80s Wife is Sweet and Sassy - Chapter 476

80s Wife is Sweet and Sassy 
Chapter 476 – Gu Ye, The smooth talker (1) 

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“Leaders, your wisdom and fairness are truly admirable. I toast to both of you!”  

Gu Ye raised his glass, clinked it with theirs, and downed his drink in one go. 

The factory director and the secretary felt a bit better now. 

Gu Ye had spoken so confidently, maybe he really did have a way to sell the machine tools.  

They might as well give it a try. After all, it was only for a year. 

“Leaders, there’s one more thing. We need to boost sales enthusiasm. So I’ve come up with an idea, a 10% commission for every machine tool sold, what do you think?”  

As soon as Gu Ye said this, the factory director and the secretary were shocked, looking at him as if he were crazy.  

“Xiao Gu, a 10% commission? Why don’t you just rob a bank instead? There’s no such rule!” 

The factory director was both angry and amused. 

This kid really had the nerve to ask for such a high percentage, why not go for 50% while he was at it?  

Gu Ye chuckled. “Then what do you think is fair?”  

“In our machine tool industry, I’ve only ever heard of commissions between 3% and 5%. Never 10%.”  

Buzzed from the alcohol, the factory director revealed the industry standard. 

In fact, over the years he had actually considered reforms and even went to another place to learn from another machine tool factory that used a sales commission system, offering 3% to 5%, and it caused quite a stir. 

But carrying out reforms required a huge amount of effort, and there would be endless troubles every day. 

After some thought, the factory director hesitated. 

At his age, he’d rather play it safe, coasting smoothly until retirement. Just let the younger generation handle such drastic changes.  

“5% is too low. How about 8%?” Gu Ye started bargaining.  

The factory director jolted slightly, he sobered up a bit. He shook his head vigorously. 

“8% is absolutely out of the question. There’s no such rule, 5% at the most!”  

“7%?”  

“No!”  

“6%?”  

“Xiao Gu, stop right there. That’s not how it works.” 

The director kept shaking his head like a rattle drum, completely forgetting that he had originally been against the idea of sales commissions. 

He didn’t want such a big change, but Gu Ye had steered his focus entirely onto the commission percentage, leading him unwittingly into the trap.  

With a sly smile, Gu Ye said, “Fine, then let’s make it 5%. That should be acceptable, right?”  

The factory director nodded reflexively, “5% sounds about right.” 

Soon, the factory director realized something was off and hurriedly corrected himself, “I didn’t agree to any commission! I never said yes to that!”  

“Director, a gentleman’s word is unbreakable, we’ve already agreed that the sales commission would be 5%. Qiao Qiao, you heard it too, right?” 

Chu Qiao, who had been silent the whole time, immediately nodded and said brightly, “I heard it, the factory director agreed to a 5% commission, loud and clear.” 

Gu Ye then turned to the secretary. 

The secretary had always been adept at smoothing things over, rarely taking a firm stance on anything. 

But today, he unexpectedly nodded and said, “He did say it. Let’s go with the 5% commission.”  

The factory director shot a displeased look at the secretary. 

Since when did you switch sides, old friend?  

The secretary gave him a meaningful glance before turning back to Gu Ye with a kind smile. 

“Xiao Gu, we’ve agreed to your terms, but can you really sell those machine tools?” 

“I can, I’ll even sign a military pledge if needed!” Gu Ye declared firmly.  

He had to sell them, no matter what it took.  

The secretary smiled faintly and patted Gu Ye’s shoulder. 

“I believe in you. The future of this machine tool factory is in your hands!”  

Though he usually preferred compromise, he had spent his entire career at this factory, witnessing its glory days. 

Seeing it now, like an old man in decline, pained him deeply. If Gu Ye could truly revive Xingda Machine Tool Factory, he was willing to give his support. 

The factory director sighed. With his old comrade saying that, what else could he do? Alright then, let’s just do it! 

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