"Really?" Yan Shixiu tilted his head slightly, looking at the other party, and then, in front of the four of them, dialed a phone number.
It was another raw material supplier, whom the others also recognized.
"President Qin, I wonder if it’s convenient for you to talk now?"
"President Yan? Sure, go ahead." The man on the other end of the line, though in a noisy environment, didn’t refuse to talk to Yan Shixiu and quickly moved to a relatively quiet area.
Yan Shixiu pressed the speakerphone button and placed the phone on the table.
"I’d like to know if any of your raw material suppliers have objections to Shuangshi’s pricing. It’s okay, if there’s anything unreasonable, please speak freely."
"How could that be? President Yan offers fair and reasonable prices, already higher than the market average. I’m very satisfied, and so are my friends. I wonder why President Yan is asking this?" The other party was somewhat surprised, "President Yan, if someone is stirring trouble, please don’t believe them. We’ve been working together for years. You should trust my integrity. Inflating prices or such acts, we absolutely cannot do that. Wouldn’t that be treachery?"
"President Qin, thank you. We’ll be in touch later." After finishing, Yan Shixiu hung up the phone and turned to the four people on his left, his lips curving slightly, "Is this the group of raw material suppliers you were talking about?"
"They’re just in a difficult position. With the market so volatile, your prices haven’t gone up for years. Is that fair?"
"Anyone else saying this would be one thing, but President Ma, as a major raw material supplier, you must be well aware that the raw material market has been saturated in recent years, with prices constantly falling, right? Isn’t maintaining the original price equivalent to a raise?" Saying this, Yan Shixiu reached out to Xun Yinghua.
Xun Yinghua immediately handed over the documents to Yan Shixiu.
"I’ve consolidated the reports from the past three years. This should make it quite clear, right?"
Yan Shixiu dropped the documents on the table.
The others hurried to look and then fell silent.
"I believe, these past years, I haven’t treated you unfairly. But, to my surprise, you still have insatiable greed and even entertain the thought of using raw materials to coerce me into inflating prices. Do you really think that Shuangshi today needs to succumb to your threats?"
"Without raw materials, how can you fulfill orders?" President Ma asked, seeming convinced that Yan Shixiu would compromise because of this.
"If I can’t fulfill orders, I can pay the penalty. It won’t be cheaper for you anyway. Moreover, there are plenty of raw material suppliers in the country..."
"For instance, me..." Shi Lan suddenly spoke up at this point, "If they don’t sell, I will. I can guarantee my raw materials are better than theirs, and furthermore, cheaper."
"Who is this young lady popping up out of nowhere to steal our business?" Several elders were instantly dissatisfied.
"What’s the matter? Weren’t you the ones who were uncooperative?" Shi Lan leaned back in her office chair and countered, "Spreading slander and raising prices, it seems like you’re intentionally sabotaging your own business, so let me help you out. President Yan, these old men seem quite detestable. Since they’re so ungrateful, you might as well let them be, and while you’re at it, do me a favor as well."
"Indeed, it’s worth considering."
Upon hearing Yan Shixiu’s words, the several elders suddenly panicked.
They failed to inflate the price, and now they might lose their biggest trading partner as well?
That was not their intention.
"President Yan, don’t listen to this young lady’s nonsense. In terms of quality, our few companies are the best, which is publicly acknowledged in the industry. No one can compare to us."
"But... you want to increase prices." Yan Shixiu shook his head, "I don’t like that."