Chapter 17: Heart-to-heart
Zhao Hongbing took a deep breath and quickly denied the thoughts in his heart.
Their internal affairs, if Zhao Hongbing, an outsider, interferes, it will definitely cause Xin Meiyun to be more suspicious of Tong Xiang, and Tong Xiang will definitely not be a person inside and out.
However, in Tong Xiang's heart, maybe there will be some mustard left. Thinking of this, Zhao Hongbing returned to his shop.
If he wants to poach Tong Xiang, he will poach it in an open and honest way, and he will not do things so reluctantly.
At midnight, the lights at the fork in the road flicker, and a cool breeze blows, which makes people feel better.
Zhao Hongbing's Yuris store and Boton's Eddie store turned off the lights and closed at about the same time.
When the clerks of the two stores met at the door, they also said hello to each other once or twice.
"Closed for work?" Zhao Hongbing stepped forward and greeted Tong Xiang directly: "Store Manager Tong, are you free now, I want to invite you to supper." ”
Zhao Hongbing's invitation was so big, Tong Xiang was stunned for a moment, and a smile appeared between the corners of his mouth.
The clerks of Eddie*'s store looked at Zhao Hongbing one after another. What is the intention of this boss Zhao to invite their store manager to have supper?
"Of course I'm free, Boss Zhao, where are we going to have supper?"
A smile appeared on the corner of Zhao Hongbing's mouth: "It's very good to have a barbecue restaurant nearby, let's get there." ”
"Okay, let's go over there."
Barbecue stalls.
In the open air, seven or eight tables were full. At a table next to Zhao Hongbing, two or three young people were shouting and drinking wine with wine bottles.
A young waiter, after serving the dishes ordered by Zhao Hongbing and the others, opened a bottle of beer for Zhao Hongbing and the others.
"I don't know what happened to Boss Zhao inviting me to eat this barbecue?" Tong Xiang said loudly.
"I would like to invite store manager Tong to work at our Ulis clothing." Zhao Hongbing said sincerely: "We need talents like you. ”
Tong Xiang was slightly stunned, this Boss Zhao is too direct to speak, right?
"I think Store Manager Tong should be able to guess a little bit of my thoughts, right?" Zhao Hongbing explained with a smile.
Tong Xiang was dumbfounded, in the past week, Zhao Hongbing has frequently visited their store. His heart was first doubtful; But gradually, he also guessed the possibility of Zhao Hongbing inviting him.
"Boss Zhao, why do you have to invite me to work in your Yuris clothing?"
"Because, our Ullis store needs a talent like Manager Tong!"
"Need?" Tong Xiang showed a bitter look on his face.
"Tong Xiang, I think it's too condescending for you to be only one store manager now." Zhao Hongbing picked up a bunch of leeks, ordered some condiments, and put them in his bowl.
"Thank you, Boss Zhao, for looking up to me so much." Under the sunlit light, Tong Xiang's face was as calm as a lake: "But, Boss Zhao, you only have one * store for Ullis clothing, right?" ”
The implication is that he dislikes him Zhao Hongbing's temple, but he didn't mind Tong Xiang's words, but patiently analyzed the pros and cons for him.
"We have now opened a second store in another place, and we are preparing to open a third store." Zhao Hongbing chuckled and said, "In the first half of today, I am going to invest 20 million yuan to open a store." ”
"Twenty million?" Tong Xiang was slightly stunned, looking at Zhao Hongbing, as if he wanted to see whether Zhao Hongbing's words were true or false.
As far as he knows, Zhao Hongbing also has a garment business in the Yangcheng area. 20 million, when did the garment factory become so profitable?
"Boss Zhao is really bold." Tong Xiang sighed, 20 million, this may be all the belongings of Boss Zhao's garment factory, right?
"Tong Xiang, how many * stores can be opened with 20 million yuan, and how big a clothing business can be. I'm sure you know this better than I do. Zhao Hongbing laughed, looked at Tong Xiang, who was shaken, and continued: "I invested 20 million yuan, what do I want to do."
I just want to make this money and have an efficient return. How to spend, can be spent well, you need a suitable person. ”
Tong Xiang was stunned for three or four seconds, his throat slightly dry.
"Boss Zhao, you believe me like that?" That's 20 million!
"Of course I believe you." Zhao Hongbing is a matter of course.
Tong Xiang's face only flashed with a hint of hesitation, and then said, "Since you believe in me so much, boss, how can I refuse?" ”
Hearing this, a smile appeared on the corner of Zhao Hongbing's mouth. Sooner or later, he would have to spend 20 million. However, if Tong Xiang is in charge, every penny of this money can be spent more efficiently!
Dig Tong Xiang into his hands, and the future of Ulis Clothing will definitely be much better!
"Tong Xiang, let's have a toast to you to join Yuris Costumes." Zhao Hongbing poured Tong Xiang a full glass of wine and said loudly.
Tong Xiang picked up the glass and took the initiative to touch the cup with Zhao Hongbing.
"Cheers, boss!" Tong Xiang picked up the wine glass and drank it down, and some beer foam flowed down the corners of Tong Xiang's mouth and into Tong Xiang's neck.
From this glass of wine, Tong Xiang tasted a hint of bitterness. From the day he joined Bolton World Clothing, he knew that he would one day make a name for himself in the clothing industry, but he didn't expect that this road would be far more difficult than he imagined.
Shaking his head and expelling some unnecessary sadness from his mind, Tong Xiang's mind quickly turned to his current job.
"Boss Zhao, are you really going to invest 20 million yuan in retail?" Tong Xiang took out a tissue and wiped the corners of his mouth, and asked uncertainly.
That's 20 million, not 100,200,000!
Zhao Hongbing laughed and said, "That's right, 20 million, this number will only be more, not less." ”
Tong Xiang looked directly at Zhao Hongbing, and then asked, "Boss Zhao, what is your position for the future of our Yuris?" ”
Zhao Hongbing said: "Positioning? The positioning of our Ulis is the same as the positioning of our new products in the store. Tong Xiang, do you think our Uulis clothing needs to be repositioned? ”
Tong Xiang shook his head and said, "No, it's just that the brand positioning of Ullis is almost the same as the brand positioning of Eddie." Boss, if you want to open a store in the Pearl River Delta area, you will definitely face competition from the Eddie brand in the future. ”
Zhao Hongbing said with a smile: "The clothing industry is originally a highly competitive industry. Tong Xiang, what do you think of our clothing brand making light fashion products in the future? ”
"Light fashion?" Hearing these three words, Tong Xiang's pupils lit up, and his eyes looked straight at Zhao Hongbing.
"Light fashion" originated in Europe in the last century, and it was originally a quick feedback and imitation of the design of the fashion show.
With the increasingly close relationship between clothing design and terminal sales, from the end of the last century to the beginning of this century, "light fashion" has evolved into a sales model in which fashion apparel companies respond quickly to the fashion design of the show, and make products that closely follow the latest fashion trends, flow into the store at low prices, and focus on mainstream consumers.
According to the concept of "light fashion", companies can transform product concepts into consumer goods in a very short time, which initially takes about two months, but now, as for more than half a month, it is enough.
"Boss Zhao, how did you come up with the idea of entering the 'light fashion' industry?" Tong Xiang said suspiciously.
The concept of light fashion has not yet become popular in China. Many people in the industry that Tong Xiang usually comes into contact with have never heard of this concept.
Zhao Hongbing's eyes narrowed slightly, and he asked rhetorically: "Tong Xiang, have you also heard of light fashion?" ”
A smile appeared on Tong Xiang's face: "In 2003, the topic of my graduation thesis after graduating from university was foreign light fashion research. ”
Zhao Hongbing laughed and said, "You must have suffered a lot to write this topic." ”
Tong Xiang smiled: "That's right, many people choose collage. I really like this line of work, so I have to suffer a lot for the sake of the paper.
From decades to the present, and for future speculations, I have searched for books and materials. Then I made my own judgment, back and forth, and when the paper was almost written, it took several months. ”
Zhao Hongbing gave a thumbs up and said, "The final score of your graduation thesis must be very high!" ”
The corners of Tong Xiang's mouth twitched, and he smiled bitterly: "Boss, you guessed wrong. After reading my dissertation, my supervisor scolded me without a word of praise, hahaha. ”
Zhao Hongbing was stunned for a moment, and then laughed. Tong Xiang also laughed, but there was a bitterness in his smile.
"If you have the chance, you must read Tong Xiang's masterpiece." Zhao Hongbing stopped laughing and said slowly.
"Let's search the Internet and see, I don't know what the situation is now." Tong Xiang said loudly.
The two raised their glasses and touched each other, and they all took a sip of wine.
"Boss, is our Uulis store really suitable for light fashion?" After putting down the cup, Tong Xiang asked.
"I don't think we are suitable for light fashion?" Zhao Hongbing asked rhetorically.