Chapter 829 Tan Li's Thoughts
After a day, Kok did not show up as Guo Tao expected. Guo Tao consoled himself that maybe the other party needed time to test. After another two days, Kok still did not come, and this time it was the last day of the trade fair.
On this afternoon, although the trade fair was still half a day away from closing, it was actually already over. Many manufacturers at the venue had begun to tidy up and dismantle their booths, and even the number of visitors entering the venue was very small.
Looking at the gradually empty exhibition area, Guo Tao sighed softly. It seemed that the retro series he had high hopes for had failed. However, this trip was not in vain. The orders for the ordinary series products were quite good. With these orders, the factory would have no problem continuing to operate, not to mention the domestic orders.
"Master, do you want to clean up first?" Xiao Zhang saw that the booths of other manufacturers around him had basically been cleaned up, but theirs was the only one that hadn't been cleaned up yet.
"Let's clean up." Guo Tao stood up and prepared to clean up the booth and exhibits. Who would have thought that at this moment, Tan Li suddenly called out and said to Guo Tao hurriedly: "Boss, look! Mr. Cork!"
Guo Tao suddenly turned around and looked in the direction Tan Li pointed. Indeed, as Tan Li said, Mr. Cork, who had come two days ago, was walking towards them.
Guo Tao was immediately delighted, and stopped Xiao Zhang who was about to deal with him, and then went towards Cork.
"Hello, Mr. Cork, I didn't expect you to come at this time."
"Yeah, but it's not too late, is it?" Kirk asked with a smile.
"It's not too late, please take a seat." Guo Tao quickly invited the other party to sit down. Cork sat down. Xiao Zhang helped pour a glass of water, and Tan Li translated on the side.
"Thank you." Coke thanked him and then went straight to the point: "I am very satisfied with your product. I wonder if we can talk about it in detail?"
"Of course no problem!" Guo Tao was overjoyed when he heard this.
Cork didn't beat around the bush and told Guo Tao that he planned to order a batch of retro series products produced by Guo Tao's factory, but the quantity of this batch of products was limited and the requirements were very high. In particular, Cork would have specific requirements for the products, and he didn't know whether Guo Tao could take it on.
Guo Tao asked about the order amount and design requirements. Cork answered a number and then took out a set of requirements and handed it over.
Guo Tao took the document and looked at it carefully. The document contained Cork's requirements and details for the product. Guo Tao was a professional, and with Tan Li helping to translate, he quickly understood it.
Guo Tao frowned slightly. Cork's product requirements and details surprised him a little, because his requirements were indeed very high, and the designs of several products were different from his current products, so they had to be remade according to the other party's design requirements.
In this case, the cost of mold making and production is not low, and because the quantity ordered by Cork is not large, this will cause the price of the product to rise further.
"Mr. Cork, if we follow your requirements and order amount, the price will be much higher because I need to consider the cost factor," Guo Tao said frankly to Cork.
"Oh, so your company has no problems with production?" Cork asked back.
"I can assure you that there will be absolutely no problem. But you also know that all of these you requested are specified products, which are completely different from ordinary mass-produced products." Guo Tao was afraid that the other party would not understand, so he made a special explanation.
Cork nodded without comment, and then asked directly what Guo Tao's offer was if that was the case.
Guo Tao said wait a moment, he quickly calculated and then gave a quote.
When Guo Tao told Cork the offer, he had no idea because the price was too high.
You have to know that the price of retro series products is originally high, and now Cork has various requirements. In addition, the order quantity of products is limited. Guo Tao has no way to reduce the cost. Moreover, the profit setting of the retro series is not like that of ordinary products. From the beginning, Guo Tao set the profit of this product very high and never thought about reducing the profit.
Guo Tao has high hopes for this series. He knows very well that this series of products is unique in the current domestic market. So why should he lower his price? Moreover, as an industry insider, Guo Tao knows very well how high the prices of international brands are in the hardware industry. From this point of view, his actual profit ratio is far from reaching that of international brands.
After quoting the price, Guo Tao looked at Cork's reaction nervously. Cork did not answer immediately, but sat there thinking. No one knew what he was thinking about, or maybe he was calculating in his mind.
After a while, Cork suddenly asked, "If we give it to your company to produce, how long will it take to deliver it?"
"It will take a little longer for the first batch, but about 40 days should be fine." Guo Tao calculated and replied.
Cork shook his head: "It will take a long time. I hope the delivery can be completed in a month, okay?"
"30 days?" Guo Tao frowned and thought about it. If it was this time, it would be very tight. After all, product mold making and other processes were not that simple. They all took time. But after careful calculation, Guo Tao still gritted his teeth and nodded: "No problem!"
"In that case... happy cooperation!" Upon hearing Guo Tao's reply, Cork immediately laughed and stretched out his hand towards Guo Tao. When Tan Li translated Cork's words, Guo Tao's face instantly flashed with joy and his heart suddenly relaxed.
Finally it worked! He originally thought that his retro series was a failure, but he unexpectedly received an order at the last minute. Although the order was not large and the requirements were high, even if his profit ratio was high, he would not make much money in reality.
But no matter what, this is a good start, isn't it? Isn't it said that everything is difficult at the beginning? After the first time, there may be a second time. Guo Tao couldn't help but smile.
"Thank you, it's a pleasure to work with you!" Guo Tao stretched out his hand and shook hands with Cork, his heart full of joy.
The next step was to sign the contract. It took some time to complete the contract, and then the payment requirements were agreed upon. Cork was very straightforward about the payment and agreed to Guo Tao's payment terms. After everything was settled, Cork stood up and said goodbye. Guo Tao personally saw Cork off. After seeing him off, Guo Tao excitedly clenched his fists and returned to the booth with brisk steps.
"Let's pack up. We're going to have a good meal tonight and congratulate each other for the success of this trade fair!" Guo Tao said to Xiao Zhang and Tan Li after returning to the booth.
The two young men were also very happy and responded quickly. The three of them started to pack up their things together. After packing up, they found a tricycle to take all the things back to Shibei Village. After they were settled, Guo Tao took them to a nearby restaurant, ordered a table of dishes and ordered beer.
"Come on! You've all worked hard these days, let's have a toast!" After pouring the wine, Guo Tao picked up the glass and said to them.
"Cheers!" Xiao Zhang raised his glass. Tan Li hesitated for a moment and then raised her glass as well. The three of them clinked their glasses and took a big sip.
Who would have thought that it was Tan Li's first time to drink alcohol. She drank it in a hurry and started coughing repeatedly. Even her face turned red due to the effect of alcohol.
"Xiao Tan, drink slowly. Come! Eat some food first." Guo Tao said to her with a smile.
"Thank you, boss." Tan Li thanked him quickly, took a bite of the food to suppress it, and felt better.
After eating and chatting for a while, Guo Tao felt his pocket and told Xiao Zhang that he was out of cigarettes. Xiao Zhang quickly stood up and said he was going to buy some cigarettes. After Xiao Zhang left, Guo Tao took out an envelope from his pocket and put it into Tan Li's hand.
"Boss...?" Tan Li was shocked.
"How about your salary? You don't want to work for me for free and not even take the salary?" Guo Tao asked with a smile.
Tan Li then remembered that today was the last day, and it was indeed the day to settle her salary. She had been busy these days and had not had time to think about this. Now that Guo Tao suddenly stuffed this envelope into her hands, she realized that this temporary job had come to an end.
For a moment, Tan Li had an indescribable feeling in her heart. She got along very well with Guo Tao and Xiao Zhang these days. Although it was very hard work every day, in addition to translation work, Tan Li also helped Guo Tao and others with some other things. Sometimes when she was busy, Tan Li had to take the initiative to introduce some products.
However, Tan Li felt that this job made her feel very fulfilled and she learned a lot from it. Sometimes, Tan Li even thought that it would be great if this kind of work could continue forever.
But she didn't expect it to end in the blink of an eye. Thinking back to the day when she first met Guo Tao and Xiao Zhang, it seemed as if it was still before her eyes.
Holding the envelope in her hand, Tan Li originally thought she would be happy, because in just half a month, she earned the living expenses that she used to earn in a year and a half. But for some reason, Tan Li felt empty inside and didn't know what to say for a moment.
"Silly girl, why don't you put your things away quickly?" Guo Tao reminded her when he saw Tan Li in a daze.
Tan Li came back to her senses and nodded. When she carefully put the envelope away, she suddenly realized that Guo Tao had sent Xiao Zhang away on the pretext of buying cigarettes just to give her the envelope and to prevent Xiao Zhang from making Tan Li feel embarrassed.
"Thank you, boss..." Tan Li said gratefully.
"Don't be polite, this is what you deserve. By the way, you don't have to call me boss anymore. I'm ten years older than you. Just call me Uncle Guo from now on." Guo Tao smiled and waved his hand.
"Uncle Guo... "
"Oh, that's right." Guo Tao said happily: "If I really want to say thank you, I should thank you. Without your help, our trade fair would not have been so successful. In particular, Mr. Cork's order was only possible because you took the initiative to introduce him to the other party."
"I... I just did what I should do, it's nothing." Tan Li waved her hands repeatedly, looking very embarrassed.
Seeing her expression, Guo Tao smiled immediately. Although this girl was young, Guo Tao saw many excellent qualities in her. Tan Li also had the advantages of perseverance and good learning. Compared with many of her peers, Guo Tao admired Tan Li very much.
