—Story Synopsis—
The Great Liang Dynasty had well and truly fallen.
As the rebel army approached the city gates and the capital was on the verge of collapse, the idle Prince Shen Sh...
Chapter 96 Chapter 96 Part 2
Liu Yinshuang also came over: "They are trying to sell their handkerchiefs to this David, and the price they offer is one dollar less than ours."
She could only understand a little bit of foreign languages, but she could understand what Ying Jun and the others were saying. She was not afraid of being embarrassed, nor was she afraid of their contemptuous looks, so she simply stood next to them and listened. After listening, she was shocked to find that these people were quite shameless!
We are all from the same factory. Do you have any shame to do this?
The translator also looked embarrassed. He hesitated for a moment and advised Ying Jun and the others to think it over carefully. Since they were from the same factory and the embroidery patterns were different, it was normal for them to be a few cents cheaper. If they suddenly saved a dollar, didn't it clearly mean that the previous order was more expensive?
But Ying Jun and his colleagues insisted that the price of handkerchiefs at the Embroidery Factory headquarters had never exceeded three dollars, and had actually been cheaper before. They had deliberately raised the price because they considered that the pricing of the Ninth Workshop was too high.
The translator was speechless. Without waiting for a response, Ying Jun stretched out three fingers and gestured to David about the price.
The translator looked at David with a grim expression. You know, the order of more than 5 million just now was the first order of this year's Autumn Trade Fair, which meant a good start. If Ying Jun and his men muddied the waters and caused problems with the previous orders, then everyone involved would be criticized.
But what surprised him was that David's expression did not change after he saw the price Ying Jun pointed out. He casually glanced at the handkerchief Ying Jun handed him, then looked at the other embroidery pieces next to it, shrugged his shoulders, and said to the translator:
"Hey, man, tell them for me that although their product is cheap, the design is really ugly. No one in our country will like it. Neither beautiful ladies nor elegant gentlemen will like it. Not to mention three dollars, I won't take it even if it's one dollar. After all, no one will pay for ugly things."
Here it comes, what a familiar arrogant and mean speech.
The translation somehow felt like it finally got the taste right.
After all, the beautiful foreign businessmen he had come into contact with in recent years were basically of this tone: self-important, nitpicking, and often devaluing Chinese products.
Although this way of speaking is really infuriating, it is a fact that their country's productivity is backward, and it is also a fact that they want to gain more foreign exchange and exchange it with other countries for the technology and equipment they urgently need. Therefore, even though foreign businessmen always act superior, they have to serve them carefully.
He thought that this foreign businessman named David had a particularly gentle personality, but it turned out that he was only so gentle when facing Deputy Director Shen and others.
Of course, the translator would not say what David meant directly. He organized his words a little and used more tactful language to explain to Ying Jun that David did not like the products of the Embroidery Factory. The price was not a problem, he just didn't like them.
A group of people at the embroidery factory headquarters, led by Ying Jun, looked at each other in dismay. They couldn't believe that the foreigners who were willing to pay four and twelve dollars to buy the embroidery products from the ninth workshop were unwilling to buy their handkerchiefs even if the price was reduced by one dollar.
He wasn't even dissatisfied with Shen Moli because of their low price.
Ying Jun wanted to fight for it again, but before he could open his mouth, David turned around and left.
What made Ying Jun almost vomit blood was that David ignored him, but smiled and nodded at Shen Moer before leaving.
"Oh my god, it's so funny. That foreigner said theirs are ugly things." Liu Yinshuang finally understood what was said and laughed out loud with joy. Especially when she saw David ignored Ying Jun when he left, and Ying Jun looked like he almost vomited blood, she laughed so hard that she slapped her thigh.
The people at the Embroidery Factory headquarters were all so amused by her laughter that their eyebrows stood up, and Ying Jun's face turned pale. Weng Huijun couldn't help but put her hands on her hips and cursed, "What nonsense are you talking about, country bumpkin? Do you understand? Just say that people say we are ugly. They have spent more than a million yuan on us, so isn't it normal that they don't want to buy more? What are you spreading rumors about? You are really like a dung beetle putting feathers on itself, pretending to be a big-tailed bird!"
Weng Huijun was obviously a good talker, but she didn't know that Liu Yinshuang was even more of a tough guy. She was a well-known woman in the entire Liuqiao Commune.
She crossed her hands on her waist and spoke in a voice so loud that it could drown out the noise from the nearby exhibition areas: "Damn it, haven't you heard that the one who teases first is the cheapest? I didn't scold you, but you have the nerve to scold me. What's the matter? Are you jealous of the millions of orders we signed? Are you starting a price war? Do you think that if we sell for four dollars and you sell for three dollars, people will buy from you happily? Do you think that if they hear your price is so cheap, they will ask us for an explanation? You are such a dark-minded villain. It's a pity that the foreign businessmen have eyes. They opened their eyes and saw that this thing is so ugly, who would we sell it to? No one would want it for three cents, let alone three dollars!"
"Didn't you see that they were afraid of being blackmailed by you, so they ran away quickly? They were so embarrassed by your things that they left quickly and found a place to wash their eyes! You are the only one who has no self-awareness at all. Why, you want to blame us for not selling your things? You are even spreading rumors. People have said it clearly. What, you don't know beautiful Mandarin, so you think I don't know it either? You don't even understand "How are you? Fine, thank you, and you?", and you dare to say that I am pretending to be a big-tailed bird?! You have seen a lot, but you have seen more shit than the toilets in the city!"
Liu Yinshuang cursed for several minutes in a row. During this time, Weng Huijun tried to interrupt several times, but she was suppressed by her momentum and volume, and she had no power to fight back.
Everyone else at the Embroidery Factory headquarters was simply dumbfounded. There were many female workers in the Embroidery Factory, and where there were people there were always conflicts. Verbal fights and hair-tearing incidents happened from time to time, but none of them could curse as well as the female comrade in front of them.
With her aura and the speed at which she speaks, I'm afraid she has no rivals in the entire Southern Province, let alone the Embroidery Factory?
Moreover, she could really speak foreign languages. Even though they couldn't understand her, since she dared to speak it in public, it must be true. Otherwise, wouldn't it be even more embarrassing to be exposed?
There was already a circle of people gathered outside their booth, and everyone was looking at Liu Yinshuang in amazement.
This female comrade is really good at cursing. There is more shit in any toilet than what you have seen. This, this is really a disgusting, but novel way of cursing!
Liu Yinshuang didn't feel anything at all about being watched by so many people. Instead of being ashamed, she felt proud. She held her chin high.
She didn't say a single wrong thing.
These people are the ones who tease first and they deserve to be scolded.
But Weng Huijun, who was against her, couldn't stand it. She had lived for more than 20 years and this was the first time she was embarrassed in front of so many people.
Weng Huijun's face turned red, and she ran away crying, covering her face.
Liu Yinshuang smiled coldly: "Oh, defeated general."
Not long after, Zeng Huiru and Chen Jiahua both came back.
Zeng Huiru was communicating with the Provincial Department of Commerce to understand the situation, while Chen Jiahua was walking around the venue to learn about the products and production conditions of similar companies, and to see if there were any suitable equipment and raw materials.
The Nan Province Embroidery Factory has participated in the Canton Fair every year since its inception. Everyone is familiar with the procedures of the Canton Fair, so there is naturally no need for Zeng Huiru and Chen Jiahua to stay at the booth all the time.
As a result, they were hurriedly found by the venue staff.
Zeng Huiru was in a position to say nothing in public, so she just said with a sullen face, "You are here to bring honor to the factory, not to bring shame to it."
After thinking for a while, she added, "The price of handkerchiefs at the headquarters is the same as that of the ninth workshop. Since we are one factory, we can't start a price war internally."
Ying Jun pursed his lips, obviously dissatisfied with Zeng Huiru's behavior, but finally shut up.
Zeng Huiru already had a bad impression of him after the incident in Workshop 9, so he couldn't offend her again for such a small matter.
The people at the Embroidery Factory headquarters were somewhat indignant. An older man, relying on his seniority, could not help but say, "Deputy Director Zeng, this price is really too high. In previous years, we were very happy to be able to sign a contract for three dollars. Four dollars or even twelve dollars is simply impossible!"
Zeng Huiru: "Hasn't it been signed for more than 5 million? It shows that this price is acceptable to foreign investors."
Shen Moer had been silent the whole time. She had wanted to turn around and remind Zeng Huiru behind her back, but now that they were talking, she thought about it and interrupted, "Deputy Director Zeng, in fact, even if they are all handkerchiefs, because of the different patterns and different target customer groups, the pricing should indeed be different."
Zeng Huiru didn't expect her to say that: "Oh? Then how much do you think the handkerchiefs at the headquarters should be priced at?"
Shen Moer: "Our target customers in the ninth workshop are wealthy people in developed countries, so our embroidery style tends to be simple and elegant. We also prepared two types of packaging boxes in order to improve the grade of the products."
"The handkerchiefs sold by our headquarters are of a common design. Our target customers should be ordinary people from all over the world. If they are too expensive, foreign merchants may not be willing to accept them. Other companies should also produce similar handkerchiefs. We just need to set a price similar to theirs, so that foreign merchants will not think that all our products are more expensive than those of other companies just because the price of this one product is higher, thus affecting the sales of other products."
Zeng Huiru's expression changed slightly. This is indeed a problem. The high price of a small item like a handkerchief makes it easy for people to think that their overall product pricing is higher than that of other companies.
She asked Shen Moer, "Aren't you afraid that their prices will be lowered and foreign merchants will think your prices are too high?"
Shen Moer smiled: “Hasn’t Mr. David proved it? Although they are all handkerchiefs, the prices are different in his eyes.”
Doesn’t this mean that the handkerchiefs from headquarters are not as good as those from the ninth workshop in David’s eyes?
Chen Jiahua was standing right next to them.
This girl is really brave.
Zeng Huiru looked at Shen Moer deeply, and finally nodded: “Okay, then Ying Jun, you guys just follow the original plan.”
Ying Jun nodded reluctantly.
It seemed that it was the Ninth Workshop that finally gave in, but in reality, the products of their headquarters seemed to be inferior to those of the Ninth Workshop for no reason.
It's so frustrating.
Chen Jiahua didn't feel offended at all. After hearing how Shen Moer sold the handkerchief, she praised Shen Moer for her meticulous observation and quick mind. She said she would learn from Shen Moer how to sell things.
Then she watched Shen Moer make another sale.