What?
Didn't you just say it was marine piping?
Why did it change to water pipes?!
Hearing the products the two wanted, Liu Xiang was immediately disappointed.
Marine seamless square pipes and water pipes are not the same price; the profit is much lower.
However, Liu Xiang quickly put on a smile again.
What type of seamless steel pipe do they want?
As long as they become customers of his factory, it's fine.
He didn't plan to make much money on this deal anyway.
“So you two want water pipes? That’s our company’s strong suit.”
“I won’t say anything about other types of seamless steel pipes, but in the field of water pipes, we dare say that Blue Star has the highest price-performance ratio among similar quality products.”
“Please follow me!”
Liu Xiang had absolute confidence in water pipes.
They just didn’t have the fame of those foreign big factories.
If compared in terms of quality and price, their company's products were definitely not inferior, even better.
Soon, the group arrived at the factory’s warehouse where they stored water pipes.
Liu Xiang pointed to the steel pipes in the warehouse and said.
“These are all seamless steel pipes with the number GB/T3091-93, which fully meet our domestic standards.”
Hearing Liu Xiang’s words, the two foreigners turned around and whispered to each other.
Then one of the foreigners took out a flaw detector from his bag and tested these steel pipes.
Seeing the serious expressions of the two foreigners, Liu Xiang couldn't help but feel speechless.
These are ordinary water pipes, what quality problems could there be.
Despite saying so, Liu Xiang still patiently watched the two foreigners’ inspection.
After all, they were foreign clients and this was their first collaboration with their factory; it was quite reasonable for them to be more meticulous with their inspection.
“No problem, this is indeed the kind of seamless steel pipe that Hu Jun, our old brother, uses.”
The two foreigners looked at each other and nodded in satisfaction.
Liu Xiang was stunned when he heard this.
“Hu Jun? Who is this person?”
“How come it sounds like a Chinese name?”
“Did you two come to buy steel pipes from our factory because of this person's introduction?”
Hearing his words, the two foreigners nodded.
“Hu Jun is our friend, he recommended that we use your factory’s steel pipes.”
“He said that the steel pipes produced by your factory are not only of high quality, but also very affordable.”
After the two finished speaking, Liu Xiang was even more confused.
He found the name Hu Jun somewhat familiar, but he couldn’t remember who it was.
However, Liu Xiang didn’t directly ask the two foreigners about Hu Jun’s identity.
After all, if he directly asked them, the client would think that they were in cahoots.
But Liu Xiang was sure that this person named Hu Jun should be a collaborative client in China.
Otherwise, he wouldn’t know that their company's products were of high quality and affordable.
He had already made up his mind. Once this deal was really concluded, he must find this customer's contact information.
He would actively offer them a referral fee.
“The products are fine, what’s your price?”
“Oh, the price? 4756 Chinese Yuan per ton. Our price is very cheap.”
Hearing this quote, the two foreigners looked at each other and saw satisfaction in each other's eyes.
Then one of the foreigners said with a smile.
“Mr. Liu, we are very satisfied with the price of your seamless steel pipes. We’re planning to purchase 5,000 tons first.”
“How… how much?”
“Five thousand tons?!”
Hearing the amount of the order, Liu Xiang was dumbfounded.
It wasn’t because the order quantity was too large.
For the huge Chinese market, this amount was indeed quite reasonable.
But a Lebanese ship equipment company would want so much water pipe? It didn’t make sense!
“That… I want to confirm, did you just say 5,000 tons, not 5 tons?”
Liu Xiang looked at the two suspiciously, wanting to confirm that he hadn’t heard wrong.
“That’s right, we want 5,000 tons.”
“Is the amount of the order too much? Does your factory lack production capacity?”
One of the foreigners asked with a frown.
“Of course not, our factory's production capacity is definitely sufficient.”
“Don't even say 5,000 tons, even if it's 50,000 tons, it's no problem.”
After confirming the number the two needed, Liu Yang said with a smile.
“But this is a big deal worth over 20 million yuan, and this is our first collaboration, the deposit…”
Liu Yang said hesitantly.
Normally, money matters should be discussed when signing the contract.
But these two foreigners’ behavior was too unusual.
After all, which real shipbuilding equipment company would buy so many water pipes at once.
“Money is not a problem, we can directly pay you the full amount.”
“We only have one request, delivery must be within a week.”
Hearing this, Liu Xiang finally felt relieved.
They’re already paying the full amount, what else is there to worry about?
A shipbuilding equipment company buying 5,000 tons of water pipes suddenly seemed much more reasonable.
“No problem! Our company can definitely deliver on time!”
“Okay, then let’s sign the contract now.”
Seeing that Liu Xiang had agreed, the two foreign clients didn’t hesitate at all.
They directly signed the contract with Liu Xiang for an order of 5,000 tons of seamless steel pipes.
And they paid their company 20 million yuan in full payment.
Then, after discussing the delivery time, the two foreigners left in a hurry.
After the two left, Liu Xiang, who was holding the order for 5,000 tons of water pipes, was unable to calm down for a long time.
Our company worked so hard to open up the overseas market, and it just became like this?
“Who exactly is this Hu Jun?”
“No, I have to investigate now!”
Liu Xiang then called the managers of the market department and sales department.
He inquired about the information of this client named Hu Jun.
But to Liu Xiang’s surprise, these two only heard the name somewhere.
But they couldn’t remember which company’s boss it was.
Then, Liu Xiang flipped through the customer information and still didn’t find a customer named Hu Jun on the customer list.
“Hiss? This is strange?”
“This name sounds so familiar, why isn’t it on the customer list?”
“Could it be that this is not my customer?”
“If they’re not my customer, how would they introduce such a big order to me?”
Liu Xiang, sitting in his office, scratched his head and pondered for a long time.
He still couldn’t figure out who the ‘great benefactor’ of their factory was.
Just then, the previous company’s front desk employee came in again.
“Boss, bad news! You have to go to the factory gate.”
“What’s wrong? Did the two foreigners go back on their word? But we signed the contract.”
Liu Xiang said in a daze.
“No… no, those two foreigners have already left.”
“There are two more foreigners at the gate, they’re also from the Middle East.”
“And they’re the same as the previous group of foreigners; they specifically asked for water pipes from our factory.”
The front desk employee said with a strange expression.
What the heck?
Middle Eastern customers again?
And they also want water pipes?!
Are they going to supply the entire desert with water?!
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