Chapter 67
: I kneel before the veteran!
The World Agricultural Expo is a carnival exclusively for farmers, where the world's best farmers bring their most satisfying and proudest crops to this huge stage to showcase their achievements to the world.
Xia Ming had heard of it, but didn't know much about it, because his grandfather had two championship trophies among his belongings, but his grandfather had taken them into this land.
And his family has had several championship trophies like these, even among those whose ancestors were farmers.
Stardew Valley's unique advantages are well-deserved.
But all of this is temporarily irrelevant to the young farmer.
After chatting with Pierre for a while, Xia Ming left with Aluminum Steel Dragon, found a chair next to the town square, sat down, and started reading his laptop.
I must say, Pierre is definitely a good friend to Xia Ming:
[Chuiji Regional Express Delivery Service Co., Ltd.]
Service type: Integrated packaging and express delivery service.
Advantages: Supports door-to-door packaging and transportation services, and offers greater safety and speed guarantees in regional transportation.
Reputation: A 200-year-old brand
Disadvantages: Because it's been open for so long, it's hard to know who should be in charge, especially with the new female CEO. Although I don't discriminate against her, she has undoubtedly perfected the concept of a large company abusing its power.
Xia Ming had heard about this company before; it had caused quite a stir two years ago when he was still a student.
The newly appointed female CEO is quite beautiful, but she is extremely petty and will exploit smaller business partners to the maximum extent and in an unrealistic way.
There are countless cases of businesses taking away goods from merchants, replacing them with inferior products, and then sending them to customers, who then complain about the waste from the merchants' waste.
If it weren't for the fact that one of the merchants was the niece of a forest ranger, would she have endured this injustice? So she found her uncle to investigate secretly and then posted the matter online; otherwise, who knows when it would have been exposed.
Xia Ming heard that the forest ranger summoned seven or eight wild, psychic-type, level 80+ Pokémon, secretly investigated the company thoroughly, and only the League intervened to quell the incident.
That's terrifying, forest ranger.
After reading the first one, read the second one:
[Pidgeon Flying Delivery Co., Ltd.]
Service type: Packaging and express delivery integrated.
Advantages: It can carry out long-distance transportation outside the region; the cooperation between Bidiao and the courier can also ensure the safety of goods; and the after-sales service of merchants and customers is good.
Reputation: The company is a newly established enterprise, and the boss is a middle-aged man in his forties who started from scratch.
Disadvantages: Its regional delivery capabilities are not as strong as Dragonite or Corviknight, and it lacks a large number of delivery personnel; door-to-door packaging requires additional costs.
Ironclad Rhino Transportation Co., Ltd.
Service type: Bulk land transport express
Advantages: The safest and most reliable regional transportation service, with door-to-door packaging service supported.
Reputation: Official Enterprise of the Alliance
Disadvantages: Expensive, vulnerable to targeted and organized attacks by evil organizations, and difficult to transport valuable tree fruits.
Time was being stolen away little by little by Dialga.
More than an hour had passed before Xia Ming finally finished reading all the information Pierre had given him.
There are about forty companies to choose from, ranging in size.
Pierre didn't provide any particularly specific information, but he did offer a lot of commentary, suggesting that he hoped Xia Ming would try to communicate on his own through these subjective comments.
After careful consideration, Xia Ming finally chose two companies: “Blowaway Regional Pidgeon Flying Delivery Co., Ltd.” and “Seed Packaging Service Co., Ltd.”
The former is responsible for express delivery and pickup, while the latter provides excellent packaging and storage services.
Once the farm reaches a certain scale, Xia Ming will be able to handle the packaging and storage of the fruit himself, and all he'll need to pay is the shipping fee.
Having made his decision, Xia Ming began contacting the two companies through their official WeChat accounts:
"Hello, are you the manager of Pidgeot Flying Delivery? I'm a new farmer in Stardew Valley and I'd like to sign a long-term transportation service contract with you."
"Hello, are you the manager of the seed packaging? I'm a new farmer in Stardew Valley and I'd like to sign a long-term crop packaging and storage service contract with you."
The two phone calls went relatively smoothly.
Both managers were surprised to hear that Xia Ming came from Stardew Valley, because they did not know who the new ranch owner was besides Sophia.
However, this did not prevent them from trusting Stardew Valley's reputation, so they happily agreed to Xia Ming's request for an in-person meeting and planned to discuss and sign the contract in Stardew Valley.
The manager of Pidgeot Flying Delivery Company said he would arrive in an hour, as their headquarters were located in Blowfield City, the closest city to Stardew Valley.
After doing all this, Xia Ming planned to return to the farm and ask his elder, Miss Qun'er, to help him deal with the upcoming manager.
After all, there's a precedent to learn from. Xia Ming doesn't know if he, a self-employed individual, will be bullied by these big companies. He's not some masochist; if he has family connections, he'll definitely use them!
What background could be more authoritative than a local Pokémon who is over 280 years old?
At this age, all that's missing is the statement "I know a lot of Pokémon".
As for how many of these Pokémon are Psychic, Ghost, and Dragon types, we can only guess, haha.
So when the manager from Pidgeot Flying Delivery Company arrived in Stardew Valley and met with Xia Ming, he immediately dismissed the last remaining thought in his mind.
…………
My name is Herl, and I am a manager at Bitow Flying Delivery Company. I should have been excited because I was about to receive a sales order, and the other party was a newcomer who sounded like a child.
Maybe I can negotiate the price down a bit and then pocket a small portion of it. After all, as long as the accounts are kept accurate, no one will know, right?
but…………
Why am I the one who should be nervous now?
"Be cool~ Be cool~"
Hello, dear Miss Skirt.
"Doli?"
You are... one of the children of those eagles from the east?
"Let's see who's the coolest!"
Yes, it's me. I didn't expect you to remember!
"Doli dooli~"
Of course I remember. I remember every Pokémon that came to my flower tea party. I remember you were just a tiny little Pokémon back then, a Pidgey.
"So cool~"
Yes, I'm all grown up now.
Looking at the little skirt-wearing girl who was patting her head like an elder, Hel felt that the world shouldn't be so small.
What does it mean that Bobo, who has been with me since I was a child, is called "those Pidgeot kids" in front of this dress lady?
Damn, I'm a super veteran!