Reborn Industrial Tycoon

It's evening again.

As usual, Ma Dexing first went to the White Swan Hotel to check in, and then returned to the van.

"I have inquired. Gordon has just had dinner and has returned to his room." Ma Dexing said.

"Okay, let's take action now." Li Weidong looked at Translator Jiang again, and then said: "Translator Jiang, I have to trouble you."

"No problem, it's not the first time I've done this anyway!" Translator Jiang picked up a copy of the contract, got out of the car and went straight to the White Swan Hotel.

After a while, the doorbell of Gordon's room came to mind.

Gordon walked to the door and saw a strange young man standing outside through the peephole. He didn't open the door, but asked directly: "Who are you?"

"Are you Mr. Hayward from Costco? I'm here to deliver a copy of the contract." Translator Jiang looked at the peephole, shook the copy of the contract in his hand, and then said: "Mr. Hayward, if it is inconvenient for you to open the door,

If so, I will slip a copy of the contract to you through the crack in the door!"

"I..." Gordon wanted to say, "I'm not Hayward," but when he reached his lips, he stopped.

"Since the other party made a mistake and mistook me for Hayward from Costco, why don't I make the mistake right?" Thinking of this, Gordon said nothing more.

The next second, a copy of the contract was stuffed through the crack of the door.

"Mr. Hayward, I'll take my leave now." Translator Jiang finished stuffing the copy of the contract and ran away.

Walmart and Costco are competitors. To say that Gordon is not interested in Costco's trade secrets is to tell lies.

Now someone has sent the Costco contract to Gordon, how could Gordon miss it!

Gordon looked at the copy of the contract on the ground and thought to himself: "You stuffed this in yourself, it has nothing to do with me! Normal people would pick it up and see what it was when they saw some documents from unknown sources on the ground.

Bar?

So now that I have read this document, I am just confirming what is written on it, and it does not count as peeking into Costco’s trade secrets.”

Thinking of this, Gordon picked up the copy of the contract and read it carefully.

"Purchase contract for air fryers? Air fryers are the kind of product I saw the day before yesterday but didn't place an order for, right? I didn't expect Costco to actually place an order!" Gordon took a breath of air and continued reading.

"At the price of 285 US dollars, I ordered 20,000 units, which is 5.7 million US dollars. Costco is really cheap. However, Costco is originally a membership warehousing and wholesale model, and the quantity they purchase has always been very large.

!”

At this time, Gordon suddenly felt that his heart was in a mess.

Now that Costco has taken action, should Walmart follow suit?

There is no doubt that since Costco has made the bet, Walmart will of course follow up unconditionally!

In the retail industry, in addition to low prices, it is also important to have a complete range of products. Especially for giant retailers like Wal-Mart and Costco, the products are already comprehensive.

In addition to ordinary daily necessities, home appliances, clothing, high-end consumer electronics, luxury goods such as jewelry, and even guns can all be found in the supermarkets of giant American retailers.

Therefore, Wal-Mart will never allow Costco to have products that it does not have. In the same way, Costco must also have products that Wal-Mart has.

If Gordon hadn't seen a copy of the Costco purchase contract, he could have waited half a year before buying the air fryer, but now that Gordon has seen the contract, he absolutely cannot sit idly by and ignore it.

"That air fryer is indeed a very good product and should have a market. The key is that it is expensive! That Li Weidong is so evil. He always sells products at more than three times the price.

Costco’s purchase price is 285 US dollars per unit. I estimate that in half a year, the price will drop to less than 90 US dollars. If you purchase it now, you will really lose a lot!

But Costco has already purchased 20,000 units, and we at Walmart can only follow suit. Otherwise, Costco will take the lead in air fryers.

With the number of Costco stores in the United States, half a year is enough for air fryers to become popular in the United States. Half a year is too long, and we at Walmart can’t afford to wait!”

Gordon sighed helplessly, knowing that now he could only go to Li Weidong to discuss purchasing.

Thinking of Li Weidong, Gordon felt his head hurt.

"This Li Weidong is more sinister than a Wall Street financier. If you buy things from him, you will obviously lose a lot of money! Damn it, how could a novel household appliance like an air fryer appear in Li Weidong's hands? What if?

If someone else sells it, I can save at least half of the money!"

After Gordon scolded Li Weidong as a black-hearted businessman, he picked up paper and pen from the table and began to calculate the price.

"I remember that the final quotation he gave me before was 290 US dollars per unit, and Costco's purchase price was 285 US dollars. This should be because Costco purchased 20,000 units. If I purchased 10,000 units, I don't know if I could

Can't get this price!”

Gordon doesn't want to purchase too many air fryers at once, because he is very familiar with the situation at the Canton Fair and knows that when a new product comes out, all manufacturers will follow suit after half a year. When the price war starts, the price of this new product will

It will inevitably drop significantly.

So the more we purchase now, the more we will lose in half a year. Gordon thinks that buying 10,000 units first will be enough to deal with Costco.

"Let's talk to that shady businessman tomorrow. At the worst, we can express our intention for subsequent purchases and get a quote of US$285 first!" Gordon thought to himself.

…

The next day, Gordon showed up at the Canton Fair.

As soon as he entered the gate, Gordon saw the air fryer booth.

"Why did you come to the door! But it saved me more walking!"

Gordon walked up and greeted Li Weidong: "Dear Li, why did you change the booth? I also plan to go to the home appliance exhibition area to find you!"

"The main reason is that my products have received a lot of orders, so the organizer placed me in a prominent position." Li Weidong did not hide it.

Then Li Weidong asked: "Did Mr. Gordon become interested in my air fryer again this time?"

"I have always been interested in your products, but the price is too expensive." Gordon replied.

"Mr. Gordon, this is a very new household appliance. I can't possibly sell it for only $100." Li Weidong replied.

"I mean the price of 290 US dollars is too expensive. If you can lower it some, I'm willing to purchase a batch." Gordon replied.

Li Weidong immediately asked: "Mr. Gordon, how much do you plan to purchase?"

"I want to purchase 10,000 units first and put them on the market to test the waters. If the sales are good, I will purchase more." Gordon said.

"If that's the case, then I'll make it one dollar cheaper! It's only $289 per unit." Li Weidong said.

Gordon shook his head: "Mr. Li, we have known each other for so long, you should give me a sincere preferential price, such as 280 US dollars!"

"Let's see, $288 is already my lowest price." Li Weidong dropped another dollar.

"U.S. 281, if possible, we can sign the contract now," Gordon said.

Li Weidong pretended to think, but then shook his head: "Mr. Gordon, I can only get one dollar cheaper at most! That's 287 dollars per unit."

Gordon has seen Costco's contract, so what he wants is an offer of $285.

The contract was originally given to Gordon by Li Weidong, so Li Weidong did not expect the price to exceed US$285.

Both of them had set $285 as the final price for negotiation, but they still had to argue for several minutes before settling on the price of $285.

…

Ten thousand air fryers worth US$2.85 million. After the contract was signed, Li Weidong saw Gordon off and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Senior waiter Ma Dexing made a brilliant appearance again. After handing a cup of tea to Li Weidong, he reluctantly let go of the contract he had just signed.

"Director Li, with these 2.85 million US dollars, the export value of your air fryer has exceeded 10 million US dollars!" Ma Dexing looked cheerful.

"That's pretty much it for this Canton Fair. Merchants from several major European and American countries have already placed orders. Poor countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America can't afford this thing. I estimate that the sales volume of air fryers will increase in the next few days."

It’s not going to grow much.”

Li Weidong paused and then said: "And our factory's production capacity is not that large. We have to work overtime to complete these orders of tens of thousands of units."

"If you have any difficulties regarding production, you can come to me directly and the office will try our best to help you solve it," Ma Dexing said.

Li Weidong thought for a while and said: "In terms of production, the main problem is raw materials. The parts in the air fryer are purchased from other manufacturers. Things like heating rods are in short supply. I don't know if they can

Unable to deliver goods!”

"You can make a list of the parts you need, and I will help you purchase them across the country. If they are companies in the province, I will give priority to supplying them to your factory!" Ma Dexing replied immediately.

"Then I'd like to thank Director Ma first!" Li Weidong stretched, then stood up, and continued: "I've rested enough, I'm going to go fries!"

…

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Another pot of French fries was freshly baked. Li Weidong distributed the French fries to the foreign businessmen who were watching, and at the same time explained the benefits of the air fryer.

Saburo Hanaya stood among the crowd, staring at the air fryer on the booth, his eyes gleaming, and his heart filled with joy.

"Fortunately, I came to visit the Canton Fair. Otherwise, I would have missed this air fryer! I never thought that the Chinese could invent novel household appliances!

This air fryer is very simple to operate, does not take up much space, and is very fuel-efficient. It is very suitable for use in Japan. If it is put on the Japanese market, it will definitely be welcomed by housewives.

Moreover, fried food is also in line with the eating habits of Europeans and Americans. Whether in Europe or the United States, air fryers have great potential to be tapped. Once air fryers are popularized, one million units will be sold worldwide a year.

, definitely not a problem

Such excellent household appliances are really a waste of money in the hands of the Chinese. I should take this thing back and hand it over to the technical department for imitation. The best household appliances in the world can only be produced by Matsushita Electric Co., Ltd.

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