"Yes, our products are indeed produced in Hua Xia!" Ichiro Honda stood up and said. He couldn't deny it. After all, the production address was written on the packaging.
"Haha, so it's Hua Xia. Everyone, Hua Xia is such a backward place. Are the products produced there really safe?" The committee member sneered at everyone.
"Committee member Mitsuko, our products have passed all the safety tests conducted by the association. You have seen the test report just now. How can there be a food safety problem?" Ichiro Honda quickly defended himself.
"Hmph, isn't it simple? You can ask Hua Xia to produce a batch of products for inspection. When the bulk of the products are on the shelves, they will be defective and have all kinds of food hazards!"
"Everyone, I have been to Hua Xia before. Other than the cities, the villages there are all dirt roads paved with mud. Their workers have no knowledge and are uneducated. The factories are also old-fashioned. The equipment was produced in the Soviet Union in the 1950s. Many of the workers don't wear gloves when they work. The cooking oil is also used repeatedly. There is even oil that is fished out from the sewers. This kind of production place can't guarantee the safety of our food! "The committee member said loudly. All the committee members agreed with him.
"No, Hua Xia is no longer what it used to be. I just came back from Hua Xia. They have highways and high-rise buildings. I have seen the company's production lines personally. All of them have been digitalized and streamlined. Many of the equipment are produced by Fusang. I can assure you that all of our products are up to standard! "
"If you don't believe me, all of our future products can be sampled. We will bear the cost of the sampling. As long as you find any batch of products that are not up to standard, we will compensate you!" Ichiro Honda quickly said.
Hearing Ichiro Honda's words, many of the committee members showed hesitation.
"President Honda, I have a question. I don't know if you are willing to answer it!" Another committee member stood up and asked.
"Please speak!"
"Our Fusang is the birthplace of instant noodles, and also the inventor of instant noodles. Our Fusang has a large number of instant noodle manufacturing companies. Why don't you order the safe products in Fusang? Why do you have to order from Hua Xia?" asked the committee member.
"Because the cost over there is cheaper …" Honda Ichiro said. He didn't dare to say it because the boss behind his company was from Hua Xia. Otherwise, he definitely wouldn't be able to pass the meeting. So, he could only use the cost to explain.
In fact, even after factoring in the cost of tariffs, the cost of the Elf Crispy Noodle Snacks was still much lower than the cost of ordering locally in Fusang. After all, the price of manpower in Fusang was already much higher.
Therefore, Honda Ichiro's excuse was normal.
"But have you ever thought that if you order your products in Hua Xia, many of our workers will lose their income and can't feed their families?" Another committee member questioned.
"That's not necessary. Toyota, Honda, Sony, Panasonic, these big companies have already started to set up factories in Hua Xia. My small instant noodle factory won't affect the country's income …" Honda Ichiro said.
"That's other people's business. It has nothing to do with us!" Another committee member stood out and said, "President Honda, if you're a Fusang man with a conscience, then you shouldn't buy from abroad. Instead, you should order from our own factories in our country!"
"That's right. Many of our companies have their own instant noodle manufacturing companies. If you are willing, we can supply you immediately. You don't have to wait too long. Why not?"
"Yoshi, just order from our country. We won't have any objections! Why should we give the money to foreigners, especially Hua Xia people? Have you forgotten how the Hua Xia people bullied us during the war? "
"Huh? Hua Xia people bullied us? Weren't we the ones who attacked the Chinese mainland? " Honda Ichiro was a little confused, and someone behind him had a face as dark as coal. He was on the verge of exploding.
Although Honda Ichiro didn't understand the logic of some people, he could see that these committee members were probably premeditated. They already knew about the problem of the production location, so they wanted to use this problem to force him to order from Fusang. This way, they could make a lot of profits.
If he didn't agree to this request today, it would be difficult to pass the meeting.
"Everyone, I need to think about it!" Ichiro Honda said, and then left with his two men. They went to a small room next door to discuss it.
"President, if we don't agree to their request this time, I'm afraid we can't pass the review meeting!" These committee members didn't expect the dignified president of Honda to lower his head and speak to a young man behind him in another room.
"What do you think?" Jia Yapeng asked with a cold face.
"My idea is to order from Fusang first. The cost is estimated to be about 2-3 yuan higher, but it's still within our acceptable range. The key is to pass the review meeting quickly and distribute the goods throughout Fusang!" Honda Ichiro whispered.
"Is there really no other way to distribute the goods except for the association?" Jia Yapeng asked with a frown.
"All the snack shops are under the control of the association. There is really no other way!" Honda Ichiro said helplessly.
"Snack shops … These shops are outdated. Is there really a need to continue to exist?" Jia Yapeng sneered. "Go and tell them that you have ordered 50 million boxes of goods, and these goods are all stored in the warehouse. If the committee is willing to let you sell all the goods and then change the production factory, you have to agree."
"If they are not willing, then absolutely not change!" Jia Yapeng said.
"But President, we only have 10 million boxes …"
"If I say 50 million, then 50 million!"
"Hey!" Honda Ichiro understood Jia Yapeng's intention. His boss was probably playing a stalling tactic. 50 million boxes was enough to sell for several years. After a few years, the situation would be different. Maybe they wouldn't have to change the production factory.
"Yes!" Honda Ichiro returned to the meeting room with his men. He sincerely expressed that he didn't think it through before and was willing to change the production factory.
But he had already ordered 50 million boxes of goods, which were piled up in the warehouse, so he hoped to sell these 50 million boxes first.
"This Honda Ichiro is playing us like monkeys!" Hearing Honda Ichiro's words, the committee members sneered. 50 million boxes of goods in stock? Did he really think they were fools? The shelf life of your crispy noodle snacks was only one year. Were you really confident that you could sell 50 million boxes of crispy noodle snacks in a year?
The total number of instant noodle snacks sold in Fusang in a year was only that much!
Although they were complaining in their hearts, they didn't say anything else. Soon, the voting process began.
In the end, 43 committee members agreed, and 32 objected. The Little Elf Crispy Noodle Snacks did not pass the review.
"Mr. Honda, you are welcome to come back next month. But at that time, please check the inventory in your warehouse carefully. See if there are 50 million boxes, 500 thousand boxes, or only 50,000 boxes. Don't count wrong!" A committee member said with a laugh, leaving the cold Honda Ichiro and the black as iron Jia Yapeng behind him.
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