It can be said that it was a year of scramble among many heroes, and at the top were large-scale interest groups that restrained and competed with each other.
Whichever company gets more funding will have the opportunity to expand the scale of the industry.
In this context, it's easy to consider what Maurizio Gucci was thinking.
Not to mention that he doesn't care about the interests of other family members at all. The annual salary bonus promised to him by Han Chudong alone is enough to make Maurizio waver. In addition, this large amount of funds can indeed support Gucci to further develop its North American and Far East expansion plans.
The CEO refused to take action until Han Chudong had dealt with everything before he was willing to persuade his family members.
In this case, Casino's attitude becomes extremely important.
After three days, there was still no agreement, which made Han Chudong a little impatient. He gave Mr. Clifton Nett another two million US dollars in concession space, preparing to deal with those shareholders one by one and acquire some of the Casino shares first.
Then he would turn around and join forces with those shareholders who supported the sale to completely crush the opposition. Anyway, as long as he got more than half of the decision-making power, he could make decisions on behalf of the current management of Casino.
Once Gucci accepts the financing, the shares of the Gucci family and Casino will be diluted by half, and no one will be able to stop Han Chudong from implementing the new development plan.
The idea is nice, but it may be troublesome to actually do it.
We can only take one step at a time...
Whether for Gucci or Casino, Han Chudong only has financial advantages.
However, when it comes to cooperation with the French L'Oréal Group, the Rainbow Mask has an overwhelming advantage.
The board of directors of the L'Oréal Group secretly discussed the possibility of joining other beauty manufacturers to boycott the so-called "auction of partnership rights", but later discovered that it might be more in Han Chudong's interest to have a single dominant player, and that boycotting would do no good to the L'Oréal Group.
Behind the scenes stood two independent directors from a Wall Street investment company, who tried their best to persuade other board members to agree to cooperate first and grab one of the three seats.
They said they had done market research and the industry was large-scale. Even if they followed the rules set by the Rainbow Mask, they would be able to make 150 to 200 percent profit after the mask was launched on the market.
The reason why those investment companies on Wall Street helped was mainly because the three major rating agencies gave valuation reports on the Rainbow Mask, allowing them to see considerable profits.
Since a rainbow mask product has achieved such high sales with such a small number of stores, I think if L'Oreal launches soft mask products as soon as possible, it can achieve higher sales and play a stimulating role in the stock market.
Instead of worrying that the price will exceed expectations when the auction comes, and the cost will be more than 40 million US dollars, it is better to negotiate a deal in advance.
As a listed company, the efficiency was relatively high, and in the absence of any other means, a consensus was reached on the same day.
Immediately afterwards, Han Chudong received the news and flew from Florence to Paris.
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It took half a day to finalize the details of the cooperation and draft a memorandum of cooperation. After both parties reviewed the contract, they signed it.
Han Chudong did not make too many concessions, but only extended the cooperation period to two and a half years. The purchase price of facial mask paper is still one US dollar per piece, but if the quantity exceeds five million pieces within two and a half years, the excess purchase quantity will be discounted by 10%.
As expected of an industry giant with a market value of over 2 billion US dollars, according to the provisions of the contract, 40 million US dollars will be received within a week, and the facial masks will be shipped on July 1st.
This means that in just over two months, the Ex-Boyfriend series of masks will directly compete with L'Oréal's soft mask products, so there is still some time to complete the layout.
The evening of April 26th.
It was cloudy in Paris and the landmark Eiffel Tower could be seen from the restaurant window.
Han Chudong had just signed a contract during the day and had dinner with the CEO of the Hermès brand in the evening.
Currently, Hermès’ fame and clientele are limited to a small group of wealthy French people at the top of the pyramid. Compared with companies such as LV and Chanel, its business plan seems conservative and backward.
The appetizer was caviar again. Han Chudong tasted a few pieces with a spoon, but still felt uncomfortable with it, so he drank a sip of red wine to dilute the strange fishy taste in his mouth.
The interim CEO of Hermès is an elegant French woman named Eva Hermès. She is in her fifties and dresses very stylishly, like the sophisticated woman who often attends fashion shows.
She has an elegant temperament but an ordinary appearance. Her husband also helps with business in the company. He recently had surgery and was hospitalized, so he handed over the business to his wife to manage.
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Ms. Hermes looked up at Han Chudong.
Not the strong, shrewd woman, she said, "Your people visited my husband in the hospital yesterday, and they haven't thanked you for the gift yet. My husband really likes that bottle of old red wine."
“It’s just a small token of my appreciation. I really appreciate the Hermès family’s spirit of heritage and hope to reach a cooperation and continue to hold shares in the company like you do.
Of course, while maintaining tradition, we should also actively develop. Women in European and American countries are seeking power, going out to work, and dressing themselves up as they like. This is a good opportunity for Hermès to expand. Its products should be noticed by all elite women around the world. I believe my funds can provide some help for Hermès' expansion."
Han Chudong turned his head to look at the Eiffel Tower in front of him, and smiled and said, "I can voluntarily give up the decision-making power, but you should listen to some suggestions on development. Times are changing, and people's aesthetics are also changing. If we speed up the development plan of new products, we should be able to attract more consumers.
When Grace Kelly, the Princess of Monaco and a famous Hollywood actress, was pregnant, she appeared in public and faced the media's cameras. She couldn't help but hold her Kelly bag in front of her body to cover her bulging belly due to pregnancy, which made the Kelly bag a big hit. I run a business in Los Angeles, and my business has already extended to the Hollywood film industry. If I promote the popularity of Hermès among Hollywood actresses, you can imagine how huge the publicity effect they have played is. "
Hermès has not yet given a final response, and he is trying to make the other party realize how he can help.
This company has sufficient foundation and skilled craftsmen. What it lacks now is only mature development concepts and funds. It can be easily pushed to a new height.
"Princess Grace Kelly is my friend, and I had her handbag designed and customized for her as a gift."
Ms. Eva Hermès smiled and said, "She was very beautiful at that time, even more beautiful than Audrey Hepburn. Until now, the Kelly bag is still the best-selling one."
"I admit that if my beauty company could invite her to help endorse it, I would definitely agree immediately..."