While they were talking, Maria and the public relations lady who had just accompanied Kenichi Sagawa also came over.
I have to say that Maria is indeed a qualified mother-in-law, especially good at observing words and expressions.
Even though the store was so busy, she had been taking care of all the customers, and she still had a panoramic view of Ning Weimin and Sagawa's table, keeping an eye on their activities at all times.
There is no doubt that when they were talking about business just now, Maria deliberately did not come over to say hello, just for fear of disturbing them.
But now, as soon as she noticed that the atmosphere of their conversation had changed subtly and that both of them had relaxed, she immediately brought them back.
He also brought a large fruit plate and some dried fruits, which Ning Weimin liked.
Maria knew very clearly that her boss was not used to Japanese dried fish and other things that go with alcohol, so she would pay special attention to it.
Maria put the things together on the table and set them up, then smiled gently and said, "The store is too busy for the poor hospitality. Please forgive me, the president and Sagawa-san."
Then he took the public relations lady with him and sat down next to the two of them.
As for Mama-san, who was still relatively unfamiliar to her, Kenichi Sagawa did not dare to be rude and kept being polite.
Not to mention that the mama-san in Ginza are all characters related to Japan’s upper-class figures. They are all human beings and are not easy to offend.
Regarding the relationship between Maria and Ning Weimin, Kenichi Sagawa was actually a little unsure.
Yes, on the surface, Ning Weimin is just a shareholder of "Chixia", but the question is, where in Tokyo can such a kind-hearted rich man fund a woman to open a club in Ginza for nothing?
As far as Sagawa Kenichi knows, wealthy people who are able to do this usually do it for the sake of both people and wealth, and find someone to open a shop to make money for themselves while also raising an outhouse.
Especially for someone like Ning Weimin, who has earned hundreds of billions of yen in a short period of time, the money earned from this kind of business can no longer be considered attractive, so why does he need to say it?
Therefore, Sagawa Kenichi did not dare to disrespect Maria, a beautiful and eloquent woman, and even regarded her as Ning Weimin's concubine.
Although Ning Weimin and Maria never behaved too intimately in front of others, he could not believe that their private relationship was completely innocent.
After all, one can tell that Maria treats Ning Weimin differently, just because she immediately puts everything Ning Weimin likes to eat on a small plate for herself, with the same attentiveness she treats other guests.
You know what a difference there is.
Yes, this can be said to be flattering to the boss, but based on his feeling, Sagawa Kenichi still thought it had some other meaning.
What's more, when he thought about it, even if the two people didn't have that kind of relationship for the time being, they couldn't predict the future.
Because in Japan, once a person has great wealth and social status, it is inevitable to have a lover.
This has become a consensus with a social basis.
Even if Ning Weimin marries the "most beautiful woman", he will get tired of it sooner or later.
Moreover, even if the wife of the wife finds out about this kind of thing, she will not do anything. She will only criticize herself for not taking good care of her husband.
After all, in Japan, a mistress is just a mistress, a shady existence. Apart from feelings, it is just a financial relationship.
Even if she gives birth to a child, it will still be an illegitimate child and will never threaten the status of the legal wife.
If a wife divorces her husband because of this, she will be considered a fool.
In short, in Sagawa Kenichi's mind, sooner or later, Ning Weimin and Maria would sleep in the same bed.
As a sultry middle-aged man who claims to have understood the truth of life, he just waits and waits to see the drama unfold.
"Maria is here. I haven't seen her for more than a month. She is getting more and more beautiful."
As expected, Ning Weimin also showed a certain sense of intimacy.
He didn't mind that Maria sat down next to him, and with a smile, he opened his handbag, took out a pink box, and pushed it in front of Maria.
"I brought something. Do you women like it?"
"Ah, Dior's perfume, did the president buy it for me from France?"
Looking at the content on the package, Maria immediately showed a look of surprise, and the female publicist next to her also said "Wow" in agreement.
But just when everyone thought Ning Weimin was giving gifts to please Maria, the plot took a completely different direction.
Because like magic, Ning Weimin took out six or seven boxes from his handbag one after another, and they were all the same thing.
Now everyone knew something was wrong, because giving gifts is not the way to coax a woman.
Who would buy so many of the same perfume without opening a store?
And the most important thing when giving a gift is that it must be beautifully packaged to express your sincerity.
All Ning Weimin brought out was the product packaging.
And thinking about it further, for a wealthy man like Ning Weimin, even giving such a gift of more than 10,000 yen to Maria is still a bit stingy.
With his worth and his status as Maria Ginza Mama-san, he would have to give him at least ten or two hundred thousand yen in jewelry, or a hundreds of thousands of yen in designer bags.
Usually, wealthy clients give more than one bottle of famous brand perfume to their favorite female publicist.
"Oh, it's like this. Today I went to Tan Gong Restaurant to talk about things. My people said that when the stock market crash happened, the operation of Tan Gong Restaurant was also affected to a certain extent. Thanks to the help of several public relations ladies from Chixia to attract customers.
I have a list here, so Maria, please help me pass on these little things to them. It can be considered a small kindness."
Yes, in fact, this is the reason why Ning Weimin brought these things.
They had just come from Tan Palace. After sending Guo Kefeng off, before leaving Tan Palace, he asked Bian Gang how the Tan Palace Tokyo branch was doing during his absence.
After hearing Bian Gang talk about the business situation in the past month, I decided to come over and give some gifts to express my gratitude.
It happened that he came back from France with almost a plane full of French goods. Perfume was the most convenient thing to give as a gift. He got a box and stuffed it in the trunk of his car, so he put a few bottles in it according to the list given by Bian Gang.
I brought it in my briefcase.
At this point, others present finally understood what was going on.
However, even though things went astray, Ning Weimin certainly would not make Maria feel really embarrassed, and it was even more impossible for several female publicists to think of her, but forget about her as a mother.
So he continued to smile and said, "Of course, Maria, I have already prepared your gift. During my absence, Chixia was able to run so well. It's all thanks to you. I forgot to thank anyone."
I can't forget to thank you. But to be honest, the gifts I brought you are a bit too much, and I can't handle them all by myself. So, I will arrange for someone to deliver them to you tomorrow."
What Ning Weimin said was not entirely false.
Just like this, when he looked around, he found that every table in Chixia Nightclub had wine glasses filled with brandy and whiskey glasses mixed with drinking water.
There should be at least three or four guests on a table with few people, and about ten guests at most on a table with many people.
Everyone was chatting and laughing around the table, and the waitresses entertained them.
The sounds of laughter, slapstick and conversation merged together, like a heat wave or steam coming out of a boiling pot, billowing in the diffuse smoke.
The age of the guests is basically middle-aged and above, and the guests in the center are basically old men sitting upright, all of them are leisurely and contented.
Beside them were some beautiful service girls.
The densely packed tabletop looks like countless constellations, dressing up the store as a beautiful and vast universe.
Such a lively scene not only shows that the golden ticket is huge, but the turnover in one night is probably going to hit a new high.
Moreover, it has been shown that the sales of Chixia are not good enough, and the space is obviously insufficient, and further expansion is needed.
Even now that the stock market crash has passed, it is beyond Ning Weimin's surprise that the company can operate to this extent.
He was indeed right. In terms of business management in Ginza, Maria was the most outstanding person he had ever seen. Even Axia was nowhere near as good as her.
"Oh, is that so? Let me just say, no one will forget me if the president forgets me. However, if I don't like the gift the president gives me, then I won't say thank you hypocritically. Then I can
I will ask for additional compensation."
After hearing Ning Weimin's explanation, Maria deliberately showed a mixture of joy and resentment.
This made Kenichi Sagawa, who was watching silently, feel even more interesting, just like Hideko Takamine in the old movie "When a Woman Climbs the Stairs" flirting with her favorite guest.
Don't talk about him now. As long as you are not blind, as long as you are a human being, you can almost see that Maria is different from Ning Weimin, and she definitely means that.
So even the female publicist wisely stopped talking and just watched Ning Weimin's reaction quietly.
But what they didn't understand the most was this. Ning Weimin seemed completely indifferent to Maria's hint of friendship and refused to cooperate at all.
He didn't coddle her at all, he just said it in a very gentle tone.
"If you don't like it, just give it back to me. I'm not forcing you to like it."
Not counting this, Ning Weimin even said something even more terrifying.
"As for the extra compensation you mentioned, it actually makes no sense, because I have prepared a big gift for you. How about one hundred and fifty boxes of Hennessy? If it is digested from your store, how long will it take to sell out?
?”
"Ah, one hundred and fifty boxes of...Hennessy?"
"Yeah, seventy boxes of XO and eighty boxes of VSOP."
"Ah, this...how sudden..." Maria covered her mouth with her hands. No matter how knowledgeable she was, she never thought that Ning Weimin would suddenly say such a thing.
Moreover, this kind of thing involves many aspects, so she had to think more about it, "President, please forgive me, I would like to ask..."
Ning Weimin seemed to have noticed her concerns, "Don't worry, the wines are all genuine and tax-paid. They were all shipped directly from the LVMH headquarters and sent to me on the plane. It really can't be real anymore.
.”
"That... that's too much." Maria thought about it seriously, "I can only digest forty boxes at most, for a total of eighty boxes..."
"Are you sure?" Ning Weimin looked at Maria a little funny. He didn't expect that Maria would bargain with him.
However, Maria insisted on explaining, "I'm sorry, President, if Chixia still wants to maintain a good business, she can't take over too many foreign wines from you. I have calculated this batch of wine, even if every item is
Forty boxes will cost at least 10 million yen.
It will also offend the foreign wine merchants who supply the goods. We are currently purchasing goods from Asahiya Wine Retail Co., Ltd. They are a relatively large wine supplier in Ginza. Because we purchase a lot of goods, they allow us to extend the payment deadline for three months.
Yue. I'm afraid..."
"Who told you that these drinks cost money, why don't you take them for free?"
"What? Free gift? Is it a lie?" Maria couldn't believe it at all.
"What's weird about this? These goods were originally given to me by the person in charge of the Moët Hennessy brand. I didn't spend a penny at all. I just paid for the charter flight to bring these drinks back. I'll take them
After I came back, I sent the wine directly to the warehouse for storage.
If I want to drink some wine myself, how long will it take for me to drink it? I might as well give it to you and sell it to customers, which will make more money for all of us. To tell you the truth, the total number of this batch of wine is actually more than 200 boxes.
One hundred and fifty boxes is still the number after dividing it among the several restaurants I am responsible for managing."
When Ning Weimin talked about this, Maria was not the only one who was confused.
"Ah? Is the person in charge of the Moët & Chandon Hennessy brand a good friend of yours? So many high-end drinks are given away for free?"
The female publicist couldn't help but raise her own questions.
"Oh my god, you...you came back on a chartered flight...you are the only guest on the entire plane..."
Although Sagawa Kenichi didn't dare to say anything, he was still stunned and his brain was a little down.
There is no way, based on their knowledge, that is, poverty limits imagination.
Of course, they don’t know the inside story of this matter. They don’t know how much Ning Weimin helped Alain Chevalier. They don’t know that it was all because of Ning Weimin’s actions in the capital market that they saved LV and MH from decline.
into the hands of jackals.
Considering this favor, what does it mean to order a drink?
Can it match the value of Alain Chevalier’s son occupying a board member of LVMH?
"How about it? Do you want the free one? If you insist on only eighty boxes, then I will give the rest to others." Ning Weimin asked Maria jokingly again.
Finally, Maria's face turned red with embarrassment, and she quickly lowered her head to thank you, "Thank you so much. I really can't refuse such a gift."
That’s right, who doesn’t like free drinks without having to restock?
This not only means huge profits, but also means that the resulting profits are completely tax-free, because they will not leave traces on the accounts, and the Japanese government's tax inspection department will not be able to find them.
However, there were still sequelae, and Ning Weimin noticed this because of Maria's slight frown.
His mind was clearer and he immediately understood why, "Are you still worried about the attitude of that foreign wine retailer?"
"Yes, I can't hide it from you. The supplier knew best how much cognac Chixia could sell at that time. I'm afraid there will be some cracks in the future because of this incident."
Unexpectedly, Ning Weimin said in an understatement, "I'm just a foreign wine merchant. If I were to tell you that you and them are bound to have a more serious conflict of interest, would you still care about offending them?"
"What do you mean...?"
"Let me just say this. I don't care whether you sell this batch of wine to Chika's customers, sell it to other shops in Ginza, or sell it to customers with the help of a public relations lady. Anyway, if this batch of wine,
If you can sell it within a month, I will help you win the secondary agency rights for LVMH’s wine..."
"What? Secondary agency rights? You mean, let me be Hennessy's wine agent?"
"Yes, there is also Moët & Chandon, and there will be more wines in the future. You can set up a company in Ginza at first, and if you have success, we will talk about Tokyo, and eventually it may even be all over Japan. In short, you have an advantage in the wine business, how about it?
?Want to give it a try?"
"But, it's good, but... can you decide this kind of thing? How can you be so sure?"
"Haha, do you still question my commitment? Then let me tell you. I am now one of the major shareholders of LVMH. I went to France this time to discuss cooperation with LVMH. I cannot disclose it before leaving, but
It doesn’t matter much now. Have you forgotten what I just said? I have a very good relationship with the person in charge of the Moët & Chandon Hennessy brand, and I won’t make a promise easily if I’m not sure.”
"Ah! This...this..."
It's not Versailles, Ning Weimin is simply stating the facts, but his words are so Versailles.
So many people around him almost stared at him, feeling that his body was glowing with golden light.