The female protagonist, Lin Ziyan, was an aquaculture PhD and a double major in ship design in her past life. She was reborn into the body of a girl from a small fishing village in Fuzhou.
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Han Renji's eyes darkened slightly; he had shown them so many workshops just to make them back down.
Surprisingly, the beautiful young girl in front of me was not scared off.
The atmosphere froze for a moment, and everyone held their breath for Lin Ziyan.
Mu Fang said, "Director Han, it's just a chat, please allow me to take up a little of your time."
As soon as she spoke, Han Renji raised an eyebrow and nodded.
Lin Ziyan said, "Thank you."
Lu Qiuying watched them walk into the nearest glass room with Han Renji.
She pursed her lips, somewhat worried that the negotiations would fail.
Lu Yun Shen, however, leaned to the side, looking at the machines in the workshop that never stopped, lost in thought.
Shipping companies also need such machines, but they are ridiculously expensive.
Moreover, Maiwei almost monopolized the professional machinery industry.
Inside the office,
Han Renji poured a glass of water for each of them and gestured to Lin Ziyan that they could begin.
He leaned back in his swivel chair, already prepared not to sell his products to China no matter how tempting the offers were.
The technology blockade was an order issued by Country W to Group S, which they could not disobey.
"Director Han, I want the appliances that are piled up in your warehouse. This is my price list, and of course, we will cover the shipping costs." Lin Ziyan took out a form from her bag and pushed it in front of him.
"What?" Han Renji looked at her in surprise, picked up the form and read it. He was shocked, but he didn't show it on his face.
"The appliances from that warehouse just now?" he asked, pursing his lips.
As the sales director, he faces pressure to clear inventory, and the group is now putting pressure on him for this reason.
"Yes, I want as much as you have." Lin Ziyan said calmly, having already calculated the amount in their warehouse.
Han Renji took a few sips of water, paused for a moment, and a glint of shrewdness flashed in his eyes.
He casually glanced at the table; the prices listed were the lowest offered by the group.
But how did she get the price?
"Miss Lin, isn't this price a bit too low?" Han Renji's tone was slightly cold.
Mu Fang watched them calmly, without saying a word.
She was curious about what kind of price list Ah Yan had given that would make Han Renji want to turn against her.
"Director Han, do you think any of our partners would dare to take over all the goods in your warehouse right now?"
"My investigation revealed that once your new product is released, these replacement products will have to be stored away and disposed of."
“I didn’t ask you to cover the shipping costs. So, by all accounts, you not only cleared out the inventory as quickly as possible, but you also saved some money.”
Han Renji's face remained expressionless; he understood this perfectly well.
He was just bluffing Lin Ziyan. If she didn't know these were inventory items, he could have raised the price even further.
"Could the settlement method be changed to 30% upfront, with the remaining balance due within one month after the goods are shipped?" Han Renji asked.
Lin Ziyan shook her head, "Paying 20% upfront is already a show of my sincerity. As far as I know, your partners usually pay 10% upfront, and the shipping costs are still paid by the S Group."
Mu Fang raised an eyebrow, surprised that Ayan knew so much about S Appliances' transaction methods.
She prepaid 15% of the total price when ordering goods from Han Renji, while other partners prepaid 10%.
Han Renji tapped his fingers lightly on the table, but did not immediately agree.
Lin Ziyan looked at him, not in a hurry.
He certainly wouldn't refuse this deal.
She learned that S Group urgently needed to recoup funds to develop new products at this time.
Electrical appliances are updated and replaced very quickly, and S Appliances is just one aspect of the many businesses of S Group.
It is also the business with the slowest capital recovery for the group.
The atmosphere froze again, with neither side showing any intention of backing down.
Mu Fang remained silent. From the conversation, she understood that A Yan wanted the products to help Han Renji clear out his inventory.
Having been in business for so long, she certainly knows the drawbacks of excess inventory.
For products like electrical appliances that have a fast turnover rate, clearing inventory and recovering funds are crucial.
"Miss Lin, can you really eat this much?" Han Renji broke the ice first.
He has some understanding of the current market in China, but not much.
These inventories contain a wide variety of products and are quite numerous.
Han Renji felt that there weren't many customers in China who could afford to buy these appliances.
"Director Han, I can sign the contract with you immediately." Lin Ziyan did not give a direct answer.
She understood what Han Renji was thinking, and since explaining now would be pointless, she didn't waste her breath.
Han Renji pressed the internal phone and asked his secretary to prepare the contract.
Half an hour later, both parties received a copy of the contract and agreed on the remittance time and the time for the first batch of goods to be shipped.
Even after leaving the S Electrical Appliances factory area, Mu Fang was still in a daze.
The members of the inspection team kept glancing at the two of them, wanting to ask about the results, but not daring to.
Lu Qiuying, "You really signed the first contract?"
She saw the secretary take the documents inside and guessed what was going on.
Lin Ziyan smiled faintly, "Yes, the first contract has been signed."
With this contract signed, half of her mission for this trip was complete.
Mu Fang, "Let me see that form of yours."
She had been itching to try it for a long time. The fact that Han Renji's expression changed meant that this price list was set at the lowest price set by the group.
To put it bluntly, it might be even lower than the cost price.
Lin Ziyan opened the kraft paper document bag, took out the form, and handed it to her, saying, "Everyone can take a look."
Lu Qiuying moved closer to Mu Fang, saw the product name and corresponding price in English, and swallowed hard.
She finally understood why Ah Yan said that imported appliances weren't necessarily expensive.
"Tsk, no wonder Han Renji almost lost his temper."
"Ayan, you've hit his weak spot." Mu Fang breathed a sigh of relief after reading it.
Many Chinese cargo ships dock at the ports of country A every day, and they return empty most of the time.
If you ask them to help transport the goods, you can save a lot of money on shipping costs.
All things considered, the goods they received were indeed competitive with those in Guangzhou.
Lin Ziyan: "We won't do a losing business."
"Once these appliances arrive, we'll immediately keep some samples for the experts to study carefully."
"If we fall behind, we should learn from them. Now we buy goods from them, but in the future they might be buying from us. Things will eventually turn around."
Looking into her confident and determined gaze, a glint of light flashed in Lu Yunshen's eyes.
“That’s right,” Lu Qiuying nodded. “We’re not afraid of falling behind; we’ll just catch up.”
Today, she led a group on a visit and deeply felt the gap between them.
Empty slogans are useless; we must have real skills and be determined to reform.
Otherwise, Chinese-made products will not be competitive; let alone technology, they will not even be able to reduce costs.
After looking at the price list, the members of the inspection team all fell silent.
At this price, domestic factories can't even gather enough materials.
But now we can buy imported finished products.
The gap is...too big...
Lin Ziyan leaned against the window, looking at the S Electric Industrial Park, her eyes swirling with emotion.
It's really difficult to surpass this giant's products.