### Chapter 104: Three Crazy Maneuvers
Harry tossed his hand: “No way!”
“Why not?”
“The goods are mine, the people are mine, the venue is mine, and I’m only getting 30%? Miss, you’d be better off just trying to swindle a wolf with empty hands!”
This is pure nonsense!
“But…” Xu Xiaofeng pouted, pulling out the contract. “The goods are clearly mine! It says so right here.”
The contract was signed and fully effective. This meant the Qingfeng Chamber of Commerce now possessed ten million gold coins, while Xu Xiaofeng was the rightful owner of that batch of goods.
The only catch? Xu Xiaofeng was still in debt.
“…”
Harry fell silent. He felt like he had stepped right into a trap.
“Chairman Harry, you may have misunderstood. You’re joining my business, providing a little manpower and financing, while I’m the one initiating this venture. If you’re not interested in collaborating, I can always find another chamber of commerce.”
Harry calmed down, thinking it over, and realized she had a point.
“But Miss Wind, 30% is just too little.”
“Nope, not too little at all,” Xu Xiaofeng wagged her finger. “Not even a tiny bit. This is like picking up money off the street; giving you 30% is already my biggest sincerity. Honestly, if I weren’t strapped for cash, I wouldn’t even need you to chip in.”
Xu Xiaofeng was sitting on only six or seven million gold coins for now, waiting for the Sunfruit order to finish to become a millionaire. But the second batch of Sunfruits hadn’t sold out, and the stock wasn’t even complete.
“Chairman Harry, how about we flip it around? Consider it a loan of five million gold coins from you, and once the order is done, I’ll pay you back. In that case, 30% is too generous; let’s make it 20% instead.”
“No! 30%! I think 30% is great, a lot! I fully accept.”
Hearing this, Xu Xiaofeng’s lips curled into a mischievous little smile, like a little demon who just got her way.
“See? That’s more like it!”
Harry slapped his forehead and sighed heavily, “Alas!”
This young lady really did not play by the rules. Negotiating with her was exhausting! The worst part? He was still getting schooled!
Here was a man in his forties being led around by the nose by a ten-year-old girl! What a waste of over twenty years of business experience!
“Miss Wind, you call this picking up money, but what if at the end of it, we end up with less money? I wonder if…”
“You’re dreaming!”
When it comes to business, profits and losses are a given. And here’s this middle-aged guy thinking he can pocket the profits while having a safety net for any losses! Really, who does he think he is?
Does he really think he can swindle me with smooth talk?
Even if she was confident about avoiding losses, she couldn’t give him any guarantees. It was a matter of principle in business; if she opened that door, everything would fall apart!
“Haha, if Miss Wind doesn’t agree, let’s forget I said anything.”
He was just throwing it out there, knowing she wouldn’t go for it. This was just to save face.
“Alright, Miss Wind, now that we’ve sorted things out, how about you share your so-called three maneuvers?”
“Sure!” Xu Xiaofeng stood up, her little demon smile reappearing.
“My first maneuver is called ‘Enchanting’, just as you’d expect. We hire an enchanter at a high price, but I’ll only enchant a portion—let’s say 20% for now.”
“Only enchanting 20%? Then the rest won’t be worth much, will it?”
“That depends on my second maneuver, called ‘Card Draw’.”
“Card Draw?” This was entering Harry’s realm of confusion.
Drawing cards? Raffles? He was lost.
“Here’s the deal: if I take the 20% enchanted equipment, a hundred pounds of epic gear, and other unenchanted rare gear and throw them all into one pool, telling people they can come here and randomly pick one for a fee—with a 0.6% chance of getting the epic gear and a 20% chance for strong rare gear—do you think they’ll come to pick?”
“That depends on the price per draw.”
“80% of the cost of the enchanted gear.”
“That… that’s too expensive, I’m not drawing anything.”
Anyone who did the math would know that the average value of equipment obtained from a single draw wouldn’t even cover that cost.
Xu Xiaofeng still wore a grin: “You might not draw, but believe me, there will be plenty who will. And a lot of them!”
She was talking about you, rich folks! And all the gamblers!
This is a pool where you can draw epic gear!
To put it another way, think of purple gear as five stars, enchanted blue gear as four stars, and regular blue gear as three stars. It makes more sense that way.
Draw! You’ve got to draw! You have to empty that pool like there’s no tomorrow!
Even if you don’t refine or enhance anything in this world, drawing six times leaves you staring vacantly at your results.
“Now for my third maneuver, the ultimate trump card—‘Collaboration’!”
“Collaboration?”
This was a term Harry had never even heard of, and he had no idea what it could mean.
“Request for translation.”
Xu Xiaofeng waved her hand: “This one’s a bit complicated to explain. Just watch how I do it later; just know that this third maneuver can raise the prices without spending an extra dime.”
“And after they spend money, they’ll feel so good that they’ll be eager to spend even more.”
Harry didn’t quite get it, but he was deeply impressed.
In fact, he hadn’t fully grasped the second maneuver of card drawing and was still in a fog; this collaboration was an even bigger mystery.
But he chose to believe. He trusted his business instincts and the brilliance of the great Miss Wind. He was utterly awestruck by her wisdom and creativity.
“Sigh, Miss Wind, with such a great collaboration project, why didn’t you mention it sooner?”
“Birds of a feather, right? Didn’t you also keep your precious trinket under wraps until just now?”
That line left Harry speechless.
How true it was—both of them thought the same way and plotted accordingly.
Harry had brought out the weaker goods to gain an advantage; after all, premium goods practically sold themselves, and regular folks had no access to them.
But he hadn’t expected that she would cover everything.
And as for Xu Xiaofeng, she initiated talks about the equipment first to lock in the deal, fully believing that the later collaboration would surely succeed. Even if she had to go solo, it would still be a bloodbath of profit.
As long as the first order succeeded, she would hold all the power in negotiations, and Harry would have no choice but to comply.
So, it was a win-win for Miss Wind!
Xu Xiaofeng got everything sorted out in the chamber of commerce, paid her dues, and then left.
She still had to meet Fat Wang.
Though it was just a simple meet-up to collect some regular silver coins and get a goodwill hint from Sister Tong, every detail mattered.
After all, Fat Wang was someone who knew her well; they’d even crossed paths in the game.
If she slipped up somehow, it could easily expose her identity, and that would be a disaster!
