After finishing lunch, it was already late, around four in the afternoon.
Yang Ruoxi took out her phone to specifically contact the liaison person they had agreed on and set up a ti to et for a discussion.
The liaison person was quite polite; after understanding Yang Ruoxi’s situation, the eting ti was set for half an hour later.
"Alright, we’ll head over now."
Having agreed on the ti, Yang Ruoxi hung up the phone and didn’t delay any further.
"Let’s go, Chen Yang. The Xieyou Company isn’t far from here, half an hour is more than enough."
She stood up, tidied up a bit, and prepared to leave.
Chen Yang nodded in agreent without saying much.
They headed to the front desk to settle the bill and then together drove to the Xieyou Company.
The headquarters of Xieyou Company is actually in Capital City; this Hongcheng City location is just a branch office.
Yet even for just a branch, it was already quite impressive.
A modern office building fifty or sixty floors high, looking very grand and upscale.
Even in the city center filled with skyscrapers, it was not small.
"The company is quite large, very impressive."
This was Chen Yang’s first visit to an internet software company, and he was actually quite curious about it.
"Of course, it’s a leading enterprise, with annual revenue in the hundreds of billions, how could it not be grand?" Yang Ruoxi laughed and then, along with Chen Yang, got out of the car and entered the office building.
The eting process was very smooth, barely encountering any issues along the way.
The person they negotiated with was a manager from Xieyou Company.
Although the scenic spot in Liuhuo Village had just been completed not long ago, it was still the highest level scenic area.
So the company took it seriously, with no simple reception standards.
It was received as an important client.
This made Chen Yang and Yang Ruoxi have a good impression of the company.
With mutual goodwill and respect, negotiations proceeded harmoniously.
After about an hour of negotiations, almost everything was settled.
The only issue was with the pricing.
The aning of Xieyou Company was that to list the Liuhuo Village scenic spot in their software, an annual fee of one million would be required, plus a commission on each transaction.
In other words, for each tourist purchasing scenic spot tickets or booking hotel rooms through their software, they would take ten percent of the profits.
The price wasn’t too high, but Chen Yang felt uncomfortable with it.
This was clearly a mutually beneficial thing, and a commission was understandable, but this one million placent fee seed a bit excessive.
"Mr. Chen, what do you think about this matter? If there are no issues, we can sign the contract now, and our company could also arrange a promotion tonight, which could provide significant advertising benefits for your scenic spot," the manager asked with a smile, noticing Chen Yang’s silence.
The conversation was pleasant, and Chen Yang understood this might be their standard fee.
"I think your company’s placent fee is a bit high. One million a year is not a small amount, and combined with the commission, isn’t it too much?" Chen Yang voiced his thoughts.
The manager seed prepared for this response from Chen Yang, already having a counter ready.
"Ha-ha, Mr. Chen, you might not be familiar with our software. Let explain it properly: the placent fee we charge is for operating your scenic spot and will provide good promotional positions for your spot..."
The manager, being a professional salesperson, went on and on, explaining why the charges were so high.
The key points Chen Yang gathered from his explanation were a company’s operational costs and that this so-called placent fee is essentially a promotional fee.
It would ensure that Liuhuo Village scenic spot remains on the hopage or in recomnded positions.
That is, whenever tourists open the software, they would see Liuhuo Village.
After hearing these points, Chen Yang saw so rationale, but the price still seed high.
Considering the significant advantages of Liuhuo Village scenic spot, which already had considerable online buzz.
Under normal cooperation procedures, this so-called placent fee shouldn’t be charged, since the inclusion of Liuhuo Village could also bring substantial popularity to their company.
In other words, Liuhuo Village is capable of self-sustenance.
Joining this platform purely enhances their revenues.
But now they still want a placent fee, which sowhat irked Chen Yang.
After all, Liuhuo Village isn’t an ordinary scenic spot, and can’t be treated like other spots.
"What you say makes sense, but our village is different. With such buzz and a high level, isn’t it sowhat inappropriate for you to charge such a high placent fee?" Chen Yang said to the manager after listening.
The manager maintained a calm smile.
"Mr. Chen, we’ve taken your scenic area’s advantages into account. Honestly, a one million placent fee is not expensive; we will vigorously promote your scenic spot later, and these require operational costs too."
"If not for considering your scenic area’s advantages, the placent fee would start at at least two million."
Hearing this, Chen Yang did not express any further opinions.
Yang Ruoxi, on the way to the company, expected so fees might be charged, but did not expect it to be so expensive.
Although she is usually very generous, in business matters like this, she is very prudent.
"Manager, with such charges, not only Chen Yang, even as the interdiary, I feel it’s sowhat expensive. Why not lower the amount sowhat, so that we can cooperate better, as this is a win-win situation. What do you think?"
Seeing Chen Yang remain silent, Yang Ruoxi started communicating with the manager.
However, although the manager appeared amicable, he was firm about not budging on prices.
He did not even think about Yang Ruoxi’s suggestion before shaking his head firmly.
"No, this charge is really quite low already. Our company can’t back down any further, Ms. Yang, please understand that our operational costs are really high," the manager stated firmly.
Seeing his firm stance, Yang Ruoxi found herself at a loss for words.
She could only shift her gaze to Chen Yang, unsure of what he wanted to do.
Chen Yang wasn’t annoyed at the mont. After all, the manager’s service attitude was decent, only the price was unsatisfactory.
"How about this, since we’re not going back today anyway, give us so ti to consider this. If agreeable, we can co back to sign the contract tomorrow. How does that sound?" Chen Yang, after a mont of silence, suggested.
This required careful thought as even though one million, considering inco levels, is not a lot, it couldn’t be handed out casually.
He needed to think it over carefully before making a decision.
"Sure, that’s absolutely fine, Mr. Chen. You are a valued client of our company, and we welco you to cooperate with us at any ti," the manager agreed with a smile.
With that, the eting concluded. They stood up, shook hands, exchanged a few pleasantries, and then left.
Chen Yang and Yang Ruoxi took the elevator down and then directly left Xieyou Company.
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