Chapter 153

"This is the revised draft of the Micro Building." Wu Ming gave the manuscript to Lin Wei. They planned to build a headquarters building in Causeway Bay, and they happened to develop it together. The headquarters of Kowloon Aviation Industry is in Mong Kok. We will see the situation at that time. Do you want to move here?

Lin Wei said "Oh" and took it, looking listless.

Ever since the news came out, Lin Wei has been like this. Before, people called her a vicious woman, and she should eat and drink. But then they called her a debt queen, and she couldn't stand it anymore, and she sighed all day long.

"Is it really that serious?" Wu Ming asked.

Lin Wei picked up a design draft and looked at the sun and said, "I can't borrow money anymore. I don't know if it's serious or not. I don't know who is the unlucky one. I don't have to worry about having a son if my financial path is cut off..." Halfway through, Lin Wei changed her words, "I'm not afraid of giving birth to an unlucky son."

Wu Ming: "..."

He had long discovered that this woman had an invisible hostility towards men.

Having a son was a curse in her eyes.

Her brain circuit is always different from others, and she has some remarks that subvert people's values. Sometimes she feels that it is like an advanced civilization, and sometimes she feels that she is talking nonsense.

"So, have you found out which unscrupulous thing did it?" Lin Wei couldn't help but clenched her fists.

"Not sure yet," Wu Ming thought for a moment, then added, "Maybe it's HSBC, their system..."

"I knew it!" Lin Wei stood up immediately and hammered the table with the design draft. Boxing, "It's really obvious that it's something that harms others but does not benefit oneself. What good will it do to them if I don't pay the money then?"

Wu Ming looked at the indignant Lin Wei and asked, "Do you still want to borrow money? We There is no shortage of money now. "

Hezi has spent less than 100 million of the 300 million yuan, so funds are not tight.

Lin Wei sighed and sat down.

And what about shipbuilding?

This is a money-burning business. Even if she spends 100 million, she doesn't know if there will be any splash. If the bank doesn't lend money, she won't be able to start it.

Opportunity waits for no one. A year late means one less chance.

If she can't stand up now, she will have to wait until 1970 or even 1973. Only after she makes a fortune in the stock market can she have this strength.

Forget it, don’t force it.

The debt is high and the pressure is really great. If there are any unforeseen changes, it will be difficult to turn around.

"Let Ah Feng prepare. This time she and Manager Qu will accompany me to France." Lin Wei changed the topic. If she said she wanted to enter the shipbuilding industry, she would scare Wu Ming to death. "I will probably stay in France this time." One month, I'll leave this to you. If you have anything, you can communicate with me at any time."

Ah Feng is her secretary in the Hezi Business Department, her name is Yang Zhenfeng, and she is the daughter of Yang Zhenxiong, the manager of the garment factory.

I have to say that Manager Yang is very thoughtful and unique. He even named his daughter with the same generation name. When Lin Wei found out that A Feng was Yang Zhenxiong’s daughter, she was a little speechless. This person was too careless.

These unsuperstitious people can really do anything.

Manager Qu is her newly recruited person in charge of Hezi Xiangjiang District. His name is Qu Zhiheng. He used to work in a British-owned company and was recruited by Lin Wei.

On the one hand, good talents come to you by luck; on the other hand, you have to find them yourself. Qu Zhiheng is very good at organizing events and public relations.

Lin Wei took the two of them, as well as Hu Xiwen and Jin Xin, to the airport.

As expected, Lin Wei was stuck at the airport.

One billion, one billion! What does this mean among ordinary people?

When Lin Wei failed to redeem her 100,000 pounds, it caused a commotion in the Hong Kong city.

What about 1 billion? It's really something that I can't even imagine. Lin Wei actually borrowed so much money. It's sensational.

"The rumors are a bit exaggerated."

Lin Wei was blocked and had bodyguards. It would be impossible to force her way in, but Lin Wei didn't want to feel too guilty.

Don’t you just owe money?

What is it?

A listed company in the Kowloon industry has more than 1 billion. Why can't these people take a long-term view?

This is all business, real money, real assets and land.

"It's not scary to owe money, but it's scary not to be able to pay. Hezi's daily turnover is nearly one million. We will soon open up a new market in Italy. When all European markets are opened, our income will be an astonishing figure. Kowloon I don’t need to talk about the assets of the aviation industry. Everyone knows that banks are not stupid. If you can borrow money, you have a reason to borrow money. Thank you for your concern. I have to catch a flight and will be late. Please make it easier for everyone.

" HSBC, wait for her to come back and have a good showdown between banks to let him know what cheating is.

When Hengsheng becomes stronger, she will have a backer.

At this time, most of the flight routes were neither first class nor business class. Xiangjiang only flew to France in one flight.

A trip of more than ten hours is very difficult. Lin Wei usually stays up late and then sleeps on the plane. Her sleep quality is good and ordinary sounds do not affect her.

Hu Xiwen envied her very much. She had enough energy when working and could fall asleep when sleeping. Unlike her, she had to prepare eye and ear muffs and was woken up by noise from time to time.

Qu Zhiheng has always seemed a little reserved since he got on the plane. He has never participated in fashion week, and the brands he worked for before are very different from Hezi, so he is afraid that he will make any mistakes.

"It doesn't matter. They are almost ready over there. The main reason for coming here this time is to observe and learn, and to accumulate experience. There is no need to feel too much pressure." Hu Xiwen comforted.

"Thank you," Qu Zhiheng breathed out and said, "I'm afraid I can't speak French well." Qu

Zhiheng's position is different from that of Sheng Meijun before. He is just the person in charge of Xiangjiang District, and he is at the same level as Ji Chengjun. Now Resources are tilted toward Paris, so he is a little inferior to Ji Chengjun.

The chief designer has a very large say in luxury brands. As an old employee, Hu Xiwen is more authoritative.

So Qu Zhiheng respected her very much.

"Then you don't have to worry. Our boss Lin's French is amazing. She's not afraid of you. What are you afraid of?" Hu Xiwen couldn't help but laugh when he thought of Lin Wei's usual guessing game and the English words that popped up from time to time. .

"She is the boss, so of course she doesn't have to worry about this." Qu Zhiheng is self-taught in French and has not been to France a few times, so he is inevitably timid.

"Then you can rest assured. She is a person who likes to judge others by herself. She also requires others to do what she can do. If she doesn't do things well, she generally won't criticize others." Hu Xiwen mainly said I feel that Qu Zhiheng's French is not bad. Language is for communication. Accent is not a problem, as long as you can understand him.

Is it okay to complain about the boss like this?

Qu Zhiheng looked at Lin Wei subconsciously, and saw Mr. Lin, his mouth half open, sleepy and unconscious, and his saliva was almost drooling.

Ji Chengjun and others came to pick them up.

When Lin Wei introduced Qu Zhiheng to Ji Chengjun, Lin Wei saw a small flame rising in her eyes, full of fighting spirit.

She is indeed a strong woman.

It was just Sheng Meiyun before, but now that he is gone, her goal is the position vacated by Sheng Meiyun. Now there is an opponent out of thin air, and she is so close to Lin Wei. Naturally, she is extremely vigilant, but she has probably forgotten that she has not yet Graduation.

They rested in the hotel and went to the factory in France.

Compared with the factory in Xiangjiang, the area of ​​the factory here is twice larger. It looks much more luxurious and artistic, which is mainly reflected in the scenery and decoration here. The outside landscape is designed. When you enter through the gate, you will face a small fountain. There is an abstract S-shaped female statue, behind it is a small white building used for offices, and on the right is a factory building and a warehouse.

This was a factory they acquired in France, and subsequent renovations, equipment purchase, and recruitment... Lin Wei spent tens of millions.

In addition to meeting production and sales needs, it is also to facilitate future publicity.

She put her efforts in France, mainly because she didn’t know when the fashion show in Xiangjiang would develop, so she could only start here. Next time she can bring show guests here to visit the fashion week, the current factory is still It is not fully operational and renovations are still in progress.

Although some luxury brands will use OEM factories, for example, some brands will choose to cut the leather in the OEM factory and then send it back for sewing, but most brands actually do it themselves. In comparison, more second-tier brands do this, or Choose a holding foundry and conduct strict inspections. Raw materials are not allowed to be taken out of the factory. Everyone has their own method.

Lin Wei still wants to do a good job in quality control.

The 1960s had the advantages of the 1960s: land was cheap, standards were not so strict, everyone was a little insensitive, and the admiration for luxury goods was not so perverted. Therefore, even if Lin Wei did not seize the raw material market, through special design and The marketing method still successfully broke through, but it would not be so easy in future generations.

"Manager Qu, can you give us some advice? Compared with the factory in Xiangjiang, what room for improvement do we have?"

Huh?

Qu Zhiheng looked at Ji Chengjun and said with a smile: "No, I came here to study. Before I came, I heard Mr. Lin praise Mr. Ji for being young, beautiful, and capable. She is an outstanding woman who is not inferior to men."

Ji Chengjun hugged his chest and smiled. : "Mr. Qu is really good at joking. We, Mr. Lin, never talk like that."

"Ah, maybe I remembered it wrong," Qu Zhiheng noticed at this moment that the other party was targeting him and said, "But, Mr. Ji It is indeed extraordinary in appearance and unique, like a fairy flower. "

Fairy flower?"

It's just to complain about her weirdness.

"Thank you for the compliment. I feel that a common man like Manager Qu is more approachable and down-to-earth."

Lin Wei listened to the two people going back and forth without interrupting. As the saying goes, when two ministers fight, the emperor benefits. , if the subordinates don’t compete, how can the company’s performance increase?

Hu Xiwen sounded a little uncomfortable and felt that it was too early to comfort him because he was on the plane.

Afterwards, they returned to the store on Avenue Montaigne for a meeting.

This six-story building has been fully renovated and bought by them, so unless it is renovated and rebuilt, it will always be their headquarters in France.

This year's fashion week has been brought forward. These people seem to be looking for the best time, but it is still a month or two later than later generations. There is no way, the fashion industry is not that developed now, and the spring and summer shows have just started in winter. , this kind of super-season display, many people can't stand it for a while.

But this time Lin Wei came to Paris not only for this fashion week.

"We will also participate in Milan Fashion Week next year, and at the same time, our market development plan in Italy must also be put on the agenda."

Just opening a store in Italy does not require as much effort as in France. We only need to select the store location and be responsible Even if more than half of the work is done, marketing activities and factories will be managed by France.

Europe is a very centralized place and easy to manage, so it is most convenient to set up the European headquarters in France.

Ji Chengjun heard what Lin Wei said and handed Lin Wei a piece of information: "These are the places I have asked people to choose in Italy before. Take a look, are there any suitable ones?"

Lin Wei took it and looked at it. The information is very detailed and comes with photos. This has been inspected by someone on the spot, and the nearby crowds and brand stores are marked.

When Lin Wei was looking at the information, Ji Chengjun said: "The local branch is expected to be renovated in April next year, just in time for next year's autumn and winter fashion week."

Lin Wei nodded, looking through the information and asked: "This How is the monthly store sales?"

"Sales started to rise in mid-to-late September and doubled this month. Sales are mainly concentrated in cashmere coats and cashmere down jackets..."

So raw materials are still very important.

But she can't just raise whatever she needs. There aren't many Su Tianrui who can cause harm to her. This guy complains to her every day and wants to come back.

After a while, she will call people back.

It is still necessary to establish a professional buyer team to get the best leather.

"Have you had any contact with people at Diberly? How receptive are they to acquisitions now?" Diberly is a jewelry brand that Lin Wei is interested in acquiring to enrich the luxury brand category.

Ji Chengjun thought for a while and said: "They are not opposed to being acquired if the price is right, but..."

Huh?

Ji Chengjun touched his nose and said, "I've made some insinuations. They mean they don't want to become France's... shame." She did not continue.

When everyone heard what she said, they all understood what she meant. The acquisition was okay, but they were very concerned about the identity of the other party. If it was a Chinese brand, they would be ridiculed, and they did not believe that the Chinese could manage it well.

Jin Xin sneered coldly: "What's so great? If you really want to be so powerful, you won't end up going bankrupt. I don't know where the confidence comes from. The people in the Kowloon Aviation Industry said so harshly that they would never let China People are trying to get involved, look at what they dare to say now?"

"It's different," Qu Zhiheng said, "That's in Xiangjiang, which is our own territory, but it's different in France. The local media and government will feel very shameless, and will stop it overtly or covertly." What happened to Hezi back then. He had heard about it, and it was all covered in newspapers. They, Mr. Lin, stayed up for several nights before they could gain a foothold here. If they acquire another French brand with a lot of history, who knows what kind of trouble it will cause. of opposition.

"Manager Qu knows a lot." Ji Chengjun looked at Qu Zhiheng with a bright smile.

"Ah... not bad." Qu Zhiheng's cheeks heated up when he met Ji Chengjun's teasing gaze, and he couldn't refute him for a while.

Ji Chengjun is not a great beauty, but she is very feminine. She is not a bright and aggressive type, but she looks like a sweet bird, has a sweet voice, has very good skin, and has very obvious feminine qualities. , more approachable than that kind of big beauty, and more attractive to people.

"Forget it," Lin Wei closed the document, "I don't have time to argue with them."

Ji Chengjun breathed a sigh of relief. He was really afraid that Lin Wei wanted to fight hard, so she immediately said, "We might as well try other countries, such as Switzerland. , Compared with France, Switzerland has no aristocrats and the concept of hierarchy is not so strong, so they will not be too opposed to this kind of acquisition. We can buy jewelry and watches. "Switzerland does not have a royal family, but their status in Europe is not low. Many Europeans like to go there for vacation, and members of the royal family like to buy real estate in Switzerland.

Hearing what she said, Lin Weixiao looked at her and asked, "Do you have a good choice?"

Ji Chengjun immediately pulled out another piece of information and gave it to Lin Wei.

Qu Zhiheng looked on from the side, this was almost what Lin Wei asked, Ji Chengjun had something on his side, and there was something he didn't ask.

He was under unprecedented pressure. He thought he was just a young girl, but he didn't expect to be such a powerful character.

With such a person, it would be difficult for Lin Wei to see others.

He must achieve something, otherwise if we continue to compare like this, he will really be a bit underwhelming.

Stores in Kowloon, fashion exhibitions in Xiangjiang, and even branches in Taiwan are the directions he will work on next.

Lin Wei brought the information over. She had this idea before, but she just couldn't spare the time. Ji Chengjun thought that he still had to adapt. After all, he hadn't graduated yet and was too young, so he needed to take his time.

Looking at it now, some geniuses are so gifted that they can climb very high if given a pole. They don’t need to put too much effort into cultivating them, as long as they are provided with a platform.

It was so cool, Lin Wei felt like she had found a treasure.

She had only felt this feeling with Song Ye and Wu Ming.

Lin Wei was stunned when she opened the first page of information.

"Cartier?" Lin Wei looked at her.

Cartier?

"Ah, I made a mistake and accidentally put the French information in."

Ji Chengjun quickly took the information back.

As a result, I smoked...I couldn't smoke.

She looked at Lin Wei's tightly pressing fingers and slowly raised her head to look at Lin Wei: "Mr. Lin..."

Lin Wei looked at her with a very strange look: "Cartier is for sale?"

Ji Chengjun didn't know why and scratched Scratching his head, he said: "Yes, but they sold it three years ago. When the head of the family passed away, their children sold three different branches in Paris, London and New York to different people."

Huh?

Three years ago, that was 1964, how could it be so different?

Lin Wei's heart felt cold.

"Sold to the French?"

Ji Chengjun shook his head: "Paris was sold to the French, the New York business was sold to American businessmen, and the London business was sold to the British.

Ah... is it so complicated?

Lin Wei looked at several Cartiers After struggling a lot in my heart, I really couldn’t bear to let go.

Cartier, a brand owned by Li Feng, one of the top three luxury goods giants, was about to make a move

... Ji Chengjun didn’t plan to fight. Lin Wei had a bad feeling in her heart. It's over, it's over, the boss is interested in it. "Let's give it a try, what if?" " Lin Wei raised her head and showed a very bright smile. Ah... everyone looked at each other. Trying this might be a bit fatal. This requires acquiring three companies. It's too troublesome. Can't they find a ready-made one? "Boss, we ..." "Relax..." Lin Wei raised her hand and pressed down to calm them down, "Try your best. You also said that it is difficult for us to buy France, but it is now split and sold, so we can Let's contact the American businessman first and see if we can surround Wei and save Zhao. We have broken through them one by one and captured both New York and London. Then won't Paris be ours sooner or later? Looking at it this way, isn’t it much easier? " She looked at everyone with a smile, and the corners of her mouth could not help but rise. Not to mention the Cartier brand, everything is difficult at the beginning. If it succeeds, then it will not be so difficult to acquire other French brands, and the resistance will not be so heavy. But everyone present felt that Mr. Lin was so scary. They could imagine that there were three companies. Other brands could only focus on one seller, but now they had to conquer three, and the difficulty was multiplied by three . After finishing all the work, we started planning the acquisition. “The first step is to form a team to acquire Cartier. Do you want to participate? Lin Wei asked. The others were looking at each other. Ji Chengjun took a breath and said first: "I'm participating!" " In her place, women can't say no. When Qu Zhiheng saw this, he immediately said: "Add me. " He had learned about the entire takeover war in Kowloon from the newspapers. At first, everyone thought that Lin Wei got more shares by luck because she had the upper hand. As a result, two days ago, someone finally made a counterattack against Mr. Lin's final counterattack. It was a god-like operation. How did she know that Kuman's card was the decisive factor? Just thinking about it makes people excited. He couldn't miss such an opportunity.

However, Cartier is different from Kowloon Aviation. This is not a listed company. If you want to acquire it, you must negotiate with the holder.

Besides, the act of buying stocks secretly is actually a kind of hostile takeover. If there is no grudge, Lin Wei will usually not do this with others.

I want to buy, you want to sell, harmony makes money, that is the best.

"I'll join." Jin Xin raised his hand.

Yang Zhenfeng looked at everyone and said, "I may not be able to help you much."

"It's okay," Lin Wei said, "Just follow my instructions."

Yang Zhenfeng breathed a sigh of relief.

Hu Xiwen shrugged and said, "I'm so busy that I can't get away."

Lin Wei nodded, expressing understanding that there was no need for the designer to get involved: "I'll call A Yin later. She's back to school. Plus She is the only one. "A Yin has strong data analysis and text skills, and Jiulong helped a lot last time.

After saying that, she asked again: "Do you have anyone you can recommend?"

"Armand can," Ji Chengjun said, "He went to purchase raw materials, and his negotiation skills are very high."

"Okay!" Lin Wei said, "Then That's it for the time being. Manager Ji, you and Jin Xin will collect information about Cartier and the buyers to see how willing they are to sell, and then we will make the next plan. "

Lin Wei is not afraid of them . If it is not for sale, unless it is a family industry, this divided industry will actually change hands several times, either being annihilated in the hands of others, or being integrated by someone else.

As long as one company is acquired, Lin Wei is confident enough to win the other two.

A good start for Hezi Group.

She has long been dissatisfied with the three major luxury goods giants. France's LVMH Group, France's Kering Group, and Switzerland's Li Feng Group are all too profitable. There is also an old man who has frequently become the world's richest man.

She can't be a rich old Chinese lady...

Bah! She is a rich Chinese woman.