Chapter 39
Three-tenths of the shares
Chu Yuyao originally wanted to hear how Lu Yang had turned her ordinary cucumbers into magical cucumbers, but now that Lu Yang was unwilling to talk about it, she was naturally somewhat disappointed.
Xiao Hongyan then turned to Lu Yang and said very solemnly, "Xiao Yang, your cucumbers are comparable to real celestial vegetables. If we were to promote them at our Longting Hotel, I think it would definitely boost our business to new heights!"
"No, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say it's nine stories higher!"
"Now I sincerely invite you to cooperate with me. If you become the exclusive supplier of this 'fairy vegetable' cucumber to our Longting Hotel, I can buy it back at ten times the market price of ordinary cucumbers. What do you think?"
The market price of ordinary cucumbers is only a few yuan per kilogram, but Xiao Hongyan is now buying them at ten times the price, and the price is still only a few dozen yuan.
To others, this was indeed an astronomical price.
However, Lu Yang wouldn't sell it so cheaply, especially since it's an exclusive.
He was equally blunt, saying, "My dear, if you truly want to reach an exclusive cooperation agreement with me, my condition is that you will purchase our immortal vegetables at a price of one hundred yuan per kilogram in the future, and you must also transfer thirty percent of your Longting Hotel's shares to me!"
"If you can do these two things, I'll immediately sign an exclusive supply contract with you!"
When Chu Yuyao first heard that the cucumbers she grew could sell for tens of yuan, she was already very excited.
Hearing Lu Yang's outrageous demand for an exorbitant price left her speechless.
Not only her, but even Xiao Hongyan was somewhat surprised.
Unexpectedly, Lu Yang made such an outrageous demand of her.
This was an exorbitant price that Xiao Hongyan found hard to accept, after all, her Longting Hotel was the largest hotel in the entire Jiangcheng, and also the most successful.
If 30% of the shares are indeed taken away, wouldn't that mean losing one-third of the total profit every year?
Just as she was pondering this, there was a knock on the office door.
Xiao Hongyan frowned slightly and said, "Please come in!"
As the office door opened, a middle-aged woman wearing a bodycon skirt and possessing a pair of sexy, straight, long legs walked in gracefully.
Seeing Lu Yang and Chu Yuyao there, she seemed hesitant to speak.
After Xiao Hongyan saw through her ruse, she said directly, "Manager Luo, what brings you here all of a sudden? Just tell me!"
Manager Luo nodded and said, "Boss, I just learned that our head chef at Longting Hotel was recently poached by our old rival, Xuanyuan Hotel!"
"This has led to numerous cancellations of our Longting Hotel's menu items, with some guests even demanding an immediate explanation or threatening to file complaints and seek compensation!"
"What? Is that true?"
Xiao Hongyan was taken aback upon hearing this.
The biggest reason why she was able to make her Dragon Court Hotel so successful was that she spent a huge amount of money to invite a master chef who was comparable to an ancient imperial chef.
However, at this moment, her old rival, Xuanyuan Hotel, poached her.
This shocked her, and she was also extremely angry.
Suddenly, she belatedly recalled why Lu Yang and Chu Yuyao had complained about their Longting Hotel not long ago. At first, when she was unaware of the situation, she thought that Lu Yang and Chu Yuyao had done this on purpose to get her attention.
She didn't take it seriously at all.
It now seems that the chaos in the kitchen, which led to problems with various dishes, was likely caused by the poaching of the head chef from Longting Hotel.
She immediately instructed, "Manager Luo, don't panic. Go out and calm them down. Tell them I'll give them an explanation right away!"
"Also, have the kitchen prepare a few dishes for me right away. I want to taste them and see how they are."
Upon receiving the order, Manager Luo immediately went out without stopping.
Before long, Manager Luo had several dishes brought over, and Xiao Hongyan immediately began to taste them.
As a result, she only tasted one bite, and the first dish was so bad that she couldn't swallow it and spat it out.
The other dishes were equally awful.
It's nothing compared to the original. No wonder Lu Yang and the others said that the dishes at their Longting Hotel couldn't even compare to those at roadside eateries.
Xiao Hongyan was furious when she received the result, but she wasn't too anxious because she immediately thought of the cucumber fairy vegetable in Lu Yang's hand.
Moreover, she also saw several other kinds of medicinal vegetables in the plastic bag.
In this situation, the only option is to use this magical vegetable to apologize to the guests, and similarly, to use it to retain them.
She couldn't let the Longting Hotel, which she had worked so hard to build, close down and go bankrupt.
If these magical vegetables are used properly, she believes that even without a true master chef, ordinary dishes can definitely be made delicious.
That would definitely allow Longting Hotel's business to reach new heights.
Even if Lu Yang actually takes away 30% of the shares, she might still end up earning even more.
To further determine the specific flavors of the various dishes made from the fairy vegetables, she immediately asked Lu Yang, "Xiao Yang, I agree to the cooperation terms you just proposed!"
"However, I have one prerequisite: can I immediately have someone prepare a batch of celestial vegetable dishes using the celestial vegetables you brought?"
"As long as this batch of fairy vegetable dishes is delicious and also has the magical effect of nourishing and protecting the stomach, I will immediately sign a share transfer agreement and an exclusive supply contract with you!"
What do you think?
Not long ago, Lu Yang used his magical peach blossoms to acquire 30% of the shares in Fairy Liu Ruyan's Fruit Supermarket, and it was offered by Fairy Liu Ruyan herself.
Now that he has nurtured the magical immortal vegetables with spiritual liquid, he feels they should be worth at least this price, which is why he made the conditions he mentioned earlier.
He was prepared that if Xiao Hongyan didn't agree to negotiate with him, he would only give up 5% of the shares at most; if it was more, he would have to find someone else.
Who would have thought that this would happen at the crucial moment?
The head chef of Longting Hotel was poached by a competitor with a higher offer, leaving Longting Hotel in a precarious situation.
Under these circumstances, Xiao Hongyan had no choice but to agree to 30% of the shares.
A 30% stake in Longting Hotel is quite substantial, even more than that in Fairy Fruit Supermarket.
Because the Longting Hotel is the largest and most luxurious hotel in Jiangcheng, with a total value of tens of millions. A 30% stake would mean at least three million in profit dividends.
The incident at the Longting Hotel truly gave Lu Yang the feeling that Xiao Hongyan would automatically throw herself into his arms when he was sleepy!