Hao Ren happily sat in the shop, watching Xu Yujia and her employees working hard.
"crunch"
Soon, a small truck arrived in front of the store. Hao Ren glanced at it and then stood up from his chair and walked out.
This is Gou Dazhi's delivery truck, which delivers vegetables and fruits regularly every day.
However, as soon as Hao Ren walked out, he noticed that Gou Dazhi's face looked a little ugly.
"Brother Gou, what's wrong?"
Hao Ren asked doubtfully. The carriage opened and it was empty.
Gou Dazhi stepped forward and looked at Hao Ren with a wry smile, "Ren, we are in trouble."
Hao Ren's eyes narrowed, he glanced at the empty carriage and raised his brows, "Let's talk inside."
In the storage room of the supermarket, Hao Ren asked in confusion, "What happened? Where are the vegetables and fruits?"
"I went to collect vegetables and fruits today as usual, but for some reason, Brother Zhao and Lao Cheng both changed their minds and said they would no longer supply us."
Gou Dazhi's face was gloomy, extremely angry at the betrayal of his two partners.
"They are planning to breach the contract, but we signed the contract."
Hao Ren was a little surprised, "Even if they breach the contract, you can still buy from others. There are so many growers in Liuzhou City. Without them, I wouldn't be able to buy vegetables and fruits?"
Hao Ren was not only surprised, but also a little angry. At that time, the growers suffered losses due to heavy rains, and he was the first to take the lead in making donations. How long has it been now, and everyone has forgotten it?
Two million dollars thrown into the river would be fine. I made such a huge investment and didn't even hear a sound.
My conscience was really eaten by a dog.
However, when Gou Dazhi heard this, he became even more angry, "I have done this before. If they don't sell it, you can find someone else to buy it first."
"However, I contacted more than a dozen growers in a row, and their answers were surprisingly consistent."
"It won't be provided to us!"
Gou Dazhi gritted his teeth and said, now that he and Hao Ren are wearing the same pair of trousers, if he doesn't supply goods to him, he will cut off his financial path.
However, I am just an intermediary, the raw materials are not mine at all, and it is up to others to decide whether to sell them or not.
Hao Ren's face darkened, and he immediately thought of what Jiang Guohua told him yesterday. His career was getting bigger and bigger, and the enemies he had offended before could no longer sit still.
Either you don't take action, or you do it very ruthlessly and directly cut off your own supply of goods.
"It seems that we really underestimated them."
Hao Ren murmured to himself that a single company would definitely not be able to do this. It could block the entire vegetable and fruit market in Liuzhou City, and at least five or six companies would join forces.
"Aren, what should we do now?"
Gou Dazhi asked anxiously, Hao Ren's shop relied on selling things to survive. If it didn't even have the goods, it might as well close down.
Of course, Hao Ren's current store mainly sells general merchandise, and vegetables and fruits only occupy a part. Even if it is temporarily gone, there will not be much loss.
Hao Ren thought about it for a moment. Today's vegetables and fruits were all stored yesterday. The quantity was very small. It was Jiang Xiaoya's suggestion to store a portion of yesterday's every day, just in case, and use them now.
However, this will be sold out quickly and will not solve the problem.
"Can I buy it from another city?"
Hao Ren asked, people in this city can't buy it, but those companies can cover the sky with one hand and extend their tentacles to other cities.
"The shelf life of vegetables and fruits is very short. Without special preservation methods, they will basically deteriorate within a day."
"So, a city's vegetable supply is generally supplied by this city..."
"Of course, this is not impossible, but it takes time to find suppliers, determine the transportation method, and prevent deterioration. It is basically unrealistic to do it in a short time."
Gou Dazhi explained helplessly.
He has been doing vegetable wholesale for some years, and is naturally quite familiar with the twists and turns involved.
Liuzhou City is a big vegetable market. Liuzhou City usually supplies other regions. It is quite rare to purchase vegetables and fruits from outside.
"Well, what about buying from other wholesalers?"
Hao Ren asked again.
"Who dares to sell us anything now, unless they don't want to live in Liuzhou City anymore."
Gou Dazhi smiled bitterly again.
Hao Ren's face was extremely gloomy and he nodded, "Okay, I understand. Brother Gou, please make another trip to the vegetable market to buy a batch and deal with it, and then quickly go to the surrounding cities and counties to find suppliers."
"I'll find a way to solve this problem."
Hearing this, Gou Dazhi nodded, "Okay, I'll take people to go around the major vegetable markets in Liuzhou City and buy a batch back for emergency use."
However, this is not the solution.
The vegetables in the wet market are all carefully selected, which is naturally different from those exclusively supplied to major shopping malls.
Moreover, this will also cause dissatisfaction among consumers. Once it is known, everyone will think, you buy from the vegetable market, so what is the point of me coming to buy vegetables from you?
It's better to go to the vegetable market and buy it yourself, it's much cheaper.
Therefore, any supermarket with a little bit of ability will not go to the vegetable market to purchase. This will be troublesome, and secondly, if there is a problem with the purchased vegetables and fruits, you will not know who is responsible, because there are one or two in the vegetable market.
Hawkers certainly cannot satisfy a supermarket.
Hao Ren obviously understands this truth.
This is not a simple matter.
After Gou Dazhi left, Hao Ren ordered Xu Yujia to take out a sign and place it outside the supermarket.
"Vegetables and fruits will be served at 3pm."
Many old customers were a little surprised and asked why, but Hao Ren did not elaborate.
Only a few old employees were told the whole story. On the one hand, they were extremely angry, and on the other hand, they were a little worried.
The store will not collapse if there is a lack of fruits and vegetables, but it will definitely lose a lot of sales.
However, Hao Ren also comforted them, saying that he could definitely solve it.
After leaving the supermarket, Hao Ren went to some supermarkets in Liuzhou City to check out, such as Hengtian Supermarket, Huajing Supermarket, Runsheng Supermarket, etc.
Vegetables and fruits are provided normally.
Hao Ren then drove to the suburbs of Liuzhou City and found Lao Cheng. Lao Cheng was also in the greenhouse. He heard the buzz of the car and walked out of the greenhouse.
Seeing Hao Ren, Lao Cheng's expression changed and his eyes were a little evasive.
However, Hao Ren didn't pay attention. He got out of the car and came directly to the other party, looking at him calmly.
After all, he is also a billionaire. The confidence brought by money makes his aura extremely powerful.
"Lao Cheng, I should have treated you well before, right? The growers in Liuzhou City suffered heavy losses before, and I was the one who took the lead in making donations. Is this how you repay me now?"
Hao Ren said in a cold voice.
Looking at Hao Ren standing on the field stack, Lao Cheng smiled bitterly and did not dare to look directly at Hao Ren.
"Boss Hao, we all remember your kindness to us, and we are grateful to you from the bottom of our hearts. However, there are many things that we cannot decide by ourselves..."
Lao Cheng looked helpless,
"People from those companies told me that they wanted me to stop supplying vegetables to Boss Hao's supermarket. They could only supply vegetables to them, and they could help me pay the liquidated damages."
"If I don't agree to their conditions, I will be ostracized by the entire Liuzhou City growers, and I won't be able to sell any of my products in the future."
"Boss Hao, I, there's nothing I can do..."
"If it's just a supermarket, the worst it can do is offend you. Liuzhou is such a big city, and there are no shortage of one or two of them."
"How many companies are there in total?"
Hao Ren asked in a deep voice.
Lao Cheng's face froze, hesitant, and seemed to dare not say anything.
"Lao Cheng, there is a way for me to know even if you don't tell me, but my two million is really just feeding the dogs."
Hao Ren said coldly.
"The only ones I know about are Hengtian, Huajing, Runsheng, and One Home. As for whether there are other companies, I really don't know. I'm just a small grower, and they won't let me know too much.
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Lao Cheng gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice. After finishing speaking, he looked at Hao Ren with a guilty look on his face.
"Boss Hao, I'm sorry for you. I will definitely pay you every cent of the liquidated damages. In addition, I would like to advise you again. When doing business in Liuzhou City, it is best to make fewer enemies. Whether this circle is big or not,
No matter how small or small, we all basically know each other. No matter how powerful a person is, he cannot be an enemy of everyone."
Hao Ren nodded, turned around and got into the car, stepped on the accelerator, and left with a "boom".
Hao Ren thought for a while and directly called Yan Zhou, the owner of Hengtian Supermarket. Although they were competitors, they had met before. The other party also handed over his business card, and Hao Ren accepted it.
Soon, the call got through, and a confused voice came, "Hey, who is it?"
"Mr. Yan, what a good idea."
Hao Ren said calmly.
"It turns out to be Boss Hao. What are you talking about? Why can't I understand you?"
Yan Zhou's slightly teasing voice came, with a hint of a smile.
"I have to say I admire you for being able to unite to deal with a small supermarket like mine, even though the method is a bit clumsy."
Hao Ren sneered.
"But this must have cost a lot. Do you think you can defeat me just like this? To say the least, even if I don't do the vegetable and fruit business, I can still run the business and at least make a small profit."
Yan Zhou's voice came, "Haha, who doesn't know Boss Hao's name? However, this is just the beginning. Hao Ren, you are too high-profile. In Liuzhou City, the Lone Ranger will not end well..."
After saying that, he hung up the phone.
Hao Ren's face was silent.
On the other side, many people were present at Yan Zhou's home. Hao Ren would be a little surprised if he saw them. They are all old acquaintances.
Huajing, Runsheng, Hongtai, Jiayuan...
Either a local supermarket or a national chain.
The worst are manager level.
Yan Zhou hung up the phone, and the manager of Huajing Supermarket on the side asked curiously, "Mr. Yan, why don't we take the opportunity to raise conditions?"
"Haha, it's just the beginning. Hao Ren has not reached the end of his rope. Even if the vegetables and fruits are no longer sold, it will not affect Hao Ren's money."
Yan Zhou said calmly, "Hit the snake seven inches away. Only when Hao Ren reaches the end of the road and we make conditions, will he accept it."
"Just wait, it won't be long."
Saying that, Yan Zhou chuckled, "Haha, I'm really looking forward to the scene where Hao Ren begs me..."