Chen Xuan, Wei Yin, together with Shopkeeper Xiao Li and Sun Yan, all agreed that this Ms. Shao was not someone who was easy to deal with.
Regarding the Beijing Hotel where Miss Shao stayed, Wei Yin said, "I heard from Ah Shu that the food at the Beijing Hotel is good."
Chen Xuan said, "I haven't been there either."
Wei Yin went to the house in Wangfucang Hutong with Chen Xuan in the evening to discuss countermeasures with Wei Nian. Wei Nian first asked, "How much did you sell of various cosmetics last year, and how much of this fragrant brand of cosmetics did you sell?"
"The cosmetics were introduced late, in October, and the real money started in November." Chen Xuan knew more about these things than Wei Yin. Chen Xuan said, "The products of the Fenfang brand are priced cheaper than other foreign cosmetics. Among our domestic brands, its quality is quite good. Especially the lipsticks, which come in many colors. From October last year to last month, there were more than 3,700 lipsticks sold. Other products, such as nail polish, also sold more than 1,200. Recently, it just launched an eyebrow pencil, which has only been on the market for a month. The quantity is a little less, but it has sold about a hundred. The vanishing cream sells well in winter, but now the weather is hot, the vanishing cream is a bit thick and not easy to sell."
Wei Yin knew that even the cheapest lipstick cost three dollars a stick, so he couldn't help but say, "The shop is not big, but they sell a lot of things."
"How else can we pay you back, Brother Anian?" Chen Xuan was a little worried. "We bought the goods before at 70% of the base price. Now that Miss Shao is here, are we going to raise the price?"
"If you were her agent in Beijing, she would only lower the price, how could it increase it?" Wei Yin said, "However, if you want to be the general agent, you have to pay for foreign brands. This brand's eyebrow pencils have just been launched, so I guess they won't ask you to pay, but there may be a limit on the amount of goods sold."
"I don't quite understand."
"That is to say, she will only let you be her agent if you sell a certain amount and for a certain amount of money."
"What are the benefits of being an agent?" Chen Xuan has been running a shop for more than half a year. Fortunately, Wei Nian has always been patient in teaching her. "To put it simply, for example, if you are an agent in Beijing, all other stores in Beijing that sell this brand will have to buy goods from you. Miss Shao may give you a 30% discount, and you can give the distributor an 80% discount. The difference in price is your profit in addition to the goods you usually sell in the store."
"I think Miss Shao is very powerful. It's unlikely that she will let us be her agent." Chen Xuan said honestly. Wei Yin also said, "Brother, you don't know. When she came over, Second Sister-in-law asked her if she wanted black tea or green tea, but she insisted on coffee. A Yan went to buy her coffee, but she left without even touching it! She didn't seem to come to do business with us, but to put on airs."
"Looking at what you two have done, it's obvious that this is a warning to you." Wei Nian always speaks without mercy, "How stupid. When she said she wanted coffee, you should have said there was only tea here. Why did you go to buy her coffee? Ha, who are you begging whom for help? How can you two be so incompetent!" He scolded the two of them.
Wei Yin whispered, "You haven't seen the second brother. He is very arrogant, dressed in an overbearing manner, and is extremely proud."
Chen Xuan stood aside like a nodding machine.
Wei Nian glared at them, "You two are still the boss, you are so cowardly. You get scared when someone puts on airs. Shame on you!" Chen Xuan's head drooped after being scolded. Wei Nian knocked her on the head and his face darkened, "Didn't I tell you before that you should always hold your head high and hold your chest out!"
Chen Xuan immediately raised her head reflexively. Wei Nian asked, "What else did Miss Shao say?"
Chen Xuan was confident enough to scold Wei Nianxun, and she said loudly, "Let's go to the Beijing Hotel to find her at ten o'clock tomorrow."
"What are you going to do?"
Chen Xuan thought for a moment and said, "I want to go and listen to what she has to say first. Her brand of cosmetics is indeed easy to sell. However, if she looks down on people, I would rather not do this business than let people look down on me."
"That's more like it." Wei Nian's expression softened a little, and he said to Chen Xuan and Wei Yin, "If you have an idea, just do it. Don't be timid at any time, let alone afraid. Whether you are timid or afraid, it's because you are unsure. If you are unsure, what are you afraid of? Go and take a look. Once you see clearly, you will naturally have a clear mind. We have nothing to do with her. No matter how powerful and influential she is, we don't rely on her for a living! In a serious business, no one owes anyone anything, and no one relies on anyone else. If it works out, it works out. If it doesn't, forget it. Don't act like a loser and embarrass me, okay?"
Chen Xuan nodded, "Got it!"
Wei Yin was scared to death by the way her second brother scolded her second sister-in-law. She didn't expect that her second brother was so powerful in front of her second sister-in-law.
It was rare that her second sister-in-law could still look good and privately said to Wei Yin, "Every time Brother Nian scolds me, I feel very relieved." This made Wei Yin speechless, and she felt that her second sister-in-law was submissive and had a very good temper.
Chen Xuan first asked Wei Nian where the Beijing Hotel was, and then agreed with Wei Yin to hire a car tomorrow and go there fifteen minutes early, but not too early. Originally, the two wanted to ask Wei Nian to help them, but in the end, they only listened to the lecture yesterday and didn't dare to mention it at all, so they had to do it themselves.
Chen Xuan changed into a jade-green cheongsam, looking neat and clean. Wei Yin wore a white silk-cotton women's shirt, a Western style, with lace on the collar and cuffs, and a matte maple-red satin long skirt, looking very graceful. As soon as the car stopped at the entrance of Beijing Hotel, a doorman came to open the door. It was the first time for both of them to come to Beijing Hotel. Fortunately, Chen Xuan had been to the Six Nations Hotel before, and it was the first time for Wei Yin to come to this high-end place since she was born, so she followed her second sister-in-law everywhere.
When the two sisters entered the magnificent hall, a waiter came forward and Chen Xuan told them about the person she was looking for. The waiter arranged for the two to sit on the sofa tea table downstairs, and then came over to say that Miss Shao had a guest and would not come down for a while. The two ladies could order whatever they wanted and put it on the bill of Miss Shao's room.
Since they were waiting for someone, Chen Xuan didn't hesitate and said, "Give us the drink menu." Chen Xuan and Wei Yin ordered a cup of milk tea and Wei Yin ordered a cup of coffee, and they drank while waiting.
Wei Yin whispered to Chen Xuan, "Second sister-in-law, do you think Miss Shao is trying to intimidate us again?"
"Don't pay attention to her. We are here to discuss business, not to beg for food." Chen Xuan was very calm. "It's okay for a person to be scheming, but if he uses too much scheming, he will seem petty."
In order to prepare for this meeting, Chen Xuan reduced her study time by half last night to think about today's countermeasures. She thought clearly that the hat shop's business was now on the right track, and whether she became an agent or not, she would earn a lot. There were many cosmetics on the market, and there were other brands of the same price. It was not like she only had this bowl of rice left. After thinking this through, and asking Wei Nian to train her yesterday to gain some confidence, Chen Xuan was in a calm and peaceful mood today.
Wei Yin looked around the Beijing Hotel and after sitting for a while, he didn't feel too restrained anymore. Instead, he discussed with Chen Xuan about making clothes in the store. The styles of clothes in the store are for customers to choose. In fact, when customers order clothes, they need to be tailored to their body. Wei Yin was a little overwhelmed. "My eldest sister and sister-in-law, as well as Aunt Xu and Aunt Xu are all busy making hats. I wonder if I should find someone who is good at sewing, so that she can make them after I cut them."
"That's a good idea. Most women can sew, so let's find one that's suitable. Summer is here, and cosmetics are a little less popular, but summer skirts are particularly popular." Chen Xuan also applied Wei Nian's idea and discussed with Wei Yin, "Let's not talk about how much money a month, but charge by piece. The busier the work, the more money, and the less the work, the less money. Another thing, every winter, a lot of gloves and scarves are sold, so we have to prepare some in advance this year, because we were too rushed last year."
"The difficulty now is that there is no one in our family who weaves by hand. Also, our goods are increasing and the shop is a bit small." Wei Yin said.
Chen Xuan nodded, "I also feel that the shop is a bit narrow. Sometimes when there are too many customers, I can't even turn around."
As they were talking, a voice asked, "Mrs. Wei, Miss Wei, why are you here?"
The aunt and sister-in-law turned around and saw that it was Professor Chu. They both smiled and stood up to greet him. Wei Yin was more familiar with Professor Chu and said with a smile, "We came here to look for Miss Shao. We originally had an appointment at ten o'clock, but Miss Shao had a distinguished guest and hasn't come down yet. We were waiting for her here. What a coincidence that we ran into Professor Chu here."
Professor Chu was not alone. There was also an older, elegant, and very stylish man beside him. Chen Xuan smiled and said, "Professor Chu, just stay busy. It's okay for us to sit here for a while."
Professor Chu said to the man beside him, "Brother Shao, is there another Miss Shao staying at the Beijing Hotel? Is it your daughter?"
Wei Yin had been waiting for a long time, and immediately said, "The one who invited us here is Miss Shao Wenshao."
"What a coincidence! The two young ladies, please come with us." Mr. Shao looked to be in his thirties. Judging from his appearance, he did not look like a girl as old as Miss Shao. Therefore, Chen Xuan guessed that he should be over forty years old. The gentle and relaxed aura on his body was definitely not comparable to the domineering Miss Shao. Mr. Shao said warmly, "I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for so long."
Wei Yin was just angry with Miss Shao. At Mr. Shao's age, Wei Yin was at a loss for words. Chen Xuan calmly responded, saying, "Mr. Shao is too polite. We drank the coffee Miss Shao offered us downstairs, and we met Professor Chu, which was a pleasant surprise."
Professor Chu smiled and asked, "How is your painting study going, Miss Wei?"
"I have been painting all the time, but my sketching has reached a bottleneck. Teacher Lin asked me to stop for a while, go out more, and observe more." Wei Yin said, "I am still painting, but Teacher Lin said that my progress is not great."
Professor Chu smiled and said, "Teacher Lin is a painter, and his requirements for you are those for painters. If you only plan to study fashion design in the future, sketching is enough preparation. But you need to improve your French."
“I have been learning.”
As they were talking, they got into the elevator. Mr. Shao booked a large suite and ordered the servant to call the young lady over. It was not that Miss Shao was ignoring Chen Xuan and Wei Yin on purpose, she really had a friend there, and Chen Xuan and Wei Yin all knew Miss Shao's friend: Ms. Chen.
Seeing Chen Xuan and Wei Yin greet Ms. Chen, Miss Shao smiled and said, "So you all know each other. If I had known, we would have had tea together."
Chen Xuan stretched out her right hand, "I have met Ms. Chen several times at Mr. Wen's salon."
Ms. Chen didn't move at all. She placed her hands on her black handbag with a reserved look. She looked Chen Xuan up and down with a pair of critical eyes and smiled, "Yes, but I didn't expect that the one competing with me for the agency rights of Fenfang would be your sister-in-law."
Seeing Ms. Chen's arrogance, Wei Yin's face immediately turned cold. He narrowed his eyes and stared at Ms. Chen.
Chen Xuan turned her arm and extended her hand to Mr. Shao. Mr. Shao shook hands with Chen Xuan gracefully. Chen Xuan said casually, "See, the senior is more elegant."
Ms. Chen's expression changed immediately.
Professor Chu immediately said, "Hey, Brother Shao, didn't you just say you'd treat us? It's almost time. I've been missing the fresh oyster soup from the Beijing Hotel for a long time." He said to the ladies, "Boss Shao is the host, so don't be polite."
Professor Chu personally stepped in to smooth things over, so everyone had to give him face.
The author has something to say: ps: The second update is here, good afternoon everyone~~~~~~~ The third update will be before 4pm~~~~~~~~~~