Director Li was not surprised by the arrival of the two men.
He warmly invited the two to sit down and brewed a pot of fine tea for them.
"Director Li, has the detailed price been finalized?"
"I was just about to tell you, I finished it last night."
As he spoke, Director Li went to his desk, pulled out a price list from a folder, and handed it to Feng Ye.
Feng Ye took the price list and looked at it carefully.
But when they saw the total price, they were dumbfounded: "Director Li, are you sure you're not mistaken?"
"How could there be a mistake? I've checked each item one by one, there can't be a mistake."
Factory Director Li smiled and shook his head.
Ah-Can asked, puzzled, "Brother Ye, what's wrong?"
"See for yourself."
Feng Ye handed over the price list.
Upon seeing this, Ah Can's eyes widened immediately: "This isn't right, Director Li. Wasn't it 267,000 yesterday? How come it's only been one day and they've already increased it by 3,000?"
Factory Director Li calmly replied, "Yesterday's calculation was just a rough estimate, so of course there will be discrepancies. Today's quote is the most accurate."
"But the difference shouldn't be this big, right?"
Feng Ye frowned and said with dissatisfaction, "Director Li, we are very sincere. But your arbitrary price increase, especially by three thousand yuan at once, isn't that a bit excessive?"
"There was no price increase; it's just that some items were missed during yesterday's estimation."
"I don't care, you already gave me a quote yesterday and promised a discount."
Feng Ye continued somewhat shamelessly, "But when we came here today, good heavens, not only were there no discounts, but the prices had gone up! How are we supposed to accept that?"
Money that needs to be spent should be spent, and prices that need to be negotiated should be negotiated.
Ah-Can chimed in, "That's right, Director Li. We have to be honest in business. If word gets out that you keep changing your mind, it won't sound good."
"Oh, no. I did miscalculate yesterday; I didn't consider everything thoroughly. But as I said, we have to wait for the list to come out before we can..."
That's your problem.
Feng Ye interrupted Director Li and continued his nonsensical argument.
"All I know is that yesterday's price was 267,000, but you've gone back on your word today. Not only is there no discount, but the price has increased by 3,000. This doesn't make sense."
Ah-Can chimed in, "That's right, it's really hard for us to accept your sudden price increase, especially by such a large amount."
Factory Director Li looked troubled: "I've already explained, but if you still can't accept it, then there's nothing I can do. Otherwise, you can go and take a look at the shipyard in the city."
Feng Ye thought to himself, "We just went there. If it weren't for the cheap prices here, why would we have come back?"
But he said, "Why go to the city? We don't need to trouble two people with one thing. We trust you."
"To be honest, I've also inquired about it and know that Director Li is an upright and honest person..."
"Everyone praises the ships built by our factory for their high quality and the use of ample materials..."
"If we went to the city, they might cut corners and use inferior materials..."
"Besides, we're all locals, so of course we should support local businesses. How can we let outsiders make all the money?"
Feng Ye rattled off a whole bunch of things in one breath.
The conversation started by praising people, then moved on to praising the shipyard, and even belittling the city's shipyard. Then, the topic shifted to supporting local businesses.
The flattery made Director Li feel very pleased.
After a moment's hesitation, Factory Director Li finally relented: "Alright, since you're so sincere, I'll give you a discount..."
Feng Ye interrupted, "In that case, we won't ask for any discounts from you. And you, stop arguing."
"Everything that needed to be said has been said, and the details were discussed yesterday."
"Let's save some time and just go with yesterday's quote."
"Bring us the contract to look at, write the price down, and we'll get the deposit back for you as soon as we get back..."
"No, no, that's too low. I can only give you a discount of 500 yuan at most."
Factory Director Li shook his head, shaking it like a rattle drum.
"ah?"
Feng Ye was dumbfounded.
He thought that after all this pleading and saying so many nice things, he would be able to get more discounts.
In the end, however, all I got was a discount of 500 yuan.
I believe anyone who buys such an expensive boat can get this kind of discount.
Doesn't that mean all his words were wasted?
He couldn't help but frown and say, "Director Li, isn't this discount a bit too stingy?"
Factory Director Li also looked helpless: "This price is already the biggest discount I can offer. If I give too much, I'll be held accountable and have to use my own salary to cover the shortfall."
"Director Li is joking. As the director, you have a lot of power, so how much is left is entirely up to you."
Feng Ye seized the opportunity to flatter him again.
"If I had that power, I would definitely have agreed, but I don't."
"This isn't my personal property; it belongs to the public. If I could really offer you more discounts, I certainly would."
"But rules are rules, and I have to follow them."
After hearing what Director Li said, Feng Ye thought to himself, "I don't believe you."
He didn't believe that a boat worth 270,000 yuan would only have such a small discount.
Even if I don't want a 10% or 5% discount, a 1% discount should be possible, right?
A seasoned veteran is a seasoned veteran!
He's too difficult to deal with, and I wasted so much of his breath.
It seemed that there was no point in persisting any longer, so he gave up.
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