A : Gary, our boss is very satisfied with the discount offered by your -company.
B : That’s great, let’s start drafting the contract.
A : Of course. We also hope to specify in the contract that we are the exclusive agent for your company on this product.
B : Sure, we are happy with that.
A : Gary,我們主管對貴公司所提供的折扣價格很滿意。
B : 太好了,那我們開始來擬訂合約內容吧。
A : 當然。另外,我們希望能在合約中特別註明,我們是貴公司產品的獨家代理商。
B : 當然,我們很樂意。
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