This nearly forty-year-old middle-aged man was contacted by Sima through the information on that website, and he is an intermediary who specializes in selling cigarette rolling machines and other tobacco machinery equipment.

  One of the reasons why Sima was chosen is that the types of products he represents are rich, whether it's a cigarette machine or a packaging machine, he has goods sources for all of them. At least from the information he posted, his should be the most complete. And what Sima needs is to purchase all of them from cigarette machines to packaging machines without exception.

  "Hmm! Let me take a look at this material first."

  Simma took over a thick file and said, opening the file, there were several photos of cigarette machines. From these few photos, it can be seen that they are at least divided into several models, and the information is obviously more detailed than the photos on the internet.

  "Boss, look at this, there are three models of cigarette rolling machines, large, medium and small. Although these cigarette rolling machines were designed and produced based on the old-fashioned YJ-12 model from a big factory in Shanghai, due to some buyers' economic and market reasons, they are actually divided into large, medium and small sizes, with no big difference, just different production capacities. For example, this ZJ14 cigarette rolling machine can produce 3,000 unfiltered cigarettes per minute, and if equipped with a mouthpiece installation machine, it can produce over 10 packs of cigarettes per minute. Only 4 to 5 people are needed to operate this equipment, occupying an area of just over 20 square meters, and the noise is not loud either. It's perfect!"

  Middle-aged people see Sima looking at the data of the cigarette machine and introduce it briefly. In fact, what's more important is to recommend this large-scale cigarette machine. The profit margin of a large-scale cigarette machine is tens of thousands of yuan, which is much larger than that of medium and small-sized cigarette machines.

  Simma looked at the data of this large-scale cigarette rolling machine introduced by the middle-aged man. Such a machine should be able to meet the needs of setting up a cigarette factory outside the port, and of course, it is not necessary to use an attachment for installing filters.

  Because in 1915, the filter tip had not been invented. Nor was there any cellulose acetate used to make filter tips. But it appears to be a linked machine.

  "Is this mouthpiece and cigarette roller an all-in-one?"

  Simar pointed at the photo and asked, "Let's confirm this first, it'll be better than asking later."

  "Haha. Boss, this intercom is an intercom, although they are all produced in the same line, but the intercom needs to be purchased separately. At that time, our technician will be responsible for installing the intercom for you, just like the photo shows."

  The middle-aged man answered Sima's question in a low voice, while also looking around nervously, apparently not quite used to discussing business with someone in such a large hall with so many people.

  "Oh! I was just asking casually. If we were to order two of these machines, how much would it cost?"

  Although the production capacity of this cigarette machine is quite good, Sima thinks that in order to be cautious, he should take the opportunity to order another one, so as not to cause trouble next time. After all, the tobacco monopoly bureau also severely cracks down on the purchase and manufacture of cigarette machines.

  "Two... two sets! I... altogether I want 360,000. Take away the spare parts and boss just needs to give me 350,000. As for the mouthpiece machine, it's free, I'll throw in one set."

  As soon as the middle-aged man heard Sima say that he would buy two, his heart rate accelerated. Although making this kind of machine is profitable, the market is small and there are risks. Sometimes it's not even certain to sell one in a year, but now this rich man wants to buy two at once, how can he not be excited?

  "Boss, look down there, all kinds of silk-making equipment, like this spinning slicer, absolutely no worse than the machines from big factories. If you want to be safer, buying a whole set of silk-making equipment is definitely not wrong. You know, although there are second-hand dealers who supply silk, but who knows when they will betray whom. Like these drying machines, moistening machines, leaf-beating machines, vacuum humidifying machines and pressing machines, all this silk-making equipment is indispensable for making cigarette silk. However, although there are many machines, not many of them are valuable."

  As soon as he saw Sima, he was flipping through the data of silk production equipment. The middle-aged man hastily stretched out his head and introduced each photo one by one, fearing that Sima would miss something. These silk machinery were naturally all needed to be purchased by Sima.

  Like middle-aged people say, there are two kinds of silk suppliers. Sima really doesn't know who will supply himself with silk in the space of 1915. These slicers and other things must be bought.

  "How many types of packaging machines do you have? Do you have a soft packaging machine?"

  The packaging machine is a small package of 20 cigarettes per pack, and Sima looked at the back without any information about this type of packaging machine, so he opened his mouth to ask.

  "Ah! Oh, the information on small packaging machines is available! There are only two types: one is a hard-packaging machine and the other is a soft-packaging machine. The soft-packaging machine mentioned by the boss is this machine in the photo, which is a combined simple small packaging machine. This small packaging machine is a 20-rod soft-packaging machine that produces 120 packs of cigarettes per minute, with increased production and simple structure, convenient operation and maintenance."

  The middle-aged man flipped through a few pages of the file and pointed to the photo on it, saying that due to lack of attention, Sima had apparently missed this.

  "Then calculate it, if I set two cigarette rolling machines, two sets of silk production equipment, I mean a full set including cutting machine, drying machine, and humidifying machine. Plus two small packaging machines like this one. Calculate how much money is needed."

  Simar thought for a moment and said, setting up a cigarette factory naturally requires purchasing a complete set of equipment.

  "Ah... it's over 400,000 yuan! Less than 500,000. If we add the equipment for the fermentation room, I estimate it will be around 500,000 yuan."

  The middle-aged man who knew that he had encountered a big buyer this time made some mental calculations and said, thinking to himself that this person wouldn't be planning to open a cigarette factory in that location, otherwise why would they need so many devices? He hastily mentioned the equipment needed for the fermentation room that wasn't on the list.

  "Fermentation room? You mean for fermenting tobacco? Tell me about it"

  Sima was taken aback when he heard about the fermentation room, wondering why such equipment was still needed.

  Hehe! Boss, making cigarettes is also a skill. If you just want to make those cheap cigarettes that taste like grass, then you don't need a fermentation room for the tobacco leaves. But if you want to make better cigarettes, then this kind of fermentation room is necessary.

  Those big factories have plenty of storage space and can store their tobacco leaves for a long time, so they don't need artificial fermentation. After natural aging, it's enough to meet the requirements for making cigarettes. But for small factories, this fermentation room is essential.

  The fermentation room is just a house, but it's equipped with a heater that can supply 75,000 calories of heat per hour and maintain an internal temperature above 50°C. On the external pipeline of each fermentation room, there's a regulating box with a steam spray nozzle that can atomize water into mist using steam pressure, which is then blown into the room through the air inlet to maintain a relative humidity of 75%.

  Each fermentation room also comes with a multi-leaf or dual-inlet blower powered by a 3-horsepower electric motor, connected to the heater and regulating box. This allows for about 9 cycles of air circulation per hour.

  Each fermentation room is equipped with an automatic temperature and humidity control instrument, as well as four heat-sensitive thermometers that can measure the temperature and humidity inside the room from outside.

  I used to work in a cigarette factory, so I know more about this than most people. Hehe! If you need it, boss, I have the blueprints for the fermentation room. If you want, I can get you the genuine blueprints from a big factory at the lowest price.

  The middle-aged man introduced the fermentation room in detail, to be honest, it was the first time Sima had heard of a fermentation room. Sima didn't know why the other party would recommend this fermentation room to himself, what does a fake cigarette maker need with a fermentation room? Sima really wasn't very clear about it.

  "When encountering such a foolish person who thinks of joining the profession with just two coins in hand, if you don't deceive him, it would be unfilial to your ancestors, unkind to your children, and most unforgiving to yourself."

  At this time, Sima was just a foolish rich man who shone with gold in the eyes of middle-aged people. Someone like him would need a fermentation room to make fake cigarettes, and they would even use grass as tobacco. Who would spend a lot of money to build a fermentation room?

  The silly hat in front of me is so silly that it's a bit cute. The middle-aged man calculated that although he had less than 500,000 yuan, if he added the drawings and equipment of this fermentation room, he could make more than 500,000 yuan. It's been many years since I've met such an amateur who wants to join the industry, it's not surprising that he's not deceived.

  The complete set of equipment for producing cigarettes plus the drawings of the fermentation room were finally settled by Sima and the other party at 530,000 GMB, which was not a high price, equivalent to less than 10,000 silver yuan.

  In Sima's personal view, it seemed like he had taken advantage of the situation, while in the middle-aged man's view who was selling cigarette equipment, he had made a good deal and fooled someone stupid. The two men were willing to compromise and finally settled on a delivery time, after which both parties got what they wanted and were very happy.

  "Boss, how's the trip abroad? Has our company's next batch of copper ingots been settled? Recently, people from all over have been rushing to deliver goods and are almost driving Deputy General Manager Ye crazy. They're practically waiting at our company door for goods. Also, recently, the volume of agency procurement business with our company has decreased compared to before. However, we've made our best efforts. Don't worry, boss, things will pick up soon. After all, our company's relationship with various factories and the city's numbers are good."

  Little Li, who spoke, was one of the first batch of employees recruited by Sima Kai when he founded Deep Blue Trading Company. Now, the business scope of Deep Blue Trading mainly involves purchasing various materials and mechanical equipment on behalf of others (although on paper, there may be dozens of companies or hundreds of individuals placing orders with them for procurement, in reality, the only purchaser of these materials is Sima himself to meet the needs of his own factory).

  Also because of the boss's personal relationship, a batch of considerable quantities of phosphor bronze can be obtained every month, and now the domestic market supply of phosphor bronze is always very tight.

  "Haha! Xiao Li, you guys have been busy lately. Tonight, I'm personally inviting everyone to Tian Ran Ju for a meal on me. All KTV expenses tonight will be covered by me."

  Although he hasn't come to the company in the name of contacting copper ingots for a few days, Sima is still very satisfied with the current situation of the company. In Ye Wen's words, it was all thanks to the help of everyone in the company.

  I know my younger cousin, Sima, well enough. If I say let him watch the company and not make a mess, he can definitely do it, but if I want to expand the company's business, he definitely doesn't have that ability.

  After arriving at the company to check the reports, Sima noticed that his company was no longer like before, where all orders were actually just transferred from left hand to right hand. From the reports, it can be seen that the company has recently received several million-dollar orders, which seems to be the result of Xiao Li and others' hard work.