Yao Fanwei was stunned for a moment, then he smiled bitterly and said: "Dr. Chen, don't make fun of me. How can it be so easy to start a brand now? It either has decades or hundreds of years of history...if not
It was created by throwing money at us, and we have nothing.”
He is right. We, Yalan Clothing, were founded by throwing money at the beginning. It is really not easy to build a brand these days.
I asked him again: "So what is your monthly income now?"
"It depends on the situation, right? It depends on the season. The benefits may be better in summer."
"Tell me an average."
"On average, it's about 300,000 yuan a month."
The 300,000 yuan he mentioned was the total income before paying employee wages and various expenses.
This is really not much. It may only be ten or twenty thousand in his hands, or it may be less, or there may be no net income at all.
After taking two puffs of cigarette, I was silent for a while, and then said to him: "I have an idea, I wonder if Mr. Ao would like to hear it?"
Ao Fanwei nodded and said, "Dr. Chen, you tell me."
"You should also know the route our Yalan Clothing takes, but we really haven't invested in sportswear. After listening to what Mr. Ao said just now, I suddenly had an idea... Is Mr. Ao willing to join our Yalan Clothing?
Will you use the Yalan Clothing brand to make your own sportswear in the future?"
Yao Fanwei seemed a little surprised after hearing this. He was stunned for a moment and then said: "Director Chen, you are saving me!"
I smiled and said: "It's a mutual redemption. We need your technology, and you also need our funds now, right?"
Ao Fanwei is a smart businessman. He nodded and said, "Yes, Director Chen, you are right."
"Then look, would you like us to merge?"
He was silent for a while and then asked me: "How will our income be calculated after the merger?"
"Fifty-five, this is the most cost-effective. All the revenue will be split fifty-fifty between your company and our Yalan Clothing, including all channels, and we will be responsible for it. You are only responsible for production."
Ao Fanwei didn't think much about it at all, and nodded immediately: "Okay, Director Chen, the benefits you mentioned are quite good, I am willing to merge."
"Okay, then from now on, your Fanwei clothing belongs to our Yalan clothing, and you don't need to change your name."
"good."
"You go back first, and we will come to you to sign the contract later."
"What about the villagers' compensation?"
"You don't have to worry about this anymore. You are now part of our company. Of course, we will be responsible for all the consequences."
Ao Fanwei was so excited that he stood up and shook hands with me, and said gratefully: "Thank you, Director Chen. Thank you for giving me this opportunity. I will definitely live up to your expectations in the future."
"It's okay. Let's go back first. We'll handle it here."
After sending Ao Fanwei away, Gao Sheng also came to the conference room and said to me: "Boss, all the villagers have called in, and they are in the conference room."
After saying that, he realized that Yao Fanwei was missing, and then asked me again: "Hey! Where is the person from Yao Fanwei?"
"I asked him to go back."
"Why did you let him go back? All the villagers who made trouble are here!"
I waved to Gao Sheng and told him, "We are fully responsible for this matter."
Gao Sheng looked at me blankly, and then I explained to him: "I chatted with Ao Fanwei for a while and planned to acquire their company, so we are fully responsible for this matter."
"Ah?" Gao Sheng said in surprise, "Why is this so? Boss, this matter itself has nothing to do with us, so we still have to bear a bad name!"
"The problem is not big. We can also take this opportunity to appeal to the management committee for rectification of the underground pipe network of the garment city. Of course, we must compensate the villagers in full."
Gao Sheng frowned and said: "No, you can't just buy Fanwei Clothing casually, right? They are just a small company, there is no need at all!"
I was just about to reply when Chen Dajiang's voice came from the door of the conference room: "I think Brother Feng did the right thing. Although Fanwei Clothing is a small company, they are capable and their sportswear is very good.
Actually, I thought so too.”
Gao Sheng looked at Chen Dajiang and was speechless.
Then, I said to Gao Sheng: "Gao Sheng, I understand your thinking, but this is the only way we can solve this matter. Don't worry, don't be afraid of being stigmatized... Just look at how many big companies are holding back a few dollars."
What about the infamy? It’s okay, as long as we can handle it well, everything will be fine.”
Gao Sheng nodded and asked, "Who among the villagers will explain?"
"You go ahead, I definitely can't show up, I can't reveal my identity now."
"I'll go ahead. I've almost finished talking to them just now. I'm sure I can explain it clearly."
Chen Dajiang himself is good at communication. I nodded and said to him: "Okay, you go ahead and talk to the villagers. We will admit the compensation when it is necessary and apologize when it is necessary to apologize..."
After a pause, I said to him: "In addition, you tell the villagers that we can help them solve the problem of drinking water sources. We must have a good relationship with the villagers."
Chen Dajiang responded and left. Gao Sheng seemed to be a little confused, which might be a bit unacceptable to him.
It is obviously not our problem, but we take the responsibility on our own initiative and face huge compensation and infamy.
More importantly, I actually acquired Fanwei Company. After this operation, he was naturally a little depressed.
And this is the brilliance of Chen Dajiang. The more important reason why he used this method to bring these companies into the clothing city was because he wanted to eat them.
I understand Chen Dajiang, he always plans for the long term.
Of course, this doesn't mean that Gao Sheng can't do it, it just means that neither of them can do it without either one of them. Without Gao Sheng in charge, Chen Dajiang wouldn't be able to handle these old men in the workplace.
I handed Gao Sheng a cigarette and said to him: "Gao Sheng, don't be depressed. This is the only way we can handle this matter. You said that even if you let Ao Fanwei admit it and let him go bankrupt, this
Is it good for us?"
Gao Sheng was silent, puffing on his cigarette.
I said to him seriously: "There is no benefit at all. We still have to face compensation, but it is not full compensation. We will still be stigmatized, don't you think?"
Gao Sheng's mentality was still very good. He was silent for a while, nodded and said yes.
I smiled again and said: "Then we acquire Fanwei Clothing and take the initiative to take responsibility. For Bao Fanwei, we are his saviors. How do you think he will treat us in the future?"
"It will definitely be sincere."
"By the way, although I don't know much about their sportswear, I heard from him that several big brands are cooperating with them, including Chen Dajiang, who will not drag him into the clothing city for no reason, so let them surrender.
For our company, it will only be good for us in the future, and there will be no harm."
After hearing what I said, Gao Sheng seemed to understand. He nodded and said, "Boss, I understand. I just thought too shallowly."
"It doesn't mean that you think shallowly, it just means that we think about the problem from different angles."
Gao Sheng nodded, and I patted his shoulder again and said: "Okay, after Dajiang has settled the matter, call Ao Fanwei to sign the agreement as soon as possible. What I talked about with him is 50-50 split, channel
It’s up to us.”
Gao Sheng nodded, and then I stood up and looked at the time and said, "Okay, it's getting late. I have to go. If you need anything, call me, but my phone can't be reached in the past two days."
"Boss, haven't you just come back and are you about to leave? It's almost noon. Let's eat before leaving."
"I won't eat. I have a flight at 3:30 in the afternoon and I'm going to London."