The first time Sun Xue went to negotiate with a supplier, her self-confidence suffered a big blow.

She chose the supplier who was relatively strong and had the longest cooperation history among all her cooperative suppliers.

Sun Xue spoke candidly about the difficulties her company was currently facing and expressed sincerely her desire to continue using credit payments.

The supplier decisively refused after hearing this:

"Boss Sun, I'm not trying to embarrass you. If it were in the past, I would have agreed to your request without hesitation. But now the situation is different. If I continue with the previous decision, I will have no choice but to die. Your company needs to survive, and so does my own company.

In the past, I could rely on large bank loans to ease the financial pressure. Now, not only can I not borrow a penny from the bank, but they are also urging us to repay the loan quickly. You say you have a hard time, but in fact... we have a harder time than you."

After hearing what the supplier said, Sun Xue had no choice but to make concessions.

"I understand your difficulties. How about this, we make concessions to each other and settle the payment once a quarter instead of every six months. This way, both of us will have less financial pressure."

"Mr. Sun, it's not that we don't want to do business with you. You are our customer and our bread and butter, but I really can't meet the conditions you've negotiated. I can't lose my company because of this business!"

"Besides, as far as I know, your company has always paid cash for goods with foreign suppliers. Moreover, our price is much lower than theirs."

Sun Xue was speechless for a moment...

She argued her case, but ultimately failed to reach an agreement.

The other side is firm in its stance.

Either don't do the deal, or do it with cash.

After leaving the supplier, Sun Xue felt very disappointed.

She naively thought that the reason why suppliers required spot payment was because of too much financial pressure.

She never expected that the supplier was just acting in front of her.

The real purpose was that her competitors wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to bring down her company.

Her competitor is also one of the companies that contracted the National Games projects, but they got far fewer projects than Sun Xue's company.

Because Sun Xue and Lu Huohua joined forces and snatched away the two stadium projects that originally belonged to them, the other party felt resentful about this matter.

When they learned that Lu Huohua's company shareholders withdrew their investment, Sun Xue's company faced financial difficulties again.

So the other party resorted to this desperate measure.

They found the supplier that Sun Xue was cooperating with, proposed a spot payment cooperation model, and spread rumors to the supplier, saying that Sun Xue's company was about to break its capital chain and would soon declare bankruptcy.

He also encouraged suppliers to collect the debts from Sun Xue and implement a spot payment model in order to avoid not being able to collect the payment for the goods.

The supplier believed the other party's rumors and insisted on spot payment.

The other party also spread rumors among other suppliers that Sun Xue's company was going to go bankrupt, telling them that it would be better for them to recover the payment for the goods as soon as possible, and that even if they wanted to cooperate, they had to pay in cash.

The other party’s purpose was simple. Sun Xue had taken away their business, so they wanted to ruin Sun Xue’s company.

After Sun Xue came out of the supplier, she rushed to the next supplier without stopping.

What she didn't expect was that this supplier's statement was exactly the same as the previous one.

She was puzzled and couldn't help asking, "Boss Zhao, didn't someone say something about me in front of you?"

Mr. Zhao immediately shook his head and said, "Mr. Sun, who said anything to me? I told you that my company is very short of funds right now. If we continue to cooperate, you should settle the previous payment first. The subsequent payment can only be cash payment and spot goods. I hope you can understand."

Sun Xue frowned, "Boss Zhao, we have been friends for many years. Over the years, I have never owed you a penny. Don't you know me well enough? Don't you have any trust in me?"

Mr. Zhao was not moved at all. Sun Xue's competitors had successfully brainwashed him. Besides, he had indeed heard rumors recently about many companies going bankrupt and their bosses running away.

He was worried that with the current economic downturn, if Sun Xue's company really went bankrupt, he would never be able to get back the money that Sun Xue owed him.

Mr. Zhao joked, "There's a saying that goes, when disaster strikes, everyone flees. It's not that you don't want to pay me for the goods, but I'm afraid you're willing but unable to. I really don't dare to take this risk. I'm just running a small business, I hope you understand."

Sun Xue could understand what the other party meant. He just thought that her company could not continue to operate and the payment for the goods would be wasted.

The other party's words made her very angry. The two suppliers she visited had a very good cooperative relationship in recent years. How could they change their attitude faster than turning the pages of a book?

Sun Xue and her family spent the entire morning visiting suppliers one by one.

What she didn't expect was that, without exception, they all proposed that if they wanted to continue the cooperation, they had to settle the previously overdue payments first, and future cooperation could only be based on cash payment and spot goods.

She had a feeling that they had discussed this in advance.

No matter how she assured him or how she persuaded him, it was of no avail.

Their reasons were surprisingly consistent and their attitudes were very decisive, leaving no room for negotiation.

Even the attitude is so firm that there is no humanity at all.

After visiting the last family, Sun Xue felt extremely depressed.

Zhu Biao was waiting for Sun Xue in the car. He saw Sun Xue smiling when the supplier saw her out.

When Sun Xue got in the car and sat in the passenger seat, she looked exhausted.

Zhu Biao handed over a bottle of water, "Xiao Sun, have you reached an agreement? Hurry up and drink some water. Look at you, your lips are so dry that it makes me feel sorry for you."

Sun Xue took the water, gulped down half the bottle in one breath, shook her head and smiled bitterly:

"Uncle, you know what? All of them rejected me. None of them trusted me. In their eyes, my company would definitely close down."

After saying that, Sun Xue let out a long sigh.

On the way, Zhu Biao listened to Sun Xue talking about the purpose of this trip, and he understood what Sun Xue meant by "rejection".

Seeing that Sun Xue looked absent-minded, he felt sorry for her.

During this period, whether from the news or from what he has seen himself, he has felt the pressure that the current sluggish economy has brought to bosses.

He encouraged, "Xiao Sun, if they don't want to cooperate, it's their loss. Don't be too anxious and angry. There must be a way to solve it."

Sun Xue had no idea what was going on.

The problems we face next are very serious!

These suppliers will definitely come to the company to claim the money they are owed, which is a considerable amount.

If we continue to cooperate with them, we will have to pay cash and goods, which will put the company under greater financial pressure; if we terminate the cooperation, we will have to find a new supplier. During this period, the progress of the project will definitely be affected, and the quality may not be guaranteed.

Sun Xue was in distress about what to do next...