Chapter 143: Private Matters
Zhang Shankun doesn't like to get straight to the point, so Su Jingxian naturally accompanies the other party to play haha, sipping the tea on the table from time to time, and then looking up at Zhang Shankun with a smile.
He is rare to be leisurely today, Zou Zhongji has just found himself in the morning, although he has not yet made it clear about signing the contract, but looking at his attitude, it is much kinder than when they first met, obviously the eldest brother Zou Wenxuan told him the stakes, and wanted to let himself be a pawn to explore the troubled waters of the Hong Kong weaving industry.
Compared with the slightly immature Zou Zhongji, Su Jingxian is more interested in this Mr. Zou, who can stand out in an era, where can he not see the situation clearly?
Foreign orders were taken back to Hong Kong, and local businessmen did it themselves, no matter how big or small, lest the ghost owner be dissatisfied, and the next batch of orders would be replaced by the second one. As a result, the finished product was made, a small brand trademark was affixed, and most of the oil and water were all siphoned off by the ghosts, and the local merchants were complacent with only a small cost, claiming to be a tycoon in the weaving industry.
This environment will not last long, at least Su Jingxian knows that in the seventies and eighties, there were already many self-made brands belonging to Hong Kong, including many Sino-foreign joint venture manufacturers. At that time, the outsourcing of weaving products is like the development of off-the-plan properties, one or two turns, or even seven or eight times, and the real distribution to the outsourcer's bowl is only some soup and water.
Su Jingxian saw the situation clearly, and businessmen like Zou Wenxuan naturally had this kind of vision, otherwise they would not have made the business as big as it is now, and what they were worried about was nothing more than risks.
Building a brand, hanging labels like Louis Vuitton, Zegna, and Salvatore Ferragamo on clothes like a ghost is easy to say, but once there is no market recognition, when the real money goods are in hand, the capital turnover is unsustainable, and it is really crying without tears.
Now that Su Jingxian has taken the initiative to stand up as a pawn, it won't be long before many people in the weaving industry and even other industries will set their sights on him.
However, no matter whether the other party took the pathfinder stone or the horse pawn, Su Jingxian didn't care. At least one thing is certain for now, the Zou family seems to have agreed to let themselves plug in the pumping of the landscape, which means that in Hong Kong, a city that is extremely short of water, Su Jingxian has barely gained a foothold in dyeing and printing.
If it weren't for the confirmation of the news, Su Jingxian wouldn't have time to accompany Zhang Shankun to play Tai Chi here, now that he has nothing to do, and someone invites him to eat tea for free, Su Jingxian feels that it is not a big deal to sit here, as for what Zhang Shankun wants to talk about with him and how to talk about it, he really doesn't care.
Putting down the teacup, Zhang Shankun took the initiative to fill the tea in the teacup for Su Jingxian, Su Jingxian thanked him, leaned on the sofa seat casually, and lit a cigarette.
"Mr. Su, I heard that you have recently set up a weaving company?" Zhang Shankun put down the teapot, looked at Su Jingxian, who was sitting opposite, and said with a smile, "If it's true, Xinhua will make movies in the future, and maybe I will have to cooperate more with Mr. Su in terms of costumes!" ”
Su Jingxian smiled, and waved his hand holding the cigarette: "How can I be qualified to talk about cooperation with Mr. Zhang, the newspaper industry has been in a recession recently, and I have a side business to make a living, Mr. Zhang, you should take care of me more." ”
Zhang Shankun had a smile even more on his face, and his eyes were squeezed so that there were only two gaps left: "Mr. Su really likes to laugh, who doesn't know that now your China Hong Kong Daily is the largest entertainment newspaper in Hong Kong, and our Xinhua movie stars are pestering me all day long, let me help invite you out for a cup of tea, and it will be on the front page of the China Hong Kong Daily." If your newspaper is in a recession, won't the rest of Hong Kong's newspaper makers starve to death? ”
Su Jingxian glanced up at Zhang Shankun, licked the corners of his lips, and grinned: "How can I joke with Mr. Zhang?" Now the newspaper industry is really sluggish! Even ordinary citizens began to care about the embargo, I am an entertainment newspaper, I have no background and no backer, I don't dare to talk nonsense with this kind of hot spot, of course the sales of the newspaper are declining! ”
Zhang Shankun was slightly stunned when he heard this, and Su Jingxian's reaction made him feel like he was punching cotton.
In fact, he doesn't care about the sales of China Hong Kong Daily at all, but since it comes to the newspaper and weaving, the two businesses that Su Jingxian has made a living, Zhang Shankun naturally wants to use these two topics to open up the current situation, so he will blast out two sugar-coated cannonballs one after another, intending to get close to Su Jingxian first, and then say the main intention of inviting the other party this time.
In Zhang Shankun's eyes, the orders for film and television costumes and the promotion of movie stars that he vaguely proposed are a win-win situation in that regard, and even Su Jingxian took a little advantage. After all, what Su Jingxian does is an entertainment newspaper, and resources like movie stars are still quite attractive to China Hong Kong Daily.
Most of today's movie stars have received patriotic education, and they represent not only individuals, but also some small stars, such as those famous movie stars and singers from the time they signed the contract, they stipulated that they could only appear in a certain newspaper or on behalf of a certain faction, and they should be cautious in their remarks.
It is precisely because of this that Zhang Shankun concluded that Su Jingxian's China Hong Kong Daily lacked movie star resources, so he did what he liked and put forward a proposal to let his movie stars appear in China Hong Kong Daily.
Unexpectedly, Su Jingxian ignored his suggestion, but seriously explained the reason for the decline in sales of China and Hong Kong Daily during this period.
"Don't talk about these unhappy things, just do business, just let it be." Su Jingxian noticed Zhang Shankun's slightly paused expression, lowered his head and smiled, shook off the cigarette ash and said lightly, "I heard that Mr. Zhang went to the East some time ago, how is it?" Have you tried the taste of Oriental girls? ”
Zhang Shankun pulled the corners of his mouth, his voice sounded like he was not eager at the beginning, and he also lit a cigarette and said: "In the past, I learned the shooting techniques of color movies for two months, but Dongyang Mei has never tried it, Mr. Su is interested, and I will introduce a travel agency to you next time." ”
"Of course I am!" Su Jingxian suddenly smiled when he heard this, and got up, "When it comes to women, I can't stand it, so it's better to go to that travel agency now and ask them to book me the fastest ticket." The day after tomorrow, there is a regular meeting of the China and Hong Kong Daily, and I will go to the East for one day and one night, enough clock! ”
Zhang Shankun saw Su Jingxian's exaggerated performance, smiled far-fetched, saw him get up and wanted to leave, crushed the freshly lit cigarette in his hand in the ashtray, got up and put his hand on Su Jingxian's shoulder.
"Boss Su, you can find a woman at any time, I invite you to come today, but there is actually a private matter I want to solve."
Su Jingxian glanced at Zhang Shankun's hand on his shoulder, looked up at him, and slightly curled the corners of his mouth: "Private matter? When I met Boss Zhang for the first time, what personal matters could I have? ”