Chapter 179
Three days later, at Shengde.
Pan Chengfu was leisurely drinking tea in his office.
Suddenly, there was a rapid knocking at the door.
“Come in.”
Pan Chengfu put down his teacup and looked up to see Yu Guangchun rushing in with a somewhat anxious expression.
“President Pan, there’s a problem with the procurement of project components!”
Pan Chengfu’s brow furrowed slightly. What could possibly go wrong with something as simple as purchasing computer components?
“What’s the problem, Old Yu?”
Yu Guangchun wiped the sweat from his forehead and replied in a low voice, “President Pan, the procurement department reported that all other computer components have been purchased, but there’s a shortage of the CPU fans…”
“How is that possible? Aren’t those fans available everywhere? And there’s plenty of stock, isn’t there? We could also ask other companies to transfer some stock to us. How could there be a shortage?” Pan Chengfu asked, puzzled.
Yu Guangchun’s face turned slightly grim as he replied, “President Pan, according to the contract, the specific CPU fan is the 12cm, 4V model, not the 14cm 5V or the older 12cm 3V model. That model is an experimental version from Kyushu with limited production, so… there’s actually not much stock available on the market.”
“The procurement department has checked the entire Dianke Building and only managed to order 45 units! We’re far from the 800 units required!”
Pan Chengfu was stunned, “How could this happen? Is the contract really specified like that?”
He had looked at the contract and specifically checked the parts list several times, confirming the Kyushu Wind God CPU fan. This brand of fan was actually a best-seller, and he thought it should not be out of stock.
“Yes, we were purchasing according to the contract specifications!” Yu Guangchun quickly responded.
Pan Chengfu abruptly stood up from his seat, quickly walked to his desk, and took out the subcontracting contract from the file cabinet to check again.
Indeed, in the CPU fan column, it listed the Kyushu CPU fan model P12U4, and he vaguely remembered that this P12 fan model did have different versions, with the most common being the older P12U3 model.
It was also noted to be the 4V model!
It really was the 12cm 4V model!
Seeing this, he suddenly felt a jolt of panic.
“Damn, Old Yu, why are you only telling me now?!” Pan Chengfu angrily tossed the contract aside and glared at him.
Yu Guangchun lowered his head and weakly replied, “You instructed me to entertain President Liu of Hanhai for two days. Today is the third day. I only received the report from the procurement department after I returned…”
Pan Chengfu’s face turned instantly dark.
“How could this happen? Did you check with all our counterparts in the entire Dianke Building? Did we ask all our distributors?” Pan Chengfu asked urgently.
“Uh, I… I’ve called them one by one, and they do have many Kyushu fans, but… they just don’t have this particular model because its production volume was too low,” Yu Guangchun replied.
Pan Chengfu slumped into his chair, his face a mix of astonishment and blankness.
“President Pan, what do we do now? We have two days left, which means by the day after tomorrow, at the latest by 6 p.m., we need to deliver!” Yu Guangchun asked anxiously.
“I’ll call President Liu and ask if we can change to a different component. We can offer to upgrade to the latest model of Kyushu, which is more expensive,” Pan Chengfu said grimly.
He took out his phone and called Liu Tie.
The moment the call connected, his face immediately lit up with a smile.
“Hey, President Liu, I wanted to ask you about that CPU fan. There’s really no stock available on the market. Could we possibly switch to the 14cm 5V model? That’s the latest model, with better performance and higher speed!”
“Change components? President Pan, that won’t work. The client specifically wants that particular component. If you change components, how will it pass the inspection? Didn’t we agree not to change components? A change would definitely fail the inspection!” Liu Tie said seriously over the phone.
“President Liu, can’t you negotiate a bit with the client? We can bear the cost ourselves, offer them the best. They would surely be happy. Could you please help speak to them?” Pan Chengfu was very annoyed but still suppressed his anger and pleaded.
“No can do, I can’t negotiate that. I’m busy with other things. Remember, you need to deliver by the afternoon of the day after tomorrow.” Saying that, Liu Tie ended the call.
“Hello? President Liu…” Pan Chengfu was cut off before he could finish speaking, unable to contain his anger any longer.
“Smash!”
He angrily threw his phone, shattering it.
“Damn it! That damned Liu Tie!” Pan Chengfu cursed loudly.
He had treated him well for two days, only to find that Liu Tie wouldn’t even consider making a slight adjustment. What a waste!
Such a heartless guy!
Damn it!
This was the first time Yu Guangchun saw Pan Chengfu so angry.
Even when Pan Chengfu was furious in the past, he could control his emotions. Now, he seemed unable to do so.
Probably… because the cost of breaching the contract was too frightening!
Five times the penalty fees amounted to more than 20 million yuan, an amount not just anyone could afford.
Even selling Shengde wouldn’t cover the more than 20 million yuan.
So, they absolutely could not breach the contract!
“President Pan, what do we do now?”
Yu Guangchun asked anxiously, having no solutions himself and relying on Pan Chengfu as the pillar.
“I’ll continue to contact Liu Tie, and you, quickly find the source of the goods in the supply market, see which company is distributing this product!”
“If there’s stock in the market, it means someone has been supplying it. You must find it for me, no matter the cost, we need to purchase it!”
“Including today, we only have three days left. Hurry! You must find out!”
Pan Chengfu instructed with red eyes.
“Uh, yes…” Yu Guangchun nodded repeatedly in agreement.
Before leaving, Yu Guangchun hesitated for a moment, then asked, “President Pan, why would Liu Tie refuse our offer to switch to the latest components?”
“It seems there’s no downside for the client. They use their budget to get better components, wouldn’t that make them happier?”
“Why do they insist on that particular component?”
Pan Chengfu frowned and asked, “What are you trying to say?”
“President Pan, do you think… could this be a trap?” Yu Guangchun voiced his speculation and intuition.
These words struck Pan Chengfu like a bolt of lightning, leaving him completely stunned.
Could this be a trap?!
This thought emerged in his mind, and images from the past few days began to surface.
The invitation…
The bidding meeting attended by Xifeng Electronics…
Yi Feng’s face with a slightly sinister smile…
No, it can’t be!
It surely wasn’t a trap!
How could someone like Yi Feng, just a small distributor, have the capability and power to do this?
Xingcheng Company was a large enterprise with assets worth tens of millions!
Pan Chengfu kept convincing himself in his mind, but his expression grew uglier, and his heart sank deeper.
He could no longer tell if what he was saying was the truth or just self-deception.
Because, deep down, he had a feeling.
Yi Feng was somehow connected to this matter!
But he couldn’t understand or admit this baseless intuition.
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