Business, Sharing Profits

As the old saying went, be imposing enough, strong enough, capable enough, and even if your camps and stances differed, you could often still become someone worth befriending.

Su Can was taciturn and spoke little. Zheng Que was different. After suppressing his urge to probe Meng Zhao's true identity, he became greatly interested in the Sapphire business Meng Zhao had proposed and took the initiative to ask, "Brother Bi, you sounded completely confident just now, saying you could sell Sapphire for fifteen hundred taels, even two thousand. I believe you can do it, but can you truly maintain stable and continuous sales?"

Connections came in all sizes. Small networks could certainly accomplish this as well. Zheng Que himself, for example, could swallow his pride, go to his acquaintances and friends, and make a killing off familiar faces to sell the wine at a higher price.

But that method could only be used once or twice. Use it too often, and not only would it stop working, it would damage one's connections, worsen one's reputation within the circle, and eventually invite isolation from others.

That was why Zheng Que had never considered selling the wine, much less using it to make money. Small profits were hardly satisfying, while making a fortune was impossible. It was better to use the wine as a gift to cultivate connections.

Meng Zhao, however, had made no small claim. Not only did he demand a large quantity of Sapphire, he also required consistency and stability. That was why Zheng Que had taken the initiative to confirm it, lest Meng Zhao stretch his stride too wide and tear himself apart.

Many children of aristocratic families and noble houses might indeed possess tremendous potential influence and strength, but they were often excessively proud of themselves, extreme in their