"First, he complained my design fee was too expensive, then he griped that our company's quote was too high. He annoyed me so much that I subtly suggested he go find another firm, but he didn't want to. It took over two months of back-and-forth just to finalize things."
Liang Shuhuo's design fees weren't cheap, so a little haggling was to be expected.
But excessive haggling was a different story.
The reputation of Dao Yi Design, combined with Liang Shuhuo's skill, meant the design fees were bound to be high.
If he thought it was too expensive, he could have found someone else. There was no need to be so persistent with their firm.
"And then what? Keep going."
"The renovation didn't go smoothly either. This was wrong, that was wrong—he was always finding fault. He even wanted to deduct from our pay. From the start of the renovation until now, he's docked us for more than twenty thousand yuan for no good reason."
