Chapter Ninety-Four: Negotiations with Electric Lightning
When An Wen and his party went to visit, Laura suddenly jumped out, "What is the designer's design plan for a large piece of emerald that has not yet been cut by the master?" ”
Lu Chen sneered in his heart, what kind of improvised question is this, it is clear that he wants to give MJ a bad blow, and he didn't break it.
The two companies said that they wanted to work together, but in Lu Chen's view, the idea of LH represented by Laura has always been to use MJ's influence in China and the counters in major shopping malls to display and sell LH products, so as to help them explore the vast Chinese market.
Why Louis. Hathaway's people think this way, because they feel in their bones that their company's design team is better than MJ's popularity.
An Steady felt in Lu Chen's gradually frowning brows, that the whole thing might not be so simple.
Louis. In addition to the profit ratio, the contract details that Hathaway wants to talk about have already been dealt with when the assistants handed over to each other, and this time they have to invite the president and wife of MJ Group to come to the French headquarters together, how can it be just a visit? An Wen knew that he couldn't answer this question so casually.
There was a hint of amusement in Laura's eyes, "The cut should be the most appropriate emerald type to maintain the best luster of the gemstone." "The name Louis, who is furthest from the gem. Hathaway didn't look at it, and spoke first.
Laura's brows furrowed, and she secretly made a note in her heart, and now she can only get back a city by letting An Wen make a mistake.
If it was really that simple, An Wen was not in a hurry to answer, walked into the gem and looked down, and sniffed with his nose, there was a hint of smell, and then look at the gem itself, the best quality emerald is green with blue, and this piece is green with gray.
This is obviously a larger piece of chromium-vanadium grossular garnet, and with color oil, at this moment directly ask what we should do with emeralds, isn't this just digging a pit waiting for us to jump?
"Director Laura, I won't answer that." An Wen thought that if he didn't say it and Laura didn't ask, this matter would be turned over like this, and the cutting-edge designer would not be so embarrassed.
But Laura just won't let go, "Mrs. Lu, don't be modest, don't you know how to deal with emeralds as a designer?" ”
Hearing Laura re-emphasize emeralds once, since she is so aggressive, don't blame me for not giving face!
"Director Laura, I don't know why it's so big Louis. How could Hathaway have such a poor gem. This will make us worry about whether your cooperation with you will be shoddy. An Wen narrowed his eyes slightly, staring at Director Laura's eyes, exuding a powerful aura all over his body.
Not to be outdone, Laura said, "Oh? What did Mrs. Lu say? I'm willing to listen. Laura smiled a little weirdly.
"It's not an emerald gemstone at all, it's grossular garnet. The appearance of the two is almost identical, while the price is worlds apart. ”
Hearing that An Wen had seen through her trap, Laura was not in a hurry, and said with a faint smile, "Miss An, we also need to confirm whether the partner is qualified and capable of taking our order. ”
When Laura said this, she had already lowered her posture, and unconsciously changed the title of An Wen from Mrs. Lu to Miss An, which was a recognition of An Wen's identity as a designer, although this was only a little bit of the basic skills of designers, the identification of gemstones, and the knowledge of cutting technology.
And another named Louis. Hathaway's cutting-edge designer was more miserable, only thinking that Director Laura was asking about the cutting process, and subconsciously felt that his company could have such low-end quality synthetic gemstones? I answered the director's question directly, but I didn't expect to lose the company's face in front of the people of MJ Group, and I am afraid that the road to promotion in the future will add a few twists and turns.
"Miss An is worthy of being a designer highly praised by MJ, not only has a solid foundation, but also has creative ideas, and will definitely be a member of MJ in the future."
Laura has been traveling to various countries since she was young, and she has spent the longest time in China and has an understanding of Chinese culture.
After that, An Wen didn't care much about it, and when he was talking to Laura about the specific cooperation share profit point in the afternoon, he sat next to Lu Chen in silence throughout the whole process, and just sit quietly about things he didn't understand, and don't make trouble for Lu Chen.
"What is President Lu's opinion on the profit margin of 42% given by our team? If you don't have any opinions, let's sign now. Laura had a standard negotiation smile, which made An Wen feel uncomfortable looking at her, although An Wen knew that at such an important moment of negotiation, he must not show his true expression, but on this occasion he was still calm and calm, and the woman who treated her indifferently would not be a small role, this Laura should not be underestimated.
"Vice President Laura, the profit percentage that was originally negotiated with our group was forty-five, I need to think about it again, to be honest, forty-five percent is too low, I'm sorry." Lu Chen's words were also ruthless, and he directly expressed that forty-five percent was too low, which made Laura's face change. Hathaway's point is 45 percent, but from the company's point of view, trying to get a little more is a little bit.
"President Lu, our first cooperation, we Luis. Hathaway gave a profit point of up to forty-three percent, which could not be more. ”
Lu Chen smiled sideways and snorted coldly.
"Vice President Laura, we don't talk in secret, I won't go around in circles with you, if it can reach forty-six percent, I will sign it now, if not, then the cooperation between us needs to be considered again."
After Lu Chen finished speaking, he leaned back in the chair with an indulgent attitude. Anyway, I'm not in a hurry, for MJ Group, if I can talk to Louis. Hathaway's cooperation is a happy thing for herself, but if she doesn't reach a cooperation, she will be restricted to the domestic market for another two or three years at most.
With the strength of MJ Group, it is a matter of time before he finds a foreign partner, and he is not in a hurry at this time, so Lu Chen dares to be so arrogant, because he has arrogant capital.
Laura, who was sitting across the negotiation table, finally changed her face when she heard that the figure reported by Lu Chen was actually 46 percent.
Since Lu Chen dared to ask for a price so freely, it was also because he had no worries and nothing he couldn't afford to lose, and the worst result of the matter was Louis. Hathaway's cooperation case collapsed, which is not a devastating blow to the current MJ.
Laura's face changed from a standard smile at the beginning to an angry one, sixteen percent, higher than the forty-five percent raised when the two companies were in contact, and then closed the sharpness in her eyebrows.
Laura thought to herself that forty-six percent had exceeded their initial budget. Hathaway can be regarded as a state of survival in the middle of the back.
Due to the new rise of a number of local jewelry companies in Paris in recent years, due to the novel design, low profits, and low prices, the original LH orders have been lost, and this old company also needs to develop, and it cannot be stagnant all the time, otherwise it is facing an ending, being acquired by new enterprises, and no longer exists.
So LH's executives decided to open up the Chinese market, but the easiest way for a long-established French jewelry brand to gain a foothold in China is to cooperate with well-known local companies to achieve the ideal state of low cost and high profitability.
For forty-six percent, Laura knows, Louis. Hathaway is still able to make a profit from it, although the total amount is not much, but for the current Louis. For Hathaway, it was undoubtedly a long drought.
Laura straightened her face and raised her eyebrows, "President Lu, you don't seem to be good with such a lion opening your mouth." ”
"Vice President Laura, as you know, in this cooperation case, we at MJ need to be responsible for a lot more than you. As long as Hathaway provides the design, some gems and finished products, and then the customs, sales, sellers and the rest of the batches are all done by us, and the current marketing can be regarded as a big expense, not so much, we MJ are afraid that we will lose money. We are all businessmen, what kind of cooperation can we talk about without profit? ”
Lu Chen's words are reasonable, now good products are part of it, and advertising and marketing are also a lot of expenses, whether it is MJ or LH, it is not a small company, and if the product is jewelry, ordinary celebrities are not qualified to come to the spokesperson, they must invite international big-name stars, and they also need to be well-known and recognized stars in China, so that the advertising expenses that MJ has to invest are indeed not small.
"If President Lu can make one more point, how about we cooperate on this?" Both sides know that for a long-term jewelry cooperation agreement, one point already represents tens of millions of marketing dollars.
"Forty-six percent is not low if Louis. Hathaway's failure to approve of this will make us doubt your sincerity, and I have heard a little about LH's recent situation, and this 46% profit margin can't make MJ too full, and Vice President Laura is also a sensible person, I believe you will not make a wrong decision. ”
"President Na Lu give me a little time, think about it, wait ten minutes, and give you an answer."
The real shopping mall is like this, in the high-level conversation and laughter, it determines the profit ratio that a company can eventually occupy, corresponding to tens of millions of sales.
Laura pulled out of the door of the conference room and dialed the president's phone, and after briefly stating the pros and cons, the president was silent for a while, and gave Laura her full authority.