CHAPTER 50: FORMIDABLE CHARACTER

Gu Yuan gave the village chief a reassuring look: "I’ll try my best."

"Alright, but make sure to talk to them properly. Even though we’re from the countryside, we’re all civilized people. If the price doesn’t reach what we expect, never mind, we’ll just take it as bad luck."

The village chief’s words were full of bitterness.

After a whole year of hard work in the orchard, the fruit farmers were eagerly waiting with anticipation for the orchard’s harvest each year, hoping for a good price. Who would have thought that the purchase price would be pressed so low, causing such significant losses?

Gu Yuan saw the unspoken bitterness in the village chief’s eyes.

Her expression turned cold.

Feng Fan handed the prepared agency cooperation agreement to Gu Yuan and introduced himself: "I’m Feng Fan, the agent representative sent by Kangle Fruit Wholesaling Company. Here is the agency cooperation agreement. Please take a look at it, and you can raise any questions you have."

Gu Yuan took the cooperation agreement from Feng Fan.

She opened it.

Earlier, she saw a similar agency cooperation agreement at the village’s home, which was this year’s. It was just like last year’s, with the only change being a slight increase in price.

Gu Yuan read out a few lines: "Industry competition is fierce, and normal business profits are hard to guarantee."

Feng Fan sat down as well: "Many businesses nowadays want to make quick money and have no intention of long-term market operation. The prices we set for distribution after acquisition are relatively low, typically characterized by low margins, high turnover, to maintain long-term cooperation."

This familiar tone sounded like a conversation with a friend, aimed to make Gu Yuan lower her guard and make persuasion smoother.

"That’s the distributors’ matter, what’s it got to do with you agents? Mr. Feng, are you a bit confused? You agents are the first batch of businesses handling the fruits, we’re directly dealing with you. The retail prices are the distributors’ affair, whether or not customers buy is their business, but whether we collaborate is what we’re handling now, isn’t it?" Gu Yuan raised her eyebrows, looking at Feng Fan with a slight smile.

This look made Feng Fan’s heart skip a beat.

He thought she actually didn’t quite understand, but unexpectedly, she understood some of it.

"This price..." Feng Fan was about to explain a bit.

Gu Yuan said in a gentle tone: "Actually, we only care about the price. If the price is good, everyone’s happy; if not, we part ways. Kangle Company doesn’t only make money from the fruits of Ancient Water Village, right? It’s just that the fruits from our village seem a bit tastier, and supplying them to big supermarkets isn’t cheap."

Feng Fan hesitated for a moment, almost couldn’t keep up with Gu Yuan’s line of thought.

Gu Yuan continued: "Ending the cooperation is entirely normal; the dispute is merely about unreasonable pricing. As long as we settle the price, everything can be resolved. The farmers earn their money from hard work, all year round they rely on this harvest. And you, earning both conscience money and unscrupulous money is still quite okay, but wanting to earn more unscrupulous money, that’s really unreasonable."

Feng Fan: "..."

Damn.

This woman’s sharp tongue entirely blocked his intended stance.

However, Feng Fan wasn’t intimidated. This wasn’t his first time as an agent. So he reminded: "Three years ago, Kangle Company signed a contract with you, the cooperation period lasts up to ten years, if terminated prematurely, the penalty is one million, are you sure you can afford this amount?"

"Yes, I was just about to mention that." Gu Yuan slightly smiled.

That smile made Feng Fan suddenly feel uncertain, feeling that she was indeed a formidable opponent.