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Shi Tian was busy with the Bait Contest, while Old Gao was trying every possible way to sell Hooks. Today, the goods arrived late, just before noon, but this time Shi Tian delivered a large quantity—seven sets at once. He made it clear that if Old Gao could sell five sets by Monday, he would be the agent for Jiyang District. As for the Sanya general agency? Sorry, Shi Tian had no such lofty ambitions!
Life was good for him now; he had a steady income and a Fishing Tackle Shop to pass the time. With Old Gao, an Advanced Tool User, helping him make money, how could life not be sweet? If Old Gao were to become the agent for all of Sanya, life would become unbearable! How many Fishing Gear did Sanya consume in a day? He couldn't possibly stay home every day making Fishing Gear! What would be the point of that? It would be better to set a sky-high price for a Rod and sell a few Customized Rods than to toil away like this!
Besides, he wasn't short on money; his family owned a company, and that money would eventually be his! He had a house and didn’t need a car—Shi Ye had left him two perfectly good ones. Looking for a girlfriend? He hadn’t even enjoyed life properly yet; why bother with a girlfriend? It was completely unnecessary!
He had previously told Old Gao that if he could sell ten thousand sets of Hooks in a month, he would give him the Sanya general agency. But that kind of sales volume was practically impossible! Ten thousand sets of Hooks? Now that the models were more or less sorted out, each set cost around twenty to thirty yuan per board, with five hooks per board. That meant over ten thousand hooks in total—could Sanya consume that many in a month?
While Shi Tian was helping Su Xueyi with prize exchanges for those participating in the morning competition at the shop, an unexpected guest arrived at Old Gao's place. Liu Lei had come by two days ago and took sixty sets of Hooks along with a bunch of lines, which made Old Gao proud for half the day. However, now that he had the Hooks and lines, Liu Lei found himself lacking in Rods!
A few members of their team had switched to new Line Setups and caught several Heikeng fish, resulting in four broken Rods! The lines were strong, but at critical moments when they snapped, it meant only one thing—exploding rods!
"Old Gao, do you have any Rods?" Liu Lei asked as he pulled Old Gao aside when the shop was quiet.
"Why make such a fuss about buying a Rod? What’s wrong with you?" Liu Lei couldn't help but complain. Old Gao handed him a cigarette and replied, "The wall is full of Rods; pick whatever you want!"
Before he finished speaking, Old Gao suddenly felt something was off. Looking up at Liu Lei, he asked, "You use Rods professionally, right? Why come here to buy common goods?"
Liu Lei's face turned red at this remark; wasn't that obvious? If he wanted common goods, why would he seek out Old Gao? He didn't even want any of that junk! However, since he needed something from Old Gao, Liu Lei couldn't retort and could only smile awkwardly. "I definitely don’t want common goods; I’m looking for Rods from the same brand as those Hooks. Ordinary Rods paired with these lines won’t perform well—they're prone to breaking!"
For ordinary people, resources for catching Giant Fish were limited. But for professionals like them who dedicated themselves to research in this area, resources were not lacking!
"What brand of Rod are you looking for?" Old Gao asked. "Let me make a call and check; can you keep an eye on the shop while I’m gone?" With that, Old Gao took his phone and headed into the restroom.
After thinking it over, he realized the restroom wasn’t very secure—the space was too small for Liu Lei not to overhear everything if he pressed his ear against the door. So instead of staying inside, Old Gao stepped out of the restroom and went outside onto the street.
Dialing Shi Tian's number, Old Gao got straight to the point: "Shi Zong, do you have any Rods? The ones from the same brand as these lines!"
Upon hearing that Old Gao was planning to sell Rods, Shi Tian frowned and firmly replied, "The production of Rods is low; I won't be taking them! Just sell me some Hooks instead! You’ve already made quite a bit of money in just a few days, haven’t you?"
Old Gao, with his cunning ways, sold each Hook for twenty, and if he encountered someone who didn’t bargain, he would sell it for thirty. A complete set of Hooks previously cost six boards, and he wouldn’t sell them individually unless it was to a regular customer; they were only sold as sets, which meant he could make a substantial profit from each sale. In the past few days, Old Gao had sold several sets already, undoubtedly raking in tens of thousands! This was far better than selling all those random items; otherwise, he wouldn’t be pushing so hard to promote them.
He wasn’t looking to be an agent; he just wanted to buy a few to play around with! Afraid that Shi Tian might hang up, Old Gao quickly explained.
"Play around? You mean with Hand Rods? For those under Five Meter Four, it’s four thousand each; for those above Five Meter Four, it’s six thousand each. And you wouldn’t want anything over Eight Meters; those are just for show and hardly get used!"
Having promoted so many Hooks himself, selling a few Rods to Shi Tian shouldn’t be a problem. However, he needed to ensure that Shi Tian wouldn’t find out where he lived; otherwise, if he stole from home and sent people over daily to buy Rods, it would be disastrous for him!
"Alright, let me see how many I need. I’ll send you a list shortly!"
Before Old Gao could finish his sentence, Shi Tian abruptly refused.
"What? You need to make a list to buy Rods? Do you think this is like ordering stock?"
"Come on, Old Gao! Aren't you using them yourself? Why do you need a list? Just one at most; no more than that!" After saying this, Shi Tian hung up the phone.
Looking at the disconnected call, Old Gao felt somewhat speechless. Shaking his head, he returned to the store. With a wry smile on his face, he said to Liu Lei, "I do have Rods available, but the production is too low and the price is quite high. Plus, I haven't handled those Rods myself yet; I can't guarantee their quality!"
Hearing that there were Rods available put Liu Lei's mind at ease. As long as there were Rods, the higher price didn’t matter much; after all, which of their Rods wasn’t in the four-digit range?
"How much is each one? When can we get the goods?"
"For those under Five Meter Four, it’s four thousand each; for those above Five Meter Four, it’s six thousand each. The price for anything over Eight Meters will be significantly higher since those need to be customized and I haven’t received a quote for them!" Old Gao spread his hands helplessly.
Upon hearing Old Gao's prices, Liu Lei couldn’t help but gasp! Even though he had mentally prepared himself for high costs, he hadn’t expected them to be this steep!
Considering the quality of the line and Hooks involved, Liu Lei understood why. If these Rods truly matched the quality of the line and Hooks, then Old Gao's pricing was reasonable.
"Get me one of the Eight Meters tuned rods and one of the Seven Point Two tuned rods. When can you deliver them?" After thinking it over, Liu Lei decided to buy two rods to test first.
With Liu Lei placing his order, Old Gao remained enthusiastic.
"I'll check on that for you." Saying this, Old Gao dashed out again to make a phone call.
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