National Tide 1980.

What's the matter?

Chairman Ning has actually become a shareholder of LVMH!

So, can I really be the wine agent of LVMH?

After confirming that all this was not Ning Weimin's nonsense or some false joke, Maria's heartbeat suddenly quickened.

Yes, she has long wanted to have a place in Ginza.

Opening a store or something like that is her biggest hope.

It was for this purpose that she agreed to work with Ning Weimin and Axia to help them manage the Chixia Club.

However, even her biggest dream was far less tempting than the pie that Ning Weimin had drawn for her in person.

She didn't have to think too much, she could judge by intuition the value of the plan Ning Weimin proposed to her.

Frankly speaking, after nearly a year of hard work, Maria has used all her skills to make Chixia the most popular club in the entire Ginza 7-chome.

Compared with the past, Chixia's profit has not just doubled, but almost tripled.

If there were a professional selection of clubs in Ginza, Chixia would definitely be on the list of the top five.

But even so, Chixia's monthly profit is only just over 100 million yen.

Moreover, due to the lack of space, Chixia will not be able to grow further unless the owner of the bar on the same floor leaves and it can rent a house next door.

But during the bubble economy, everyone seemed to have endless money to spend, and there was no unprofitable store in Ginza.

Even the worst nightclubs and clubs will always make a profit, so don't even think about such a good thing.

To be honest, how to make Chixia achieve better development has become Maria's biggest worry.

After much thought, there seems to be no better solution than to open a store in a bigger location.

Moreover, if we do that, we will have to bear more rent and staff expenses, as well as spend a lot of money on redecoration. It is also inevitable that some old customers who don't like the new environment will leave.

If the new store doesn’t prosper as well as the old one, it will become a joke in Ginza, enough to make the mamas in the same industry laugh at it for a year.

So she never mentioned this matter to Ning Weimin and Axia. Even she herself was worried about her reputation being ruined and thought it was not worth taking such a risk.

She didn't expect that Ning Weimin's words today would give her a brand new prospect and a broad sky.

Because no one knows Ginza better than Maria, and knows the men, women and nightclubs here.

In other words, with her many years of experience in Ginza, she can be considered half an economic expert here.

She could easily calculate how much profit the foreign hotels that supplied alcohol to nightclubs like Ginza made.

For example, on average, a shop in Ginza with a business area of ​​40 tsubo and 30 hostesses would consume 30 to 40 million yen worth of various types of alcoholic beverages every month.

The supplier she currently uses supplies about 30 bars, clubs and nightclubs in Ginza.

So we can calculate that the other party's monthly turnover is between 900 million yen and 1.2 billion yen.

The gross profit margin of a foreign liquor store is about 30%, which means that the other party's minimum gross profit margin is 300 million yen.

This is almost the same as Chixia's gross profit.

But on the other hand, the operating costs of foreign liquor stores are much lower.

It requires neither luxurious decoration nor extravagant furnishings, nor high-end consumables. It only needs an office, a warehouse, and two or three vehicles for transportation.

Moreover, whether it is an office clerk, a warehouse manager, or a delivery driver, it is much cheaper than hiring a good hostess, and the number of people required is much less.

Labor costs are the biggest expense for running a nightclub in Ginza.

There are a total of ten people, including the bartender, waiter, store financial manager and the kitchen staff responsible for the food and drinks.

Besides, which PR lady doesn’t earn several million yen or tens of millions of yen every month?

At least 150 million yuan can be saved in this regard.

In other words, the Ginza nightclub business is actually a bit glamorous on the surface. With the same gross profit level, a foreign liquor store can make the same profit as two Chixia clubs.

Even if the price the other party paid for the goods was far less favorable than Ning Weimin's connection with France.

In addition, the number of customers of a foreign liquor store is not limited by the store space. As long as there are enough connections, the room for performance growth is almost unlimited.

Maria's greatest strength is her personal connection, and many of her clients are business owners or people holding important positions in large companies.

Now it is almost the end of the year, which company doesn’t give gifts?
Premium drinks are just the norm.

It can be said that if she wants to take action, even without relying on Chixia's daily management, it will not be a problem for her to quickly digest these drinks.

But it’s only less than two thousand bottles.

The most important thing is that by opening clubs and nightclubs, you deal with rich people every day.

But a Mama-san is a Mama-san, always a lower-class waiter who is responsible for making the customers happy but can never be on an equal footing with them.

On the other hand, opening a foreign liquor store is different.

She will become the head of a formal enterprise, and both her subordinates and business clients will call her...President.

Needless to say, this title alone was enough to raise Maria's blood pressure.

She has the potential to become one of the few female company presidents in Japanese society. This kind of good thing has always been exclusive to rich girls.

What's more, with the example of a strong woman like Axia right next to her, she has long been yearning for it.

She didn't expect that she would have such a good life. Such a good thing just fell from the sky and landed on her. She couldn't help feeling a little dizzy for a moment.

She couldn't think any further, so she answered instinctively, "President Ning, if you are not kidding me, then I am very interested in this task. And I can assure you that if I only follow the prices at the foreign liquor store, I can sell all the liquor in a week instead of a month." When she said this, Maria couldn't help shaking because she was too excited.

Although her loud tone made Kenichi Sagawa and the public relations lady beside her look at her sideways, Ning Weimin did not seem surprised.

He just responded approvingly, "That's good. Of course I believe in your ability, otherwise I wouldn't have told you about this. Don't worry, I mean what I say. As long as you can sell these wines quickly, we will work together to open another wine store near Ginza. You won't have to put up any capital at that time. How about I give you 30% of the shares? You will also be fully responsible for the daily operations, and I won't interfere. How do you think? My President Maria?"

The word "President" coming from Ning Weimin's mouth made Maria even more delighted.

"Thank you so much for thinking so highly of me. You are really my lucky god. Please let me toast you a glass of wine."

Maria was delighted and said sincerely that she got what she wanted, even better than she expected.

Needless to say, as bystanders, Kenichi Sagawa and the public relations lady were also envious.

Although they were not involved in the incident, they also knew that the mama-san was lucky.

Maria was indeed right. Ning Weimin was like a god. He could make everyone happy with just a wave of his hand. They all felt the same way, especially Kenichi Sagawa.

But after the toast, Maria regained some of her sobriety and asked hesitantly, "It's just... that... President, are we the only two cooperating in this foreign liquor business? What about Axia..."

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Needless to say, her concerns are normal.

After all, the three of them had always shared the profits of Chixia, and they had also cooperated to buy a parking lot in Shinjuku.

If Axia is not allowed to participate in this matter, it may destroy unity.

It's like sticking a thorn in someone's heart. At least you should give them a heads up in advance to save face.

But Maria was overthinking. How could a relationship expert like Ning Weimin make such a mistake?
Moreover, after Ning Weimin came back, he increasingly felt that his shares in LVMH had greater benefits than participating in dividends.

As a result, he has made a decision - to take over as LVMH's agent in Asia sooner or later.

Although he is not strong enough and lacks experience to open LV stores all over Asia, it is probably difficult for him to improve the LV brand style to a level that would satisfy Henri Lacamier in terms of specific operations.

But he could have started with the drinks first.

He has the convenience of running a wine and beverage business as he runs a restaurant, just like Best Inc. sells soda and also opens fast food shops all over the world. He can certainly use restaurants and nightclubs to expand his business and also spread LVMH's champagne and cognac across Asia.

Therefore, Tokyo is just the starting point of his grand plan. The next step will be the port city. Especially since the largest market in the future is the untapped domestic market, he will have it completely in his own hands.

Then they will do their best to distribute the products and will definitely launch a counterattack to suppress the other two cognac brands, Remy Martin and Martell, which have just been imported into the mainland by Hong Kong cowards with the help of Hong Kong movies.

So he comforted her, "You don't have to worry about Axia. Hong Kong City is the place she is familiar with, and she will go back sooner or later. I will only cooperate with you in the wine and beverage business in Tokyo, and of course the wine and beverage business in Hong Kong City will be left to her, and I will cooperate with her."

"So that's how it is. That's good. That's good."

Maria patted her chest as she spoke, all her worries finally put to rest, and she couldn't help but praise.

"The president is so influential. He even got the agency rights for Hong Kong City. That's amazing. Fortunately, it's like this, otherwise I don't know how to talk to Axia about this. Now, even if I quit my job as Chixia Mama-san and ask her to choose someone else, I think she will understand..."

However, Ning Weimin did not understand her last words, "Quit? Why do you want to quit?"

Maria was confused now.

"Eh? Does the president mean that I will continue to be in charge of Chixia's management?"

"Don't you want to? Are you tired of being a mama-san in Chixia?"

"That's not the case, but I have to put my heart and soul into any job, especially since I'm still a novice in the wine business. If I take on two jobs at the same time, I'm afraid..."

"You are right. But the actual situation is different. Have you ever thought that these two jobs complement each other completely? I want to give it to you because I hope you can use your two identities as a foreign liquor store and a mama-san to do both jobs well at the same time. You have advantages in this regard, so why not make good use of it? You see, if you have a foreign liquor store, the cost of liquor will naturally be reduced for Chixia's own business, and you can also use the cooperative relationship to build good relations with your peers in Ginza. Conversely, for the foreign liquor store, with your experience as a mama-san, you naturally know where to find customers and needs. You can also use the public relations of the store to guide customers' consumption habits. Isn't this pretty good?..."

"This..." Maria didn't want to say yes, but she couldn't say "no" either. Her expression was really conflicted.

Fortunately, Ning Weimin finally understood her concerns and realized that he might be regarded as an unscrupulous capitalist by her.

So I quickly explained further, "Don't get me wrong, I'm not asking you to work all day and night, I don't mean to deprive you of all your private time. I'm just saying that you have the ability and convenience to do two things at the same time. You don't have to be too rigid about your working hours. Think about it, if you become the president, you will naturally have subordinates. You don't have to go to work every day at the company. You just need to keep a good grasp of the finances and handle the key matters yourself. It's the same at night. The reason you feel tired now is because you do everything yourself. So the key is that you also need to train more helpers to handle affairs for you. This principle is just like when Axia and I first found you to open a store. Have you ever thought about bringing out a few capable public relations people, teaching them the work of mamasan, and taking turns to help you run the store, then wouldn't it be much easier for you?"

"Well..." Ning Weimin's words caused Maria to think deeply. When talking about the management company, she couldn't help but nodded slightly, looking like she was being taught.

But when it came to the management of the club, she couldn't help feeling embarrassed and gave a somewhat perfunctory response.

"Ah, yes, that's a good idea. If I entrust the daily trivial matters to others, I will have more time to deal with more important things. However... the management of the club... the problems that may be encountered are more complicated and should not be as easy to handle as the company's affairs. Besides... how many people are worthy of sincere trust..."

This was a rather euphemistic way of expressing it, mainly because there was a female public relations officer present and Maria was not in a position to say it directly.

You know, the relationship between the mamasan and the female public relations officers in Ginza has always been delicate, and their harmony is only on the surface.

They need and depend on each other, but they are also wary of each other.

The mama-san has to keep some skills for her female public relations staff, fearing that they might take customers away with them. She will never teach her subordinates business tricks and let them start their own business.

Female public relations staff also keep their distance from mama-sans, not daring to fully trust them, let alone confide in them.

Understand that the relationship between the two is only financial, and once there is a better place, they will never stay.

It is so difficult for any store to retain outstanding talents.

Even Maria herself came to Chixia because "people always want to go to higher places."

At present, she is also estranged from the candlestick mama-san who used to work for her.

Therefore, it was impossible for her to train capable subordinates and let them do the work for her as Ning Weimin said.

If that were the case, the more outstanding the PR lady would probably leave faster.

However, she didn't expect that Ning Weimin's meaning was far from that.

Ning Weimin not only understood what she thought were the industry problems, but he also had a solution. (End of this chapter)