Reborn with Consumption System

Chapter 935 - 382: Spending Money—I’m the Ultimate Professional!

Buying wine, is it just about having hands?Hey, not at all.

Han Lie originally thought that Han Zhiyuan’s work was quite okay, but after visiting two wine merchants, he quickly discovered the problem.

The most serious and critical issue was—the wine merchants were really all talk.

They really dared to boast and chat up a storm.

"Our company has over 80 international top brand agencies!"

"Guaranteed authenticity! How could it not be authentic? Let me show you the import documents, all custom clearance papers, with all sorts of information clearly written!"

"We have stock of the 1982 Lafite, just a moment, I’ll get it for you to see!"

"Every year at the wine expo sales, our company has the largest exhibit area, any wine you can name, we can get it!"

"Romanée-Conti? Yes, we do! Which vintage do you want?"

Han Lie was taken around their wine cellar for a tour, and hey, they really had everything.

Looks quite reliable, right?

But now, Brother Lie is completely immune to all kinds of deception, just relying on intuition to sense something’s wrong.

Looking closely at various customs documents, the 1996 vintage Lafite was imported in 2008, only 10 bottles in total, sold for 6 years.

Han Lie deliberately acted all high and mighty and called out a big number: "I want at least 8 bottles, is that enough?"

"Oh, what a coincidence, this wine is hard to sell, and there are just 8 bottles left!"

Alright, only two bottles sold in 6 years, let’s say that’s fine for now.

Then Han Lie had someone check that wine merchant’s business registration details, registered capital 30 million, paid-up 18.43 million, annual revenue 1.25 billion.

Details reveal a problem—

With their size, it’s unlikely they can afford the cost of large-scale inventory pressure, 8 bottles of 1996 Lafite kept for 6 years, what about other wines of the same tier?

At least over 100 million funds are sunken in inventory, how does this company survive?

And how did they achieve 1.25 billion in sales?

Then he looked at two more, all similar situations, making a big show, shouting big slogans, but the actual size is not large, and they claim to have any wine you want.

Han Lie realized that the wine sales industry is very complicated.

Merely relying on himself, a novice, it might not be possible to handle this matter.

So Han Lie stopped looking at wines and started rallying people.

In modern society, one doesn’t need to understand everything, just find the right person at crucial moments to solve most problems.

Han Lie called in Assistant Liang and instructed, "Check our two fund clients’ information, see if anyone specializes in wine sales."

Can’t trust those outsiders, at least chat something substantial with our own clients, right?

Turns out there were indeed.

Two clients had "imported wine distributor" printed on their personal cards, but both were side businesses, seemingly not big.

Additionally, there were four clients with titles like "wine collector," "Magic Capital Wine Association director."

Han Lie called each one, personally consulted.

In the end, gosh, those three collectors were all about spending money on socializing, asked about wine, they had everything, asked about channels, each was evasive.

The two distributors were even more ridiculously exaggerated, treating Han Lie like a clueless big sucker.

Only the association director was relatively reliable.

Fortunately, Han Lie doubled as a psychology master and bluff expert, naturally possessing strong discrimination skills, just wasted a bit of time, didn’t get fooled.

Of course, that so-called Red Wine Association is also a makeshift organization, similar groups can be found everywhere in Huaxia, every first-tier city has four or five.

But at least this guy is considered an insider, and knows who can truly solve the problem.

"Mr. Han, the quantity you want is too large, and the wine category too high-end, honestly speaking, I can’t handle it myself.

Let me give you an idea, listen and see if it’s useful or not, all as suggestions.

This is how I think—no domestic wine merchant can meet your needs, but you can tackle it three ways.

First, I can help you with some relatively low-end varieties.

If you trust me, let me select a batch I can handle from your wine list, I’ll cover the initial costs myself, and once ready, you can pay upon delivery, and I’m willing to accept third-party inspection.

Second, you can check with the Magic Capital Free Trade Zone management committee or the city finance office for connections.

They approved two wine trading platforms, one called Magic Capital Wine Trading Center, and another Free Trade Zone Wine Trading Center. They’re not particularly large, but can get things done, channels well developed.

As long as you have solid connections, they definitely wouldn’t dare play tricks.

Third, I wonder if you’re familiar with LVMH Group?

It partnered with the spirit group Diageo to create a company mainly engaged in the sales of international top-notch wines and spirits in Huaxia, called MHD Huaxia Company, with the most powerful channels.

Not only do they hold exclusive distribution rights for Hennessy Cognac series, Moët Champagne, Johnnie Walker Whisky series, but they also have close cooperation with those top French wineries—LVMH’s status in France, no need for me to say, you already understand.

If you really want to buy the top-notch red wine, they’re the most reliable."

Han Lie was amazed.

"I just wanted to buy some wine to keep, and it’s such a hassle?"

"Sigh, if you don’t understand the ropes here, of course it’s troublesome?"

Pang Xiaoguang wanted to do business with Han Lie and wanted to befriend him, so he spilled a bunch of honest truths like dumping beans from a bamboo tube.