When Wang Yaoxue heard Wang Yi say he would help him sell apples, he came alive.
His eyes lit up as he said, "Over the next few days, I'll buy up all the apples in the village. I'll offer a much higher price than the buyers who come to the orchards to collect them. Then I'll hire people to pack the apples, and we'll pick a day to livestream."
Wang Yi said with a smile, "That way, you won't just sell all the apples from your own orchard in no time—you'll also make a profit as the middleman?"
Wang Yaoxue nodded. "I may be making a little as the middleman, but I'll still pay the villagers far more than the buyers offer at the orchards. The buyers only offer them a little over three yuan. I can pay them six! In previous years, they'd haul the apples to the county town themselves and get around five yuan. Now they won't have to haul them anywhere—I'll load them right at their orchards, and they'll still get one yuan more than they would selling in town. They'll be happy with that."
"Besides, I have to provide boxes and hire people to sort, pack, and haul the apples, and pay for shipping. I have costs too. Once you add it all up, I'll only make around two yuan per half-kilo."
Wang Yi nodded. "Mm, that works. This way, all the apples in our village can be sold, you can make a little money, and you can gain some followers too. That'll make it easier for you to sell things in the future."
Wang Yaoxue continued, "Then let's agree on the commission first. When I ask influencers to help me sell, they take half. Since you're helping me, and we go way back, you