Chapter 810 Oriental Rat
Not only Ning Weimin has encountered good things one after another, Song Huagui's recent luck has also been bad.
Not long after Ning Weimin’s expansion strategy of a full-scale attack on the fashion field was approved by Song Huagui, someone actually introduced a beauty and hairdressing expert from Hong Kong City to Song Huagui, hoping to meet with Pierre Katon Huaxia Corporation has reached cooperation on related businesses.
Whatever you need, God will give you.
Especially when Ning Weimin heard Song Huagui tell him that the person who was interested in cooperating was a woman named Zheng Mingming.
Not only is he the chairman of the Hong Kong City Beauty Association, but he also has a chain of beauty salons and training institutions in Hong Kong City, Indonesia and San Francisco, the United States.
Ning Weimin was even more happy, feeling that it took no effort to get through the iron shoes and find nowhere.
Before even waiting for Song Huagui to introduce it in detail, he called out the name of the training institution - "Monita!"
"Huh? You know this one in Hong Kong City? Training institution?" Song Huagui was a little surprised.
"Ah... um... I heard about it. I read it from... a magazine in Hong Kong City. The magazine said that this Zheng Mingming seems to be the inventor of eyebrow tattoo technology."
Ning Weimin's expression didn't change, and he covered it up casually.
But in fact, he knew much more about this training institution than that.
For no other reason than that in his previous life, he once thought of becoming a barber just to earn a living.
To serve this bowl of rice, the little haircutting skills he learned from the nursing staff in the welfare home were of course not enough. He had to go to a beauty and beauty training institution in the capital to learn the craft first.
He once had a special understanding of the relevant market and knew that the oldest beauty and hairdressing training institution in Beijing is "Monita".
It has been running a school in the capital since 1986, and it is a group company from the port city that cooperates with the Education Bureau. After completing the course, you can directly take the exam for a regular school with international qualifications.
Not only are the teachers mostly professional technicians from Hong Kong, but also some foreign technicians, and the hardware equipment is also in line with the market.
A Monita Beauty Salon was even opened next to the school to provide students with practical opportunities.
But unfortunately, the tuition was expensive and the study time was long, so he gave up in the end.
However, he remembered the brand story about Monita and the legendary introduction of the founder, Ms. Zheng Mingming, in the promotional materials.
Therefore, he is still very optimistic about the cooperation between the two parties.
At least he knows that as a professional technical training structure, the teaching quality of this "Monita" is indeed acceptable.
In the next twenty years, it will be the only one company in the mainland, and it will also open branches all over the country through franchising.
After that, although the branch offices faced intensified market competition, management became increasingly chaotic, and the brand advantage disappeared.
However, the teaching quality of the three direct stores in Beijing, Shenzhen and Dalian has always been relatively strong.
Its students have still won the first and second place in the Asian Hair and Makeup Competition for eight consecutive years, and won the world championship in the CIDESCO Body Painting Competition in Switzerland for two consecutive years.
The academic qualifications of students have also been certified by CIDESCO, the world beauty organization.
In fact, he originally planned to talk to Ms. Zheng about cooperation before 1986, and even asked Mr. Zeng Xianzi of Goldlion specifically for this matter.
It’s a pity that the telecommunications are not smooth these days, so it is extremely difficult to find someone.
Mr. Zeng has been traveling between Huacheng and Shenzhen recently. He has no time to return to Hong Kong yet, let alone this matter, which makes him unable to start.
I didn't expect that they would come to the mainland by themselves and take the initiative to deliver it to my door. This is of course a good thing and saves a lot of trouble.
However, as far as the initial contact between the two parties is concerned, the differences of opinion are not small. It is still quite difficult to really achieve cooperation.
Because Ms. Zheng Mingming contacted Pierre Cardin mainly because of the huge market where model competitions and mainland costume performances are popular, and to make money.
When it comes to jointly establishing a school, the other party is not very enthusiastic.
Not that I disagree, but the other party obviously has big plans to enter the mainland market. First, stick to your own brand and not change it.
Secondly, the investment amount is also very open.
The price is 1 million for 10% of the shares, and they are only willing to give 20% at most.
The reason is that beauty equipment and cosmetics are expensive and many need to be imported. Teachers are also unwilling to come because of poor conditions in the mainland. They must be paid high wages, which costs a lot of money.
Looking at it on the other hand, considering the situation in the Mainland, there is naturally a limit to how much tuition students can pay.
This was obviously a tactful attempt to get Picardy to retreat and not get involved in this "loss-making business."
So Song Huagui was not sure, so he came to Ning Weimin in order to give him an idea of what to do next.
“Ms. Zheng is really smart. She has figured out that the model competition is about to enter the main schedule, and she comes to discuss cooperation when high-quality makeup artists are needed most. And their level is indeed good. Many big names in Hong Kong City Celebrities always appoint Monita's makeup artist to do their styling. I find it difficult to refuse her offer and conditions. However, we have no experience at all when it comes to joint education, and they don't want to take advantage of our reputation. The only support we can give is funds, and there is really no need for people to cooperate with us. And even if we reach cooperation, according to her calculations, there will be no profits in the future and we will have to make losses every year. You still insist on using funds to make up for it. Do you want to do this?”
Faced with Song Huagui’s hesitation and wavering, Ning Weimin smiled.
"Sister, you are right. This Ms. Zheng is too sophisticated. She is a typical person who just wants to take advantage and not suffer any loss. But it is not necessarily true that we are behind it. Although in terms of cooperation, we There really isn't much that can be done. Without our involvement, things can be done. But in terms of demand, it's different. We have the market, the funds, the reputation, and even the connections. relationship, so this is not something we beg her for, but she begs us.”
"I still say the same thing. We are the pioneers in the mainland market and the current leader in the fashion industry. It can be said that one company is the only one at the moment and has the right time, place and people. So although latecomers will pose a threat to us, they can still With our strength, they will never be able to kick us away. Especially in this precious land, everyone must allow us to negotiate terms. Otherwise, no one will get anything good if we don't agree. "
"It doesn't matter to us, because our main business is clothing. If we intervene forcefully, the worst result is to lose some money. The real loser is Ms. Zheng. The good mainland market has also been damaged by our indiscriminate bombing. To put it bluntly, this is equivalent to a war between the two countries. We are the aggressor. It’s not affected. She refuses us, and it’s definitely not worth the loss.”
“As for losing money in running a school, is it worth the investment? Earn it back. The key is to solve the practical problem of our increasing demand for professional makeup artists, and business is about timing, which is the battle between risk and caution. This will be the case. A big deal. Many people can make money from it, so this is definitely not a big deal. The current time is too good. If we don’t participate, it will be hundreds of times more difficult to intervene in the future..."
Song Huagui She had to admit that Ning Weimin's words were reasonable, but the artist's thinking mode made her worried.
“But this...is it tantamount to coercing others in disguise? I always feel that bullying others based on wealth and power is a bit immoral. That person has a thorn in his heart, and cooperation in the future can have good results. ”
"Ouch, what's wrong with you? I can't be as soft-hearted as you, and I can't be a good person like you."
Ning Weimin didn't know whether to laugh or cry, so he could only continue to persuade.
“Sister, of course you are right about business ethics, but the problem is that there are levels in the shopping mall. There should be distinctions between partners at different levels. Take dealing with the government as an example, you and Mr. Picardon is a master. He is personable, gentle, trustworthy, and pursues both economic and social benefits. This is indeed a high-level social interaction. Playing tricks."
"But don't be too honest with this group of Hong Kong businessmen, and don't think too highly of them. There are only five of them. They are quite decent, but because they have been under colonial rule for a long time, they are very utilitarian and selfish. They lack any sense of fairness and nobility, and are just philistines. The big fat sheep is letting people eat their flesh and blood. You have to be careful and use some skills."
Song Huagui couldn't help but interrupt.
"You are overgeneralizing, and you are not objective. Isn't there a majestic figure in such a big port city? What about Mr. Zeng from Goldlion? And Mr. Huo from the White Swan Hotel What? "
However, Ning Weimin did not change his words. "Mr. Huo is from the Jianghu. Although he has character and grandeur, he can't escape his recklessness. Mr. Zeng comes from the mainland. He should still be considered a mainlander at heart, but even so, he is still a small businessman."
“This can almost be said to be the commonality of businessmen in Hong Kong City. If you understand the history of Hong Kong City, you should know that most Hong Kong businessmen became prosperous from the 1950s to the 1970s, and they were engaged in People who trade in small businesses. This is mainly due to the economic blockade of the mainland by Western countries. It is caused by the special reasons of the times and history."
"Small businessmen have the characteristics of small businessmen. Suffering, from low to high. Good at seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages. To put it bluntly, smart businessmen in Hong Kong will find that the mainland's reform and opening up will benefit Hong Kong. The historical dividends are over. If you want to continue to make money, you have to go to the mainland.”
“Mr. Zeng is undoubtedly a smart person, so he quickly reached a cooperation with us. Didn’t I get the patent? Coercion? He will definitely consider the consequences of not agreeing. But if we are sensible and give face, the thorn in our hearts will be gone.”
"The same goes for Ms. Zheng. It was written in the magazine that foreigners gave her the nickname 'Oriental Mouse'. This is because she did promotions and promotions in Malaysia, Singapore, and even as far away as Australia and the United States in her early years. The purpose of participating in the exhibition is to spread Monita's name and products, and prepare to return to Hong Kong after becoming famous. At the same time, we also refer to the success of beauty schools in other countries, collect useful information everywhere, and translate it into Chinese teaching materials to teach students. , so as to improve her own teaching level. So the name is not nice, but it is very appropriate.”
“For such a person, you believe that she will not understand that cooperation can bring benefits to both sides, and division can bring harm to both sides. Does it make sense? I think you can give her what she wants. As for what we want, in fact, as long as she understands that we will get involved in beauty and hairdressing training no matter what, she will know what to do. I will make a wise choice."
"Don't worry, our family has a big business, and it is not on the same level as her. If you, the fashion queen, are Wu Zetian, she is just the same as the beauty salon. The Queen Mother of the West is not even the Eastern Palace. What right does she have to object? So the imaginary disagreements and conflicts can definitely be reached in a harmonious atmosphere."
"Originally, there are no personal problems in the mall, they are everyone's problems. As long as everyone has benefits and recognizes the importance of each other, what's the problem? We don't take advantage of her. This is our sincerity. At worst, you can take it with you Let's talk together. I'm good at talking about philistines. You play the good role and are responsible for the hospitality, while I play the bad role and argue the case..."
Hearing this, Song Huagui couldn't help laughing.
"I'm not Wu Zetian, I'm a bit like Di Renjie, a treasure from the ocean, a prime minister. It's good that you are here, I can concentrate on the model contest. Then let's do it this way, I will only be responsible for talking then. You are responsible for the rest of the model’s makeup.”
(End of this chapter)