At this moment, there was a knock on the door, and Han Xi opened the door and walked in from the outside with a stack of documents in his hand.
"Xixi, you are here. Thank you for your hard work these days when I am not in the company."
Lin Wanqing stepped forward and took Han Xi's hand, looking a little grateful.
"Wanqing, we are good sisters. This is what we should do. You don't need to be so polite to me."
Han Xi said with a smile.
After the two women exchanged a few simple greetings.
"By the way, Xixi, are things going well at work these days?"
"Did you encounter any difficulties?"
Lin Wanqing asked.
"Well, we encountered a little difficulty..."
Han Xi pondered for a moment and said.
"Oh? What's wrong? What happened?"
Lin Wanqing asked with confusion.
"It's like this. The Xu family has terminated its cooperation with our Artistry Group..."
Han Xi said hesitantly.
The high-end cosmeceuticals of the Artistry Group were developed by Qin Ming. The large number of Chinese medicinal materials required for the production of high-end cosmeceuticals were originally a collaboration between Qin Ming and the Xu family through Xu Xinyao.
As Lin Wanqing came back to life and reunited with Qin Ming, the Xu family had unilaterally terminated its cooperation with Artistry Group two days ago.
"this......"
Qin Ming and Lin Wanqing both fell silent upon hearing this.
The two of them were somewhat surprised by the Xu family's sudden suspension of cooperation, but this was a reasonable thing and they were not surprised.
"Forget it, let's look for partners again..."
Qin Ming sighed, feeling a little bitter and helpless.
"Well, currently our company still has some reserves of Chinese medicinal materials, which can last for about three or four days. As long as our company finds a new medicinal material partner within three days..."
Han Xi briefly explained the situation.
"That's good."
Qin Ming felt much relieved.
"Also, this is the company's backlog of copywriting, and some of it needs approval. You and Wanqing should review it when you have time."
Han Xi put the document in his hand on the desk in front of Qin Ming.
"Well, I understand. Qin Ming and I will review it as soon as possible."
Lin Wanqing nodded. Then Han Xi had nothing else to do, so he excused himself and left the office to go back to work.
That morning, Qin Ming and Lin Wanqing reviewed the documents together and quickly handled work matters.
In the afternoon.
The two left the company and prepared to look for medicinal partners again.
...
Pu Shi Tang is one of the largest medicinal material distributors in Jiangcheng City, second only to the Xu family. It mainly operates large chain Chinese medicine stores.
Qin Ming and Lin Wanqing drove over to a large Chinese medicine store owned by it.
The person in charge of the pharmacy, whose surname is Zhao, is a middle-aged man in his fifties.
After meeting the other party, Qin Ming quickly explained his intention.
"Manager Zhao, I am Qin Ming, the president of Artistry Group. Our Artistry Group wants to cooperate with your pharmacy and purchase some Chinese herbal medicines in the long term..."
"This is the name and quantity of the medicinal materials our company needs. Please take a look."
Qin Ming took out a prepared document and handed it to Manager Zhao.
"OK, no problem!"
Manager Zhao took the document and read it carefully for a few times. Then he waved an employee over. The two checked and confirmed, and quickly gave quotations for various medicinal materials.
"Manager Zhao, isn't this price a bit too high?"
After listening, Qin Ming and Lin Wanqing couldn't help but frown.
The price quoted by the other party is at least 30% higher than that of the Xu family, which will undoubtedly greatly increase the production costs of Artistry Group.
Of course, Qin Ming knew that the Xu family had given him the lowest price before. Manager Zhao would definitely not be able to give him a price as favorable as the Xu family. However, if the other party was about 10% to 20% higher than the Xu family, it would still be acceptable. A 30% increase was really a bit high.
How outrageous!
"Mr. Qin, this is the price in our pharmacy. If you can't accept it, you can go to other pharmacies!"
Manager Zhao said calmly, with a bit of arrogance in his expression.
Since Artistry Group is a cosmetics company, not a professional pharmaceutical company, it has little reputation in the pharmaceutical industry.
Manager Zhao had never heard of the name Artistry Group before. He mistakenly thought it was just a small company. In addition, Qin Ming was relatively young, so he could not help but look down upon Qin Ming.
Moreover, Artistry Group does not require a lot of Chinese medicinal materials, so it is not a particularly big customer.
It was precisely because of this that he gave Qin Ming a relatively high quotation, which was about 10% higher than other customers of the pharmacy.
"Qin Ming, since the other party is not sincere, let's go to other pharmacies."
Sensing Manager Zhao's arrogance, Lin Wanqing looked unhappy and stood up to leave.
"Wanqing, forget it, let's just go to this place."
Qin Ming shook his head, took Lin Wanqing's arm and sat back.
He knew very well that Artistry Group was not a professional pharmaceutical company and the demand for medicinal materials was not large enough. Therefore, no matter which Chinese medicine store he went to, the prices would probably be the same.
Instead of making a trip with Lin Wanqing and others, it would be better to reach a cooperation as soon as possible to avoid affecting the company's cosmeceutical production.
"Little brother, you still have structure and courage. You will definitely be a person who does great things in the future!"
Manager Zhao laughed and said that he did not expect Qin Ming to agree so readily, which was somewhat beyond his expectation.
"Manager Zhao, the price is up to you!"
"However, I have a condition. Your Pu Shi Tang must deliver all the medicinal materials to our company within three days without any delay!"
Qin Ming demanded.
"no problem!"
"After we both sign the contract later, as long as your company's funds are received in time, I will deliver the medicinal materials to your company the day after tomorrow at most!"
Manager Zhao said with a smile.
Qin Ming is willing to pay a high price this time to purchase medicinal materials. As the person in charge of the pharmacy, he can get a lot of kickbacks from it.
It is rare to see someone take advantage of someone like Qin Ming, and his arrogant attitude has improved a lot since then.
"No selling!"
At this moment, a cold and sweet voice sounded, and Xu Xinyao strode in from outside with the brothers Sha Tong and Sha Ping.
"Xu...Miss Xu?"
"Why are you here?"
After seeing the person clearly, Manager Zhao was shocked and quickly nodded and bowed to greet him.
The Xu family is the largest supplier of medicinal materials in Jiangcheng and several surrounding cities, and is also one of the top leaders in the industry. As the eldest daughter of the Xu family, Xu Xinyao has made several appearances in the industry.
Although Manager Zhao is just an ordinary small manager with a low status in the industry, he had met Xu Xinyao twice by chance at the chamber of commerce before, and it was normal for him to recognize Xu Xinyao's identity.