Wang Yi's eyes could not tolerate sand!
According to Zhao Xuan's information, Hu Zixuan was operating all of Hallyu Tribe's provincial market.
Hallyu Tribe's Jiangsu Province market, on the other hand, was operated by the second largest shareholder, Zhang Chuanfang!
This shows Zhang Chuanfang's importance.
Wang Yi looked at Liu Zhixuan, saying meaningfully:
"How about this, these four specialty stores can be franchised to you, and even giving your family a provincial general agent in the future won't be a problem!"
"Huh? Really? Provincial general agent! Is it because I'm pretty that I get this treatment? Wahahaha, Boss Wang, I'm willing!"
Liu Zhixuan was overjoyed, her eyes curving into smiles.
"You're willing to what, a hammer!"
Wang Yi's face darkened, this girl looks good, but why is her brain not working?
"It's about your mom..."
Liu Zhixuan's expression changed drastically:
"What! You're interested in my mom?"
"That won't do. We're about the same age, I don't want to call you dad!"
"..."
Wang Yi was utterly speechless:
"What are you thinking? I'm interested in your mom's capabilities!"
Liu Zhixuan breathed a sigh of relief:
"Oh, so that's what it is, you scared me!"
"..."
Wang Yi was utterly speechless:
"Tell your mom this, a smart gambler doesn't place their final bet before the situation is clear!"
"The four specialty stores in Jiangcheng (Gusu City) can be franchised to you. As for the provincial general agent, it depends on your mom's performance!"
Wang Yi smiled faintly, Zhang Chuanfang was a smart person who knew how to make choices.
As long as Zhang Chuanfang also withdraws from Hallyu Tribe, Hu Zixuan alone will be unable to sustain it.
Hallyu Tribe in the entire Jiangsu Province market would then completely collapse.
If Zhang Chuanfang brings funds and Jiangsu Province resources to become Meiyou's provincial general agent!
Then Meiyou could quickly take over the entire Jiangsu Province market!
Then Hallyu Tribe would not be far from death!
Cutting off half of Hu Zixuan's territory, and then helping Meiyou take over the Jiangsu Province market!
For this, Wang Yi would promise Zhang Chuanfang the Jiangsu Province general agent position!
"Oh, but I still don't quite understand!"
Liu Zhixuan felt her little brain was a bit insufficient.
Wang Yi waved his hand:
"It's fine, just tell these words to your mom, she'll understand!"
"Okay, Boss Wang, the franchising for those four stores..."
"Can be signed to you!"
Wang Yi called someone over, took out the pre-prepared franchise agreement, and handed it to Liu Zhixuan.
Meiyou's physical stores are divided into three types.
The first type, flagship stores.
Meiyou's own stores, officially direct-operated, located in the core business districts of first and second-tier cities, representing Meiyou's brand image, managed by Meiyou itself!
The second type, specialty stores.
Third-party franchisees directly join Meiyou, with Meiyou providing brand authorization.
High requirements for site selection, high requirements for stores, must be in prosperous business districts.
Renovation standards, shelf standards, all according to Meiyou's unified requirements!
Meiyou headquarters provides unified supply, unified price control, and unified promotions.
The usual purchase price for specialty stores is 60% of the retail price.
Franchisees invest their own capital, operate independently, and are responsible for their own profits and losses.
In the early stage, Meiyou's brand influence is limited, requiring franchisees to promote, advertise, and develop the market at their own expense.
Franchise fees can be halved or waived.
As the Meiyou brand grows, the franchise fee must be charged in full, and even become higher and higher.
The third type, authorized stores.
These stores are mainly distributed in county towns and small cities, sourcing goods from Meiyou's provincial and city agents, with less stringent store requirements.
Meiyou's supply price to provincial agents is 50% of the retail price.
The supply price to city agents is 55% of the retail price.
Then the authorized stores' purchase price from provincial and city agents would only be 65% and 70% respectively.
Authorized stores have lower requirements, lower profits, and of course, lower costs.
Through these three models, Wang Yi's Meiyou only needs to invest in establishing flagship stores in large cities.
The establishment of specialty stores and authorized stores involves franchisees paying rent, renovation, and operating expenses themselves.
Regarding supply, provincial agents, city agents, and specialty stores are uniformly supplied by Meiyou.
As for authorized stores in small cities and county towns, they are supplied by provincial and city agents, and Meiyou does not manage them directly.
However, each store has its own area, with strict price limits, and goods cannot be arbitrarily moved between stores.
There are also strict implementation standards and codes of conduct.
In case of breach of contract, huge liquidated damages will be claimed!
Meiyou headquarters will set up complaint hotlines in every specialty store and authorized store, and arrange market supervisors for constant oversight...
Liu Zhixuan looked at the agreement content and pondered:
"Purchasing at 60% of the retail price, unified price control, deducting manager and employee salaries, utilities, property fees, rent, and taxes, there's still about 20-30% profit left, which is decent!"
"As long as sales are high, it can quickly break even. If sales are low, then it's over, and even the rent and renovation might not be recovered!"
"But it's fine, my own stores don't have rent. I have confidence in Meiyou!"
"Boss Wang, I'm signing!"
Liu Zhixuan quickly signed, franchising all four specialty stores in Jiangcheng at once!
"Good, I'll have someone send you the renovation standards, shelf standards, specialty store guidelines, and other documents. You can proceed with the renovation yourself.
Once finished, the headquarters will send people for inspection. If there are no issues, we'll immediately supply goods, and you can open for business!"
Wang Yi said:
"By then, the spokesperson should be popular."
"Huh, we have a spokesperson?"
Liu Zhixuan was a bit surprised.
"Yes, Ye Xiaohe. She's still a minor celebrity, but the movie she stars in will be released next month, and she might become popular!"
Liu Zhixuan nodded:
"May the God of Wealth bless, may the God of Wealth bless Ye Xiaohe's movie to be a box office hit and her popularity to explode! May Zhixuan's four stores have a grand opening and money flow in like a tide!"
Watching this scene, Wang Yi couldn't help but laugh.
It seems that business people and shop owners are particularly particular about these things...
Every year, they would take company executives to burn incense, bathe, burn incense, and worship Buddha!
However, Wang Yi didn't believe in this; he believed more in his own foresight and judgment.
Liu Zhixuan left Meiyou Building and quickly called Zhang Chuanfang:
"Mom, Wang Yi agreed to let me franchise Meiyou, with goods at 60% off. But he said some strange things. He said..."
Zhang Chuanfang's expression sank as she listened to these words:
"A smart gambler doesn't place their final bet before the situation is clear!"
"Wang Yi wants me not to rush to side with Hu Zixuan, but to wait and see!"
"And the temptation of the provincial agent is to make me defect and join Meiyou!"
"Meiyou's provincial general agent, I'm indeed a bit tempted!"
Zhang Chuanfang sighed.
The flourishing Meiyou, the half-dead Hallyu Tribe, which one should she choose?
Logically, there's no need to hesitate at all.
But the problem is, Meiyou is a competitor's, while Hallyu Tribe is her own, with an investment of sixty to seventy million!
If she gives it all up at once, all that money would be gone down the drain!
But if she doesn't give up and invests another 20 million, if Hallyu Tribe fails, not only will the sixty to seventy million be wasted, but an additional 20 million will also be lost!
What should she do?
In this gamble, will Meiyou dominate, or will Hallyu Tribe survive the winter?
For a moment, Zhang Chuanfang was conflicted, very conflicted!
"Zhixuan, what else did Boss Wang say?"
Liu Zhixuan thought for a moment:
"He also said that Meiyou's spokesperson Ye Xiaohe is about to be officially announced, and the movie she stars in will be released next month, so she might become popular!"
"What! Spokesperson officially announced! And a movie starring her?"
Zhang Chuanfang quickly looked it up, and her expression immediately changed slightly:
" '33 Days of Lost Love', starring: Ye Xiaohe, Lin Zixuan, Liu Zhang, Wang Daqing..."
"Oh my god, these people all have some fame!"
"Liu Zhang's 'Age of Naked Marriage' just became a big hit. Ye Xiaohe, on the other hand, isn't very famous, yet she gets to play the female lead. Can she become popular?"
Afterwards, she checked Ye Xiaohe's information again:
"Agent Xu Cui, Beijing circle, no wonder, no wonder..."
"Xu Cui has single-handedly propelled so many first-tier celebrities to fame, it's not impossible for her to make another Ye Xiaohe popular!"
"If Wang Yi signs Ye Xiaohe as a spokesperson at this time, and she suddenly becomes popular, wouldn't Meiyou become prosperous?"
"If that's the case, wouldn't Hallyu Tribe be completely finished?"
"No, Wang Yi is right, I can't be impulsive. Those twenty million are my last bet, I can't throw them at Hallyu Tribe anymore."
"Nor can I just sit back and watch, that would only lead to gaining nothing!"
"Why not directly bet on Meiyou! Meiyou has a greater chance of winning anyway."
"But what if Hu Zixuan turns against me because of this?"
"I need to think of a way!"
With this thought, Zhang Chuanfang immediately stopped her efforts to expand Hallyu Tribe's market in the Southwest.
She didn't want to keep pouring money in.
She hesitated all afternoon, wondering what choice to make.
She knew this concerned Hallyu Tribe's fate, and even more, her own fate!
Meiyou, on the other hand, wouldn't be affected much.
Whether Hallyu Tribe could survive this hurdle or not, Meiyou would grow big, and no one could stop it.
The only difference would be whether it was a little faster or a little slower.
Meiyou Technology.
A few more people came in the afternoon to interview for market expansion positions.
Song Sining was in the studio, so Wang Yi interviewed them all at once.
Three of them were former expansion department employees of Hallyu Tribe, familiar with the Jeju business district, and capable.
Wang Yi directly kept them for probationary employment.
Two others were veteran Jeju locals, rich in experience, and Wang Yi also arranged for them to join for probationary employment.
Two others were almost there, but Wang Yi directly rejected them.
As long as they achieved results and secured suitable stores, they could be converted to full employment early.
If they had no results or couldn't be converted to full employment after two months, they would simply be let go.
The market expansion department needs talent the most.
Dragging their feet and only collecting basic salaries would be meaningless.
In the evening, Wang Yi received a call from an unknown number:
"Here it comes, you couldn't sit still for even an afternoon."
Wang Yi smiled as he pressed the answer button.
"Boss Wang, it's me, I'm Zhang Chuanfang."
"Sister Zhang, do you have any instructions? Your daughter has already become a franchisee for my four specialty stores in Jiangcheng."
"Thank you, Boss Wang, for the opportunity. I'd like to cooperate with you. I wonder if the Jiangsu Province general agent position you mentioned is still valid?"
Wang Yi smiled and said:
"Of course it's valid. You know the entire Jiangsu Province market best. If you become Meiyou's Jiangsu Province agent, Meiyou can quickly take over the Jiangsu Province market, which I would be delighted to see!"
Zhang Chuanfang's voice suddenly became muffled:
"That's no problem. I can convert all of Hallyu Tribe's Jiangsu Province specialty stores, channels, and franchisees into Meiyou specialty stores, channels, and franchisees."
"However, I'm a bit worried. You know Hu Zixuan's way of doing things. I'm afraid he might harm me. If something truly unexpected happens to me, I implore you, Boss Wang, to please take care of Zhixuan for me!"
"As long as you agree, all resources in Jiangsu Province will be yours. I will hand over all resources to Zhixuan, and she will help me manage the Jiangsu Province market for you!"
"This..."
Wang Yi didn't rush to agree.
Why did Zhang Chuanfang's tone sound like a dying person entrusting her child to another?
"Are you afraid that Hu Zixuan will become desperate and send you in too, so..."
Zhang Chuanfang sighed:
"Yes, that person's style of doing things has always been ruthless. I don't dare to turn against him, I'm just afraid he'll..."
Wang Yi nodded:
"I understand. If that's the case, why don't you make a move first and send him in?"
"???"
Zhang Chuanfang was stunned.
Can it be done this way?
Wang Yi smiled:
"Hu Zixuan has something on you that could send you in. You must also have something on him that could send him in. If that's the case, why not strike first?"
"I... I understand, that's also a way!"
Zhang Chuanfang nodded, thinking carefully:
"Then it's settled. For Hu Zixuan, I'll stabilize him first and outwardly continue to develop the Southwest market. Covertly, I will hand over all Jiangsu Province resources to Zhixuan, and you let Zhixuan be Meiyou's Jiangsu Province general agent!"
"Good!"
Wang Yi understood Zhang Chuanfang's meaning.
She'd rather go in herself than not drag Hu Zixuan in with her!
In this way, Jiangsu Province resources, channels, and Meiyou's Jiangsu Province general agency would all be entrusted to Liu Zhixuan!
"Liu Zhixuan, you have a good mother!"
Wang Yi couldn't help but sigh.
As for helping Zhang Chuanfang out?
Wang Yi didn't know what leverage Hu Zixuan had, nor could he directly ask.
Everything could only be seen through subsequent developments.
But with Zhang Chuanfang's defection, Hu Zixuan would be finished even faster.
And with the Jiangsu Province market, Meiyou's development would also be faster.
'33 Days of Lost Love' is still over a month away from release.
The promotion and renovation of specialty stores will also take a month!
Calculated this way, it seems just right.
By the time the movie is released on September 15th, many of Meiyou's offline physical stores, arranged by Wang Yi, will also be open.
At that time, once the movie explodes and the spokesperson becomes popular, sales at Meiyou's specialty stores will completely skyrocket!
Everything was developing in a good direction according to Wang Yi's plan, with many unexpected surprises!
Subsequently, Wang Yi made a call to Han Nian:
"Manager Han, how is the lipstick progress?"
"Boss, ten R&D personnel have been working overtime continuously, and have developed five shades from the color numbers you provided, preparing for trial production tomorrow!"
"Developed five shades? Very good."
Wang Yi was overjoyed:
"However, trial production tomorrow is too late. Let's work overtime tonight to produce a batch first, and send samples to Meiyou headquarters tomorrow morning!
Also, send a portion of the original 25 lipstick shades from Xinya Lipstick Factory over! I'll have the spokesperson shoot the promotional posters and advertisements all at once!"
"Okay, Boss, we even have a spokesperson!"
Han Nian was shocked.
Previously, Xinya Lipstick Factory was just a small factory, selling a lipstick for 15 yuan.
Now that it has been acquired by Wang Yi, it has truly transformed from an ox cart into a Ferrari.
The brand has changed, the packaging has changed, the standards have changed, the shades have been updated, and they even have a spokesperson!
It can only be described as incredible.
"Of course, and the movie starring our spokesperson will be released next month. Let everyone work hard, Meiyou lipsticks, the future is promising!"
"Okay, Boss! The factory has already produced some of the original 25 shades. We'll produce the new products tonight, and I'll deliver them to you tomorrow morning."
"Thank you for your hard work."
Hanging up the phone, Wang Yi breathed a sigh of relief.
The lipstick advertisements were shot together.
The original 25 shades had already passed relevant inspections, so the advertisements could be filmed tomorrow, and then officially announced and launched on the Meiyou mall the day after.
As for the new shades, advertisements could be filmed first, and then they could all be launched after completing the testing procedures.
Next month, in Meiyou flagship stores and specialty stores, Meiyou's "innocent yet seductive" style dresses, lingerie, stockings, and lipsticks will all be launched together!
It would be best to also add bags, scarves, jewelry, etc., to make the specialty stores' product categories seem more diverse.
Wang Yi arranged all of these for Chen Chuanqing. A month's time was enough to prepare everything.
The next morning, Han Nian delivered all 30 lipstick shades.
"Han Nian, immediately take the five new shade samples and related documents to apply for quality inspection and quarantine!"
"Okay, Boss, it usually takes 5-7 days for results. But we're familiar with the people there, so if we expedite the process, it'll be faster!"
"Alright, arrange it as soon as possible!"
Subsequently, Han Nian went to apply for quality inspection, while Wang Yi took the samples to the studio.
Throughout yesterday's shooting, Ye Xiaohe finished filming all the advertisements and videos for Meiyou's new "innocent yet seductive" style dresses, lingerie, and stockings.
The post-production department was already editing and retouching the images.
"Xiaohe, I'll still need you to work hard to shoot advertisements and promotional posters for Meiyou lipsticks!"
"Huh, Meiyou also has lipsticks!"
Ye Xiaohe got interested:
"Boss, quick, let me see if they look good!"
Wang Yi handed over the lipsticks:
"These 25 shades are all regular colors, similar to other brands. These five are new shades newly developed by Meiyou!"
"New shades!"
Ye Xiaohe quickly took them, opened one, and swatched it on her arm:
"What shade is this? It's so beautiful! Perfect for summer."
"This one also looks good!"
"Wow, all five of these look good!"
"Boss Wang, are these the new shades you developed? They are absolutely gorgeous!"
Seeing Ye Xiaohe's shocked expression, the photographer and makeup artist all gathered around:
"They are indeed beautiful, shades I've never seen before!"
"And they're so small and portable, no need to worry about not finishing them and wasting them!"
"When will they be available? I want to buy them!"
"Beautiful and natural, perfect for me!"
Wang Yi was not at all surprised by everyone's shocked reactions.
INto U is known as the "master of colors"!
Their brand's shades are mainly characterized by being numerous, beautiful, and new!
And the shades Wang Yi chose were all incredibly popular ten years later, so naturally, Ye Xiaohe and the others praised them endlessly.
Even Xu Cui couldn't help but say:
"The first four shades suit Xiaohe, and the fifth one suits me! Boss Wang, you can't let us go back empty-handed!"
"Don't worry, Sister Xu, after they launch, I'll send you five sets!"
Wang Yi said with a smile.
If they're not launched, they certainly can't be given away!
"Okay, then thank you, Boss Wang! If possible, give me a few more sets then, our other artists also need them!"
"No problem! How about this, leave me an address, and in a few days, I'll mail thirty sets to you!"
As a top agent, the artists under Xu Cui's management were all exceptionally talented.
Film queens, TV queens, top actresses... everything was there!
Ye Xiaohe was considered a small-timer.
Once Meiyou's new shades become popular among the celebrities managed by Xu Cui, it won't be long before they explode in the entertainment industry.
Once Meiyou's new shades explode in popularity in the entertainment industry, it won't be long before they explode across the entire internet.
The entertainment industry is always the trendsetter for the fashion world.
What celebrities wear, the public wears!
What lipsticks celebrities use, the public buys!
Wang Yi would not miss this wave of opportunity.
"Thank you!" Xu Cui was overjoyed.
She wasn't interested in those 25 regular shades.
Meiyou has them, Dior has them, YSL also has them, they can be bought anywhere.
But those five newly developed shades were only available at Meiyou!
She liked them, and the artists under her management also needed them!
(End of chapter)
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