Chapter 282: Signing
Steven gave Zhao Minglei a taste of what it means to be a good businessman.
Early the next morning, Steven and his entourage went downstairs on time, met Zhao Minglei and them in the hall, and then drove to Dashilar.
In Dashilar, Steven walked around for most of the day, not only wandering around the many stores, but also asking about the prices of goods, and also paying attention to the flow of people and popularity in Dashilar.
In addition to the bodyguard Paul, who still looks like a "man in black" and doesn't say a word, Ruth also reflects her own work as a secretary, holding a notebook to record some data, and asking some questions to Zhao Minglei and Wang Juan, who accompanied her.
Compared with yesterday's first meeting, today's Ruth is much more approachable, and because Wang Juan is a woman, the relationship between the two has been much better after a day of shopping.
In the interval between looking at the market, Wang Juan did not forget to ask Ruth about her clothing and dress, Ruth also answered patiently, and gave Wang Juan a lipstick that she had never used, and this imported lipstick made Wang Juan very happy.
At noon, Zhao Minglei was originally going to find a hotel to arrange it, but was rejected by Steven. In the end, they found a random shop and ate a bowl of noodles, which was considered lunch.
While eating noodles, Steven also sighed a few words, saying that when he was self-made, he was busy running business outside every day, and he didn't even have time to eat, so he usually had to make a bread sandwich to make do, or find a place to sell lunch boxes and dan zi noodles to fill his stomach.
Although he has become a big boss now, what can't he eat from the mountains and seas? But he still misses the beginning, and sometimes he even thinks that shark fin and abalone are not as good as an ordinary box lunch, or a bowl of dan zi noodles that can be found everywhere on the street.
At the end of the day, Zhao Minglei and his team accompanied Steven to visit three markets, including Dashilar, among the three markets, except for Dashilar, which is the most lively, the other two markets are just emerging this year, although not as good as Dashilar, but the potential is huge.
Steven walked around with great interest, not as if he was tired, but Zhao Minglei and Wang Juan were a little overwhelmed, they didn't expect that Steven, as a big boss, would attach so much importance to the market and be more hands-on to this extent.
After a whole day of shopping, Zhao Minglei and Wang Juan only felt that the bones of their bodies were about to fall apart, but seeing that Steven, including his secretary Ruth and the bodyguards, were still as usual, Zhao Minglei and Wang Juan could only continue to accompany them, and finally at about six o'clock in the evening, under Zhao Minglei's reminder, Steven ended the day's activities unsatisfactorily.
The dinner arrangement is specially arranged in Quanjude, which is famous and a must-visit place for foreigners to come to Yanjing. Although Steven is from Xiangjiang, Zhao Minglei still arranged the place here after thinking about it.
When they arrived at the set private room, not long after everyone sat down, Zhang Liming finally came. Zhao Minglei got up to introduce the two sides, Zhang Liming shook hands with Steven with a smile, and said some official words to welcome to the mainland and Yanjing, and then sat down next to Steven.
Since it is Quanjude, what you eat is roast duck.
As the food came up, everyone chatted while eating and drinking, Zhang Liming seemed to be chatting with Steven very speculatively, the two started from the initial polite words, and gradually talked about today's market, and then talked about the difference between Yanjing and Xiangjiang, and then talked about the difference between the domestic economy and the foreign economy.
It can be seen that although Zhang Liming does not pay attention to it on the surface, he has actually made preparations for a long time and has done a lot of homework for today's meeting.
In the chat between Zhang Liming and Steven, Zhang Liming sometimes curiously asked Steven about his views and opinions on some issues as a junior.
From the mainland to Hong Kong, and then from Hong Kong to the international, and then from the international to the mainland .......
Zhang Liming and Steven chatted very happily during this meal, and even Steven's secretary Ruth also joined in after the chat, and talked about some views and opinions on the mainland market.
Because considering Steven's identity and his Xiangjiang eating habits, this meal did not drink any wine, but more communication at the dinner table.
After half past eight, Steven proposed to end on the grounds that he would continue to look at the market tomorrow morning, to which Zhang Liming smiled and nodded, and personally sent Steven out with Zhao Minglei and Wang Juan.
When the crown car carrying Steven and his party drove into the night and faded away, a smile hung on the corner of Zhang Liming's mouth.
"Brother Liming, what do you think of this?" Steven and the others left, and Wang Juan couldn't wait to ask Zhang Liming what he thought of Steven and his party.
"You can talk about this matter, it's not bad if you can talk about it, the other party has strength and ideas." Zhang Liming said so, and then nodded to Zhao Minglei on the side: "Minglei, I won't send Mr. Steven if I have something tomorrow, you can help me entertain the guests, okay, I'll leave first, just tell me when this matter is discussed." ”
After speaking, Zhang Liming left with a smile, Zhao Minglei and Wang Juan sent Zhang Liming away, and their faces were full of excitement, with Zhang Liming's affirmation, then the success of this matter is even greater, and they can't wait for the arrival of tomorrow.
On Sunday morning, Steven and the others continued to look at the market that they had not finished reading yesterday, and waited until noon to finish this inspection of the Yanjing market.
This time, they didn't eat noodles casually outside, and the group drove directly back to the Friendship Hotel, and after a brief lunch in the hotel's restaurant, they went upstairs and sat down in the living room of Steven's room.
Ruth helped everyone make tea, and after serving tea, she sat on Steven's left hand side with a notebook, Steven picked up the teacup and took a sip, put down the teacup and said to Zhao Minglei and them: "I didn't expect the mainland market to develop so fast, Zhao Xiansen, it seems that what you said is right, the mainland market, especially the Yanjing market, is promising." ”
As soon as this sentence came out, Zhao Minglei was very excited, and it seemed that Steven recognized his previous words, and determined the potential of the market through yesterday's and today's inspection.
"Mr. Steven, what about our cooperation, ......?" Zhao Minglei couldn't wait to speak.
Steven thought for a moment: "Cooperation...... You can also try ....... ”
"Great! Thank you so much, Mr. Steven, you can rest assured, you will definitely make a lot of money by cooperating with us! Without waiting for Steven to finish speaking, Zhao Minglei couldn't suppress the excitement in his heart and stood up and promised.
Looking at his expression, Steven laughed, and pressed his hand to signal him to sit down.
Zhao Minglei sat down with a smile, put his hands on his knees, leaned forward slightly, and looked like he was listening to the teachings of his elders.
"I have seen Zhao Xiansen's sincerity, and Zhang Xiansen's attitude yesterday was also very clear, it is a good thing to have a partner like you, but ......."
When he heard the word, Zhao Minglei's heart suddenly rose.
Steven told Zhao Minglei that he personally is inclined to cooperate with Zhao Minglei and them, after all, in addition to the sincerity shown by Zhao Minglei, Zhang Yuanchao's status is also an important factor, the mainland market is not an overseas market, the most important thing for Chinese is relationship, if there is such a partner in Yanjing, it will be helpful for Steven and their company in the mainland market.
From this point of view, cooperation is a matter of mutual benefit. But the problem is that even if they cooperate with Zhao Minglei, it is impossible to cooperate fully all at once, as a businessman, Steven must take into account the interests of the entire company, and will not put all his eggs in one basket at once.
After all, now the company in Yangcheng and they cooperate well, the two sides have a certain foundation of cooperation and trust, if you suddenly decide to change the object of cooperation, end the cooperation with Yangcheng company, this is a taboo in business, not to mention Steven's style of doing business.
In this regard, Steven proposed a plan, that is, to try to cooperate with Zhao Minglei on a certain basis, so as to deepen the understanding of both sides and see the reaction of the actual market. If Zhao Minglei can get beautiful results, then it is not impossible to completely replace Yangcheng Company's agent in the north.
The key is that there is no basis for cooperation on Zhao Minglei's side, in business, this is what Steven can do now, if Zhao Minglei agrees, then the two sides can sign a cooperation agreement, and when he returns to Xiangjiang, he will start to deal with it, and then adjust the situation according to the actual situation.
Zhao Minglei was a little disappointed about Steven's statements, after all, there was still a gap between him and his initial expectations. But if you think about it, Steven is right, if he were Steven, he would probably do the same, and he can't kick his old partner away just because he has made a new friend, right? The risk is too great.
"Thank you Mr. Steven for your trust, I can accept such a cooperation, but I hope to give a certain discount on the price."
"Hahaha, Zhao Xiansen is really an excellent businessman, young people like you are rare in Xiangjiang, Zhao Xiansen has a bright future!" Steven laughed and nodded in agreement, and then gestured to Ruth beside him, Ruth took out a long prepared agreement and handed it over, Zhao Minglei hurriedly took it and looked at the contents of the agreement carefully.
The content of the agreement is complete, including the method of cooperation, product categories, quantities, payment and delivery methods, etc., in addition to an additional quotation sheet indicating the prices of various clothing and other electronic products.
When he saw the price above, Zhao Minglei's heart jumped suddenly, and he secretly scolded Xiao Qiao that their hearts were too dark, but they didn't expect the price Steven gave him to be so low, this price simply exceeded his original imagination, and considering the current market sales price, Zhao Minglei's eyebrows were full of joy.
"Mr. Steven, ...... this payment method?"
"Oh, this is a normal way to settle the payment, we and Yangcheng are also settled in this way, if Zhao Xiansen can't accept it, then I can only say sorry, you can continue to get the goods through the company in Yangcheng, so there will be no problem......." Steven explained lightly, Zhao Minglei hesitated, turned his head and discussed a few words with Wang Juan in a whisper, and then said to Steven with a smile: "No problem, we fully accept the content of the agreement, and this agreement can be signed now!" ”