After some negotiation on the phone, the raw material supplier still refused to give in to the price increase. Because it was a large price increase, and the other party was determined to deliver the goods, Ke's father had to take his cousin to the supplier's company on the same day, hoping that through face-to-face negotiations, a favorable outcome could be negotiated for both parties.

Xia Zhi accompanied Ke Li in and out of the hospital almost every day, but fortunately, Ke's mother's condition was relieved, and his guilt for Ke Li was slightly reduced. But the work in Shanghai and Yu Xi's lawsuit have always made him feel at ease. In addition, Ke's father was away on a business trip, and Ke Li relied on him even more, so he couldn't say goodbye to leave.

That night, Xia Zhi sent Ke Li back to the Ke family's house, and just got in the car and was about to go back to the hotel, a car carrying Ke's father stopped at the door of the big house, and Ke's father got out of the car with a haggard face. Seeing that Xia Zhi was about to leave, he stopped him and said that he wanted to sit and talk with him.

Father Ke didn't stay, and Xia Zhi also planned to stay temporarily, because Father Ke seemed to be in poor spirits, and it seemed that something difficult had happened. Father Ke didn't care about the dust and tiredness of the road, so he led Xia Zhi to the study and made gongfu tea. It seems that he wants to pull Xia Zhi tonight, and he doesn't plan to rest earlier.

Ke's father's business trip did not go well, and the raw material supplier took advantage of the loophole in the contract, deliberately raised the price by taking advantage of the rising transportation costs, and sold the raw material goods to other companies at a price 3% higher than the original price after negotiations with Ke's failed. Therefore, even if Keshi pays them for the price increase now, the other party will not have so many goods to Keshi.

Xia Zhi had many questions, "Didn't the other party notify Ke Shi to negotiate the price increase at the beginning?" Regardless of whether the contract clearly stipulates it or not, it is a violation of the contract law to raise the price without authorization. ”

Father Ke skillfully rinsed the teacup with boiling water and said, "At that time, due to Ali's mother's illness, I accompanied me to the hospital for three days, and then I was diagnosed with cancer, and I hardly went to the company during that time. Later, I couldn't take care of it, so I handed over the company's affairs to Ali's uncle, and I handed over this matter to my cousin to follow up. He negotiated with the other party several times about the price increase, but he didn't tell me in time because of Ali's mother's condition, and the result was that it dragged on to today's situation. ”

Father Ke took a sip of hot tea, as if a person who was addicted to smoking took a puff of smoke. "Originally, the supply of a batch of raw materials was not timely, so as not to involve the survival of the company, but this order was signed before New Year's Day last year, and it is also the largest order signed by Keshi so far.

Xia Zhi asked in surprise: "What company would have such serious consequences?" Is the lead time tight? ”

Ke's father handed Xia Zhi two contracts, and Xia Zhi said after reading it: "It turned out to be Sanming Company, which mainly produces computers, although I don't know much about the production scale of Ke's factory, but the number of orders is indeed not small, and the final delivery date is in early autumn." Xia Zhi opened another contract, read it carefully, and said to Ke's father: "This raw material supply contract seems to be no problem, but as long as we want to take advantage of the loophole, we can't do anything about him." Uncle Ke, if you can trust me, can I take this contract back and see, and I will ask a lawyer to help me see. ”

Father Ke was already anxious and had no master, so he asked Xia Zhi to take the contract away without thinking too much. As soon as Xia Zhi arrived at the hotel, he dialed Lawyer You's phone number and sent the contract over. Ten minutes later, lawyer You said on the phone: "The other party excused the excuse of 'playing scoundrel' to raise the price, and it is understandable that Keshi Company does not pay the follow-up price increase, and the way to solve the problem depends on whether the two parties can continue to cooperate. ”

"It seems that my analysis is correct, Keshi will either win the lawsuit and lose valuable time, the cooperation of this company is bound to be terminated, and the most important thing at the moment is to find another cooperative supplier."

"You are doing this too much, and you know no less than I do in this regard. Do you want to take the opportunity to ask Miss Yu about her case? There shouldn't be such a quick result, be patient and wait, with those materials and evidence that you have carefully prepared, don't worry too much. ”

"When you saw my cousin in court, she... Is she okay? ”

"Miss Yu doesn't look very good, can a girl be good when she encounters this kind of thing? When you're free, you can go and see her. ”

Early the next morning, Xia Zhi came to the big house to find Ke's father, told him Lawyer You's analysis, and asked him to find another supplier as soon as possible. Father Ke sighed and said, "We are already looking for it, but in such a short period of time, and there is a lot of demand, how easy it is to talk about it!" ”

"Ke's has been from a small workshop since the 80s, and he should have a lot of business connections over the years, right?"

"There are a lot of contacts and business connections, how fast the speed of business development has been in recent years, and the people in front are large enterprises like Tianxing and Sanming, which have left our private factories behind, and it is not easy to find cooperative suppliers in a short time!"

"That's it, I've had some connections in Tianxing over the years, so let's go our separate ways, maybe things will take a turn for the better."

Father Ke was a little surprised, his tightened eyebrows and eyes relaxed, and said, "If you are willing to help us, it will naturally be better!" ”

Keshi signed a contract with Sanming Group for the production of plastic accessories for the outer layer of computers, which is similar to the production of household appliances by Tianxing. It was not difficult for Xia Zhi to find raw material suppliers, and through the merchants he had cooperated with over the years, as well as his personal connections, he quickly found two raw material suppliers who wanted to cooperate with him again. But when I heard that it was a family-owned private enterprise in Guangzhou, and the raw materials were very urgent, the other party was a little hesitant. Because the collection of raw materials is prepared in advance, it is urgent to be temporary, and the amount is not small, they are not sure, and they dare not promise at will.

Xia Zhi had to ask the supplier to help find a way, which saved the emergency, and the future cooperation was smoother. What else can the supplier say, they don't dare to be lazy with such a big financier as Tianxing, let alone lose their reputation and break off their cooperation, and they can only do everything they can to meet their needs.

Two days later, Xia Zhi received a message from the supplier, who said on the phone that he had found the raw materials, but the price was slightly more than half a percent higher than the original. Xia Zhi asked why it was so expensive, and the supplier cautiously explained: "Mr. Xia, I found this batch of raw materials through a friend abroad, so the transportation cost is a little higher." As you know, after entering the summer, the peak period of consumption of the year is gradually coming, and this season is basically a large-scale production period, so it is difficult to find raw materials. ”

Xia Zhi immediately called Ke's father and told him the original situation and asked him to make his own decision.