an Smith是一位美国的健身用品经销商，此次是RobertLiu第一回与他交手。就在短短几分钟的交谈中，RobertLiu既感到这位大汉粗犷的外表，藏有狡兔的心思――他肯定是沙场老将，自己绝不可掉以轻心。双方第一回过招如下：
D: I‘d like to get the ball rolling(开始)by talkingabout prices.
R: Shoot.(洗耳恭听)I‘d be happy to answer anyquestions you may have.
D: Your products are very good. But I‘m a littleworried about the prices you‘re asking.
R: You think we about be asking for more?(laughs)
D: (chuckles莞尔) That‘s not exactly what I had in mind. I know your research costs arehigh, but what I‘d like is a 25% discount.
R: That seems to be a little high, Mr. Smith. I don‘t know how we can make a profit withthose numbers.
D: Please, Robert, call me Dan. (pause) Well, if we promise future business――volumesales(大笔交易)――that will slash your costs(大量减低成本)for making the Exec-U-ciser,right?
R: Yes, but it‘s hard to see how you can place such large orders. How could you turnover(销磬)so many? (pause) We‘d need a guarantee of future business, not just a promise.
D: We said we wanted 1000 pieces over a six-month period. What if we place orders fortwelve months, with a guarantee?
R: If you can guarantee that on paper, I think we can discuss this further.
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