Chapter 135 Chapter 135 Beauty Salon.
When Liu Suqin gave suggestions to President Su, she didn't think about any reward, but since the opportunity was presented to her, she couldn't turn it away.
Any hesitation for one second longer is disrespectful to money.
Liu Suqin accepted the olive branch without hesitation, and the next topic was some matters of cooperation between the two parties.
If she succeeds in getting close to Mr. Su, the financial sponsor, she will surely soar to the top. Maybe she can even become a CEO or a well-known female entrepreneur in the future.
But Liu Suqin's appetite is not that big. Making money is important, but enjoying life and spending time with family are equally important. Anyway, the wealth they have worked hard for is enough for themselves and their children to live a rich life. There is really no need to work themselves so hard. So knowing that Mr. Su's cooperation can give her a lot of freedom and platform, Liu Suqin did not forget her original intention and stated that she only planned to open a beauty salon. Mr. Su will provide equipment, products and part of the funds, and she will also invest a part and be fully responsible for the daily operation of the beauty salon. In the early stage of entrepreneurship, she will ensure that she does it herself, and she will personally supervise all aspects such as talent training, publicity planning, service training, etc.
In short, she will not take it lightly until the store is on the right track and a group of outstanding talents are trained.
If President Su later feels that this industry has a future and wants to open branches in other cities, she can use the beauty salon they are cooperating with as a pilot and send people over for research or even training and internship. She will naturally spare no effort where she is needed, but she will not participate in the subsequent business development.
The same goes for the previously mentioned medical beauty and plastic surgery hospital. If Ms. Su is interested, she will tell her everything she can, but her personal ability is limited, so she will not come to share a piece of the pie.
At her honesty, a smile flickered in President Su's eyes. "You really are the same as before. Fine, I respect your choice. Let's open a beauty salon together. Write me a detailed business plan with a good plan and budget. Once I've reviewed it and found no problems, I can arrange for a lawyer to draft a formal contract."
Hearing that they would find a lawyer to sign the agreement, Liu Suqin felt more at ease, but she had never heard of this so-called business plan before and was completely confused.
Fortunately, Julie used to be an assistant to General Manager Su and had read many similar reports. She summarized the general format and content for Liu Suqin. Liu Suqin spent a few days thinking about it and returned to the Shenzhen Stock Exchange with a lot of business experience. Only then did she really start writing.
I spent several days scribbling and revising the document, and during that time I also visited several familiar beauty salons to learn about the market situation indirectly.
In fact, there is no need to be subtle. Liu Suqin is also a frequent customer of the beauty salon. Although she does not like the products they recommend, she still comes here regularly to do facials and use the equipment. She speaks nicely and never bargains. In the eyes of beauty consultants, she is a generous and low-key high-quality customer. Besides, workers have no sense of confidentiality. As soon as Liu Suqin is interested, the beauty consultants she knows will tell her everything, including their approximate salary, daily shift time, brand, origin and price of beauty equipment, etc.
Thanks to their cooperation, the budget sheet Liu Suqin created was exceptionally clear and concise. Boss Su exclaimed, "This budget sheet even includes equipment prices and employee expense budgets. Are you going undercover?"
"I didn't expect things to go so smoothly."
She was so well prepared, and President Su was as generous as ever. After a moment's hesitation, he said, "This budget is just for reference. After all, we want to import the most advanced equipment and the best products to create a high-end brand. A larger budget will make things easier. We will each invest 500,000 yuan, and the shares will be split 50-50. However, you can take an additional 10% in dividends as compensation for management. How do you do that?"
Liu Suqin couldn't help but open her eyes wide.
It was expected that President Su would increase the budget from 700,000 to 1 million without any agreement, which was quite consistent with the boss's ruthless style. However, Liu Suqin did not expect that President Su would invest half of the money and use his own channels and connections, but only wanted 50% of the shares.
Before asking Mr. Su to look at the business plan, Liu Suqin paid for consultation at a law firm and gained a general understanding of the basic common sense of doing business in partnership. The lawyer focused on telling her about the share ratio, saying that its importance lies not only in dividends, but also determines the true ownership of the company. Even if she only owns 51%, she is the real boss and has absolute say, so dividends are secondary, and shares are the battleground. The lawyer reminded her to grasp the key points and not lose sight of the big picture.
So Liu Suqin was prepared to play it safe. She could sacrifice some dividends or invest more in order to secure more shares for herself. She wasn't afraid of ending up like the lawyer had described, where she was caught off guard and kicked out of the partnership late in the process, leaving others to reap the benefits.
She believed that Mr. Su was not such a person, but business is business, and such matters cannot be based solely on trust and conscience. Since a contract must be signed, then what should be fought for must be fought for.
Liu Suqin is not greedy. She is very willing to split the shares 50-50, because this at least shows that President Su has no intention of "competing for power and profit" with her - if the other party still wants to take precautions in advance, he will ask for more shares. As the lawyer said, an extra 1% is also an absolute advantage.
This is great, everyone can be open and honest, and she can work with peace of mind.
However, on the premise that each side would contribute half of the capital and that Mr. Su himself had irreplaceable advantages in terms of personal connections, he took the initiative to propose a 50-50 distribution plan. This left Liu Suqin, who had just learned some business common sense, puzzled. It was difficult to tell whether this was an investment or charity.
But I heard that President Su also started from scratch. For a woman to accumulate such wealth now, it is impossible for her to be so naive in private, right?
While Liu Suqin was daydreaming, President Su smiled and began to explain.
Of course, she is not a naive person. The reason why she is so tolerant and generous today is that she does not take a mere beauty salon seriously. After all, it was Liu Suqin who took the initiative to say that it could be a pilot. As long as this store is successfully operated, she can copy this model to major cities and get an industrial chain without any effort. So of course she has to let Liu Suqin try it.
The long-term benefits are so tempting that there is no need for General Manager Su to fight for the right to speak in this store. As long as she can achieve better results, she doesn't mind giving up power.
Of course, if Liu Suqin had not expressed her stance in advance, President Su would not have had this attitude. Giving her 30% of the shares would have been considered as her stupidity and wealth.
However, President Su didn't explicitly state this last point; Liu Suqin figured it out on her own, but she didn't mind. Who doesn't value money? At least President Su was a rare, visionary and good financier.
Knowing that the other party also had his own considerations, Liu Suqin felt more at ease. After officially signing the contract and transferring the money, President Su immediately arranged for people to go abroad to import equipment. Liu Suqin was also busy looking for stores everywhere, hiring interior designers, and then recruiting and training.
It was fate. In order to improve efficiency, Liu Suqin asked Li Liang to take her around the commercial center of the city on a motorcycle. She took a look at all the bustling streets, and finally decided to go to the street where they used to work. It was just across from Afeng and his team. It used to be a seafood restaurant. During the training period, President Su often invited everyone to have dinner across the street.
The restaurant owner made a lot of money in recent years and decided to retire and enjoy life, so he immigrated abroad with his entire family.
As soon as Liu Suqin learned the news, she immediately dragged Li Liang to the seafood restaurant.
The location of this shop is excellent. Its area is no smaller than the large photo studio across the street. It also has two floors and spacious parking space at the door. In short, it is suitable in every way. Liu Suqin pulled Li Liang over immediately, hoping to buy the shop in one go and become her own landlord in the future.
It just so happened that she hadn't started spending much in Hong Kong City. Because of the meeting with Mr. Su, her mind was full of business plans. She didn't have the heart or energy to go shopping in the mall anymore. She just accompanied her husband and children to sightseeing and stroll around, which didn't cost much. Now her account funds are very sufficient, and she can also set her sights on large stores in the city center.
Unfortunately, it was the restaurant owner who was planning to retire, and the landlord was happily collecting rent. No matter how Li Liang begged, the landlord refused to sell the restaurant and even offered a price that was not favorable at all.
After searching for so many days, she finally found a shop that met her expectations in every way. What else could Liu Suqin do but compromise? Naturally, she signed a five-year contract in one go, and mentally planned to spend the next few years building relationships with the landlord and trying to get him to agree to resell the shop.
The top priority now is to start renovation work as soon as possible.
It's nice to lean on a big tree for shade. The most troublesome part, such as overseas procurement and import-related procedures, was handled by someone else arranged by General Manager Su. Liu Suqin occasionally learned about the progress through emails, and then waited in the store for the required equipment and products to be shipped in. She just had to check and confirm and sign.
The beauty equipment delivered to the store had undergone formal customs inspection and had complete procedures. President Su even had his subordinates handle the registration procedures for their beauty salon. Liu Suqin did not have to distract herself with the formalities and could concentrate on decorating the store.
When building a high-end beauty salon, decoration and layout are also a very important part. It must reflect a sense of luxury, give customers the ultimate luxury enjoyment, and make them feel at home. After all, for some wealthy people, the experience is more important than the actual effect.
Liu Suqin saw this clearly and chose the most spacious venue possible. She put all her energy into the decoration and layout, and used all her experience in dealing with decoration companies over the years. The two-story shop of nearly 400 square meters was finally decorated like an exquisite and luxurious five-star hotel. In addition to professional beauty salons and spa rooms, each floor also has luxuriously decorated bathrooms, powder rooms, lounges, entertainment rooms and other leisure areas.
In her vision, after finishing the project, clients can take a bath, enjoy afternoon tea in a customized bathrobe, watch a movie, take a nap, while away the time, and then change into their own clothes while having their staff put on exquisite makeup so that they can leave looking radiant. Wouldn't such a perfect process and service make people linger?
Anyway, what ladies have the most is time, so she doesn’t mind spending every day in the store.
Thanks to her efforts, the two-month construction period was finally completed perfectly. When Liu Suqin received the notification that the beauty equipment had passed customs smoothly, the construction team had just obtained her acceptance permit. The workers packed up their tools and left, leaving a clean and empty site, waiting for the customized furniture to arrive one after another.
Liu Suqin stayed in the store to receive the equipment, watched the staff install it, and personally confirmed that the instrument was intact and operated smoothly. Only then did she hand over the subsequent work to her assistant and go to the talent market to recruit herself.
Yes, before the opening, Liu Suqin had already found assistants who could share the work with her. She poached them from other companies and also recruited a few skilled beauty masseuses. Once she completed her recruitment target, these beauticians would officially switch jobs and help her train the new employees.
Professional matters should be left to professionals.
Precisely because this job requires a certain level of professional knowledge, at least to create a professional atmosphere for customers, all employees must master basic techniques, beauty knowledge and industry terminology, so Liu Suqin arranged a one-month training, and they must pass a simple assessment to stay.
Newcomers who successfully pass the assessment will only be identified as apprentice beauticians on their name tags and will have to work as assistants to their respective masters for a few months before they can be hired as full-time employees. However, before that, they will still receive commissions for the products and projects they successfully sell.
The long training and internship did not dampen the enthusiasm of the employees, because the specifications of the workplace were there, and Liu Suqin spared no effort to build their confidence. They had the most luxurious environment, the most advanced equipment and products, and an excellent team. They were the top in the industry, and once opened, they would become the high-end and most popular beauty salon in the entire Shenzhen city. They were all young girls who were full of hope for the future. When they heard these encouragements, their collective sense of honor was instantly boosted.
Liu Suqin also customized beautiful suits for them as uniforms, taught them how to wear light makeup to work, and tie their hair up like flight attendants. The employees' own emotional values were also maximized, and they went through the training period with full enthusiasm and welcomed the official opening.
The opening time is set for May 1st.
Liu Suqin did not go to the streets to distribute flyers this time. She had already announced that she wanted to run the highest-end beauty salon in Shenzhen, so of course she couldn't do anything that would lower her status.
Well, actually, it was because when they were training in the lobby on the first floor, customers often saw the decoration from the outside and thought it was very grand, so they would push the door and come in to find out more about it. President Su would occasionally go to the photo studio opposite to do some business, and would also stop by her place to check on the progress. During a brief chat, Liu Suqin learned that some of her wealthy friends had also noticed their newly opened beauty salon, and President Su also promised to bring them to the salon in person on the opening day.
Now that she has connections with both Tap Water and shareholders, Liu Suqin is full of confidence and doesn't think about doing anything fancy.
After the official opening, she found that there was an advantage to choosing this address. Outsiders did not know the inside story, but some old employees in the photo studio opposite knew very well that she had the investment of General Manager Su behind her, so they were actually a family. For the sake of the big boss, the old colleagues in the photo studio also spared no effort to recommend it to customers, and every now and then there were young girls who were curious and came to experience it.
In order to thank her enthusiastic old colleagues, Liu Suqin occasionally asked the staff in charge of afternoon tea to prepare more, and she would personally deliver it to the opposite side when she was free. Everyone would be more grateful and would promote her business more actively.
This is a virtuous cycle. The relationship between the two stores is getting closer and closer. The girls in the beauty salon also began to spontaneously advertise for the other side. Everyone shares what they have and benefits from each other.
But that’s another story.
Liu Suqin named the beauty salon "miss time", abbreviated as "M·T".
There were no huge crowds when the store opened. Since she had decided to go for the low-key, luxurious and upscale high-end route, she didn't ask anyone to order flower baskets, banners or gifts. She officially opened the store quietly. Although it seemed deserted, it was actually very low-key. The turnover in the first month was as high as 300,000.
That is to say, since its opening, M·T has basically had a daily turnover of tens of thousands.
After the opening ceremony, the performance was not affected. Customers often introduced their friends and girlfriends to come. The data was very stable and even had a steady upward trend.
Liu Suqin herself was shocked.
She knew that this business was very profitable, but she didn't expect the way to make money was like robbing a bank. She could recover the seven-figure investment in just over three months. What a terrifying figure.
I am simply an ordinary entrepreneurial genius!
After the excitement, Liu Suqin began to call her financier and invite her to come and appreciate this extremely beautiful financial report.
Ms. Su is too arbitrary as an investor. Apart from bringing her friends here for beauty treatments, she never asks about the store's situation. Liu Suqin initially wanted to see when she would remember to ask about the performance.
As a result, President Su has never asked a single question until now, but she was the one who couldn't sit still first.
Comparing her determination with that of the big boss, she really doesn't know her place.
But Liu Suqin didn't mind. Being proactive didn't mean bowing her head. This was clearly her highlight moment. I believe President Su would also be dazzled by her achievements.
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