Confessions of a Salesman

Chapter 579 Rejecting Joseph
Early the next morning, Yun Manni happily reported to me: "Yoseph drank happily last night and said that he would sign a contract with us today, boss, this time you have written a new chapter in history for everyone!"

I smiled helplessly, thinking to myself, what should I tell Joseph today?I don't know if the Americans get angry, will they KO me with a punch?I haven't watched videos of foreigners fighting, but it's just a punch that knocks people out of the way.

Several people seemed to see that my brows were furrowed, and Lao Bai asked curiously: "Mr. Chen, what's wrong with you? Is there anything wrong with the details of the contract?"

I shook my head and said, "No, it's all perfect, it's just... I don't really want to sign right now, I want to wait and see."

This time, George was a little anxious, and shouted to me: "We have already talked about this. We have all put in so much effort, and Joseph and the others have also made concessions again and again. We can't push too hard, and we must be kind!"

I looked at the excited George, who seemed to feel that he was too excited, and lowered his head.

This made me see something wrong, so I hurriedly asked George, "Did you and Joseph know each other before?"

Everyone stared at George curiously.George hurriedly waved his hand in denial, "How is it possible? This is the first time we've met!"

Ai Wen suddenly groaned aside, and then covered his mouth.

I looked at Ivan and asked, "Say!"

Ivan hesitated and said, "George, is your name George Smith? Do you also have Middle Eastern descent? Are you also an American? Your hometown is in Arizona in the southwest of the United States?"

George rolled his eyes and nodded.

Aiwen continued: "I checked Joseph's information. He and George are from the same hometown. He also has an older brother, but I don't know the specific information. Looking at it now, I don't know if my guess is right?"

As if I saw the dawn in the darkness of dawn, I asked, "George, it's not shameful to have such a younger brother? Why didn't you say it earlier? Could it be that we can kiss each other better?" ?”

George finally plucked up the courage and said: "Yes, I asked Joseph to talk to you, but that was after I entered Wanzhong for a long time. I felt that Wanzhong's overseas market had not been developed for a long time, so I wanted to let my brother Let’s do it, what I’m trying to do is not avoiding anything!”

I said with an oh: "You did nothing wrong, you are also thinking of everyone, that's good!"

After the high-spirited Joseph arrived, everyone sat down, and Joseph joked with me: "You avoided me last night, can't you drink me now? At first I didn't get used to your Chinese liquor, but I'm in love with it now, according to your Chinese habits, let's fight for wine tonight, let's compete!"

I smiled and nodded.

Joseph seemed to have noticed that something was wrong with the atmosphere. The people on our side did not compete with him clamoring for drinks as he had imagined, but silently lowered their heads.

I happened to follow up on George’s concealment of the facts, a villain came to file a complaint first, and said to Joseph: “There is something, I have to tell you, I can play as I usually do, but you also said, At the negotiating table, I always say one thing, am I treating you sincerely?"

Joseph was a little confused when he asked this question. He didn't know what I was going to say or how to answer.

His eyes turned to George unconsciously.

George lowered his head, not daring to speak.

I went on to say, "You don't need to look at George, why didn't you introduce him earlier, George is your brother, isn't it, Joseph?"

Joseph suddenly realized, and then said with a smile: "Because this has nothing to do with business, I plan to sign the contract today and tell you later, I don't think this will affect our cooperation?"

I shook my head and said: "Joseph, you also know that the most important thing in business is to pay attention to integrity, this big secret, if you told me earlier, I think we might sign the contract faster, but now I I don’t like being cheated by others, but I still regard him as my brother’s contract partner cheating, even if it’s an innocuous cheating, I still can’t accept it, I suggest, let’s stop negotiating first, let me re-examine our contract!”

Joseph said puzzledly: "George is my brother, and it has nothing to do with our cooperation. Why is it involved in business? Everything George does is for better cooperation between us. I didn't say it, yes Because you didn't ask!"

I nodded and said, "You are right, let's just leave it at that!" After finishing speaking, I was about to walk out of the meeting room.

Joseph said angrily: "What do you mean? Is the contract still signed?"

I turned around and said, "Leave it alone!"

Joseph became angry and asked, "Shouldn't you tell me why?"

I said oh, "You didn't ask!"

Joseph said angrily: "What on earth do you want to do?" Then he softened and said: "Fly, there is no need to terminate our hard work for so many days because of this trivial matter? I think it's just irrelevant. Problem!"

In fact, I felt ashamed in my heart, so I relaxed my tone and said, "No, I just want to think about it, think about it, this is also a matter of integrity, one of our team turned out to be your own brother, and George I’m still the main person in charge of this project. I have to reconsider. There’s no other meaning. It’s just that Mr. Dong invited you to BJ to visit ancient Chinese buildings. Don’t you want to see the real Old Summer Palace? There’s also the Great Wall, the Forbidden City, etc. Yes, when you come back, I will give you a clear answer!"

After finishing speaking, without waiting for Joseph to answer, he walked out of the meeting room.

When I left the meeting room, I let out a long breath. I was actually in a state of turmoil. Because of my flimsy reason, I refused to sign the contract, and I was not ashamed to face Joseph. I Afraid that I might be soft-hearted for a moment, I signed it on the spot.

In the next few days, Dong Zong, who was put on stage by me, took Joseph, who was reluctant, to BJ to play, and I spent a lot of time to understand the situation of Dashang Supermarket.

Just like what Xiaoyue said, Dashang Supermarket is really powerful. Their supermarkets are all over the world. The supermarkets are very diversified. To be precise, it is a large complex shopping mall. Compared with Dashang, FANCO is more like a community convenience store.

Dashang's behind-the-scenes boss also confirmed that he is an out-and-out Korean, and he is a Korean who has never been abroad. The Americans are just working for him.In recent years, Koreans have found that this American is not enterprising, and the high salary makes him a little carried away. The high expenditure is not directly proportional to the benefits he brings to the big business.The Koreans made up their minds and decided to eliminate this American and use it for their own business.

Of course, Americans are not vegetarians. After so many years of hard work, they were taken back by the Koreans. Of course, they were unwilling to do so, so they took away the two Korean home appliance brands he signed with himself.

These two Korean companies also don’t help their own country. First, they trust the Americans after many years of cooperation. Second, the Americans offer very generous terms. Third, they are not at ease with Koreans running their own businesses. The climate is not acclimatized, and there is no problem in Korea, but it is not necessarily the case overseas.

After reading these surveys, I decided that the latter had another appointment with Xiaoyue and two Koreans. I also knew that it was when I bowed my head to admit my mistakes, and I also thought that Xiaoyue would have a lot of nasty words. I prepared myself , Just wait to be scolded.

But it was different from what I thought, there were still two Korean men, but the translator changed.

When I asked why Xiaoyue was not allowed to come, the Korean replied very tactfully, just saying that Xiaoyue had other work to do.But I knew in my heart that I might have ruined Xiaoyue's job.

I should have been happy. After all, the Koreans were very considerate of me, so that I would not be too ugly, and it also showed that they showed enough sincerity.But I just can't be happy, shouldn't I treat Xiaoyue like this?At least in this matter, I think Xiaoyue is still doing it for my own good.

I called a few backbones, sat down formally, and negotiated with the two Koreans.

I carefully inquired about the details of the letter of intent for cooperation, and the Koreans were able to respond fluently, answering all my questions clearly.After seeing off the Koreans, I asked several backbones: "What do you think?"

Like me, Yun Manni couldn’t believe it when she first learned about the conditions offered by the Koreans: “How is this possible? The conditions are too generous. I don’t even know what I can use to refuse them. Can't pick a bone!"

George didn't understand why I called him to the meeting. I asked George, "What do you think?"

George replied directly: "It's me. I will choose Dashang instead of FANCO. The terms of the two are not comparable at all! If it is confirmed to be true, I can go and talk to Joseph. I know you are very embarrassed. , how to reject Joseph, but business is business, favor is favor, I believe he will understand."

I nodded and said, "Thank you, George. Let me talk about it myself. I can't affect your brotherhood because of this matter. I didn't handle this matter well. It was too hasty. I should bear it myself Consequences. Let’s not talk about this, do you have any doubts? Do you think there is no pie in the sky, so it just falls? I am doubtful, how about you? "

Yu Hong thought for a while and said: "For the time being, I haven't seen any flaws. I have compared Joseph's contract, and there is nothing wrong with Dashang's letter of intent. Although I am also very surprised why they offer such good terms, but Didn’t they also say that they are optimistic about Wanzhong, and they don’t have any other brands at hand, Wanzhong is their best choice at present.”

I nodded, and Bao'er suddenly said, "Then why didn't they find Zhongjing? Zhongjing is also a good choice."

Laobai shook his head and replied: "It's easy to explain. Zhongjing is currently undergoing rectification. Domestically speaking, their brand is much worse than ours. Overseas, we Wandu are somewhat famous, but Zhongjing is nothing! "

Bao'er disagreed and said, "No, in my opinion, Wanzhong and Zhongjing are both unfamiliar and unfamiliar to foreign consumers."

Ai Wen nodded and said: "Bo'er is right, although Wanzhong has a certain sales volume in South America and Southeast Asia, but according to my investigation, most of them are industrial products, and there are very few household products. There are very few consumers who know us. Not many."

I asked curiously: "Do you think the Great Chamber of Commerce has also found Zhongjing?"

Several people looked at me at the same time and nodded.

I immediately picked up the phone and asked, "How is it? What's going on in Zhongjing recently?"

The other end of the phone replied: "It's a meeting, I'll get back to you later."

I hung up the phone and shook my head to several people: "It's a meeting, and now it has become the mainstay of Zhongjing. If it continues like this, I guess it will be the chairman of the board!"

Yun Manni said worriedly: "Boss, can he participate in the core meeting? It's all fringe news, he knows it, and the whole world will know it in a few days, I think it's better to transfer him back , let's not do the nasty things they did in Beijing."

I stared and said, "Are you feeling sorry for him, or are you scolding me?"

Yun Manni lowered her head in embarrassment.

My phone rang, and the person on the line said, "What's the matter? I just got out of a meeting."

I smiled and said, "Is it a board meeting? You are now a celebrity in Zhongjing, and Zhongjing is short of talents, so you have to perform well!"

The other end of the phone complained: "Okay, what kind of celebrity am I? I made a list and emailed it to you. Take a look, these are all suspicious people. In addition, tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, I heard that A group of foreigners are coming to inspect our factory."

I said oh, "Are you Korean?"

The other end of the phone said: "I don't know, it is to order us to rectify all factories and office areas. Clean up garbage, unify work clothes and so on."

I hummed and said, "If you know who is coming, please notify me as soon as possible. This is very important. After finishing this matter, you can resign and come back to work. We are too busy here!"

The other side seemed to be a bit reluctant to say: "So fast? I'm really entering their core team, and it's good to have two salaries!"

I poohed and said: "Just dream, how could Zhongjing use the abandoned generals of all the people, and even marginalize people like Dongfang Miracle, what future do you think you can have? You come back and continue to engage in sales. You earn less there, and there are people who care about you, do you think you have to come back?"

After hanging up the phone, I looked at Yun Manni, who blushed and said, "Boss, don't talk nonsense!"

I ignored her and continued: "It is very likely that Dashang will visit Zhongjing in the near future. On the one hand, it is to convey a message to us, that is, we will not choose it. On the other hand, it may really have to make multiple preparations. That's great, we still have to be careful not to offend Joseph, but also not to miss this big business opportunity!"

(End of this chapter)