Battered Young Miss

"I"m listening . "

Hong Yongrui motioned for the other man to resume what he had to say .

"KeXin bank does not have the financial capability to take on financing people"s homes and cars, which is what is now a recent market trend . Our goal at KeXin is to be able to provide financial solutions to her customers without them taking out illegal loans, which is where Hong Holdings comes into the picture . Hong Holdings would benefit from this partners.h.i.+p by getting an influx of customers who are likely to become loyal to your company . "

"So you want my company to partner with KeXin bank? What is the catch?"

"Of course not good comes easy . The only thing that we at KeXin bank are asking for is a tiny cut from the profit that you make from our customers using your products . "

"How tiny?"

"About 35% and I believe it is a fair bargain . "

Hong Yongrui"s eyes narrowed when the other man asked for a cut in profit, which he considered to be very high .

"I read through your proposal, as you can see, I have a lot of them from various companies on my table and even those from within the company . Let me think about it . "

In the business world, the phrase "let me think about it" is a sort of noncommittal word meant to offer false rea.s.surance to the other party, with the person having little or no inclination to commit to what was asked of them . In this case, President Hong was indirectly brus.h.i.+ng the man off, without wanting to appear mean or inconsiderate .

"Okay, how about a 15% cut from your profit, that is the least we can go for at KeXin bank, if not the deal is off . "

Hong Yongrui looked at the man with an amused look on his face, he hadn"t agreed to what the representative said, instead he was fis.h.i.+ng around trying to find out more about KeXin bank"s intention .

"I haven"t even agreed to taking you up on the offer, I only said I will think about it . Since it looks to me that KeXin bank is a little impatient to sign up their customers for a financing product under the umbrella of Hong Holdings . 15% doesn"t sound all that bad, let"s do it this way, I will have my lawyer draw up a contract and also have your legal representative speak to mine . If the terms are considered acceptable to KeXin bank you can go ahead and sign it .

"Thank you President Hong, it was a pleasure speaking with you . "

Although Director Huang smiled pleasantly, the smile did not reach his eye . It was clear that KeXin bank had to bow to Hong Holdings, but in business just like there are winners, there are losers too .

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"Oh my goodness! I am almost late to my date!"

Sheng Liena hastily applied the makeup on her face at the ladies restroom .