Chapter 160
Chapter 160 Testing Him
Carol awaited my decision. After some thought, I looked at her and said, “Since he’s already here, let’s
meet him.”
Carol smiled. “He might be up to no good, you know.”
It’s u
up to us to decide whether to work with them, right?” I said dismissively, “Let’s see what he says.”
“All right, but please be careful.” Carol left, and I watched her go with a raised brow, feeling fond of her. A while later, she led Damian into my office.
The chubby man appeared to be in his late thirties. He smiled and shook my hand to greet me, “Nice to meet you, Ms. Chloe.” 1
“Nice to meet you too, Mr. Damian. Have a seat.” I gestured toward the chair before my desk instead of
the sofa.
Thanks!” He sat on the chair. “I heard so much about you. People keep telling me how well your company is doing.”
I chuckled. “I’m sure every contractor in Foswood has heard of how I almost ran the company to the
ground. I’m afraid you’re misinformed, Mr. Damian”
Damian blushed and smiled embarrassedly. “You’re being modest, Ms. Chloe.”
I asked, “So what can I do for you?”
“Oh, yes.” Damian dropped his smile. “I’m here to seek your help.”
He told me Echelon Group had several unfinished duplexes due to particular circumstances in the preliminary construction phase. However, other buildings in the same project had been completed and
handed over.
The situation was awkward because the more prominent companies were unwilling to handle the units. In contrast, Echelon Group didn’t want to risk engaging smaller companies for quality sake.
Since Tanum Corporation had a good reputation regarding work quality, Damian wanted to see if we
would handle the remaining units. Moreover, Tanum Corporation used tiles from Surface Solutions and floorings from Clayton Interiors, which other contractors might be unable to secure.
I considered what he said and noticed he had come prepared. I had just eliminated most of my
company’s suppliers, except those two that were still undecided.
Since I only listened and did not say much, Damian couldn’t figure out my thoughts and looked at me awkwardly.
After a moment, I asked, “How many square meters in total?”
“Oh… there are eight units, each with 4,800 square meters. That makes it approximately 50,000 square meters altogether.” Damian looked at me with urgency. It seemed he was determined to make this happen.
In other words, Echelon Group was eager to strike a deal with Tanum Corporation.
I pondered momentarily before asking, “I’m unsure how much you know about Tanum Corporation, but Matthew Murphy has always managed it. However, we got divorced, and I got the company back.” “Yes, I knew about that Damian nodded.
I hated how fast bad news traveled. I guess everyone in Foswood had learned about our divorce. I smiled.
and continued, “Anyway, I repositioned our business to target the mid to high-end markets when !
resumed control of the company.”
Damian nodded.
1 just terminated our previous suppliers’ contracts. I’m afraid I might be unable to use the products from the companies you mentioned just now.” That was just an excuse, but Damian’s expression remained unchanged.
I continued, “Our pricing will be much higher than before. After all, costs have increased, and I must
ensure I can still profit.”
I purposely said that to test Damian.