Song Tianyao is such a scoundrel, his appetite is too big and his methods are too ruthless!
This was blatant extortion, no wonder the Foreign Devil Shek Chi-yik was in such a hurry to leave. Otherwise, why would a dignified director of the Industrial and Commercial Administration Office stay in the conference room to listen to such bullying and monopolistic talk?
All the profits from eight months' worth of orders from ten factories!
Previously, Kimei Trading Company sold wigs to the United States for Hong Kong dollars 1,200 each, and ordered them from various factories for Hong Kong dollars 1,100 each. Jimei Company only added Hong Kong dollars 100 to the profit for each wig. Now, Song Tianyao has directly offered a price of Hong Kong dollars 230 per wig. At this price, if the factory workers are not skilled enough and waste a little more raw materials, it may not even be enough to cover costs, and they may even lose money.
They either give Song Tianyao eight months' worth of profits to stay and continue doing business, or they'll face trouble from the United States and have to pay breach of contract penalties.
Is this guy really not afraid of falling out with us? If this news gets out, who will dare to do business with him in this industry anymore? Aren't they afraid that everyone will find an opportunity to band together and take revenge on him?
However, as soon as this thought crossed their minds, they immediately realized another problem: the current owner of Xianrong Company was the Britain Foreign Girl next to Song Tianyao. Thinking about the consequences of their collusion with factory owners in the industry to deal with the Britain, they all felt like vomiting blood in frustration. Shek Chi-yik, the director of the Industrial and Commercial Administration Office, was clearly standing with the Foreign Girl and Song Tianyao. If they wanted to cause trouble for Song Tianyao, the Industrial and Commercial Administration Office would definitely cause trouble for them.
"Song Tianyao! You..." Luo Jiabao had been trying to suppress his anger and smile obsequiously at Song Tianyao, finally couldn't hold back any longer. He slammed his hand on the table and shouted at Song Tianyao, "You... took away several months' worth of order profits! How are we supposed to survive?"
He originally wanted to directly curse Song Tianyao, saying, "You might as well just rob someone!"
But when the words were about to come out, he felt that what Song Tianyao was doing was simply robbing people. Thieves need to use knives and guns to rob people and deal with the police, but Song Tianyao only needs to use his mouth to rob people, making money even easier than those thieves.
"If Young Master Luo doesn't want to give it, of course I don't care. You can always sue, but after that, you can forget about selling wigs from your factory to United States anymore. Why not sell them to Africa instead? Huh? Losing a few months of profit won't kill you. None of you here are starving. Why make it sound so tragic? I'm not forcing anyone. I'm letting you choose for yourselves. If you all disagree, I don't care. Anyway, I've sold two hundred sets of machines. I don't need a new factory to fill your positions." Song Tianyao said to Luo Jiabao with an indifferent expression.
Luo Jiabao frowned and sat back down, gritting his teeth and remaining silent.
Tang Wenbao and his son Tang Jingyuan were now like walking corpses, their minds no longer on the matter, but filled with Shek Chi-yik's words. "Let them wait to die, and they'd better watch themselves."
The other factory owners exchanged glances, and finally Huang Siqun, his fat jiggling, spoke first, "I agree! As long as you A-Yao, allow my factory to operate as usual, without any disruption, I agree!"
Huang Siqun barely managed to utter these words before her lips bled from biting them.
It's better to let Song Tianyao swallow eight months' worth of profits from my factory than to have the United States force the factory to close down and lose money! I'll go see Chu Yaozong as soon as this meeting is over.
"A wise man submits to circumstances. Uncle Qun is clearly determined to work with Manifest Glory Trading Company to maintain the stable development of the industry. I think the industry association will definitely need a vice president like you to continue to play a role in the future," Song Tianyao said to Huang Siqun with a smile.
Currently, the fate of eleven factories and two trading companies in the industry rests in Song Tianyao's hands. Although Tang Wenbao, the chairman of the industry association, is still present, Song Tianyao has already spoken directly to Huang Siqun, indicating that not only are the factories safe and sound, but he can also keep his position as the vice chairman of the association.
The others present immediately realized that, currently, only these few factories remain in the association, and everyone is still a director. As long as they don't plan to completely withdraw from the wig industry, losing profits now will give them a more secure position in the industry than newcomers.
Moreover, considering the profit margins in the wig industry, even if you don't make money for eight months, it's still better than closing down completely and losing money.
After initially expressing their shock at Song Tianyao's ruthlessness, and with Huang Siqun being the first to speak, the others reluctantly nodded in agreement.
After everyone agreed, Song Tianyao looked at Angie Perlis.
Angie Perlis, who had remained aloof and silent since entering, opened her briefcase and took out a thick stack of pre-prepared agreements and several pens, placing them on the table. Song Tianyao gestured with his chin towards the agreements in the center of the table. "Two copies, in both Chinese and English. Please read them carefully before signing. As for the time to go to the law firm to sign the formal contracts, I will have someone call to inform you."
"Man is the butcher, and I am the fish on the chopping block." Luo Jiabao squeezed out these words through gritted teeth, holding his pen.
He had heard this phrase before, but had never thought about its meaning. Now, he fully understood its profound significance.
After signing the papers and leaving the meeting room, Huang Siqun and the other two Chiu Chow businessmen rushed to Chu Yaozong's house. The three of them were thinking about the same thing: they couldn't let Song Tianyao eat up the profits of the ten wig factories for eight months.
Song Tianyao was a member of the Chiu Chow Chamber of Commerce. When they came to Chu Yaozong for help, they wanted to see if it was possible for the three families to ask Chu Yaozong Song Tianyao speak to Song Tianyao privately and quietly reduce their profits by a few months. After all, they were all from Chiu Chow people and had a sense of kinship.
Or perhaps Chu Yaozong couldn't just watch them lose several months' worth of profits—so much money! If Song Tianyao wasn't going to budge, they wanted to see if they could instigate Chu Yaozong to find a way to cut a piece off Tiny's profits.
When they arrived at the Chu Family, they found that at least eight members of the Chiu Chow Chamber of Commerce were there, all enjoying tea with Chu Yaozong in the study. Before the three could explain their purpose, they overheard the other members' intentions for meeting Chu Yaozong. They asked Chu Yaozong to speak to Song Tianyao, as they were all planning to use the money to buy machinery, build a factory, and earn some extra money for their families. They also solemnly declared that they would absolutely not break any industry rules.