Zhang Zian laughed as soon as he heard Lao San's offer.
Bengal cats were sought after by some people because of their unique wild beauty. A few years ago, the price was indeed very expensive, but recently, due to the increase in the number of breeding in the northeast, the price had dropped. Asking for 50,000 yuan was not a fool.
However, the condition of this adult Bengal cat was really good. There were large horizontal stripes on its golden fur, which were deep on the outside and shallow on the inside. Its jujube pit-like pupils were sharp and full of spirit. Its tail was thick and powerful, and the ring pattern extended all the way to the tip of the tail. Its mouth and nose were not as delicate as those of ordinary domestic cats. Instead, it had protrusions like those of wild felines on both sides, and it had strong whiskers.
"Brother Qi, why do you want to buy a Bengal cat? I remember you don't like raising small animals, "Snowy asked Lin Qi.
Lin Qi scratched his head and said with some difficulty, "Well … actually, my friend has a serval. That cat is very good-looking. It's big, beautiful, and wild. It's different from ordinary cats, and we're very envious of it … So I thought that I shouldn't lose face, and I should also raise a similar one to make them envious of me … Since he has a serval, I plan to raise a leopard cat, so I can't duplicate him." Then I asked around and heard that the Bengal cats sold here are good, so I came here. "
Zhang Zian heard this and understood that it was a very common psychology of comparison.
"Oh..." Snowy turned around and asked Zhang Zian, "Mr. Store Manager, can you give my Brother Qi some advice? Is this Bengal cat worth so much money?"
Lin Qi frowned. In fact, he was tempted because the vendor asked for a higher price. His friend's serval seemed to have been imported from the United States for more than 200,000 yuan. If he bought it too cheaply, he would feel embarrassed.
Zhang Zian didn't understand the mentality of the rich second generation, so he told the truth, "This Bengal cat is very good... but it's not worth this price. It's probably ten or twenty thousand yuan at most. In fact, no matter how good it is, I don't recommend buying it, because if a Bengal cat doesn't have a pedigree certificate, it is likely to be the first or second generation of wild Bengal cats. It's wild and hard to tame. "
"Don't talk nonsense!" Lao San was anxious. "Aren't you lying through your teeth? My leopard cat is very obedient. How can it be so wild?"
Snowy also felt that this leopard cat was very obedient. Although it looked very wild, it had been quietly lying in the iron cage, only occasionally letting out short, sharp meows, which were completely different from the meows of ordinary cats.
Lin Qi said disapprovingly, "I just want something wild."
Zhang Zian laughed. "Be wilder … Snowy, have you ever been scratched by your snowball?"
Snowy tilted her head and thought for a moment. "I think I was scratched once, but it didn't bleed. It just left a red mark."
"Persian cats are docile and don't have much strength. It doesn't matter if you get scratched, but if this leopard cat scratches you, I'm afraid your skin will be torn apart," Zhang Zian said. His parents' hands and wrists were covered with many shallow scratches. They would wear rubber gloves when bathing the cat, but they didn't wear them all the time, so they were inevitably scratched.
The claws of a leopard cat were much more powerful than those of an ordinary house cat.
"My cat doesn't scratch people. I promise it won't scratch people. Look at how obedient it is. It doesn't look like it scratches people." In order to prove what he said, Lao San also picked up a thin iron bar and knocked on the cage a few times. The leopard cat inside was frightened, but it just moved a little and meowed a few times, but it didn't make any aggressive movements.
Lin Qi turned to look at Zhang Zian to see how he would deal with it.
Zhang Zian thought silently for a moment and said, "There are two possibilities. One is that this leopard cat is really obedient; the second possibility is that it has taken sedative drugs such as sleeping pills. I can't tell which one it is for the time being. If it is the latter, it will show its true nature once the effects of the drugs wear off. "
"Sleeping pills?" Snowy cried in surprise.
"Yes. If you can feed Pomeranians with painkillers, of course, you can also feed Leopard cats with sleeping pills." Zhang Zian cautiously left some leeway. "But as I said just now, I am not 100% sure."
Leopard cats could only be bought with a pedigree certificate. It had to go through at least four generations of crossbreeding with house cats, and after selective breeding, so that the wild leopard cat's bloodline degenerated to less than 1/8, then it could become a domestic pet cat. Some leopard cats that had only gone through one to three generations of crossbreeding, although they looked very beautiful, would definitely have problems when bought.
Even the leopard cats that had become pets, compared with other pet cats, had the shortcomings of being too active and liked to scratch. It was basically very difficult to expect them to obediently lie on the knees and let the owner stroke them.
The leopard cat in front of him was a little too obedient, which made Zhang Zian suspicious.
"My leopard cat didn't take sleeping pills! Don't talk nonsense if you don't know anything! "Lao San retorted in an agitated tone.
Listening to Zhang Zian's words, Lin Qi, who had made up his mind to buy it, also hesitated. After all, he bought the leopard cat to show off, but it was not worth it to bleed to show off.
"Do you have any other cats that look very handsome? Similar to leopard cats and serval cats, "he asked Zhang Zian." It doesn't matter if it's expensive. Money is not a problem. "
"Money is not a problem … Then I have a suggestion. You can buy an Ashera cat. That cat is absolutely rare, and it looks very handsome. It is much more handsome than a leopard cat. It should meet your requirements," Zhang Zian replied.
"Ashera cat?"
Neither Snowy nor Lin Qi had heard of this strange name. Even Lao San, who was angry, temporarily stopped talking and listened curiously.
"Ashera cat is a newly bred cat breed. It has not been recognized by any cat association yet, and I'm afraid it won't be recognized in the future. This kind of cat is big and heavy, and its appearance is similar to a leopard. If you want to attract attention at a friend's party, and you don't lack money, go buy an Ashera cat, "Zhang Zian said.
Lin Qi suddenly became interested and asked eagerly, "How do I buy it? Where can I buy it? "
"I heard that it is sold by a pet company in the United States, and the supply is limited, so it may not be easy to buy it …" Zhang Zian suddenly had an idea. He asked tentatively, "I happen to have friends in the pet industry in the United States. Do you want me to inquire about it for you?"
He thought of Tim and Lauren. Since they were professional cattery operators, they had probably heard of this kind of cat.
Lin Qi was overjoyed. "That's great! If you can buy it for me, I'm willing to pay the intermediary fee. Money is not a problem! "
He was not short of money, but he did not have the channels to buy it, and he was not well-informed in this area. That was why he went to the dog market to buy a leopard cat. Now that he had a better target, he simply gave up on this leopard cat of unknown origin.
"Let me make this clear first. The price of an Ashera cat can only be more expensive than a serval, and it can't be cheaper than a serval. It will cost at least 200,000 yuan. If you are sure that you want to buy it, you have to pay a deposit first. Otherwise, if I go through a lot of trouble to get it from the United States, and you don't buy it, I will lose a lot, "Zhang Zian confirmed again.
He found that he still underestimated the fanaticism of these rich second generations for rare pets. No wonder the man in the trench coat wanted to buy an original Egyptian cat for hundreds of thousands of yuan.
"No problem," Lin Qi promised. "Since you know Snowy, I believe you. As long as you ask around and confirm that you can buy it, I will immediately transfer the full amount to you. "
"Okay, it's a deal!" Zhang Zian was also very happy. He did not expect that he could make a business deal by walking around the dog market.
If this business deal was successful, he might be able to buy some rare pets for other rich second generations in the future.
The pet companies in the United States had advanced genetic and genetic technology, and in recent years, they had bred several new cat breeds. In addition to the Ashera cat, the more famous Savannah cat was also very expensive. Ordinary people could not afford to buy or raise them, so they were the toys of the rich.
Rich? The last thing that China lacked was rich!
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