76 A Deal Stealer (1/2)
Chapter 76: A Deal Stealer
Translator: Nyoi-Bo StudioEditor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
”Don’t fool me! I won’t fall for your tricks!”
Sun Yinian was fooled once. She couldn’t take advantage of him again!
From preparation to successfully going public, it sometimes takes years. What if it failed? Stars Pet’s counteroffer was really low. If they continued to do so, his breeding base would go out of business this winter. Everything was nonsense if his store died.
Qian Fang was patient. She winked at her assistant. Her assistant pulled the folder out from under her arms and took out a piece of paper from it.
”Okay. I shouldn’t show you this. It is confidential.” She took the paper from her assistant’s hands and said embarrassedly, ”We are old friends…Look, this is our counter offer to Love Lovely Pet. Don’t tell anyone you’ve seen this.”
She gave Sun Yinian the paper as she spoke.
”After you see it, you will believe me. Thinking that we are old friends, I already gave you a much better price than theirs. If our profit is low, I am accountable for it. I might be fired.” She was worried.
Sun Yinian took the quote and glanced at it. His hands shook and he was shocked. ”That’s impossible! The quote is lower than our costs!”
Qian Fan put her arms in front of her chest and said seriously, ”That’s the truth. Mr. Sun, you should recharge yourself when you have time. Read some books! Always staying in your store doesn’t help you improve. You should go out and talk to some people in the industry; learn some advanced breeding techniques. It is time to let go of the old-fashioned stuff and learn some new knowledge… If other stores can cut costs, why can’t you?”
Sun Yinian’s eyes were wide-open. Looking at the quote, sweat dripped from his forehead and neck. His hands kept shaking and he continued saying, ”That’s impossible…that’s impossible…”
Qian Fang reached out her arm, took the quote back from his hands and gave it to her assistant. Her assistant and put it back in the folder at once.
”Nothing is impossible. Everything is possible, Mr. Sun. Why don’t you make a decision? Our offer is not going to change. If you can accept it, we can wire the money and load our truck. If you reject…” she drawled, ”then I am sorry. You are not the only breeding base in town. We are going to work with another base.”
She smiled, but her smile was cold. ”I think you know what it means if you lose a VIP customer like Star Pets. No pet store in the area can afford to lose big orders like ours. At this time, you can keep the pets for yourself…” Obviously this was her final warning.
All of a sudden, Sun Yinian felt as if a cold breeze went through his body and soul in such a powerful way that his body shook involuntarily. He was light headed and felt as if he was standing on wavy water.
That was true. Local pet stores were attached by Star Pets. Stars Pet Chain Supermarket almost kicked everyone out of the market.
Many pet stores bought from Sun Yinian before. Less and less came. He asked about what happened and found that most of them either were closed or sold.
How could a small pet store fight against a super enterprise like Stars Pet chain Supermarket? There was no cost advantage, no bargaining power, no running capital, and no network. Stars Pet Chain Supermarket even had their own delivery trucks!
The real world is cruel. Only the fittest can survive.
Should he suck it up and accept this quote although he would lose money? What if they came back with a lower price next time?
Sun Yinian couldn’t see any light in front of him. He was confused.
His breeding base still had to pay back loans from banks. All the staff was counting on him. It was easy to close the business, but then he would be deeply in debt and the staff would lose their jobs.
Sun Yinian sighed and was stuck.
Zhang Zian knew he had to stand up for himself. He could not let Stars Pet Chain Supermarket take those pets otherwise his store would run out of stock.