."
"It's okay. Fortunately, the epicenter of this earthquake is close to Xishan Rock. If it had happened around Lake Shanshi, our losses would have been huge."
Paul's face was filled with joy.
Zhang Jiayi couldn't help but inquire: "Paul, there are rumors on the Internet that the Sulfonite Volcano is about to erupt soon. Is this reliable?"
"To be honest, I don't know either."
Paul shrugged.
"Paul, what are your family's next plans?"
Steven tried.
Paul didn't hide anything: "After finishing the matter here, our family plans to go to Miami for vacation and come back after Christmas."
"Alice, are your family leaving or staying?"
Anna asked immediately.
"Let's go." Zhang Jiayi explained immediately, "I haven't been back to the East for several years, so I just took this opportunity to go back. If nothing else happens, I will come back after the Spring Festival."
"Well, it's okay to go out and hide. In fact, it's not just our two families. Many people in the town have the idea of going out to hide. It's too risky to stay."
"Indeed, Yanshi Park has been a little unusual since the beginning of the year, and I always feel like something is going to happen."
Zhang Jiayi quickly agreed.
Paul nodded and then got to the point:
"Steven, Alice, what do you two want from me?"
"Paul, I want to purchase a batch of grain from the town. I wonder if you are willing to sell it to me."
Zhang Jiayi gets straight to the point.
"Purchasing food?"
Paul looked surprised.
Zhang Jiayi quickly explained: "I didn't want it myself, I collected it for my brother. He opened a shopping mall and was going to purchase a batch of grain. All our family's grain stocks were sold to him."
"This is a good thing! Many families in the town are leaving, and everyone is worried about what to do with the food in the warehouse. How much do you plan to purchase?"
Paul couldn't help but smile.
"The purchase amount is two billion."
"Two billion? That must be millions of tons, right?"
Paul exclaimed.
Grain prices have continued to slump in recent years. The cheapest corn is even less than 1,000 yuan per ton, hitting a new low in the past ten years. As a result, every household has saved a lot of old grain.
Zhang Jiayi smiled and nodded: "Absolutely!"
"Just wait, I will inform everyone to come over for a meeting now. This matter cannot be postponed. If we sell the grain earlier, we can leave earlier."
Paul immediately took out his cell phone.
"Paul, you should eat first. It's a bit late today. Why don't you inform everyone tomorrow?"
Zhang Jiayi suggested.
Paul waved his hand: "I can't wait any longer. We are right next to the gunpowder keg and it could explode at any time. I think many people will be too worried to sleep tonight."
……
In less than half an hour, representatives from each farm arrived. Everyone heard that someone was buying grain, and they were afraid that they would be late and miss the trip.
Paul waved his hand to calm everyone down, and then invited Zhang Jiayi to his side:
"Let's stop talking nonsense. The purchaser this time is Alice. She plans to purchase grain worth two billion, regardless of type, and harvest as much as she can."
"Alice? Are you going to change careers?"
Old William asked curiously.
"No, I also purchased it on behalf of others."
Zhang Jiayi replied with a smile.
Someone on the spot was unhappy: "I said Old William, now is not the time to talk about this. We should be concerned about two things now. One is how to calculate the price? And when can we get the money?"
"Don't worry, everyone, it's a cash purchase. As for the price, it's 30% off the market price."
In the evening, the two billion yuan arrived.
The little brother seems to have no sense of defense.
"Thirty percent off? Then we can't pay with our lives?"
"Yes, the price is too low."
Everyone complained.
Zhang Jiayi said calmly: "Everyone, our family also has our own farm. I understand everyone's difficulties very well, but we are talking about business. I don't need to say more about the current situation, right?"
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone below immediately started discussing. Some people agreed, some objected, and no one could convince the other.
"Thirty percent off is too little. The grain market will definitely rebound in the future. Should we not wait any longer?"
"What are you waiting for? I don't know if there will be tomorrow yet. Anyway, I don't want to wait anymore."
"..."
Mayor Paul knocked on the table: "Everyone, please stop arguing. Listen to me. There is a proverb in the East, which is to be safe. It's a time like this. Isn't it interesting to argue? Why don't everyone take a step back?
?"
He also wants to leave the local area as soon as possible.
Seeing this, Zhang Jiayi felt that the time was almost up, so she took the initiative to cooperate:
"The mayor is right, I am willing to give in!"
Everyone immediately looked at Zhang Jiayi.
"Ahem!" Zhang Jiayi cleared her throat, "Since we have been neighbors for many years, 20% off the market price is my final bottom line."
"Pah, pah..."
Someone took the lead in applauding, and then the applause became louder and louder, and finally a consensus was reached.
If you have a life to make money, you must also have a life to spend it!