Author: Riding the Moonlight Fish

"That's right." The beauty showed her approval and then remembered something. "Chengfeng, you are very talented in business. Why don't you help me feel my pulse? There is another big project, which is very annoying."

"I don't understand business, I just analyze it from a logical and psychological perspective out of a hacker's instinct."

"Business war inherently includes competition in these two aspects."

"What project?"

"In the faraway Philippines, the Ministry of Health issued the largest bid in history to package drugs and medical equipment for the next ten years. In order to obtain low prices and optimal terms, they only selected one supplier."

"I want you to go shopping."

"Philoko is a continent with a vast territory and a large population. Once it is captured, in addition to monopolizing the market, there will be another big benefit."

"What's the benefit?"

“In order to promote employment and tax revenue, the state government provides tax incentives for locally produced products.

In the past, many companies, including us, wanted to build factories, but due to lack of stable orders, problems with labor unions or the quality of workers, they all failed."

Ning Chengfeng nodded slightly, "This big order should be able to support the factory."

"The idea of ​​my family and me is to win at all costs. The existing suppliers of Philozhou are two established pharmaceutical companies. They have already started local production and are vested interests.

There are four companies in the second tier, including Roy, Ruihua, Deshang and Lanwan, with Roy and us having the strongest momentum. The remaining third tier has little hope."

"What's your confusion?"

"The starting price is a bit lower than the current price. On this basis, we have to fight for several rounds. No one has a bottom line. I'm afraid the game will not end until the Ministry of Health is satisfied.

The terms of the contract are extremely bad. The first is price reduction protection. Within five years, if you quote a lower price elsewhere, you will need to compensate for the difference.

The second is the risk of rejection. After winning the bid, you first sign a framework contract and supply the goods according to the estimated demand. If you don’t actually need that much, I’m sorry, but Party A can refuse to accept it.”

"It can be transferred to other continents for sale. Isn't it just an extra shipping fee?"

"It's not that simple. Philozhou implements an advance tax payment system. After the goods are cleared, the tax must be paid before they can be shipped to Party A.

If the Ministry of Health refuses to accept the goods, it may take decades to recover the tax, or it may even not be recovered at all.”

"This is too outrageous."

"If we sell goods at a low price in Philo, it will immediately trigger price reduction compensation. If we transfer the goods to other states, we will have to pay taxes in the new shipping place, which will also damage our local price system."

"It's so troublesome, why not destroy it on the spot."

"Hey, according to Philozhou's tax laws, you have to pay the destruction tax first."

"It doesn't make sense. If your own things are destroyed, you still have to pay for it? It's simply perverted."

"In addition, there are many penalty clauses, such as delivery time, patient complaint ratio, etc. Once triggered, they will face huge compensation."

"It's so difficult for a big family to do business, how can an ordinary company survive?" Ning Chengfeng couldn't help but sigh.

"This world is not easy for anyone."

"The risk of the project is so high, do you really want to participate?"

"I was very conflicted. I tried my best to win the bid, but I was worried that I would suffer heavy losses. I gave up on my own initiative, but I was also afraid that if rivals such as Roy or Lanwan won the bid, Ruihua would be pushed away."

"Well, it's hard to choose."

"Chengfeng, if it were you, how would you choose?"

The young man pondered for a moment and said: "I am relatively conservative. I always feel that I have a chance only when I am alive. Once I am dragged to death, it will be over."

"You mean to give up?"

Ning Chengfeng nodded slightly.

"Hey, maybe you are right, but I am unwilling to do so."

"No matter who wins, the risks far outweigh the benefits. What is the attitude of other companies?"

"The original two major suppliers have already made a lot of money and are unwilling to offer ultra-low prices. The second echelon, Lanwan, Deshang and us, are a little hesitant, but Luo, which has the best development momentum in Philo Island,

Yi, however, is determined to win."

"How do you know?"

"Roy's president asked someone to bring me a message and wanted to have an interview with me. The messenger said that he wanted to make an exchange. Ruihua didn't want to fight with him on this project. He offered me a job in another continent as compensation.

"

Ning Chengfeng didn't speak anymore. For a long time, his eyes suddenly lit up. "Xelia, I have an idea. Maybe I can't get positive points, but I can make my opponent get negative points, or even a lot."

"What do you mean?" Black Beauty seemed to understand.

"This project is just a big hole. Anyone who jumps into it will have a narrow escape. Why don't you dig the hole deeper so that Roy will definitely die?"

"What a great idea. Once Roy falls, Ruihua can make a comeback in Philo Continent, and even indirectly benefit from the competition in other continents. Chengfeng, how to dig a hole, do you have any ideas?"

"Since Roy's boss wants to see you, you should go see him and express to his face that due to the pressure from the family, you must go all out to fight with him."

The beauty pondered and said: "This is not good. We should delay it in person. After we go back, we will reply by phone. The family's request must be taken down."

"Well, we have to fight hard and reach the final round of quotations with Roy."

"I will let the project members attack wildly to create a false impression for Roy. But what if we really win the bid? Wouldn't we fall into the hole we dug ourselves?"

"We have to design an exit mechanism for Ruihua in advance."

Xelia thought deeply, her eyebrows gradually stretched, and she said happily: "I have thought of a way!"

"What method?"

"The price reduction protection clause in the tender document requires that the bidder must meet the requirements. I will answer 'to be determined' first, and then formally reply 'not satisfied' before making a final decision on the ownership of the project."

"This is a great idea, but if you answer 'to be determined' early in the morning, will the other party let you participate in the quotation?"

"Since there is room for improvement in the terms, we should be more sincere in terms of price. I disclosed to the Ministry of Health in advance that Ruihua would quote a low price in the first round."

"Is that possible?"

“What situation does the tenderer most want to see?”

"Of course, all companies actively participated and actively negotiated prices."

"That's terrible, the other companies couldn't see the bids, and they didn't know that Ruihua answered 'to be determined' on the price guarantee terms.

If we are willing to act as a "delay" and cooperate with the Ministry of Health in bargaining, they are too late to welcome us, so how can we let Ruihua out?

I'm afraid they will act like they want to give the project to us to scare other companies and force them to lower their prices. Do you think I am right?"

Ning Chengfeng had to nod, "Most likely."

"Then it's decided, hold off Roy and reach the finals at a low price. Before the final results are announced, we will communicate with the Ministry of Health and the family does not agree to the price guarantee terms.

If you are still willing to give us the contract, of course it would be best. Without this clause, Ruihua can not only make money, but also start local production.

If you don't agree, let Roy win the bid. With those terms and the extremely low price, won't they lose money? Hahaha!" The beauty became happy.

"Perfect, come on, have a drink and wish you success in digging the hole." The young man smiled.

"Chengfeng, why do I feel like I can't live without you more and more?" Shelia's words were ambiguous, and she didn't forget to give her a flirtatious look.

Ning Chengfeng was immediately struck, and he became more and more obsessed with her beautiful face. He returned to the hotel alone, feeling empty in his heart, so he simply took out the "Void" sword manual he had harvested and read the summary:

"Once the Soul Knife is activated, it will disappear from the spot, spring out in the void, and launch a fatal blow silently. To practice this move, you need to have a fourth-level soul or above, and have some understanding of the secrets or laws of space...

…”

Ning Chengfeng sighed, not qualified to practice. "Lingxi, if the last one-third of the 'Void' sword technique is missing, the AI ​​can try to make up for it."

The digital man was jealous and replied listlessly: "Okay."

"You need a soul knife to practice, so you have to prepare it in advance."

"Your blue flying knife looks like a Horcrux."

"Ah? How do you know?"

"It's based on feeling, but it's probably true."

"I'll give it a try and just inject soul power to see if I can use it to make moves." After some trying, it really works. "Lingxi, I found a treasure!"

"It's best to let it breed a weapon spirit, and its power will be greatly increased."

"Okay, let's figure it out together."

Excited, he no longer lusted after beauty and returned to school resolutely, staying in the library and looking for books related to weapon spirits. The big virtual machine used the collected information to piece together a method for nurturing and controlling weapon spirits.

This method requires daily practice without interruption. Once successful, not only will the weapon spirit be generated, but it will also be turned into mustard seeds and collected in the Dantian, just like the sword pills of a skilled swordsman.

The weapon spirit has consciousness and can command the blue knife to attack according to the owner's instructions.

"Chengfeng, AI has designed three types of ear canal attacks targeting otoliths and villi, which can cause dizziness, deafness or auditory hallucinations."

"Then let's start practicing."

Although the practice is hard, Ning Chengfeng enjoys it. Watching Shu Ya getting better day by day, his mood becomes more and more cheerful. This night, I patronize Scumbag again and experience the luxury of the past era with him.

Jiang Duo, who was meditating in the living room, opened his eyes and said with a smile: "Chengfeng, you are here, I feel more confident."
To be continued...