I'm in the county town, and you say I'm a big shot?

Chapter 258 Playing the Qin under the Coptis Tree, Finding Joy in Suffering

Another week passed. That afternoon, Fang Qingye had just returned home from Huacheng Company when her phone rang. She picked it up and saw that it was Tanaka Tani calling, so she answered it without thinking.

"Aoba, are you free tonight? I'd like to invite you to the Grand World," Tanaka Tani said on the phone.

"So, you've reached an agreement with BYD?" Fang Qingye asked with a smile.

"Oh no, it's all over! The negotiations were going so well, and we were about to finalize the purchase and sale contract, but this morning, BYD suddenly called and said that their headquarters had increased the production capacity of their supply department, and our company couldn't meet the requirements!"

"How could this be?" Fang Qingye asked in surprise.

"I don't know either, never mind, let's not talk about this. I'll treat you to karaoke and drinks tonight! You have to come."

Fang Qingye didn't really want to go to those places, but knowing that Tanaka Tani must be in a bad mood today, she agreed.

"I'll invite Dahai too, let's have a good time as brothers!"

shit
I think you're just playing the zither under a bitter tree, trying to find joy in hardship.

After hanging up the phone with Tanaka, Fang Qingye pondered the matter. Tanaka's company was not a large enterprise to begin with, and mass production was probably their weakness.

However, Tanaka Tani dared to talk to Biyadi, so he must have taken this factor into consideration. At the very least, he could meet the other party's minimum requirements; otherwise, there would be no point in talking for a long time.

It's estimated that they didn't expect BYD to suddenly raise its mass production standards.

I don't know if the Nanxin production base was indeed subject to BYD's headquarters requirements or if it intentionally raised the standards itself.
It's hard to say.

Moreover, it's not appropriate to ask Lu Xiangyang about this, as their relationship isn't close enough yet.

But then her phone rang again. Fang Qingye saw that it was Lü Xiangyang calling, so she answered it.

"I'm so sorry, Mr. Fang, but I'm afraid your friend's company won't be able to reach a supply agreement with us," Lu Xiangyang apologized.

"I heard from my friend that your company headquarters has raised the mass production standards for your suppliers?" Fang Qingye asked.

"Yes, this is the latest opinion from the company headquarters. It is meaningless for us to supply companies that are too small. For the automotive brake disc alone, in addition to meeting BYD's product quality requirements, the company is also required to have an annual production capacity of 30 sets. However, your friend's company can only reach an annual production capacity of 20 sets."

"Oh, I see."

"Mr. Fang, I heard from the technical department that your friend's company has pretty good product quality. If they can expand their business and increase production in the future, there will be opportunities for cooperation," Lu Xiangyang said on the phone.

"Thank you, Mr. Lü," Fang Qingye said.

In truth, he knew very well that Tanaka Tani had probably no chance.

This time, it was because BYD's Nanxin base officially started operation, with an annual production of 30 vehicles, that they looked for new parts suppliers. For local companies in Nanxin, it was a perfect combination of timing, location, and people. However, Tanaka Tani failed to seize the opportunity. Is it possible for him to do so in the future?
Pity.

After dinner, Fang Qingye checked the time and it was already eight o'clock before leisurely heading to the Grand World. He knew he would have to drink some alcohol there, so he didn't drive and took a taxi instead.

Following the message from Tanakaya, Fang Qingye went up to the third floor and entered a private room, a medium-sized one, where four people were already seated.

Two men and two women, Tanaka Tani and Song Dahai, each had a beautiful princess sitting next to them. There was already a pile of empty beer bottles on the coffee table in front of the sofa, indicating that the two had been drinking for a while.

"Ye Zi, why are you so late?" Song Dahai complained as he saw him come in. "Zhong Gu and I have been drinking for a long time." "Something came up at home, so I was delayed," Fang Qingye said with a smile.

But in my heart I was thinking, if I had arrived earlier, you two would probably have drunk me under the table by now.

As soon as Fang Qingye sat down, she heard Tanaka Tani say, "Xiao Li, go and call a few princesses over so that President Fang can choose one."

"Okay." The princess named Xiaoli immediately spoke a few words into the walkie-talkie hanging on the wall, and then Song Dahai next to her said with a smile, "Ye Zi, it's okay, I won't tell Bai Ou."

"You? Take care of yourself first. Aren't you afraid of Chen Meimei finding out?" Fang Qingye glanced at him.

"Don't worry about that. I told Meimei that my good buddy was in a bad mood today and came to the World of Entertainment Center to relax with me, and Meimei agreed!"

shit
But it's just a casual visit to have a few drinks and sing some songs, nothing special.

Three princesses arrived within minutes. Fang Qingye recognized one of the girls; it was Xiao Hong, the short-haired girl who had accompanied her last time.

"Her." Fang Qingye pointed, and Xiao Hong happily walked over and sat down next to Fang Qingye.

This handsome guy is nice; he just drinks, unlike some customers who grope and try to take advantage of others.

The only downside is that I'm not a big drinker.

After pouring Fang Qingye a beer, Xiao Hong dragged Fang Qingye to sing karaoke again, and they sang the same song, "Heart Rain."

As Fang Qingye sang, she noticed Tanaka Tani sitting on the sofa, drinking alone. Knowing he was in a bad mood, she came over to comfort him after she finished singing.

"Zhonggu, don't be sad. You didn't talk to Biyadi back then, and the company is still doing well, isn't it? Just keep developing your own products."

"Sigh," Tanaka Tani sighed upon hearing this, "You don't know, I invested over 500 million in R&D alone to develop this brake disc, and then invested another 3000 million to install a production line, just to meet BYD's requirement of an annual production of 20 brake discs. We even did debugging and optimization for BYD's special requirements, but it's all for nothing. All that money has gone down the drain!"

"Not necessarily. BYD isn't the only car manufacturer in the world. You can look for other car manufacturers," Fang Qingye said.

Tanaka Tani shook his head: "Aoba, you're not in this industry, so you don't really understand. The competition is fierce right now, and supply exceeds demand. Otherwise, why would so many companies be vying to cooperate with BYD if they increased production? It's even harder to find other car companies. Everyone has their own suppliers. Who would want to share the pie with you?"

“I say, is Biyadi deliberately making things difficult for you? They clearly know your production scale, yet they deliberately raise the production standards?” Song Dahai, sitting next to him, raised his question.

Fang Qingye shook her head: "I don't think so. I received a call from their CEO Lü this afternoon, who specifically explained to me that this is a unified requirement from BYD headquarters."

Tanaka Tani listened, then sighed deeply, picked up his beer glass, and drank it all in one gulp.

“Continue with the loan, invest another 4000 million to set up a production line, and that will be enough capacity,” Song Dahai asked again.

"Loans? To be honest, I took out a loan of 3000 million just to produce brake discs. Adding that to the more than 4000 million I had previously borrowed, I mortgaged all my fixed assets, including the factory buildings and equipment. If I want to get another loan, I can only mortgage my personal property, but I won't get much money from that." Tanaka Tani said with a wry smile.

“I even thought about private lending and borrowing 4000 million yuan.”

"Are you crazy? Do you know how much interest rates there are for private lending these days? The lowest monthly interest rate is 2%! That's 9.6 million in interest a year, and you're only making a little money?!" Song Dahai exclaimed.

"What can we do?" Tanaka Tani sighed.

(End of this chapter)