Jia Tianlong had watched the entire process as Dong Zhichao haggled with Li Long. Or rather, it was the first time he had seen Li Long do business with someone like this.
It felt a little unfair.
If the owner of the Roasted Goods Factory where Dong Zhichao worked hadn't also been a very good friend of Jia Tianlong's, he really would have spoken up for Li Long.
But he was close to both sides, and he didn't want his words to damage either friendship, so he hadn't said anything.
Li Long understood, too, and let the matter drop.
Jia Tianlong had actually thought that once the products came out and sales picked up, the Roasted Goods Factory would see what was what and approach Li Long about working together again.
After all, the profit was right there. Failing to seize that opportunity would really mean turning their backs on money.
Yet Jia Tianlong never saw anyone from the Roasted Goods Factory come over again.
He had also called Li Long. Everything was normal on Li Long's end, no one had contacted him, and he wasn't doing the Watermelon Seeds business anymore.
Li Long had said outright that it wasn't worth it.
The man who came to see Jia Tianlong this time was named Bai Xiuming, the manager of another Food Company in Shaanxi Province. Though called a food company, it had also started as a roasted goods factory. Later, they discovered that snacks were quite profitable and began developing other snack foods, though they hadn't abandoned their original roasted goods business.
The company's leadership had a keen eye, which had allowed them to expand production quickly. When they discovered that a new kind of roasted seeds on the market was getting a very good response, and that a competitor