As for the word "cheap", she subconsciously ignored it. It was the fact that celebrities were paid very high fees for filming movies, and the fees for endorsements for companies were even higher. There was no need to take it to heart.
A single man and a single woman have dinner together.
Whenever this happened, Kyoko Mochizuki couldn't help but think more.
For example, why doesn’t the boss invite others to have lunch together alone, and why does he always seem to treat himself better?
It's not that she was being self-indulgent. Han Chudong really had never asked other employees to come out for dinner alone. If she occasionally forgot to deal with some matters she had been instructed to do, she would not be blamed.
As time went by, it was inevitable that Nozomi Mochizuki would notice the difference and subconsciously think in a certain direction...
"Excuse me for asking you a question, Mason, you are really only nineteen years old, right? Other employees in the office told me so, because you act too...mature, and not as naive as other nineteen-year-olds, so I doubt they are joking."
It was rare to hear her take the initiative to talk about topics that were not related to work. Han Chudong raised the corners of his mouth, took a bite of the hamburger, and said vaguely: "Then how old do you think I am?"
"You are at least 25 years old. I have almost never seen a childish side in you."
Kyoko Mochizuki ate the French fries in small bites. Normally, she seldom ate this kind of fried food, but since the boss wanted to eat it, she felt embarrassed to refuse.
A girl with her personality would be seen as having no character and no characteristics by white and black people. Nowadays, women's rights activities are emerging everywhere, and women are beginning to pursue themselves, equality and refuse constraints.
She has lived with her mother since she was a child, and her thinking is more like that of a girl. She is restrained and unable to let go, and is accustomed to looking at other people's faces.
Some people think it's good, some people think it's not good. Anyway, Han Chudong appreciates it very much and doesn't feel uncomfortable when getting along with her. But her personality also makes people feel a vague sense of estrangement, commonly known as - coldness.
In fact, after getting to know her, you will find that she just doesn't know how to communicate with others and integrate into other people's circles.
"Age is just a number. Just assume I'm 25. It's easier for me to interact with other businessmen when I'm older, and no employee will disobey my orders just because I'm young. Should I grow a beard? I think with my looks, growing a beard around my mouth would make me look more mature."
In order to look older, Han Chudong wears a suit and tie all day long.
I have a bunch of employees in their thirties and forties under me. If I don't pretend to be mature, I'll easily be taken advantage of by them.
Once people think that he, the boss, is too young and inexperienced, he will not be able to lead the team, so he deliberately distances himself from his employees, only talking about work and not life, making it easier to teach them a lesson.
After hearing this, Kiko Mochizuki imagined him growing a beard and couldn't help laughing. She said, "Forget it. Maybe you can try wearing glasses when you discuss business with other people next time."
"That's a good suggestion. I'll go to the optician's shop to try it out after I finish eating."
After saying this, he was distracted for a while before speaking to Nozomi Mochizuki again:
“After visiting those small companies this morning, I suddenly wanted to change the development direction of the new company.
Since there are so many small cosmetics manufacturers whose products are just OK but they don’t have the strength to expand sales channels, why don’t I integrate resources and develop into the cosmetics and daily necessities retail industry, that is, selling all kinds of cosmetics and skin care products, including toothpaste and toothbrushes, like Watsons. There are not many such stores, and those on the street are too small and their products are not outstanding enough. "
Mochizuki Kiko didn't know what Watsons was, so she replied, "There are many such stores in Sapporo, and I like to go shopping there. Retail is exactly what you are good at, and Baofeng Electric is one of them. It sounds good, but I don't know much about business, so it's better not to ask me."
Han Chudong had this idea, but he was not sure whether he could compete with other peers. The threshold for opening such a store was lower, and there were not many people involved in the chain home appliance sales market, so it had more advantages.
After a brief consideration, I was inclined to give up, thinking that it would be better to concentrate the funds on expanding Baofeng Electric first, and then invest in this type of company after making more money.
Compared with producing products such as facial masks, opening a retail store requires more investment and the payback speed is difficult to guarantee, so these must be taken into consideration.
The priority is to make quick money.
He nodded and said, "Forget it if someone else does it. Accompany me to the furniture store later to prepare the tables and chairs for the new company in advance. If everything goes well, we can move the company after we get the goods. We lose a certain amount of rent every day if we keep it there. It seems unnecessary to wait until next year to move..."
Purchasing office supplies costs a lot of money.
Not only tables and chairs, but also copiers, projectors, desk lamps, etc. had to be purchased, with a total cost of more than 40,000 US dollars. I kept the invoices for tax deduction.
Han Chudong bought himself a grand oak table and sheepskin chairs. There were also some other things that he would purchase after actually moving in, and they were scheduled to be delivered within ten days.
I went around the rented office building again and looked for someone to clear it out and clean it.
By then, several companies under his control will all have offices on the same floor, divided into different areas. When the space is not enough, they will consider separating the offices.
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If we can really have so many employees, it means the business will grow. I don’t know when it will be realized, but I definitely don’t expect it to happen this year.
Mason Battery has just established a framework and will need to find suitable raw material suppliers and parts manufacturers early next year. The beauty company is still in the preparation stage and is not expected to start production until the second quarter of next year.
After a short period of busyness, I gradually relaxed.
Two days passed.
I accompanied Mr. Nate to San Francisco to inspect the cosmetics R&D laboratory. On the way, I learned the quotation. The entire acquisition would cost 1.2 million US dollars.
Since the beginning of this year, this R&D laboratory has earned nearly $100,000 by collecting patent fees.
If we really plan to acquire the company, we will have to take over all the researchers, increase their salaries by at least 10%, and they cannot be fired within two years unless they are paid twelve months' salary. This is one of the prerequisites for the acquisition.
In addition, some shares should be reserved for the person in charge, about three points of permanent shares, and he should share the dividends from the patents developed.
When hearing these conditions, Han Chudong almost asked Zhao Dajun, who was helping to drive, to turn around and go back to Los Angeles.
No university offers a cosmetics research major, and those who can enter the R&D laboratories are only chemistry graduates.
Although it is called a research laboratory, it is actually similar to a company. It specializes in researching beauty products and making licensing profits through patent applications. It does not produce or sell any products itself.
During this time, I passed by the Silicon Valley area.
Han Chudong decided on the spot that after meeting those researchers who were asking for too much, he would stop by Silicon Valley for a visit, regardless of whether the deal was successful or not...