[He didn't come looking for me again, and again, and again!]
[Missing him, he must be busy with his career, right?]
[He's here, happy! Even if he's a little naughty, hehe.]
[Oh, it's been another week since he saw me, has he fallen out of love? So annoying!]
...
In the simple diary, every line conveyed her longing for Wang Yi.
"Xiao Shu, can I see your diary?"
Wang Yi asked curiously.
"No, that's a secret. It's locked, no one can see it."
Lin Shu took a bite of cake and looked at Wang Yi:
"No matter how sweet the cake you buy me is, I still can't show you! Hmph!"
"My dear Xiao Shu, do you have to be so adorable!"
Wang Yi couldn't help but laugh.
Rebirth is truly great!
Otherwise, where would I have met someone as ideal as Lin Shu?
Seeing Wang Yi filled with emotion, Lin Shu timidly asked,
"Xiao Yi, are you angry that I won't show you my diary?"
"No, I'm thinking."
"What are you thinking about?"
Lin Shu held the cake and fed it to Wang Yi's mouth.
Wang Yi ate and said,
"I'm thinking, if I had known in my previous life that there was a treasure girl like you, I'd probably be willing to become a live-in son-in-law."
"Really? Really?"
Lin Shu's face lit up with joy.
What she didn't know was that in his previous life, Wang Yi was just an ordinary person with a bit of good luck.
He bought a house early, bought the right one, and it appreciated in value!
He worked in big tech companies as a "Bei Piao" (North Drifter) for several years, then passed the exam for a tech position in a provincial state-owned enterprise.
Coupled with internal conflicts among colleagues, he unexpectedly got promoted to supervisor...
He also didn't dabble in stocks, preserving his assets.
In his thirties, with assets worth tens of millions, an annual salary of over 2 million, and still a state-owned enterprise supervisor...
In the eyes of ordinary people, these conditions were already excellent.
But in the Lin family's eyes, it might not be enough.
After all, in the matchmaking market of Cong Province, there was one circle outside the system, one circle within the system.
Ten million assets was one circle, hundreds of millions was another, and billions was yet another...
It was truly difficult to cross class boundaries!
Even if he had met Lin Shu in his previous life, and even if they liked each other, the final outcome would likely not have been good.
One was worth tens of millions, the other worth billions; the difference between them was too vast.
Wang Yi chuckled,
"Xiao Shu, if we had met in our previous life, and I was just an ordinary person with no great achievements, would you still..."
"I would,"
Lin Shu said with a smile:
"But I guess my family would object, but it's okay, as long as I like you! If they really don't agree, then we'll elope! I have a secret stash, we won't starve!"
"Hahaha. Xiao Shu, you're so kind."
Wang Yi was overjoyed and embraced Lin Shu.
True, in this life, when they first met, Wang Yi wasn't yet the boss of Meiyou, but just a high school student selling discounted shoes!
But even so, Lin Shu was still willing to be with him.
To put it bluntly, what Lin Shu was after wasn't his identity, status, or wealth at all; it was entirely him as a person!
For a moment, Wang Yi was deeply moved and grew to like Lin Shu even more.
"Xiao Yi, you play for a bit, I'll go cook for you. I enrolled in a cooking class, my culinary skills have improved!"
Lin Shu smiled sweetly.
"Enrolled in a cooking class!"
Wang Yi's expression was complex.
In his previous life, his ex-girlfriend would enroll in all sorts of classes, spending money in a more refined way.
But none of them would enroll in a cooking class to learn how to cook for him!
They even believed that words like "virtuous" and "good wife and loving mother" had become the greatest insults to women!
If anyone dared to say to someone, "You are truly virtuous!"
Well, the other person would definitely explode, and it wouldn't be resolved without a big gift.
Looking at Lin Shu again, Wang Yi felt happy.
"Okay, just make something simple. You cook, I'll wash the pots."
Wang Yi said with a smile.
"Okay."
Lin Shu kissed Wang Yi again before entering the kitchen.
Wang Yi followed her and watched for a while, seeing that Lin Shu's cooking skills had truly improved by leaps and bounds.
Not only had her knife skills become astonishing, but she had also learned how to flip ingredients in a wok, ignite flames in the pan, adding wok hei...
She had long surpassed Wang Yi's cooking skills!
The pampered young lady who couldn't cook a month ago had now become a master chef!
One can only say she put her heart into it!
"Go play, it'll be ready soon."
Lin Shu said with a smile.
"Okay."
Wang Yi nodded, took three cans of cola, walked into the yard, and placed them at the villa's main gate.
He took six steps back, pulled out a playing card, and flicked it casually.
Bang!
The playing card pierced through the first can of cola with a crisp sound, and the cola inside spilled out.
"About five meters, my aim is still good, and the destructive power is decent!"
Wang Yi took another six steps back, again took out a playing card, and shot it out casually.
Bang!
The second cola can was also pierced, but only a small hole was left.
"Around ten meters, the accuracy is still okay, but the destructive power has significantly weakened!"
Wang Yi took another six steps back, retreating directly into the house.
The card flew out and still hit, but this time it didn't pierce through the cola can.
Wang Yi walked over, picked up the third can of cola, and found only a slight dent on it.
Wang Yi began to summarize:
Within five meters, the destructive power is decent, capable of injuring a person!
Within ten meters, the destructive power is weaker, and injuring someone is somewhat difficult!
Within fifteen meters, the accuracy is still acceptable, but the destructive power is negligible!
After all, my kung fu isn't up to par yet!
But it's okay, if kung fu isn't enough, materials can make up for it!
Ordinary playing cards have this power, if replaced with stiff paper, it could effectively harm at ten meters!
If replaced with metal cards, it could effectively harm at fifteen meters!
At that time, it would also count as an additional means of self-preservation.
If he really encountered a criminal, as long as he created an opportunity to strike, he could still turn the tables.
Of course, carrying metal cards around would also require a good reason.
Wang Yi pondered carefully, and soon his eyes lit up.
'Got it, I'll have someone make a stack of high-end stiff paper business cards later! That way, carrying them around won't be an issue.'
'After all, for a big boss like me, carrying high-end custom business cards is perfectly reasonable, right?'
'What, the material is too hard? That's precisely how to highlight my status!'
'Then I'll have someone make a few gilded metal business cards! Steel on the inside, gilded on the outside!'
'With my status, carrying a few gilded business cards to show my distinguished status shouldn't be a problem, right?'
'Others have "Tuhao Gold" phones, I have gilded business cards, isn't that reasonable?'
At that time, if he really encountered a criminal, it would be best if the bodyguards could handle it.
If the bodyguards couldn't handle it, at a critical moment, Wang Yi could calmly pull out a gilded business card and surprise the opponent!
This matter needed to be handled as soon as possible!
With this thought, Wang Yi immediately sent a message to Jian Ziyan, asking her to do this right away.
These legal hidden weapons, no, these legal business cards, might not be used, but he couldn't be without them!
In case the bodyguards couldn't hold out, he'd rely on these gilded business cards!
As for injuring the opponent, that didn't matter.
Encountering a criminal attempting an assault and endangering his safety, Wang Yi would purely be acting in self-defense!
Lin Shu cooked a table full of dishes, and the two ate with great relish.
It must be said that Lin Shu's cooking skills had advanced by leaps and bounds, earning continuous praise from Wang Yi.
Moreover, the ingredients were cleaner, much healthier than eating out.
In fact, by 2011, many restaurants already had plenty of pre-made dishes!
Wedding banquets, in particular, were flooded with pre-made dishes.
When there was no choice, they ate out.
But if conditions allowed, eating at home was healthier.
Especially with Lin Shu's excellent cooking skills, they would be blessed with good food in the future.
'Little rich girl is so wonderful!'
Wang Yi embraced Lin Shu, unable to let go!
After dinner, Wang Yi received a call from Steve:
"Boss, in the past two days since I arrived in Xingzhou, I've met with several major clients in the apparel industry to discuss agency issues. Two companies are quite interested but are still hesitating. The agent this morning is willing to cooperate, but thinks the ten million exclusive licensing fee is too high! They want to lower it to five million!"
Hearing this, Wang Yi smiled,
"It's fine, Steve, no rush, just take your time negotiating. Tell them the exclusive licensing fee is no longer ten million, but fifty million!"
"What!"
Steve was startled,
"Boss, they already think ten million for exclusive licensing is too expensive! If we raise the price to fifty million, won't there be no business to discuss?"
After all, Xingzhou agents, in addition to paying a lump-sum exclusive agency fee, also have to pay out of pocket to establish warehousing and logistics channels in Xingzhou, open and decorate their own stores, and develop their own downstream businesses...
These all cost money!
"It's fine, don't worry, they will accept it."
Wang Yi was full of confidence,
"Did you go to bed early last night and not follow the international news?"
Steve nodded,
"After I arrived in Xingzhou, I rested according to the Eastern time difference, so I really didn't notice. I'll go check now!"
"Go ahead."
After the call ended, Steve quickly opened Twitter and started checking international news.
He was immediately shocked!
"So much happened last night!"
"HM and ZARA's infighting made Meiyou popular abroad!"
Steve's expression was utterly spectacular.
Although it was just a small burst of popularity, its recognition increased significantly.
This was a good start for internationalization!
As time went on and its popularity fermented, the greater Meiyou's international recognition, the more valuable the brand would become, and the more valuable the exclusive licensing fee for a small country would be!
If it were the old Meiyou, unknown abroad, ten million a year for exclusive licensing in a small country like Xingzhou would have been enough!
But now that Meiyou had become popular abroad, many foreigners knew about Meiyou and wanted to buy Meiyou products!
There were even foreign users starting to look for purchasing agents in China to buy Meiyou's "pure desire style" dresses!
This indicated that Meiyou was deeply loved by foreign consumers and would definitely become huge abroad!
In this way, ten million a year for exclusive licensing was no longer enough; it really had to be fifty million!
"The boss is brilliant!" Steve's face lit up with joy:
"Fortunately, those three companies didn't agree. If one of them had agreed and signed the agreement for ten million, Meiyou would have lost forty million, definitely a huge loss!"
As expected, soon Li Zongyang, a major client in Xingzhou, also discovered the overseas developments from last night and quickly called:
"Steve, I am indeed very interested in Meiyou. You win, I agree to the ten million exclusive licensing fee, let's sign the contract!"
Li Zongyang was full of confidence, thinking this deal was secure.
He had previously realized that Meiyou could become popular overseas, but he didn't expect it to catch on so quickly!
Western media was almost entirely dominated by Meiyou!
It was all news about Meiyou!
Steve sighed,
"I'm sorry, this agreement cannot be signed."
"???"
Li Zongyang was stunned, his expression slightly changed,
"What do you mean? You just finished talking with me this morning, and then this afternoon you signed Meiyou's exclusive authorization in Xingzhou to someone else? That's outrageous!"
Steve smiled,
"No, not yet, the exclusive authorization hasn't been signed. But the boss just said that ten million for Xingzhou's exclusive authorization isn't enough; it needs to be fifty million a year!"
Li Zongyang: "..."
Damn!
He only hesitated for a moment, and the licensing fee immediately increased fivefold!
Just by having lunch, he would have to pay an extra forty million!
That's too much!
Li Zongyang was very angry,
"Steve, raising the price by forty million all at once, you're practically robbing us!"
Steve smiled,
"You can interpret it that way; yes, we are robbing you!"
Li Zongyang: "..."
This is ridiculous!
No one can stand this kind of price increase!
But he still had to be the agent!
"Can we discuss the price? For example, twenty million! Even at twenty million, I'd sign!"
"Sorry, no negotiation. It's the boss's order, I can only execute it."
Steve smiled,
"Please consider it first. Several other major clients are also contacting me, I'll deal with them first."
"Wait!"
Li Zongyang's expression changed dramatically.
Fifty million a year, though expensive, would definitely pay for itself and still make a lot of profit!
After all, this was the exclusive agency authorization for the entire Xingzhou, a developed country!
A monopoly!
If someone else snatched it, he would be depressed.
Moreover, Meiyou was now popular on foreign social media, with an overwhelming momentum.
Especially those women on foreign social media, they were practically crazy!
Just now, he scrolled past his favorite Hollywood actress, Elena, tweeting and asking where to buy Meiyou's "pure desire style" dresses!
He knew then that Meiyou was going to be a hit!
It was really going to be a hit!
That's why he immediately contacted Steve, agreeing to sign the contract for a ten million licensing fee.
But he didn't expect the price to have already risen to fifty million!
Truly...
"Alright, alright, fifty million it is, I accept! Let's sign the contract!"
Li Zongyang sighed, accepting this reality.
This kind of money-making opportunity must not be snatched away by other competitors!
Before this, Li Zongyang had been an agent for HM and Nike, both of which made money, but not much.
For no other reason than severe homogenization and too many competitors!
For example, sports apparel and sneakers: Nike's are great, Adidas's are good too, Converse, Puma, Li-Ning are also excellent!
With so many brands, consumers' attention was fragmented, and it was impossible to earn much money.
This forced their agents to constantly run promotions and engage in price wars to win over customers!
But Meiyou's "pure desire style" was different; it pioneered this style and stood out.
Looking globally, there were no substitutes and no competitors.
To put it plainly, if consumers wanted a sporty style, they had dozens of brands to choose from.
But if they wanted to buy "pure desire style" clothing, they could only choose Meiyou!
Consumers had no other choice!
For a brand that monopolizes a style like this, do you think Meiyou would make money?
As for HM and ZARA, as an insider, Li Zongyang naturally knew that they couldn't compete with Meiyou's "pure desire style" at all.
HM and ZARA's designs were at least ten years behind Meiyou; they were no match for Meiyou!
Therefore, even if the price increased to fifty million, he had to secure it.
Steve smiled slightly,
"Congratulations, buddy, on becoming Meiyou's Xingzhou agent, and also Meiyou's first overseas agent! You've made the wisest choice!"
"I hope so!"
Li Zongyang breathed a sigh of relief,
"You'll have to take good care of me in the future!"
"Don't worry, my income depends entirely on you. If you need anything, I'll assist you with all my might."
Steve laughed.
(End of Chapter)