On the other side of Shanghai, Zou Guodong was preoccupied with important matters, so he was unable to make the trip.
Ning Weimin had to wait patiently in order to hand over the work well.
Unexpectedly, he waited from mid-July to the end of July.
On July 27, Song Huagui took the models out of the country one step ahead of him, successfully pushing the girls onto the Paris fashion stage.
Speaking of which, this is the first time for a Chinese model to perform in the fashion center of the world.
Eight major newspapers in Europe and France reported the news on their front pages.
In particular, "Le Figaro" published many large color photos, especially the photo of mainland models holding the five-star red flag and riding through the Arc de Triomphe in an open-top car.
Unsurprisingly, the girls' performance for Pierre Cardin Company created a huge sensation.
This even triggered an oriental trend in the European fashion industry.
These female models from the Mainland subsequently received invitations for photography and interviews from many fashion magazines.
In particular, some outstanding people such as Qu Xiao, Shi Kaili and Peng Li have even attracted special attention from some European brands and expressed their intention to cooperate with them.
This provides the possibility for them to truly enter the international stage.
In view of the good international response, the Ministry of Textiles and the Ministry of Light Industry also specially thanked and commended Pierre Cardon for this matter.
Needless to say, this also means that the model competition held some time ago and Pierre Cardon was criticized has completely changed since then.
Not only are the negative effects 100% successfully eliminated, but there are even bonus points.
As for Ning Weimin, although he was looking forward to the stars and the moon and looking forward to Zou Guodong, he was extremely anxious and wished he could leave as soon as possible.
But after receiving the relevant news, I was also happy that Song Huagui's trip went smoothly, and I felt very proud of it.
At the same time, I am gratified by Qu Xiao’s achievements and feel the joy of developing a game from reality.
For this reason, he also devoted himself to the task that Song Huagui gave him before leaving, which required him to come forward to organize several days of Sino-French youth gatherings for the French youth delegation on behalf of the French Embassy.
Relying on his good relationship with the travel agency and his familiarity with the business, he simply started a tour guide mode and took these 450 people to eat, drink and have fun.
We visited the Great Wall, the Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven, Beihai, the Summer Palace, Dashilan, Shichahai, Tiananmen Square, and even the Fuhai Scenic Area of the Old Summer Palace that just opened this month.
By the way, I also boasted about the combination of Chinese and Western dishes at Maxim Restaurant, which created revenue for Pierre Cardin Company, Temple of Heaven, Tan Palace Restaurant and travel agencies.
Probably because of the four words "God rewards those who work hard", God finally showed mercy to him and did not let Zou Guodong return to Beijing. There was no incident, and it really was postponed until August.
On the last day of July 1985, Zou Guodong finally arranged his official duties in Shanghai and embarked on a flight back to Beijing.
The plane landed at Capital International Airport at 1:30 pm.
Regardless of the high summer temperature, Ning Weimin drove to pick him up personally and waited at the airport half an hour in advance.
It takes more than three minutes to walk out of the long fence at the airport.
Since ordinary people rarely use this mode of transportation these days, there are many people standing along the fence to pick up guests, almost all of whom have official faces from Party A to Party B.
And Ning Weimin, who was mixed in with a can of Coke in his hand and a straw in his mouth, had a look on his face that was so vivid and lively.
So much so that before he saw Zou Guodong, Zou Guodong saw him first.
Zou Guodong quickly walked out of the row of passengers and stepped forward to shake hands with him in a funny and unexpected way.
"Manager Ning, you came to pick me up? How can you work so hard for a third-in-command like you? I'm really flattered."
"Come on, as long as I have a small share of shares, let's not open or mention any pot. Besides, who is the third-in-command? Now the two big bosses are in Paris. Mr. Zou, except you can be the final star
, there is no one else. Otherwise, why should I wait so long for you to come back? Don’t say anything, let’s go to the company first. I will have a good chat with you later.”
"Go back to the company? Are you in such a hurry? You won't even let me go back home. As for that."
"As for, it's really serious. Your delay has only delayed me for half a month. Your credit with me has been ruined. Can I not supervise you?"
Zou Guodong didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "You still rely on me. After all, you have to blame yourself. Who asked you to find so many things for me? Our branch currently doesn't have enough 20 people. It's just about our own specialty store.
That’s enough. But you also entered into a joint venture with Goldlion, not counting helping others to open franchised stores and counters, but also created a joint venture brand Yi Lai Lai. In the first two days, people from Goldlion brought me four more
Ten gold lighters. Do you know that my connections in Shanghai are limited, and I almost broke my leg just by going through the sales procedures for this gold. I went around begging grandpa to tell grandma..."
"Oh, I know it's not easy for you, but our company has a restaurant downstairs and a hotel upstairs. You can eat and drink, and you can rest after drinking too much. I'll just take care of you. Besides, from now on, you will be in charge of both Beijing and Shanghai.
, after smoothing these things, it will be convenient for your vertical management, right? In addition, this time you come back, I will be worthy of you. I guarantee that the capital you take over will be a prosperous and prosperous situation. If you want to feel unbalanced, I will let Jinli come to Zeng
How about the boss giving you a gold lighter?"
"Don't do this. I've heard about it in Shanghai. How come this thing has become popular in our headquarters in Beijing? Many people have one, and there is trouble. Is it related to you? You can't blackmail me.
Partners, besides, the atmosphere of the head office has been ruined..."
"Oh, you still have this old habit of not rubbing the sand in your eyes. The neon lights of Shanghai can't make you any softer. Let me declare first that except for me, everyone in the head office bought lighters with their own money.
Besides, we are in the business of luxury goods. You talk about hardship and simplicity..."
Yes, Ning Weimin and Zou Guodong have naturally conflicting personalities.
The two men were at odds with each other as soon as they met, and their views on many issues were completely different.
But the biggest difference from the past is that they not only understand themselves, but also start to understand each other.
Now that they are dealing with each other, they not only have the experience of seeking common ground while reserving differences, but they are also able to tell the truth and tell the truth. They have a kind of trust and recognition for each other that is difficult to explain.
He is no longer really angry like in the past, but he has become a bit like a confidant. This can not but be said to be a very wonderful thing.
Zou Guodong got into the passenger seat of the American Jeep, and Ning Weimin sat in the driver's seat.
He first took out a cigarette and handed one to Zou Guodong, but was too embarrassed to take out a gold lighter.
In the end, both of them lit it with Zou Guodong's lighter before leaving the airport.
The car was driving on the wide Airport Road. Ning Weimin turned on the air conditioner and opened the windows, which was not environmentally friendly.
The thick smoke suddenly filled the car and was blown away by the cool wind, which was very pleasant.
However, Zou Guodong frowned and sighed.
"Did you know? When I take your hand, what I'm most afraid of is that you really do it and are prosperous. I'm telling the truth..."
"This...I can understand."
"Many people think that picking peaches is a good thing. But peaches are delicious and easy to get, but they are notorious. Besides, will you be happy to look after your garden? I have to make some achievements on your basis.
That's fine. It's not pleasant to simply follow the rules and follow the rules."
Ning Weimin did not immediately answer Zou Guodong's words, and he was indeed a little embarrassed.
To be fair, no ambitious person would bother to take advantage of this, and it would definitely be awkward and annoying for him.
And he will definitely make some troubles to come out.
After two minutes, he threw the cigarette butt out of the car before thinking about how to say it. "That's why I want to talk to you in person in person. Let's break down the work so that I can leave without worry. You'll be fine."
It's easier to do things freely in the capital, so as not to be constrained."
"You don't have to worry about Tan Gong Restaurant and Zhai Gong. I have arranged everything. I can control it with a phone in Japan. Another special one is Tianqiao Department Store, Yi La De, Goldlion, our company's
The off-price discount store all started from here. The person in charge of this is my old subordinate Ganlu, she is still very capable, and she has been responsible for managing the authentic store for me. "
"It's not that you can't replace her if you're dissatisfied. The whole country is a chess game. It's best to unify the powers of all related businesses and have you in full control. But if you want to replace her, it's best to let her be in charge of several Tianqiao stores. Because
Both the department store and Mr. Zeng are very satisfied with her. Regarding the work of the authentic store, the ice cream promotion effect of the company LOGO is very good. I have not intervened in the decoration and recruitment of several new stores. I will leave it to you to start it yourself when you come back.
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"As for Maxim Restaurant, driving sales now depends entirely on evening performances. There are many dignitaries and foreigners at night, and safety and order are the most important issues. There will also be some fans outside, so you'd better make proper arrangements and provide
Just some tea is good, after all, it is considered free advertising. The bakery has the same effect, with many customers from ordinary people. In addition, the chefs of Maxim Restaurant and Tan Palace have good technical exchanges with each other. This kind of exchange
It’s best to continue the internship method.”
Looking at Zou Guodong next to him, he took out his notebook very seriously and was about to write it down. Ning Weimin quickly stopped him, "I have special information for you to look at these things after I return to the company. I have sorted them out. , you will see it very clearly at a glance, there is no need for you to remember it. I just briefly mentioned it to you. But there is one thing that is particularly important. I must communicate with you face to face. That is, I hope you will supervise it as soon as possible. Finance, convert all the company’s funds into Japanese yen.”
Of course Zou Guodong was surprised, "What? All changed into Japanese yen?"
Ning Weimin patted the steering wheel and said, "Yes, try your best to exchange them all. If the official price is not easy, use the adjusted price, even the black market price. In short, you can exchange as much as you can. I even hope you can borrow a loan from the bank. A batch of payments should be exchanged for Japanese yen. Including our company's payables, it is best to delay them for three months, preferably half a year, and also convert them into Japanese yen. Our company's reputation is known to these service providers, and I would like to mention this to them once. It shouldn’t be too much to ask for, right?”
This time Zou Guodong was really shocked.
Because not only does Ning Weimin's idea sound like child's play, but the key is that it involves too much money.
"You...are you kidding? Do you know how much that is? And...it will definitely have an important impact on the company's business development. How could you come up with such an inexplicable idea? What exactly do you want to do?"
"I want to repay the kindness of the big boss and Mr. Song. I want our company to annex the Japanese branch and become the only power hub of the Pierre Cardon brand in Asia. According to my calculations, with the energy of our company, we can really find a way If so, you should be able to collect 10 to 20 million yuan. Once you have exchanged it, you don’t have to do anything, just leave it in your account. Within half a year, you will see the effect. I guarantee you will not regret this money. It can at least double.”
"What? Why do you guarantee this? You have to give me a reliable reason, right? I can't do this just based on your words. Besides, Mr. Song is not here... Do you know that doing this will definitely affect the company's future?" One step at a time. There are so many things to do, but what should I do if I don’t have money?”
"Don't refuse in a hurry. I know this idea sounds unreliable. Mr. Song listened to my mention in his busy schedule, didn't refute me face to face, and even asked the finance department to exchange two million yuan for it. He already gave it to me. It can even be said that the words I said will not sound like human words to anyone. But this opportunity is too rare, and it would be a pity to miss it. And because the source of the information is so reliable, I I dare not reveal it to you. Let me tell you this, I am almost 100% sure about this matter. I have ordered the finance department to start implementing this, and also allowed them to borrow two million from the bank, specifically for exchange. In the Temple of Heaven Park, I also planned to exchange for 800,000 Hong Kong dollars. Mr. Zeng was fully persuaded by me, and they planned to exchange it for 15 million Hong Kong dollars, even if they suspended investment in the north. Therefore, the company’s next expansion, whether you are willing to do so or not, will inevitably be affected.”
"Ah? What? Mr. Zeng...you too...you are too courageous. If something goes wrong, who can take the responsibility? Aren't you afraid of what might happen..." Zou Guodong couldn't believe it.
He really didn't expect that Ning Weimin would never stop, even if he went abroad, he would still lay such a big thunder for him.
However, he never expected that Ning Weimin would decisively take over the responsibility and his goal would be unwavering.
And what follows is really hard to refuse.
"If something goes wrong, I'll take full responsibility. Mr. Zou, think about it, only by letting go can you afford it. What can I do? We have worked together for so long. I don't
What have I begged you for? It was the same even when something happened to the franchise store last time. But this time, for the sake of the company, for Mr. Song, and for the future of all of us. I beg you solemnly. This thing is worth ten million to you.
I need help. Mr. Song is abroad, and now you are the only one who can speak to the people in the Finance Department! Aren’t you always eager to draw swords with passion? Do you dare to put aside your prejudices and fully trust me? As long as you do it
If this happens, our company can even own its own high-rise building, and our company will truly become the largest Pierre Cardon company in Asia, and the only choice."
"What? My own building?"
Zou Guodong once again didn't believe his ears. He was so shocked by Ning Weimin's wild ideas that his heart almost jumped out of his chest.
"Yeah, Pierre Cardin Building, to be honest, I've thought about the place. Hey, it happens to be right in front, let's go for a spin."
Ning Weimin said excitedly, and he had already reached the third ring road ahead.
Ten minutes later, when Ning Weimin and Zou Guodong drove to the Guomao construction site, which had just started construction in June this year, and pointed at a piece of land next to Guomao that was still full of sparse farmyards, he spoke in words.
When explaining the economic costs and drawing a bright blueprint for the future.
Even a pragmatic person like Zou Guodong couldn't help but feel excited about the pie he drew, as if he was on stimulants.
What's more, in the end, Ning Weimin played another beautiful "bribery", and the matter was basically settled.
Ning Weimin patted his big jeep and said, "My car, all the driving procedures are in the car, and it is under the name of Tan Gong. The car is in very good condition. You can run for a few kilometers and you won't be in trouble. I am here."
You won’t need it when you go to Japan, so you can just drive it. I don’t feel comfortable leaving it to anyone else. Lao Zou, I can trust you, and you are the only one who really needs this car. You can’t refuse this small request anymore, can you?
"
What else can Zou Guodong say?
He almost felt like Ning Weimin was a monkey that got into his belly.
He seems to be able to do whatever he wants with his heart, liver, spleen, stomach, and kidneys.