Elijah on the phone went silent.
Joey awkwardly handed the phone to Violette.
Violette turned on the speaker and placed the phone on the table.
"Mr. Bourne, hello."
Hearing Violette's formal greeting, Mike tried not to laugh, while Joey was speechless.
Then, on the other end of the line, Elijah's even more formal voice came through, "President Dennis, hello."
Violette was stunned for a moment.
Mike picked up his water glass and took a sip.
Joey also picked up his glass, but it was empty.
"I feel it necessary to explain to you that we haven't been taking advantage of you guys." Violette adjusted her emotions and spoke calmly, "Our factory was just established not long ago, and we don't have enough equipment and staff. At the moment, we really can't complete the order quantity you asked for. Getting merchandise from abroad can guarantee quantity and time, but our prices are higher abroad than domestically."
Hearing Violette's explanation, Joey's emotions cooled down.
What she said was the same as what Mike had said, but hearing it from Mike made him especially angry.
"Since this is our first big domestic order, I can offer you the products we get from abroad at domestic prices." Violette spoke again into the phone.
Mike was shocked.
Why gave Elijah a discount?!
Joey breathed a sigh of relief.
That was more like a gesture of good faith in cooperation!
On the other end of the line, Elijah's cold voice came through again, "I don't like discounted items."
Everyone in the conference room was dumbfounded.
The other meaning of Elijah's words was - I'm not short of money! Giving me a discount? Are you looking down on me?
Mike clapped and applauded!
"By the way, let me tell you about our payment method. Pay 50% of the cost as a deposit first. The remaining balance will be paid in full within three days after delivery." Mike spoke up.
Joey was indignant, "Your deposit ratio is too high!"
"Joey, why are you looking so glum? Buying our drones, and you guys won't lose out." Mike tried to comfort him, "You'll know when you receive the goods. Our drones have amazing endurance. And our intelligent system is also a key factor that sets us apart from other brands..."
Joey raised his hand, interrupting his self-praise, "Let's go eat!"
The Bourne Group.
Brandon learned the news that Elijah was going to spend 100 million to buy products from the Dennis Group.
"Elijah, do you really want to buy drones, or do you want to give Violette money?" Brandon couldn't figure it out, "Didn't you guys break up? You even said the other day when you were drinking that you're never going to see her again."
Elijah: "When I used to give my employees laptops, phones, and other digital products, why didn't you question me?"
Brandon nodded, "Seems like Violette's drones are pretty good."
Elijah: "Or did you think AN Tech's performance was fake?"
At that moment, the phone on the table rang.
Elijah glanced at the caller ID, picked up the phone, and answered the call.
Brandon, holding his coffee cup, took the hint and left.
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