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Chapter 385 Money is rolling in
"That damn liar, who is he trying to fool this time?" Chen Hongtao gritted his teeth.

He was the sales manager of the textile factory. He was the one who negotiated that deal. Over the past six months, he had been a key contributor to the factory's success. They had agreed to meet at the "Southern Trade Fair" in April this year for a cash-on-delivery transaction.

To everyone's surprise, the fraudster gang led by James did arrive; they had the money, but they didn't want the goods.

To rush this batch of goods, the factory worked in three shifts, without even taking a break on the first day of the Lunar New Year, hoping to turn things around with this shipment. In the end, they were tricked.

He couldn't imagine what would happen to the factory if this news got out.

In order to meet the deadline for this batch of goods, the factory has not supplied much to the supply and marketing cooperatives and department stores since October last year. All the goods are stuck in the warehouse, and naturally, the factory's cash flow is also very difficult.

There weren't any perks during the Chinese New Year, so everyone is really looking forward to this South Asia Trade Fair.

Zhou Xinyan was overjoyed to see Xu Qinghuan.

She got this job from Xu Qinghuan. After Xu Qinghuan went to the countryside, they lost contact. She would occasionally think of this beautiful girl.

"Qinghuan!" Zhou Xinyan was also worried that Xu Qinghuan would be deceived.

Xu Qinghuan spoke with an even more authentic American accent than James, her voice beautiful and melodious, causing everyone around to stop and stare at her. James frowned, seemingly unsure what she was saying.

"No, no, no! This is not in accordance with the trading practices of the South Trade Association. Beautiful lady, go and inquire about it. We never sign an agreement with the seller before delivery."

People from the Foreign Trade Bureau were also there, and the translator, Hong Yishan, gently tugged at Xu Qinghuan's sleeve.

Xu Qinghuan didn't look at her, but instead moved her arm and pulled her sleeve through her fingers. "Then please do as you please. Whoever wants to be fooled by you, go and fool whoever you want."

Xu Qinghuan could tell at a glance that this person was not sincere and wanted to get something for nothing.

How many scams has she seen before? How could she possibly be fooled by such a low-level trick?

Xu Qinghuan saw Zhou Xinyan and naturally remembered her. She nodded to Zhou Xinyan. Wolfgang came over at this moment and spoke to Xu Qinghuan, deliberately using English.

He spoke fluent English as well. “Xu, do you sell these clothes? I’m planning to go back to China this time, and I’d like to take a thousand pieces of each kind to try them out. If they sell well, we can have a long-term partnership.”

Xu Qinghuan knew his intention from his English: "Our clothes mainly follow the high-end route. As you can see, the design and workmanship are no worse than those international brands you are used to seeing."

Each piece of clothing is quite expensive. If you want them, I don't have much stock in my inventory right now, but I can give them all to you first, at least enough for you to cover your travel expenses.

"Xu, it's so good to know you. Thank you for being my friend!" Wolfgang extended his hand to shake hands with Xu Qinghuan.

James squeezed in at that moment, blocking Wolfgang's way. "Xu, you can't do business like this. There should be a first-come, first-served principle. I was the one who took a liking to these clothes first. You should talk to me first, not this guy. He stole my opportunity."

Xu Qinghuan and Wolfgang exchanged a glance. "I'm sorry, but he's willing to sign an agreement with me. Doing business certainly involves taking certain risks, but we shouldn't take risks that shouldn't be taken, such as shipping goods first and then receiving payment without signing an agreement."

"You don't have to sign the agreement. I only have a little over five hundred pieces of clothing on hand right now. If you're willing, I'll give you six hundred thousand US dollars in one lump sum."

James hesitated for a moment, while Wolfgang grew impatient. "Xu, sell it to me. I'm willing to pay more than him. You're right, your designs are no worse than those at Paris Fashion Week. They'll definitely sell well in Europe."

The United States is still a nouveau riche country. Although they have their own style in terms of clothing and dressing, they still follow Parisian fashion more.

Although Wolfgang was willing to work with Xu Qinghuan as a cage, he wasn't exaggerating; the clothes Xu Qinghuan designed did indeed have many fashionable elements in them.

Qiao Xinyu chose these clothes because she liked them very much, and also because she felt that these clothes had many revealing elements that would appeal to foreigners.

She made the right choice. If James didn't want it, Wolfgang also considered reselling the clothes, but not now; he had no plans to return home for the time being.

He had just signed a large order with Xu Qinghuan, and afterwards, he would focus on selling these machines to those rich fools in Indu.

James bought the clothes for $600,000.

He paid on the spot, but signed a long-term agreement with Xu Qinghuan for the goods.

Since it was clothing, Xu Qinghuan drafted an agreement based on the 70/30 principle for payment. That is, a 70% deposit would be paid first before production would begin, and the remaining 30% would be paid upon delivery.

Payment upon receipt of payment.

The commotion here was huge, attracting a lot of onlookers. Seeing Shangjiang sign such a large number of orders in succession, everyone was extremely envious.

Qiao Xinyu and Chen Dewen went to deliver the goods to James. A military farm was inquiring about harvesting machines. Jiang Xingye was explaining them. Xu Qinghuan waved to Zhou Xinyan, and she and Chen Hongtao came over.

After introductions, Chen Hongtao shook hands with Xu Qinghuan. "Manager Xu, it was truly an eye-opening experience to see you discussing business with James!"

Although he didn't understand a single word, Chen Hongtao thought Xu Qinghuan was quite remarkable for managing to get James to sign such an agreement with them.

Compliments aren't given for nothing.

After introducing himself, Chen Hongtao said, "To be honest, I have a request. For the sake of our compatriots, could you help us talk to James?"

He told Xu Qinghuan about being deceived.

Xu Qinghuan pondered for a moment, "There is no pity or sympathy in the business world. Judging from what you said, they probably already had this kind of intention to play tricks on people at the South China Trade Fair in October."

They never intended to take your fabric.

The fact that James and others purchased clothing from the Shangjiang Brigade shows that they didn't need the fabric. Did they want to open their own garment factory?

Chen Hongtao's expression changed drastically. He couldn't bear such a loss. He was prejudiced and intuitively felt that Xu Qinghuan didn't want to lend a hand, fearing that it would ruin her business.

Xu Qinghuan saw through his thoughts. "I can't possibly step in to negotiate this for you. I have no right to do that. If you really need my help, the most I can do is presume to act as a translator."
"And Xinyan can do this too."

Chen Hongtao was very disappointed, and Zhou Xinyan was also afraid that things would escalate and she would look bad in the middle, so she suggested, "How about we ask someone from the Foreign Trade Bureau to help coordinate?"

Chen Hongtao had no choice but to leave in disappointment.

The military farm also signed an order with Jiang Xingye. Before the autumn harvest this year, they will deliver fifty harvesters and fifty threshers, including twenty-five corn threshers and twenty-five rice threshers.

The price is naturally settled in Chinese Yuan (Chinese Yuan), which is the domestic selling price.

Several department stores have also signed clothing agreements with Qiao Xinyu. Compared to James's orders, these are all small orders, but for the Shangjiang team, these are all large orders.

In the evening, after a busy day, Jiang Xingye treated everyone to dinner at a state-run restaurant to celebrate, with Xu Qinghuan paying for it.

The people from the Foreign Trade Bureau arrived at that time.

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