Chapter 366: High-Energy Negotiation!
"Shut up!"
Lin Shiman yelled at Huo Wenxuan, then turned and stared intently at Su Yue.
"Su Yue, don't push your luck. Five million, not a penny less. If you don't sign, I guarantee your products won't even get out of customs! The Lin family's influence in Southeast Asian distribution channels is something your small workshop can't even imagine!"
Su Yue smiled.
She opened the drawer, took out a pre-printed document, and threw it in front of Lin Shiman.
This is a real contract.
"First, settlement is based on FOB price, cash on delivery, and no credit."
"Secondly, the agency rights are limited to the five countries of Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand; the remaining regions belong to Blue Ocean."
"Third, there is a performance-based incentive clause. If the sales volume in the first year is less than HK$10 million, the agency qualification will be automatically terminated."
With each line Su Yue read out, Lin Shiman's face paled a little more.
"This is impossible!" Lin Shiman shrieked, sweeping the new contract onto the floor. "I'm the buyer! I'm Party A! What kind of seller sets the rules for the buyer? This is an unfair contract! I won't sign it!"
"Not signing?" Su Yue picked up the contract from the ground, dusted it off, and said, "Then please leave. The door is over there. Goodbye."
"You think I'm bluffing?" Lin Shiman stood up, bracing herself on the table with her hands and leaning forward. "Without the Lin family, your goods will just rot in the warehouse! No one but us would dare take this order! I'll spread the word and blacklist Blue Ocean!"
Su Yue picked up her teacup and slowly took a sip. The tea was a little cold, but it was just enough to calm her temper.
"A ban?" Su Yue put down her cup. "Miss Lin, you overestimate the Lin family and underestimate 'Qiongzhou Blue'."
"The effects of pearl cream speak for themselves. This isn't something you can just buy; it's a necessity, a miracle drug that can make women beautiful. If I wanted to sell it, there would be plenty of people lining up with money begging me to sell it. I don't need your business."
"You..." Lin Shiman trembled with anger. When had she ever been treated like this in her entire life?
Just then, the old-fashioned telephone on the table suddenly rang.
Ring ring ring—
The shrill ringing broke the silence.
Su Yue didn't move.
Huo Wenxuan glanced at Su Yue, and only after seeing her nod did he reach out to answer the phone.
"Hello? Who is it?... Qin Zheng?" Huo Wenxuan's voice suddenly rose eight octaves. "What? France? Galeries Lafayette?"
Lin Shiman's ears perked up when she heard those words.
Huo Wenxuan held the receiver, his expression becoming extremely interesting.
He glanced at Lin Shiman, then at Su Yue, and shouted into the microphone, "Okay! I understand! We must stay calm! Someone is about to sign on Su's side. If they offer a higher price, we can consider breaching the contract... What? Willing to prepay one million US dollars? And even charter a private jet to pick up the goods?"
Huo Wenxuan's acting is ridiculously exaggerated.
But Lin Shiman believed it.
Because that's Galeries Lafayette.
It is a global trendsetter in fashion.
If Blue Ocean's products get into Galeries Lafayette, then the Lin family's small distribution channels in Southeast Asia are nothing!
"Hang up!" Huo Wenxuan slammed down the phone, turned to Lin Shiman, and shrugged. "Miss Lin, you heard it too. Young Master Qin has connections over there; even the French are coming to him. That million US dollars is real, much more than your five million Hong Kong dollars..."
He clicked his tongue twice, not finishing his sentence.
Su Yue chuckled inwardly.
Qin Zheng did make the contact, but how could it be so fast?
Huo Wenxuan may seem carefree and irresponsible, but he's actually quite shrewd when it matters.
"Well, Miss Lin?" Su Yue pushed the pen in front of Lin Shiman. "The market has changed. If you don't sign, I'll put the agency rights for these five countries up for auction tomorrow. I believe that the Lin family isn't the only department store business there."
This is a blatant threat.
It was also an ultimatum.
Lin Shiman stared intently at the pen. She knew she had lost.
They suffered a crushing defeat.
She originally intended to use business tactics to retaliate against Su Yue, making this woman who had stolen her thunder bow her head and admit her mistake.
But now, it's her who's bowing her head.
If those old foxes in her family found out that she had lost such a big piece of meat because of personal grudges, and even pushed the competitor to the French, her position in the family would be in jeopardy.
"sign."
Lin Shiman grabbed the pen, her knuckles cracking from the force.
She signed her name at the end of the contract, her handprint so strong it tore through the paper.
"Su Yue, you just wait." Lin Shiman threw down her pen and stuffed her copy of the contract into her crocodile-skin bag. "The mountains and rivers remain unchanged. I'll settle this score with you sooner or later."
"I'm available anytime." Su Yue put the contract away, placed it in the drawer, and locked it.
Lin Shiman, in her high heels, stormed off like a defeated rooster.
Huo Wenxuan gave Su Yue a thumbs up and quickly chased after her, as he was responsible for taking the large statue back to the guesthouse.
The room fell silent.
Su Yue let out a long sigh and rubbed her slightly sore neck. Dealing with this kind of person is more tiring than performing ten surgeries.
With a creak.
The curtain to the inner room was lifted.
Gu Beichen came out. He wasn't using crutches; he was leaning against the wall, walking slowly but steadily. Clearly, he had heard everything that had happened outside.
"Did you hear everything?" Su Yue didn't turn around, and poured herself a glass of water.
A large hand reached out from behind and took the cup from her hand.
Gu Beichen placed the cup on the table, wrapped his arms around her waist, and pulled her into his embrace.
His chin rested on her shoulder, his prickly stubble brushing against her neck.
"I heard you." The man's chest heaved, his voice right next to my ear. "One million US dollars? Is that kid Qin Zheng really that capable?"
"I was just kidding her." Su Yue leaned back against him, finding a comfortable position. "But they are indeed in talks in France, just not so soon. That Lin Shiman looks shrewd, but she's just a spoiled rich girl who gets scared easily."
Gu Beichen chuckled softly.
"daughter in law."
"Um?"
"You were really impressive when you spoke English just now." Gu Beichen turned his head and pressed his lips against her earlobe. "Although I didn't understand most of it, I know that girl is completely under your thumb."
That confidence, that composure, that domineering air of having everything under control.
This is the real Su Yue.
"That's right." Su Yue didn't mince words. "Don't you know who I work for?"
This statement clearly pleased Gu Beichen.
He turned Su Yue around so that she was facing him.
The two were very close, their breaths mingling.
"You're my person." Gu Beichen cupped her face and rubbed her cheek with his thumb. "You always will be."
Su Yue looked at him.
The man's eyes were dark, like the deep sea, reflecting her tiny figure.
Gone was the coldness and hardness of the past; now there was only overflowing doting and pride.
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