Chapter 110: Golden Osmanthus Tea Seed Soap is Counterfeited
There were crowds of people in front of the counter of Chang'an International Trade Mall.
Shen Lingning brought Fubao with him, originally with a relaxed mood to research the market. He wanted to see the sales of Jingui Tea Seed Soap and understand the market feedback.
The air was filled with the sweet scent of vanishing cream, the smell of dyed cloth, and the sweat of the crowd.
Fubao's nose suddenly wrinkled, and he tugged at the edge of his mother's clothes with his little hand. He pointed at the golden osmanthus soap with a puzzled voice: "Mom, that flowery smell is wrong... It smells bad, like rotten leaves mixed with saccharin. It makes me dizzy."
Shen Lingning felt a chill in his heart and followed his daughter's gaze.
In the most conspicuous position on the counter, there was a batch of soaps with packaging that was extremely similar to the Jingui soap produced by her factory, but the trademark was a misleading "Jingui Brand".
The salesperson was shouting enthusiastically: "Newly arrived precious soap! Sweet osmanthus scent! Cheap and good to use!"
Shen Lingning picked up a piece, and the touch from his fingertips was slightly wet, soft and greasy, far less solid and delicate than his own products.
When you smell it up close, a pungent and low-quality fragrance mixed with a faint rancid smell of oil rushes into your nose, which is completely different from the sweet and mellow fragrance of osmanthus mixed with the natural smell of tea seed oil in your own soap.
Her face was calm. After waiting in line for a long time with Fubao in her arms, she spent 3 yuan to buy a bar of Jingui soap and walked to the office area behind the mall to find Manager Li who had signed the contract before.
Manager Li's originally enthusiastic smile became a little forced, and his eyes avoided: "Director Shen, why are you here?"
"Manager Li, what's going on? Why does this 'Golden Osmanthus Soap' look so similar to our Golden Osmanthus Tea Seed Soap? And they're placed on the same counter?..."
Shen Lingning got straight to the point and placed the two bars of soap side by side on the table for comparison, immediately judging which was better.
Manager Li laughed dryly and rubbed his hands. "Oh, Director Shen, look at what this has caused... In the market, competition is normal. Their soap... is much cheaper, and the people appreciate the value..."
"Competition? Manager Li, the packaging and product name are almost identical. This is malicious imitation and unfair competition!" Shen Lingning's voice was not loud, but it was cold.
Seeing that she was being serious, Manager Li simply put on a serious face and said with a forced smile, "Director Shen, you can't say that. They have all the necessary documents and are manufactured in a formal factory.
Besides, your Jingui soap is good, but the price is too high and it is always out of stock!
We in the shopping mall also have to consider efficiency.”
He changed the subject, revealing his true intentions: "How about this, Director Shen, if you can also lower the price by 30%, I will keep this counter for you.
Otherwise...we might have to reconsider our cooperation. There's a long queue of people waiting to enter our factory!"
"Mom! That bad guy! He has a red envelope from that stinky soap factory in his pocket! He's laughing at us in his heart!"
Fubao's inner voice sounded sharply, filled with anger.
Shen Lingning's heart was boiling with anger, but he smiled instead.
She remembered that when she signed the contract before, Fubao had added many additional conditions to the contract based on her experience in her previous life. At that time, the other party was eager to sign the contract with her, so she readily agreed.
But now, if the other party breaches the contract during the contract period, they will have to pay a lot of money!
So, she won't suffer any loss anyway!
"It's impossible to lower the price. Songtaogou soap uses real materials and the process is complicated, so the cost cannot be reduced."
Shen Lingning said firmly: "Since Manager Li has found a more 'affordable' source of goods, then we will just follow the contract. If we terminate the cooperation, please pay the liquidated damages as agreed."
Manager Li didn't expect her to be so tough, and his expression changed.
That penalty is not a small amount.
He tried to redeem it, but Shen Lingning no longer gave him a chance. He took the copy of the contract with the official seal and went directly to the superior department of the mall.
In the end, faced with the contract written in black and white, the mall was in the wrong and had no choice but to pay the penalty of up to 2,000 yuan.
Manager Li felt very painful and had to think about how to fill this hole.
Now, in order to develop the affairs of his sister-in-law, he is about to be involved.
No, if I ask her out tonight, I have to be more creative. It’s such a huge loss with so much money!
With the liquidated damages, Shen Lingning's idea became more determined - he must have his own store and control the sales terminal!
The air in the government compound was filled with smoke from dinner and the aroma of cooking from various households.
As Shen Lingning entered the courtyard with Fubao in her arms, she was suddenly blocked by a figure, and she was so frightened that she dodged to the side with Fubao in her arms.
It was the chief of staff's lover, Mrs. Liu, who had been acting weird since her previous attempt to buy soap failed and her marriage proposal was rejected.
"Shen Lingning! Stop right there!"
Mrs. Liu put her hands on her hips and spoke in a sharp voice, which instantly attracted the attention of people who were enjoying the cool air and chatting in the yard.
She pointed to the obvious red rashes on her cheeks, and her saliva almost sprayed on Shen Lingning's face: "Look! Look at my face! It's all because of that crappy soap of yours!
You have to compensate me! Pay me three hundred dollars for medical expenses and damages!"
The rash did look scary, and there were low exclamations and discussions all around.
"Really? I can't even face people with this face."
"It's Xiulan's daughter's soap that was used to wash it, so why are you putting it on her?"
"That's right, the sister-in-law of the old Qi family always likes to take advantage of others."
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Shen Lingning's heart sank, and he glanced at Mrs. Liu's eyes, which were filled with resentment and a hint of guilt. Combining this with what he had seen and heard during the day, he immediately understood about 70% of what was going on.
She suppressed her anger and tried to speak calmly for the sake of her godmother Wang Xiulan: "Mrs. Liu, please don't be anxious. You seem to be allergic.
But our Songtaogou Jingui Tea Seed Soap uses natural tea seed oil and osmanthus flowers, is handmade and cold-processed, and has undergone anti-allergy testing, so this wouldn't normally happen."
She took out the counterfeit "Jingui Soap" she had bought at the Guomao Department Store from her cloth bag and said, "Please take a closer look. Is this the soap you bought? The brand is called 'Jingui', not our 'Jingui'."
The packaging is similar, but the content is far worse.
Because of these counterfeit goods, we have already withdrawn all our genuine products from Guomao."
"Stop bluffing!"
Mrs. Liu knocked the fake soap out of Shen Lingning's hand, her voice getting louder, with a tantrum: "I bought it from you! It came from your factory!
Don't try to deny it! It's your damn soap that's the problem!
If you don't pay me today, I'll go to the chief to seek justice! I'll make it impossible for you to be a factory director!"
"Mom! She's lying! Her heart is beating like a drum! She still has that stinky soap wrapper in her pocket!"
She deliberately made a bad face to cheat money! Bad guy! Fubao hugged his mother's neck tightly, and the angry voice in his heart echoed in Shen Lingning's mind.
More and more people gathered around, pointing and talking.
Seeing so many people around, Mrs. Liu became even more excited and started crying and making a fuss, and she also implied that Wang Xiulan condoned her goddaughter to sell inferior goods.
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