Chapter 1098 Cruel Food
Old Black nodded without hesitation and said, "No problem! You can transfer the money to your company's account today... or any account you requested by Mr. Xia."
Old Black thought that last time he asked Xia Rufei for peace, he paid two million US dollars in "mental loss fee", and Xia Rufei asked him to get an offshore company account.
He also knows that the procedures for overseas funds in China are a bit complicated, and many wealthy people like to set up overseas accounts.
The deposit of one million euros is not very high. Although the average black truffle on the market costs about a few thousand euros per kilogram, and if it is fifty kilograms, it is definitely less than one million euros, but that is the average truffle, and the price of black truffle.
The truffles provided by Xia Rufei must include both black truffles and white truffles. Moreover, these truffles by Xia Rufei are not only large in size, but the overall quality is more than one level higher than the truffles on the market, so the price naturally cannot be estimated based on the average market price.
This is also the reason why so many traditional truffle suppliers and Michelin-starred restaurants are rushing to this auction.
Otherwise, with the sales of several tons of Black's family each year, how could the patriarch come to negotiate with mere fifty kilograms of truffles?
Xia Ruofei thought for a while and said, "It's still my account last time, and... Mr. Black, I won't sign any agreement with you, it requires your trust in me."
Old Black was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly, "Xia...you are really...well! It doesn't matter if there is no agreement, I believe in your credibility!"
Xia Rufei smiled unanimously and said, "If there is no objection, I wish us a happy cooperation!"
Xia Rufei's seemingly domineering approach, but the reason is very simple. He did not think about trading with the Black family in the name of the company, and he did not bring the company's official seal! As for signing the agreement in his personal name, Xia Rufei also felt that it was meaningless. Anyway, as long as the Black family acted as agreed, he would not be able to break the contract.
If Old Black doesn't accept it, it doesn't matter if it can't be done in business.
Xia Rufei is so strong because he has no worries because he has no desires.
Old Black smiled and said, "Happy cooperation!"
Xia Ruofei got up and poured two glasses of red wine, touched Old Black gently, and asked casually: "By the way, how is your George now?"
Old Black showed a look of embarrassment on his face.
George Black was ruined by Xia Rufei last time, and even in order to maintain a cooperative relationship, Old Black deprived him of his heir. This is not a matter of showing his face for the Black family.
Old Black said: "I have removed all his positions in the family company, and his heir status has been deprived. However, as a member of the family, he still has the most basic guarantee every month, but Mr. Xia is relieved that the monthly money is no longer enough to allow him to continue his previous life of spending money."
Xia Rufei nodded lightly. It was good that Old Black could do this. After all, George Black is the direct descendant of their family and his blood relationship is endless. It is impossible for him to drive George Black out of the family.
Xia Rufei was not worried that Old Black would lie or perfunctory himself, because these were easy to find out unless the Black family attached great importance to George Black and made him pretend to be very down and secretly focused on cultivating him.
With the idiots like George Black, this possibility is infinitely close to zero.
After randomly asking about George Black, Xia Rufei chatted with Old Black. After all, he was a guest. He didn't take the initiative to say goodbye, so he couldn't directly issue an order to expel the guest. At least he had just negotiated a business!
Old Black also wanted to bring his relationship closer to Xia Rufei, so he praised many truffles produced by Taoyuan Company in his words, and of course he also wanted to inquire about the origin of these truffles.
After all, there are only a few world-famous truffle production areas, and basically the world's truffle business is monopolized by those traditional truffle families. Xia Rufei's Taoyuan Company is like a sudden emergence, using almost perfect products to steal a piece of market share.
Of course, Xia Rufei took a high-end route and did not use dumping to make the price of truffles plummet, nor would it have a big impact on the sales of dozens of tons of truffles worldwide every year. So Old Black was asking more with curiosity.
Xia Rufei naturally changed the subject directly, so Old Black stopped inquiring about it with tact.
As the two talked, they talked about high-end ingredients. Xia Rufei really had no topic to talk about. It was impossible for two big men to stare at each other! Besides, this is their old proficiency.
Old Black asked: "Mr. Xia, I wonder if your company has entered the field of high-end Western food ingredients besides truffles?"
Xia Rufei asked with a smile: "What are the high-end ingredients Mr. Black refers to?"
Old Black said: "For a long time, French foie gras, truffles and caviar have been called the three most delicious delicacies in the world. The truffle part is definitely this product of your company!"
Old Black said as he raised his thumbs up, and continued, "I just don't know if your company has any products in this regard? If so, I'm looking forward to it!"
Xia Rufei raised his eyebrows and asked, "Does your Black family run other food businesses?"
Old Black smiled slightly and said, "Our family started out in business truffles. After several generations of efforts, it has reached its current scale. Truffles are of course the most important business for us, but as the company grows, the business extension will naturally expand. Basically, we all have high-end ingredients, and of course, it is mainly the agency sales model."
Xia Rufei also became a little interested. He leaned on the sofa, picked up the wine glass and took a sip, and then asked, "If Mr. Black doesn't mind, can you introduce me to foie gras and caviar? Our company is also preparing to expand its business scope."
Xia Rufei did not lie. In fact, he had heard of the names of the three most precious delicacies in the world, but he didn't know it very well, but at least he knew that the profits were very large, whether it was foie gras, caviar or the truffle business that Taoyuan Company was already operating now.
Making money is one aspect, and Xia Ruofei also pays special attention to the richness of the company's product line and the company's reputation.
As the three most well-known ingredients in the Western food field, Taoyuan Company must be unable to avoid the route of high-end ingredients. Since the Black family has a business in this area, it is just the right opportunity to learn about the situation.
When Old Black heard this, he knew that Taoyuan Company currently does not have two products, foie gras and caviar, and he couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.
However, he quickly adjusted and said enthusiastically: "Of course I don't mind! Xia, then I will talk about foie gras to you first. The foie gras mentioned here refers to French fat foie gras. It has been eaten in France for thousands of years. At that time, Emperor Caesar praised this delicacy very much, and it is said that it has rich nutritional value, so it is a must-have menu for high-end Western restaurants. But..."
Speaking of this, Old Black changed his mind and said, "This dish is also called the cruelest delicacy in the world!"
When Xia Ruofei heard this, she felt very curious and couldn't help asking: "The cruelest? Why do you say that?"
"This is related to how to obtain foie gras." Old Black said, "The French fat foie gras we are talking about is different from ordinary foie gras. In fact, this is the liver collected from the geese with fatty liver. The weight is generally more than 700 grams, which is dozens of times that of ordinary foie gras. Why do geese get fatty liver? It is completely the result of artificial intervention..."
Old Black's tone was a little low, and Xia Rufei felt like listening to the ghost story at midnight, and he couldn't help feeling a chill in his heart.
Old Black continued: "After the young hungry was born, he was taken to the farm. In the first 12 weeks, the gossip was squeezed into the cage, with only rows of necks exposed outside the iron fence, fixed on a rack that specializes in training the neck muscles. The farmer increased the feeding volume every day and tried to support the gossip's stomach into a bag of noodles. When the gossip's neck muscles and stomach were trained as strong as steel, the real torture began...
Farmers will use a hard tube up to thirty centimeters to directly stuff it into the goose's stomach several times a day, and then pour at least 12 kilograms of food every day! Therefore, the liver increases abnormally due to overload work volume. Such torture will take 18 days to "create" fatty liver that is ten times or even dozens of times larger than normal foie gras! Moreover, in order to prevent geese from increasing digestion due to exercise, in addition to being fixed in a very small space, farmers will also deliberately reduce calcium in the food formula, so these fat geese basically have cartilage diseases and can only lie lazily until they die every day!"
Xia Rufei couldn't help but feel creepy and inserted it into her stomach with a hard tube and pressed food into it. This is several times more painful than having a gastroscopy! These gooses have to undergo "enhanced gastroscopy" multiple times a day, and then their stomachs are severely bloated anytime and anywhere, and the space for movement is extremely small. This is simply torture from hell! It's scary to think about it!
"How could there be such an evil way?" Xia Ruofei couldn't help but sigh.
Old Black shrugged and said, "It's all because of the interests! French foie gras has a huge profit margin, so everyone flocks to it. Even if there are animal protection organizations protesting every year, the effect is not obvious."
Xia Rufei nodded silently. He found that he no longer had any interest in the French foie gras delicacy, and I'm afraid Taoyuan Company will never run the foie gras business.
However, at this moment, Xia Rufei's heart moved slightly, and a sudden whim arose in his mind...
Gentle words in the steel gun
This chapter is updated. I will update this chapter later. I will fight for the steel gun today.
Chapter completed!