mtl008 Chapter 93 This is a pure act of deception.
Chapter 93 This is a pure act of deception.
"here you go!"
A cheer erupted from the crowd, followed by someone saying:
"After this, I'm afraid those American counterparts will tremble at the mere mention of Zhao Yuan's name. They will never dare to so blatantly switch the goods and pass off inferior products as superior ones again."
The speaker was a middle-aged man dressed in a Zhongshan suit, with a dignified expression.
Zhao Yuan looked in the direction of the voice and saw Factory Director Lei Jianjun smiling as he introduced the factory to him:
"Zhaoyuan, this is Secretary Duan Hai from our factory."
"Zhaoyuan, I've heard so much about you before."
Secretary Duan Hai walked over to Zhao Yuan with a friendly smile and took the initiative to shake hands with him.
Zhao Yuan quickly responded:
"Secretary Duan, hello."
Secretary Duan Hai nodded in satisfaction and said to Zhao Yuan:
"Comrade Zhaoyuan, your performance was outstanding. This not only saved our factory from losses, but also saved the country from many unnecessary losses. In the future, you should think twice before cooperating with companies from our country. On behalf of all the employees of the factory, I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to you. Let's go and celebrate together."
Zhao Yuan humbly replied, "This is the result of everyone's joint efforts; I only did my part."
Secretary Duan Hai smiled, patted Zhao Yuan on the shoulder, and said:
"Don't be so modest. Everyone has witnessed your talent and ability. Now the whole country knows about it. Let's go have dinner together and discuss how to negotiate this afternoon."
Zhao Yuan nodded solemnly in agreement.
Everyone headed towards the factory canteen.
The lunch naturally ended in a pleasant atmosphere. Since there were important negotiations in the afternoon, no alcohol was consumed; they said they would save it for the evening.
After lunch, Zhao Yuan returned to the guesthouse and immediately fell asleep.
He didn't know how much time had passed until the waiter knocked on the door and he woke up.
After quickly washing up, Zhao Yuan went straight to the conference room.
The meeting room was already full of people, including Secretary Duan Hai.
It was 2 p.m. when Powell led a group of people into the conference room with dark faces.
This time, Powell skipped the usual small talk.
A tense atmosphere filled the entire conference room.
Neither Secretary Duan Hai nor Factory Director Lei Jianjun made a sound.
Powell was the first to speak:
"I'm sorry, our staff sent the wrong item. On behalf of our company, I would like to express our sincerest apologies!"
After Powell finished speaking, the conference room fell silent again, so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
Sweat beaded on Powell's forehead. A long silence filled the conference room before Powell finally couldn't help but ask again:
"Director Lei, let's talk about how to resolve this matter."
Secretary Duan spoke with a serious expression and in a righteous tone.
"You have no sincerity in resolving this matter, so how can we talk?"
He frowned, his tone firm and unwavering.
"We are sincerely committed to resolving this."
Powell nervously wiped the sweat from his forehead, trying to ease the tension.
“You are clearly passing off inferior goods as superior ones, which is a pure act of deception, yet you claim to have sent the wrong item, confusing the two. These are two completely different things, and we cannot accept such an explanation.”
Secretary Duan said firmly, and Zhao Yuan was responsible for accurately translating his words into English.
"So, how do you suggest we resolve this?"
Powell felt the pressure mounting, but he still forced himself to ask.
"We want to hear your attitude first, and how you plan to compensate us for the losses we suffered because we were deceived."
Secretary Duan looked sharply at Powell, awaiting his response.
"We will resume shipping from the US as soon as possible, according to the contract model, and we will give you a 20% discount on the price."
After a moment of silence, Powell spoke.
After Powell finished speaking, the conference room fell silent once again.
The conference room was deathly silent, a silence that was almost eerie.
"If we offer another 10% discount, supplying goods at 30% off, we're already losing money."
Powell kept wiping the sweat from his forehead.
The meeting room remained completely silent, the air thick with the smell of gunpowder.
"Half price? That's already a price we can't afford."
Powell said, his face pale.
"Have you considered that we spent so much money, only to receive something worthless? How can we accept that? If our people hadn't checked it carefully today, how much would I have lost if we had confirmed receipt?"
Secretary Duan suddenly raised his voice and roared.
Zhao Yuan translated Secretary Duan's words in the same angry tone.
“We will not pay a single penny! You must refund all the money to us and give us a complete new set of equipment. Only then can this matter be over. Otherwise, we will file a lawsuit with the International Court of Justice and see if your country can tolerate such dishonest behavior from such a small company.”
Secretary Duan spoke with righteous indignation.
After translating Secretary Duan's words, Zhao Yuan added a sentence at the end:
"In addition, we will give away 200 tons of catalytic enzymes for free. This is our bottom line; otherwise, there is no point in discussing anything else."
Upon hearing this, Powell nearly fell off his seat.
He knew, of course, that while the United States was protective of its own, it would not protect a small company for the sake of the country's overall interests and its so-called reputation for integrity.
If the matter goes to the International Court of Justice, they will undoubtedly lose. Even if the United States has the ability to turn white into black, they have no chance of winning given the facts recorded by the cameras.
"I'm sorry, we need to discuss this again."
Powell said very apologetically.
“We don’t have time to wait for you all the time. What I’m telling you is our bottom line.”
Secretary Duan Hai was clearly angry.
"Excuse me, could you give me 10 minutes to use your phone? I need to discuss this with the company before I can make a decision."
Powell looked at Secretary Duan Hai with pleading eyes.
"Go ahead, we'll only wait 10 minutes."
Powell hurriedly left the conference room, followed closely by the other blond experts.
Less than 10 minutes later, Powell and his group returned.
"Secretary Duan, we agree to your request. When can the video footage be destroyed?"
Powell said.
"Naturally, it's because you've kept your promise. Once all the equipment is installed and functioning properly, we will destroy the video data. We Chinese people value our word above all else and would never go back on our word."
Secretary Duan Hai said.
"OK then."
Powell said.