Her relatives packed their things and left overnight. Jiang Xiaoyan sat in the living room, rubbing her face. She never imagined that her life would turn out like this.
She wanted to prove herself, but this was a path that not everyone could take. It is said that if you want to survive in the world, it is best to be single. And isn't the business world the same?
Jiang Xiaoyan was so busy that she had no time to pay attention to anything else, but if this continued, Duoduo would soon become an orphan.
The clock on the wall showed it was already 3 a.m. Jiang Xiaoyan picked up the phone and called Lu Feng. At this hour, the father and daughter were already fast asleep.
Jiang Xiaoyan made several phone calls but no one answered. Dragging her exhausted body upstairs, she felt for the first time that money wasn't so important. If Duoduo became a good-for-nothing, no matter how much money she had, she would never be able to find the happiness she once had.
Filled with endless reflection, Jiang Xiaoyan drifted off to sleep.
The next morning, Jiang Xiaoyan bought the earliest ferry ticket to Hong Kong. Around noon, she finally contacted Lu Feng, and the two were having a great time at the zoo.
"Take a taxi and go straight to Repulse Bay. I'm taking Duo Duo back now," Lu Feng said into the phone.
Half an hour later, Lu Feng drove home. Jiang Xiaoyan was already waiting on the bench in the courtyard. Duoduo ran over and threw herself into Jiang Xiaoyan's arms. Jiang Xiaoyan blamed herself, saying that her mother was bad, and tears streamed down her face.
Lu Feng sat down, asked the nanny to prepare a few cups of coffee, watched the two talking, lit a cigarette and said, "Now that they know to come over, this child is almost an orphan."
Jiang Xiaoyan wiped away her tears, composed herself, took a deep breath, and said, "I'm very busy. It's my responsibility that I didn't choose the right person to take care of Duoduo. But I have a ton of work to do at the company right now, and I really can't spare the time."
Lu Feng watched her silently smoking for a long time before finally saying, "Do you know that there are male entrepreneurs and female entrepreneurs in this world, but there are absolutely no husband-and-wife entrepreneurs?"
“Every family needs someone to manage these odds and ends. Someone has to be on the front lines, and someone else has to clean up the mess. Huasha, stop trying. You can’t succeed. You can’t beat someone else in their area of strength. And the overall environment is indeed not good. Don’t think the environment is bad right now. This is just the beginning.”
Jiang Xiaoyan looked at Duoduo without saying a word. She didn't want to give up, but she had to make a choice. Life needed a focus: should she prioritize family or career?
Duoduo understood what they were talking about. Looking at Jiang Xiaoyan, she said, "Mom, you go ahead and do your thing. I can take care of myself. I do my homework every day after school before I go out to play. You said you wanted to live for yourself."
Jiang Xiaoyan's eyes reddened. She wanted to live for herself, but there were too many things she couldn't give up. Hearing Duoduo's words, her heart ached. At this moment, nothing else mattered.
"It's alright, as long as you're okay, Mom has lived countless more lives than you've ever lived." Jiang Xiaoyan hugged her tightly.
Around 4 PM, the mother and daughter finally stopped crying, had a simple afternoon tea, and Lu Feng showed them around the house, chatting about Hua Sha's situation.
Lu Feng believes that Huasha does not have a flagship product and cannot disrupt its competitors, let alone disrupt the industry. With the same product strength, the other party's brand strength is stronger than Huasha's, and consumers have brand dependence. It would be extremely difficult for Huasha to break through.
Hwasa has reached this point, and bankruptcy is inevitable. Now, all they can do is try to minimize their debts while they are insolvent.
Lu Feng told her to focus on cosmetics when she got back, with daily chemical consumables as secondary products. At the same time, she should strengthen brand power, implement a multi-brand strategy, and focus on niche markets. Because with cosmetics, the more niche a brand is, the higher people's dependence on it and the greater the profit margin.
As for the factory in Tianjin, it would be best to sell part of it. If not, we should talk to other companies to do OEM manufacturing and try to bring back as much capital as possible.
Regarding the product, Lu Feng told Jiang Xiaoyan that they needed to upgrade the product. Adding a few dozen grams to the first generation could only achieve a certain sales volume in the short term, but in the long run, it would lead to fierce competition.
The best approach is to change the strategy and launch an upgraded version of the laundry detergent, starting with high-end products. This will make it easier to establish the brand's reputation as a premium brand.
These things all take time!
As evening fell, Lu Feng was having dinner at home. Duo Duo was happily eating in the dining room, chatting about things at school from time to time. This meal felt more like a way to make up for lost time.
Inside this luxuriously decorated restaurant, it seems impossible to find the warmth of the dilapidated rental house from the past.
“I’m going back on the 4th too, for a meeting.” Lu Feng looked at Jiang Xiaoyan and said, “You don’t need to do everything yourself. You need to learn to delegate. Otherwise, you’ll work yourself to death and still not get any results. Although I’ve been busy these past few years, it’s just that I’m short on time and not as tired. Look at how you are now.”
Jiang Xiaoyan sat there silently. Her desire for success was not for money, but to make up for the loss of her family.
"You need to do well in all your subjects now, especially math. If you do well in math, physics, and chemistry in high school, things will be much easier in the future," Lu Feng said to Duo Duo. "You can't neglect English either. Elementary and middle school are the foundation, but it gets harder in high school. Also, whatever you do, don't get a girlfriend, understand?"
"I'm not dating!" Duoduo said very seriously. "A boy pursued me in my third year of junior high, but I didn't agree to date him. He even threatened me, saying that if I didn't agree, he would mess with me!"
“When I get back, I’ll talk to your principal about this and ask him to take care of it!” Lu Feng said.
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