After Xu Zhaoyue finished speaking, Mr. Smith was clearly not happy. "I've already arranged for it to be shipped over directly. It wouldn't be good to open it again."
“It’s already packed. If there’s any damage, how am I supposed to know at which step it broke?” Xu Zhaoyue wouldn’t back down. If a critical component was damaged, she would have to find someone to repair it again, or the entire device would be ruined.
"Mr. Smith, please don't refuse. I'm doing this for our future cooperation. Only if this is successful can we have subsequent cooperation." If Xu Zhaoyue can't see the equipment now, there's no need for the transaction.
Finally, Mr. Smith agreed, "Of course, but it will take them some time to reopen it, so we'll have to wait a bit."
“Sure, my funds also need time to be prepared, so please wait a bit.” Xu Zhaoyue’s expression was impeccable.
Mr. Smith's men were out for over an hour, during which time he kept trying to find topics to talk about. Xu Zhaoyue talked to him about literature, history, medical expertise, and interesting anecdotes from the professor's lectures.
Yue Lanxing, standing to the side, sensed something was amiss. He could tell that the young lady and the other party weren't talking about today's transaction at all. What was the other party stalling for?
After someone rushed in and whispered something in Smith's ear, Xu Zhaoyue knew it was about time to go check on the equipment.
As expected, Mr. Smith waited a while and then said, "I had a very pleasant chat with Ms. Xu today. After seeing the equipment, we reached a deal, and we will have many more opportunities to cooperate in the future."
“Okay, Mr. Smith, let’s go now.” Xu Zhaoyue returned to the same place as yesterday, seemingly having pushed the equipment back again.
When Xu Zhaoyue inspected the main equipment, there were obvious signs of it being loose, but it was put back in place. The rest of the equipment had some frame damage.
“Mr. Smith, there are quite a few damaged parts in this packaging,” Xu Zhaoyue said, pointing to a corner that was chipped off.
“Miss, you should also know that the damage in these areas does not affect the use of the equipment,” said the researcher next to her.
Xu Zhaoyue turned her back and rolled her eyes. The things on the main device were moved, it must have been him. Now he's spouting high-sounding words. No businessman is without guile.
Oh, Xu Zhaoyue accidentally cursed herself, but she quickly adjusted her expression. "It doesn't really matter, but if I take this kind of appearance back, my subordinates will inevitably think I'm incompetent."
“If I don’t bring back a good price and good equipment this time, it will be difficult for us to cooperate in the future, not to mention what I mentioned before.” Xu Zhaoyue shook her head.
"Is that so? Then what does Miss Xu mean?" Mr. Smith asked for her opinion first.
“Let’s forget about the 20% increase we agreed on before, let’s go with 15%, and consider the remaining 5% as a loss,” Xu Zhaoyue said.
Both sides knew that Smith had tampered with the equipment, so the price needed to be reduced. If Xu Zhaoyue hadn't insisted on coming to check, the machines they shipped might have been missing the most critical main equipment.
At that point, not only will she lose a sum of money, but she might also lose her job, giving the other party leverage to do something about her.
"Let's make the deal at 15% of the original price." Mr. Smith had received the researchers' hint that if they didn't sell the machine, they wouldn't be able to resell it even after shipping it back to their country.
In the end, Xu Zhaoyue returned with the equipment, and Mr. Smith received a price with a 15% premium.
"Get all the gold bars on our ship ready. Once the ship reaches the dock, transport the equipment first, and then transport the gold bars tonight. Don't let word get out." Xu Zhaoyue could pocket 30-40% of the profits from this trip.
"Yes, I will come and transport it myself," Yue Lanxing assured.
Xu Zhaoyue thought for a moment, "Here's what we'll do: after you get back to the villa this afternoon, go find Uncle Sun. It's bound to be conspicuous to transport such a large sum of money back, so ask Uncle Sun to find a way to move it somewhere else."
"But if the young lady tells the company that the equipment was bought at a 20% premium, how will she explain the problems with it?" Yue Lanxing also had some questions.
Xu Zhaoyue had her own ideas about this: "No need to explain, just transport it directly to the hospital, and then organize the research department to come and inspect and learn. Those who understand these things will know that there is no problem with this equipment."
"Some things don't need to be explained to those who don't understand. They only look at the surface, and the more you explain, the more they'll think you're guilty."
After Xu Zhaoyue and her group arrived at the dock, they transported the machines directly to the hospital as planned. Once there, almost all the available doctors and nurses came out to watch the spectacle.
"No way, it must be the latest one developed overseas. Miss is so capable, she actually got one."
"Oh my, we should call her Vice President. She also studied abroad for a year, so she definitely has connections. There's no need to make a fuss."
"The vice president has a doctoral degree, which she completed in a year. Otherwise, we might have been colleagues with her at the hospital if she hadn't gone to study abroad. Her previous company didn't want to let her go, and that's when she finally admitted her identity."
These sounds were too far away from Xu Zhaoyue; she could only hear the rising and falling gasps of amazement.
"Alright everyone, please make way. Let the research department come over and complete the inspection. Then everyone will have a chance to operate it in the future." Dean Ye was also helping to disperse the crowd, and he couldn't contain his smile.
Manager Hong and the research department came over together. "Oh, Vice President Xu, I was really worried when you sent someone back to collect the money. Luckily, they came back."
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