20demayo Chapter 186 Sea Salt
Chapter 186 Sea Salt
Faced with Chu Ci's sharp questioning, Su Jinghua did not respond immediately.
Instead, he was silent for a long time before slowly raising three fingers. Then, he spoke in a seemingly calm but somewhat determined tone: "After the matter is completed, I will give you 30% of the profits."
There was a gleam of determination in Su Jinghua's eyes, as if he was certain that Chu Ci would be moved by the conditions he proposed.
Chu Ci's eyes flickered slightly when he heard this.
Then, she paused for a moment and slowly said, "Fifty percent, I want fifty percent."
As she said this, her eyes were fixed on Su Jinghua. She wanted to see how Su Jinghua would react to her request.
Unexpectedly, Su Jinghua would directly play the victim out of the blue.
He showed a helpless and embarrassed expression on his face, and then said: "You should know that our business is risky. Fifty percent is too high, and thirty percent is the limit."
"After all, we still have that person above us. We can't let that person get nothing, right?"
Who knew that Chu Ci would not be moved at all, and even threatened him: "Master Su, are you using the King of Qi to pressure me?"
"After all... business is business..." However, Su Jinghua had just said these few words when he was interrupted by Chu Ci before he could finish his words.
"Then Master Su, please guess carefully. If I tell this news to the King of Shu, or His Royal Highness the King of Qin, what will happen then?"
Su Jinghua: I thought Chu Ci was just a greedy person, but I never expected that she was actually a scoundrel.
Su Jinghua was silent for a long while, and the expression on his face changed several times.
Finally, he gritted his teeth and said, "Mr. Chu, we are talking about business now, and the purpose of talking about business is to achieve a win-win situation. If both sides suffer in the end, then there is really no point!"
After hearing Su Jinghua's words, Chu Ci remained unmoved.
She just raised her chin slightly, with a determined look on her face, and responded without hesitation: "But I think that the effort and hard work I have put into this matter is completely worth the price I am offering now!"
After hearing what Chu Ci said, Su Jinghua became angry, but he could do nothing about it because he wanted to improve the sea salt production process to make it non-toxic, and Chu Ci was the only one he could find, so he had no other choice.
"Fifty percent. I agree." Su Jinghua clenched his teeth tightly, and the muscles on his face trembled slightly. It seemed that he really used up all his strength to say this sentence with great difficulty.
His eyes were full of struggle and unwillingness.
Then, Su Jinghua continued, "But it's only half a year. This is really the limit I can give."
"Sign and seal." Chu Ci said impatiently almost the moment Su Jinghua finished speaking, as if he was afraid that Su Jinghua would go back on his word.
When Su Jinghua saw this, he felt regretful for a moment and began to question whether he had made the wrong decision.
But when I thought of my unwillingness, I instantly made up my mind.
Under Chu Ci's intense gaze, Su Jinghua had no choice but to pick up the pen and slowly write down two copies of the contract.
When both parties have completed the signing and sealing procedures.
Su Jinghua seemed to finally be unable to bear it any longer, and asked anxiously, "How long will it take to succeed?"
"How can this be accomplished in a hurry?" Chu Ci replied slowly and leisurely.
Su Jinghua naturally knew this, but deep down in his heart he always felt that Chu Ci was different from ordinary people, so he couldn't help but say, "After all, you have to be worthy of your value, right?"
Even so, Chu Ci remained calm: "It should take about half a year at the earliest."
Hearing that it would take at least half a year, Su Jinghua's eyes suddenly became sharp. At that moment, he even suspected that Chu Ci was deliberately taking revenge on him. After all, this time was far beyond his original expectation.
"Half a year is too long, can it be faster?" Su Jinghua frowned and asked anxiously, his tone full of anxiety and dissatisfaction. He really didn't want to wait so long and was eager to see results as soon as possible.
Chu Ci shook his head slowly, and said with a slightly serious look: "Although I already have some ideas and thoughts."
"But it requires specific experiments and repeated verification."
"And it can't be noticed by others."
"This is really the maximum speed I can go given all the restrictions and difficulties."
Chu Ci's words were extremely sincere, but after listening to them, Su Jinghua was not comforted. Instead, he felt that Chu Ci was fooling him.
His brows furrowed even more tightly, but he finally gritted his teeth and said, "I will wait for you for another half a year. But your dividend will only start to be calculated after half a year."
After saying this, he stared at Chu Ci closely, as if trying to see some clues from her expression.
However, with the extremely timely reminder from "Xing'er", Chu Ci had already made sufficient preparations to deal with it early on.
Therefore, from beginning to end, her expression did not reveal even the slightest flaw, and she remained calm and composed, as if everything was under her control.
This scene couldn't help but make Su Jinghua feel a little frustrated.
Therefore, Su Jinghua didn't want to continue to argue with Chu Ci at this time. He just felt annoyed inside, so he casually exchanged a few words with Chu Ci and then left.
As soon as Su Jinghua left and stepped out of the door, the Fifth Prince walked in steadily and quietly to his previous seat.
What is even more surprising is that the Purple-Robed Envoy and the eldest prince, the King of Shu, also appeared here shortly afterwards.
The eldest prince was also deeply attracted by the huge potential value of sea salt.
Therefore, as soon as he sat down, he immediately looked at Chu Ci with a fiery gaze, and asked anxiously: "Princess Yi Xin, is there really a method to make sea salt?"
After hearing what the eldest prince said, Chu Ci rolled his eyes without any concealment.
Then he said with a hint of sarcasm: "Your Highness, King Shu, didn't you hear me just say that it would take at least half a year?"
"My Lords, it's only half a year. There won't be any problems with just the Su family."
After saying this, Chu Ci looked at them with a half-smile.
However, after being openly provoked by Chu Ci, the King of Shu's expression instantly became extremely gloomy and ugly. "As long as Princess Yi Xin doesn't reveal any flaws, there will be absolutely no problem on our side, right, fifth brother?"