Chapter 1046: Take the initiative to care
Liu Yan knew that her mother would not be groundless, so she hurriedly asked her if she had heard any bad news again.
"It's not necessarily a bad thing, it may be that I'm too careful," Zhang Pei said, "Aren't we going to increase the purchase of doll orders, I contacted Mr. Luo two days ago, and we talked very smoothly, his factory opened a special production line for our side, and the production capacity was increased." The orders that are reported now will be shipped in about ten days. We are old partners who know each other well, and I called him for the goods at that time. He casually mentioned that the order from the United States had not yet been paid, and he couldn't figure out what the situation was, and he was embarrassed to rush it. ”
Luo Youyou is very shrewd, he and Zhang Peiti are indirectly dunning, he also said at the time, "I cooperated with this American company for the first time, thinking that you and they are both agents of Cats'Garden, and they should be happy customers, but I didn't expect them to do things so procrastinating, you also know that the production of dolls is not low, and it is difficult to get back for a long time." ”
Zhang Pei repeated these words to Liu Yan.
Liu Yan frowned, "Peter didn't tell me anything. ”
"But he is still in the United States," Zhang Pei's tone was not worry-free, Peter invited her to "inspect" the American market together, saying that he would stay in the United States for ten days, and then take her to the New Zealand headquarters to visit, this itinerary would not theoretically change because of her refusal, because Peter is a leader, he travels in various countries, only inspects and guides the relevant markets, and is not responsible for specific work, he should not stay in the United States for so long. Besides, defaulting on payments is not Peter's style.
Looking at Liu Yan's reaction, she has reason to speculate that there may be something wrong with the American agent.
Liu Yan was still recalling whether Peter had any abnormal behavior, and Zhang Pei didn't stop doing anything, took out her mobile phone and called Peter, Liu Yan was dumbfounded, and her mother was too anxious!
At this moment, it was just dawn in the United States, Peter was already out of bed, he was still in the hotel in New York, he did not want to go to Los Angeles to face the mess of Wongee's company, and sternly refused to communicate with Wongee himself.
The purpose of his continued stay in the United States is to find a new agent, and he asked his secretary to publish relevant investment information on the Cats'Garden official website yesterday, and several American companies took the initiative to contact him and expressed their intention to cooperate, but after a brief communication with them, he found that none of them met his requirements.
Peter turned on his phone, ready to see if there was any new email message, Zhang Pei's name suddenly appeared on his screen, he didn't pause for half a second, and immediately connected the phone.
As in the past, Zhang Pei couldn't hear anything wrong, Peter took the initiative to ask her, "Have you seen Liu Yan?"
"She's right next to me right now and we're having dinner. ”
Peter smiled, "That's good, you must have a lot to say." ”
"We just talked about you, are you still in the United States?"
"Yes. ”
Zhang Pei hurriedly asked again, "When do you plan to go back to New Zealand?"
Peter laughed, "You don't care about me, do you?"
Zhang Pei glanced at Liu Yan uncomfortably, she turned on the speakerphone, this question, she answered yes or no, it was weird, she gave a short "um", no longer gave Peter a chance to flirt, and immediately went straight to the point, "What's wrong with the agent in the United States?"
Peter was stunned for a moment, holding back a smile, he thought Zhang Pei saw the information they posted on the official website, "Your eyes are really fast, yes, we plan to find a new American agent." ”
Zhang Pei and Liu Yan were both taken aback, and Zhang Pei hurriedly asked, "Why?"
Peter didn't want Zhang Pei to worry about his work, and she couldn't help him much if she was far away in China, but on second thought, if they confirmed their relationship, honesty was the most basic attitude. He told her the details of how Wongee had tricked them.
"This company is too brazen!" Zhang Pei said angrily.
"You don't need to be angry with them, it's not worth it," Peter calmed down now that he was past the angry stage, "we won't have any more possibilities for cooperation with them in the future." ”
"Have you found a new agent?"
"Not yet, after this incident, I have set more stringent conditions, and it is estimated that very few companies can meet these conditions, and even if they do, they are already agents of other brands. ”
"It's not okay to keep stagnating, every day is a loss," Zhang Pei calculated, how much they would lose if their online store was closed for a day, they were still in their infancy, and the scale was not as large as that of the American agency, so you can imagine how big Cats'Garden's loss was this time.
"Can't you just open a direct company in the United States? This can also save an agency fee," Zhang Pei suddenly thought.
"Most of the middle and high-level employees in our company are New Zealanders, far less familiar with the local area than American businessmen, and if you rashly open a direct company, you are likely to be suppressed by the same type of local company, and perhaps the final sales situation is not as good as that of local agents. That's why I chose you as our agent in China, the biggest problem in the Chinese market is that fakes are rampant, the competition is big, and the problems in the American market are no less than in China, it should be said that they are more complicated. I remember learning an old saying in China, 'a strong dragon can't overpower a snake on the ground', and if a foreign company wants to mix in other countries, it is better to find a 'snake on the ground'. ”
Peter brewed himself a cup of instant coffee and continued as he stirred, "Actually, our products can be purchased directly on US e-commerce sites, usually through two channels, one is from New Zealand and the other is through the warehouse of the US agent. The former type of international postage is very expensive, the shipping speed is very slow, and when the food arrives, the pet may starve to death. Generally, American consumers have acquiesced to the latter way of purchasing, if only in terms of e-commerce, we can directly set up branches, but the development of e-commerce in the United States is slightly inferior to China, and the physical store consumers of pet products are still the main force, so we have to insist on taking the road of agent cooperation. ”
Peter gave Zhang Pei's mother and daughter a good business lesson, and the two listened very carefully. Zhang Peicai realized that Peter invited her to visit foreign markets before, not only to create opportunities to be with her, but also to do business is also a science, and to go out and see more business models in other countries can learn more experience.
"You and Liu Yan don't have to worry about me, Cats'Garden sells well in 104 countries in the world, our foundation is very solid, and we will not be affected by this kind of trivial matter, even if we can't find a suitable agent in the end, you can also open a direct company in the United States as you said, it's a big deal to be the same as you, only do e-commerce business. ”