Chapter 18: Selling the Gold Bars

Feng Jian immediately abandoned the customer he was supposed to handle for a large credit card and let another colleague take over.

Compared to the commission from selling 25 million in gold, what's the small commission from a credit card?!

Feng Jian quickly approached Lin Shi with the most sincere smile on his face:

"Hello, Mr. Lin. I am your new account manager, Xiao Feng. What business are you here to handle today?"

"Hmm, let's talk inside."

"Alright, this way please."

Feng Jian eagerly welcomed Lin Shi to the VIP window, catching the envious and jealous glances from his colleagues, feeling a bit smug inside.

Lin Shi casually spent 25 million on gold, he must have more deposits in other banks!

If he could attract these deposits, his performance wouldn't soar straight up!

Several other bank staff thought the same way.

For them, performance equals salary.

High-quality customers are like parents providing for their children.

But Feng Jian acted too quickly, leaving them to curse in secret.

This petty man!

Lin Shi walked to the VIP window, about to speak.

Feng Jian hastily said, "Mr. Lin, please take a seat and wait for a moment."

After speaking, he quickly left.

Lin Shi could only sit and wait.

Soon, Feng Jian returned, carrying an exquisite gift box.

The bank prepares gifts for high-quality customers every year, with different levels of gifts for different levels of customers.

This year, the bank prepared two bottles of Maotai liquor for the highest-level customers.

Lin Shi was not originally the bank's highest-level customer.

But to retain Lin Shi as a big customer, Feng Jian paid out of his own pocket to put together a gift for Lin Shi.

But as long as Lin Shi comes to the bank to complete a large financial transaction again, he can not only break even but also improve his performance, and his salary will rise rapidly.

He originally planned to call Lin Shi in the next few days to deliver it, but Lin Shi came directly.

"Mr. Lin, this is the gift for you this year, and there is also some of my personal intentions inside."

Lin Shi didn't care, just nodded.

He went straight to the point and said, "Help me handle the gold bar buyback procedures."

After speaking, he opened the suitcase, revealing a full box of 60 kg gold bars.

Feng Jian was stunned.

The expression on his face was extremely colorful.

He confirmed again: "You mean, you want to buy back these gold bars?"

Lin Shi nodded.

Feng Jian glanced at today's international gold price and forced a smile:

"Mr. Lin, if you sell these gold bars now, you will be at a loss."

Lin Shi had already found a reason on his way here:

"I know. I have already understood that I bought so many gold bars on impulse before, and now I have realized that investing in gold bars is not cost-effective, and I am preparing to invest this money in something else."

After a few persuasions, Lin Shi's idea did not change, but instead made Lin Shi impatient.

Although Feng Jian was reluctant, he could only start the gold bar buyback process.

The buyback process is much more troublesome than the purchase process, requiring verification of the serial numbers on each gold bar's certificate and the numbers on the gold bars, confirming that the gold bar packaging is not damaged, the gold bars have no scratches, etc.

It's not something that can be counted in a short time.

Feng Jian directly called a counter clerk to help him sort it out.

The counter clerk heard that Lin Shi was going to sell the gold bars he just bought, and looked at Feng Jian with a bit of schadenfreude.

Feng Jian's face turned even darker.

He didn't get a share when he got the commission, but he had to work hard when he bought back.

If he didn't think Lin Shi was a potential customer, Feng Jian would have given Lin Shi a few eye knives.

It took a whole morning for all the gold bars to be bought back.

Lin Shi's account received 24.78 million, losing more than 600,000.

The goal was achieved, and Lin Shi didn't care about that small amount of money.

After rejecting all of Feng Jian's financial projects, Lin Shi left with two bottles of Maotai, while Feng Jian still managed a smile. Inside, he was regretting it immensely. He had lost over a thousand yuan for this gift, not to mention a pack of cigarettes! He would also be ridiculed behind his back by his colleagues for a while. Naturally, Lin Shi didn't care about these things.

After leaving the bank, Lin Shi went straight to the grain and oil wholesale market. He ordered 100 tons of rice, 2000 bags of 50 kilograms each, 1000 bags of flour, 100 boxes of cooking oil, and 1000 boxes of edible salt. The reason Lin Shi stocked up so much salt was that after the sea was frozen, extracting edible salt became a hundred times more difficult than before. A bag of salt was worth more than a bag of rice. Salt was cheap and didn't take up much space, so Lin Shi bought more.

Next, he bought 100 boxes each of monosodium glutamate, chicken essence, soy sauce, and vinegar. For instant noodles, sausages, ham, and luncheon meat, he ordered 1000 boxes of each. He also got 100 boxes of hot pot bases and various seasoning packs. In the extreme cold, enjoying hot pot and boiled meat every day would be a real treat.

Lin Shi also selected 100 boxes of high-proof baijiu. He didn't want expensive ones, just those with a high alcohol content. Baijiu could warm the body in extreme cold, and it could also disinfect wounds if injured. All these items filled up seven container trucks and cost Lin Shi over a million yuan. The grain and oil wholesale market treated Lin Shi as a major supermarket buyer, offering the lowest prices, hoping for his next purchase. Loading these items would take several hours even at the fastest speed.

Lin Shi asked them to send more workers for loading and unloading. After paying a deposit and leaving his address, he went to the adjacent agricultural market. He ordered thousands of kilograms of various live fish, all gutted and scaled. He also ordered one ton of chicken and duck, one ton of fresh pork, 5000 kilograms of beef, and 5000 kilograms of mutton. These alone cost over seven million yuan. It was already afternoon, so delivery would have to wait until the next day. Especially for the live fish, as Lin Shi required them to be freshly killed, it would cost an extra yuan per kilogram and would take several days to deliver.

Next, he ordered several hundred kilograms of dried sea vegetables, various dried aquatic products, and ginger, onions, and garlic. The space's time-stopping characteristic meant that items stored inside would remain the same when taken out. If it weren't for the fact that living creatures couldn't be stored in the space, Lin Shi would have prepared some fresh shrimp and crabs.

Lin Shi also pre-ordered three tons of various vegetables and melons, and three tons of fruits, asking them to be delivered early the next morning. Then he went to the pharmacy to buy medicine. Unlike food, individuals couldn't buy too many medicines. Lin Shi ran around until nightfall, visiting more than a dozen pharmacies, and only managed to buy 50 boxes of antibiotics, 72 boxes of cold medicine, and various antiviral powders and oral liquids.

For vitamins, which cost two yuan per bottle with 100 pills, Lin Shi bought 126 bottles. But this was still not enough. In the apocalypse, medicines were extremely scarce, and in extreme cold, a simple cold could be fatal. Lin Shi planned to order more online.

At this time, the first batch of goods from the grain and oil wholesale market had arrived near the warehouse Lin Shi rented. After receiving a call, Lin Shi drove back. Just as he arrived at the warehouse entrance, his phone rang again. It was a call from Liao Peng. Judging by the time, Liao Peng had been in Sha City for four days. It seemed he had made some progress.