First of all, I would like to thank you for your kind invitation to visit your beautiful country. I hope my visit will help to promote a friendly relationship between us.
We've been looking forward to your visit. It is a great pleasure for us to have you as our guest. It is always more convenient to discuss things face to face.
I would like to tell you that my clients are very satisfied with the last delivery of your slippers. The styles and colors are very much to the taste of our market.
We've received some similar comments from other Australian firms too.
I understand you are selling the same products to some other Australian importers. This tends to complicate my business. As you know, I am experienced in the business of slippers and enjoy a good business relationship with all the leading whole - sabers and retailers in that line. I have a mind to expand this business in the years to come. One of the reasons of my visit here is to sign a sole agency agreement with you on these items for a period of 3 years. As it is to our mutual interests and profit, I am sure you'll have no objection to it.
We appreciate your good intention and your effort in pushing the sale of our slippers. As you know, the demand for this item in your market is quite substantial. However, according to our records, the total amount of your order last year was moderate, which does not warrant an agency appointment. Unless you increase the turnover we can hardly appoint you our sole agent.
I'll come to that. My proposal is
As far as I remember, we sold about 40, 000 pairs last year to you alone. Don't you think this annual turnover is rather conserve - time for a sole agent?
Well, I admit I always do business on the safe side. Could you let me have your proposal then?
Let's put it this way. I propose a sole agency agreement for Ladies and gents plastic slippers ( excluding children's ) for a duration of 3 years ; 60, 000 pairs to be sold in the first year, 70, 000 pairs in the second year, and 80, 000 pairs in the third year, the area is to be within the continent of Australia ( excluding any neighboring island ), commission 5 %.
You certainly drive a hard bargain, Mrs. Brown.
On the contrary, Mr. London, we value your friendship more than anything else. We both understand our slippers are very popular in your market on account of their superior quality and compete - time price. And with the sole agency in your hand, there will be no competition and you can easily control the market, which would naturally result in bigger sales. I'm sure you can fulfill the agreement without much difficulty.
Well, if you put it this way, I'll have to comply. When shall we sign the contract, Mrs. Brown?
Tomorrow afternoon.