"Director Li, the leaf springs produced by our factory definitely met national standards. Compared with similar products on the market, their quality was absolutely first-rate."
Faced with Li Ye's questioning, Factory Director Sun only paused for a moment before launching into an endless stream of excuses.
Indeed, Factory Director Sun's leaf springs were not considered "inferior products" on the market. He had merely "trimmed the configuration" compared with the original version.
If he had not cut corners, Li Ye would have held him accountable according to the contract long ago.
Tap, tap, tap~
Li Ye rapped on the desk, cutting off Factory Director Sun's excuses, then said calmly, "Old Sun, we're both sensible people, so I won't beat around the bush.
"The contract I signed with you was based on the product you provided back then. Now that your product has changed, our contract needs to change as well.
"We've worked together for so long. I won't kill you with one stroke of the hammer. At the end of this year, we'll hold a new round of supplier bidding. Whatever goods you can supply, bring those goods to the bidding. We can't hang up a sheep's head and sell dog meat."
"..."
Factory Director Sun swallowed hard, groaning inwardly.
Back then, he had taken part in the bidding held by the First Branch Factory with one hundred and twenty percent sincerity, and then enjoyed four or five good years.
But in this bidding round, could he still come out on top?
Fu Lianbing was from the Steel Rolling Mill under the First Steelworks. No matter how peripheral or overlooked they might be, the quality of raw materials they could obtain was guaranteed.
Leaf springs did not contain much technical sophistication to begin with. Raw material quality accounted for eighty percent