Chapter 45 Lin Siqiao's Big Mouth
In Zhong Guoxing's opinion, Lin Siqiao is a rare talent! The company has recruited so many college students from workers, peasants and soldiers, but he has never seen anyone who speaks foreign languages as fluently as Lin Siqiao.
Not to mention her calmness and confidence when facing foreign guests, which is really impressive!
Zhong Guoxing had a vague idea that if he could recruit this little girl into their Friendship Store, she would definitely become the living signboard here in no time.
Lin Siqiao didn't know that Zhong Guoxing had thought so deeply about it, but there was no use thinking about it.
The reason why Lin Siqiao chose to go to college was simply because he didn't want to be confined to one place to work.
That's what she thought when she was in Ancheng, and she still thinks so now.
Not only now, even after graduation, Lin Siqiao didn't want to go to work.
"I'm sorry, Director Zhong, I'm still in school."
"……go to school?"
After hearing what Lin Siqiao said, Zhong Guoxing felt very complicated.
That’s right. The young comrade is so outstanding and looks like a good student. He can’t ask him to drop out of school and come here to work.
But when I think about it, I feel really regretful.
Also coming out with them was Director Zhong’s driver, Xiao Wang.
Who are drivers? They are the confidants and the worms in the leader's stomach. Helping the leader solve problems is one of their main jobs.
Seeing Director Zhong frowning, the driver Xiao Wang immediately leaned over to his ear and whispered something.
After listening to this, Zhong Guoxing thought that this was also a solution, so he immediately discussed it with Lin Siqiao.
Lin Siqiao understood what Director Zhong meant as soon as he heard it.
He wanted to do some part-time work here during his weekends, and the fee would be paid on a daily basis, just like today.
Lin Siqiao thought about it carefully and decided that this was not an impossible thing.
She really didn't want to go to work, but there was no need to be so stingy with money.
But Lin Siqiao wasn’t thinking about just these few things.
"Director Zhong, I can come here to work on weekends, but the expenses cannot be calculated this way."
Zhong Guoxing looked as if he didn't understand. If the expenses can't be calculated this way, how else can they be calculated?
Thinking of the little girl's killing spree in there just now, Zhong Guoxing suddenly became extremely nervous.
That shouldn’t be the case, right?
We are all compatriots. No matter what, Lin can't ask for too much from his own people.
Lin Siqiao didn't have the time to beat around the bush, so he spoke directly.
"Director Zhong, let me give you an example. The original price of this item is 1 yuan, and you can only sell 10 pieces per month."
"What if I can sell this at 5 yuan per piece and still sell 100 pieces per month?"
"Do you know how much the price difference is?"
Zhong Guoxing made a rough calculation and found that the difference was several hundred yuan.
This is not over yet, Lin Siqiao said again.
"There are so many products in the Friendship Store. I think Director Zhong should know better than me how much the store's monthly turnover will increase by then."
Zhong Guoxing was shocked. If this was true, then Comrade Kobayashi had made a great contribution!
"Mr. Lin, what do you think about this fee?" He wanted to hear the truth.
"Director Zhong, I'll be frank. I want 20% of the difference!"
Lin Siqiao was firm in her attitude. In her opinion, the items in the Friendship Store were priced low to begin with, and these items often flowed abroad at dirt-cheap prices.
It may seem that a lot of foreign exchange has been earned in the short term, but it has damaged the foundation of Chinese brands.
They just think that cheap products are not good, and even think that Chinese products are the epitome of cheapness.
Given the general environment, Lin Siqiao personally has no way of making comments on the country's policies on earning foreign exchange.
But why not sell it if you can sell it at a high price?
20 percent may seem like a lot, but in fact the Friendship Store suffered no losses, so this deal was a win-win no matter how you look at it.
"What?"
“Twenty percent!”
Zhong Guoxing’s eyes almost popped out.
"Yes, 20 percent, and I want the right to set my own prices."
Lin Siqiao didn't want someone to jump out to object and someone else to run over to stop him when he was about to make a bid.
Anyway, they only need to tell themselves what the minimum price of this thing is. As for how much they can sell it for, it all depends on their own ability.
"No, you're asking for too much."
Since the Friendship Store opened, all employees have received a fixed salary and occasionally some internal benefits.
How dare she do that with a 20 percent price difference!
"Director Zhong, this is my condition."
"You can discuss it. I won't force you."
Thirty dollars is indeed a lot of money in this era, but she really doesn't think much of it if someone wants to buy out her weekend time with just this little money.
"Director Zhong, this is my contact address."
"Then we'll leave first."
After saying hello, Lin Siqiao and Lu Yunshu pushed their bicycles out of the Friendship Store together.
The two found a state-owned restaurant and quickly had lunch.
As for whether this matter could succeed, Lin Siqiao didn't care at all. She just didn't expect that things would develop much more smoothly than she had imagined.
Early the next morning, Lin Siqiao was awakened by a series of urgent knocks on the door.
Lin Siqiao recognized the man. He seemed to be Director Zhong's driver.
"Comrade Wang, what can I do for you?" The two were not particularly familiar with each other, so Lin Siqiao did not welcome the person in.
"Student Lin, our director asked me to come pick you up. It's urgent!"
"Okay, I understand."
On the way, the driver briefly explained the situation.
It turned out that Kawanda's wife also arrived in Shanghai last night. Now the couple and their entourage, a total of more than a hundred people, are all at the Friendship Store.
As soon as Kawanda arrived, he specifically asked for translator Lin, which made Director Zhong very worried.
In his opinion, the condition proposed by Lin Siqiao yesterday was simply impossible. How could the Commerce Bureau and the Ministry of Trade agree to her request!
So he never reported this matter to his superiors.
Who could have thought that Mr. Kawanda would come back today and specifically look for Lin Siqiao.
Director Zhong had no choice but to honestly report the matter to his direct supervisor.
Director Pan of the Shanghai Municipal Commercial Bureau had a bad temper. After hearing what Director Zhong said, he immediately scolded him.
The main purpose of this foreign guest's visit to China is to seek common development. At this critical juncture, absolutely no accidents can occur.
What's more, this is a good thing to increase income!
Director Zhong did not dare to defend himself and quietly told the people in the office to draft the contract first.
As soon as Lin Siqiao got out of the car, Director Zhong walked over quickly.
"Mr. Lin, the contract is ready and you can sign it later."
"This is a serious matter! You must handle Mr. Kawanda's case properly."
Lin Siqiao nodded. She had roughly guessed Mr. Kawanda's identity yesterday.
"Don't worry, Director Zhong. I know my limits."
"Come in quickly, Mr. Kawanda has been waiting for more than half an hour."
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