Han Fei's smile gradually faded, and he slammed the champagne glass on the table, making a loud clanging sound.
The crows shut their beaks.
"Terminate? Are you trying to threaten me? No problem, terminate the cooperation immediately."
"Is there anyone else here who wants to terminate their cooperation with Hanheng Group?"
Han Fei leaned back lazily on the sofa, casually resting his hands on the armrests, crossed his legs, and unleashed his aura, his sharp, aggressive gaze sweeping over everyone present like that of a lion.
The crows were so intimidated that they dared not utter a sound for a moment.
At this moment, the old fellows who had been silently watching the show spoke up:
"Henry! Is this your chairman's attitude?"
"Henry, this Chinese guy is too arrogant. Our supermarket will no longer cooperate with you!"
"He's given the head seat? Does he really think he's the emperor of the Dragon Kingdom?"
"People from China, this isn't China. Put away your arrogant attitude!"
Henry gave a forced smile: "Gentlemen, this is a welcome reception, not our office for meetings. It's best not to talk about business."
"Henry is right. This is a welcome party, not a good place to discuss business. None of you should talk about anything unpleasant."
"That's right, we can talk about these things later in the office. Come on, let's have a drink!"
"Come on, drink!"
Han Fei glanced at these people indifferently. They were quick to change their tune, now chatting and laughing about the scenery of the Dragon Kingdom. Han Fei didn't want to engage with them, his expression remaining indifferent.
Those people stopped trying to curry favor and gradually dispersed.
Henry leaned close to Han Fei's ear and said, "Brother Han, don't take it seriously. They're just clowns pushed out by the people behind us to test our attitude."
“I know. My attitude is not meant for them, but for those who are causing trouble behind the scenes.”
"Their goal is not to make us withdraw from the store. With the meat buns and scallion and pork rolls doing so well right now, who wouldn't want to make money?"
"What do they want? A price reduction?"
"Price reduction is one aspect; they want to launch some promotional activities. Another aspect is that they want us to extend the shelf life."
"The current shelf life is 60 days, which is my limit."
“I know that, so when they came to me, I never gave in. They probably realized I couldn’t make the decision, so this time they’ve turned their guns on you.”
...
Elsewhere, all the supermarket distributors sat together.
They surrounded three elderly men, who were clearly the ones who had stirred up trouble.
"It seems that this Chinese man is indeed in charge, and Henry is just a small fry with no say at all."
"I don't know what's wrong with Henry. After going to China, he can't even tell where he's from anymore. He's siding with the Chinese everywhere!"
"If it weren't for Henry's sake, we wouldn't have let the Chinese steamed buns into the freezer in the first place!"
"Without our strong support, getting them into the store and placing them in the most prominent position, do they think they could have such a booming business with their unknown steamed buns?"
"We were deceived by Henry."
"Yes! It was Henry who colluded with the Chinese to deceive us. If we had known earlier, Henry and those financial tycoons behind him would have fallen out long ago, and we wouldn't have given Henry any face!"
“Now they refuse to lower prices, let alone extend the shelf life. The profit margin is too small for our supermarket. It’s better to give the prominent position to other partners.”
"What's the use now? Even if we hide them at the very bottom, customers will find them themselves, and they'll still sell out!"
"It seems your supermarket has already shelved their products?"
"Ha, even before they were willing to lower prices and run promotions, we had already put their products on the bottom shelf of the freezer. But every time we did inventory, their products were still the fastest selling in the cold chain section!"
"I think the only way to curb their momentum right now is to refuse to buy from them."
"This is not good for us either, after all, who doesn't want to make money? Their steamed buns do sell well, and they can boost the sales of other cold chain products."
“If we don’t buy any goods, we can at most make a little less profit, but they will suffer huge losses.”
"Yes! Their losses are much greater! The shelf life is only 60 days. If we insist on not ordering new stock for 60 days, their goods will expire, and they will have no choice but to compromise!"
"At that time, we will raise prices on the spot. We will not only demand that they lower their prices, but also extend the shelf life to 12 months! The longer the shelf life, the more inventory we can hold. Otherwise, every time we sell out, we have to wait for them to deliver the goods, which is equivalent to being controlled by them."
"Business is good now, and sales are good, but what if one day customers get tired of it and it stops selling? The goods will expire in 60 days if they sit in the supermarket, and we'll be the ones who suffer losses!"
"We need to take the initiative. They are the ones who are asking us to give them the opportunity to do business. We can't let it be the other way around."
"Yes, you're right!"
"We must unite and not give them any chance."
"No one is allowed to order any more goods, so don't fall behind."
Some supermarket distributors who did not want to make things difficult for Hanheng Group had no choice but to compromise and join the "boycott" team when they saw the current situation.
...
After the banquet, Henry showed Han Fei a video.
It was these guys who got together and caused trouble behind the scenes, as recorded in the video and audio.
Han Fei shook his head: "Brother Henry, when did you learn to play dirty tricks? Taking photos secretly is illegal."
"I learned it from you." Henry chuckled.
Han Fei glared at him: "I didn't teach you anything bad!"
“Brother Han, what they said isn’t entirely unreasonable. Customers will eventually get tired of the food. If business doesn’t go well one day, the product will have to be destroyed once the 60-day shelf life is over.”
Han Fei also knew that foreigners had a strong sense of curiosity. The reason why the business was booming was mainly because they found it novel and had never eaten it before, which is why they were buying back in droves.
Once people get tired of the product, business will definitely decline. With only a 60-day shelf life, it's like the product will expire directly if it can't be sold, leaving no room for negotiation.
Han Fei rubbed his temples and asked, "What did they mean? Did you fall out with the people behind you?"
“This unpleasant thing is over now, there’s no need to tell Brother Han and make you angry.”
Tell me about it.
It turns out that Henry originally had angel investment from a financial tycoon to develop the cold chain industry in China. After meeting Han Fei, he signed the contract and excitedly returned to China. The financial tycoons all blamed Henry for signing such a contract that was detrimental to them.
Henry felt that everyone was making money together, and Brother Han hadn't asked for anything extra; there was nothing unreasonable about it.
But those financial tycoons felt that they could simply buy the prescription, set up factories abroad, and produce and sell their own products, without having to go through the trouble of transporting them from China.
Henry felt that this was a betrayal of Brother Han, and in the end, he parted ways with the financial tycoons on bad terms, and the group was never established.
"So how did the Hanheng Group come to be?" Han Fei hadn't expected Henry to have silently endured so much.
"It was funded by my four classmates. We didn't have much money, which is why we are at our current scale. That's why those supermarket distributors dared to unite against us. If those big investors hadn't withdrawn their investment, the situation might be very different now."
When the financial tycoon withdrew his investment, Henry, in a fit of anger, went it alone. However, he had limited funds and connections. Later, four classmates came to his aid. These four were all second-generation rich kids who didn't want to rely on their family's influence and wanted to make something of themselves. This time, they practically went bankrupt to help Henry. Henry didn't say much about what happened after returning to China; Han Fei only just found out. Henry was a man of action, who didn't like to complain about how difficult the process was, only caring about the results.
So Han Fei found the right person. He was comfortable being a hands-off manager and inexplicably became the chairman of the board.
The four partners and Henry each held 10% of the shares. Han Fei contributed his technology and the factory as shares, which is why he became the largest shareholder with 50% ownership and received the title of chairman.
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