"Boss, is it useful for us to contact Huang He at this time?" Lou Wensheng rubbed his temples with a headache. The "Forty Thieves" were about to rise, and the traffic was exploding, but it ended up crashing their server.
"I've said it before, our servers are not enough, we need more servers!" Sun Tongyu said calmly, but he hadn't finished speaking. Why did Sun Tongyu say they needed to buy servers in advance but still didn't get them in time?
This was naturally Boss Ma's fault. Boss Ma always felt that his servers were sufficient and there was no need to spend more money on servers. This guy was very generous when he should be, but sometimes he liked to save money in places he shouldn't.
"I've contacted several major server manufacturers, and they can't supply the goods in a short period of time. What can I do?" Wu Yongming, who was responsible for backend maintenance, said quickly.
He shouldn't have spoken here, but he took the initiative to take the blame, which was very smart.
"However, the only one who can help us now is Jiangnan Servers!" Sun Tongyu continued, "Several friends in my industry have told me that Jiangnan Servers is currently implementing a 72-hour policy."
"This means that from receiving the order to delivery, arrival, debugging, and actual use, all work will be completed within 72 hours, and customer service expansion will be completed in 72 hours."
"72 hours? How is that possible? Just the delivery time is not enough!" Wu Yongming said in shock. He was a technician and had also been responsible for several server upgrades for the company. Each upgrade took about half a month or even a month. Now, someone dared to promise 72 hours, which was simply ridiculous.
"We'll know if we try!" Sun Tongyu sighed. "If Jiangnan Group can really install servers for us within 72 hours, then we can announce to the public that the event will be postponed for three days, and we will also compensate consumers with a few vouchers. This matter can pass! It won't have too much impact on our event."
"Then Jiangnan Servers will be even less likely to agree to us!" Jin Yuanying snorted. "When I talked to them about advertising cooperation before, you didn't see how difficult they made it for us. They quoted the highest prices, treating us like pigs to be slaughtered."
"Moreover, I heard that Jiangnan Group, or that guy Huang He, values face. He has some business ethics and didn't block our cooperation. The two sisters-in-law under him, especially the one named Leng Zhimeng, are extremely wicked and have caused us a lot of trouble!" It seemed that Jin Yuanying's previous cooperation with Jiangnan Group was indeed very unhappy.
"Enough, I don't care if Jiangnan Group agrees or not, but the only one who can save us now is Jiangnan Servers. Wensheng, when was the last call?" Boss Ma spoke, suppressing the voices of everyone present, and then asked Lou Wensheng.
"It was about 10 minutes ago. I called Jiangnan Servers. At this time, Jiangnan Servers should have already passed the relevant information to Huang He, and Huang He already knows our problem!" Lou Wensheng said.
"Then you call Huang He, say a few nice words, and flatter him... Forget it, I'll do it myself. You say it's useless, and if I say it, he'll be happy!" Boss Ma took a deep breath. He was also very distressed about having to flatter Huang He like this all the time.
However, just as Boss Ma was about to pick up the phone, the phone rang, and the secretary announced that Huang He's call had come in.
"Quick, connect it!" Boss Ma said quickly. The next second, Huang He's voice rang out.
"Boss Huang, you were right, I didn't think comprehensively. I apologize to you and implore Jiangnan Servers..." Boss Ma said in a very humble tone. However, before he could finish, Huang He said very decisively, "Alright, I know you'll call me sooner or later. We're all businessmen, let's handle it like business. Tell me, how many servers do you need?"
"How many do we need?" Boss Ma threw the question to the backend manager Wu Yongming. Wu Yongming quickly said, "We need 100 units to temporarily solve the problem, but if we don't want to have problems within the next year, we need at least 400 units of Jiangnan's JN2 computing servers!"
This Wu Yongming really knew a lot about Jiangnan Servers' computing servers. It seemed he had studied Jiangnan's servers long ago.
"500 units, we need 500 JN2 computing servers!" Boss Ma said on the phone.
"500 units... It's a bit troublesome. I currently only have 400 units prepared. Can I send the first batch of 400 units, and the remaining 100 units later?" Huang He asked.
"It doesn't have to be delivered all at once. The urgent need is important. Just send 100 units as soon as possible!" Boss Ma said quickly.
"I understand. The domestic price for our JN2 computing server is 600,000 yuan per unit. 500 units is 300 million yuan. How about it?" Huang He asked.
"Hmm..." Boss Ma snorted, then looked at Wu Yongming beside him, signaling him to judge if the price was problematic.
"Boss, 600,000 is just the standard price of Jiangnan Group. Their salespeople generally have the right to give a minimum discount of 40%. As long as you purchase more than 200 units at the same time, you can enjoy a 60% discount." Wu Yongming said quickly.
"Boss Huang..." Boss Ma tried to keep his tone calm. "I heard that your salespeople..."
"I'm not a salesperson!" Huang He said with a smile on the phone, immediately stifling Boss Ma's words.
"Then I'll find another salesperson!" Boss Ma said, suppressing his anger.
"No problem, you can discuss it with Jiangnan Servers yourself. However, there's one thing I must make clear to you. Salespeople giving a 40% discount requires reporting to the group headquarters for approval. Of course, as long as it's a normal business, I won't refuse. However, according to the company's procedures, such an approval will take about half a month. If your company is willing to wait, then there's no problem!" Huang He said.
"Half a month..." Boss Ma's breathing tightened. If he could wait half a month, he might as well go and buy Compaq servers. They could also be delivered and installed within half a month.
"You are extorting me!" Boss Ma could no longer suppress his anger and slapped the table.
"Old Ma, I am clearly priced, it is written in black and white on the company's quotation. I have not overcharged you a single cent, so how can you say I am extorting?" Huang He's words were full of grievance. "Moreover, you get what you pay for. If you are willing to accept this price and place an order now, I will deliver the goods to you in the shortest possible time, with the fastest speed, and complete the installation and debugging."
"Heh heh!" Boss Ma gave a dry laugh. "How fast can it be? Can you finish it in a day?"
"You can try, I think it should be fine!" Huang He said faintly.
"Huang He, are you kidding me?" Boss Ma was stunned.
"I said, you can try. It will be calculated from the moment the money arrives, 24 hours a day." Huang He said.
"Okay!" Boss Ma hung up the phone, took a deep breath, and immediately asked the finance department to transfer money to Jiangnan Group, using expedited transfer, which would arrive within an hour.
40 minutes later, the bank sent a message saying that the money had arrived. Boss Ma took a deep breath, and just as he was about to call Huang He to ship the goods, the company's housekeeper Peng Lei rushed up and said, "Boss, there are more than a dozen large trucks at the company entrance, saying they are here to deliver servers to us. Did we really order so many things?"
"Delivering servers? They're here!!" Boss Ma and everyone in the office were stunned. A group of people rushed out of the office and downstairs, and they indeed saw rows of large trucks parked on the main road in front of the company, occupying one-third of the road and causing traffic jams.
"Hello, Mr. Ma. I am Liu Guozhi, a senior escort driver from Jiangnan Logistics. There are a total of 400 JN2 computing servers here. You can confirm, and if there are no problems, please sign for them!" A young man wearing gold-rimmed glasses and with a gentle demeanor got out of a large truck and handed a document to Boss Ma for him to sign.
"You all go and check!" Boss Ma immediately asked his subordinates to inspect the goods. After a while, it was confirmed that all 400 servers had been delivered.
"I'll sign it now. Please arrange for someone to unload the goods quickly!" Boss Ma, both surprised and fearful, signed his name on the delivery list and couldn't help but ask, "Where did you ship from? How can the speed be so fast? It's been less than 20 minutes since my payment arrived!"
"It's a coincidence, our Zhejiang Province distribution center for Jiangnan Logistics is less than 10 kilometers away from here. And the company said that your batch of goods is the highest priority, and the fastest delivery must be ensured. So, as soon as I received the confirmation letter from above, I directly delivered the goods to you!" Liu Guozhi said with a smile.
"How can your distribution center have so many servers in stock?" Boss Ma was even more puzzled. A local logistics center had 400 servers in stock. Across more than 30 provinces and cities in the country, that would be over 12,000 servers, worth over several billion yuan. Was Jiangnan Group that wealthy?
"To meet the 72-hour delivery and installation standard, our logistics distribution centers do stock a certain number of servers, but usually only about 20 units. However, a few days ago, the company sent 400 units over, saying that these 400 units would be sold soon, which also surprised me. I didn't expect them to actually be sold!" Liu Guozhi said cheerfully, completely unaware of how bad Boss Ma's complexion had become.
The fact that 400 servers were sent to the distribution center a few days ago meant that Huang He was certain that he would urgently need servers, and he was also certain that he would buy 400 servers even without a discount.
Could such a person really be tricked by his own methods?
A shadow and an ominous premonition suddenly arose in Boss Ma's heart.