Chapter 762 No Discount
To be honest, Xiao Peng was very satisfied with the modifications made to the "Luna" by the Greek marine engineering company.
While it's called a "refit," the overall structure of the ship remains unchanged. The biggest change is the renovation of the aft cabin, which previously housed a small yacht. It now houses an ROV operation and storage room, housing a brand-new ROV. The kitchen has also been remodeled, from a standard Western-style kitchen to a Chinese-style one.
The price is also quite reasonable; it's based entirely on market prices—European market prices. Everything, including employee overtime pay, is precisely calculated. The ROV price is also based entirely on European ROV prices.
In fact, the price was not too high, but it made Xiao Peng feel uncomfortable.
Xiao Peng uses domestically produced ROVs and is responsible for testing them. All test and usage data must be sent back to China. Domestic R&D departments then use this data to further improve the development of new ROVs.
Xiao Peng is not bragging. Given his current reputation and work efficiency in the ocean exploration industry, if he is willing to provide research and development data, even asking those Western marine institutions to provide him with ROVs for free will be no problem - let alone ROVs, even HOVs are possible!
It’s no longer the time when he wanted to buy an ROV but no one sold it to him!
Xiao Peng also advertised Chinese deep-sea exploration equipment! Because Xiao Peng used Chinese ROVs and HOVs—not to mention the HOVs, which aren't sold in China—but ROVs are! In just a short period of time, Xiao Peng had already received orders from Western countries for over six units of the same ROV model!
This data is very scary: How could Westerners recognize China's high-precision equipment? This change is because of Xiao Peng!
At the time, China did lend a hand and provided him with an ROV, but in return, Xiao Peng had to return data to China. In addition to ROV usage data, he also provided crucial Mediterranean topographical data! And Xiao Peng didn't get these ROVs for free. He also paid for the ROV on the Calypso, but the price was much cheaper in RMB, based on domestic prices. Now, this ROV is priced in euros, based on the price of similar European products. This new ROV costs more than ten times the original one. Even labor costs and other expenses are calculated according to European prices...
This was as it should be, and Xiao Peng had nothing to say! After all, this was Europe, and labor was incredibly expensive. It wasn't easy for them to work overtime to modify the boat for him, so since they were in Europe and were being charged European labor costs, Xiao Peng had no objection.
But in the end, there wasn't even a penny of discount, which made Xiao Peng want to curse!
If that's the case, why not send the boat to the Netherlands for a renovation? That would definitely be cheaper! Customers like Xiao Peng would be considered high-quality customers and receive high discounts at any company!
Chen Zetao no longer cared about teasing Xiao Peng. He took Xiao Peng's satellite phone and called someone unknown!
In fact, even if he didn't say who he was calling, Xiao Peng could guess it - it must be from China.
I definitely don’t know what went wrong here!
So where did the mistake go?
"Mr. Liu, the other party's account has been settled!" a young woman said. "They paid the full amount right after the inspection. They're so generous!"
She said as she handed a folder to the man sitting behind her boss' desk.
The man behind the boss's desk is Liu Yang, the top executive at Huaxia Offshore Engineering Company in Piraeus. He's currently sitting in his office in the Greek port of Piraeus, looking quite content.
He took the folder and smiled slightly: "Alright, this year's financial statements will definitely look great! Chen Ling, am I right? The other party will definitely accept this price and pay the bill without hesitation!"
"Why?" Chen Ling asked in confusion.
Liu Yang threw the folder on the table and said, "Why is there such a thing? When dealing with customers, we must also learn what it means to 'treat people differently'. Every customer is different, and this customer can be treated arbitrarily."
"Just stab it?" Chen Ling asked curiously, "Whose beautiful ship is that?"
Liu Yang smiled contemptuously after hearing this: "He's a shipwreck salvor. He's quite famous in Europe. People here call him the 'Salvage King'."
"Mr. Liu, are you talking about Xiao Peng?" Chen Ling suddenly realized after hearing this.
"You know him?" Liu Yang lit a cigarette after hearing this. "What a bullshit 'salvage king'! Look, he still gives me whatever I ask for."
Chen Ling asked curiously, "Mr. Liu, why is that? Isn't Xiao Peng very impressive? He became a billionaire by salvaging shipwrecks. People online are saying he's worth over 10 billion euros, or even more!"
"What a bullshit! Just because you have money, you're in a great position!" Liu Yang said, "Chen Ling, some things aren't as simple as you think. He bought this ship in England, so why did he sail it to Greece to refit it? Have you ever thought about this?"
Chen Ling thought for a moment and shook her head: "Why?"
Liu Yang sneered, "Because he can only be modified here! There are some things that you are too low-level to understand. Look at him, what kind of billionaire is he? To put it bluntly, he is just a dog of our country! And what do we represent? We represent the country! What's the use of him being rich? Don't we have the final say?"
Chen Ling was a little worried after hearing this: "But I heard that he is highly regarded in China. Mr. Liu, there won't be any problems if you do this, right?"
After hearing this, Liu Yang waved his hand and said, "Chen Ling, so many people want to be my secretary, why did I choose you? It's because you are an ambitious girl. Although we are in Greece now, you can't just focus on this. Doing this is to create benefits for the country! Who can say anything to me? The Port of Piraeus is just our first step. With the development of China, there will be more and more ports like this in the future. We will become a huge multinational marine engineering group, and that's where I set my sights! By then, countless wealthy people like Xiao Peng will be begging me! Is money useful? Power is the most useful thing!"
After he finished speaking, he suddenly placed his hand on Chen Ling's hand: "Chen Ling, you also need to learn how to make progress."
Chen Ling felt nauseous watching this man, older than her father, touching her hand. Just as she was about to pull her hand away, Liu Yang said, "Xiao Chen, this concerns your future. You have to think it through... Our company is currently short of a contact person in China. Do you want to return home?"
After hearing Liu Yang's words, Chen Ling hesitated.
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