Rebirth: She is Ready for a Counterattack!-Chapter 317 - 316: Dingxun

"Xiaoqing, I’m really sorry, I didn’t expect to encounter such a person."

Zhao Xiangguo was very apologetic, after all, he was the one who had made the introductions, and no one expected to encounter such an arrogant and capricious heiress.

Moreover, since he had brought them all the way to Hong Kong, it would be disgraceful to return without any success for these two young people.

He felt very guilty inside.

Gu Xiaoqing sat down and comforted Zhao Xiangguo: "Uncle Zhao, it’s not your fault, we can only say that the heiress we encountered has a haughty attitude that wasn’t satisfied by us, thus she resorted to making things difficult.

After all, in business, who hasn’t met a difficult person? However, it seems that we really need to find another partner."

Zhao Xiangguo pondered, this child is indeed composed, not at all flustered by the other party’s difficult behavior, but instead showing determination to face challenges.

In his heart, he quietly praised, no wonder his own sister had been praising Gu Xiaoqing recently, saying that she is a calm and composed girl who knows how to advance and retreat, which also made his own niece mature a lot and become much more sensible.

"From what Miss Guan said, I’m afraid that finding a company to cooperate with next won’t be so easy. First, we’re strangers here, and we don’t have as much information on the trade companies as we do in the mainland, and our connections are not enough; second, if the other party is truly going to use their network to deal with us over such a trivial matter, we might really not find a second company willing to cooperate."

Zhao Xiangguo calmly analyzed, wanting to help Gu Xiaoqing make the right decision.

Gu Xiaoqing nodded, and Guo Donghua nervously bit his lip and asked, "Uncle, if the Guan Family’s connections are so powerful, wouldn’t it be possible to continue the cooperation if we go to apologize?"

Having come all this way, no one wants to return empty-handed, especially since much of the subsequent development depends on closing this deal. Without this contract, the plans for their branches and chain stores would have to be put on hold.

So even the stubborn Guo Donghua began to consider the feasibility of apologizing.

Gu Xiaoqing smiled, "Guo Donghua, you don’t need to worry about this. I will never grovel for an apology. We are doing business, not here to be humiliated. I am willing to make reasonable concessions, but if others plan from the beginning to see me bow and scrape, it’s not going to happen.

I’ll make a phone call later, I should be able to find someone to help."

It’s not that dignity is of utmost importance; when doing business, one must be willing to set aside pride. However, what Guan Meiqi did today was not only trample on my dignity, more importantly, it was clear that they had no intention to cooperate.

Gu Xiaoqing believed that even if she let them trample on her dignity, Guan Meiqi would not agree to cooperate. At worst, it’s just a method to suppress her.

But Gu Xiaoqing was unwilling to give in; it’s just a small contract, right?

She really doesn’t believe that in the entire market, there isn’t a single person willing to give her a chance.

If there’s no path, she’ll look for support, believing that Han Xiao and Lu Qi should have connections in this area, and now’s the time to utilize Fang Shaohan’s network.

Gu Xiaoqing silently apologized to Fang Shaohan in her heart, as much as she wanted to distance herself from him, she ultimately had to rely on his connections, feeling a bit shameless.

Unfortunately, there was no time to dwell on this now.

First solve the immediate problem and then move on.

Zhao Xiangguo was also worried, he didn’t think they had any way to change the current situation, moreover, Gu Xiaoqing had a point, it seemed that Guan Meiqi was determined to turn this into a humiliating event rather than just an unpleasant one.

Apologizing might really be useless.

Back at the hotel, Gu Xiaoqing made a call to Han Xiao; Han Xiao’s family was in business, and they definitely had their own connections.

Han Xiao responded quickly, and after understanding the problems faced by Gu Xiaoqing and the others over the phone, told them not to worry and to patiently wait at the hotel, they should expect news by the evening.

Thus, the three of them anxiously waited in the hotel.

In the afternoon, Manager Bai called and gave Zhao Xiangguo a phone number and an address.

He informed Zhao Xiangguo that after going back, Guan Meiqi had already greeted many contacts, and the bosses and managers of the few familiar companies that Manager Bai knew would not dare to defy the Guan Family. Even if they found them recently, probably no one would be willing to cooperate.

The provided address was for the place frequently visited by the bosses of the three largest trade companies. After all, smaller trade companies must show face to the Guan Family.

But the bigger trade companies don’t have to worry about the Guan Family’s influence, although their owners are first-rate big company bosses, they might not be interested in discussing such a small business.

Whether they might succeed or not, it’s up to them now.

This was already Manager Bai helping as much as he could on Zhao Xiangguo’s behalf.

Gu Xiaoqing looked at the business card, which was for a bar called "Dingxun," but it seemed more like a club-type place rather than a bar.

It’s probably a place wealthy people like for entertainment.

Gu Xiaoqing considered if Han Xiao didn’t have any updates by evening, she planned to go with Zhao Xiangguo to check it out.

It’s not that she’s overly brave, but Gu Xiaoqing believes, since these are the top three trade company bosses, they wouldn’t frequent chaotic places; their tastes and standards mean it won’t be a messy place.

So as long as they can go in and find these people, there’s hope for a discussion. Having come all the way to Hong Kong, returning empty-handed isn’t Gu Xiaoqing’s style.

At the very least, make an effort, and even if there’s no reward, she would be at peace with herself.

At worst, she’ll continue running her little bubble tea shop when she gets back.

Seeing her stocks nearly reaching her ideal value, it’s just a matter of time before she has the money.

With money, she can even open a factory making bubble tea ingredients; it’s better to rely on herself than others.

At worst, the plan will be postponed for a year, it’s not such a big deal.

Gu Xiaoqing doesn’t believe that anything can defeat her.

Looking at Gu Xiaoqing’s confident demeanor, Guo Donghua also perked up, and even Zhao Xiangguo felt somewhat spirited.

Zhao Xiangguo even inquired with the hotel about the exact location of "Dingxun," and the surrounding geography and environment, after all, if it were too chaotic a place, Zhao Xiangguo wouldn’t take the two girls there.