Life in a quiet village in Xianshan

It is impossible not to let this person do business. You must know that the person in front of you is now considered a celebrity in the eyes of the Californian consortium. When EA is listed, many people take a bite of oil and make them give up their business interests. Don't Talking about the Governor of Hong Kong, even the President of the United States will not work.

If they talk too much, these people can even kill the President of the United States, so why would they care about a British governor.

Supporting someone to compete?

The British are really good at this, but they are so cunning. Generally speaking, a Chinaman's plush toys or plastic products are all copied. The British can use a patent excuse to destroy such a company. die.

But what does Marvel look like and what is its size?

If the British want to kill it, will they rely on daily audits or patent litigation?

The British really don't dare. The lives of hundreds of thousands of people are at stake, and the British are not stupid.

In short, the British now have a feeling of being unable to bite the young people in front of them.

Of course, Lawrence believed that the British Empire would definitely find an opportunity to deal with the young man in front of it, but not now. It had to be a little patient, and the British Empire had always been patient.

They both laid their cards on the table, and both understood what the other party wanted. One side wanted society to return to its original peace, with singing and dancing, and the other side wanted to stop me from speaking Cantonese. I can't speak it and don't want to learn it.

What issues cannot be discussed?

As long as the two parties are harmonious and sit down to talk seriously, they can always find common ground, just like Lawrence and Gu Siwei now.

But what they were talking about was not the city of Hong Kong, but the weather in London.

"There is really nothing I can do about the European business."

Gu Siwei spread his hands.

Talking about the weather is just an introduction, and it has to come down to money in the end. People like Lawrence and Gu Siwei will start talking about money within a short time when they sit together, and there is nothing else to talk about besides money.

What to talk about? Talk about women?

With so much money in his pocket, who has time to talk about women? Isn’t that a waste of time to earn money? Everyone is very busy.

It goes without saying that "Star Wars" is so popular in the American market that it must be introduced to Europe. But for the European market, Gu Siwei obviously has no enthusiasm. It's not that he doesn't want to be enthusiastic, and it's not that the European market is unattractive. It’s the same feeling that the European market gave Lao Gu in one sentence:

What a lot of shit!

Think about how many countries there are in Europe. Each country has different laws and regulations. How can Lao Gu be in the mood to deal with these now.

When Lawrence heard this, his eyes lit up, his heart trembled, and he asked: "EA's current European distributors are not doing well."

Gu Siwei couldn't understand the meaning of these words, but he could only laugh.

Now EA's agent in Europe is a French company. As for why it's not a British company, that's very simple. All continental Europeans know that the British are a fucking stick. A British company wants to play in France. That's like a dream.

In the continental European market, both French and German companies have a better reputation than the British.

Gu Siwei doesn't use French or German agents, but British ones? Isn't that a flaw in the brain?

But Lawrence didn't think so. He felt that this matter was feasible. After talking with Su Siwei for a few words, he felt that this matter would be very profitable.

It is true that Lawrence is a noble, but his family is not small. No matter how much the family land is allocated to him, he will not have much, so Lawrence is much more enthusiastic about making money than serving the British Empire.

Lawrence means that agents are now handling EA and even Marvel's business in Europe. What kind of agents do we need? Wouldn't we all set up a joint venture together? Invite a few more people in and make the plate bigger together.

Lawrence organized his words and suggested to Gu Siwei: "I think the agency system is not good."

"Um?"

Gu Siwei was a little curious, looked at Lawrence and asked: "Tell me what you think."

"I think it's better to set up a joint venture, bring in more people, and form a multi-capital enterprise..." Lawrence said.

Lawrence's idea is very simple. He directly brings in the powerful British, French and Germans. Everyone invests in equity and establishes an EA European company in Europe. However, this company only has the EA brand and does not It is not a branch of EA, but an independent subsidiary with independent operations and accounting, and is fully responsible for the development of the European market.

Gu Siwei, well, I think this method is good.

Then Gu Siwei proposed that if a joint venture is formed, he can provide lower purchase prices in a stepped manner, such as what is the purchase price for selling 100,000 pieces, what is the purchase price for 500,000 pieces, in short It's definitely lower than what's given to these second-rate dealers now.

Isn't the reason obvious? Gu Siwei can now withdraw money from the joint venture. Although the money he makes this time is not much more than before, he has nothing to worry about anymore.

It's all nonsense that Europeans don't care about humanity, only business, and that Europeans are fair in doing business. There are a lot of these sons of bitches who are causing trouble.

This is the most important reason why Gu Siwei doesn't directly let EA enter the European market. Even at this time, no American company is of use. He can only waste one country after another. If he has that time, he might as well run it well. The American market was great. After a few years when the market in the north slowly opened up, he mounted his gun and headed into his hometown. It was a wonderful little life.

Why bother with European guys?

Besides, Gu Siwei is really not a pure businessman. What he does is more of a toss-up, not just how much money he makes, but just for fun.

For Gu Siwei, what plane or yacht can’t compare to the comfort of space? What kind of beauty... Oh, he admitted this. There was indeed someone prettier than his wife, but Gu Siwei also had a little mysophobia. He always felt that people outside were sick and always wanted to infect him.

In short: there are always female troublemakers who want to harm me!

Now when Lawrence came up with an idea, Gu Siwei suddenly thought it was wonderful!

So Gu Siwei simply brought Guan Youpeng over, and the three of them drank and chatted together for two hours.

At this time, Gu Siwei saw that Lawrence was young and promising, and Lawrence saw that Gu Siwei also had a pretty face. Everyone immediately felt that the other party was much more pleasing to their eyes.

"Then I will let the European side take action now and try to catch up with the popularity of "Star Wars" in Europe," Lawrence said.

Gu Siwei had a bitter look on his face: "Europe really can't allocate much peripherals."

Lawrence laughed loudly after hearing this: "Aren't you ready?"

Lawrence must know that Marvel has already made peripheral products for "Star Wars". Many people, including Lawrence, thought "Star Wars" was a huge gamble. This person simply ignored it and completely followed "Star Wars" to become popular. The momentum to prepare.

Lawrence and others did not expect that "Star Wars" would really become popular now.

Gu Siwei didn't expect that this kind of outburst was beyond his expectation. He originally knew that "Star Wars" was a cultural phenomenon, but he really didn't expect that this cultural phenomenon would be so exciting. What a sweeping sweep.

This reminded Lao Gu of the scramble for salt decades later. These fans didn't care at all. As long as it was Star Wars peripherals, they wanted everything.

"I can only say that my preparations are far from enough," Gu Siwei said helplessly.

"OEM, there are many capable toy factories in Hong Kong. I think they can meet your requirements," Lawrence said.

Gu Siwei nodded: "It's already being arranged."

Currently, a large part of the toy factories in Hong Kong rely on Marvel to survive, but what they produce is not high-end products, but low-quality and low-price Transformers. Their main sales places are not the United States and Europe, but These are underdeveloped countries and regions such as Southeast Asia and South America.

Gu Siwei could only turn a blind eye to this kind of thing.

It’s not that he doesn’t care about patents, or that he doesn’t care about being infringed.

But the problem before him now is that if he asks the owners of these small workshops to collect the patents, the place of production may be transferred to countries such as Malaysia.

Small workshops in these countries will give Ku Siwei patent fees? Gu Siwei was so bold that he didn't even dare to think about it.

So Gu Siwei felt that it would be stolen anyway, so it was better for the meat to rot in the pot.

It is better to make money for compatriots than for foreigners.

Lao Gu's arms have always been turned inward, and this has never changed.

So there it was, as soon as a sample from Marvel's Dabu Factory came out, nearby small factories began to copy it one after another, and they were even able to launch it to the market at the same time as the Marvel Factory's products.

It's just about the quality. Some toys will be covered with dust on your hands after being touched for a while.

It’s just that people who buy this kind of toys don’t care about their health. Want to be cheap but also have good quality? What kind of fool would have such an idea?

Now what Gu Siwei asked Guan Youpeng to do is to let some of these factories with better technology share the production pressure of Marvel.

"A lot of people are grabbing orders, right?"

Lawrence didn't even need to think about it, he knew that Marvel's orders would be snapped up by countless people, because even Lawrence admired Marvel's trustworthy behavior.

Marvel's execution of contracts even exceeds that of most European and American companies, and it is strict to a harsh level.

Lawrence admired the young man in front of him very much on this point. He used to look down on companies run by Easterners, feeling that they had nothing but low prices, and such low prices were often based on squeezing and harshly criticizing his compatriots.

Sometimes, Lawrence felt that some companies in Hong Kong still used the same method as British factories a hundred years ago. They did not treat workers as human beings, but only treated them as production tools, just like treating them like a hammer or a piece of equipment. Like a wrench, he doesn't care about their health or their lives.

But the young people in front of him broke his view. Marvel's factory has strict discipline and does not promote overtime culture. Instead, it emphasizes efficiency and quality control. The most important thing is that the workers' wages are far above the average level.

He integrated Marvel into a business machine, and every component worked so seamlessly that even some professors of business studies in London became interested in Marvel's business model.

But Lawrence was just pondering this matter in his mind. For a moment, his mind was filled with money. In addition to EA, there was also the sales of Transformers toys in Europe. These were all gold mines!