Chapter 274

The clerk smiled and nodded, picked up the phone and communicated with the purchasing department, and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, dear sir, Mr. Holder is attending an important meeting, please wait in the waiting room."

"Oh, okay." Ye Lingtian nodded and reported to Chu Xiaoxiao.

Chu Xiaoxiao frowned, and said in doubt: "No, this is the time we made an appointment."

The Qin Group is considered a big company anyway, and it has already sent a letter. It stands to reason that Ye Lingtian should be invited in as soon as the notification is made. Why wait? Chu Xiaoxiao feels that something is wrong.

"Maybe there is an emergency meeting, he is one of the top 500 companies in the world!" Ye Lingtian pouted towards the living room, "Look over there, the Kalmar Group executives seem to be really busy."

"The agreed time should be kept!" Chu Xiaoxiao glanced at the company representatives who were waiting anxiously, a little unhappy.

"Xiaoxiao, calm down. The Kalmar Group is just a springboard. They haven't seen huge profits at this time. It's understandable for them to have such an attitude. What's more, I have heard that the Andres family is notoriously arrogant. And it's extremely snobbish." Ye Lingtian found two seats, and was about to pour coffee for Chu Xiaoxiao, "It's normal to treat us like this, and our strength lies in that."

Chu Xiaoxiao quickly stopped her, stood up and said, "You're tired, I'd better go. Well, do you drink water or coffee?"

"I'd better go and drink the water you poured. I'm always scared." Ye Lingtian swallowed and said, "Uh, Mr. Chu, don't look at me like this. I have only heard about the Lies family, but I have never dealt with them before."

Chu Xiaoxiao said angrily: "I don't know how to drink the water I poured, why are you so frightened?"

Ye Lingtian scratched his head and laughed dryly: "I just said it casually. You are my boss. If you pour water for me yourself, of course I will be flattered."

"It's good that you really think so in your heart." Chu Xiaoxiao handed Ye Lingtian a glass of boiled water.

Ye Lingtian originally thought that it would be their turn soon, but he never thought that the representatives of the various companies waiting in the living room would leave one by one, because they had nothing to do.

Chu Xiaoxiao looked at the time, and couldn't bear it any longer. Ye Lingtian was about to walk to the front desk, when Chu Xiaoxiao suddenly stopped her: "I think this trip might be in vain."

"Retreat? This is not your style!"

"Look at the front desk, that's the president of Japan Angel Club, Shinoda Saburo, and next to him is his secretary." Chu Xiaoxiao sighed softly, and said, "I finally understand why the Dingle Group fell into the sand, I really didn't expect it Angel Club will also be interested in the European market."

Ye Lingtian really doesn't know much about tea beverage companies: "Are they very strong?"

"In the tea beverage market, the Angel Club is also a very large group. In recent years, the situation has risen. President Qin and I originally regarded them as the strongest competitors to enter the European market. Even if they make a move, we have almost no chance of winning. , but after thinking about it carefully, they were eliminated, and I never thought that...we were so wrong." Chu Xiaoxiao felt deeply ashamed for her strategic misjudgment.

In fact, from a normal point of view, there is no problem with Chu Xiaoxiao and Qin Xueying. The rapid rise of the tea beverage market of Angel Club is due to the most thorough research on the Asian market. The taste of the beverage is very in line with the taste of the Orientals. Strategy, the Angel Club should consider entering the European market after gaining a firm foothold in Asia. They never thought that they had already rushed to Europe when their foothold was not stable.

"The cooperation with the Kalmar Group is likely to fail this time. Everyone knows that Japanese companies have always done excellent intelligence work. President Saburo Shinoda can come here in person, obviously he has already grasped a wealth of information. At the same time, the European businessmen subconsciously I am willing to do business with the Japanese." Chu Xiaoxiao shrugged her shoulders and said reluctantly, "We have to admit that Japanese companies are very good at details and quality control. less than."

Health and safety are the most important aspects in Europe. It is precisely these two aspects that the world is very worried about the safety of Huaguo food companies due to the misconduct of some enterprises in Huaguo in the early stage. This may also be a part of the rapid change in the attitude of Kalmar Group. factor.

Sure enough, a phone call was made at the front desk, and Saburo Shinoda was ushered into the elevator.

"Let's go." Chu Xiaoxiao tugged at Ye Lingtian.

"I'll ask." Ye Lingtian was a little upset, walked to the front desk, and said with a smile, "Is Mr. Holder's meeting over? You know, we have been waiting for a long time."

There was still an apologetic smile on the face of the front desk: "I'm very sorry, respected Mr. Ye, Mr. Holder and Mr. Saburo Shinoda's appointment is ahead of your company's. You can only receive your company's representatives after talking with them."

"Please note that the time we agreed in the letter is ten o'clock this morning!" Ye Lingtian pointed to the clock hanging on the wall, "Unfortunately, it is almost twelve o'clock now, is this the attitude of the Kalmar Group towards its partners?" ?”

The apology on the front desk's face became more intense, he hesitated for a moment, and said, "Well, Mr. Ye, I'll give the purchasing department another call."

After a while, the front desk said helplessly: "Dear Mr. Ye, Mr. Holder's secretary said that Mr. Holder is now having a meeting with Mr. Saburo Shinoda. He said that if you have other matters, you can go first When he returns to the hotel, he will suggest another appointment to Mr. Holder, and he will contact you when the time comes."

"Oh, thank you then." Ye Lingtian pulled Chu Xiaoxiao out of the Karma Group.

Chu Xiaoxiao sat in the car with a dejected look on her face: "The Dingle Group still saw Holder himself anyway, we are lucky, they don't even bother to see him."

Ye Lingtian could hear the conversation between the front desk and the secretary clearly. From the beginning to the end, Karma had no intention of cooperating with Qin Group at all. The reason why he agreed to negotiate was to let Qin Group act as a trustee so that he could negotiate with the Angel Club. To seek the greatest benefit, in the words of the secretary, he would rather suffer some losses than do business with the Chinese people. The ghost knows when something goes wrong with their products, and it will have an incalculable impact on the reputation of the Kalmar Group , but no amount of profit can make up for it.

To paraphrase a popular saying, if we do business with you, we can't afford to hurt you.

Although the Kalmar Group's attitude makes people angry, Ye Lingtian expresses his understanding that there are indeed many problems in some aspects of Huaguo food companies, and this is a fact that no one can avoid.

"I don't understand. There are so many chain companies in the world, do we have to cooperate with Kalmar Group?" Ye Lingtian asked puzzled.

"The Kalmar Group may not make the biggest profits, but their reputation is definitely top-notch. They are a banner!" Chu Xiaoxiao patiently taught Ye Lingtian common sense, "In other words, the sales of our products in the Kalmar chain supermarkets are not The point, the point is to be recognized by the Kalmar Group, the whole world knows that from the opening to now, the Kalmar Group has never had any food safety incidents, they are synonymous with safety and health.”

"To put it bluntly, we entered the Kalmar Group just to hang a signboard of absolute safety and health?" Ye Lingtian suddenly realized.

"It can be said that as long as it has a firm foothold in the Kalmar Group's supermarkets, the company's products can be recognized by small channels, and then huge profits will come back." Chu Xiaoxiao is a smart person. Although her ears are not very sensitive, she will Holder's attitude was indistinguishable. "It seems that Mr. Qin and I have ignored the ambition of the Angel Club, and also ignored the significant impact of the serious food safety issues that were exposed in China some time ago."

"According to what you say, President Qin is bound to win this negotiation?" Ye Lingtian paused and asked seriously.

Chu Xiaoxiao smiled slightly, and said: "That's what it means, but Mr. Qin also knows that the Kalmar Group is very difficult to talk to, so before coming, we have already formulated plan b. If it doesn't work, we will adjust our strategy and focus on In America."

Speaking of this, Chu Xiaoxiao smiled slyly: "As far as I know, the Rothschild family can talk to the large chain stores in America."

Ye Lingtian shook his head, and said very seriously: "Xiaoxiao, you have overlooked a problem. Although the preferential terms provided by the Rothschild family yesterday are not unreasonable, you should take a good look at the contract. There is an additional clause on it, that is, smooth After entering the Kalmar Group!"

Chu Xiaoxiao was dazzled by the astonishing preferential terms at the time, and hurriedly asked Ye Lingtian to take out the contract, and after a closer look, it was really the case.

"So, whether we can cooperate with the Kalmar Group is the test of the Rothschild family?" Chu Xiaoxiao said like a discouraged ball, "It's a mirror image."

"As I said before, the Rothschild family is notoriously stingy. This family has survived for hundreds of years. In addition to the background behind them, they also have their extremely shrewd eyes." Ye Lingtian accepted the contract and saw Chu Xiaoxiao With a dejected look on his face, he said with a smile, "However, the attitude of the Rothschild family also revealed another message. If we can successfully cooperate with the Kalmar Group, then the help they provide will not be as simple as it is now."

The conditions offered now are still simple? Chu Xiaoxiao was shocked, and looked at Ye Lingtian: "Explain more clearly."

"Three years! From the appearance of a product to its acceptance by people, the time limit should be three years. In other words, if we can win the European market within three years, then they will be in the American market, and it will be easy to win. Although the Rothschild family has set up a layer of obstacles, this contract for us has fully proved their sincerity." Ye Lingtian looked at the towering Kalmar Group, and said in a deep voice, "It's a retreat in Huaguo forever. If you don’t go out, you will still be in the world, in this battle! So..."

"So it's a pity to give up now, don't you think it's a pity?" Ye Lingtian turned his head to look at Chu Xiaoxiao, seeing her looking at her tenderly, he shivered immediately, "What's wrong with you?"

"Let me just say, you are a talent who can command a team, and I have spotted you. I can tell you, I don't care what you used to do or how high your status is. You are still a member of the Qin Group. When entrusting you with a heavy responsibility, if you still push back three times..." Chu Xiaoxiao waved her small fist and acted fiercely, "I will strip you alive!"