Splendid in bag

Emma Temple Group is a world-famous luxury goods group, but its size is not very large.There are also few subsidiaries and sub-brands, "Shangyuanchun" is one.

The newly appointed president of the group flew to China to meet with the president of the subsidiary and discuss the issue of performance.

Lewis can't even remember how many times he's had such "discussions."

In the first or second year, every time Lewis came to the headquarters, he felt uneasy that "students who fail to meet their homeroom teachers".

God knows, this is an unfamiliar experience for the always excellent Lewis.

For Lewis, reading is really the easiest thing in life.Hard work must pay off, and it won't be too ugly if you don't work hard.It's not like doing business, and hard work is useless.However, if you don’t work hard, you will definitely lose money, and the harder you work, the more money you will lose.

However, just like a student, if you fail a course for the first time, you will be very anxious, if you fail the course for the second time, you will be very depressed, and if you fail the course for the third time, you will be very desperate... But after five years of failing the course, you have either committed suicide by jumping off the building, or you have already died. No surprises anymore.

Lewis is naturally not the kind who would commit suicide.

However, Emma Temple has a new CEO this year, so Lewis also feels a little nervous.

I don't know what the new CEO thinks about Lewis, a subsidiary that loses hundreds of millions of dollars every year.

The assistant opened the door for him, and he walked into the boss's office.

The boss looked up and smiled at Lewis.He is a man of about 35 years old, very young in this position, and looks like he is about 25 years old. He is wearing a thin shirt, and he can vaguely see the traces of long-term exercise.

"Mr. Anjou." Lewis greeted him in French.

"Speak Chinese." Mr. Anru said with a smile, "I can speak Chinese."

"Very well," said Lewis, "if that would be more convenient to you, Monsieur Anjou."

"It's really more convenient. My Chinese is obviously better than your French." As he spoke, Mr. Anru waved his hand again and said with a smile, "I'm just kidding. I just want to practice my spoken English. And your French is very good, No exercise required."

Feeling Anjou's approachability, Lewis also smiled: "No way, I haven't spoken French for a long time."

An Ru asked Lewis to sit down, exchanged a few pleasantries, and then turned to the main topic, and inevitably brought up the issue of "Shangyuanchun" losing money for years.

When Anru said this "loss", she always smiled, and she seemed to have no dissatisfaction.But if he really didn't have any dissatisfaction, he wouldn't specifically bring it up.

Lewis replied lightly: "Well, yes. But in fact, this brand is still growing steadily. We can see that more and more stores are opened, and the performance is also in a healthy state. As a young brand, it is already good. Because, It is normal for a luxury brand to need five to ten years of accumulation.”

"Indeed, luxury brands must take time to settle. For example, our Emma Temple is a century-old brand." Anru said with a smile, "It's just, have you considered the blood relationship between 'Shangyuanchun' and 'Eima Temple'?" 'As a breakthrough point? Because I have noticed that in the past five years, 'Shangyuanchun' has not advertised itself as a sub-brand of 'Aima Temple'. If we have a century-old brand as our backer, I believe this high-end image is very It will soon be established.”

"Yes, I think so too. It's just that our 'Shangyuanchun' brand is positioned as a 'pure Chinese element' brand, using Chinese workers, Chinese craftsmanship, and Chinese designers...so I think, If it emphasizes the blood relationship with the 'Emma Temple' and the brand positioning does not match."

An Ru nodded and said, "About publicity, your brand doesn't seem to hold fashion shows or advertise?"

"In a sense, yes." Lewis explained, "but not advertising does not mean not promoting. From time to time, we will hold some tea parties and exhibitions for potential customers and VIP customers. Of course, there are also public ones. For example, we put up an exhibition in the city center before, and carried out cultural promotion with the theme of porcelain."

An Ru nodded and said, "I understand. So you mean that in the next quarter, the route of 'Shangyuanchun' will not change much, right?"

"Yes." Lewis nodded with a smile, "Mr. Anru may not understand the concept of my brand very well. If you have any questions, I will definitely explain in detail. I hope you can understand."

"Of course, of course. I'm new here, and I need to know more about the company's sub-brands. I just asked you here today, and you don't need to have any pressure." An Ru said with a smile, " I am very optimistic about your brand. How should I put it, I think you are right, you are investing in cultural projects, and you can’t be so eager for quick success.”

Lewis and Anjou got to know each other a little bit, and then ended the conversation.

When Lewis left Anjou's office, he also saw Fan Yanjie preparing to go in.

Like Lewis, Fan Yanjie started a company under the Emma Temple Group.Lewis remembered that Fan Yanjie's brand was called "KNOT", which made high-end sportswear and was priced a little more expensive than Lululemon.

Fan Yanjie entered the president's office and, like Lewis, greeted Anru, the new president of the group.

An Ru still exchanged some pleasantries, and then mentioned the poor performance of Fan Yanjie's brand KNOT.

"Have you calculated how much you owe in total?" An Ru asked.

Fan Yanjie replied: "About 2000 million US dollars."

"I don't want to listen to the general idea." An Ru said, "Two thousand three hundred and goddamn 64 dollars. I have already wiped the zero for you after the decimal point."

His mother is obviously not a number, but Mr. Anru also learned a lot of bad language habits when he was learning Chinese.

"It's only temporary and it's normal to have debt in business..."

"It's a debt of 2000 million US dollars! - Of course, for the company, it's not repayable." An Ru said, "But, I don't want to help you pay off the debt."

"Mr. Anru..." Fan Yanjie's forehead was sweating, "My brand has only been online for two years, and the current momentum is very strong!"

"I didn't see it. The market for high-end sports brands is too fucking small, and you can't fucking do LULULEMON. It doesn't take two years, but you can see it in a year." An Ru threw the report to Fan Yan On the end, "I suggest that your mother go bankrupt, or find someone to pay your mother's debt. In short, Emma Temple does not want his mother to be taken advantage of."

Fan Yanjie's tongue was tied, and he suddenly remembered Lewis who had just passed by him, and couldn't help saying: "My 2000 million US dollars is not enough for Lewis to lose for a year!"

"Is your mother's surname Liu?" An Ru sneered, "GET his mother OUT!"

Fan Yanjie left the headquarters of Emma Temple in a panic. When he walked to the street, he was shivered by the cold wind and woke up.The pain in his heart became clear, and his eyes almost shed tears.

How many sleepless nights...he started this brand...

"This is Ajie, isn't it?"

Fan Yanjie raised his head, and saw a tall man - Yang Olive.

Yang Olive was wearing a set of pure cotton blue casual jacket and a string of rose gold inlaid emerald bracelets in his hands. He said with a smile: "How did you lose your mind?"

Fan Yanjie had contact with Yang Oliver before, so he was an old acquaintance, but now that he was in this predicament, no one told him.He went to have a drink with Yang Olive, and when the wine drank, Fan Yanjie couldn't help but vomit bitterly: "Look, I've only had two years, and even if my performance is not outstanding, it can be considered 'remarkable' Bar?"

"That's right, but when a new official takes office, and the global economy is in a downturn, one or two departments that are losing money will always be laid off." Yang Olive smiled and ate olives, "Not yours, but Lewis's? "

"Why not? He's a big loser!" Fan Yanjie didn't hate Lewis at first, but now he really hates him, "He's just rich in his family! But what the hell does Mr. Anru have to do with money in his family? I've seen it all, Emma Temple is in fashion, and has no business relationship with the Liu family! Why does he have to add money to sell face to the Liu family?"

"Are you stupid?" Yang Olive waved his hands with a smile, "The Liu family is in the real estate business. Which industry can have no business relationship with them?"

Fan Yanjie was stunned: "I don't understand..."

"Didn't Emma Temple open a new store in SH recently? The developer of SH is the Liu family's 'Aoying Real Estate'." Yang Olive bit the green olive pit in the cup, "Don't be stupid. Lewis's That brand, not to mention a loss of [-] to [-] million a year, even if it loses [-] to [-] million a quarter, will not be abolished!"

This point has never been said publicly.

In the face of everyone's ridicule, "Your family is so rich, it doesn't matter how much you lose", Lewis will always answer calmly: "My brand is mainly invested by Emma Temple Group, not my own business. I still want to and investors are responsible.”

In fact, when Lewis and investors explained the company's financial situation, he was still a little nervous.

And he himself didn't know that such "tension" was unnecessary.

As Yang Olive said, let alone a loss of [-] million or [-] million a year, even if it loses [-] billion, Mr. Anru will greet Lewis with a smile.

After meeting Mr. Anru today, Lewis felt relieved, because he had a promise from Mr. Anru—that is, the brand positioning and strategy of "Shangyuanchun" did not need any changes.

Lewis returned home and just sat down in the teahouse when he saw a person coming out of the terrace.

"Brother," Lewis was taken aback, "Why are you here?"

"This question is too interesting," Hughes smiled, "This is my home."

"Well, yes." Lewis felt that he was impolite for asking, so he smiled again, "I mean, I thought you were still on a business trip."

"The work went well, so I came back early." Hughes asked with a smile, "How is it, how do you feel about chatting with major shareholders today?"

"Very good." Lewis replied, "I feel that Mr. Anjou is a very friendly and polite person."

Hughes laughed out loud.

"What's wrong?" Lewis was taken aback.

Hughes said: "It's nothing. I just think that you may not be very familiar with Anju." Then, Hughes patted Lewis on the shoulder and said, "I bought a box of rose tea for you when I came back from a business trip. See if you like it."

Hughes used tweezers to grab a half-open rosebud from the scented tea box, and brought a glass teacup.The glass is transparent, so you can see the rose buds fall into the hot water, slowly bloom, and open into a blooming rose in the dense water vapor.

Lewis took the teacup and saw that the roses in the cup suddenly bloomed like a spring, and there were wisps of sweet fragrance.