Suming's brow furrowed slightly as he stared at Cai Liming for a good few seconds. After confirming that the other party was not joking, he said, "Mr. Cai, could you elaborate on that statement of yours?"
Suming mentioned changing distributors. There was an element of jest in his words, but it wasn't entirely a joke.
He was putting pressure on Cai Liming and Huashi, acknowledging the difficulty of breaking into the North American market, but that didn't mean there was no way to start. Business cooperation puts interests first, if you can't do it, then I'll find someone else who can.
As an employee of Huashi, Cai Liming did not defend Huashi nor indicated to Suming that Huashi was willing to strengthen the cooperation and make an effort to explore the market. Instead, he agreed that Suming should switch to a more capable distributor. This was beyond Suming's expectations.
Isn't this pushing business out the door?