Chapter 36

Feng Yi looked at the clothes on the display racks, which included both men's and women's wear, with both spring and summer styles. The summer styles mainly featured delicate embellishments, while the spring styles were more complex, using more snake skin material.

There were over twenty different styles, but the snake skin parts were made of both genuine and imitation leather.

Feng Yi lifted the snake skin design part of the first piece of clothing, bringing it close to examine it carefully... He wasn't checking if it was real snake skin, but rather curious about the design and the leather processing techniques, while also noting the molecular information of the scent.

The styles on the display racks were not for ordinary occasions; they were quite fashionable, and the details were handled very well, showing a lot of effort. The prices would definitely not be cheap, and the people who could afford such clothing would mostly not be ordinary salaried workers.

After observing the design of the styles, Feng Yi made up his mind and decided to raise the expected price.

Feng Yi examined the clothes carefully, but to others, it looked like he was seriously identifying the authenticity.

Only Lu Yue was paying attention to Feng Yi while also keeping an eye on the time.

Feng Yi examined each piece, spending about half a minute on each, which was roughly as expected by Lu Yue. However, with eight hours a day and a thousand pieces, it was still too slow. For fifty thousand pieces, they needed to speed up the process.

Lu Yue was thinking about how to get Feng Yi to add a few more hours of identification time each day, when Feng Yi had already finished and picked out three pieces.

"Here they are, the ones with genuine leather. Do you want me to mark the specific parts?" Feng Yi asked.

Lu Yue looked at the others and said to Feng Yi, "Just point them out with your hand."

Feng Yi pointed out the genuine snake skin parts on the three pieces and said, "The spring styles are more complex. Although the ones here are all made of Medusa 7th generation leather, the others might not be. If they are all this complex, I'll have to charge more."

The others in the office compared the parts he pointed out with the records in their notebooks, which documented the genuine snake skin parts found during the company's previous identification process.

Indeed, not a single one was wrong!

However, before they could be shocked, they heard Feng Yi mention "charging more," which was a sensitive word.

The others looked at Lu Yue; they were here just to see if Feng Yi was reliable and could really identify the materials. Negotiating the price was Lu Yue's job, but the price had to be within their acceptable range.

Feng Yi said, "Give me a price, and if I can accept it, we can talk about the rest."

Just as Lu Yue was about to speak, Feng Yi added, "Brother Lu, you know, I charge over ten thousand for catching a rat."

The others in the room flinched at this, and Lu Yue had indeed told them about this, which was their current dilemma. Feng Yi seemed to have real skills, and if they offered a low price, he could easily walk away, as catching rats was more profitable than identifying leather.

Lu Yue thought for a moment and said, "For the first batch of fifty thousand pieces, ten million. This price was decided after our discussion, and I think it's quite reasonable."

Feng Yi blinked, "Twenty-five million, on average, that's just 500 per piece..."

Before Feng Yi could finish, Lu Yue interrupted, "Hey, you're not being fair! We can't calculate it that way. We agreed to charge by batch. Let me explain it to you..."

The others also couldn't sit still when they heard the price and started to persuade him. They talked about the different sizes and lengths of the clothing, the benefits of a successful collaboration, and how everyone could benefit if they worked together harmoniously. How could he suddenly raise the price so high?

As the group was chattering, Feng Yi suddenly said, "Twenty million, I'll identify fifty thousand pieces in three days!"

The room fell silent.

Including Lu Yue, everyone, regardless of what they were thinking or saying, looked at Feng Yi.

Identify all in three days?

That was quite a temptation!

The batch had already been delayed due to the incident. If it was delayed further, how would they sell it? Keep delaying?

Even the best design would lose its value once it was out of season!

Fortunately, the temperature this year was slightly lower than last year, giving them some time. But at this moment, time was money, and every day counted.

If they could resolve the first batch in three days, they could accept twenty million.

"Can you really identify all in three days? You won't just bluff us, right?" Lu Yue found it hard to believe.

"Once I'm familiar with the materials, I'll be faster. The identification speed will definitely increase. If not, I'll work overtime, and I'll definitely finish identifying fifty thousand pieces in three days! Ten times the penalty for any mistake! Ten times the penalty for any delay! Of course, provided you haven't tampered with anything," Feng Yi said.

"Hey! Who are you looking down on? Qianli Group is a big brand; who would use such low tactics? That would ruin our own reputation!" Lu Yue was amused but also intrigued, quickly calculating the pros and cons.

The room fell silent again.

Feng Yi picked up his teacup and drank tea. He wasn't in a hurry; the other party was.

Lu Yue planned to have a small meeting with the others. Just as he was speaking, his phone rang.

After answering the call, Lu Yue said with a troubled expression, "Wait a moment, someone is coming."

Within two minutes, two people entered.

One of them looked about forty to fifty percent like Lu Yue but lacked his sharpness. He seemed to have rushed over, and his breathing was slightly unstable.

The newcomer was Lu Yue's father, Lu Qi, the vice president of Qianli Group. With his arrival, Lu Yue became "Little President Lu."

Lu Qi glanced around, his gaze pausing briefly on Feng Yi, then called Lu Yue out to talk.

Lu Yue's expression was grim. He was the project leader and had said he would handle the new brand, but why was the group sending someone to intervene? Even if it was his own father, it wasn't acceptable!

But Lu Yue quickly calmed down.

His father must have a reason for coming.

After stepping out, before Lu Yue could ask, Lu Qi explained, "I was worried about you, so I came to check."

Lu Yue was不服气 (unconvinced): "This matter is almost resolved. You can trust me!"

Lu Qi: "I can't trust you. How long has it been since you were deceived by a partnership?"

"… Well, that's a different matter. That was due to my poor judgment and lack of vigilance, but this time it's definitely reliable! The person who identified the wallet leather was the Feng Yi sitting inside. He's a real talent, and hiring him is definitely more cost-effective than others. We were just discussing the price."

Lu Yue briefly recounted what had happened, emphasizing that Feng Yi had demonstrated his ability to identify genuine and imitation snake skin in front of them and guaranteed to complete the identification in three days.

"Twenty million?" Lu Qi was surprised.

This price was indeed higher than expected, but the time advantage was significant for entering the market.

However, twenty million…

"Did you try to negotiate a lower price?" Lu Qi asked.

Lu Yue continued, "I couldn't negotiate it down. He has real skills. As you know, Gu Jun, we hired him to catch rats yesterday, and he caught two for thirty thousand, blindfolded, in less than a minute! He's very accurate in identifying snake skin, so we can't negotiate the price down!"

Lu Qi's expression was blank for a moment. He thought: Maybe I'm really getting old; it took him several seconds to process what Lu Yue said.

"From what you say, his efficiency is indeed high. But do you think it's possible to identify fifty thousand pieces in three days? On average, that's about sixteen thousand a day. Even if he doesn't eat, drink, or rest, he would need to identify nearly 700 pieces per hour, about 12 pieces per minute, one piece every five seconds. How can he do it?"