"No, you can do it." Zhang Yanming hung up the phone. He just confirmed whether Hua Jintang had any contact with this Puma.

"What do you mean by cooperation?"

"...Boss, your surname is?"

"My surname is Zhang. Just say it if you have something to do. No need to test it. I can make the decision in the supermarket."

"It turns out it's Boss Zhang, who is indifferent. Boss Zhang has a very strong strength. The opening promotions before the New Year are very popular and are a role model for us."

Zhang Yanming felt a little fucked. He didn't like or adapt to this way of speaking. He had no response, so he just looked at the rich manager and waited for him to continue.

"I wonder how much do you know about us, Boss Zhang?"

"If you don't understand, just tell me if you have something to do, okay?"

"Haha. We are the Chinese headquarters of Quanmi's largest membership store and the third largest retail supermarket Puma. We have opened six membership stores and eleven large supermarkets in China.

In the near future, our plan is to increase membership stores to 20 and 100 supermarkets, and to occupy the retail market in major domestic cities within two years, reaching 8 million members.

The United States headquarters attaches great importance to the development of our China region, and has always strongly supported it. The scale and quantity of various imported goods are increasing, bringing more choices to domestic consumers.

By 2005, we will achieve 50 member stores and more than 500 supermarkets, and at the same time, we will explore overseas markets, bring them back and then go out, create foreign exchange for the country and provide jobs for the people.

Next, we will also establish our own logistics supply system to reduce costs, rely on our membership stores and dense supermarkets to form our own warehousing system and independent logistics system.

We will achieve cross-industry development, organically combine different industries, and be the strongest and largest. We have this confidence and strength."

"Then what?"

"Uh...Boss Zhang, you are also a retailer. Don't you want to cooperate with such a promising Amirica company for win-win cooperation?"

"I didn't figure it out, nor did I find any possibility of cooperation. Instead, I feel that we should be competitors, right?"

"No, no, no, no, Boss Zhang, you are narrow-minded. What era is now? In the era of great explosion and great development of business, win-win cooperation is the mainstream of business. Only by taking a big ship and looking at it for the long term is the guarantee and driving force for development."

"You are that boat?"

"No, ashamed, we are just people who take the boat to succeed. Puma is the big ship. Puma's future is foreseeable, and as the headquarters of the Chinese region, our future is also promising.

However, we do not pursue a single-unique development. What we want is to join hands with our domestic counterparts, gather our strengths, develop together, make progress together, and create visible glory together."

"It's very exciting. Just talk about the purpose, Manager Fu, this passionate slogan is not suitable for me."

"Haha, Boss Zhang, you... You are so straightforward and kind-hearted. No wonder you have achieved such a success."

(⊙...⊙)…I'll watch you perform.

"Well, Boss Zhang, I'll just say a long story short. Our two cooperation plans are the first to acquire your supermarket and you will be promoted to the vice president of our headquarters.

The second solution is that you can get our authorization to use the Puma trademark name, and you only need to pay a little fee to the headquarters every year.

However, no matter which method is used, Fuyouduo will receive strong and comprehensive support from Puma Headquarters and Puma China Headquarters, as well as various imported goods, brand appeal, management experience and logistics support.

Please rest assured that if you don’t manage any cooperation method, Fuyouduo will be an important member of the Puma family in the future. Whether it is support or in any aspect, there will be no difference from other direct stores."

"Acquisition? How much is it planned to pay? How?"

"This is definitely negotiated by both parties, and a price that will be satisfactory will be given. Payment... Because the existing store needs to be renovated and upgraded, payment will be made in installments.

But don’t worry, you will be the deputy general manager of the General Manager at that time. You will be a real executive in any decision-making and management of the company. All benefits will be implemented in accordance with the United States headquarters.”

"But you still didn't say why you gave me the money."

"...It will be divided into several periods of payment. Don't worry, we have huge cash flow, and it is still easy to acquire this amount of money. It is also because we need to ensure the store opening plan and the upgrade and renovation of the original store, so we adopt the installment method."

“How much does it cost to use a trademark for a year?”

"Our trademark licensing fee is very low, which is actually not consistent with our brand strength at all. This decision was made just to support the development of the domestic retail industry."

"How much does it cost in a year?"

"100,000, Midao. Is it cheap? You must know that we spent hundreds of millions of dollars to obtain the authority of the Chinese region from the US headquarters.

This is an international brand that can be compared to the ones who can be matched with Woerma.”

"Are there many millions of dollars?"

"Boss Zhang, you are kidding. Now you can spend hundreds of millions of funds just for one brand of companies. This kind of strength is only a handful of in China. Don't look at those news lists, it's useless.

You naturally understand the situation inside when you run a supermarket. Everyone relies on backlog of payments to turn over. The pressure of loans is huge, and not everyone can lend it. I believe that Boss Zhang, you must have your own channels and connections, but the pressure is also quite large, right?

As long as you join Puma, you will know what a well-known international brand will bring to you. Loans and other things no longer have qualifications. The pressure will be borne by the headquarters, and you only care about business and development."

"As you said, why do you have to come to me? It's a loan of tens of billions to open a store. It's not a problem to open all over the country in two years. Why give up the benefits?"

"Boss Zhang, you are narrow-minded again. One dominant one is not a big deal. We are working hard for the development of the entire retail industry. Win-win is the goal,"

Zhang Yanming shook his head: "Your boss... I remember that it seems that his surname is Liu, right? I stay abroad all year round. I don't comment on your ideas and business behaviors, nor do I want to get involved.

That's it, okay? I have something to do."

"Boss Zhang, maybe you are not familiar with the brand and strength of Puma, but did you really give up such a good development opportunity so easily?

Boss Zhang, why don’t you want to make the company bigger and stronger and earn more benefits?”

"You can't afford Fuyouduo. I'm not interested in using other people's brands. I really can't find a place to cooperate with."

"Fuyou has twelve stores, can it be hundreds of millions of dollars for people to bring goods? Boss Zhang, what you said is a bit contemptuous of people. It's up to us to be a multinational company, and it's enough funds that you can't imagine.

And it seems that your influence on international brands is not very clear. What it can bring is the recognition of banks, the pursuit of the people, and the unconditional trust of suppliers.

Let me put it this way, Boss Zhang, our Puma payment period can easily reach three months or even half a year. Do you dare to imagine this?

Our loans are supported by local governments, and the loan period can be ignored. When our membership store is opened, the people will recharge their money with confidence. This is the influence of the brand.”
Chapter completed!