My American magical life
Chapter 140 - 140 52 Thank you because of you the four seasons are warm_2

140: Chapter 52 Thank you, because of you, the four seasons are warm_2 140: Chapter 52 Thank you, because of you, the four seasons are warm_2 “Haha, Chan, I told you at the time, whichever one you pick, I can cover half for you.”

Eris got up to make coffee, his back to Cheng Daqi, preventing Cheng from seeing his dark expression.

The West Coast dream chaser truly felt like a harbinger of bad luck.

Despite having such a significant advantage, why did he try to show off just now?

“Moreover, Chan, about the price issue, it’s not that it can’t be discussed.

I had my reasons for refusing you, after all, I’m not the one who sets the price.”

Pushing the coffee towards Cheng Daqi, Eris finally got down to business.

Lao Deng, it was you who kept interrupting me just now; now it’s my turn.

“Yes, you are my friend, and in my heart, friends are much more important than money.

I don’t want to make things difficult for you.”

Cheng Daqi looked both tormented and sincere, as if he truly considered Eris a friend.

That’s how business negotiations go when it comes to interests.

After all, cooperation may seem wonderful, but without a certain amount of strength and cunning, you could be taken for a ride with nowhere to shed your tears.

“No hard feelings, after all, it’s you, every time I see you I’m reminded of my younger self.” Eris said with a beaming smile.

The heart of the West Coast dream chaser was bleeding.

Because of his initial arrogance, every word he now said was like a knife slicing away at his negotiating chips.

“Mr.

Eris, thank you for your approval, about the identity price, our associate hopes to lower it to ten thousand,”

At the mention of ‘ten thousand,’ Cheng Daqi observed a subtle change in Eris’s facial expression.

This change wasn’t in his eyes or anything else, but rather an indescribable shift that could be felt perceptually.

He smoothly changed the subject and pulled back a little.

“But I think he’s asking too much.

I was embarrassed to bring it up before, but honestly, twelve thousand is already quite low!”

Can’t lift it too high, still need to grind bit by bit.

A mere two thousand increase showed that his interests were not so completely opposed to Eris’s, which was enough.

Many business people encounter clients as shrewd as Cheng Daqi over time.

Most of the time, everyone’s reaction is the same, just like Mr.

Eris at this moment.

He ‘affectionately’ gazed at Cheng Daqi, his eyes as if speaking, cursing inwardly in the vilest terms.

But the prospect of cooperation dangled before him like a big carrot, hooking him firmly; he wasn’t about to actually blurt out his curses.

The opponent’s silence tactic didn’t put any pressure on Cheng Daqi; he picked up the coffee and savored it carefully.

Eris didn’t want to speak first, hoping that his pressure would be effective.

So he just quietly smoked his cigar, looking like he was so frustrated by Cheng Daqi’s tactics that he didn’t want to cooperate anymore.

‘Fak!

It’s just ordinary instant coffee, why do you seem to enjoy it so much!’

The West Coast dream chaser had already cursed Cheng Daqi in his mind, but of course, Cheng couldn’t hear that.

“Mr.

Eris, it’s been a long time since I had coffee, haha, thanks for your hospitality.”

Not talking, huh?

I’ll just jumpstart the dialogue again; if you still don’t speak, it’s not my problem anymore.

“It’s just ordinary instant coffee.

If you like it, I’ll have Riel get you a box to take home and enjoy at your leisure.”

Then let’s talk about coffee, I’m in no hurry; you only have me as your channel for cooperation.

After getting the negotiation back on track, he wasn’t worried about Cheng Daqi leaving anymore.

Now, Eris would fight for every dollar of interest!

Eris was not afraid of dragging things out.

In negotiations, stalling is a highly skilled tactic, and under its influence, whoever gets impatient loses.

Today, after several rounds of tug-of-war, Eris had initially lost his rhythm and bargaining chips.

But now, he was trying to regain his lost negotiating advantage through stalling.

“Mr.

Eris, you are also a very busy man, let’s leave it here for today,

You still need to try and see if you can persuade them to lower the price; after all, we’re both just middlemen,

Twelve thousand is the highest price I’m confident I can negotiate down to.”

Showing a false bottom line, still probing and haggling.

Eris’s original asking price of thirty thousand dollars was something Cheng Daqi could accept since he had Li Haiping as his workhorse to make money.

Li Haiping was still buying at the ‘cost price’ of forty thousand dollars.

Cheng Daqi was simply testing to see how low he could get the price.

Of course, if he could really secure it for twelve thousand, Cheng Daqi wouldn’t hesitate to accept and then make a profit of over thirty thousand dollars on a single deal!

“Chan, you asked me to negotiate, but you didn’t say how many people you could bring.

How should I talk them down on the price?”

Eris produced another bargaining chip.

He believed this chip belonged to him.

Naive boy, he lacked understanding of those whose minds were brainwashed by the West, consumed daily with thoughts of fleeing.

To him, America was as worthless as dog excrement, where the elites engaged daily in thievery and prostitution, yet for many dissenters, it was paradise!

“Let’s start with twenty people for the first time, and the number will increase later.

Twenty to test the waters,” Cheng Daqi replied.

‘Twenty people, twenty thousand dollars each, my profit is one hundred thousand.’

‘If I can get Komodo to lower the price to twelve thousand, or even ten thousand, the profit could double.’

Yes, Eris’s bottom line was twenty thousand, that was the price with Cheng Daqi’s limited number of people.

But Cheng Daqi’s offer was too low, he had just thought there might be no room for cooperation.

All because Cheng Daqi’s haggling had been too smooth, Eris was genuinely worried his own price was too high, fearing they would walk away if there was no profit.

“Chan, this involves a lot of people after all, the price can’t be too low.

What do you think about twenty-four thousand?”

What do I think?

Not much!

“Mr.

Eris, we won’t have any profit at that price.

Let’s understand each other here.”

Eris’s concession was clear, but Cheng Daqi wanted more!

Thirty thousand, directly cut by 20%, said with such crisp decisiveness.

Lao Deng, you must be very satisfied with the profits you could make for twenty-four thousand, right?

“There’s something I must clarify, Mr.

Eris, twelve thousand might really be the highest price I can promise, and it’s very possible that even that won’t be attainable.”

Pressure, keep applying pressure.

The condition just now was twelve thousand, still too high.

Cheng Daqi continued to exert pressure, probing for the lowest price in Eris’s expectations.

“Chan, I think we should be frank, aren’t the tactics you’re using rather shameless?

When I gave you the initial quote, considering merely the familial immigration status, it was only ten thousand dollars on top of the original price,

meaning the base price for obtaining an identity was twenty thousand dollars.

Am I supposed to help you guys for nothing?”

Eris was disgusted by Cheng Daqi’s tactics; he feigned outrage and directly stated his ‘cost price.’

This tactic was exactly like the one Cheng Daqi had used in stating the maximum price the other party could accept.

Of course, Cheng Daqi wouldn’t easily fall for Eris’s bluff.

But that’s how cooperation works, one can’t keep it all to oneself.

“Sixteen thousand, sixteen thousand, I really can’t go any higher, Mr.

Eris.

I can’t just be doing this for nothing, acting as the intermediary assuming all the risk!”

We’re both middlemen; you’ve got to leave some profit margin for me as well.

The two looked deeply into each other’s eyes, each attempting to discern something from the other’s expression.

“Chan, the cost price really is twenty thousand, but I can try to talk it down.

How about eighteen thousand?

If you bring in many people, it wouldn’t be right for them not to reduce the price.”

Eventually, Eris decided on mutual understanding.

Making three thousand dollars a deal, a lower price could be compensated by higher volume.

Besides, at Komodo’s end, he could still negotiate further down, and any additional profits would be all his.

He really admired Cheng Daqi, and the collaboration opportunity Cheng Daqi brought was unexpected.

This was the influence caused by a difference in mindset; Eris had a sense of superiority, after all.

Letting Cheng Daqi make a little profit, Eris believed, was his charity.

Therefore, he finally chose to step back and reach an agreement.

“Mr.

Eris, I hope our collaboration will be pleasant.”

For legal identity processing, the lowest level was ‘General Family Immigration’, for which Komodo quoted fifteen thousand.

Eris initially offered thirty thousand, intending to curry favor by offering to also pay the fifteen thousand for Cheng Daqi—empty words of false generosity.

In reality, he wouldn’t have to pay a dime, and if Cheng Daqi picked the most expensive option, Eris could still pocket at least three hundred and fifty thousand dollars.

On Eris’s quote of thirty thousand, Cheng Daqi’s price to Li Haiping was forty thousand, a clean profit of ten thousand dollars, making Li Haiping extremely excited.

Now, Cheng Daqi had succeeded in reducing the cost price to eighteen thousand; turning it around would net at least a profit of twenty-two thousand per deal.

He needed to thank Eris for his characteristic arrogance.

Thank God for Li Haiping’s greed.

And thank America’s media machinery for the brainwashing about immigration.