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: f1 Y7 @7 ^9 n% A8 t" C( aA: Hello, Mr. Kubat. I am glad to meet you here at the fair.
2 `" K' R% t: u6 ^/ |B: Likewise. Take a seat, please. How about a cup of tea? 5 T% g3 y$ ~& r* x4 P+ a. I0 Z
A: Good. Thank you. It seems your business is prosperous. So many customers here. 5 q3 ~( R4 n0 U' V( K
B: Yes, not too bad. Our sales are going up year after year. And we still have a large potential production capacity.
! |. S8 h; J! b# PA: Well, do you think of choosing a commission representative or agent abroad to promote your sales? w; W! Z+ w" e5 z* A) g
B: That’s a good idea. So far, we have several agents abroad.
3 w" y1 O( }/ L& s: sA: We are willing to be your agent in Thailand for hand-tools. What’s your idea? 7 C, W7 B: v/ l8 O6 F1 }
B: It coincides with our desire.
. _3 K, {4 M S- Z; y! k5 fA: Then, what’s your usual commission rate for your agents?
0 S$ r+ g7 `' n& VB: Usually, we give a commission of 3% to our agents. 5 P# K- J" G0 k9 |- g
A: 3% is too low, I think. You see, we have a lot of work to do in promoting the sales, such as advertising on radio or TV, printing booklets, leaflets, catalogues and so on. It all costs. 3% is not enough. ( [4 ^, @5 M) h! G2 O) r7 C. S8 [
B: Don’t worry. We’ll allow you a higher commission rate if your sales score a substantial increase. / ]+ n4 W8 V5 x' e) T* J
A: You mean to say……
2 i& z. G' a. u# C# lB: Now, if you sell US$ 2 million worth of hand-tools annually, we can only allow 3% commission. If the annual turnover exceeds US$ 5 million, you can get 5% commission. What do you think of that?
: o% G. L$ T4 WA: It sounds OK. Then how do you pay the commission?
( |8 y0 c4 O% F# UB: We may deduct the commission from the invoice value directly or remit it to you after payment.
) }0 |+ D3 o# f" M+ uA: All right. If it is okay,we would like to sign an agency agreement with you immediately.
- b$ @- G4 R6 }+ QB: Think it over. We hope to keep a good business relationship with you. 6 A3 }$ W. c9 P( |6 c% ^
A: Thank you for your help.
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-- 你好,库巴特先生,很高兴在本届交易会上见到你。 ) p; q" X; K! i) h: h8 [% D
-- 我也很高兴。请坐,喝杯茶好吗?
8 P# Y1 ~3 Y' C: ]7 Y-- 好,谢谢。看起来生意很兴旺,这么多客户光临。
* c5 r$ e7 j2 |$ g-- 是的,还可以。销量年年递增,我们的生产潜力还很大。 ) ?% e6 Q1 X9 O g) }
-- 哦,你们是否想在国外选择一家代办商或代理人为你们推销产品? 3 f( c6 z& V5 h* F0 O1 L
-- 这个主意不错。不过,目前我们在国外已有几家代理人。 2 D- d4 b# R# T4 U# P6 d6 T2 Z
-- 我们愿意在泰国做你方的手工工具代理人。不知你们意见如何?
- i! J: c) h0 l% Q8 }3 o-- 这正合我们的心意。 6 V7 ^9 B7 p7 Y/ T
-- 那么,你们通常给代理人的佣金率是多少? , R8 K& r- [- S- j3 r* z0 O4 G$ M
--通常给百分之三。
& L' C" |0 O1 g2 z. [, [-- 我认为百分之三太低了。你知道,为了推销你方的产品,我们要做 很多的工作。比如,在电台或电视上做广告,印刷小册子、传单和 商品目录等。这一切花销,百分之三是不够的。 1 X( b3 b4 B( m
-- 别担心,如果你们的销量大幅度增长,我们会给予更高的佣金。 ; }$ `5 V8 l a7 d) W
-- 您的意思是…… % x: @0 S7 u4 T2 O4 p$ y8 E
-- 如你方手工工具的年销量为二百万美元,我们只能给百分之三的佣金。如果年销量超过五百万美元,你就可得到百分之五的佣金,你看如何? & L* x. K7 r3 h/ q2 K" [7 B
-- 这还差不多。那么,佣金如何支付? 9 t4 I! \6 H: ^
-- 我们可以直接从发票金额中扣除佣金,或在付款后汇给你方。
5 A$ f( |4 H/ v-- 那好。如果可以,我们会与你们立即签订代理协议。 n. M5 k6 A% F3 H% d" _% Z, P
-- 好好考虑一下,我们希望与你方保持良好的贸易关系。
+ [4 ^9 l, m* }, d-- 谢谢你们的关照。 |