Yunding Ranch

Chapter 433
"I believe Michael will give a perfect report." Lu Li also joked.

In fact, he was also a little curious. After the kale was sent for a comprehensive test, what kind of results would be obtained, which prompted Whole Foods to propose a purchase price of six dollars and 31 cents?The power of the space spring, converted into scientific data, what kind of result will it be?
The good news is that he hasn't been caught by the FBI for sliced ​​research yet, and there are no suspicious agents around the ranch, which shows that the advantages given to kale by space springs haven't reached an outrageous level yet.This means that his strategy of relentlessly watering the ranch land with diluted spring water for the past year has been correct.

"I believe that Whole Foods Market also needs such a report." Lu Li continued along the topic, "Yunding Ranch welcomes you to come over at any time to complete all the inspection work. At that time, you are also welcome to come to the ranch again, and we can meet face to face Let's have a conversation."

Lu Li felt that his teeth were getting sore. The 500 million deal was on his lips, but he didn't bite it down. Instead, he politely extended the invitation and continued to walk normally; this almost consumed all of his willpower. He felt that he had begun to regret it.But, clenching his teeth, he still needs to force himself to calm down——

He needs to conduct market research, not just the price of kale on the east coast and west coast, but also the sales situation, out-of-stock situation, and demand situation; in addition, there is also the situation of competitors. Only then can he understand the location of Yunding Ranch, and only then can he see whether the quotation from Whole Foods Market is reasonable or not.

Lu Li originally planned to carry out these tasks after the New Year. He needed to personally go to the east and west coasts to complete all the market research in different cities.But the blizzard at Christmas disrupted all the plans, the early attack of Whole Foods Market, and the unexpected appearance of two competing supermarkets changed the situation.

Lu Li could nod his head and agree to Whole Foods' agreement now, but he could also calm down, take a half-step back, follow the original plan, and conduct market research step by step before making a decision.Keep calm and slow down, this is to occupy a better position in the future, advance with retreat, and refuse to be impatient.

This was an unexpected answer - Lu Li didn't directly nod in agreement, but after careful consideration, Graham was not surprised at all.

From the last conversation, it can be seen that Lu Li is definitely not the kind of fledgling, impulsive and impatient young man.After returning, Graham did a little research and noticed the cooperation between Lu Li and the "New York Times", as well as the Artisan series that attracted a lot of attention. He was deeply impressed by the wisdom and sophistication of the words. .

From another perspective, this is actually a good thing.Under Lu Li's management, Yunding Ranch has created a reliable kale. Lu Li's character and wisdom are enough to give Whole Foods Market more confidence. For cooperation, it is undoubtedly the icing on the cake.

What's more, before the official test, everything is just in the negotiation stage.

Maintaining a smile, Graham nodded in affirmation, "Of course, we will arrange a time to visit again as soon as possible. This time, I am very much looking forward to staying in the ranch for a few more days. If I remember correctly, the resort of the ranch will soon Is it officially open?"

Although no agreement can be reached directly, Graham knows that Whole Foods is now in an advantageous position. They have shown enough sincerity and strength, and that's it for today. He believes that the other two competitors are bound to do the same. Weigh it up.Next, Graham capitalized on his strengths: friendship.This is something other competitors don't have.

"Yes." Lu Li was a little surprised that Graham still remembered these details.But in retrospect, it's not unusual. You can feel that Whole Foods is bound to win this time.

Lu Li and Graham chatted for a while, and the two had a pleasant conversation before hanging up the phone.In the hall, apart from Randy and Cole, Tony also walked in. The three of them looked at Lu Li with expectant faces. The strange eyes made Lu Li feel speechless. He deliberately crossed his hands. Protecting his chest, all three of them rolled their eyes with one movement, and then Lu Li laughed out loud, put his hands down, and asked, "What's wrong?"

Seeing Lu Li's puzzled question mark face, as if he didn't know anything, Randy finally couldn't help it anymore, and screamed directly. Even though he clenched his fists tightly, he still couldn't suppress it. , but still shouted, "God, Fourteen, are you serious?"

He actually asked "why"?Randy felt like he was starting to piss from the nerves, and he was so calm, so dazed, and so sincerely asking "why", the goddamn guy!

Tony quickly glanced back and forth between Lu Li and Randy, "Fourteen, what happened? Randy was screaming just now, as if he saw Justin Bieber's girl. Can you tell me, What's going on here?" Cole, who was standing beside him, nodded again and again, obviously not understanding what happened.

Lu Li pursed his lips and shrugged, "Graham from Whole Foods called to inquire about cooperation. In the past few days, the east coast has been hit by a snowstorm, and now they are facing a crisis of kale. So, they Very urgent."

"And then?" This time, Cole and Tony's expressions became tense, and they finally understood what was going on with Randy's excitement.

"They made an offer that was hard to refuse, six dollars." Lu Li said without hesitation, and then Cole and Tony exchanged glances, as if they were asking each other: Six dollars, what does this mean?
Lu Li didn't bother with the numbers after the decimal point. First, the agreement hasn't been negotiated yet, so the specific numbers are uncertain. Second, even if all the specific numbers are mentioned, the real meaning lies in the tens digits. A general concept is enough.

Randy stood still and began to calculate quickly, but dealing with numbers is really not his specialty. He turned around eagerly and chatted with Cole and Tony about the calculations. Still can't calculate an accurate number, can only be more and more anxious, almost started to jump, and then heard Lu Li's voice from behind, "It depends on the production volume, I don't know if the blizzard this time Exactly how much of an impact, though, it's estimated to be a $2000 million or so deal."

"Drink." The three gasped at the same time, looked at Lu Li in disbelief, turned into a fossil for a moment, stood there blankly, their movements remained the same, not knowing how to react, only The lower eyeballs rolled around, exchanging glances constantly, and then thinking about what this number meant.

2000 million, for most people, this is a number that they will never see in their lifetime; for Yunding Ranch, this is even more so.

The scale of Yunding Ranch is really not big. Even in Texas, it can only be regarded as a small and medium-sized ranch, let alone the large ranches in other states, as well as the vast ranches in Australia and New Zealand. It is not known what the income and expenditure of the Beech Ranch used to be in the operating accounts of Liz, but it can be seen from the operating conditions of Liz that the annual income and expenditure of the Beech Ranch should be calculated in millions. And most likely less than 100 million.

Now, 2000 million is a full 2000 million.Just throwing out that string of zeros is enough to kill someone.

What's even more incredible is that this is only the output value of the organic farm for one season - even if the additional impact of this blizzard is deducted, it is an incomparably impressive figure calculated at half the price.So, besides organic farms, what about vineyards?What about the racecourse?What about the Leyland sheep and Angus cattle that are about to expand?What about the resort that is about to officially open?

Randy was completely stunned, and both Cole and Tony burst out with unimaginable expressions in the depths of their eyes, and they were so excited that they wanted to scream.

However, before the growl could be released, Lu Li's voice came from next to his ear again, "But I didn't agree." The three of them immediately froze, blinked their eyes, and almost choked on their breath. I was about to faint, and my first thought was: Did they hear wrong?And then: Lu Li is joking, right?Again: Did someone speak just now?

The three of them turned their heads to look at Lu Li in unison, their hot eyes could almost release laser light, but Lu Li was still complacent, and said unhurriedly, "Because Whole Foods is not the only competitor."

"..." Cole opened his mouth, but he didn't know what to say, and his mind suddenly went blank.

"..." Randy also opened his mouth and uttered meaningless syllables, but he couldn't form words. Even he didn't know what he was talking about. He blinked his eyes, but still couldn't react.

In the end, Tony coughed twice, breaking the frozen atmosphere, and at the same time brought himself back to his senses, swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and moistened his throat, "There are other competitors? But, what competitors can Compared to Whole Foods? It’s the best organic supermarket in America right now, and no one can compete.”

Randy nodded foolishly, then pointed to Tony, indicating that "he's right", that stunned look really made people laugh.

The corners of Lu Li's mouth couldn't help but twitched up, "Not in North America, it doesn't mean there isn't in the region. Just like in Texas, the market share of Whole Foods Market still can't compare with HEB." But then Lu Li added, "I know , HEB is not an organic supermarket. I mean, on the East Coast, there are not many, but there are not many supermarkets that can compete with Whole Foods. For example, Fresh Market, and Wegmans Foods Market."

(End of this chapter)