"You China are so barbaric," John muttered. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Li Mo did not deny it, but when China opens up in the future, it will be your turn to be barbaric...... He made a joke: "John, China is barbaric, and there is a place where there are many people and cheap manpower. ”

"Where?"

"India. ”

John shuddered, China can't enter, and he went to India, he was looking for death.

"Lee, please understand. ”

Helplessly, Mattel is a big thing, but it is an embarrassing big thing.

"John, it doesn't matter, especially when it comes to the future of your company, careful consideration is necessary. Maybe you don't know me yet, but as long as it's not too much, it's generally a pleasure to work with me. Like Microsoft, even though I carved up their shares, have you heard anyone resenting me?"

John nodded, Li Mo had a good reputation in the circle, and it was one of the reasons why Mattel finally bowed his head.

In addition, Li Mo's wisdom is also one of the reasons why Mattel focuses on it, if it is not believed that Li Mo has enough creativity, even if Li Mo has a lot of money to burn, he may not be able to establish a brand from scratch and quickly rise to a mid-to-high-end brand.

Negotiations begin.

Mattel made a lot of requests.

The sample provided by Li Mo in Yili is reduced according to the standard size, and the trademark is inconspicuous on the Barbie doll, and the size of the trademark must be standardized according to the sample.

The two parties cooperated, and Yile Company was not allowed to announce to the outside world during these two years.

The quality standards must be in accordance with the quality standards provided by Yile to Rongdeke, and these quality standards alone have been discussed for a long time.

The settlement method, the settlement method of Rong Deke to Yile Company, most of them start to settle the payment when they are offshore, and they really can't be moved, and they are generally paid when they arrive at the shore. Mattel was now very strapped for liquidity, so it did not agree to this settlement method, and settled one-third of the payment after landing, and only settled the remaining two-thirds after three months in order to revitalize the funds.

The same is true for Yili, which pays in installments, and only after the two funds inject the funds into the account of Yili Company, Mattel will put the funds into the account of Yili Company, and each payment can delay them for a period of time...... They also suggested that, although they had a small stake, they had to have the right to senate.

Ask Yili to increase some of the "sponsorship".

And many more.

However, the amount of OEM is also relatively large, and the amount of labor in the first generation reached more than 140 million US dollars.

This also shows the difficulty of Mattel's current situation, which is obviously hesitant to make Chinese manufacturing, and let Yile OEM so many products, there is only one explanation, to save costs, so that Mattel can quickly get out of the loss.

It's still in its first year, and if next year, customers don't reject Made in China, Mattel may double the OEM amount to reduce Mattel's spending.

In fact, on the board of directors of Mattel, many people also calculated that if Yile can OEM more than 300 million US dollars of products, plus Yili's sponsorship, Mattel's internal throttling, Mattel will be able to turn around losses and increase profits immediately. However, the impression of Chinese manufacturing in the hearts of customers is not very confident among the shareholders.

If it weren't for Mattel's current embarrassing situation, they wouldn't have thought about Made in China. Yili's prospect also made them somewhat uneasy.

Mattel also made a clumsy request that Yile negotiate OEM agreements with two large and well-known toy companies in the United States within two years, and that the products of the two toy companies should not conflict with Mattel.

Their psychology is actually to let more companies sell "Made in China", to go ashore together, to go to the sea together...... It's all made in China, and customers can't be rejected.

Peng Jiu was happy and said on the side: "Why does Yili provide you with a large number of Barbie clothes for free every year? With the help of your company's designers, as well as the occasional help of BOSS from time to time, coupled with the cost advantage of China's OEM, you Mattel has not been able to run the company well, I advise you, you should close the store as soon as possible and rest. ”

Old John blushed.

Some of the requests put forward by Mattel, Yili and Yile will agree, but some of the requirements will not be agreed.

Li Mo nodded at Liu Xiangzhong, and the two walked out.

Liu Xiangzhong said with some dissatisfaction: "They really think that they are the former toy empire......"

"Uncle Liu, it's normal for them to worry, after all, Yili is just a plan, and Yile is made in China...... The more cautious they are, the more cautious they are, the more successful the negotiation will be, and even the cooperation will be smooth in the future. ”

Li Mo really doesn't know how Mattel is, but he knows that Mattel will definitely survive this difficulty and eventually develop into a larger toy empire. Compared with Li Mo's previous thoughts, he is satisfied if his annual revenue can reach three or four billion, but he is more than six billion a year!

In fact, in this negotiation, whether Yile or Yili picked up a big bargain.

"Uncle Liu, if it weren't for the big trouble they are in now, they were indeed a noble princess in the past, and we can only say that we are a small landlord with a little spare money. This noble princess married a small landlord, and it is understandable that she is unwilling. ”

"How did Hollick find out?"

"It's also a coincidence, after the Minion promotional video came out, I asked Hollick to negotiate the rights of various toys for the future production of Pixar's Toy Story, which is also a mutually beneficial thing. However, many toy companies are still hesitant, and some even put forward harsh conditions. But when they arrived at Mattel, they didn't think about it, so they readily agreed. Hollick called me, and I became suspicious. After all, she is a princess, and even in the future, I thought that Yile Company could OEM for Children's Treasure, but I didn't think about OEM for Mattel, so I asked Hao Like to pay attention to it. It just so happened that their headquarters were in Los Angeles, so Hollick asked them about their embarrassing situation......"

Li Mo looked into the distance again and said, "Uncle Liu, this time the alliance is basically clear, you will immediately take your team to do a few things." The first thing is to go to the magic capital to negotiate immediately; the second thing is to ask the headhunter company in Xiangjiang to find a few management talents, the stall is too big, and I can't take care of them as Sun Huang, but these management talents are still the identity of the assistant to the president. ”

"Boss, I understand," Liu Xiangzhong said, these people must have talents, and they must be able to live under others, which is more difficult to invite, and Li Mo's intention is also clear, that is, to find ways to train their own people, and they will be relieved to use them in the future.

"Third, go to the Soviet Union to negotiate the intellectual property rights or licensing of Tetris, it is better to negotiate the intellectual property rights, if it is authorized, try to talk about the period as long as possible, but by the way, look at the situation in the Soviet Union, it is better to make friends with the children of several high-ranking officials...... Don't be afraid of spending, I'll reimburse you in full. ”

"The children of high-ranking officials...... Boss, you want to resell too?"

"I don't know, you just do it, not only reselling, even I don't want to resell, but it is related to a future arrangement. Fourth, you register an brokerage company in Switzerland and then ...... in the Soviet Union Mainly in member countries such as Ukraine, as well as some countries in Eastern Europe, looking for a large number of models. ”

Eastern Europe is still in a better situation than China, but it is far less expensive than Western Europe and the United States.

"In addition, in mid-September, you have to rush back, and there may be an operation......"

"What's the chance?"

"I don't know, there may be and there may not be. In addition, during the trip to the Soviet Union, it is necessary to pay attention to safety, where is the Soviet Union, not the United States, not China. ”

"Thank you, boss, there is someone in Xiangjiang who wants to invite you to talk ......"

"Who is it?" Li Mo frowned slightly.

"Sixth uncle, Run Run Shaw, boss, he is not other Xiangjiang people, he is more patriotic, since last year, he has donated more than 100 million Hong Kong dollars to the mainland......" Liu Xiangzhong immediately explained. After dealing with each other for so long, he vaguely felt that Li Mo was a little repulsed by Xiangjiang.

He is also pondering the reason, it has nothing to do with the turmoil in the hearts of the people in Xiangjiang now, it stands to reason that Li Mo is more reasonable, as the return is getting closer and closer, Li Mo should be able to understand the uneasy mood of the people of Xiangjiang at this time. So he guessed that maybe Li Mo encountered some bad things when he was in transit in Xiangjiang before, which made him disgusted with Xiangjiang.

Liu Xiangzhong was worried that Li Mo would be angry, and said: "There are also other people who want to make friends with the boss, but they all let me refuse." ”

Li Mo still knows a lot about this person, although he is a controversial figure, he really has nothing to say about China, such as public welfare, he is not the richest person in Xiangjiang, but he is one of the richest people who donate the most.

"Uncle Liu, why did he see me?"

"According to him, he accidentally saw your deeds and said that you have a good relationship with various Hollywood studios and wanted to talk to you about movies. ”

"Didn't he shrink the film business and switch to TVB?"

"Yes, and a few months ago, Shaw Brothers has announced the discontinuation of the film. ”

"Then why are you talking to me about movies?"

What he said was that Xiangjiang movies were gradually declining, but he was still unwilling to make movies and had no other good plan, so he wanted to talk to you face-to-face. Of course, if the boss doesn't want to, I'll turn him back for you. ”

"Will Shaw Brothers' real withdrawal from the film industry have anything to do with the recent situation in Xiangjiang?"

"Boss, have you heard about it too? Yes, the film industry in Xiangjiang is too chaotic right now...... However, Uncle Six's withdrawal from the film industry has anything to do with it, I don't know very well. ”

In the 80s, a large number of gangsters in Xiangjiang entered the film industry and laundered their improper income, so it shows that Shangxiangjiang has become more prosperous in the film industry in the past few years, but in fact, there is a miasma inside, such as Andy Lau was forced to shoot thirteen movies a year like a robot, and the legendary economic people of Cheng Long were killed, and some female stars were forced to make third-level movies. Maybe Run Run Shaw saw this chaos and quit the film industry.

No matter what the reason is, Li Mo didn't want to touch Xiangjiang's film and television at this time, but this person could meet him, Li Mo said: "Okay, promise him, but it's just a private meeting, I don't want to meet other people, especially some people from the film industry and gangs, otherwise I will leave immediately." ”

"I understand, the boss must also be clean," Liu Xiangzhong said, not to mention some gangs in Xiangjiang, even if the Warner boss is so enthusiastic about Li Mo, just because he is a little unclear with the mafia, Li Mo is not willing to associate with him.

Negotiations lasted two days before a final agreement was reached.

Li Mo shook John's hand and said, "John, please believe in my wisdom, this will be a great cooperation, and it will also be the cooperation that will kick apart Mattel's re-emergence." ”

John didn't think it was a great cooperation, and even thought it was a risky gamble, but if it wasn't, what could he do, he sighed slightly, shook Li Mo's hand weakly, and didn't even bother to speak.