C22 It's a Win-win Situation
"So it's Miss Tao, I've heard of you for a long time, I'm the owner of this shop, my surname is Fang. It was a great fortune to be able to meet Lady Tao today. We're both businessmen, I wonder if Miss Tao can give us some pointers. "
Tao Xiaosui smiled modestly. Seeing the other person make such a request, she didn't know what to do.
After all, when Chen Mingxi wanted to buy her formula, she wasn't moved by it. Now that Mr. Fang said something nice, Tao Xiaozui wouldn't be moved either.
"This... The things in your shop naturally have Master's guidance. It's not convenient for a girl like me."
Mr. Fang was a smart man, and he knew what Tao Xiaozui was worried about. He analyzed to Tao Xiaozui, "Of course, I won't let Miss Tao teach me for nothing. After all, we are both businessmen, and if I teach my skills to others, I will cut off my income!"
"But Miss Tao, look at the location of my shop. It's a long way from the Taos' shop, one in the east and one in the west."
Hearing what he said, Ye Yuan felt that it made sense.
However, Tao Xiaozui could tell that Mr. Fang said this because he wanted Tao Xiaozui's cooking skills.
"Mr. Fang, you said all this because you want me to teach you my craftsmanship. Look, the food is already like this. No matter how good it is in the future, few people will come to eat your food! "
Tao Xiaozui also hoped that she could sell her desserts. After thinking for a moment, she suggested to Mr. Fang, "Since Mr. Fang wants to know the recipe and I want to promote my own food, why don't we come up with a compromise?"
"We'll sign a contract, and each recipe will cost 100 taels of silver. Also, every shop that Mr. Fang opens in the future must be at least five kilometers away from our Tao Family's shop. How about it?"
Hearing this, Mr. Fang knew that his chance had come. He knew that Tao Xiaozui and Chen Mingxi had gone to court for the formula.
From this, it could be seen that not everyone sold Tao Xiaozui's formula.
"Miss Tao is thoughtful and is willing to teach me. It's my luck."
Tao Xiaozui seemed to be satisfied with Mr. Fang's humble attitude. Then, she thought of something and said, "Right, there's another condition. What do you think, Mr. Fang?"
Seeing that Tao Xiaozui was even willing to sell the formula, Mr. Fang agreed to all the other conditions.
"Miss Tao, feel free to tell me. After all, this skill belongs to you. We are just asking for help. If you want to do business well, you must make some compromises."
It was easy for smart people to talk. Tao Xiaozui appreciated people like Mr. Fang who could see through things easily.
"In the future, all of Mr. Fang's shops, including Min's, will have to use our Tao's shop sign. You can't sell the recipes I sell you to anyone else, in case someone else does the same thing and steals our business."
Mr. Fang was more or less concerned about the shop sign. After all, he had been doing business for many years, and he couldn't change his shop sign just because of a few formulas.
"Well... Can we talk about the shop sign again?"
Tao Xiaozui didn't ask him to sell the formula to someone else. Since Mr. Fang didn't want to sell it to her, she didn't force him. Instead, she said, "It doesn't matter. Mr. Fang, you can think about it for a few days. If you decide to make it with me, you can find me at my shop."
Then, she paid the bill and got up to leave.
Ye Yuan was also a little surprised by Tao Xiaozou's sudden mention of the formula. Previously, Tao Xiaozou would rather sue the court than sell the formula.
Seeing that the two of them were about to leave, Mr. Fang felt frustrated as if his chance was about to disappear. Seeing the two of them walking out of his pants, Mr. Fang gritted his teeth and stomped his feet. He decided to do as Tao Xiaozui said.
As long as he could earn enough money to buy a shop, he didn't care about the shop's reputation anymore.
As soon as Tao Xiaosu and Ye Yuan stepped out of the door, Mr. Fang called them back. "Wait a minute, I've thought about what you said just now. Since Miss Tao is so sincere about cooperating with me, how can I refuse your kindness?"
Then, Mr. Fang invited Tao Xiaozui and Ye Yuan back. The three of them sat together and discussed the details of the cooperation, as well as the contract for future cooperation.
When Tao Xiaozui and Ye Yuan were about to leave, it was already late, and the shop must be busy.
As expected, as soon as the two returned to the store, Tao Laosan went up to them and scolded them, "You knew the store was busy, but where did you two go?"
"Look, only the three of us are busy in the shop. We didn't even have time to eat a proper meal. You guys, on the other hand, came back happily."
After saying that, Tao Laosan even looked at Ye Yuan as if Ye Yuan was going to eat Tao Xiaozui.
Ye Yuan felt an unprecedented threat. He didn't even dare to look at Tao Laosan and just went to work in the kitchen.
Tao Xiaosu happily pulled Tao Laosan's arm and told him the good news.
"Daddy, we are not going there to play. I have made a big deal today!"
Then, Tao Xiaozui told Tao Laosan about what happened in Mr. Fang's shop. After Tao Laosan heard the story, he calculated how much money he could earn.
"How can you agree to such a big deal so easily? Last time, you had a big fight with Miss Chen because of the formula, didn't you?"
Tao Laosan could not understand his daughter, "I thought that you would never sell your formula no matter what. Why are you relenting so easily this time?"
After saying that, he was still puzzled by Tao Xiaosu's request for the other party to use the Tao family's shop to reveal their cards: "Also, why did you want him to use our signboard? If they do something wrong, wouldn't it affect our reputation?"
Tao Xiaotu had actually considered this point. In Tao Xiaozui's opinion, using the signboard of the Tao family's shop to make desserts was much better than her only selling one recipe.
Tao Xiaosui was thinking of a win-win situation, while Tao Laosan was thinking that even though they had sold the formula, each family was still doing their own business. They didn't want to involve each other too much in case something happened in the future.
"Daddy, I was thinking of letting our Tao family's shop's signboard go around. If others want to earn money with us, they will have to use our signboard. When our business grows bigger and bigger, you will know what the benefits are."
Tao Laosan was not a smart businessman. He was just a practical person. He did not expect what Tao Xiaosu said.