The next day, Wang Gang drove Qiu Yingying and her parents directly to her hometown of Yancheng.
Qiu Yingying's hometown, Yancheng, is not far from the Magic City. It is 300 kilometers away and can be reached in more than four hours by car.
On the highway, Wang Gang and Qiu Yingying drove alternately, and chatted with Bai's father and Bai's mother. Time passed quickly.
When the car drove to the gate of Qiu Yingying's community, Qiu's father was already standing there waiting.
"Dad, why are you out?" Qiu Yingying got out of the car immediately when she saw her father.
"The community is old, the road is narrow, and parking is inconvenient. I will come out to greet you." Father Qiu said with a smile.
When Father Bai and Mother Bai saw their future in-laws standing outside the car, they couldn't sit in the car, so they could only get out of the car and say hello.
Both parents are working-class people and have no airs, but they get along happily.
Qiu's father directed Wang Gang to park the car, and the five of them came to Qiu's house together.
Mother Qiu had already started preparing dinner and was busy in the kitchen.
"I'll stay at home for dinner today, and Brother Bai and I will have two drinks tonight." Qiu's father greeted his future in-laws warmly, with smiles on both sides' faces.
The dinner was very pleasant, and Bai's father also asked Qiu's father and Qiu's mother's opinion about the engagement.
"We have no objection, as long as Yingying likes it." Father Qiu said first:
"I only have one request, that is, after you get married, you must come back and visit us when you have time."
Wang Gang immediately said: "Uncle, don't worry, Yingying and I will come back to see you and auntie often in the future.
I even thought about it, why don't I, my uncle and aunt, move my parents to the capital together, and I will arrange the house."
Father Qiu smiled and said: "As long as you have this intention, we won't go to the Magic City. We have lived here all our lives and have been living with our neighbors for decades. I'm still a little reluctant to leave."
Father Bai sighed: "My in-laws are absolutely right. I'm used to living in my hometown. I didn't sleep all night in Shanghai yesterday."
"Hahaha." Everyone laughed.
"In the future, if you have children, I will go to Shanghai to help you take care of them, and the house will be the only thing." Qiu's mother said.
The two families started talking about marriage again.
Qiu's father and Qiu's mother did not have any requirements, nor did they ask for a betrothal gift. The only requirement was that the banquet must be held in their hometown, and they had to give an explanation to their relatives and friends at home.
The two families discussed that the banquet could not be held twice, one in the man's hometown and one in the woman's hometown, so as to get the best of both worlds.
Wang Gang felt that it was impossible to invite all his relatives and friends to the magic city and just hold a banquet. He would pay all the expenses.
Father Bai and Father Qiu felt it was inappropriate. The city was expensive, and there were some relatives who were unwilling to leave.
In the end we could only agree to do it twice.
As for the time and place, they will be decided later. The elders on both sides will help, and Wang Gang will just pay for it.
In the evening, Qiu Yingying stayed at home, while Wang Gang took his parents to stay in a hotel.
Father Qiu said he would take them to have fun in Yancheng.
Wang Gang had a great time during this National Day, but Wei Wei, who was far away across the ocean, was not so happy.
Wei Wei came to the United States this time to discuss a project. Everything was almost settled, but the other company suddenly started delaying the process and refused to sign the contract.
Wei Wei, who sensed something was wrong, quickly used his connections to find out what was going on.
He invited Wall, a senior executive of the other company, to have a nice dinner, and finally managed to get some clues.
"Wei, let me tell you the truth! Our company's senior management is considering whether to cooperate with you."
"Why, my goods are the best and the price is the most reasonable. Didn't we already negotiate before?" Wei Wei was a little anxious.
During the previous financial crisis, he lost a lot of money in China. The most troublesome thing is that because of Mr. Huang's incident, his reputation in the circle has become bad, and his domestic development is limited, so he wants to cooperate with foreigners.
He is very fond of this business and has invested a large amount of capital in the early stage. If the negotiation cannot be completed, although it will not go bankrupt, it will still be broken.
"Wei, although I really want to cooperate with you, I can't change the decision of the top management." Hua Er apologized.
Wei Wei frowned and asked, "Can I know which link caused the problem?"
Hua Er pushed the girls in his arms away and let them go out first, and then said to Wei Wei: "Actually, the senior management has decided to cooperate with you before, but a company suddenly appeared and their quotation was 30% cheaper than yours."
"Impossible." Wei Wei stood up and said: "My quotation is already the lowest in the whole bank. If it is 30% lower, I won't be able to do business at a loss!"
Hua Er sighed: "I didn't believe it at first, but the price offered by that company was so attractive. The senior management even personally inspected the goods. They were no worse than yours, and the price was so much different, so the company decided to take another look at it at the last minute."
Wei Wei said in a deep voice: "Isn't there any room for maneuver?"
"Unless you're willing to lower your prices, you're not competitive at all," Wall said.
Wei Wei's face was uncertain. In order to get this business, he had already lowered the price to the lowest among his peers. If he lowered the price any further, he would lose money and make a profit.
But if you give up now, all your early investment will be in vain.
"Can I know what company the other party is?" Wei Wei asked.
"I'm sorry, this is a business secret, I can't tell you." Wall said.
Wei Wei was angry, this foreigner was eating his food, drinking his food, playing with his food, and now he was talking about business secrets!
"I just want a name." Wei Wei suppressed his anger and said pleasantly: "Wal, we are old friends. If I lose, I have to know who I am losing to!"
Wall thought about it for a long time and finally gave Wei Wei a company name.
After Wei Wei knew the name, he immediately asked his subordinate, Vice President Gan, to check the details of the other company.
Vice President Gan quickly called Wei Wei back.
"Mr. Wei, I found out that this company called Shengtu Trading is a small trading company in Jinling. Its business overlaps with ours, but it is far less powerful than ours."
Wei Wei narrowed his eyes and said, "Is this a leather bag company?"
"No, the scale of Shengtu Trading was originally very small, but recently it has found a large amount of funds to invest in it, and its strength has increased several times.
They also specifically targeted our business and found many of our partners, ready to hurt others at their own expense and always be 30% lower than our quotation."
"What, why did you tell me now about such an important thing?" Wei Wei said angrily.
"I'm sorry, I just received the news. Shengtu Company has also approached many middle-level managers in our company and seems to want to poach them. The conditions offered are very generous. Mr. Wei, you'd better come back and take charge of the overall situation as soon as possible." Vice President Gan said.
Wei Wei suddenly understood that the other party was specifically coming for him.
"Find out a way to find out the details of Shengtu Company, and I will return to China as soon as possible." Wei Wei said in a deep voice.
Vice President Gan said: "I have sent people to investigate, but the boss behind this Shengtu Company is very mysterious, seems to have a lot of capital, and is attacking our business regardless of the cost.
Many of our partners are already tempted and would rather compensate than breach the contract."
Wei Wei took a breath of cold air.
Shengtu Company's move was intended to hurt the person, hitting him within seven inches.
Due to the financial crisis, although the company withdrew in time, the losses were still huge, and there was not much liquidity in the account. It was all hoping that the deal in the United States would be successful.
If this business goes bad and the domestic partners breach the contract and go through legal procedures, once the capital chain is cut off, even those who want debts can destroy the company.
"Vice President Gan, I don't care what method you use, you must find out the other party's identity and stabilize the company's employees before I come back." Wei Wei said angrily.
"Don't worry! Mr. Wei, I will definitely find out the other party's identity!" Vice President Gan promised.
After hanging up the phone, Wei Wei called Hua Er again and said, "Hua Er, I am willing to reduce the price by 30%. Can you promote cooperation?"
"Of course it's no problem." Wall said happily: "Our company is still more inclined to cooperate with you."
Wei Wei cursed in his heart, but said: "When can we sign the contract?"
He doesn't expect this business to make money now, he just wants to get part of the payment first and fill the hole in his capital chain.
"Wei, my friend, if your price can be lowered a little more, we can sign the contract right away."
Wei Wei clenched his fists, and the phone in his hand made a clicking sound.
"This price is really the lowest, you can't let me pay that much!" Wei Wei said, suppressing his anger.
Hua Er sighed and said: "The other party's quotation is the same as yours, and they also gave a longer payment period. If you really want to cooperate, you must show some sincerity."
Wei Wei gritted his teeth and said: "I will reduce it by another half, but there is a condition. After the contract is signed, you must pay half of the payment first, and then pay the other half when the goods arrive at the port."
Hua Er said happily: "Okay, I will apply to the company right now, you wait for my good news!"
Wei Wei hung up the phone and smashed the phone.
He suffered heavy losses from this business.
"Shengtu Company!!!" Wei Wei squeezed out four words through his teeth.