Chapter 343 Negotiating the Sale of Wine

"how?"

A few days later, in the main hall of the Wei family, Shen Xiangwan put down the wine glass, and the table was filled with wine in blue and white porcelain bottles. The wine they brewed two days ago had completed fermentation. In the past two days, she had been staying in the workshop with Yuan Yue and Yuan Ying. All 10,000 bottles of wine had been filled, and the remaining wine was put into ordinary wine jars. She planned to keep it to give to others or drink it herself.

"Yes, it tastes sweet, with a strong aroma of fruit and wine lingering between the lips and teeth. It's not as strong as sorghum liquor, but it's not worse than sorghum liquor. It's more suitable for rich people to drink."

As he spoke, Cheng Yusheng shook the transparent goblet. The purple-red liquid was very visually appealing, with a faint fruity aroma mixed with the smell of wine, which made people want to taste it. He was suddenly called back by his wife, and he did not expect that his wife would give him such a big surprise. If nothing unexpected happens, wine will once again become a sought-after fine wine after sorghum wine!
"Long-term moderate drinking of wine can also improve beauty and skin. When selling wine, you can promote this as appropriate."

The grapes used to make this wine all come from the space, and the quality is absolutely impeccable. Moreover, the wine brewed from it tastes better than that brewed from ordinary grapes. Long-term drinking can not only beautify the skin, but also prolong life. However, there is no need to emphasize the latter point. Apart from themselves, it is estimated that not many people can drink it for a long time.

"Well, are all of them packaged like this this time?"

Putting down the goblet, Cheng Yusheng picked up a blue and white porcelain wine bottle. The bottle with a slender neck and a big belly was very funny, and the green grape patterns on the bottle were very delicate, making it look not like a wine bottle but rather a work of art. The wine bottle alone is estimated to be worth several hundred coins. The price of wine should be many times higher than that of sorghum liquor.

"good."

Hearing this, Shen Xiangwan also picked up a bottle of wine: "I think the profit of sorghum wine is very low. At the beginning, I didn't plan to make much money from it. As long as the common people can afford it, it's fine. But I don't plan to make money from the common people from wine. I will only sell it as high-end wine to rich families. I plan to sell a two-jin bottle of this for a hundred taels of silver. What do you think?"

"One hundred taels of silver?"

Blinking his eyes, Cheng Yusheng began to wonder if he had heard wrongly. A mere two kilograms would cost a hundred taels of silver, wouldn't that mean fifty taels per kilogram? Wasn't Madam taking a big step?

"Why, do you also think I'm dreaming?"

Raising an eyebrow, Shen Xiangwan asked half-jokingly and half-seriously.

"No, no, no, I'm just a little shocked."

Cheng Yusheng waved his hands repeatedly. He was a businessman. After a brief shock, many ideas emerged in his mind. He was already thinking about how to sell the wine according to the price set by his wife.

"Our wine is not inferior to those so-called famous wines on the market, including Zuitianxian, which is said to cost a fortune. Our Wei family is also well-known..."

As she spoke, Shen Xiangwan slowly repeated what she had said to Yue Ruyan and the others that day. Since she dared to set such a high price, she must have some confidence. They are no longer the same as before. At least in Chenzhou, the Wei family is already a golden signboard. The most important thing is that this batch of wine will only be bottled in 10,000 bottles. If they really can't sell it, they can keep it for themselves.

"Madam, what you said makes sense, but I wonder if this wine glass can be sold together?"

Cheng Yusheng understood business matters better than anyone else. Shen Xiangwan had explained it so clearly, and he had figured out the trick. He was confident that he could sell it. What he cared about now was not the wine, but the wine glass. In his opinion, if the wine could be paired with this unique glass wine glass, the gimmick would not be much worse than Zui Tianxian, and it would be easy to sell it at a high price.

"Um···"

Shen Xiangwan did not respond immediately, but lowered her eyes and thought. She had plenty of wine glasses, including decanters, in complete sets, but she did not plan to sell them. "How about this, for everyone who buys wine, we will give two wine glasses for each bottle, how about that?"

As far as she knew, the glass workshop had also expanded its scale. She planned to have the glass workshop burn the donated wine glasses, and also have them burn a batch of glass wine bottles for her. She wanted to fill another 1,000 bottles and seal them up, and then sell them to those wealthy merchants when she found the right opportunity and make a fortune.

"this···"

Cheng Yusheng couldn't help but hesitate. The glass business was one of their most profitable industries. The reason why it was so expensive was because it was rare. If a large number of them were given away, would it affect the glass business? Moreover, the value of the two glass wine glasses far exceeded the wine itself. Wouldn't this be a free gift?

Seeing through his thoughts at a glance, Shen Xiangwan smiled and said, "It's okay. Let's promote the reputation of our wine first. Besides, we are only giving away wine glasses, not other glass crafts, so it won't cause much impact." Although she said that she would drink it herself if she couldn't sell it, since she had already done this deal, she still wanted to do it well.

"Row."

After understanding what she meant, Cheng Yusheng was no longer worried: "But, do you really want to give me a wine glass for free?"

Although they themselves know that the wine glasses are worthless, others don't know this. If they really sell them like this, won't they be regarded as fools?

"Give it as a gift. Wine can only show its value when paired with a glass cup. However, to prevent people from hoarding wine cups, you'd better limit it. Each person can only buy a few bottles at a time. Our main goal is to sell wine, not cups. Only by letting more people taste the delicious wine can we open up the high-end wine market and compete with famous wines such as Zui Tian Xian."

Without much thought, Shen Xiangwan decided to just send the wine glasses, but she added a proviso. There was no shortage of rich people everywhere, and if there were no restrictions, the 10,000 bottles of wine would most likely be bought by one individual or a few people, and then there would be no point in selling wine.

"Ah."

Nodding in agreement, Cheng Yusheng pondered for a moment and then said, "It is also possible not to limit the number of bottles purchased, but it must be stated that for anyone who purchases more than five bottles, no additional wine glasses will be given regardless of the number of bottles."

In this way, those who want to hoard wine glasses and then sell them at a high price can only get ten wine glasses at most. Of course, those rich people may also let their subordinates buy them in batches. This cannot be avoided, and we still have to think of a more perfect way.

"That's fine, but it suddenly occurred to me that there seems to be a better way to avoid this, or even to avoid the possibility of some people letting different people buy in batches and still hoarding in large quantities."

"any solution?"

He was still struggling with it, but he didn't expect that his wife already had a solution.

Cheng Yusheng couldn't help but be curious. Shen Xiangwan didn't keep him in suspense and said with a sly smile, "It's very simple. We made the wine glass ourselves. What do you think if we write the word 'gift' on the bottom of the glass?"

She had just thought of this as well. In this way, she would see how those unscrupulous merchants would hoard the goods and sell them separately at high prices.

"It's high, too high!"

Cheng Yusheng couldn't help but give a thumbs up. Madam's move was like cutting off the source of the problem, directly eliminating the possibility of others taking advantage of the situation to hoard wine glasses!
"Okay, stop flattering me. Go back and clear out two warehouses. I'll have someone deliver a batch of wine to the store later. I'll wait a couple of days until the wine glasses are made and officially start selling them."

She still had to talk to Yuan Xiu about making the wine glasses. Besides, the wine glasses couldn't be left naked, right? In order to show their elegance, it would be best to make a box to pack them in pairs. It would also be more beautiful and convenient when giving them as gifts, right?
"Okay, I'll go back first if I'm fine."

As he spoke, Cheng Yusheng picked up the glass, drank the remaining wine, and stood up to leave.

"Well, if you have any questions, just ask someone to come to our house to find us."

Shen Xiangwan did not try to keep her. Business at the winery and bookstore was booming, and Cheng Yusheng was much busier than someone as idle as her.

"Ah."

After clasping his fists and bowing to her, Cheng Yusheng turned around and left the Wei family. Looking at his tall figure, Shen Xiangwan couldn't help but sigh that the palace's foundation was indeed strong, and the old prince was really a man of outstanding abilities. It was a pity that he was too loyal, and his mind was full of only fighting wars and guarding the borders. He didn't guard against the dog emperor at all. Otherwise, with so many capable people under him, how could he allow the dog emperor to kill his children and grandchildren one after another, and finally harm himself?

【End of this chapter】

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