CHAPTER 94: CHAPTER 94: SIDING WITH WILSON

"Our Cotton Textile Factory in Mianyang Town did indeed sign an order worth five million with Mr. John. However, the fabric Mr. John chose is not the same as the one you chose."

"Although the fabrics you both chose were produced in Hua Country, the different raw materials used, as well as the varying pattern elements, mean the fabrics you two selected can actually be made into different types of clothing."

"Even before reaching a cooperation with Mr. John, I had explicitly informed him that I had first reached a verbal agreement with Mr. Wilson. Although we did not have a clear written contract, we Chinese always value integrity and would rather not sign this order than violate our commitment."

"Mr. John understood and respected our Chinese commitment to integrity and therefore accepted my suggestion to choose a fabric different from yours."

Wilson instinctively glanced at John, questioning with his eyes if what Lin was saying was true.

John gave him a scornful look with his bright blue eyes, snorted coldly from his nostrils, and turned his head to the side.

He realized that Lin was clearly biased towards Wilson!

Judging from John’s reaction, Wilson also knew Lin Xiang was not lying.

He seemed to realize his previous questioning and temper appeared somewhat unreasonable.

Unwilling to admit his mistake, Wilson still spoke to Lin Xiang in a dissatisfied tone: "But you shouldn’t have signed a contract with John without notifying me."

Lin Xiang smiled, "Mr. Wilson, we did sign the contract, but it’s a case of payment for goods delivered. We’ve provided you with a sufficient quantity of premium fabric, which already demonstrates our sincerity. One cooperation doesn’t mean our Cotton Textile Factory must obey your arrangements, which would be unfair to us."

Wilson’s expression turned even uglier.

John, seeing Wilson eat humble pie, smirked and asked Lin Xiang, "You mentioned White Rabbit candy last time, I’m suddenly interested in learning more about it."

"That’s wonderful, Mr. John, should I accompany you to the food factory now?"

"Sure."

Secretary Wang, upon receiving instructions, arranged a special car to take John and others to the food factory.

As John was getting into the car, unexpectedly, Wilson squeezed in too.

"Wilson, what are you doing?"

"I’m also interested in the candy. Since you haven’t signed a contract yet, I can inspect it and then decide whether to sign."

Lin Xiang continued to smile, but inwardly, she was delighted.

Argue, make a fuss.

The fiercer your quarrel, the bigger the candy order will be!

Lin Xiang quietly got out from the passenger seat to make space in the car for John and Wilson.

She mainly feared the intense atmosphere between the two would implicate her.

She got into Secretary Wang’s car and recounted the quarrel between Wilson and John almost word for word.

Secretary Wang couldn’t help but sigh, "Comrade Lin, I didn’t expect that when you signed a contract with Mr. Wilson, you anticipated what might happen later and made preparations in advance, otherwise, we wouldn’t know how to handle it today!"

If this were between Chinese merchants, Secretary Wang might have come up with a perfect plan, but he couldn’t understand foreign languages, and this seemed to lower his intelligence as well.

Lin Xiang said seriously, "Secretary Wang, the reason I acted as I did back then wasn’t to be prepared but to stand on Hua Country’s side. I’d rather not have this order than let Americans think we Chinese don’t uphold integrity."

"Yes, the loss of the order is unfortunate, but as long as our products are good enough, it’ll eventually attract discerning foreign merchants. However, Hua Country’s reputation cannot have a single negative comment!"

Lin Xiang’s words were not merely intended for Secretary Wang; she genuinely felt this way.

The food factory wasn’t far from the guest house; it only took a few minutes by car.

Because it was spontaneous, Director Zhao of the food factory hadn’t arranged in advance, and upon learning that two groups of foreign merchants were coming to inspect, Director Zhao was excited yet nervous, unable to speak a complete sentence.

Fortunately, Wilson and John didn’t understand Chinese, so with Lin Xiang as the translator, communication was possible.

Lin Xiang instructed Director Zhao to prepare some candies, which John had tasted before, but Wilson had not.

Looking at the candy’s simple packaging, Wilson peeled off a piece and placed the milky white candy in his mouth.

Once the candy completely dissolved, Wilson spoke, "The milk flavor is rich, and it tastes quite good, but it’s just okay. John, do you really want to procure this candy to take back?"

Americans love sweets and are much more advanced in studying sugar than Hua Country. The Wilson Family even has a subsidiary producing sugar, which is already quite large.

It was the same for the John Family.

The reason Wilson insisted on coming along was partly due to emotions and partly out of worry that while he was absent from China, John would get all the good things from Lin Xiang, so he shamelessly followed.

But this kind of candy, their own company can produce, so there’s no need to spend a high price and significant effort to transport it across the ocean.

While speaking, Wilson peeled another piece of candy and put it in his mouth.

The milk flavor was indeed rich, and the taste was quite good.

But the transportation cost was too high, making it not feasible.

John ignored Wilson’s assessment and asked Lin Xiang, "You mentioned yesterday about changing the packaging to make gift boxes. Is there an initial product now?"

"Lin, I thought we were already friends, so I’ll be frank. Though the candy is delicious, it isn’t stunningly impressive, unless you can convince me elsewhere, I won’t consider purchasing the candy."

"Mr. John, within a day, it’s nearly impossible for us to change the packaging because it involves a series of steps like plate making and printing, which cannot be skipped. This way, we can present the most perfect product, but I have design concept drawings here that you can take a look at."

After speaking, Lin Xiang asked Director Zhao to bring paper and pens.

The food factory commonly had ordinary notebooks and writing pens, and when Lin Xiang saw the pen’s ink was black, she told Director Zhao, "Go to the supply and marketing cooperative and buy colored pencils, make sure to have both red and green."

"Okay, okay, I’ll send someone to buy them right away."

Regarding foreign exchange orders, even though Director Zhao was being instructed by Lin Xiang, he didn’t have a single complaint.

Soon, the colored pencils were bought.

Lin Xiang selected black, green, red, and yellow to draw two illustrations.

One was for the White Rabbit candy packaging paper.

The current packaging is white-based candy paper, with blue-lined rabbits, giving it a nostalgic feel.

The new packaging paper Lin Xiang designed was red-based, with green and black illustrations infused with Chinese elements and slightly accented with yellow to enrich the colors and create layers.