CHAPTER 449: 250, MARKET BATTLE ROYALE

"Where did he get 100 tons of coal? Where did he get 100 tons of coal?!"

Ubirus couldn’t hold it together for the first time. This elegantly dressed manager in a tailcoat now had a broken expression, with his cheeks twisted.

Completely clueless as to where the 100 tons of coal came from?

Luo Qingtian sneered, "This is just their daily delivery for the next month and a half, with 100 tons of coal being transported to Ant Street’s warehouse to supply all the citizens every day!

Do you know how much prestige our Chief Chen now has among the people?

Some even call him a savior!

You asked me to help block all other smuggling routes to prevent cheap coal from appearing in the market, and I’ve done it."

"But Chen Che’s current coal transportation methods are legitimate, and even if there are some smuggled routes, the anti-smuggling agency can’t stop them. Now, with the coal prices you’ve driven up so high, if the anti-smuggling agency goes to intercept his coal, it will provoke a public revolt."

Luo Qingtian could see what Ubirus was thinking by the way his eyes moved, so he decisively spoke.

Upon hearing this, Ubirus’s face sank, and Luo Qingtian cursed, "I tell you, if this continues, he’ll be making a fortune, and everything we’re doing is just paving the way for him.

For God’s sake, let the coal go, suppress the prices, don’t let him profit!"

Ubirus also realized the urgency of the situation, because if Chen Che truly had that much coal, continuing like this would leave the association’s coal unsold, stuck in their hands.

Though coal doesn’t spoil when left aside, selling it is a crucial income for the association.

Currently, the association has already suffered losses due to Chen Che, starting with the Horus Grand Casino, then An Nishang’s batch of arms and various other things, leading to the Ninth Special Zone branch of the association experiencing a deficit for the first time.

If coal sales, this significant income, remain non-existent this year, Ubirus can’t afford the price reductions imposed by association headquarters.

The only path now is to engage in a price war with Chen Che.

After all, they really don’t lack coal!

However, Ubirus did not immediately lower the price, as he didn’t quite believe Luo Qingtian’s words, doubting Chen Che could source that much coal.

That evening, Ubirus dispatched his men to Ant Street’s warehouse, where the area was brightly lit, and a large number of coal trucks arrived and started unloading.

Every warehouse was opened, revealing a pile full of coal.

Upon witnessing this, his men quickly took photos and reported back to Ubirus. Seeing this scene, Ubirus felt a rush of anger and immediately called a meeting with others.

The other partners, upon hearing the news, became very panicked, holding onto so much coal, aiming to raise prices to sell for a good price and collect every common person’s wallet across the city.

Now with someone capable of engaging them in a price war, panic was inevitable.

Ubirus looked at the panicked crowd and said, "Now we only have two options. One is to engage this bastard in a price war, but that will be detrimental to both sides.

The other option is to actively approach Sun Ce, discuss raising the coal prices together, and achieve mutual benefit!"

The businessmen were all profit-driven, being there meant they were all keen on making money, regardless of any disputes, as long as profit could be gained, they even might call the opposite side ’daddy’.

They instantly decided on the second option.

Ubirus, regardless of being allies with Luo Qingtian, immediately found Chen Che.

At that time, Chen Che was flirting with Xia Na, his hand had reached inside Xia Na’s bodice, with Xia Na barefoot and nestled against him, half her backside exposed.

Chen Che, suddenly interrupted, reluctantly pulled up Xia Na’s pants, playing with her pale feet as he received Ubirus.

Seeing Chen Che in such high spirits, they exchanged a few remarks, with Ubirus willingly conceding and getting straight to the point.

"Mr. Chen, I don’t know where you’ve got this batch of coal, but I feel we needn’t become rivals; we can certainly achieve mutual benefit through cooperation, provided you raise the price of this batch of coal.

We can all make significant profits!"

"Why should I let you profit? I’m having a great time earning alone."

"Mr. Chen, you should know the saying: there are no eternal enemies, only eternal interests. Although there were conflicts between us before, we can completely achieve mutual benefit now.

Moreover, there’s no need for both sides to suffer, right? We currently have a lot of unsellable coal as well. If you won’t raise the prices, we have no choice but to engage you in a price war – which will result in both sides losing!"

"Hehehe, Manager Wu, I haven’t forgotten how you and Luo Qingtian are allied against me. Suddenly coming to me, are you no longer planning to cooperate with Director Luo?"

Ubirus replied indifferently, "As I said, there are no permanent enemies, only permanent interests. From a certain perspective, Director Luo is also obstructing our association.

However, collaborating with him against you delivers considerable profits.

But now in calculations, cooperating with you, Mr. Chen, yields greater profits, so if you care about my cooperation with Director Luo, I can cease it and cooperate with you!"

Chen Che clicked his tongue, "Manager Wu, if Director Luo hears your words, he’d probably be so mad he’d want to kill you, wouldn’t he?"

Ubirus’s expression changed momentarily, but for the sake of considerable business and profits, he restrained himself and said, "Mr. Chen, I’m sincerely here to cooperate!"

"Manager Wu, let me tell you, honestly, it doesn’t matter to me whether I earn money or not; I just want to take care of the people in the Ninth Special Zone. I don’t want to see you capitalists fleece the people’s wallets!

My coal prices won’t rise, and in some time, when I’ve earned enough, I’ll drop coal prices to a fair level. Now, there are still some people impatiently waiting for coal, going to you to buy coal. I guarantee that in a few days, no one will go to you to buy coal!

I assure you your coal will remain stuck in your inventory, and I guarantee next year you won’t sell even a bit.

I assure you I will take over this lucrative business altogether, and I think earning alone is much better than everyone earning together."

Ubirus’s face changed dramatically. This bastard!

He’s not just looking to make a buck this year; he wants to monopolize the whole coal-selling business.

It’s really possible. With all the major trade associations constantly hiking up coal prices this year, they’ve damaged many people’s impressions of the associations.

Chen Che’s low prices haven’t appeared yet, but for the public, he’s undoubtedly a savior. Next year, if Chen Che continues selling coal, in contrast to the trade associations that have harmed the people and Chen Che who saved them, who would the people choose?

They’d definitely choose Chen Che!

By then, even selling coal at a fair price, the associations wouldn’t be able to compete with Chen Che, forcing them to drop their prices further. This means that next year, the associations won’t just avoid making money—they’d lose money and might even struggle to sell any coal!

Ubirus stood up angrily and said, "Mr. Chen, is this how you want to play? Then let’s see who has more coal!"

Chen Che couldn’t even be bothered to respond.

He pinned Xia Na under his body, kissed Xia Na’s pink lips, started sliding off her shorts, and waved dismissively, saying, "Don’t let the door hit you on the way out. Don’t disturb me while I’m working."

Ubirus stormed off in anger. After he left, Xia Na pushed against Chen Che’s shoulder, her pink lips a bit swollen, and said irritably, "He’s gone. You can get up now."

"Why get up?" Chen Che grabbed those long legs and said, "Squeeze tighter! Let him do his thing; it’s none of our business."

Saying this, he went to find those pink lips again. Xia Na punched him twice, powerless to resist, or perhaps not wanting to resist at all, letting him do as he pleased.

Xia Yuansi came in excitedly with the badminton racket and shuttlecock Chen Che had just made, looking for the two of them to play badminton. She loved the little gadgets Chen Che made.

As soon as she entered, she saw their entangled bodies, her face reddened, and she scolded, "Can’t you two control yourselves a little? At night, maybe, but even doing this in broad daylight! Aren’t you sick of it?"

Chen Che and Xia Na made no attempts to cover themselves, entirely ignoring Xia Yuansi. Chen Che even deliberately picked Xia Na up, openly displaying for Xia Yuansi as he said, "Daytime indulgence is particularly stimulating—does the Little Princess want to try my complimentary offer?"

Xia Yuansi covered her face, unwilling to watch, wondering how Xia Na, with such an innocent-looking face, could act so otherwise.

Does she just love the contrast?

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Ubirus went back to the association in anger and discussed with all the merchants. If Chen Che didn’t back down, they only had one option.

Cut the prices.

So, the next day.

The price of coal on Ubirus’s side began to drop, around 20% more than the original fair price!

Chen Che’s current coal price was about 50% above the previous coal price.

Unexpectedly, just as they lowered the price, Chen Che also decisively cut prices, directly dropping coal to the fair price!

"How the hell does this madman compete in price wars?!"

Ubirus had no choice; they too had to lower the coal price to fair levels.

But Chen Che was even crazier, dropping the price to 80% of the previous coal price!

At this point, all the major associations were unsettled.

This guy’s coal price really wasn’t making a dime, was it?

But Ubirus didn’t fall for it. He refused to believe how long Chen Che could maintain this coal price.

And it lasted eight whole days!

Chen Che sold low-priced coal for eight days, with massive amounts sold daily, as if there was an endless supply.

The entire trade association exploded.

Where did he get so much coal?

Until they got information from Luo Qingtian.

This time, Chen Che wasn’t concerned with making a profit from selling coal. After all, he’d already made a fortune before. His aim was to completely capture the market share from the other associations!

If this continued, they wouldn’t sell much coal before the cold snap hit!

The most critical thing was losing market share!

What else could they do?

Sell at a discount!

In one fell swoop, they dropped the coal price to 70% of the previous price!

Now the whole city went crazy, flocking to buy coal.

At this point, the associations weren’t selling coal; they were battling for market share!

Chen Che was even crazier, lowering the coal price to 50% of the previous price! Selling at a loss!

He was dead set on capturing this market share!