Chapter 419 Price Negotiation
In the reception room of Tianyuan Mask Factory, Thomas Miller and Liu Qing held an over one-hour negotiation on the procurement of masks.
The people from the Commerce Bureau who brought Miller over did not participate.
Miller has seen various production qualification certificates of Tianyuan Mask Factory, and also took industry experts to the production workshop to investigate and confirmed that the masks produced by Tianyuan Mask Factory have the qualifications and quality to be exported to them, so he talked about the procurement issue with him.
There was a shortage of masks there. It was not only him who wanted to buy masks. He could also guess that it was not only him who wanted to buy masks from Tianyuan Mask Factory.
As long as you can purchase masks and ship them back, you will definitely make money.
The outbreak of the epidemic there is a crisis, and for multinational groups like them, it is also an opportunity to make money, and there will be no fewer competitors.
It's just that he came a little faster.
He didn't have time to slowly grind with Liu Qing.
So I went straight to the point and expressed my willingness to purchase masks.
Of course, he also confessed that Tianyuan Mask Factory was not his only choice, and he would also contact several other large mask factories in Pengcheng.
In addition to the manufacturer that originally produced batteries, we also mentioned the mask factory that Xu Bo and Nian Fengyan cooperated.
——That mask factory has already started production, and its daily production capacity is millions.
If it weren't for the lack of raw materials, the daily production capacity could reach more than 10 million, which would be considered a big producer.
This is just a place in Pengcheng.
There are many new mask factories in other places. Although the production capacity is not so exaggerated, it is very scary when combined.
Miller said he hopes to solve the procurement problem in Pengcheng, but if the price cannot be negotiated, he doesn't mind going to another place to take a look.
Liu Qing just smiled at his statement.
During this period, there has been a lot of funds invested in the mask industry, and the production capacity has begun to explode. Now the national production capacity has reached 200 to 300 million yuan per day - this is just official statistics, and in fact, some production capacity has not been reported at all.
In Liu Qing’s memory of the future, the country exported more than 200 million masks this year, with an output value of more than 300 billion yuan.
Among them, there are 65 billion medical masks.
Not to mention domestic sources, exports alone are such a huge number, and you can imagine how high the daily production capacity will be.
However, at present, there are not many mask manufacturers with export qualifications.
Some countries do not have such high requirements for production standards, as long as it is a mask, it is enough.
But in Miller's hometown, a large market follows a unified standard. If he fails to pass that standard and obtains corresponding export qualifications, he will not be able to use it.
Even if the mask is shipped, it cannot be sold.
Many newly invested mask factories did not think about that at the beginning. They were thinking about the domestic market, and they felt that the domestic market could make them full.
As for foreign countries, when they started investing, there was no epidemic abroad, and few companies were willing to spend their energy on it.
Even the mask factory invested by Xu Bo and Nian Fengyan made such preparations from Liu Qing's tips, but now they have not obtained the corresponding qualifications.
In Liu Qing's memory, many masks were transported over at that time, but they could not be used because they did not meet the other party's standards.
Even if Miller's group will work hard to help them get permission, it will not be possible in one or two days.
Miller doesn't have that many choices now.
Miller has learned about the production capacity of Tianyuan Group. He hopes that in the next month, he can purchase 300 million masks from Tianyuan Mask Factory.
The price he offered was the current ex-factory price of Tianyuan Mask Factory, 30,000 yuan per person.
Of course, this offer was rejected by Liu Qing without hesitation:
"Mr. Miller, our factory is willing to sell masks at the price before the epidemic, not because our masks are only worth that price, but as a private Chinese entrepreneur who has gained development dividends, the support of this country in fighting the epidemic. You should be clear about what the price of meltblown cloth looks like now and what the salary of mask workers is like. At this price, we will only lose money when selling masks. The more we sell, the more we lose. We cannot accept this price."
The price of meltblown fabrics has risen a lot now, and the cost of masks is not enough.
As for the contract signed by Liu Qing and Mr. Wang, it is a commercial secret. They will not say it, and Mr. Wang cannot say it, but it can only be said according to the market price.
According to market prices, there is no mask that is 30,000 yuan per person.
At this price, at least for one month, there is no need to worry about not being able to sell the masks in Tianyuan Mask Factory, and there is no need to sell them to foreigners.
Miller also knew that this was unlikely, so he just said it - what if?
Anyway, it doesn't cost money if you say it.
He was rejected by Liu Qing, and he asked without surprise:
"What kind of price is Mr. Liu?"
If you have offered a price once, you should also ask the other party to offer a price once.
Business negotiations are bargaining.
Liu Qing also let Feng Zhixuan know the prices of masks in more than a dozen countries there. The price he offered was based on the prices there as a reference. Of course, it deducted various costs such as transportation and tariffs, and also gave a certain profit margin.
Of course, that price was fiercely opposed by Miller.
——That is much higher than their own acquisitions in the Chinese market, and it is definitely unacceptable.
He told Liu Qing that the price of masks there is so outrageous now because of the urgent shortage of masks. Those imported masks are shipped by air, and the transportation cost is greater than that of sea and land transportation, and they cannot be followed by that standard.
The cost of shipping is the lowest, but it has been too long and many countries cannot wait. They now need masks to rescue them and can only transport them by air.
You have to be careful when traveling by air. It is not a long-distance flight. You have to avoid countries where masks are detained when transiting.
Only in these two or three months can you enjoy the treatment of taking a plane, and this will never happen in the future.
After several bargaining, the two sides finally reached an agreement.
There is no problem with the price, but Liu Qing has a requirement, that is, to pay first and then goods, and after the mask is shipped, everything will be handled by Miller.
Quality inspection can only be tested in mask factories, and they are not responsible for leaving the factory.
Liu Qing is not responsible for whether the goods can be cleared and whether they will be deducted by a third party.
The main reason for this is that in his memory, there are too many things that cannot receive payment for the goods after the mask is sent out.
He doesn't want to take risks.
And now, he is qualified to not take that risk.
Another point is that what Liu Qing needs to sign is a large order of 1 billion masks for three months.
There are 300 million masks a month, so it is better to keep them for live streaming and attracting traffic to your anchors.
Miller could not agree to such a request.
This is not a question he wants to agree or not, but he does not have the authority to agree. Even at the group headquarters, no one can agree. Then you must have a meeting to discuss before you can make such an authorization.
Chapter completed!