Chapter 195: Chapter 195: Ge Buqun’s Scheme_1
Ji Jinpeng’s words had barely left his mouth when Ge Buqun, the old fox, had already seen right through him.
"Could it be that Mr. Ji wishes to use my Rejuvenation Pill to set a trap for Ouyang Rui? If so, I might be able to lend you a helping hand."
"A helping hand? How so?" asked Ji Jinpeng.
"After taking my Rejuvenation Pill, within three days, Ouyang Rui will look youthful and refreshed, and he’ll immediately return to the state of a normal person, free from all ailments. With Ouyang Rui’s character, once his health is restored, won’t he seek pleasures among the flowers? Hence, I have another good item here, called the Gentleman Pill. For a fair maiden, a gentleman would be the perfect match. One Gentleman Pill, and I guarantee that three minutes will extend to thirty."
Upon hearing this, Ji Jinpeng immediately got excited.
"Is it really that amazing?"
"Why don’t you buy a few to try, Mr. Ji? My Gentleman Pill isn’t expensive, only ten thousand each. If you buy ten, I’ll give you a twenty percent discount."
"Doctor Ge, I’ve been a regular customer of yours. Over these years, my expenditures here must have been at least two or three billion, right? You’re still asking eight thousand from me, isn’t that a bit too stingy?"
"If Mr. Ji says so, then I’ll just give you the Gentleman Pill for free."
Ge Buqun handed over a small box of Gentleman Pills with great generosity.
After Ji Jinpeng took them, he immediately took out a ginseng from the medicine cabinet.
"Mr. Ji, if you are looking to celebrate Elder Ouyang’s birthday, this thousand-year-old ginseng would undoubtedly be the finest gift! When you present this thousand-year-old ginseng, you’ll surely amaze everyone present. You know, such ancient ginseng is a rarity that’s hard to come by once in a hundred years. To my knowledge, in the entire Dragon Country, there have been fewer than one hundred of these ancient ginsengs, and this one is among them."
"Thousand-year-old ginseng?"
Ji Jinpeng took the ginseng and inspected it.
He didn’t really understand much about medicinal materials.
So, Ji Jinpeng could only tell that it was a ginseng, quite large, about the length of a forearm and as thick as a wrist.
By appearance alone, it was an extra-large ginseng, as big as an overgrown radish.
As for whether this ginseng was truly a thousand-year-old one, he couldn’t tell.
But his intuition told Ji Jinpeng it must be very expensive.
Ge Buqun was by no means a good man; he never showed mercy when slaughtering someone for their money.
"How much for this thousand-year-old ginseng?" Ji Jinpeng asked.
"This thousand-year-old ginseng of mine is the cream of the crop among such ginsengs. Those of lesser quality are valued around ten million. This one, being top-grade ancient ginseng, would normally be priced over fifty million. Mr. Ji, as you’re a regular customer of mine and we’re so familiar with each other, I’ll give you a twenty percent discount and charge you forty million. I won’t lie to you; the cost for acquiring this ginseng was almost thirty-eight million. If I were to sell it to someone else, I would not accept a penny less than fifty million."
At that point, Ge Buqun took out a certificate of appraisal.
"Look, Mr. Ji, this thousand-year-old ginseng comes with a certification from the Dragon Nation Ginseng Association. Its appraised value is a whopping hundred million."
"Didn’t you say fifty million? How did it get appraised at a hundred million?"
"The Dragon Nation Ginseng Association is the most professional organization for ginseng appraisal. Their appraised value reflects the auction market price. If this ancient ginseng were to be auctioned, the starting bid would be at least fifty million, and the final sale price would inevitably exceed a hundred million."
"Twenty million," Ji Jinpeng countered with his own offer.
Although his family was not short on money, forty million was not a significant amount to him.
But having money doesn’t mean you’re a fool!
When buying something, you have to bargain.
Accepting the seller’s initial quote without question is just plain dumb.
"Mr. Ji, you’re cutting the price in half! Didn’t I just say that my cost for this ginseng was over thirty-eight million? If you only offer me twenty million, I’ll be at a loss!"
"It’s twenty million or nothing. If you’re not selling, then forget it. I won’t buy your Rejuvenation Pill, either. I don’t want the Gentleman Pill you gave me for free. Let’s consider my visit today a waste of time, and you won’t make a cent from me. From now on, I will never visit your Lingfang Pavilion again, and neither will anyone from the Ji family. Additionally, I’ll tell my friends to stay away as well."
Ji Jinpeng was threatening Ge Buqun.
He knew Lingfang Pavilion did business with high-class clientele, and as long as they stopped visiting, Lingfang Pavilion would collapse immediately.
Because the medicine here was too expensive, ordinary families simply couldn’t afford it.
"Mr. Ji, please calm your anger. I beseech you to show mercy! If you really do this, Lingfang Pavilion is done for!"
"Fifteen million, sell me that thousand-year-old ginseng. Otherwise, I’m leaving right now!"
Seeing that the threat was effective, Ji Jinpeng naturally struck while the iron was hot, slicing another cut.
Ge Buqun was petrified and immediately presented the thousand-year-old ginseng with both hands.
"I’ll sell! I’ll sell!"
"The authenticity certificate too."
"Of course! Of course!"
After paying the money, Ji Jinpeng left with the thousand-year-old ginseng, the Rejuvenation Pill, and the Gentleman Pill.
Watching Ji Jinpeng’s retreating figure, a smug smile appeared on Ge Buqun’s face.
The so-called thousand-year-old ginseng was actually only a hundred years old, and at most was worth one million.
As for the cost price, it was only three hundred and eighty thousand yuan.
However, the authenticity certificate from the Dragon Nation Ginseng Association had cost a few thousand yuan.
An item of three hundred and eighty thousand yuan sold for fifteen million, that was a massive profit!
As for the Rejuvenation Pill and Gentleman Pill, the medicinal ingredients used were not particularly expensive, and there wasn’t much used.
The cost, after all, was just a few hundred yuan.
This deal earned Ge Buqun over eighteen million from Ji Jinpeng, and he was naturally overjoyed.
He quickly got some stewed dishes and took out his ten-year-old collection of Maotai to celebrate.
Elsewhere.
After leaving Lingfang Pavilion, Ji Jinpeng went to Luohan Temple Alley.
Luohan Temple Alley was a well-known slum in the Capital, located in the city center, however, dilapidated with relatively low rents.
Many of the lower-class people who came to the Capital to work rented places here.
Ouyang Rui also lived here.
However, he didn’t need to pay rent.
Because Luohan Temple Alley No. 63 was Ouyang Family’s property.
Originally, Luohan Temple Alley No. 63 was a courtyard house.
Because of the struggles between descendants of the Ouyang Family, all vying for sole ownership, no one would give in to the others.
So in the end, it was divided into several small rooms, one for each person.
Better to rent out a single room than dealing with it otherwise, it became a tenement compound.
The room that Ouyang Rui lived in was allocated to him.
Although it was only about ten square meters, in the precious second ring of the Capital, if sold, it could fetch at least three million yuan.
After all, this place offered resident registration, and one could attend the best elementary school in the Capital.
