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Chapter 622 This is unscientific

The person who spoke was Gabor, a typical old European middle-aged man. He had a poor body management and a big belly, but his eyes were shining. He used to be Lanqi's subordinate, and now he was transferred to the Global Trading Company to take charge of this business.

Following Gabor to the Global Trading Company were a group of key personnel who had previously worked in the sales department of Wanjia Electric Appliances, who came here "temporarily" to help.

The so-called "black label" lighter mentioned by Gabor is a lighter body that is all black with a black shield on it and a white flame icon in the middle, so it is named the black label lighter.

"These goods are quite valuable now. Old European lighters have risen to five dollars a piece!"

Gabor played with the Black Label lighter in his hand and said to Lanqi.

Now in the old European market, the demand for lighters has suddenly become tight, and the price of an ordinary lighter has increased from three dollars to four dollars. Now in places like England, the price has even increased to five dollars!
Gabor knew what the wholesale price of the black label lighters shipped from the Russians was this time. If he sold them to the old European market, he would definitely make a lot of money!
"Gabor!"

Lanqi looked at him and said, "Don't forget why I asked you to come to Global Trade."

"You and the people below can make a fortune, I have no objection, but if you delay important matters, you know what the consequences will be!"

Lanqi pointed at Gabor and said, "These black label lighters can make a fortune, but how does it compare to the option rewards from Wanjia Electric City?"

Gabor, who was eager to make a move just now, quickly calmed down. He knew that if he could get the options of Wanjia Electrical Appliance City, once it was listed, Gabor would be able to achieve financial freedom immediately!
Gabor had figured out whether to make some extra money or to start with him and make his family a multi-millionaire or even a billionaire family.

"Black label lighters, we need to find an agent as soon as possible and sell all these goods!"

“As long as the procedures and procurement contracts are in compliance, where those black label lighters are circulated in old Europe and who buys them has nothing to do with global trade.

Gabor, what you need to do is to get more lighter dealers to come here to purchase!" Lanqi said to Gabor.

As old hands, Gabor knew what Lanqi meant by his words.

"I know what to do. Within a week, no, within three days, I guarantee that Black Label will appear in major cities in Eastern Europe. Within seven days, Black Label lighters will also appear in France!" Gabor said with a smile.

Lanqi took one last look at the Global Trading Company, then quietly got into the car from the back door and left. There are some jobs that can be done, but they cannot be made public. This is the rule of the underworld.

As for how long Global Trading Company and the Black Label brand of lighters can exist, only God knows. Anyway, after this incident, no one will admit that they have any connection with this company, whether it is Torch Group or Wanjia Electrical Appliance City.

The move made by Global Trading Company this time was just its own decision. It has nothing to do with Torch Group. It customized lighters from Torch Group through formal channels and legal means and sold them to various regions in Europe. Is there anything wrong with that?
"Clap clap clap!"

After Lanqi left, Gabor came downstairs and clapped his hands, "From now on, I don't care how you sell the Black Label lighters.

As long as the contract is in compliance, for every 1 black labels sold, you will be given a 2% commission, for every 3 sold, you will be given a % commission, and for an order of , you can take a % commission. As long as the settlement is completed, the commission will be paid immediately!"

After hearing Gabor's words, a wolf howl sounded in the office, and all the salesmen started to get busy as if they had been injected with chicken blood.

The wholesale price of this batch of black label lighters is two dollars, which means that as long as the salesmen of Global Trading Company sell the black label lighters at a price higher than two dollars, they can get a commission!

Now in the old European market, the average price of a lighter has almost risen to five dollars. With a profit difference of nearly three dollars, are you still worried that the black label cannot be sold?
If they can't sell anything, they don't need to be salesmen anymore, they can just lie on the street like homeless people and wait for relief food...

As for lighter manufacturers such as Bic, what if they lower the price? The Black Label will also follow suit. Anyway, the base price of the Black Label is $0.06. As long as it is sold above $0.06, they will make a profit.

If the manufacturers like BIC have the guts, they can also sell their products at this price. Let’s see who will be the first to fail.

When all lighters on the market are sold for four or five dollars, and black label lighters are sold for three dollars or even two dollars, what will the scenario be like for the lighter industry in Eastern Europe?
That is, convenience stores, supermarkets, tobacco shops, etc., centered in Russia and Hungary, as well as Poland, the Czech Republic, Romania, Serbia and other places, purchased black label lighters from Global Trading Company at an astonishing rate.

The dealers in these places, as long as they are not stupid, know which lighters can make money. They are the very expensive lighters of brands like BIC. Based on their purchase price, they can make a maximum of US$0.5 from selling one, or even less than US$0.2.

Or sell the Black Label. You can make two dollars, or even three dollars, by reselling a Black Label lighter. Using dollars to test human nature will only prove that human nature cannot stand the test.

"Black Label Poland shipped 14 lighters!"

"Czech Republic ships 9 Black Labels!"

"There are lighter dealers in Denmark who want to import black labels!" At the Budapest Global Trading Company, salesmen kept handing orders to Gabor. The demand for black labels is quite strong in Eastern Europe.

If it is the old Europe decades later, by then most of the countries in the old European region will have joined the European Union, and those that have not joined will basically have joined the old European Union. It will not be so easy to play this game again.

But now, the old European Union has a total of 15 regions, including Britain and other traitors, and many others like Bulgaria and Croatia that have not joined. Even Sweden and Denmark remain neutral, which gives Black Label lighters room to operate.

……

"Can anyone tell me what's going on? Why has the daily sales of Bic lighters dropped so much in these areas?"

In the Bic Lighter office building, Antoine's angry voice could be felt even through the office door.

Looking at the man roaring with his mouth wide open like a hippopotamus, a supervisor sitting opposite Antoine wiped his face and said helplessly, "Manager Antoine, the lighters sold by Bic are too expensive!"

"Will those who spend seven or eight dollars on a pack of Lucky Strike or Mayfair tobacco spend another five dollars each time on a Bic lighter?!"

The people in old Europe are mostly ordinary people. Although France is big, it is not easy to live in. When things become expensive, the Gallic roosters will choose to buy less or simply not buy them.

Seeing that the price of a Bic lighter was almost as high as a pack of tobacco, the Gallic rooster began to be thrifty.

"Also, our distributors in Russia, Hungary, and other places sent us this!"

Another supervisor took out a lighter and placed it in front of Antoine.

Looking at the black lighter in front of him, Antoine glanced at the supervisor in confusion before picking up the lighter in front of him.

The heat-resistant plastic body has an extra layer of matte feel, which doesn’t feel cheap and also has a non-slip effect. Then there’s the shield and flame logo, and finally the Black Label name, making for a simple decoration.

Even when holding it in his hand, Antoine clearly felt that this lighter was designed with ergonomics in mind. It fits tightly to the palm of the hand and fits the touch of the human hand very well.

Even from the perspective of Antoine, an insider in the lighter industry, he couldn't help but admire the design of this lighter.

But what surprised Antoine was that the black label lighter actually had a child safety lock, which meant that this lighter was eligible to circulate in the old European Union market, including France.

After a careful inspection, Antoine frowned. He found that the safety lock on the Black Label was quite different in design from that on the Bic lighter. It was obviously a new type of safety lock technology.

But what really surprised Antoine was that after he pressed the black label lighter, a stable blue flame appeared, which made him wonder, "Constant flow valve lighter?"

As the most advanced "black technology" in the lighter industry, constant flow valve technology is also difficult for lighter giants like BAK.

Bic is able to produce lighters with constant-flow valve technology, but its production capacity is low and its costs are very high. It can only produce a few hundred thousand constant-flow valve lighters each month, which is not enough to supply the French market where Bic is located, let alone sell them to other places.

"Which company produced this and how much does it cost?" Antoine asked nervously.

“This lighter is called Black Label. It is a new product launched by a company called Global Trade registered in Hungary. It is currently selling very well in Eastern Europe!
Our distributors in Eastern Europe have reported that the wholesale price of a Black Label cigarette is around three or four US dollars on average. If purchased in large quantities, the price can be reduced to around three US dollars.

In addition to providing lighters with child safety locks, Global Trading Company also provides moisture-proof, windproof and other types of black label lighters.

Our distributors in Eastern Europe, including those big department stores, also asked us to supply at the same price, otherwise they would... purchase black label lighters from Global Trading Company!"

The director in charge of sales in Eastern Europe said this while Antoine's face turned pale.

"Global Trading Company?"

Antoine's face was very gloomy. He heard a lot of information from these words. This Black Label company had the ability to supply constant flow valve lighters on a large scale.

In other words, the other party has made a breakthrough in the constant flow valve technology, including the bottom plug material, the plug aeration process, the oil tank ratio, the gas formula, etc. I am afraid that they have made a complete breakthrough, and may even... be more advanced than BAK's technology. Otherwise, large-scale mass production would be impossible!

(End of this chapter)