Chapter 187: Mark's Farm
At half past eight in the evening, Xu Ran appeared in formal clothes in the business suite provided by the hotel for customers to discuss business.
Of course, the Germans have a strong sense of time, even if Xu Ran wants to pretend to be forced, he can't be punctual, he arrives on time.
Before that, Toloka also changed into a business OL suit, and when he walked with his little butt twisting and twisting, he showed a different kind of uniform temptation.
Toloka arrived here more than ten minutes earlier and had a brief conversation with the other party.
After Xu Ran came in, Toloka quickly set off the atmosphere, walked over to greet Xu Ran, and took the initiative to introduce the two Germans.
According to the introduction, the two Germans are named Mackeil and Nasold, and they are the general managers and technical directors of a German instrument manufacturing company.
To put it bluntly, it's the boss and an employee.
Maccafer, as the boss, seemed very enthusiastic, and after being introduced by Toloka, he took the initiative to shake hands with Xu Ran and said some greetings, and he would not have any contempt because Xu Ran was a yellow Chinese.
For those who do business, as long as it is profitable, the vast majority of businessmen in the business field are regardless of color and race, and only at certain times, such as when there are political demands, will some people have some racist manifestations to win some recognition and support.
After all, in Western society, there are still many people who hold the traditional view of white supremacy race.
After making an introduction, Xu Ran only took a seat after greeting two words in the German he learned, and did not speak again, just sat there quietly and began to pretend to fiddle with the tea set to prepare to make tea, take out the boss's posture, and let Toloka talk to them, he just needs the result, nodding.
Toloka had previously spoken to Maccaferri, but the two sides did not discuss the price.
Now the two sides are just expressing their respective intentions first, such as what is the price at which Maccaferri intends to sell, what kind of price Xu Ran can probably give for the acquisition, who is responsible for transportation and after-sales, etc., and the two sides will communicate first.
Only after Xu Ran sees that the equipment is correct, will the final price be determined, which is also the basic process of buying transactions, and it is impossible to bid without even looking at the goods.
Prior to this, Xu Ran had already explained the situation to Toloka.
Toloka talked to the other party about the matters Xu Ran explained, and explained to the other party that the goods do not need to be transported by the other party, they only need to disassemble the equipment and pack it for storage, and they also do not need the other party to provide after-sales service, they will have their side to solve it themselves, they just need to ensure the safety of the trading environment.
Maccaferri was still happy to hear that the conditions were so lenient, he mentioned that they intended to sell for 350,000 euros, and asked about the approximate purchase price of Toloca.
Xu Ran promised Toloka that the lower the price, the higher her achievement would be, and for her own interests, Toloka naturally couldn't go according to the other party's intended price.
Toloka showed his negotiating advantage, saying that she was very clear about the origin of the equipment, and that there was damage, plus that the equipment was something that was restricted from leaving the country, and the Germans did not want it, and the foreigners came to buy it, but they had to face the problem of transportation costs and customs pressure.
And when talking about these issues, Toloca said that they will only settle in US dollars, which is too cumbersome to exchange euros, and the approximate purchase price is about 300,000 US dollars, which will have to wait until the equipment is damaged.
Maccaferri was a little hesitant, he naturally preferred the dollar deal, but the intention purchase price given by the other party was much lower than he expected, but it was acceptable.
However, this is only a preliminary negotiation and communication, reaching an intention, and it is not really to the point where you come and go in price negotiations.
Since both parties have a preliminary intention to express their sincerity in wanting to reach a transaction, then they can take them to see the equipment tomorrow.
Xu Ran didn't speak during this period, and waited until Toloka and the other party were almost talking, and then explained the communication to Xu Ran.
"So be it, go see the equipment early tomorrow morning!"
After listening to Toloka's relay, Xu Ran put down the teacup in his hand and got up, shook hands with Mackeil, and walked out of the business suite.
The aftermath of Toloka is not mentioned.
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Early the next morning.
Xu Ran got up early and exercised briefly, changed into casual clothes, took his backpack and left the hotel to go downstairs, MacKeen and Nader were already waiting there.
When they came, they only drove a Volkswagen, and it was impossible for Xu Ran to take their car.
After all, it is a five-star international chain hotel, and Toloka has already contacted a Mercedes-Benz off-road through the hotel, and the hotel also provides two security personnel and drivers to accompany them throughout the process, and is responsible for their personal safety, and the service level is quite in place.
Of course, the hotel provides such a service, which is naturally linked to the money Xu Ran spends.
Maccaferri said that the equipment was placed in a remote town forty kilometers outside Berlin, but in fact Xu Ran guessed that they hid the equipment there so that no one would know about it, after all, they had made it through government channels, and if they wanted to sell it, they had to hide it.
Forty kilometers of road, the whole way is a wide road.
There are basically not many vehicles on the road, and the speed must be very fast, the minimum speed limit here is 80 kilometers, if you drive slowly, sorry, there will be electronic traffic police to take a picture of you fine.
So basically, it only took half an hour's drive, and Xu Ran came to that remote town.
It is said to be a remote town, but in fact, the scale of this town is larger than a small county town in China, and it is much more prosperous, but there are fewer people.
The residents of this town are all farmers, and all the purely mechanized planting operations make the farmers here appear relatively wealthy, so there will naturally be no shortage of luxury houses and famous cars, and they will be the envy of the city people, which is just the opposite of the concept that most people in the country look down on farmers.
Maccaferri took Xu Ran and his party to the town, and did not rush to take them to see the equipment, but first went to a farmer's house as a guest.
The owner of the house, Nabodo, was Maccaferri's cousin and uncle, and the old couple were very happy and enthusiastic to see their nephew bring a friend to the house, and they began to busily entertain the guests.
They prepared beef and mutton, as well as sausages, as well as all kinds of rich vegetables, as well as beer, and held a simple farmhouse beer barbecue party, which allowed Xu Ran to experience a German-style farmhouse, which is very different from China.
The whole beer barbecue lasted about two or three hours, and it was already noon, and the old Nabodo couple was also tired, so after arranging a room for Xu Ran and Torol, they went to rest.
Of course, Xu Ran and Toloka will not rest, and Maccaferri will naturally not either.
They borrowed a warehouse for agricultural products in Naboda, and after Maccaferri took the key, he took Xu Ran and Toloka to the warehouse.