Chapter 912

"Please, sit!" Zhou Andong made a gesture of invitation, "What would you like to drink?"

Yu Shiming sat down: "Beer is fine!"

Everyone at this table was drinking beer, so he felt embarrassed to ask for anything else.

Zhou Andong personally opened a bottle of beer for him: "President Tang has told you everything, right?"

"She has!" Yu Shiming took the beer: "It's just that, Chairman Zhou, our Arawana's sincerity is already quite high; we really can't give a higher discount."

"Don't be in such a hurry to draw conclusions." Zhou Andong smiled and raised his beer bottle, "Let me toast you first."

"No, no, no, let me toast you!"

Yu Shiming hurriedly picked up his beer bottle, clinked it with Zhou Andong's, and then tilted his head back and finished the bottle of beer in one go.

Zhou Andong only took a symbolic sip: "Arawana has been on the market for almost two years, but it hasn't been able to break into the market. Do you know where the problem lies?"

Yu Shiming was stunned. If he knew where the problem lay, he wouldn't just be the person in charge of an office.

Zhou Andong looked at Yu Shiming: "I have a way to quickly let Arawana break into the market."

Yu Shiming's body jolted. He was just about to ask what the method was—the words were already at the tip of his tongue—but then he swallowed them back.

There's no such thing as a free lunch in this world. Zhou Andong said he had a method, and his goal was definitely to get Arawana to give a higher discount.

And Zhou Andong's marketing was there for all to see; since he could say such things, he wouldn't be shooting without a target.

"I understand." Yu Shiming said: "But I can't make the decision on this matter; I have to report it to headquarters."

Zhou Andong made a gesture of invitation: "There's a phone at the bar; you can go ask for instructions right now."

Yu Shiming stood up and walked toward the bar, and it took more than twenty minutes before he returned.

"Chairman Zhou, headquarters has replied. On the basis of the existing discount, they will give another two percent off."

Zhou Andong pondered for a moment. By the end of this year, the price of soybean oil would rise sharply, from 1.5 or 1.6 yuan per jin to 2.2 or 2.3 yuan.

Giving another two percent off on top of the existing discount was indeed very sincere, but it still wasn't enough.

"Three percent!"

Just as Yu Shiming was about to say something, Zhou Andong waved his hand forcefully: "This is my bottom line, and I will only use this discounted price for this year's Mid-Autumn Festival event and the year-end promotion. We can renegotiate next year."

"Okay!"

Yu Shiming stood up and walked toward the bar without hesitation, because he knew very well in his heart that if Zhou Andong could really provide an effective marketing plan, not to mention three percent, even five percent would be worth it, and headquarters would definitely agree.

As for why Zhou Andong only wanted three percent, it was because the price of soybean oil would rise sharply at the end of the year, and he didn't want to haggle with Arawana. So three percent was just right—enough to make Arawana feel a pinch, but still bearable.

This time Yu Shiming returned very quickly, in less than ten minutes, and he was all smiles. Zhou Andong knew what was up as soon as he saw him.

"Chairman Zhou, headquarters has agreed, but the marketing plan you provide must be effective; this must be written into the contract. If it's ineffective, RT-Mart will have to make up the price difference to us at Arawana."

Zhou Andong smiled: "That's fine. You go back and draft the contract, and come to RT-Mart at ten o'clock tomorrow morning to sign it."

"Okay!"

Yu Shiming nodded. Originally, he had wanted to stay and try to get closer to Zhou Andong, but looking at the table, it seemed they were all family, so he felt embarrassed to stay.

"Then that's it, see you tomorrow!"

Zhou Andong stood up to see him off, but Yu Shiming hurriedly said: "Chairman Zhou, please stay, I can go by myself."

"Then I won't see you out!" Zhou Andong shook hands with Yu Shiming: "Take care on the road."

Yu Shiming left, and Zhou Andong sat down.

Jian Yue raised her beer bottle and took a sip: "Business negotiations look so simple; it seems like there's no difficulty at all."

Seeing Jian Qiu said with a smile: "That's because your brother-in-law has what they need in his hands, which can bring them even greater benefits, so they are willing to give up a little profit in the short term.

But it's different when we cooperate with the Jinwan Group; issues like how much to invest, how to distribute shares, etc., won't be settled in a month or two."

Jian Yue nodded in realization: "So that's how it is."

Zhou Andong checked the time; it was already past four o'clock, and Hearing Guan Shengjie still hadn't arrived.

"That shouldn't be; Old Guan has always been very punctual, why is he late today?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Hearing Guan Shengjie and Du Youwei arrive. The two were laughing and talking, looking very intimate; clearly, their relationship had progressed further.

"Sorry, I'm late."

Hearing Guan Shengjie apologized first, then looked at Jian Yue: "When did you get back?"

"I've been back for a few days." Jian Yue opened a bottle of beer for Hearing Guan Shengjie, then looked at Du Youwei: "Aren't you going to introduce this beautiful lady to me?"

"Du Youwei!" Hearing Guan Shengjie introduced her to Jian Yue, "She's a colleague of mine, from the Youth Daily."

Jian Yue said with a smile: "She should be my sister-in-law, right?"

Du Youwei said very generously: "Not yet, as for whether I will be in the future, that depends on his performance."

Zhou Andong grabbed a grape from the fruit platter and threw it into his mouth: "As the saying goes, a woman marries a man to have clothes to wear and food to eat. When a woman looks for a man, she must keep her eyes wide open; she absolutely cannot marry with her eyes closed.

If you're lucky and meet a good man, he can cherish and love you for a lifetime, so you don't have to worry about food or clothing. If you're unlucky and meet a 'scumbag', it's definitely a tragedy for a woman.

Especially a man like Old Guan, who looks respectable on the outside—who knows if he's hiding something rotten inside. So, you must investigate thoroughly, see his true colors clearly, and only then can you marry him."

"'Scumbag'?" Du Youwei asked curiously: "What does that mean?"

Everyone else looked at Zhou Andong, and even Hearing Guan Shengjie, who was being bad-mouthed, didn't have the heart to settle scores with him.

As for Seeing Jian Qiu and Tang Bei, they were already used to Zhou Andong popping out new words from time to time.

"A 'scumbag' is the dregs among men—extremely selfish, good at taking, irresponsible, and a man who takes pleasure in playing with women's feelings."

Everyone realized it in a flash, and Du Youwei turned her head and said to Hearing Guan Shengjie: "Scumbag!"

"……"

Hearing Guan Shengjie looked aggrieved, then glared fiercely at Zhou Andong. This brat, he never misses a chance to stir up trouble for me.

"Didn't you say you had big news? What news is it?"

"What's the rush!" Zhou Andong rolled his eyes at him, "Come, let's brothers have a drink first."

Hearing Guan Shengjie was so angry he gritted his teeth: "Do you believe that I'll crack your head open with this beer bottle?"

"I don't!"

Zhou Andong raised his hand very dashingly and smoothed his hair.

"Why don't you crack it open for me, so I can see for myself too. Sometimes, even I wonder, Zhou Andong, why are you so smart? What's growing inside this head?"

"……"

Everyone looked at Zhou Andong speechlessly, and Jian Mingfan covered his face.

"Brother-in-law, can we have a little shame?"