"Young man, are you the one buying these paintings and calligraphy?" Manager Yao glanced at the three of them and immediately addressed Li Long. "You want to buy everything we have stored here?"
"Yes. It's just that the price is a little... And I don't have that many foreign exchange certificates. I'd like to pay in US dollars."
Li Long's request went against the rules here, which was why the employee had gone to ask for approval.
"Well, the price is negotiable, and paying in US dollars... isn't out of the question." The manager clearly had more authority and knew how to be flexible. "What price did you have in mind?"
"How about five thousand US dollars? These paintings and calligraphy aren't easy for you to sell sitting here anyway..." Li Long said with a smile.
"That's a bit too steep a cut." Manager Yao shook his head. "I can't agree to that. They may be hard to sell, but their prices were set before they came here. The lowest I'm authorized to go is seven thousand US dollars... What do you think...?"
"Sure, no problem!" Li Long thought seven thousand was fine too. Afraid complications might arise if he delayed, he agreed immediately. "Could you package them for me?"
"Of course we can." Manager Yao smiled. "Will you be paying now?"
"Yes." Li Long walked over to the counter, taking money out of his backpack as he asked, "Will you be getting more stock from other places later?"
"What, haven't you bought enough?"
"Heh heh." That was exactly what Li Long had in mind.
"We're not sure. That has to be arranged by our superiors, but we can put in a request." Manager Yao was quite pleased too. Watching Li Long take out the dollars and count them, he