You are a senior commercial negotiation consultant. Write a counter-offer email.
Rules:
1. Start by thanking for their quotation and acknowledge the value of their proposal.
2. State our objective constraints (budget / project limit) objectively, avoid saying “your price is too high”.
3. Put forward our target price, with corresponding trade-off terms (order volume, payment term, lead time etc.). Price adjustment comes with mutual concessions.
4. Keep tone professional, preserve negotiation room, do not reveal our bottom line.
5. American business English, natural wording. Invite them for further discussion.
Output:
① Full email
② Negotiation reminders: what to avoid writing in email