Lu Fan's words caused everyone's expression to change drastically:
"Since you dare to offer 700 million, it means you've discovered that my factory will inevitably become your formidable rival."
"Under these circumstances, offering only this small amount of money seems like a huge insult to Shengjing,"
"Is the vitality and future prospects of Shengjing really worth so little?"
Such a statement.
This made Zhao Jinshui, who had been rejected twice, grit his teeth in anger.
As for the others, they couldn't help but laugh at Lu Fan's boastful and overconfident attitude in their hearts.
Only Howard, who had remained calm and collected throughout, had a gleam in his eyes. That's the feeling!
Howard has finally found the variable that could cause the acquisition to fail.
Although the young man in front of him was still quite young, Howard saw in him the great leadership qualities and skill that a leader possessed, both in his speech and actions.
If it weren't for their differing, even opposing, stances, Howard would have stood up and applauded Lu Fan.
Before Howard came to the soy sauce factory to discuss the acquisition, he had already given a heads-up to the directors and senior executives.
Since they see the new brand as a formidable competitor, they naturally have to offer a higher price.
This isn't praising the other party; it's praising themselves!
If you truly value your own interests, you will naturally want to mitigate all risks in advance.
For ordinary people, 700 million is a height they can never reach in their entire lives.
But for Shengjing Company, it was just one month's performance.
If that's the case, why not offer a suitable price from the beginning?
Or perhaps they used tactics from the very beginning to catch the brand off guard one by one?
By neither resorting to violence nor allowing price increases, isn't this a veiled warning to the other party that "I'm going to deal with you," while also giving them time to prepare a counterattack?
Therefore, Howard wasn't very confident about the acquisition from the beginning. He only came along because he was more interested in the soy sauce factory and the founder of this emerging brand.
Zhao Jinshui didn't share Howard's relaxed attitude. He narrowed his eyes, a fierce glint in them:
"Let me remind you, Mr. Lu, that person you are speaking to is a representative of Shengjing Company."
“This isn’t just some random Tom, Dick, or Harry. If you keep refusing us like this, you might offend our company.”
"Don't blame us if your products are refused distribution by major supermarkets and large distributors.
Seeing that money couldn't persuade Lu Fan to give in, he finally did.
Zhao Jinshui immediately changed his strategy, switching from enticement to coercion.
He doesn't do much bribery, but he's very good at coercion.
Of course, Zhao Jinshui's threat wasn't entirely unfounded. Shengjing's leading position in the industry speaks for itself.
Contracts and vested interests with distributors and large supermarkets ensure that these stakeholders will obey whenever they speak.
Besides, the soy sauce factory only has one product right now.
Shengjing possesses a complete product line.
Even if Lu Fan's products are superior to Shengjing's star products in terms of quality and price, so what?
As long as it's not listed on the shelves, it doesn't matter what it sells; if customers can find it, that's a skill in itself.
If sales drop and they secretly pull some tricks, the factory will be in an uproar.
If interests can't sway you, surely these threats can't "sway" you?
After uttering his threatening words, Zhao Jinshui looked at Lu Fan with a mocking expression, wanting to see how the other party would awkwardly but politely retract his refusal to sell.
Then they'd fawn over themselves and flatter them...
Zhao Jinshui's plan was good, but he didn't expect Lu Fan to be such a tough nut to crack.
"Sorry, but if we're not selling, we're not selling. There's no such thing as forced buying and selling in this world."
There are many things to do, but this person...
Lu Fan, with his legs crossed, glanced at Zhao Jinshui below and smiled:
"Manager Zhao, let me remind you, we live in a society governed by the rule of law now. You should refrain from making threats or engaging in violence."
"Otherwise, you never know when you might end up hurting yourself, and that would be bad, wouldn't it? Don't you think so?"
Zhao Jinshui was initially worried that Lu Fan, being so naive, wouldn't understand his threats.
Unexpectedly, this young man was fearless and unafraid of anything. His complete stubbornness dealt a severe blow to Zhao Jinshui's arrogance.
He slammed his hand on the table, intending to stand up and curse, but at that moment Howard spoke up.
"Let's talk this out! But since Mr. Lu's attitude is that he won't sell, we shouldn't bother him any longer."
Then he and his negotiation team were about to leave.
Zhao Jinshui became anxious:
"Director, have you forgotten what the board members said when we came here?" "If we just leave like this, how are we going to explain this when we get back?"
Howard glanced back at the impatient Zhao Jinshui and said meaningfully:
"If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have forgotten that I'm a director."
"If the acquisition deal falls through, so be it. Are you trying to blacklist me from within the company?"
"You can continue the conversation yourself. I've done enough by coming all this way today."
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