Heinz and Hans hadn't managed to keep their moves under wraps.
Using a price war to target Qinglin Tomato Sauce was clearly a common tactic in the world of business.
But domestically, there were tomato sauces of the same specifications selling for even less—just four yuan. That made it difficult to criticize the other side's eight-yuan price.
Everyone knew the ingredients in the new product's recipe had to cost something different, and that there was definitely something fishy about this eight-yuan price war. But even if Qinglin Tomato Sauce reported them, the dispute would drag on for a while.
That would give the two companies from the Star-Spangled Country plenty of time to eat into Qinglin Tomato Sauce's market share.
At that moment, everyone was focused on Qinglin Tomato Sauce, especially the business reporters.
Everyone knew Qinglin Tomato Sauce couldn't possibly sit idle in the face of this situation.
Qinglin Food Company.
Deng Guang was in his office, where Manager Cheng and the other regional distributors had come to see him.
The regional distributors simply couldn't sit still while Heinz and Hans pulled this trick. There was no way they could compete with an eight-yuan price when they were paying eleven yuan per bottle.
Manager Cheng said anxiously, "Manager Deng, you and Chairman Qin have to think of something. We have no way to handle the tactics they're using."
The other regional distributors chimed in one after another:
"Manager Deng, please think of something!"
"Exactly. Those guys are playing dirty!"
"..."
Deng Guang naturally understood why the regional distributors were so anxious.
If he hadn't known what they had up their sleeve, he'd have been anxious too.
"Manager Cheng, don't worry. Let me show you something first." Deng Guang picked up the phone on his desk and made a call.