To be honest, the biggest reason why he didn't dare to chase Chu Tianyao away was because of the contract in Chu Tianyao's hands.
The liquidated damages clause written by Chu Tianyao is reasonable and legal. If a lawsuit is really filed, Yan Dahai will not be able to compensate even if there are ten factories.
As for Zheng Lechang.
He now believes that the other party is probably lying to him.
After Yan Dahai left, Chu Tianyao contacted Zhou Yi using his landline phone.
An hour later.
Zhou Yi, tired of his travels, hurried back to the factory with a box of wine in his hand.
"Brother Yao, what happened?"
Zhou Yi walked into the office, put down the things in his hands and asked Chu Tianyao.
Usually Chu Tianyao would not be in a hurry to call them back if nothing happened.
"Zheng Lechang is starting to attack us!"
Chu Tianyao sat behind his desk and immediately told what happened to Yan Dahai just now.
"What? This Zheng Lechang is so sinister?"
Hearing Chu Tianyao talk about today's events, Zhou Yi's face also darkened. He didn't expect that they had just been alerted to Zheng Lechang, and the other party had already started to make trouble in secret.
It is no exaggeration to say that shopping malls are like battlefields.
If you don't pay attention, the butcher knife in someone else's hand may have been placed on your neck.
Chu Tianyao understood this truth deeply, so naturally he would not choose to sit still and wait for death.
Since the other party has already made a move, he not only has to take it, he also has to return it to the other party.
"I asked you to investigate Zheng Lechang's affairs, how did you do?"
Chu Tianyao raised his head, looked at Zhou Yi and asked.
Hearing this, Zhou Yi also hurriedly said: "The investigation is almost done. Zheng Lechang really has a lot of background..."
A cup of tea.
Chu Tianyao sat on a chair and listened to Zhou Yi's story about Zheng Lechang.
To Chu Tianyao's surprise, this guy was actually a second-generation official. His father was the old director of Yongning Glass Factory.
After his father retired, Zheng Lechang relied on his father's connections to open a glass factory. The business was going smoothly, and he even made a fortune from it, so he moved his family to the city. I heard that in
Many properties have been built in the city, and now he is considered a millionaire. He has always been well-known in Yongning County.
"By the way, I also found out that Lechang Brewery was built about a month ago, which was when our Jade Bird Beer first became popular." Zhou Yi frowned and continued to Chu Tianyao:
"Not only that, this guy relies on low-price shipments and has also reached cooperation with several dance halls in Xuyong County. He is following the same path as us before. It is simply shameless."
His own business routine was copied by others, and in the end it was used against him. Zhou Yi could not help but curse Zheng Lechang.
But Chu Tianyao, who was sitting behind his desk, looked calm.
It is inevitable that business routines will be copied by others, and even Chu Tianyao had predicted it before.
But he didn't expect that Zheng Lechang had such a keen sense of smell. He had quietly started building a factory as early as a month ago, and even avoided a head-on confrontation with Chu Tianyao, choosing instead to use Xuyong County as the starting point.
Now that Lechang Beer business is booming, Zheng Lechang naturally wants to get rid of Chu Tianyao's Xingyao Brewery as soon as possible so that his Lechang Beer can occupy the beer market in Yongning County as soon as possible.
"It shouldn't be... Even if he can produce his own wine bottles, the production cost he can save is limited. Why dare he supply large quantities at such a low price, and he is not afraid of being consumed?"
Chu Tianyao didn't care that Zheng Lechang copied his own marketing methods. Instead, he was confused by the low purchase price of Lechang Beer.
According to Zhou Yi, the retail price of a bottle of Lechang Beer is less than 1.5 yuan, while the purchase price of a box from dealers is less than 14 yuan.
This price is even lower than the Jade Bird Beer that Chu Tianyao originally sold to Wang Lei at a 20% discount.
Chu Tianyao just made a simple calculation. Adding labor and raw materials, as well as the production equipment invested in the early stage, Zheng Lechang's real profit margin was even less than 10%.
It can be said that even if the factory is open for a month, Zheng Lechang may not even be able to earn back the money to buy production equipment.
But, what is it that can support this guy to sell at such a low price without restraint?
Looking at Zheng Lechang's work, Chu Tianyao didn't seem to want to engage in a long-term price war with him.
He had just built a factory, and he didn't want to rely on the market in Xuyong County to quickly recover costs, so he was eager to come to Yongning County to fight Chu Tianyao to the death. This in itself is somewhat intriguing.
Unless the other party is really well-funded and doesn't care about the profit at all.
But if that’s the case, and there are so many profitable businesses, why would you only choose to make beer?
In the office, I saw Chu Tianyao deep in thought.
Zhou Yi put a box of beer on the floor onto the table.
"Brother Yao, this is Lechang beer. I took a few sips. Although the taste is not as good as our Jade Bird, it is not much worse than the ordinary beer on the market."
Although Zhou Yi was very disdainful of this Lechang beer, he had to admit that it was also an industrial beer and it was pretty good.
When Chu Tianyao heard this, he reached out and took out a bottle from the box.
He bit the bottle cap directly with his mouth, and Chu Tianyao took a sip.
Just with this mouthful, Chu Tianyao's initially doubtful eyes suddenly became enlightened.
He finally understood why Zheng Lechang dared to sell at such a low price.
The key lies in the wine.
Industrial formaldehyde and industrial hydrochloric acid.
Others may not be able to taste it, but Chu Tianyao is very familiar with these two things.
Many counterfeit wine cases were exposed in previous lives because these two things were at work.
Adding industrial formaldehyde during the saccharification process can extend the shelf life. In order to improve the taste, unscrupulous merchants who make fake wine will add industrial hydrochloric acid.
By using these two things, you can significantly reduce production costs.
"Brother Yao, is there something wrong with this wine?"
Zhou Yi's sharp eyes naturally noticed the strange expression on Chu Tianyao's expression.
"It's not clear yet. After all, we don't have substantial evidence yet." Chu Tianyao shook his head.
It's not that he doesn't trust Zhou Yi, but the less people know about this matter, the better.
He needs to have enough evidence so that he can bring down Zheng Lechang in one fell swoop.
Chu Tianyao looked at Zhou Yidao: "You continue to keep an eye on the news about Lechang Winery. In addition, during this period, we will increase our efforts in sales and try our best not to lose the original merchants."
Zhou Yi listened and nodded.
At this moment, there was a burst of noise outside the office.
boom!
Then, without waiting for a knock on the door, Luo Jin hurriedly opened the office door and ran in.
"Brother Yao, it's not good. People from the Quality Supervision Bureau and the fire brigade are here, saying they want to inspect the factory!"
When Luo Jin saw Chu Tianyao, he shouted quickly.
Upon hearing this, Chu Tianyao's face suddenly became gloomy.