Meiyi Shoe Factory, factory director's office.
"Junior sister, what do you think about Naiko's desire to cooperate?" Li Zhao asked Zhou Yi while drinking tea.
"Brother Feng, what do you think?" Zhou Yi asked Yunfeng instead of answering. She wanted to know Yunfeng's opinion.
Yunfeng had been carefully studying the information about Naiko. When Zhou Yi asked him about it, he put it down and replied, "Xiaoyi, compared to being a production factory for foreign brands, I would rather do a good job of the Meiyi sports shoe brand. Now that Naiko has found us, it proves that they approve of the sports shoes we produce. In this case, wouldn't it be better for us to strengthen and expand our own brand?"
Zhou Yi was very happy after hearing Yunfeng's words. She had never thought about cooperating with Naiko. As Yunfeng said, becoming an agent processing factory was far less fulfilling than establishing her own local brand.
Moreover, Zhou Yi knew how backward domestic brands were due to technological reasons in the 1980s and 1990s, and he also knew that all technologies in that era relied on foreign capital.
"Brother Feng, I agree with you. Creating our own brand is far more meaningful than running a processing factory." Zhou Yi looked at Yun Feng with a smile. What could be more important than a partner who keeps pace with the times? Nothing.
"If that's the case, then we can only compete with Nai Ke in the future, and it is very likely that they will be pushed to the Long family." Li Zhao expressed his concerns. From the current perspective, cooperating with Nai Ke is the most direct way to kick the Long family out.
"Brother Zhao, are you scared?" Zhou Yi looked at Li Zhao.
"Afraid? There's no such word in my dictionary." Li Zhao stood up immediately, looking like a dog. "It's just a foreign brand and the Long family. Do you think you should add a word to my dictionary? Tsk~"
"That's it, isn't it? Since we established the factory, all our procedures have been formal and we have explored all the technologies bit by bit ourselves. The only thing we can't compare with is the machinery. Foreign machinery development is much more advanced than domestic one. Although this problem is difficult, it is not unsolvable." Zhou Yi analyzed objectively.
Today, the technology of sports shoes relies on manual labor, but this is not a long-term solution. If we want to quickly occupy the market, mechanical production is a problem that must be solved.
"It's a mechanical problem, maybe I can think of a solution." Xu Xiaoxiu's voice came from the door.
"Xiao Xiu? Why are you here? If you don't stay at home and take good care of yourself, aren't you afraid that Uncle Xu and Ma Peipei will come with knives? You may not be afraid, but I am." Zhou Yi stood up with a smile and walked to the door, helping Xu Xiaoxiu in.
"You're so boastful, Xiaoyi. Did you learn this exaggerated style from Li Zhao?" Xu Xiaoxiu rolled his eyes at Zhou Yi.
"Little sister, how am I exaggerating?" Li Zhao was unhappy when he heard it and immediately stood up to refute.
"You're not that pretentious? Look around Jinghai, is there anyone more pretentious than you?" Xu Xiaoxiu looked at Li Zhao with a smile.
Li Zhao really thought about it seriously, then touched his forehead and said, "It seems that there really isn't one."
This caused several people in the room to burst into laughter.
"Xiao Xiu, do you have a solution to the problem with the shoe factory machinery?" Yun Feng asked Xu Xiaoxiu.
If the mechanical problems can be solved, efficient production will be possible.
Xu Xiaoxiu nodded, sat down and spoke slowly: "I had an Italian classmate when I was studying abroad before, and he had access to shoemaking equipment."
Everyone present, including Zhou Yi, was a little surprised. Most shoemaking equipment at that time relied on imports, either from the port city or through trade with Italy. They didn't expect Xu Xiaoxiu to have a ready-made channel.
"That's great, Xiaoxiu, can you contact him and see how many units you can import?" Zhou Yi excitedly pulled Xu Xiaoxiu's hand.
If we have advanced equipment, Meiyi sports shoes will be able to open up the national market more quickly, and we will not have to be afraid of any foreign investment coming in.
Just when everyone was having a great time chatting, several uninvited guests came to the door of the shoe factory.
The guard knew Zhou Yi and the others were at the factory today, so he went to the factory director's office and knocked on the door. "Dear leaders, there are a few strange-looking people with yellow hair at the door. The people who came with them said they came to discuss cooperation with the factory. Do you want to bring them up?"
When Zhou Yi and the others heard this, they knew it must be Naiko's people. They didn't expect them to come so soon.
"Please ask them to come up." Zhou Yi replied.
The guard responded and went down to the door to lead the person away.
"Xiaoxiu, look how timely you came. No one in this room can speak foreign languages except you." Li Zhao looked at Xu Xiaoxiu.
Zhou Yi really wanted to say that she could do it too and was very proficient in it, but she couldn't say it.
The person who came up was indeed from Naiko. He directly expressed his desire to cooperate with Meiyi Shoe Factory, and his attitude was extremely arrogant, as if it was a great thing for Meiyi to cooperate with them.
Xu Xiaoxiu's spoken English and communication skills were quite good. He was able to express that Meiyi Shoe Factory had no intention of cooperating, but he did not offend anyone from Naiko.
They obviously didn't expect that Meiyi Shoe Factory would refuse to cooperate. You know, there are many factories that want to take over their agency, but the technology of those shoe factories is really too poor.
From the moment they entered the Meiyi Shoe Factory, the people from Naiko nodded frequently. Except for the outdated machinery, they were very satisfied with everything else, including the operating procedures and management.
Seeing that Meiyi had no intention of cooperating, he thought that Zhou Yi and the others did not understand Naiko's strength, so he directly took out the contract, indicating that the above terms could still be negotiated.
When Xu Xiaoxiu translated the business terms of the contract, Yunfeng and Li Zhao were shocked. No wonder every shoe factory wanted to take over the agency business. Nike's investment was really amazing. At the same time, it could also be seen how optimistic they were about the domestic market.
However, what the person in charge of Naiko did not expect was that even if they took out the contract, Meiyi still refused to cooperate.
The people from Naiko left after leaving the contract and contact information.
"Junior sister, you will definitely be a powerful enemy of Meiyi in the future." Li Zhao said seriously after seeing the person leave.
Zhou Yi certainly knew that Naico was a strong rival. After all, it was a brand that would create a value of tens of billions of dollars in this era.
"So what? As long as Meiyi can quickly occupy the big market before them, why should we be afraid of them?" Yunfeng spoke first before Zhou Yi could say anything.
After Yunfeng finished speaking, Zhou Yi gave him a thumbs up: "Brother Feng, good job."
If she were to live her life over again, Zhou Yi would also like to do something for this era. She may not be able to handle other heavy industries, but she is confident that she can take the lead in establishing a local brand.
"Xiao Xiu, the problem of shoemaking equipment cannot be delayed any longer." Zhou Yi looked at Xu Xiaoxiu with a smile.
"No problem, I'll contact them right away and make sure to solve Meiyi's problem." Xu Xiaoxiu patted his chest and agreed to the task.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
