Chapter 132: The Divergence of the Trip to Europe
Next, Jiang Chen and Carl continued to negotiate, and the two sides were not very polite, and had a frank conversation directly. This also surprised Carl on the side, they didn't expect this Jiang Chen's courage to be so great, not at all like the Orientals they had received together, he behaved more like a Westerner with a long experience in business or politics. This made them put away the lightness in their hearts and began to get serious.
The differences between the two sides are significant, especially when it comes to price. Karl's offer is too high, just these machinery and equipment in front of them cost three million US dollars, not counting the transfer of technology and some other expenses, which Jiang Chen, who is short of funds, they can't accept it no matter what. And Jiang Chen's offer was also very low, and they were only willing to pay two million US dollars for all the equipment and technology, and the gap between them was unacceptable to both parties. But this is okay, since both sides have their own offers, it means that this cooperation can continue, and both parties are also sincere, as for this price, it can be negotiated again.
There are also significant differences of opinion between the two sides on the use of equipment and the transfer of technology. For example, Carl and they asked Jiang Chen for these equipment, and they just pulled them away, and then they had nothing to do with them. Jiang Chen, on the other hand, believes that since this equipment and machine are sold by you, then you have the obligation to help us install and debug it until it can be produced independently. In addition, if there is a problem with the equipment in the future, Carl has the responsibility to send someone to guide the repair. Jiang Chen's conditions, they must not agree, because this is originally a burden that the company wants to throw, but they can't add another burden because of this, and it must continue forever.
The two sides also have different opinions on this technology transfer, Jiang Chen and they believe that since the technology has been transferred, it is theirs, and they have the right to use these technologies for other production products. Moreover, these technologies are exclusive in China, and other companies must obtain Jiang Chen's consent and authorize Carl before they can transfer them. The reason why Jiang Chen is so stipulated is also a little careful, these technologies can be used in other aspects, such as some tools that use motorcycle engines as power, which is also Jiang Chen's original intention to insist on purchasing engine equipment and technology. Carl, on the other hand, insists that these technologies are only licensed to you, and that they should be used in the required production tasks. Do not go any other way. And Carl they retain the ultimate ownership, and to supervise Jiang Chen's use of their technology, if the contract is violated, the contract will be terminated. and asked Jiang Chen to pay a certain amount of liquidated damages. Of course, the two sides stipulate this completely because our country does not have a formal patent protection law at this time, so it is so stipulated.
Subsequently, the two sides conducted in-depth consultations on this. What is in-depth, that is, to negotiate clause by clause, or even to deduct a word or a punctuation position. Because these changes will change the meaning of these contents. So both sides are very cautious.
Of course, although Jiang Chen was so busy, he didn't let go of Wang Hongyi, who ate and drank for nothing. He took advantage of the time of their cooperation in the past few days to let him go to the production factory again, and then carefully inspect the equipment that Jiang Chen and they were going to buy, and then record any faults or hidden faults, so that he could also find some weights that could be used to negotiate with the other party in future negotiations. Of course, Jiang Chen also made other remarks about Carl, that is, Jiang Chen wanted to understand the specific situation of these equipment in more detail, so as to judge whether Carl's offer was reasonable. Although he disagreed a little at first, he finally allowed it at Jiang Chen's insistence.
Jiang Chen didn't continue to negotiate with them next, he felt that he would find another way to solve this problem. On the one hand, he contacted our country's embassy here to see if there was anything he could do or what kind of relationship he could use. What made Jiang Chen happier was that the embassy readily agreed to see it. And he is actively helping Jiang Chen contact them to see if there is any way to help. In fact, Jiang Chen also gave the embassy an opportunity, that is, in this era, our country's national strength is still relatively weak, and the so-called weak country has no diplomacy, and our embassy is not easy to carry out its work. They were thinking about how to break the current bad situation, but they didn't expect Jiang Chen and them to come to the door. These multi-million dollar orders are not much, but they can also make some difference, at least for some companies and people, it is not the kind of thing that is particularly easy to understand. After all, the dollar is still quite valuable in this period, and it will not decay as much as in later generations.
And this second thing is that Jiang Chen began to deliberately reach out to other companies, such as another car and motorcycle production giant in this country. It is also the first automobile company to enter our country. Although Jiang Chen knew that there was no hope in this house, but this scene had to be done enough, so he also specially pushed off an event invited by Carl and drove to visit the production plant of this company. Nothing to gain though. But it's still good to have a long insight.
However, Jiang Chen was not completely unprepared, at least a few of the companies he went to contact were still with sincerity. One of them is the one introduced in Tieba, located in Italy, a production enterprise, this country's vehicle industry is also very powerful, just look at the later generations of several major sports cars and luxury car brands are from this country. Last time, this company said that it would inspect and evaluate Jiang Chen and then cooperate, but Jiang Chen has been busy, so he didn't pay attention. This time, Jiang Chen also focused on contacting them to see if there was any possibility of cooperation.
Sure enough, after Jiang Chen's series of combination punches, Carl and the others couldn't sit still, listening to him, it seemed that the senior management of their company was a little dissatisfied with their performance with Carl. For these executives, the honor and image of this company are far more important than these millions of dollars, so they asked Carl to try their best to retain Jiang Chen and their customers. Of course, this is exactly what Jiang Chen and the others want, he wants to talk to Carl and them, but not now, because the current heat is not enough. Jiang Chen was waiting for a degree, and when this degree arrived, he was directly winning the contract in one go.
Interaction: What I said is very clear, guess which company this cooperation will be?(The answer will be announced at the end of the next chapter) (To be continued.) )
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