the big problem? Isn’t this a conversation you
should be having with accounts and R&D?” Daniel asked.
“ Well,
I did talk to R&D and they are the ones who pointed this out. But
I have to get accounts to approve it,” Proctor said.
“ Then
get accounts to approve it,” Daniel said matter of factly. He
was fighting against his will to snap at him.
“ Well,
that’s the problem. After the whole thing with your uncle, you
are the only one who can approve it,” he said.
“ Simple.
Draft the letter, scan it and send it to me and then I will sign it,
scan it and send it back to you,” Daniel said. “Was that
so hard to think of?”
“ Well,
there is the other little factor of you meeting with the designers
for the new platinum model,” Proctor said as he typed
something. “I just sent you a link to the number one platinum
coffee maker. Check it out,” Proctor said. Daniel clicked on
the link and looked at the screen. He had to admit, the coffee maker
he was looking at was perfect. “That’s the van der
Western Speedster. Twenty grand is the retail price,” Proctor
said.
“ Twenty
thousand dollars?” Daniel asked. “Twenty freaking
thousand dollars, really?” he asked in disbelief. “I can
get a model S Tesla or a used Ferrari with that,” he said.
“ I
know. The Speedster’s that good,” Proctor said. “And
there are only four hundred machines manufactured every year. I think
the rarity of the product also has a lot to do with how high the
price is.”
“ Well,
that still doesn’t explain why the hell it is that expensive. I
mean does it come with a mommy coffee machine and make little coffee
makers?” Daniel asked as he scrolled down the page looking at
the pictures of the machine. He closed the page and shook his head.
“How much is the platinum model supposed to go for anyway?”
he asked.
“ Seventeen
grand. And for that price we are bound to make great sales especially
since we will be making double what the Speedster guys do,”
Proctor said.
“ So
eight hundred a year, right?” Daniel asked.
“ Sure.
But we have a little problem. The design we had is already in use so
we have to repackage the whole thing,” Proctor said.
“ Repackage?
We have to launch in three months. R&D is going to spend about
that long in a new design,” he shook his head.
“ Well,
if you could come over and do some damage control we can maybe work
something out with La Nacion de café. Maybe add a product to
the line and see just how we are going to swing this,” Proctor
said.
“ What?
We are going to spend more money that we don’t have,”
Daniel said.
“ Yes
but it’s going to be for a good cause,” Proctor said.
Daniel shook his head
again and leaned back.
“ I
have to go Proctor,” he said.
“ But
we are not…” Proctor started before Daniel shook his
head again.
“ I
can’t do this right now. Get Lena to call me back when you guys
figure this out,” he said. He was just about to hang up when
Proctor yelled.
“ Wait,
sir. Please,” he said.
“ What,
Proctor,” Daniel asked.
“ You
really do need to come down to St. Louis. That’s the only way I
am sure we are going to manage this,” Proctor said.
“ You
have got to be kidding me, right?” Daniel asked.
“ Unfortunately
not, sir,” Proctor said. This was too much for Daniel. He hung
up and threw his head back on the couch wondering how his vacation
turned work trip turned vacation again had suddenly turned into
another work trip. He was still relaxing when he heard his Skype
call. He sighed when he saw that it was Proctor calling back.
“ Proctor,
I can’t do this right now,” he said when he picked up.
“ Yes,
but sir, I need to know what to tell to tell Lena,” Proctor
said.
“ Tell
her she needs to take care of everything La Nacion de café,”
Daniel said. “And by the way the home model. What was wrong
with that?” he asked.
“ It
kind of looks like the Homemart version,” Proctor said.
“