The next day.
At ten o 'clock in the morning, Li Dong met this professional negotiation team in the company's conference room Far away.
A professional negotiation team naturally had a lot of people.
This negotiation team from Shanghai consisted of a total of eight people, five men and three women.
The leader of the negotiation team was a bespectacled man in his forties. He always had a warm smile on his face, giving people a sense of familiarity.
The other party introduced himself as Yu Bo. He was a handsome middle-aged man.
He was handsome and had a bright smile. Other than being slightly older, Yu Bo could totally go to university and be the most handsome guy.
Of course, being older was also an advantage. Many young girls preferred men who were more mature. If a middle-aged handsome man like Yu Bo went to university, he would definitely be able to hook up with a few girls.
Li Dong had a good first impression of Yu Bo. This was also the success of Yu Bo's team.
Although business negotiations were about benefits and abilities, appearance was always the first impression.
If Yu Bo was ugly, no matter how capable he was, he would only be able to use half of his strength in the negotiation.
If the opponent was a woman, maybe because you were too ugly, the negotiation would be ruined in the end.
Li Dong and Yu Bo shook hands with each other, then introduced each other to the members of their team.
On Li Dong's side were the General Manager Sun Tao, the Chief Financial Officer Liu Hongmei, the Chairman's assistant Liu Qi, and Sun Tao's assistant Lin Na.
As for Shen Qian and her senior, they were nowhere to be seen. Li Dong didn't say much.
However, there was still some dissatisfaction in Li Dong's eyes. Shen Qian had called him in the morning. Her senior was free and could come over, but he had something to do.
This delay lasted from eight to ten o 'clock. Yu Bo's team had already arrived, but the two of them were still nowhere to be seen.
Li Dong was a little unhappy. If it wasn't for Shen Qian's introduction, Li Dong would have asked him to get lost!
No matter how amazing you are, no matter how strong you are, Li Dong will not be able to beg you.
Since you promised to come, not being late was the most basic form of respect for both parties. You promised to come to such a formal occasion, but in the end, you were late. You were too arrogant.
Otherwise, you might as well not agree. If you have something to do, then go do it yourself. Why make empty promises?
Of course, all these were Li Dong's thoughts. Now that he wasn't here, Li Dong wouldn't give Yu Bo a hard time.
After Li Dong introduced the people on his side, Yu Bo also opened his mouth to introduce, "This is Wang Hao, he is responsible for the team's business work and is also our team's assistant. This is …"
After Yu Bo's introduction, Li Dong had a simple understanding of their team.
Of the eight people, Yu Bo was the person in charge of the team and also the main negotiator during the negotiations. Wang Hao was the assistant negotiator.
The others were responsible for finance, law, technology, and two behind-the-scenes staff were responsible for collecting and organizing information. The last young woman was the team's translator.
When he heard the word "translator", Li Dong couldn't help but look at the young woman.
It wasn't because she was beautiful, but because Li Dong felt that it was unnecessary. They had already said that this was a domestic negotiation, and everyone was speaking Mandarin. Getting a translator at this time was unnecessary.
As if he saw Li Dong's doubt, Yu Bo smiled and explained, "General Manager Li, don't think that the domestic translator is not important. During negotiations, sometimes a small opportunity or even a sentence can change the whole situation. Zheng Rao is proficient in English, French, Japanese, German, and nine local languages in the country. If the opponent we are negotiating with has one of these languages, it will be easier to communicate. Maybe it can change the whole situation. "
Hearing Yu Bo's words, Li Dong couldn't help but nod.
This was still reasonable. If someone was talking to Li Dong and spoke Dongping's local language, the other party would also have a competitor.
At the same time, the other party also had a competitor. Both of them offered similar conditions. Li Dong would most likely choose the one who spoke Dongping's local language.
Because the other party had something in common with him, his first impression would definitely be better than the other party.
Thinking of this, Li Dong nodded and didn't nitpick anymore.
He had a good impression of Yu Bo's team. A random girl was an expert in languages, and she didn't look weak either.
Of course, this was only his first impression. As for whether the other party had real skills or was just bragging, he would naturally be able to tell later.
After the introductions, Li Dong invited the other party to take a seat.
Just when the two parties sat down, someone knocked on the door of the conference room. Through the glass door, everyone saw a man and a woman outside.
Li Dong slightly frowned and looked at Liu Qi.
Liu Qi hurriedly got up to open the door. Then, Shen Qian and a handsome man in his thirties entered the conference room.
Li Dong glanced at the man and felt a little depressed. Did a negotiation expert have to be a handsome man?
Although he was a little dissatisfied with the other party's lateness, Li Dong still got up and greeted, "President Shen, Mr. Yuan, please sit."
After that, Li Dong introduced them to Yu Bo and the others, "This is Ms. Shen Qian, the Deputy General Manager of Far away. This is Mr. Yuan …"
Before Li Dong could speak, Yu Bo smiled and said, "General Manager Li, you don't need to introduce us. Mr. Yuan Chengdao is our old friend. I didn't expect to meet Mr. Yuan at General Manager Li's place today. What a coincidence."
Shen Qian's senior, Yuan Chengdao, was also a little surprised. He smiled and nodded. "Mr. Yu, what a coincidence."
Seeing that Li Dong was a little surprised, Yu Bo smiled and said, "I'm afraid General Manager Li doesn't know that Mr. Yuan and I were still sitting at the same negotiating table in March. Of course, Mr. Yuan was also my biggest competitor at that time. My team and I admire Mr. Yuan's ability very much. "
Yuan Chengdao also smiled and said, "Mr. Yu, you flatter me. In the end, I still lost. How can a defeated general speak bravely?"
Yu Bo said lightly, "This is the power of a team. I admire Mr. Yuan's ability, but it's still a little disadvantageous for you to fight alone. I'm looking forward to Mr. Yuan forming a team. At that time, I hope to compete with Mr. Yuan on the negotiating table again. "
Yuan Chengdao nodded and sat down without saying anything.
Seeing that, Yu Bo also sat down. Today, he came to accept the case Far away, not to compete with Yuan Chengdao.
Moreover, Yuan Chengdao had been defeated by them before. Although Yu Bo felt that Yuan Chengdao wasn't weak, the other party was too arrogant, and Yu Bo didn't think too highly of him.
Regardless of whether it was in the country or abroad, there wasn't a team to serve him. Relying on an individual's strength to compete with an entire team was a typical case of courting death.
Although Yuan Chengdao had a good reputation in the business negotiation field, he had the support of a team. Later on, he came out to do it alone and still hoped to be the same as before. If this wasn't arrogance, then what was?
With Yuan Chengdao's previous achievements and reputation, it wasn't too difficult to form a complete team.
Of course, Yu Bo didn't know if there were other reasons, and he couldn't be bothered to ask.
It was better for Yuan Chengdao not to form a team. The business negotiation field in the country wasn't big, and there were only a few high-end elites. Without Yuan Chengdao, there would be one less competitor in the future.
…
Li Dong was indeed surprised that Yuan Chengdao and Yu Bo knew each other.
But this was even better. Li Dong was now completely relieved. It seemed that Yu Bo's team was not just a rumor.
Shen Qian had boasted about her senior last night and even asked him to come and inspect him. In the end, Yuan Chengdao was actually defeated by Yu Bo. This slap in the face made Li Dong feel a little pain.
Originally, when Yuan Chengdao came to help Li Dong, Li Dong wouldn't be so narrow-minded.
But Yuan Chengdao was indeed too arrogant. Not to mention that he was late, when he arrived at the conference room, Shen Qian and Li Dong nodded to greet him, but Yuan Chengdao didn't say anything.
Although Li Dong wasn't his boss, and the other party was only invited to help, there should still be some formalities.
After all, Li Dong was a big boss. Would it kill him to give him some face?
Li Dong didn't continue to dwell on these small matters. He asked Liu Qi to send some information about this negotiation to Yu Bo and Shen Qian.
Yu Bo wasn't in a hurry to look at the information. Instead, he asked, "General Manager Li, can you tell me who you are negotiating with now?"
If it weren't for the higher commission this time, Yu Bo wouldn't have accepted the Far away case.
Previously, Li Dong gave too little information. He only said that it was an acquisition case and didn't say anything else. This made Yu Bo hesitate whether to accept it or not.
Later, Far away made a very generous offer, which made Yu Bo decide to come to Pingchuan.
Of course, this didn't mean that both sides had reached an agreement. Yu Bo came this time mainly to understand the specifics, and Li Dong also wanted to inspect them.
If both sides were satisfied, then the cooperation could continue.
If both sides couldn't reach an agreement, then the cooperation could only be canceled.
Before coming, Yu Bo had already signed a confidentiality agreement with Far away. Li Dong wasn't afraid that he would leak the information in advance.
Hearing Yu Bo's question, Li Dong said, "Far away is in the retail industry, and this acquisition is also related to retail. May I know how much Mr. Yu knows about Sunan's Times Supermarket?"
Hearing Li Dong's words, Yu Bo and the others were excited.
Even the previously lazy Yuan Chengdao sat up straight. Shen Qian hadn't told him about this before coming.
Times Supermarket?
If it were someone else, they might not pay much attention. But in the retail industry and the negotiation field, Times Supermarket was definitely not a nobody.
Since March, there had been large supermarkets and other large enterprises in other industries that had been in contact with Times Supermarket.
This acquisition negotiation didn't start now. It had been going on for a few months.
The reason why it hadn't come to an agreement until now was mainly because Times Supermarket was a little difficult to deal with. Coupled with the competition from several large enterprises, it had dragged on until now.
It was almost June now. Some enterprises and Times Supermarket were already in the final stages of their negotiations.
At this time, Li Dong actually said that he wanted to discuss the acquisition of Times Supermarket. How could Yu Bo and the others not be surprised?
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