"The price of the five companies is raised together? Is this because they colluded together?" Pang Xuefeng also heard a hint of unusual flavor from it.

Tong Minliang said, "Judging from the current situation, I'm afraid it's difficult if you want to say it!"

"That's weird, what are they trying to do? Aside from the friction I had with Woyima Supermarket before, what is the relationship between our Mountain Haoquan and the other four supermarkets?" Pang Xuefeng asked.

Tong Minliang said, "How many years have we been cooperating, and the relationship has always been good. ”

"Could it be that someone is behind the scenes this time?" Since the relationship has been very good before, it is estimated that this is the only possibility this time.

Tong Minliang thought for a while and said, "I've also thought about this matter, it may be a big anger, but it's not sure who is behind the scenes, after all, you have offended a lot of people before, and there are really not a few people who want to do it if we don't like it!"

Pang Xuefeng smiled bitterly after hearing this, this is also true, since he got the inheritance of the Eye Heaven Technique, he has indeed offended a lot of people, it is really difficult to investigate them one by one, after all, there are too many people who hate themselves.

But when he said this, Pang Xuefeng suddenly thought of a question, "Sister Liang, does the supermarket have the right to change the pricing of our products?"

Tong Minliang said, "It depends on the situation, for example, if there are some domestic first-line brands, then supermarkets have no pricing power, and they must be sold according to the unit price of products provided by first-line product manufacturers." ”

"And we also know that the market share of Jianglin City has not exceeded half at present, and considering the overall sales volume and brand awareness nationwide, it is estimated that it can barely be regarded as a third-tier brand, that is, a small local brand. ”

"In this kind of third-tier brand, there are many situations, and within this range, supermarkets can make price suggestions, that is, they don't have to completely follow our product pricing. ”

"But doesn't our mountain spring have the effect of skin care and beauty that other similar pure water does not have, so relying on this special condition, although our mountain spring is a third-tier brand, the supermarket must also abide by the product price we have set! ”

This is easy to understand, Pang Xuefeng understands it.

However, Pang Xuefeng didn't feel a little blushing after listening to Tong Minliang's introduction, because he laughed at himself for being the shopkeeper, to be honest, he still felt a little complacent in his heart, after all, he was only twenty-four years old, and it was not possible for anyone to become the major shareholder of Shanjian Haoquan.

But after listening to Tong Minliang's introduction just now, which is not too detailed, Pang Xuefeng finally found that although he has achieved such achievements now, he really knows too little about the professional knowledge of the industry he is involved in.

Shame on you!

"Have you ever contacted the people in charge of these supermarkets?" Pang Xuefeng then asked.

"Yes, I called them when I first got the news. Tong Minliang said.

"Oh, what did they say?" Pang Xuefeng asked.

"General Manager Wu of Yonghui Supermarket said that he went to the field for inspection and was not in the supermarket, so he was not clear about the situation; Manager Shen of Oriental Hualien Supermarket was not there, but it was their deputy general manager who answered the phone, saying that he had gone to the head office in Shanghai for a meeting and would go back to ask. ”

"Mr. Liu of Yichu Lotus Supermarket has been there since answering the phone, and he hasn't talked about business at all; The Woyima supermarket also called, but the phone was unanswered from beginning to end. Tong Minliang said one by one.

Pang Xuefeng heard that this was not right, and there was another one, so he immediately asked, "What about Jianglin Happy Buy, I remember hearing you say that they are the one with the best cooperative relationship with our company, how do they explain this price increase?"

Pang Xuefeng suddenly remembered that Tong Minliang had said this once when he introduced her to the partner of Good Springs in the Mountains, and Pang Xuefeng remembered very well that when he talked about Jianglin's happy purchase, Tong Minliang was full of praise for their Boss Lin!

How do you know that Tong Minliang smiled bitterly when he heard it and said, "Lao Lin, well, the relationship is good, but that was before!"

Pang Xuefeng felt that things were a little bad when he heard it, "What do you mean, what did he say?"

Tong Minliang continued, "In fact, I was the first to call Lao Lin this time, but after I called, I found out, not to mention that no one answered, it was just a shutdown at all, as if I had already known in advance that I was going to call him." ”

After listening to Tong Minliang's introduction, Pang Xuefeng and Tong Minliang stopped talking, and the prices of the five supermarkets increased at the same time, and one by one they either had something to do or that one thing to hide, or they didn't answer the phone at all, it doesn't need to be said, it seems that this has indeed been planned in advance.

Pang Xuefeng's face suddenly turned cold, "Sister Liang, it's not too late at this time, they shouldn't have gotten off work yet, in this way, I will be able to return to Jianglin City in half an hour, let's look for them later, I have to ask them to give an explanation today!"

How do you know that Tong Minliang said directly, "Forget it, you don't have to go." ”

"Why?" Pang Xuefeng was very puzzled, this is not like Tong Minliang's style of acting.

"I've been there. Tong Minliang said lightly.

Pang Xuefeng also heard it, with Tong Minliang's resentful personality, he really wouldn't be so easy, "What about the result, have you seen them?"

Tong Minliang smiled, "Do you think they have already dealt with this matter, and they will confront me face to face, no, I haven't seen any of them." ”

"I have already said that the people are not in Jianglin, their vice president and assistant directly blocked me back, I am angry and anxious, but I can't go and slam the door, in that case, I have no doubt that they will call the police and arrest me. ”

"Only in Jianglin Happy Shopping, because we have been dealing with them for many years, so there are several old employees and I are very familiar, if in normal times, it is inevitable to say hello warmly after meeting, but this time it is different, after seeing me, one of the Jiang sisters immediately turned around and went to the bathroom, as if avoiding me, it seems that they already know why I came here today. ”

"Of course I can't give up this opportunity, so I chased after it, but before I could speak first, Sister Jiang said first, Mr. Tong, I know why you came today, but I really can't be the master of this matter, don't ask, I still have to rely on this job for my daughter to go to college!"

"As soon as I heard this, I basically had a number in my heart, so in the end I only asked, Mr. Lin is in the office now, just hiding from me, right?"

After Sister Jiang looked around vigilantly, she nodded to me cautiously, and then left in a hurry!

After finishing speaking, Pang Xuefeng and Tong Minliang fell into a brief silence at the same time again.

"Then it seems that these people want to completely tear their faces and wait for the legal process with us?" Pang Xuefeng squinted slightly, and said a little to himself.

"They probably just waited for us to do it, but it wasn't that easy for us. Tong Minliang's tone also revealed a taste of not being very optimistic.

Pang Xuefeng asked, "What do you say? Isn't it just a lawsuit? This time, they are at fault first, can't we win the lawsuit?"

Tong Minliang smiled bitterly again, "First of all, if only one of the supermarkets breaches the contract with us first, then if we sue the other party, needless to say, we will have a certain chance of winning." ”

"But the problem now is that this is not one, but five companies united against us, they don't have to do anything else, just let their legal department make a little move in the legal process, they can use time to drag us to death without moving a soldier, this is one of the most terrible places in business competition, taking advantage of the loopholes of the law!"

Pang Xuefeng blamed himself again after hearing this, really, there are not a few examples of this kind of example, which is why ordinary people suffer losses in front of banks, or some large state-owned institutions, or when they encounter overlord clauses, they know that this matter is unfair and unreasonable, they know that this is wrong, and they know that it is a harm to their own interests, but in the end, they still have to choose the reason for forbearance.

Because in the face of these behemoths, you are only one of the disadvantaged groups, you and the other party can't afford to fight this lawsuit, take 10,000 steps back and say, even if you know that you can win, but the other party can drag you to exhaustion just by dragging you!

You can't get by? Do you still want to make money to support your family? Do you think you're an iron man?

And in the face of the five major supermarkets in Jianglin City, the other party controls the mainstream sales channel with the largest traffic in Jianglin City, they are the absolute market masters, and Shanjian Haoquan is one of the disadvantaged groups, because since you want to sell your goods, you have to cooperate with them, there is no other choice!

This is very unreasonable!

But it's also very helpless!

Tong Minliang continued, "Second, there must be evidence in a lawsuit, and the current law emphasizes 'reversal of the burden of proof', that is, what people usually say, 'who asserts, who presents evidence'." ”

"For example, if I say that you stole a hundred yuan from me, then when I sue you, I must show evidence that you did steal one hundred yuan from me, and it should be noted that it is not enough to provide evidence, the court will also investigate the legitimacy of your evidence acquisition, but this time, we didn't even find evidence at all, so let alone the later ones!"

This Pang Xuefeng had really heard from a classmate who studied law before, so he immediately asked, "How can there be no evidence? Isn't the shopping receipt just evidence, the supermarket can't always accept 11 yuan 8, but the shopping receipt says 9 yuan 8?"

Tong Minliang smiled appreciatively after hearing this, "Yes, your thinking is correct, but the problem is that we have all thought of the problem, and the other party has thought of it in advance before doing something wrong." ”

"Huh, what's going on?" Pang Xuefeng asked.

"I have sent someone to collect some of the receipts, and the pricing of the above eleven pieces and eight has not been tampered with, but the name of the product has been changed from the original 'special model for ladies in the mountains' to 'supermarket promotional drinks'. ”

"And this time, like the previous price increase, it was changed by five supermarkets!"