Being Reborn And Starting Off By Not Being A Simp-Chapter 416: Price Negotiations

In the reception room of the Tianyuan Mask Factory, Thomas. Miller and Liu Qing had a one-hour discussion about the purchase of masks.

The people from the Commerce Bureau who brought Miller over did not participate.

Miller had already seen the various production qualifications of Tianyuan Mask Factory. He had also brought industry experts to the production workshop to inspect and confirm that the masks produced by Tianyuan Mask Factory had the qualifications and quality to be imported to them, so he talked to him about the purchase.

He was not the only one who wanted to buy masks. He could also guess that he was not the only one who wanted to buy masks from Tianyuan Mask Factory.

As long as he could purchase masks and ship them back, he would definitely be able to make money.

The outbreak of the epidemic there was a crisis. For a Multinational Corporation like theirs, it was also an opportunity to make money. There were many competitors.

It was just that he came a little faster.

He didn’t have time to waste on Liu Qing.

Therefore, she went straight to the point and expressed her desire to buy masks.

Of course, he also admitted that Tianyuan Mask Factory was not his only choice. He would also contact the other large mask factories in Peng City.

Other than the manufacturer that originally produced batteries, they also mentioned the mask factory that Xu Bo and Nian Fengyan worked with.

That mask factory had already been put into production, with a daily production capacity of several million.

If not for the lack of raw materials, it could produce more than ten million pieces a day. It could be considered a big producer.

This was only one place in Peng City.

There were also many new mask factories in other places. Although the production capacity was not as exaggerated, it was very scary when added together.

Miller expressed that he hoped to solve the problem of purchasing in Pengcheng, but if the price could not be negotiated, he did not mind going elsewhere to take a look.

Liu Qing only smiled at his words.

During this period of time, a lot of money had been invested in the mask industry, and production capacity had begun to explode. Now, the country’s daily production capacity had reached 200 to 300 million yuan. This was only the official statistics. In fact, some production capacity had not been reported at all.

In Liu Qing’s memory of the future, the country had sold more than 200 billion masks this year, with an output value of more than 300 billion yuan.

Among them, there were 65 billion medical masks.

Not to mention the domestic ones, just the export alone was such a huge number. One could imagine how high the daily production capacity would be.

However, at present, there were only a few mask manufacturers with export qualifications.

Some countries did not have such high requirements for production standards. As long as it was a mask, it was fine.

However, in Miller’s hometown, a large market followed a unified standard. Without passing that standard and obtaining the corresponding export qualification, there was no way to use it. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

Even if the masks were shipped over, they could not be sold on the market.

Many newly invested mask factories did not even think in that direction at the beginning. They only thought about the domestic market and felt that the domestic market could satisfy them.

As for foreign countries, when they started investing, there was no epidemic abroad, so few companies were willing to spend their energy on it.

Even the mask factory that Xu Bo and Nian Fengyan invested in had made such preparations from the beginning under Liu Qing’s guidance. However, it had yet to obtain the corresponding qualifications.

In Liu Qing’s memory, many masks were shipped over, but they could not be used because they did not meet the other party’s standards.

Even if Miller’s group would help them get permission, it would not be something that could be done in a day or two.

Miller didn’t have that many choices now.

Miller had learned about the production capacity of the Tianyuan Group. He hoped to purchase 300 million masks from the Tianyuan Mask Factory in the next month.

The price he offered was the current ex-factory price of Tianyuan Mask Factory, which was 39% per mask.

Of course, this offer was rejected by Liu Qing without hesitation."

"Mr. Miller, our factory is willing to sell masks at the pre-epidemic price, not because our masks are only worth that price, but as a private entrepreneur in China who has received a development bonus to support this country in fighting the epidemic. "You should know what the price of melt blown cloth is now and what the salary of mask workers is like. According to this price, we will only lose money selling masks. The more we sell, the more we lose. We can’t accept this price."

The price of the melt blown cloth had risen a lot. A 39% mask was not even enough to cover the cost.

As for the contract signed between Liu Qing and CEO Wang, it was a trade secret. They would not reveal it, and CEO Wang would not reveal it either. They could only tell him the market price.

According to the market price, there was no such thing as a 39% mask.

According to this price, at least for a month, Tianyuan Mask Factory did not have to worry about not being able to sell their masks. There was no need to sell them to foreigners.

Miller also knew that the possibility of this was not high, so he was just saying it.

Anyway, he didn’t have to spend money to tell her.

He was not surprised to be rejected by Liu Qing. He asked,"

"Mister Liu, what price do you think is appropriate?"

Since he had made a bid, he should let the other party make a bid.

Business negotiations were all about bargaining.

Liu Qing had also asked Feng Zhixuan to understand the prices of masks in more than a dozen countries. The price he offered was based on the prices there. Of course, after deducting transportation costs, customs duties, and other costs, he also gave a certain profit margin.

Of course, that price was vehemently opposed by Miller.

That was much higher than what they could buy on the Chinese market. They definitely couldn’t accept it.

He told Liu Qing that the price of masks was so ridiculous because they were in urgent need of masks. Those imported masks were shipped by air, and the cost of transportation was higher than that of sea and land transportation. They could not follow that standard.

The cost of shipping was the lowest, but it took too long. Many countries could not wait. They needed masks now, so they could only go by air.

They had to be careful when flying by air. It was not a long-distance direct flight, and they had to avoid countries that would detain masks during transit.

Masks could only be used for two to three months to enjoy the treatment of flying. This had never happened before.

After several rounds of bargaining, the two sides still did not reach an agreement.

There was no problem with the price, but Liu Qing had a request, which was to pay first before the goods were delivered. After the mask left the factory, everything would be handled by Miller.

The quality inspection could only be done at the mask factory. They were not responsible for the factory.

Liu Qing was not responsible for whether the goods could be cleared or whether they would be deducted by a third party.

He brought this up mainly because he remembered that there were too many cases where he did not receive payment for the masks after they were distributed.

He did not want to take the risk.

And now, he had the qualifications to not take that risk.

There was another point. Liu Qing needed to sign a big order for masks worth one billion yuan for three months.

million masks a month, it would be better to keep them for their own live streamers to bring goods and attract traffic.

Miller couldn’t agree to such a request.

This was not a question of whether he wanted to agree or not, but he did not have the authority to agree at all. Even in the headquarters of the group, no one could agree. They had to hold a meeting to discuss before they could make such an authorization.