Torching The Crimson Flag (Trey Stone Book 3) by Conrad Brasso

Torching The Crimson Flag (Trey Stone Book 3) by Conrad Brasso

Author:Conrad Brasso [Brasso, Conrad]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Klug Publishing LLC
Published: 2020-07-29T22:00:00+00:00


Chapter Twenty-Eight

As she talked on the phone, Seiko turned her office chair around and gazed out her window at the ocean water, darkening as the dusk turned into night. It was 9:00 PM in Korea. 8:00 PM in Shanghai. And 8:00 AM in New York. The meeting she was having with a major American electronics distributor was going well. He wasn’t aware, but every single part of their conversation had been meticulously planned.

She started with wonderful news for him. “First of all, I just want to thank you for your investment in Ocean825. The company has had an amazing quarter, and we’re pleased to tell you that you’ve tripled your investment already.”

“What?? That’s incredible, Ms. Chiu! Outstanding. What made it so successful?”

“We were able to land a contract with a Chinese manufacturer of earbuds,” she lied, knowing the money was being laundered. “It’s a big deal. Very exciting. So, we’ll wire the return on your investment into your account immediately. My assistant is doing it right now.”

“Wow. What a surprise! It’s nice to wake up and get news like that, isn’t it?”

“Yes, definitely,” Chiu answered. “Lots of people are working hard. No doubt about that. We’ll gradually start adding to the company’s portfolio.”

“Wonderful.”

“I want to talk to you about another possibility.”

“Great. I’m all ears.”

Seiko smiled to herself. Nothing like an almost eight-figure deposit to get someone to be “all ears.” She continued. “I think one of my manufacturing endeavors could make an immediate impact for you.”

Over the next fifteen minutes, Seiko explained how she had gotten into the Chinese manufacturing of a single product. It also happened to be the fourth most popular item in giant box stores across the United States, and George was a titan in the box-store distribution world. As luck would have it, he was about to replace the 32” LED HD TV supply contract he already had, and Seiko had called “at the perfect time.” Chiu knew that, of course. Normally, replacing products for national distribution took months and sometimes years.

“You’re not going to believe this,” she said. “But we can step up right away. We have containers of them heading to San Francisco as we speak. We planned to sell them online over the next few months, but if you’d like them all now, I’d be happy to move them all in one transaction.”

“I don’t know. There are a lot of hoops you have to go through. We’ll have to take competing bids, first.”

“We’re able to get them to you for $57.82 cheaper per unit.”

The silence was beautiful. He was dumbfounded.

“How?”

“I’ve got a direct connection to the person who oversees manufacturing for the government of China.”

“For the same TVs?”

“Yes. And the same brands you have now.”

“Can you meet demand?”

“No problem.”

“Consider them sold.”

“Fantastic! Someone from my office will contact your team.”

Seiko Chiu had anticipated that distributors in the United States would want the LED flat-screen TVs she had manufactured in China. And since she was able to make them for much cheaper than their current providers, she knew she could successfully undermine their contracts.



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