Chapter 423: Chapter 253 Meticulous Person Qiu Peilin_2
The design concept and technical requirements came from us, the materials, and the drawings were supplied by us, and yet we didn’t receive the final approved samples until right before the exhibition!
So we drove to the OEM factory and were shocked to find our products labeled with the Baowangji’s unfamiliar paint and brand!
We took all the molds and some unused materials and production drawings with us! There was almost a fight, which alerted the local police station!
To tell you the truth, when we came to set up yesterday, our employees saw your advertisement, so we adjusted the product pricing overnight!
I asked for your quote this morning to make sure you don’t lose out during the exhibition’s promotional period!
The reason we didn’t cause trouble for you was that we wanted to keep it peaceful; we didn’t want any bad repercussions at such a large-scale exhibition.
But here you are, causing a scene in our booth, and our company bears no responsibility in this matter, do you understand?
As a boss, you’re being taken advantage of, yet you’re still paying them! What do you have to say now?"
After hearing Zhang Yang’s explanation of the entire incident, Qiu Peilin’s expression kept changing, finally leaving him stunned!
Unwilling to accept the truth of the matter, Qiu Peilin took out his phone and dialed a number, quickly reaching the factory owner next to Director Liu’s.
After a round of inquiries, the other party confirmed Zhang Yang and his people going to retrieve the molds and alerting the police.
Now, the truth was revealed.
You have to give credit to Qiu Peilin; after figuring out the whole story in front of a large crowd of onlookers, he straightforwardly apologized to Zhang Yang and his team.
"I just called to confirm, and indeed it’s true as you said! I was set up by Liu Dexing, and it has nothing to do with Zhang Yang Company!
Since the product used your research data and drawings, we will halt sales! I’ll sue Liu Dexing in court and make him bear all losses!
I, Qiu Peilin, acted rashly today! Sorry to everyone, I apologize!"
Seeing Qiu Peilin apologize and admit his mistake in front of so many people gave Zhang Yang a very good impression.
As they say, if you look at it from an outsider’s perspective, right and wrong are clear.
But what if you are one of the parties involved? Your stance on right and wrong may not be so clear-cut.
Many people, even if they know they’re in the wrong, don’t have the courage to admit it publicly and apologize to the other party. But Qiu Peilin did just that, and without any excuses, acting with decisiveness and efficiency.
"Alright! Appreciate your attitude; you’re a stand-up guy! Let’s just leave it at that! We won’t pursue it further!" Zhang Yang nodded and declared in public.
"Sorry everyone, we’re leaving!" Qiu Peilin nodded and apologized again, turning away with his people.
Watching the troublemakers leave, the entire exhibition site along with Zhang Yang’s livestream room suddenly became lively.
[Holy crap! Is that guy here to make jokes? He used Zhang Yang’s designs and drawings, yet he came here to pick a quarrel?]
[What a slap in the face, it echoed loud and clear! Zhang Yang handled it so gracefully!]
[This guy seems to have decent character, admitting mistakes when wrong, standing tall when hit!]
[That Liu Dexing, he’s really shady, can he play like this without fearing a lawsuit?]
[Not everyone has a bottom line and upholds business ethics! People like that won’t last long, cheating even old friends!]
After resolving the issue, Zhang Yang sat back down in front of the livestream camera: "Sorry, folks, a little hiccup, you’ve all been entertained! Where were we? Come on, let’s continue!"
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On the other hand, after leaving the Zhang Yang Company’s booth embarrassed, the more Qiu Peilin thought about it, the angrier he got. Back at his own booth, he plopped down on a chair.
With red eyes, he panted heavily for a minute before gradually calming down.
"Boss, what should we do next? Continue finding distributors? Zhang Yang Company doesn’t plan to pursue further, so we could just keep going, right? We’ve already spent the money, might as well move forward and not lose it!"
Little Li cautiously asked upon noticing their leader remained silent for a while.
Qiu Peilin gritted his teeth: "The drawings and patents are someone else’s, why continue recruiting!
Call the agents we signed with this morning and explain the situation clearly.
If they want to cancel, refund their advance payment! If they don’t want to cancel their agency contracts, negotiate to transfer the contracts to Zhang Yang Company!
I, Qiu Peilin, served in the army for eight years, I’d rather lose some money than do something without integrity!"
"Uh, transferring the orders to the neighboring company? Isn’t that a bit inappropriate?"
Hearing their CEO’s idea, several sales managers clutching orders were not pleased.
After all, their salaries are linked to the orders, and transferring the contracts to the neighboring company impacts their earnings directly.
"The commissions for the orders will be covered by that company, if they’re unwilling, I’ll cover it!" Qiu Peilin stated again, leaving no room for his employees to object.
With such an incident brewing, and since their own chief spoke, the employees could only comply. After some communication, they contacted the representatives one by one for the dozen orders signed in the morning.
The other party’s fishing gear store owners were not fools; with the company explaining the reasoning clearly, they were willing to accept the contract termination.
After learning from the sales manager that they could be introduced to a colleague at the neighboring company, 11 out of the 13 signed agents agreed to cooperate with Zhang Yang Company.
During the two-plus hours of lunch, Qiu Peilin’s team busied themselves coordinating these matters. By the time the last one was informed and sorted, it was unknowingly already past two.
Caught in such a situation, none of them had even had lunch. By the time they were done, the food stalls were closed, so they could only buy some quick snacks like bread to fill their stomachs.
At 2:30 in the afternoon, Qiu Peilin returned to Zhang Yang Company’s booth with over a dozen agents, holding the already signed contracts.
The sharp-eyed Han Qiang noticed Qiu Peilin returning with even more people, alerted his companions, and stood up again.
"I thought we had everything clarified, why are you back?" Zhao Bingguang approached with a serious expression.
Fearing a misunderstanding, Qiu Peilin quickly explained: "I am not here to cause trouble this time!
Since the incident has already happened, we definitely can’t sell the new products, and these dozen brothers here are the agents we signed with this morning!
I’ve communicated with each of them, and they are willing to sell our fishing rod products! So I brought them here for a face-to-face contract transfer; we’re preparing to withdraw from the exhibition this evening!"
"Uh..."
Even though Zhao Bingguang had been around for years, after hearing Qiu Peilin’s words, he still felt a bit dazed.
From a normal person’s perspective, since Zhang Yang said they won’t pursue further, most people would grit their teeth and continue recruiting.
After all, buying products and drawings is a major expense, and participating in the exhibition costs a lot too. Now that all the groundwork has been laid, they only need the orders to start production and make money, yet Qiu Peilin just walked away!
You claim I used your drawings and data, so I won’t sell!
Not only did he stop selling, but he also led over the agents signed in the morning directly over to Zhang Yang!
This approach can’t just be called sincere, it’s adorably naive!
During noon, Zhang Yang, Old Zhao, and others already admired Qiu Peilin’s public apology, considering him a solid guy.
But after this, their favorable impression skyrocketed. His way of handling things is so exemplary, even the most critical person couldn’t fault him.
"With the contracts for us, what about your initial investment?" Old Zhao couldn’t help but ask.
"Of course, the responsible party will pay! Liu Dexing dared to set me up, then he’ll bear this loss! He picked the wrong guy to mess with!"
In an instant, an intense aura of pressure emanated from Qiu Peilin.