Hardy Empire 1945

Mayer put down the phone and thought about calling Hardy, Hady, things resolved unexpectedly well.

How? Hardy asked.

Don't you know? Mayer asked in surprise.

Hehe, I just made a phone call, I don't know how to solve it.

Mayer told Hardy the result of the solution, and Hardy smiled and said, It seems that I am going to New York and I have to thank the old man well.

Mayer didn't ask who the old man Hardy was talking about. He could guess that it was a big man. In the past, Mayer looked at Hardy as a junior, Siegel's subordinate. Find yourself wrong.

Hardy had more energy than he thought.

Now that Hardy is in his heart, he has become a person of the same level as himself. He needs to look up. Mayer smiled and said, Hady, it is a good choice to cooperate with you.

We still have a lot of places to cooperate in the future. Hardy said with a smile.

Putting down the phone, Hardy called Mike again. Mike didn't know about the crew, and Hardy didn't tell him.

Mike, I'm going to New York tomorrow, and I've already booked a ticket. Hardy said.

You guys are finally willing to come over. The TV factory is now on the right track. Come and see what needs to be improved. Mike said with a smile.

I believe in your ability. Hardy said.

Thank you for your trust, I will pick you up at the airport tomorrow. Mike said.

......

Hardy comes to the antique storage room.

The old godfather helped him solve the trouble. He needed to bring some gifts when he went there this time. He was going to choose a suitable gift from the treasure house.

Check out those Chinese antiques.

Forget it.

These he plans to keep for his own collection.

Among the piles of Western artworks, he found a painting. The painter of this painting was an 18th-century Italian painter who Han Yizhen had introduced to him.

The painter is called Canaletto, who is good at landscape painting and has a fine style of painting.

The painting was purchased for $2,500.

Enough to get your hands on it.

the next day.

Hardy took a plane to New York.

After more than ten hours of flight, he finally arrived in New York. It was already more than 10 o'clock in the evening. As soon as he walked out of the airport, Hardy saw Mike waiting outside.

Hadi.

Mike.

The two embraced warmly.

The driver put Hardy's salute and paintings into the trunk and drove to the hotel. When he arrived at the hotel, Mike didn't leave and stayed at the hotel with Hardy that night.

The two chatted very late.

Currently, the production line of the TV factory can produce 120 TV sets per day at full speed, about 40,000 TV sets a year.

Professor Ward designed a new production model, and now the cost of TV sets has been reduced to 58 yuan per set. Our wholesale price is 85 US dollars, and the price in the mall is 127 US dollars.

Hardy thought about it.

The annual output is 40,000 units, and the profit per unit is 27 US dollars. That year, the profit is 1.08 million US dollars. At the beginning, they invested 2 million and it took two years to recover the cost.

This is still when the TVs are in good sales, with low repair rates and not much loss.

And in the future, a new production line will be launched to produce 17-inch, 19-inch, and 21-inch TVs, which will be a huge investment.

It's not over yet.

In the future, there will also be color TVs to be launched.

Now some countries have developed color TVs, but they have not yet reached the mass production standards, but it is only a matter of time. Hardy knows that color TVs will appear in a few years.

So if you want to get the money back from the TV factory, I'm afraid you won't be able to get it for a while.

To make money, you need to invest again, and so on.

How about TV sales? Hardy asked.

The excitement on Mike's face faded a little, It's not very good, and now there are more than a dozen units sold every day.

My focus these days is mainly on sales. I've asked those customers, and there are a lot of people who want to buy a TV, but the price of $127 makes many people hesitate. Just after the war, people still have too little money.

Now we produce more and sell less, which puts a lot of pressure on the factory's funds. If this continues, I am afraid that there will be no funds to purchase electronic raw materials in two months. Mike said with some embarrassment.

$127 for a TV.

Richard was doing dishes in restaurants and it was only $120 a month.

Henry shovels cow dung in the cowshed for $160 a month.

Matthew makes a lot of money driving big trucks, around $300 a month.

When Marilyn Monroe joined the film company, she was paid $45 a week, or $180 a month.

Americans generally don't save money.

Paying out a month's money to buy a TV is an absolute luxury for them.

How are you going to solve the sales problem? Hardy asked.

Advertising to increase publicity, to get people interested in TV, and also to run promotions to lower the price a bit to get people to buy.

What Mike is talking about is the usual practice of sellers.

Hady, do you have any ideas? Mike asked.

Hardy thought for a while, I don't have a better way for the time being, let me think about it again, maybe I will have a good idea tomorrow.

Mike smiled after hearing that.

the next day.

Mike took Hardy to the TV factory. The TV factory is producing at full capacity. The current TV is not what it looks like in the future, but is packed in a wooden box, and the entire TV is made into an independent TV cabinet.

Turning on the TV to receive the program, the clarity is slightly distorted. For Hardy, who has watched LCD TVs of later generations, the picture is a bit miserable, but the staff told Hardy that their TV now has the best picture effect on the market. OK

All right,

1946.

What more can you ask for.

Hardy visited the Godfather Manor at noon. Hardy saw the old godfather for the second time. The old godfather looked at Hardy and hugged him with a smile.

Hardy presents.

Everyone looked at Hardy's gift, an Italian landscape painting. The old godfather said in surprise, This is St. Mark's Square. I used to go here when I was young. He is what I remember.

Do you still like this picture?

Of course, thank you, child, for reminding me of the memory of the past. The old godfather said.

Everyone sat down to eat. The old godfather looked at the younger son and asked about the current business. Mike forked a piece of barbecue and put it in his mouth and said, The production is on track, and there are still some problems with the sales. I am solving it.

The old godfather looked at Hardy and asked, Hady, you are a partner, what do you think about sales?

Hardy thought for a while and said, I talked to Mike about this yesterday, and he said that increasing advertising and promotions is a good way, but I have an immature idea that I haven't had time to discuss with Mike.

Oh what a way, just say it now. Mike said.

The old godfather also looked at Hardy.

Hardy sorted out his thoughts and said, Mike did market research and said that many people want to buy, but it is really difficult to get the full amount at once. If we want to sell at a discount, we might as well do installment sales.

Discounted sales not only reduce our profit, but also reduce the brand value, installment sales, we can find a bank to cooperate, the sales price remains the same, it is still 127 US dollars, those who want to buy a TV can use the interest-free loan model Buying a TV, and we pay the interest, I did the math, and it’s a lot less than the discounted sale.”

Tell me how to do it? Mike asked anxiously, putting down his fork.

The specific method is to let consumers pay a down payment first, such as 30%, which is $38, and pay off the rest in nine installments, and $10 per installment is enough.

I believe this will allow a lot of people to be able to put down a down payment without having to come up with $127 all at once.

In the middle, although we have to spend a part of the interest, our profit has increased, which is equivalent to 56 yuan in direct sales, which is more than what we earned in the mall before.

I wonder if we can introduce a preferential policy. For example, for soldiers, we can implement 0 down payment, buy a TV with an interest-free loan, and pay it off in 12 installments.

There are so many bank branches in major cities, all of which can be called our partners. I believe this sales model is larger than the sales in the mall.

Mike thought about Hardy's words carefully, and found that this suggestion was very maneuverable, and he thought it was a good way.

But what if someone defaults on the debt, the debt cannot be recovered, and we need to bear a lot of losses. Mike said.

Hardy smiled, After all, there are very few people who don't pay back the money. After all, their identities and qualifications need to be reviewed by the bank, and only those with jobs can lend to him. This has already guaranteed that most of the loans can be repaid.

Even if there is a partial loss, our profit has increased, and this part of the loss can be fully offset.

And we cooperate with banks to get money quickly, buy raw materials and continue to increase production. In the future, the market will become bigger, and I believe we will only make more money.

The old godfather nodded in satisfaction after hearing Hardy's words.

I think Hardy's suggestion is very good and worth a try. Hardy is really smart in business.

An enjoyable meal.

Hardy reconnects with the Corleone family once again.

It was also approved by the old godfather.

......

The sky is sunny and sunny in New York today.

The Killer crew is filming.

Today is a big show. Matilda came back from buying food. She was very happy. With this food, she finally didn't have to go hungry.

But when she walked into the corridor of the apartment holding the paper bag, she smelled blood. When she walked to the door of her house, she found that the door was half open, and through the crack of the door he saw a corpse in the living room, although she did not see the corpse. face, but she saw the shoes on the corpse's feet.

She recognized them as her brother's shoes.

brother is dead,

I am afraid that my parents and sisters are also killed.

She was cold all over.

At this moment, a look came out of the room, and Taylor was so frightened that he hurried forward holding the paper bag.

The policeman came out of the room and pointed a gun at Taylor's back.

Tyler walked to the door of Leon's room and pressed the doorbell. His face was mixed with pain, sadness and fear. He whispered to the door, Please, please open the door.

Ka~!

Excellent, this shot has passed. Hitchcock said happily.

Since the beginning of filming, Taylor has given Hitchcock a surprise, grasping the role of Matilda very well, even exceeding his expectations.

Just when Taylor turned around, he suddenly saw a familiar figure.

Ah~ Mr. Hardy.

Tyler got excited immediately, jumped and ran to Hardy's side, and rushed towards him, Hardy had to catch it quickly.

Taylor jumped into Hardy's arms.

Director Hitchcock and the producer all laughed when they saw this scene.

That night, they thought it was Boss Mayer who found someone to solve the problem, but then they got a call from Mayer, telling them that Hardy found someone to solve the problem in New York, which made Hitchcock and the system solve it. The filmmakers knew Hardy's energy.

When the investor came over, both of them greeted him with a smile.

The crew rests in the evening.

Hardy took Taylor to a French restaurant in New York for dinner.

During the meal, Taylor looked at Hardy and asked in a low voice, Mr. Hardy, I heard a rumor in the crew that the explosion was actually caused by gangsters trying to extort money from the crew.

I also heard that this matter was solved by Mr. Hardy, but Mr. Meyer couldn't find anyone to solve it.

There are also rumors that they say that Mr. Hardy is related to the Mafia. They all say that you are a very energetic person. Mr. Hardy, what is the Mafia like?

Tyler looked at Hardy curiously and asked.

Hehehe~~!

Hardy couldn't help but laugh.