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Ellen Jackson     : You  drive  a  hard bargain! I  guess  competition  is  fierce  these  days. What
                                  about a fixed rate of 7% discount? That is my last resort.
                Mark Smith        : Okay,  deal! Thank  you  very  much. It  is  always  a  pleasure  doing  business
                                  with you, Ms Jackson.



                     Idiomatic expressions:
                     (be) all ears         : To listen eagerly and attentively.
                     (be) in deep water    : To be in a difficult situation which is hard to deal with.

                     Last resort           :  An  option  that  you  as  a  last  chance  when  there  are  no  other  options
                                           available.



               Report the above negotiation by completing the given Minutes of the Negotiation Meeting below:

                                                        SHARON WANG CLOTHING

                                                        TAIWAN
                           PROCUREMENT OF THE TOKYO BRANCH OFFICE’S FURNITURE


                                      MINUTES OF THE NEGOTIATION MEETING

                                                      23 January 2023



                         Sharon Wang Clothing HO (Sharon)

                             1.   Mark Smith                                      Vice Deputy

                             2.   Tommy Lee                                 Head of the Finance Department

                             3.   Linda Wang                                 Tokyo Branch Manager, End-user

                         Procurement Management Department (PrMD)

                             1.   Diana Olsen                                     Manager

                   ATTENDANCE:

                 NAME OF           NAME OF            CONTACT NOs. & EMAIL           SIGNATURE     TIME-IN
                   FIRM         REPRESENTATIVE                ADDRESS
           1   Abe Furnic,      Ellen Jackson      EllenJackson@Abefurnic.com
               Inc. (Abe)
                                Akihiko Yama        Yama.Akihiko@AbeFurnic.com



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