Chapter 31

"Damn, are you planning to open a zoo at home or what!" Luo Yi was startled. When he had just entered the house, he saw a little gorilla sitting on the sofa, eating a banana with great ease.

"Don't make a fuss over nothing, you scared the hell out of it. It's still very timid, don't scare it!" Qi Ping glanced at Luo Yi with a bad temper, then held and patted the little gorilla's head to comfort it. "Say hello to Luo Yi, he's a smart one."

Luo Yi was dumbfounded. He really couldn't understand Qi Ping anymore. Raising a gorilla was really taking things to the extreme, wasn't it?

Although he was a bit confused, Luo Yi still smiled at the gorilla. Then he understood why Qi Ping said the gorilla was smart. Because the gorilla quickly climbed onto the table, grabbed a banana, and carefully handed it to him.

"My gorilla is a good boy. He's learned to recognize people in just a week. He's very smart, and he remembers when you're good to him." Qi Ping smiled, picked up the gorilla, and handed it the half-eaten banana again. "If he hadn't recognized you, he wouldn't have been scared by you."

"You need to think this through. Although the gorilla is small and cute now, it won't be just cute when it grows up. When gorillas go wild, ordinary people can't control them. I don't believe you're not worried about this at all." Luo Yi looked at the gorilla eating the banana with relish and felt a bit worried. But seeing the gorilla with its legs crossed, he couldn't help but laugh, as it reminded him of Qi Ping.

"It's fine. You don't know who I am now. I'm not boasting, but I'm a master now. I'm practicing martial arts. I met an old man who said I have a unique bone structure and am a martial arts prodigy." Qi Ping said meaningfully. It was true; he was indeed practicing martial arts, but if he suddenly claimed to be a martial arts master, Luo Yi, who knew him well, would definitely be suspicious.

Luo Yi rolled his eyes. He wanted to say that maybe the old man was a beggar, and the legendary secret manual might be something like the "Palm of Buddha." This was not a good reason, and it was really speechless.

"You don't believe me, do you? I'll show you sometime. I'm just a beginner now, so I'm not a real master yet. But it's not that exaggerated. Although I can't fly or walk on walls, I can tap into my potential." Qi Ping was telling the truth. Strengthening the body was definitely no problem.

Qi Ping felt that if he practiced for a year or two, he wouldn't be worse than those wrestlers. After all, it was a cultivation method from the immortals. Although it was the lowest level, it was still the cultivation method of those cultivators and immortals. Even if it wasn't the best, it was still good. He felt refreshed and full of energy now.

Luo Yi was too lazy to argue with Qi Ping about this. Clearly, he thought Qi Ping was just boasting. This was very common; if men didn't boast, it would be rare. In college, they often boasted together.

"I came to talk to you about something. How about this: we set up a sales company together, and you're responsible for the supply. We'll handle the channels and sales, and you'll have shares." Luo Yi got to the point, which was the main purpose of his visit.

"Huh? Why are you thinking of pulling me in?" Qi Ping was a bit surprised. It seemed that Luo Yi and the others were changing their minds frequently. "I'm broke now, I don't have money to start a company."

"You don't need to put in money, you just need to handle the supply. The key is that everyone sees potential in your products and hopes for a long-term partnership. The best way is to tie you to the project, which is the safest. Don't worry, although you have shares in the sales, the wholesale price won't change." Luo Yi said seriously, and this had to be clear.

Now Qi Ping understood what he meant. It seemed that Luo Yi and the others were very optimistic and hoped for a long-term partnership. As for the shares, it was just a way to share profits. It wouldn't harm Qi Ping's interests, because although the sales company had his shares, the wholesale price of vegetables wouldn't change. Qi Ping's main source of income was still the forest, not the sales company.

"Send me the documents to look at, and I'll agree in principle. No one complains about having too much money, as long as I don't have to sell the vegetables at a low price." Qi Ping was telling the truth. This was indeed more in line with his interests. A long-term stable partner would allow him to earn more money, and why not?

"That's good. I'll have Douglas bring the documents over tomorrow. We need to act quickly and register the company so that we can catch the first batch of your vegetables hitting the market." Luo Yi was ready to act, clearly they had already prepared for this.

Qi Ping was dumbfounded. It seemed that these guys were really well-prepared. But Qi Ping didn't object; after all, he was the biggest winner. Now that he thought about it, it wasn't bad. It seemed he had an additional source of income, and it was worth celebrating.

"Why do you have two birds here?" Luo Yi finally noticed that Qi Ping had two small birds, which looked pitifully small and hadn't grown all their feathers. "What are these? Given your character, I bet they're eagles or something. You're starting to show off now that you have money."

"Parrots, macaws, you know? Liangshan and Zhu Yingtai." Qi Ping laughed. Macaws were the top-tier pets, and he was proud to show them off.

Luo Yi was taken aback. He had indeed heard of macaws. It seemed he was right; Qi Ping, the nouveau riche, was showing off. The pets were high-end. But he suddenly remembered that the names of the parrots were problematic. Seeing Qi Ping's smug smile, he was speechless.

Looking at the gorilla sitting on the saddle, Luo Yi was speechless. Clearly, this was a very smart gorilla, and it was Qi Ping's best little follower. As for Qi Ping's lackeys, they were happily running behind the horse. Luo Yi suddenly felt a bit jealous. It seemed he needed to get a pet too, which might add some fun to his life.

"Qi Ping, your lettuce is about to hit the market. I see that the vegetables you grow normally take three to four months to mature, but it seems to be faster here. What are your plans next? Your forest has some very comfortable areas, but some are quite ordinary." Luo Yi got to the point. The best areas were the three places where the formations were set up.

"Make money, of course. I have many development plans, but I don't have the money. My forest is completely inactive now, and I want to develop the mountain a bit. I'm calculating the money. If things go well, the vegetable fields here can earn me three to five million dollars per season. Then I'll be rich." Qi Ping wasn't lying. According to the current budget, it seemed very possible.

"Damn, your vegetables are really profitable." Luo Yi agreed with Qi Ping. This was also the reason why Luo Yi and the others decided to quit their stable jobs and start their own business.

With over a hundred acres of vegetables, that's over 700 acres of land. Looking at the well-grown vegetables, even if each acre produced 7,000 pounds, it was no problem. Selling the vegetables at one dollar per pound, Qi Ping would earn about five million dollars every three months, which was the gross income. Even so, it was a significant income.

"The costs are not small, my friend. I still have many big plans. I need to save money for a year or two to fully develop my forest. The forest is too large, so developing it won't be easy." Qi Ping was telling the truth. Although the income seemed substantial, compared to the scale of the forest and what Qi Ping planned to do, it wasn't much.

Although so, Qi Ping was very confident. The development of the forest would definitely get better, no doubt about it. Perhaps soon, the forest would enter a rapid development phase.