Dai Shiya suppressed her inner anger and quickly scanned the terms of the agreement. The more she read, the tighter her brows furrowed. These terms were so harsh that they almost pushed the family business into a desperate situation.
"Manager Wang, these conditions are too harsh for us." Dai Shiya put down the documents and tried to keep her tone calm. "Look, for example, can we discuss the profit sharing ratio?"
Manager Wang smiled contemptuously, "Ms. Dai, you should be very clear about the scale of our Cheng Group and your Dai Group. It is an honor for you to cooperate with us. Do you still want to negotiate terms?"
Dai Shiya took a deep breath and tried to suppress the waves in her heart. "Manager Wang, I understand that your company is strong, but we at Dai are also sincere in cooperating and have a certain market foundation. Cooperation should naturally be a win-win for both parties, don't you think?"
"Win-win?" Manager Wang sneered as if he had heard a joke. "Ms. Dai, you also said that your Dai Group only has a 'certain' market foundation. As far as I know, your recent project doesn't seem to be going smoothly? There seems to be some problems with the capital chain as well?"
Dai Shiya was shocked. How did Cheng know this inside information? She calmly refuted, "Manager Wang, these are just rumors. Our company is operating normally."
"Whether it's a rumor or not, we know it in our hearts." Manager Wang gave her a meaningful look and said, "Ms. Dai, I advise you to be more realistic and take a good look at this agreement. Don't waste your time."
Dai Shiya wanted to fight for it again, but she felt her phone vibrating in her pocket. She took out her phone and saw a message from Wei Qing: "Shiya, be careful! CEO Li is behind this. He contacted several media outlets and spread news that is unfavorable to your company."
Dai Shiya's heart sank. It seemed that Mr. Li had really done everything he could to prevent this cooperation. She knew very well that the more panicked she was now, the easier it would be for the other party to take advantage of her. She tried to keep herself calm and turned to Manager Wang and said, "Manager Wang, you and I are both well aware of the situation in our company. Aren't these means of suppression too childish?"
Manager Wang's eyes flashed with surprise, but he quickly returned to his indifferent expression: "I don't understand what you are talking about. I only know that you have to sign this agreement whether you want to or not!"
At this moment, the door of the conference room was suddenly pushed open from the outside, and a middle-aged man wearing gold-rimmed glasses and a slightly bloated figure walked in. He walked straight to Dai Shiya and whispered in a bad tone: "Shiya, I think we should forget about this cooperation. We can't afford to offend you, but can we not hide from you?"
Dai Shiya turned to look at him in surprise, "Uncle Qian, why are you..."
"Uncle Qian, why are you..." Dai Shiya looked at the man who suddenly broke into the meeting room in surprise. He was Qian Zhiming, one of the small shareholders of the family business. He rarely asked about the company's affairs. Why did he suddenly appear here today?
Qian Zhiming ignored Dai Shiya's surprise and walked straight to her side. He lowered his voice, but the dissatisfaction in his tone was clearly audible: "Shiya, I think we should forget about this cooperation. We can't afford to offend, but can't we hide from them?"
"Uncle Qian, what do you mean by that?" Dai Shiya frowned slightly. "The company is negotiating cooperation with Cheng Corporation right now. How can you say such a thing?"
"Why can't I say it?" Qian Zhiming raised his voice. "Take a look at the terms in this agreement. Which one is in our favor? Aren't you pushing the company into trouble?"
His words made everyone in the meeting room look at each other in bewilderment. Manager Wang, on the other hand, had an expression of watching a good show, as he knew that internal division was exactly what he wanted to see.
"Uncle Qian, calm down," Dai Shiya explained patiently, "Although these terms seem harsh, they are not out of the question. As long as we show sincerity, I believe Cheng will make concessions."
"Sincerity?" Qian Zhiming sneered, "What sincerity do you have? Do you know that there are rumors outside that our company's capital chain is broken and we are about to go bankrupt! How big is the Cheng Group? Would they look down on us?"
Dai Shiya took a deep breath. She knew that this was Mr. Li's trick behind the scenes. His purpose was to disrupt the morale of the troops and make her lose the initiative at the negotiation table. But she couldn't panic. The more she was at this time, the more she had to stay calm.
"Uncle Qian, those are all rumors. Our company is operating normally," Dai Shiya said firmly, "Besides, we are not without advantages. Our understanding of the market and the quality of our products are what Cheng Group needs."
In order to make her words more convincing, Dai Shiya took out a document from her bag. This was the negotiation material that Wei Qing had prepared for her overnight. It detailed the advantages of the family business's cooperation with Cheng's, as well as the future market development potential.
"Manager Wang, you can take a look at this document," Dai Shiya handed the document over, "I believe that after you read it, you will have more confidence in our company."
Manager Wang took the document and flipped through it carelessly. However, when he saw a few pages of data and analysis, his originally careless expression gradually became serious. He raised his head and looked at Dai Shiya deeply, seeming a little surprised that this young girl was not as easy to deal with as he thought.
"Manager Wang, what do you think?" Seeing the change in Manager Wang's expression, Dai Shiya felt a glimmer of hope in her heart.
However, before Manager Wang could speak, Qian Zhiming said sarcastically: "Even if you talk nonsense, it can't change the fact that our company is short of funds and can't afford such a large project!"
"Uncle Qian!" Dai Shiya slammed the table. She suppressed her anger, but her fingertips were trembling slightly. "I will find a way to solve the problem of funds. Don't worry about it!"
Qian Zhiming was startled by Dai Shiya's sudden outburst, but then he stiffened his neck and said, "You solve it? How do you solve it? Who dares to lend money to our company now?"
Dai Shiya took a deep breath and tried to calm herself down. She knew that arguing with Qian Zhiming would only make things worse, and the most important thing now was to stabilize Manager Wang.
"Manager Wang, as you can see, there are some disagreements within our company, but I can assure you that we will resolve the funding issue in the shortest possible time and will definitely not delay the progress of the project." Dai Shiya spoke sincerely and looked at Manager Wang firmly, hoping to gain his understanding.
Manager Wang was silent for a moment. He put down the documents in his hand and tapped the table lightly with his fingers, as if he was weighing something.
"Ms. Dai," Manager Wang said slowly after a moment, his tone unable to tell whether he was happy or angry, "I need time to discuss what you said with the company's leadership before I can give you an answer."
"Then..." Dai Shiya wanted to argue again, but was interrupted by Manager Wang.
"Let's stop here today. We'll contact each other later." After saying that, Manager Wang stood up and left the meeting room with his assistant, without giving Dai Shiya any chance to refute.
(The original text here may have been "opportunity", which was mistakenly written as "conscience meeting").
Watching Manager Wang leave, Dai Shiya fell into a chair helplessly, feeling deeply exhausted and frustrated. She thought today's negotiations would be a good start, but unexpectedly, it fell through because of Qian Zhiming's sudden appearance.
Seeing that the negotiations broke down, Qian Zhiming looked at Dai Shiya triumphantly, said "take care of yourself", and left.
Dai Shiya and her assistant were the only ones left in the conference room, staring at each other in bewilderment. The atmosphere was so depressing that it was suffocating. Dai Shiya rubbed her aching temples and tried to keep herself calm. She knew that now was not the time to be discouraged. She had to come up with a plan as soon as possible, otherwise the company would be in real danger.
She returned to the office, replaying the scenes that had just happened at the negotiation table in her mind. Qian Zhiming's sudden attack, Manager Wang's indecision, and the invisible force behind it were all pushing her into a desperate situation step by step...
"We must win!" Dai Shiya clenched her fists, her eyes gleaming with determination.
Dai Shiya returned to the office and slumped in the large boss chair, her mind in a mess. Qian Zhiming's sudden attack, Manager Wang's indecision, and the invisible force behind her were all pushing her into a desperate situation step by step.
"Shiya, are you okay?" Wei Qing's voice pulled Dai Shiya back from her confused thoughts.
Dai Shiya raised her head and forced a smile, "I'm fine, I just have a headache."
"Qian Zhiming came here on purpose to embarrass you this time," Wei Qing walked up to Dai Shiya and gently patted her shoulder, "What are you going to do?"
"What else can we do? We can fight back when enemies come, and block when water comes." Dai Shiya rubbed her aching temple. "I'm worried about Manager Wang's attitude now. If he loses confidence in our company because of Qian Zhiming's words, then this cooperation will really fall through."
"Have you ever thought about why Qian Zhiming suddenly jumped out to oppose this cooperation? Hasn't he always ignored the company's affairs before?" Wei Qing keenly noticed the strangeness of the matter.
"You mean..." Dai Shiya suddenly raised her head, a gleam in her eyes, "You mean someone is behind this?"
"I'm just guessing, but this possibility is very high," Wei Qing nodded. "Think about it, although Qian Zhiming is a shareholder of the company, he knows nothing about the company's business, let alone the details of this cooperation, unless..."
"Unless someone leaked the news to him in advance and instigated him to sabotage this cooperation!" Dai Shiya took over Wei Qing's words and said in a firm tone.
"That's right! And this person is very familiar with the company's internal situation and can even persuade Qian Zhiming." Wei Qing's tone also became serious. "Shi Ya, do you have any suspects?"
Dai Shiya was silent, and several faces flashed through her mind, but she rejected them one by one. Although these people were at odds with her, they did not have the courage to do such a thing.
"It seems that things are more complicated than we thought..." Dai Shiya whispered, with a cold light flashing in her eyes, "But no matter who is behind this, I will find him out!"
"Shiya, you need to stay calm and don't be impulsive," Wei Qing was worried that Dai Shiya would do something irrational. "What we need to do now is to first figure out the other party's purpose and their next plan."
"You're right. I can't lose my composure." Dai Shiya took a deep breath and tried to calm herself down. "I must solve the funding problem as soon as possible so that I can take the initiative in the next round of negotiations."
She picked up her phone and called the financial director. "Mr. Liu, please come to my office. I need to see the company's latest financial statements..."
On the other end of the phone, the CFO's voice was a little hesitant: "Mr. Dai, I'm afraid now..."