Chapter 153 - 154: Sound and Reasoned

Chapter 153: Chapter 154: Sound and Reasoned

After signing the contract, Li Yang had lunch and waited for a call from the factory director.

But he had to wait until the workday resumed before the factory director finally called him.

"Divine Doctor, I’m sorry, but our manager rejected the proposal. He said your water is too expensive!" the factory director said with a bitter laugh. "We stick to low-end water here. After all, our consumption is quite high. If we partner with you, our spending on water alone would probably double."

This was within Li Yang’s expectations, but he still wasn’t ready to give up. "Director, how about this? I’d like to meet with your manager. Could you arrange that for me?"

"It’s no use!" the factory director said with another bitter smile. "Our manager has made up his mind. He won’t work with you."

"You don’t have to worry about that. Where is he now? Just give me the directions, and I’ll go see him myself."

The factory director had no other choice. He couldn’t afford to offend Li Yang, so he had to give him the directions.

Once Li Yang got the address, he immediately headed to their company office.

The office was about four or five kilometers away from the factory.

Li Yang walked straight into their company building.

After entering the building, he said to the receptionist, "I’m looking for your Manager Fang."

The receptionist didn’t ask any questions and led Li Yang to find Manager Fang.

"Manager Fang, this gentleman is here to see you." After saying this, the receptionist left.

"And you are?" Manager Fang looked at Li Yang with suspicion.

"Hello, sir!" Li Yang said with a smile. "My name is Li Yang. I’m the one who was promoting the mineral water to you—Cold Lake Ice Spring. Do you remember?"

"Oh, it’s you!" Manager Fang shook his head. "Not interested. Your water is too expensive. You should just leave."

Li Yang smiled faintly and said, "Manager Fang, an inspection team should be visiting your industrial park soon to check on sanitation and environmental conditions, right?"

Manager Fang was taken aback for a moment, but this was just part of the work schedule.

"That’s right. Is there a problem?" Manager Fang asked.

"Of course there is!" Li Yang said seriously. "The whole reason the inspection team is checking sanitation and environmental conditions is that the workers’ lives are too hard. They’re pushing factories to provide a better working environment. Everything from the cafeteria to the drinking water will be inspected, right? I’ve seen the water you provide. To be honest, it’s from some unknown small brand, without even a logo. Water like that is definitely going to draw criticism from the inspection team."

"What are you trying to say?" Manager Fang’s expression turned serious.

"From what I know, this inspection team is going to be very thorough..." Li Yang continued. "And it won’t just be the inspection team. There will be people from the TV station as well..."

Li Yang had found the schedule online and then made a special call to Director Song to confirm these details.

So now, he knew exactly what was going on.

"They also said they’ll be doing spot checks on drinking water standards. If they find anything that doesn’t meet the requirements, they’ll immediately order you to rectify it. Your factory must be quite busy right now. If you’re forced to shut down for rectification, your shipments will definitely be delayed, won’t they?"

Manager Fang was dumbfounded. "How do you know so much?"

Li Yang said with a smile, "I’ve done my research... In my opinion, your current water supply will never pass the inspection. You’ll absolutely be forced to make changes. Instead of waiting for that to happen, you might as well use our water. Here’s our water quality report. When they test it, I guarantee there will be no problems."

As he spoke, Li Yang showed the water quality report to Manager Fang.

"Besides, the TV station will be there, too. You might not know this, but the station also uses our water. We’ll be running commercials on their channel very soon. Our water is more expensive than the average brand, but that’s because we’re a high-end water company. If a factory like yours is willing to provide this kind of water for its workers, you’ll definitely end up on the news. They might even praise you. When that happens, recruiting will be easier. And when recruiting is easier, fulfilling your orders becomes much easier. At the same time, you’ll likely receive favorable treatment in terms of policy, and your clients will be more likely to choose you. It’s a virtuous cycle, right?"

Manager Fang felt like Li Yang was pulling his leg. While there might be some of those effects, he was exaggerating them.

But on second thought, what he said actually made sense. He couldn’t find a way to refute it.

He was stunned for a moment before he finally spoke. "Does your water company really have a partnership with the TV station?"

"Would I lie about that?" Li Yang said earnestly. "Their staff will be there that day. You’ll know when you see the bottled water they’re carrying."

Manager Fang nodded. "Your water is indeed good, but... it’s too expensive."

"How about this? I’ll give it to you for twenty-six per jug!" Li Yang said seriously. "This is our absolute bottom price."

Twenty-six!

Manager Fang’s eyes lit up. "Alright, let’s do it. I’ll order one thousand jugs to start, and give us one hundred cases of bottled water as well. But let me be clear: if the inspection on that day doesn’t pass, I’m returning everything."

"Don’t worry, I guarantee it will pass!" Li Yang was overjoyed and took out an order form. "Then let’s sign the order first."