Rebirth: She is Ready for a Counterattack!-Chapter 401 - 400: No Deal After All?

Gu Ruhai remained silent, letting his daughter handle the negotiations. After all, he didn’t quite understand.

In the next couple of days, Gu Xiaoqing kept in frequent contact with the other party, inviting the man with glasses to meals under the guise of a tour.

She believed that the other party had understood a bit about her since it was clear from his words that he knew what Gu Xiaoqing did.

The man surnamed Wu couldn’t quite understand it either. Why would someone running a tea shop want to cooperate with them?

After spending a few days getting acquainted, Gu Xiaoqing casually asked during a meal, "Brother Wu, would you mind introducing me to your president?"

"Uh, well..." The man with glasses seemed a bit troubled.

Gu Xiaoqing smiled slightly and discreetly pushed an envelope in front of the man with glasses, who naturally understood what was inside.

In fact, by rights he should be hosting Gu Xiaoqing and others for meals and lodging. After all, the factory wasn’t running well, and anyone placing an order was a customer, practically a god.

He just thought how much money someone running a tea shop could have? Although it seemed they had some small fame.

But he didn’t really take it to heart.

Dealing with Gu Xiaoqing and others until now was mainly because he felt flattered by all the food and drink these days.

And noticing the luxurious places where Gu Xiaoqing hosted the meals made him realize her group wasn’t ordinary.

Seeing what was inside the envelope, he was instantly tempted.

"Alright, the president will be at the company tomorrow. I’ll introduce you."

Seeing the negotiation finally open a crack, Gu Xiaoqing beamed like a flower, finally seeing the dawn of success.

Once everything was settled, the man with glasses lowered his guard and started drinking heavily. After all, he transitioned from a salesperson to an introducer and gained ample benefits for himself.

Gu Ruhai, with a reasonable drinking capacity, managed to keep up with the other party.

After several rounds, Gu Xiaoqing poured another glass for the man with glasses and casually asked, "I think your herbal tea tastes good. How are your sales?"

"Oh, don’t even mention it. I might be young, but I’m now the head of the sales department. Do you know why? Poor performance; those with capability have long shifted departments, and the incapable ones have all left. I’m just a one-man show now. Don’t you think it’s tough?"

Gu Xiaoqing was slightly surprised but didn’t believe there was literally only the man with glasses left.

However, it’s imaginable that the herbal tea segment was likely not prioritized.

Indeed, the other party might not see beverages as important, leading to a lackluster focus on herbal tea.

"No wonder he’s trying hard to woo even small tea shop operators."

Gu Xiaoqing nodded, starting to form some plans in her mind.

Unexpectedly, the man with glasses opened up, complaining endlessly to Gu Ruhai about being underestimated, saying people thought he got into the factory through connections. He also mentioned having no dignity at home, with his wife always asking him to do things for her father-in-law.

Gu Ruhai comforted the man with glasses while continuously pouring him drinks.

Eventually, the man started insisting on becoming brothers with Gu Ruhai, saying things like treating him as his own brother, which perplexed Gu Ruhai.

Booking a room at a nearby hotel, Gu Xiaoqing had the man with glasses stay there, then returned to her hotel with her father.

Gu Ruhai was also quite tipsy, and he fell asleep immediately.

Gu Xiaoqing thought it was fortunate she brought her father along. Dealing with drinking could be quite challenging.

The next day, Gu Xiaoqing and Gu Ruhai went to Yangcheng Pharmaceutical Company again. Although the man with glasses seemed still hungover, he managed to come to work.

He remembered the favor received, so he warmly welcomed Gu Xiaoqing and others, telling them that after the meeting, they’d meet the president.

The morning flew by, and finally, the meeting ended. The man with glasses led Gu Xiaoqing and Gu Ruhai to a middle-aged man with a slight belly.

"President Wang, they would like to have a word with you."

"Oh? Xiao Wu, who are they?"

Gu Xiaoqing smiled and extended her hand, introducing herself, "I’m Gu Xiaoqing, currently running a small franchise tea shop."

"Oh, so you’re here for our herbal tea?"

The middle-aged man smiled, inviting Gu Xiaoqing and Gu Ruhai to sit, then instructed the man with glasses, "Xiao Wu, go pour two cups of hot water."

"No, no, no."

Gu Xiaoqing stood up, looking at the glaring sun outside, and offered, "President Wang, it’s getting late. How about we discuss this over lunch?"

In China, it’s customary to discuss matters over a meal.

"Haha, alright, let’s go."

The middle-aged man didn’t hold back, realizing the other party seemingly had something to discuss with him.

After several days of feasting and drinking, Gu Ruhai slightly despised these people. Yet inwardly he felt disdain, it didn’t show on his face, whether from sluggishness or a clear understanding not to hold back his daughter.

Nonetheless, they drank when needed and chatted when required.

"Miss Gu, what type of goods do you want from us? Canned herbal tea or herbal tea powder?"

Herbal tea powder is quite inexpensive and not unique. Considering Gu Xiaoqing runs a tea shop, it might be used for making beverages, so President Wang naturally thought of this.

The prospects for the new canned drinks they were developing were uncertain, and they still relied on herbal tea powder for some benefits.

"We’ll certainly discuss herbal tea powder."

Such items were minor issues to Gu Xiaoqing, who smiled slightly and began the real topic: "President Wang, we’d like to partner with your company to market herbal tea drinks together."

"What?"

President Wang was stunned, as were the man with glasses, Xiao Wu, and Gu Xiaoqing’s father, all taken aback.

"It’s simple. I want your authorization to use your trademark to collaborate and open up the herbal tea market."

"This..."

The middle-aged man fell silent as he couldn’t decide that on his own and needed a meeting discussion. However, considering the current difficulties, they were already discussing how to discard the herbal tea, seen as a burden.

Their developed herbal tea was far inferior to Jianlibao, Coca-Cola, or Sprite, and despite having some market, it merely broke even.

It truly was like "no meat to savor but too precious to discard."

After all, Yangcheng Pharmaceutical didn’t primarily focus on herbal tea, so there was no need to invest significant energy into it. The segment he oversaw was like an unfortunate stepchild.

After pondering it over, the middle-aged man shook his head and said, "Miss Gu, it’s not that I’m being difficult, I’m afraid this won’t work."

"Why?"

Gu Xiaoqing curiously asked, how could it not work?