Cengiz Gündüz

• Born in Germany to Turkish parents, studied in Türkiye.
• Ten years working in the United States.
• Fifteen years in Brazil. In São Paulo I was co-owner, managing partner and Commercial Director of a 150-person import company.
• In import and export since 2009.
• Two years inside a Chinese steel mill.
• About three years living and working in China. Founder and director of SourceProGZ Limited (Hong Kong) and its Shanghai company, which trade as The Factory Floor.
• Turkish, English, German, Portuguese and Spanish, plus everyday Chinese.

I didn't start with contracts to make money. A business partnership of mine went wrong in another country, and the contract I was holding didn't hold. So I built the documents I wanted to stand behind for my own deals in China. I used them, and they held. Those are the ones for sale here.

I don't sell them with fear. Chinese factories are like factories anywhere: some good, some bad, about half and half. A contract doesn't make a bad supplier good. It puts a floor under you if something goes wrong.

A law firm charges $300 to $1,500 to draft one agreement. I priced mine at $37 to $57 so a small company never has to skip it, and I update them every few months when the rules change. I'm not a lawyer. For a big order, have a lawyer read the final version.

Most people start with a free guide or a template and do the rest themselves. That's what they're for. When paper isn't enough, the checking happens on the ground: factory visits are done by me or by my own trusted people in China, under my company's name and with my checklist.

I answer every email myself. If you are about to wire money and something feels off, write to me before you pay, not after.

Every Monday I also write The Factory Floor briefing on LinkedIn.

Both of my companies are on public registries, with the numbers and the two-minute way to check them on the Company & Verification page. You can also find me here:

Email: cengiz@thefactoryfloorhq.com