freenovelworld Chapter 75 Don't you guys even know how much your latest production line is actually worth?
Chapter 75 Don't you guys even know how much your latest production line is actually worth?
John stood up when he saw Zhao Yuan walk in.
Zhao Yuan gestured for John to sit down.
"Mr. John, how does your company plan to handle this matter?"
Zhao Yuan sat down, spoke casually, and then picked up the water glass on the table and took a sip of water.
“Mr. Zhaoyuan, on behalf of the company, I sincerely apologize for the mistake our staff sent the wrong goods. We are ready to send you a brand new production line from the rice company immediately and offer your company two years of free repairs. What do you think?”
"You're ridiculous. You've obviously refurbished an outdated production line and sold it to us as the latest one, and you're even claiming it was a mistake. Do I need to tell you that this production line was already obsolete in your country two years ago? And what we received was a complete set, not just a single engine that was mistakenly sent. This is blatant commercial fraud. On behalf of our side, I demand that you compensate us for all our losses."
Zhao Yuan slammed his hand on the table and angrily rebuked John and the others.
Zhao Yuan pulled a piece of paper from his pocket, which clearly showed the calculation steps for the entire compensation amount, totaling 2300 million US dollars per day.
“If you are not sincere in resolving this issue, we will immediately expose the whole matter to the world, file a lawsuit with the International Court of Justice, return our deposit immediately, and we will immediately purchase goods from other companies.”
Zhao Yuan glared angrily.
"Mr. Zhaoyuan, please calm down. We can talk this over."
John was so nervous that he kept wiping away sweat.
"I just want to see your company's sincerity. If you're not sincere, then don't talk to us."
Zhao Yuan was still furious.
Everyone else in the office watched as Zhao Yuan and John chattered away in English, with John responding meekly and submissively.
After a while, the two quieted down.
“Comrade Zhaoyuan, I will continue to discuss with the company boss. We will definitely do our best to handle this matter properly.”
After finishing their conversation, John and his group of four went to the telephone room.
After a while, John and his group of four returned to the conference room.
"Comrade Zhaoyuan, we once again sincerely apologize for our mistake. How about we handle it this way?"
John wiped his sweat and continued:
"We will immediately send you the latest production line, and offer you a discount of 2 million US dollars, plus two years of free maintenance service."
After John finished speaking, he looked at Zhao Yuan.
Zhao Yuan completely ignored John.
"Then we'll see you in court."
After saying that, Zhao Yuan prepared to get up and leave.
“Mr. Zhao Yuan, please wait a moment. We will offer an additional discount of 5000 million US dollars.”
John said.
“Mr. John, please don’t waste our time. You have no sincerity at all. This is not a mistake, but a deception. If we expose your behavior, many manufacturers will sue you. We should not be the first to be deceived.”
Zhao Yuan said calmly.
"You don't know how much your latest production line is actually worth, and you know best how much it costs domestically. Although exporting it is a bit more troublesome, it shouldn't be hundreds of times more expensive. We'll see you in court."
After saying that, Zhao Yuan prepared to get up again.
"Mr. Zhaoyuan, please wait a moment, I will go and discuss it with my superiors right away."
After saying that, John and his group of four hurriedly went to the telephone room.
Qi Yong walked towards Zhao Yuan.
"Comrade Zhaoyuan, judging from this situation, our goal is not far away."
After saying that, he smiled at Zhao Yuan and gave him a thumbs up.
A while later, John and his group of four hurriedly returned to the conference room.
“Mr. Zhaoyuan, if you can come up with a solution today, we will agree to it as long as it is not excessive. If it is not feasible, we will wait for our boss to handle it.”
John looked exhausted and said helplessly.
"We purchased your production line for 150 million US dollars, and you still have to refund us 50 million US dollars. We need to receive a brand new, state-of-the-art production line within one month. If you try to play any tricks on me, we'll see you in court. In addition, you will provide free maintenance services for the next 5 years."
After Zhao Yuan finished speaking, John turned pale and collapsed in his seat.
After a while, John slowly raised his head.
"Could you add a little more? With your terms, we're losing too much money. The boss won't approve it. Mr. Zhaoyuan, you know I'm already doing my best to solve this problem."
"At most, this settlement will only balance the accounts. I know your selling price in the United States, and I have already included your shipping and import/export costs in the calculation. On the surface, it may seem that you did not make any money on this order, but once I expose your behavior to the media, it will not only affect your business in China, but also your business globally. The losses will be incalculable."
Zhao Yuan remained calm as he spoke.
"Let's discuss it again."
After saying that, John dragged his exhausted body and led the other three to the telephone room.
The atmosphere in the conference room was cheerful, and everyone's faces were beaming with the anticipation of victory.
After a while, John and his group returned.
"Comrade Zhaoyuan, we agree to your conditions. May we ask if you can destroy those video materials?"
John asked.
“Mr. John, you must be joking. I certainly won’t delete the video footage, but we can assure you that as long as you agree to our conditions, we won’t make this public, so it won’t affect you.”
Zhao Yuan said.
John could only shake his head helplessly and give up.
"We'll sign another contract, including a 5-year free repair policy, with your company bearing all travel expenses. We also need to receive a brand new, state-of-the-art production line within one month. I hope your company will deliver the goods as advertised this time, and immediately return the 5000 million US dollars. Given your sincerity, we'll drop the compensation issue and not pursue it further."
Zhao Yuan took a sip of water and continued:
"However, you charged us 8 US dollars for lost wages yesterday. Shouldn't you compensate us? According to the customs of our Chinese country, we would compensate ten times the amount. But since you are our friends in the United States, we request double the compensation."
“Mr. Zhaoyuan, you…”
John was so angry that his face turned red.
“Mr. John, I’m just giving you a taste of your own medicine. Don’t be angry. You’ve cheated us out of much more than this amount of money in China. If you don’t want compensation, I’ll send the note directly to your company and ask you for it.”
After saying that, Zhao Yuan crossed his legs, leaned back in his chair, and looked completely indifferent.
"You, you......"
John was so angry he could barely speak.
“Mr. John, you don’t need to be so angry. You deceived us. So many of us were here with you, completely fooled. If I hadn’t seen through your tricks, we would have lost more than 5 million US dollars. When you were deceiving us, did you not think about how we would feel too?”
Zhao Yuan instantly transformed into an enraged lion.