Chapter 238 Victims
In fact, the popularity of the White Lotus brings Jing Jian a kind of happiness to him in a sense.
Return to the original intention of establishing the white lotus - to slaughter Sudong, or dump Sudong! But why do you have to use the North American white lotus as a platform and a bridge? This is not because California's sunshine is good, Jing Jian has his own intention, and this will be described in detail later. Anyway, according to the purpose at that time, it doesn't matter whether the white lotus makes money!
Jing Jian never expected that, or rather, his original estimate was too conservative, and the hype of the Microsoft incident would be so successful. So now, Jing Jian was surprised to find that the White Lotus, which had not had the hope of making money, had turned into a "cash cow"?
However, Jing Jian knew very well that the mailing sales model was destined to not be successful. So what's the use of White Lotus after the Sudong incident? Of course, there was no worries at the beginning, but it was not profitable anyway, so it went bankrupt. But now...? It's a pity, right? Then there are two other ways out - sell it; simply change the model and make it bigger!
However, whether it is selling or making big, you need to take over the deal. Not to mention selling, you also need to continue to raise funds. The ultimate goal is of course to go public. And here, since Sakatoshi Trading Company has been delivered to you, Jing Jian will fool you. Who made the current Japanese people stupid and have more money? If the fooling is successful, Mr. Kata in front of you really agree, it doesn’t matter. Just set up a trading subsidiary under the White Lotus International Network and then sell it to Sakatoshi Trading Company as a part of the shares.
The subsequent rounds of negotiations were wonderful, but also boring. Of course, the result was not unexpected - it was not successful. And Takato Kata came to Los Angeles thousands of miles away, and it was impossible for him to take a few preparations. He settled for the second best: "Mr. Bramble, investment needs to be considered comprehensively, but I think that Sakatoshi Trading Company and your company's business have many complementary complements, so it is possible to strengthen cooperation first. The trading company has already represented many Japanese products and has North American distribution rights. If your company is willing, can it be sold on behalf of others?"
"Oh?" Jing Jian suddenly became interested and began to ask in detail.
As we all know, Japan's domestic market is relatively closed. This is not a national policy-based trade protection, but a relatively "complex" sales and circulation market. To put it simply, it is similar to the regional protection of the tobacco and alcohol market in China, which has just been reformed and opened up, and it is difficult for foreign tobacco and alcohol to enter the local market.
The pros and cons of this circulation market are not discussed here. But there is one problem - the sales of small and medium-sized enterprises in Japan rely quite on those trading companies, and the trading companies rely on their own strength to obtain the general distribution rights and generous sales discounts of those small and medium-sized enterprises.
In the 1980s, the quality of Japanese products had already caught up with each other and had a strong competitive advantage in price, so they began to enter the international market in large numbers. However, of course, those super-large companies had no problem and could establish their own independent international sales network, but those small and medium-sized companies were completely blind. Do they need a trading company?
Japan trading companies like Sakatoshi Trading Company also discovered this problem. Originally, the products of these small and medium-sized enterprises were mainly sold in China, and these trading companies have a complete domestic sales network. But now they are suddenly expanding overseas? What should I do? Have I been peeled off by European and American dealers?
So this time, Sakatoshi Trading Company simply took the initiative. Anyway, they were already rich and even skyscrapers and oil paintings could be purchased in groups. It would be better to buy European and American dealers. It was against this background that White Lotus entered Sakatoshi Trading Company's sight.
Jing Jian of course agreed to such a cooperation. Kent was already in a hurry because of the shortage of goods. Now that this batch of Japanese goods is supplemented, it has at least alleviated the current problems. And to be honest, the grade of domestic products is too low now, and a batch of mid-range cheap and beautiful products are indeed needed.
In addition, although the profits of Japanese goods are much thinner, only 10% to 15%, excluding operating costs, even as low as 7 or 8%, Sakatoshi Trading Company promises to sell on behalf of others, and the payment can be discounted until the next month, which does not occupy White Lotus' funds and can also bring a large amount of working capital. If you borrow a chicken to lay eggs, why not do it?
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In general, this series of operations on Microsoft were completely successful. Even its influence played a very important role in cooperation with Jung Shipping and Sakatoshi Trading Company. In his heart, Jing Jian was somewhat proud of his methods, but at this moment, a dark cloud quietly came...
In January, the streets of New York were still chilly, and the crowds at work passed by the newsstands and bought the New York Times. Today, a very eye-catching title "Victim!" suddenly appeared on the front page of the financial version.
At the beginning of the article, it points out the hot "victim" that was hyped some time ago - White Lotus International Network. It also briefly introduces the incident process. Anyway, the aftermath of the incident has not yet disappeared. White Lotus still has not obtained 5% of Microsoft's stock. Bill Gates still ignores White Lotus, and is often beaten by computer masters such as Jobs. Mr. Kent, the general manager of White Lotus, often complains about grievances. He has also gained sympathy from many people.
But then, the article pointed out the strangeness. First of all, in the operation of Microsoft stocks, everyone joked about the failure of the $50 offer and the stupidity of the $170 offer, but almost no one noticed that before this, Bailian had quietly bought a lot of low-priced circulating shares, and after that, he sold it at a high price. Because it was obvious that if it weren't for this, Bailian would have long since exceeded 5% of the equity.
Therefore, the reporter came to the following conclusion that in this Microsoft operation, White Lotus not only obtained a lot of Microsoft's restricted shares, but also had cash arbitrage of no less than US$10 million. It was nothing more than a 5% equity, and there was no need for announcements at all, so accurate profit data could not be obtained.
Secondly, the White Lotus has suddenly become well-known throughout the United States, from an inconspicuous small mail order company to the most famous mail order company in the United States. The growth of its sales business is amazing. But even people in the world ignore such effective advertising?
Finally, Bai Lianhua suddenly had an influence in the computer IT industry and became the pioneer flag bearer of the "Internet faction".
Chapter completed!