60: Chapter 060: Giving You Ten Minutes!
60: Chapter 060: Giving You Ten Minutes!
Lionel Yeager said helplessly, “Julia, if those guys want to break off the cooperation with us, let them do it.
Anyway, once our new products are launched, those guys will come back to us for cooperation.”
Julia Stewart frowned and said, “Did you ever think that maybe our new products would still not be able to compete with Prosperity Pharmaceutical?”
“There is no such thing.”
Lionel shook his head.
“Forget it, you don’t understand the business side of things, talking to you is useless.”
Julia shook her head and changed the subject, “By the way, Lionel, have you cured my aunt?”
“Of course, I cured her.”
Lionel smiled and said, “Your aunt’s myocarditis has been completely healed, and she won’t get sick again in future.”
Julia nodded and asked, “Then why did you come back now?”
Lionel said, “After I cured your aunt, she dragged me to an auction, and then we had lunch together.”
He didn’t mention what had happened at the auction, so as not to make the woman worry.
Half an hour later, the car arrived at Blue Bridge Café.
After parking the car, Lionel and Julia walked into the café together.
Following the waitress’s lead, the two entered a private room.
They ordered two cups of coffee, sipped them, and waited.
Lionel became a little impatient, “Why hasn’t President Spence arrived yet?”
Julia said, “President Spence is the president of the River City Elite Business Association, and he is usually very busy.
So, don’t be impatient, let’s wait a little longer.”
Lionel couldn’t help but say, “I think President Spence doesn’t take you seriously.”
Julia pursed her lips, feeling that today’s coffee tasted more bitter than usual.
She knew that President Spence didn’t take her seriously.
If it were in the past when East Beauty Pharmaceuticals was at its peak, President Spence would have arrived on time no matter how busy he was.
But now, with East Beauty Pharmaceuticals in crisis and being suppressed by Prosperity Pharmaceutical, it’s already good that President Spence agreed to meet with her, so she couldn’t demand too much.
They waited for another half an hour.
The door of the private room was pushed open, and a woman in her thirties, wearing a beige professional suit, with short hair and a professional demeanor, walked in.
This woman was Janice Swan, the president of the Excellent Chamber of Commerce.
All the major and minor companies in River City had joined the Business Association, and as the president of the association, Janice Swan could mobilize various companies, and her energy was not to be underestimated.
That was why Julia had wanted to meet with Janice.
After all, she couldn’t argue with those companies as well as Janice could in just a few words.
“President Spence, you’ve arrived!”
Julia smiled and stood up.
Janice nodded indifferently and sat down opposite her.
“President Spence, what would you like to drink?”
Julia asked enthusiastically.
“I don’t want coffee.”
Janice shook her head, looked at her Patek Philippe Ladies’ Watch, and said, “I’m in a hurry, so I’ll give you ten minutes.
Tell me, why did you want to meet me?”
Seeing the woman’s arrogant face, Lionel suddenly became angry, “You are President Spence, right?
We, Julia Stewart and I, have been waiting for you for an hour, and you don’t have the slightest bit of remorse.
When you arrive, you speak coldly and say you only have ten minutes for Julia Stewart.
Aren’t you being a little too impolite?”
He didn’t want Julia to be wronged.
Janice frowned slightly and said, “President Stewart, who is this?”
Julia hurriedly said, “President Spence, he is my assistant, Lionel Yeager.”
Janice glanced at Lionel and coldly said, “If he is an assistant, he should mind his own business and not say things he shouldn’t.”
Lionel was even more furious, staring at Janice, “President Spence, there should be respect between people.
If you respect others, they will respect you.
Besides, everyone needs help sometimes.
Maybe one day, you will need our help.”
Janice’s face grew even uglier, “President Stewart, if this is your attitude, then I guess today’s talk is unnecessary.”
With that, Janice stood up and prepared to leave.
Julia hurriedly said to Lionel, “Lionel, say less!”
Then she looked at Janice with an apologetic face, “President Spence, I apologize for what Lionel said, please don’t take it personally.”
Janice snorted coldly and glanced at her watch, “You have seven minutes left.”
Just as Lionel was about to get angry again, Julia quickly shook her head at him.
He tried to suppress his anger, turned his head to look out the window, and didn’t bother with the woman anymore.
Julia took a deep breath and smiled, “President Spence, I invited you here today to ask for a favor.”
Janice crossed her arms and asked indifferently.
Julia said, “I want to ask President Spence to talk to the business owners in the association and ask them not to break off the cooperation with our East Beauty Pharmaceuticals for the time being.”
Janice said expressionlessly, “President Stewart, I don’t have the power to influence the bosses’ thoughts.
Moreover, you should know the current situation of your company.
Your products are not selling.
There is no benefit for them to continue cooperating with your company, apart from losing money.
So, it’s quite normal for them to choose to break off the cooperation with your company and switch to Prosperity Pharmaceutical.”
Julia hurriedly said, “President Spence, our company is working hard to develop new products.
In less than half a month, the new products will be on the market.
Once our new products are launched, the sales will definitely be booming, more than enough to compete with Prosperity Pharmaceutical.
So, I ask you to please relay this to the bosses.”
“Do you want me to make promises to everyone?”
Janice’s face darkened.
“No, not empty promises!”
Julia shook her head repeatedly, “What I said is true!”
Janice said coldly, “Before your company’s new products are produced, everything you say is empty promises!”
Julia pursed her lips and pleaded, “President Spence, I only need the bosses to give me half a month!
Just half a month, and our company will definitely make a comeback and take back the market!”
With that, Julia took out an exquisite gift box from her bag and placed it in front of Janice.
“President Spence, I know you like jade products, so I prepared a Heston jade bracelet for you.
It’s just a small token, please accept it.”
Janice didn’t even look at the box and said coldly, “President Stewart, I can’t help you with this, take the gift back.
Alright, the ten minutes are up, and I have some business to attend to, so I won’t accompany you any longer.”
Having said that, Janice left the private room directly.
However, after leaving the private room, Janice answered a phone call and hurriedly left the café.