Chapter 446 Selling Cloth and Negotiating Price
"Cotton cloth." Wei Ruo replied.
"Impossible, cotton fabric cannot be so soft, delicate and smooth." Sun Sanniang said.
"Does Boss Sun think this is made of silk?" Wei Ruo asked.
"It's not made of silk. My grandson Sanniang raised silkworms at the age of five, weaved at the age of seven, and started a silk business at the age of thirteen. I can tell at a glance whether the spring silkworms or the autumn silkworms are from Jiangnan or Sichuan. I dare to say My name, Sun Sanniang, bets that your material is definitely not a silk product." Sun Sanniang said firmly.
Wei Ruo smiled: "So this is indeed cotton fabric. It is made of cotton, but the cotton used is a little different." "What's the difference?"
Sun Sanniang couldn't help but ask.
"Different cotton varieties produce very different cotton fibers, and the final fabrics are also very different. The one I have is made of high-quality cotton, and its texture is no less than that of satin. It's soft and skin-friendly, and is very suitable for making close-fitting clothing."
"Where does this cotton come from?" Sun Sanniang asked quickly.
"Boss Sun, this is my business secret. Please forgive me for not telling the truth."
Of course, there is no way to tell. This is the new space seed that was unlocked when her space was upgraded to the seventh level - long-staple cotton. Produced, it has better disease resistance and insect resistance than ordinary cotton, longer fibers and better texture.
Due to various reasons, Wei Ruo has not yet taken the cotton seeds outside to plant them on a large scale.
However, because she now owns seven pieces of land in the space, even if she only grows it in the space, she can get a considerable amount of cotton in one harvest, which is enough to store a warehouse.
Before coming to the capital, Wei Ruo transported some cotton to Mojiazha, Huzhou Prefecture, and asked the village chief to help find a few female textile workers there to spin the cotton into cloth.
The earliest samples were sent to Zhongyi Bo's Mansion together with two jars of thyme two years ago, and a larger amount of fabrics were still stored in Daiyueju's warehouse.
Sun Sanniang stared at Wei Ruo for a long time, then raised her lips and smiled charmingly: "Young master, do you know that Caiyunjian is one of the best cloth shops in the capital. Those who want to do business with me can line up from Baihu Street to the West Gate of the capital. If you want to do business with me, you'd better show your sincerity, otherwise I will forgive Sun Sanniang for not accompanying me."
Wei Ruo didn't panic at all and responded unhurriedly: "Since Boss Sun is not willing, I will You can't force me, this junior is disturbing me."
Wei Ruo said and was about to leave.
When they reached the door, Sun Sanniang shouted: "Wait a minute!"
Wei Ruo stopped, raised the corners of his mouth, then turned around and asked: "Boss Sun, what else do you want to ask?"
"I don't need to ask you about cotton. Source." Sun Sanniang compromised, "But I want to see the complete material. You can't just take a piece of material the size of a handkerchief and negotiate with me, right?" "Of course there is no problem, but transporting the
material It will take some cost and time to come over. Before that, I would like to ask Boss Sun how much silver he is willing to pay to buy my materials. If the price is right, I will transport the materials over." Wei Ruo replied.
Sun Sanniang did not answer the question immediately, but narrowed her eyes and stared at Wei Ruo shrewdly.
"How much silver do you want to sell me for a foot, young master?" After a while, Sun Sanniang asked.
"Five hundred Wen." Wei Ruo replied.
"Five hundred coins? Do you mean one foot or one foot?" Sun Sanniang asked.
"One foot."
"Are you just talking nonsense?" Sun Sanniang sneered. One foot costs five hundred coins, one foot is five taels of silver, and one piece of material costs twenty-five taels of silver!
"Why not? There are many materials in Boss Sun's shop that are higher than this price." Wei Ruo asked.
"Those high-priced materials are all made of top-quality silk and satin. After all, how can you compare with this, which is just cotton?" Sun Sanniang asked.
"But my cotton cloth, Boss Sun, has never been seen elsewhere, and its rarity is no less than silk. The reason why ordinary cotton is sold cheaper than silk is that the luster cannot be compared, and the second is scarcity. And my cotton cloth is It happens to have these two characteristics, so I think the price is not exaggerated at all." "
Even so, your material is only made of cotton after all, and it is incomparable with silk products. So, let me make a concession. , two hundred cents per foot, this price is already higher than ordinary cotton." Sun Sanniang said.
"Five hundred Wen." Wei Ruo repeated the price.
"The prices negotiated by my Sun Sanniang are always fair. Who buys what materials and how much money each material is worth? I, Sun Sanniang, know better than anyone else. No matter how good your materials are, it will be worth the price even if you don't believe it." "If you add in that
. What about the price of the color? Pure fabric can't be sold at this price, but can't this rare color material be sold?" Wei Ruo asked.
Sun Sanniang paused, squinted her eyes and looked at the materials in her hand again, and then said: "This purple is indeed precious. If all materials are of this color, they can be sold at high prices. All the materials in your hands are Is it this color?"
If it's really all purple, then it's more than 500 yuan.
Will anyone use such a precious purple color to dye cotton in large quantities?
"Not all of them, one of the twenty is purple."
"Normal color is two hundred cents per foot, but I can collect purple material at five hundred cents." Sun Sanniang said.
"Sold in mixed colors, all priced at five hundred cents per foot." Wei Ruodao.
Wei Ruo knew very well that the price of purple was more than 500 cents per foot, and other ordinary colors could not be sold at this price, and she wanted to let Sun Sanniang mix them all together.
Sun Sanniang had to look at Wei Ruolai again.
After a while, he smiled charmingly: "You are very smart. You mixed a batch of crimson with twenty horses, but you asked me to collect them all at five hundred cents a horse."
"Boss Sun, if you are willing to keep me here to talk, it proves that you are very optimistic about my material. But any material you are optimistic about must have a market, so I believe that Boss Sun can still make a profit at this price. "Wei Ruodao.
"You seem to know me, Sun Sanniang, very well?"
"No, I don't know Boss Sun. Even before today, I didn't know that the boss of Caiyunjian was a woman. But I know that the boss who can open a shop like Caiyunjian in the capital must be He is very knowledgeable about the market and very wise."
"Are you trying to flatter me?" Sun Sanniang approached Wei Ruo with a charming smile.
"Juniors don't dare."
"Looking at your age, you are quite smart." Sun Sanniang commented.
"Thank you, Boss Sun. I'm just starting out, and I still have a lot to learn from Boss Sun." Wei Ruodao.
(End of chapter)