268 Win-win cooperation
(Thanks to my friend mochaX2 commuter pass for encouragement)
Fukuyama Morita was also a little surprised when he received a call from Wang Shasha.
In fact, he still has some confidence that Liu Wenrui will contact him. The reason for the accident was that Wang Shasha clearly told him that it was just an ordinary dinner, and it would not involve the sale of coffee beans.
This made him have a strong interest, knowing that Liu Wenrui was not very satisfied with his offer and wanted to sell it at a higher price. But sometimes this high price is not so easy to sell. He felt that he could teach this "Simon" who had just come out of the coffee world a good lesson.
The place of the date is the hotel's restaurant. Lao Liu is not in the mood to go outside, and now he is still in a state of joy in tasting success.
To his surprise, Fukuyama Morita was very young, that is, about thirty years old. At this age, it is certainly not easy to get such a high position at UCC Ueshima Co., Ltd.
The level of competition for senior personnel in Japan should be much more fierce than that of domestic companies. It is difficult for people who do not have some real skills to get such a high position at such a young age.
"Hello, Mr. Fukuyama. Surprisingly, I didn't expect you to be so young. Lao Liu said with a smile.
"Hello, Mr. Simon. I'm looking forward to meeting you. Fukuyama Morita said with a smile, very polite.
"Mr. Fukuyama, I'm actually curious. Of all the buyers I contacted, you were the only one who offered me, why did you do that?" asked Liu.
"Mr. Simon, this is my sincerity. Fukuyama Morita said.
"Our company also has its own coffee farm, and only a very small percentage of specialty coffee beans need to be sourced from all over the world. Now I am mainly in charge of business in Jamaica, and this time I came here because of my personal interest and the barista of our company participating in the barista competition. ”
"I haven't tasted the beans from your farm, but I'm personally interested in yours. However, it is still impossible to determine whether the quality of these coffee beans can be maintained, so I gave my own quotation, which I personally think is a high price. ”
"Frankly, my confidence in your beans is just my personal confidence, not the company's confidence. So I hope that if you think the price is okay, I can purchase it comprehensively. ”
Lao Liu smiled and shook his head, "Mr. Fukuyama, thank you for paying so much attention to my coffee beans." However, these coffee beans of mine are going to be auctioned in the form of secret bidding. ”
"I don't have a lot of beans, and I want more people to taste my beans, so that's the way it works. Even if the auction price is lower, I am willing. ”
"Mr. Simon, are you so confident in your coffee beans?" asked Morita Fukuyama in surprise.
Lao Liu nodded, "It's not just confidence, but it's very confident." This auction will not only be about the coffee beans I have in stock so far, but also about the sales of those coffee beans in the upcoming small harvest season. ”
"My goal is simple: to make my coffee beans sell at a better price in the future. It's not about making money on a coffee farm. It's just that my coffee beans are not very famous now, so I can't attract enough attention. ”
"But I'm very confident that in the next two to three years, my coffee beans can become comparable to the Blue Mountains and Geisha, and become truly the best coffee beans. ”
Listening to Liu Wenrui's words, Fukuyama Morita wanted to laugh.
Because he thinks Liu Wenrui is crazy, crazy about money, crazy about being famous. Where is the best coffee bean so easy to get? Now such an SL-34 wants to win the top title, comparable to the Blue Mountains? Is that a joke.
But he found that Liu Wenrui's expression was very serious, not like the arrogance of going crazy. This proves that Liu Wenrui didn't say it out of a hot head, but really had such thoughts.
The dinner table was a little quiet, only the sound of Wang Shasha taking care of Xiao Miaomiao eating.
Anyway, Wang Shasha admires Lao Liu very much now, this is really daring to say anything.
In the afternoon, when I was chatting in my room, I did raise Panama's Geisha coffee beans, saying that I wanted to emulate its path to fame. But emulating and walking side by side are two completely different concepts.
"Mr. Simon, are you really serious?" asked Morita Fukuyama seriously.
Liu Wenrui nodded, "I'm really serious." It is also because you are the only one who gave me an offer that I invited you to come out and express my gratitude. ”
"I'm confident, but that doesn't mean I'm arrogant and ignorant. Originally, I just wanted to have a simple meal with you, but since we talked about this coffee bean, let's talk more about it. ”
"That's all I can produce, even if I can open up new fields in the future, it will take time for these coffee trees to grow and be picked. So during this time, my production per season was about 2,500 kilograms, and at most no more than 3,000 kilograms. ”
"I'm going to open my own coffee shop, and I'm going to set aside more than 500 kilograms a year for my coffee shop, as well as the two baristas I worked with at this coffee competition. So, in the past few years, I have been able to sell a lot of coffee beans every year. ”
"Mr. Simon, are you thinking about giving our company a certain discount?" asked Morita Fukuyama with a smile.
Liu Wenrui nodded very seriously, "This is an idea that I just came up with, I can give you a 20% share of the annual sales volume for the next three years." As for the price, how about going according to the highest price of each auction?"
Fukuyama Morita was stunned, he didn't expect Liu Wenrui to propose such a way of cooperation. It's still the same as just now, I think Lao Liu is too arrogant. But when he thought about it, he couldn't help but feel a little excited.
In such an agreement, it seems that you don't suffer a loss?
Even if you haven't tasted this coffee bean yourself, being able to be selected by the champion barista in the pour-over coffee competition and barista competition proves that the quality of this batch of coffee beans is not problematic.
"Simon, I don't think you just have such a simple little request. Fukuyama Morita thought for a moment and said.
"Mr. Fukuyama, I think after we sign the contract, I don't need to ask for anything more, right?" Liu Wenrui said with a smile as he picked up his wine glass.
Fukuyama nodded, and also picked up the wine glass, "What about three years later, what are the requirements for the renewal of the contract?"
"After three years, I can only give you 15% of the share. Liu Wenrui thought for a while and said.
"Anyway, I don't think it's a disadvantage for you. Maybe the number of beans you can buy will be lower in the fourth year, but when I plant more coffee trees in the future, the actual number will be much higher. ”
"I don't have to extend this contract once, at most. After six years, your company will only be able to participate in the auction. But that's six years later, and who knows the actual situation. ”
"Okay, Mr. Simon, I can decide right now to sign this contract with you. ”
Fukuyama Morita took the wine glass and touched it with Lao Liu.
"Haha, I knew I couldn't be wrong either. Liu Wenrui said happily.
Then there is nothing else serious, just happy eating, nonsense, and chatting about interesting things.
This contract will be officially signed tomorrow, as the first batch of supply contracts, Lao Liu also showed his sincerity, giving him 8 bags, 400 kilograms, more than the agreed 20%.
Fukuyama Morita didn't say anything polite, and he smiled happily.
"Brother Liu, why don't I understand? Why do you seem to take advantage of everyone? But no matter what you do, you can't take advantage of it, right?"
After returning to the guest room, Wang Shasha asked curiously.
"This time, it's a cooperation, and it's also a kind of gambling, which is a bit similar to the box office of the movie. Liu Wenrui thought for a while and said with a smile.
"Brother Liu, I'm stupid, you can be clear. Wang Shasha said pitifully.
"It's so complicated. Liu Wenrui shook his head.
"Fukuyama Morita will not suffer, on the contrary, he will take advantage. The bet is that my coffee beans can maintain the quality, so that his 20% share can also get enough benefits for their company in the future. ”
"As a coffee company, it means more than you can make money to own the world's top coffee beans, right?"
"Even if the quality of my beans drops, that's okay. After all, my production is small, and the money I take up is not very much. A company as big as theirs can afford it. At most, you will gain less, but you will not lose money. ”
"I'm here to get some guaranteed income. And in order to make these coffee beans in their hands more valuable, they will definitely carry out some publicity. ”
"So I don't have to ask for any additional requirements, the more famous my beans are internationally, the more benefits they will be. It's also a win-win situation, and I've suffered a bit of a win-win loss. ”
"But I can't help it, I don't have that much money to run this thing. I didn't have that much experience, at least I have a lot of confidence in my heart now, and the cultivation problem for the rest of this year will be solved. ”
"Brother Liu, are you joking when you say that you want to make this coffee bean of the same quality as Blue Mountain and Geisha?" Wang Shasha then asked.
Lao Liu shrugged his shoulders, "A soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier." So, you can go by yourself, I have to play with Xiao Miaomiao for a while. ”
Wang Shasha blinked, she didn't think Lao Liu was joking. She was taken aback, she didn't expect Liu Wenrui to have such great ambitions.