Fairy Gourd Farm

Chapter 250 Negotiations
Zhao Lei didn't answer directly either, but just smiled lightly and said, "Go to my office first, we can talk about this slowly."

Hearing that Zhao Lei's tone had softened, Takuma Sato was very happy, and hurried back to the office with him to discuss in detail.

As soon as the few people sat down, Takuma Sato couldn't wait to say: "Mr. Zhao, our company sincerely wants to cooperate with your company, and I hope you will carefully consider my suggestion."

Zhao Lei said unhurriedly: "To tell you the truth, I am really optimistic about your suggestion. But we really have our own difficulties."

Sato Takuma hurriedly said: "If you have any difficulties, you can bring them up, let's find a way to solve them together!"

"Let's not talk about the problem of insufficient production capacity. There is really no good solution right now." Zhao Lei pondered: "Even if the production problem is solved, transportation will still be a big trouble. After all, they are all agricultural products. Eggs, broilers, etc. In other words, the cost of transporting fresh vegetables all the way to Japan is too high!"

Sato Takuma couldn't help but frowned and said, "Your words do have some truth, but I believe we can come up with a solution."

Zhao Lei smiled lightly and said, "Mr. Sato, what can I do?"

"This..." Sato Takuma thought it was just talking, and there was no good way for a while, so he couldn't help being stunned.

Seeing that Sato was speechless, Zhao Lei knew that the time was almost ripe, so he said with a smile, "Actually... I have a solution, it depends on whether Mr. Sato is sincere."

Sato Takumo was overjoyed and said, "If there is any way, tell me quickly!"

"Fresh vegetables are indeed not easy to store and transport, but vegetable seeds can." Zhao Lei said with a smile: "If I provide vegetable seeds to your company, and you plant and sell them yourself, won't the problems of production capacity and transportation be solved?"

Sato Takuma's eyes lit up, and he nodded repeatedly: "This is a good idea, we can all be happy, but... do you have any specific conditions?"

Zhao Lei had been thinking about it for a while, then nodded and said: "First of all, all vegetables can only be used to supply the market, and must not be saved to cultivate Hotan Co., Ltd.'s own vegetable varieties."

In fact, Zhao Lei has done experiments a long time ago. Even if the seeds produced by the Immortal Gourd brand vegetables are not processed by Zijin Gourd, they will be ordinary goods, and the seeds grown are no different from ordinary vegetables.There is no need to worry that the Japanese will use the seeds provided by Zhao Lei to cultivate their own vegetable varieties.Zhao Lei said this just to make himself look more sincere.

Sato Takuma nodded and said: "It should be, there is no problem at all."

Zhao Lei continued: "The second requirement is that the vegetables grown by your company can only be sold in the Japanese domestic market and cannot be sold to other countries."

Although Wada Co., Ltd. is a big company, it is mainly based on the Japanese domestic market, so Takuma Sato agreed to Zhao Lei's condition without hesitation.

Then Zhao Lei made a third request: "As long as the vegetables are grown with the seeds provided by our company, we must also use our 'Xiangou' trademark and indicate the originating company."

This request made Sato Takumo a little embarrassed, and he couldn't help but frowned and said, "Mr. Zhao, it's a bit difficult for you to do this. Since the vegetables are grown by our Wada Co., Ltd., of course we should use our trademark."

Sato Takuma is convinced that these vegetables will definitely be popular in the Japanese market.If the trademark of Wada Co., Ltd. can be used, it will be of great benefit to the company's reputation.

However, if the "Xianhu" trademark is used, this reputation will be handed over to Zhao Lei. Of course Sato Takuma is not willing to do this kind of wedding dress for others.

However, Zhao Lei refused to give in at all, and immediately shook his head and said, "Mr. Sato, you are wrong to say that. Although the vegetables are grown by you, the seeds are provided by us. Of course, we must use the fairy gourd trademark."

Sato Takuma wanted to shake his head and said: "This is not acceptable, Wada Corporation has never had such a precedent."

Zhao Lei did not continue to entangle on this issue, but asked lightly: "Mr. Sato, do you think Xiangou brand vegetables will be very popular in the Japanese market?"

Takuma Sato also knew that there was no need to lie about this issue, so he nodded honestly and said, "That's for sure, otherwise I wouldn't have come to ask for cooperation with your company."

"That's good." Zhao Lei smiled slightly at Takuma Sato: "If Wada Co., Ltd. has no such precedent, then I will find a company with such a precedent to cooperate with!"

Zhao Lei's words choked him hard, but Sato Takuma couldn't do anything about it. After pondering for a moment, he said with a sad face, "Okay, I agree to this condition!"

Apart from these three conditions, everything else is a matter of details, and the only thing that requires serious negotiation is the price.

The price proposed by Zhao Lei is [-] US dollars per kilogram for leafy vegetable seeds, and [-] US dollars per kilogram for melon and fruit vegetable seeds such as tomatoes and cucumbers.

Takuma Sato felt that the price was too high to bear, and hoped that Zhao Lei could reduce the price by at least [-]%.

In fact, although the price is high, it is not beyond Sato Takuma's affordability.But as an experienced negotiator, Takuma Sato certainly hoped to lower the price. Even if Zhao Lei lowered the price by fifty or one hundred dollars, it was all thanks to him.

However, Zhao Lei refused to give an inch. The two parties had been entangled in the price issue for a long time, but in the end they still failed to reach an agreement.

Seeing that the sky was getting dark, Sato Takumo got up and said goodbye: "Mr. Zhao, it's getting late, so let's take our leave first. The price is really too high, and I really hope it can be lowered a little, so that I can explain it when I go back! "

Zhao Lei said with a half-smile, "This is already the lowest price. Mr. Sato should think about it carefully. You also know the quality of Xianhu brand vegetables, and your company will not suffer."

Sato Takuma still looked embarrassed, and left Xianhu Company with Lu Shuo.

After walking a long distance, Sato Takuma still looked back frequently, looking unwilling.

Lu Shuo couldn't help persuading him: "Mr. Sato, since you think the price is too high, you can talk to Zhao Lei again in two days, don't worry about it."

Takuma Sato shook his head and said, "Actually, the price of vegetable seeds is not my biggest concern. I care more about those koi carps. Alas, I really want to bring those fish back to Japan! It's a pity, and Zhao Lei's talk has collapsed, it seems that there is no hope."

Seeing Sato Takumo's longing expression, Lu Shuo felt that this was a good opportunity for him to express himself. After rolling his eyes a few times, he lowered his voice and said, "Mr. Sato, in fact, if you really want those koi, it's not for nothing. Method!"

(End of this chapter)