"You want me to join your company? This general merchandise company? I'm in advertising, what use do you have for me?"
It wasn't surprising that Zhang Zixia was a bit taken aback. Yu Zhou's invitation was quite unexpected.
In Zhang Zixia's eyes, even though she could consider herself talented, due to the limitations of her profession, she could only develop her career in an advertising company.
This was also the reason why, despite not having a very high salary, she was still working at that advertising company.
If you studied advertising, wouldn't you be doing advertising? To join other departments, wouldn't you have to start from scratch?
Even if Yu Zhou was capable and bold, inviting her to join his company was completely useless.
"Do you really think that if you study advertising, you must do advertising? Besides, who says our general merchandise company cannot specifically establish an advertising department?"
Yu Zhou had already anticipated her reaction.
This was the limitation of the times. If you studied advertising, you had to be rooted in the advertising industry.
If it were just about advertising design, that would be understandable. But Zhang Zixia was different.
She studied advertising marketing. Why would such a talented person be working in an advertising company?
Even if Yu Zhou felt that this advertising company had development prospects, with its current trajectory, its upper limit was already fixed.
In the business world, advertising is important, but it's not the case that a business cannot survive without advertising.
Moreover, his own blueprint was much broader than that of a small advertising company. This was why Yu Zhou was confident that he had a chance to persuade her.
It wasn't that if your major aligned, you wouldn't have any other talents to display. Once you have that talent, you'll be sought after everywhere.
"You mean I can give up on advertising? Or, your company will also establish an advertising department?"
This time, it was Zhang Zixia's turn to be surprised.
After interacting with Yu Zhou, she knew that he was a boss with many ideas, his thoughts were truly imaginative.
But even so, Zhang Zixia never expected Yu Zhou to think so deeply.
A general merchandise company establishing a dedicated advertising department and wanting to poach her was something she couldn't have imagined even in her wildest dreams.
"For large companies, establishing dedicated advertising departments in the future is a trend."
"Whether it's television advertising or other types of advertising marketing, this will become an essential part of the overall planning for a large enterprise."
"Moreover, I don't think your greatest strength lies in advertising itself, but in marketing. Your ability and talent in marketing rank among the top three individuals I have ever seen."
"Otherwise, do you think a boss like me would expend so much effort to personally invite you to join my company?"
Yu Zhou's smile remained. He knew that some of this was flattery.
However, saying that Zhang Zixia had strong abilities was not an exaggeration at all.
If she didn't have that kind of ability, why would Yu Zhou be interested in her? He even extended an invitation to her during their collaboration, which might have offended her current advertising company.
"I still don't quite understand, what exactly would this advertising department you mentioned do?"
"You're not thinking of producing your own advertisements in the future, both television commercials and new types of ads, all by yourselves, are you? That would at most save a bit of money! It's completely unnecessary."
Zhang Zixia's eyes darted rapidly. She still couldn't grasp Yu Zhou's blueprint.
Large companies establishing advertising departments sounded so unreliable to her.
If that were the case, why would college students majoring in advertising face employment difficulties and be confined to working in mediocre advertising companies?
"Whether it's producing advertisements or placing them, being the client still requires a certain level of expertise."
"Only people within the company can truly understand their own company. Therefore, large enterprises might not directly produce advertisements, but they will certainly use their own advertising concepts and strategies."
"This is the major trend I'm talking about, and it's what I've done in the past."
Yu Zhou didn't get impatient at this moment and began to explain the future development model of advertising in detail.
In fact, even more than a decade into the new century, this approach wasn't entirely common. However, it came with significant costs, and for a company to establish a dedicated department was not a small undertaking.
Many small companies felt it wasn't worth the effort.
But for Yu Zhou, it was a completely different matter.
He understood marketing, especially in the future, when he started developing the electronic products from his previous life, advertising marketing and video marketing would be indispensable.
Finding a subordinate with whom he could collaborate happily at this stage was a tremendous boon for Yu Zhou.
As for whether Zhang Zixia, being so intelligent, would later abandon his company or his new venture, that wasn't something Yu Zhou needed to consider at the moment.
He had taken action, and in the short term, it was yielding very high results. This was what Yu Zhou considered most worthwhile.
"I'm still a bit confused, especially about changing careers. For me, it's akin to my life changing. So, could you allow me some time to consider?"
Finally, after understanding Yu Zhou's series of plans, Zhang Zixia, with sparkling eyes, began to seriously consider and accept new knowledge.
Undeniably, Yu Zhou's approach was unprecedented and likely to succeed.
Furthermore, the current general merchandise factory was already on the verge of taking off, and it was almost a certainty that it would become a huge company in the future.
Therefore, Zhang Zixia wouldn't believe herself if she said she wasn't tempted at all.
However, this matter was too significant, so much so that even she couldn't help but overthink it, or rather, weigh the pros and cons.
Fortunately, Yu Zhou wasn't in a rush to get her answer. They were still collaborating on a project, so it was best to wait a while before directly poaching her.
Thus, in the end, Yu Zhou presented a document detailing the salary and the rights Zhang Zixia would possess and then ceased further discussion.
If such high-caliber talent agreed to Yu Zhou's proposal in one go, then Yu Zhou himself would have reason to be suspicious.
"Regardless, I sincerely thank you, Mr. Yu, for your sincerity and invitation. I will definitely consider it carefully."
Zhang Zixia, with a serious expression, put away the document. This simple action filled Yu Zhou's face with a smile.