"Boss, you are truly amazing. It turns out everything was within your control!" Hao Jianguo said with a look of admiration after the consultation meeting.
He had been a little worried initially, thinking that BL
"I didn't tell you to sell sixty sets in every store. Don't you know that the sales strategy for the Blind Box Royal Appreciation in Fusang relies on convenience stores? The United States also has a large number of convenience stores. Have you tried to cooperate with them?" Boss Huang asked again.
"I did. I approached the top ten convenience store chains in the US, but they all refused to engage with our company. We didn't even get a chance to persuade them!" Hao Jianguo said helplessly. He had genuinely tried, but no convenience store company was willing to interact with him.
"That's because our BLm company was previously the focus of public opinion. These convenience store companies were unwilling to cooperate with us because they feared the online backlash. I can understand that!"
"But now that we've passed the inquiry meeting, all misunderstandings have been cleared up. Our reputation is excellent, and our popularity is sky-high. There's no reason for these convenience stores to continue refusing us!" Boss Huang said forcefully.
"Yes! Yes! Then I'll go and contact these convenience store businesses again right away!" Hao Jianguo immediately replied.
"I don't want you to contact them again. I want to see all 30,000 sets of the Pokémon Blind Box Royal Appreciation sold, and have at least 5,000 stores in the United States selling them!" Boss Huang glanced at the time and then said, "Today is July 22, 2004. Our Blind Box Royal Appreciation will be launched simultaneously in China, Fusang, and the United States on July 25."
"The United States is the world's number one GDP powerhouse, yet I've only allocated the smallest quota."
"Although China is still very poor, it has a quota of 50,000 sets."
"Fusang is second, but it has undertaken a full 100,000 sets."
"Jianguo, why do you think I've given the world's number one economic power the smallest share?" Boss Huang asked indifferently.
"It's because the US market has just been opened up, and we haven't solidified our foundation..." Hao Jianguo replied without hesitation.
"Wrong!" Boss Huang shook his head, then looked at Hao Jianguo with great interest for a few moments. While Hao Jianguo was utterly bewildered, Boss Huang suddenly said directly, "It's because among the actual responsible persons in these three countries, you, Hao Jianguo, are the least capable!"
"Boss, you..." Hearing this, Hao Jianguo felt as if he had been doused with oil, his entire body burning intensely. He never expected that Boss Huang would be so direct and unforgiving.
Of course, he was even less prepared for the fact that in Boss Huang's eyes, he was so poor, the worst among the responsible persons of the three countries!
It should be known that although Hao Jianguo was willing to be a subordinate, deep down he considered himself extraordinary. He believed he was a highly capable individual, only hampered by bad luck and a lack of opportunities, otherwise, he would surely soar to success.
If he were given the same opportunities as Huang He, he believed he could build a business even stronger than Huang He's... Indeed, Hao Jianguo, in his heart, even looked down on Boss Huang, only to find himself the worst among the three.
Boss Huang also knew the actual responsible persons for these three countries: the responsible person for China was Liu Xiangjiang, and the responsible person for Fusang was Ito Sei. Hao Jianguo actually looked down on both of them.
In Hao Jianguo's opinion, although China had the largest market and the most solid foundation, with the highest turnover, directly crushing the performance of the other two countries.
However, these foundations and markets were actually established by Boss Huang. Later, they were managed by President Ruo for two years, and finally fell into Liu Xiangjiang's hands.
Therefore, Liu Xiangjiang was essentially picking up a bargain, standing on the shoulders of giants, and wasn't particularly impressive. If given the same three years, he believed he could have developed the US market even bigger and better!
As for Ito Sei, Hao Jianguo looked down on him even more. In a previous video conference with the three parties, Hao Jianguo discovered that Ito Sei's office was filled with all sorts of figurines, many of which required censoring and were extremely eye-watering. Ito Sei displayed them so openly in his office, occupying almost the entire space, making it seem like his personal exhibition hall.
Based on this alone, Ito Sei's ability was definitely lacking.
Yet now, in Boss Huang's eyes, his own ability was the worst, which made Hao Jianguo extremely unconvinced.
"What, you're unconvinced?" Boss Huang swept Hao Jianguo with a casual glance, directly seeing through his thoughts, and then said, "Liu Xiangjiang took over from President Ruo and me, but President Ruo and I had already developed the market quite extensively. If President Ruo had continued managing it, the annual growth would have been at most within 10%."
"However, under Liu Xiangjiang's management, the market growth this year reached 38%, far exceeding the expectations of President Ruo and me. Keep in mind, this is a 38% increase on top of last year's total annual turnover exceeding ten billion, meaning the growth is over 3.8 billion. Can you achieve this?"
"As for Ito Sei, while his management capabilities may be lacking, he is acutely aware of this. Therefore, he quickly handed over all management work to the more professional Vice President, Nishi Yumi, and focused himself on designing the Blind Box Royal Appreciation products!"
"It's known that he is now personally responsible for the product design of more than 10 future Blind Box Royal Appreciation series, and each product's design is astonishing. Even the worst G-prize, the mug, incorporates clever thought and is a product unobtainable in the market."
"For example, he designed a G-prize mug that looks ordinary, with just a Pikachu drawn on it!"
"But in reality, this Pikachu is transparent. If you pour orange juice, it becomes a traditional yellow Pikachu. If you pour cola, it turns into a black Pikachu."
"In short, depending on the different drinks poured, this Pikachu can display various colors."
"Furthermore, the eye area uses refractive color-changing paint, which can refract other colors based on the color of the liquid. He designed dozens of very fun and interesting mugs featuring Pikachu, Charmander, Bulbasaur, and more. I even feel a desire to draw a G-prize myself just to collect these different mugs!"
"These are the ingenuity and power of his design capabilities. Do you possess such ability?"