152: Chapter 153 The Arrogant Foreign Guest
An Xin was moved by the middle-aged man's filial piety, so he transferred the Mingyue Pavilion customization voucher to him.
The middle-aged uncle paid promptly and transferred 1.5 million to An Xin.
Business at Mingyue Pavilion was booming; it had already become a calling card for Jinghai.
In the wealthy circles of Jinghai, Mingyue Pavilion's clothing was considered a symbol of status.
Before Mingyue Pavilion participated in the Paris exhibition, some less affluent middle-class people would often make snide remarks about it.
After Mingyue Pavilion won the award, the attitudes of these people changed completely.
Those middle-class individuals who didn't have much money to spend on Mingyue Pavilion's clothing tightened their belts for the sake of appearances, lining up at Mingyue Pavilion to participate in the lucky draw and check in.
Each lucky draw cost ten thousand, and the prizes were random.
The Scalpers' high-price acquisitions turned the Mingyue Pavilion customization vouchers into sky-high lottery tickets.
A thirty percent chance of winning—this was much more conscientious than a lottery.
Many middle-class people who won a customization voucher would resell the voucher to Scalpers, treating the lucky draw as a form of financial investment.
An Xin hadn't expected that the prize vouchers could be used to make money like this.
Mingyue Pavilion had truly broken out of its niche with this.
After experiencing the service in the store, An Xin planned to find Chu Xinxin to discuss the development plan for Mingyue Pavilion.
A short man with East Asian features walked into the store, wearing a stiff suit, round-rimmed glasses, and a small mustache under his nose.
Judging by his appearance, he looked like someone from Sakura Country.
An Xin frowned, his gaze involuntarily falling on the man, wondering what he was doing in the store with a group of Bodyguards in black.
Is your boss here? I am the Vice President of Sakura Group. I would like to talk to Mingyue Pavilion about financing. Our boss thinks very highly of the oriental Mingyue Pavilion and wants to invest some money in you.
The man with the mustache spoke in an arrogant tone, putting on an expression of condescension.
The store clerk frowned in displeasure.
Sorry, our store does not accept financing.
The store clerk directly rejected the man with the mustache's request.
The store manager had said that the owner was not short of money.
The man with the mustache's condescending expression made the store clerk feel very displeased. If it weren't for maintaining her professional image, she would have already grabbed a broom to chase him away.
Mingyue Pavilion was Jinghai's own brand. If domestic goods were mixed with foreign capital, the brand would no longer be the same.
If China's own luxury goods had foreign capital, they would lose their backbone.
You are just a store clerk; what right do you have to make decisions for your boss? Do you know how much money our Sakura Group is willing to invest in your little clothing store?
We don't care how much money it is. If you are not here to shop at Mingyue Pavilion, please leave and do not disturb other customers.
The store clerk put away her smile, kept a straight face, and cast a cold gaze at the man with the mustache.
She really liked Mingyue Pavilion; it gave her a sense of belonging and worth.
This was the best clothing store she had encountered in her three years of working.
The salary was high, the clothes were tasteful, the employee benefits were good, there was a commission of twenty to thirty thousand every month, five insurances and one fund, and they would even give employees various gift boxes to thank them for their contributions to the company.
Working here, the store clerk felt like a respected human being.
If foreign capital came in, she was afraid that the company's benefit system would be cancelled.
You are delaying your boss from making a fortune. We are not an ordinary foreign enterprise. We are a state-owned enterprise from Sakura Country. If we move in, the product value of this small shop will triple. Do you, a Waiter, understand what economic value is? Do you understand the culture of luxury goods?
The man with the mustache didn't leave at all; he still maintained his high-and-mighty attitude.
The man with the mustache was named Yamamoto Kazuo, the Vice President of Sakura Group. Sakura Group was the largest luxury clothing brand in Sakura Country.
The clothing mainly sold by Sakura Group was custom-made kimono.
The price of one set of kimono was 300,000 Sakura currency, which was equivalent to 100,000 Chinese currency.
This was still the entry-level price for Sakura Country clothing.
The highest transaction price was 3,400 Sakura currency.
The style of traditional han chinese clothing in China was very similar to the kimono of Sakura Country.
The kimono was a ceremonial dress learned from Chinese clothing.
Sakura Country wanted to take over Mingyue Pavilion and have Sakura capital infiltrate China, so they would have the opportunity to steal China's design drawings and steal China's rich culture.
Anyway, the Chinese people nowadays didn't wear traditional han chinese clothing.
Everyone wore suits and leather shoes; modern clothing was the norm.
A small store clerk's refusal would not shake Yamamoto Kazuo's determination to take over Mingyue Pavilion.
He took out his mobile phone and dialed the complaint hotline inside the Mingyue Pavilion store directly.
Hello, I am the customer service representative for Mingyue Pavilion. How can I help you with your complaint?
I want to report your employee number 0007. She is impolite and refuses to serve foreign guests. I traveled across the ocean to come to your store, and your employee's cold attitude makes me very sad. Not only did she not satisfy my request, but she also wanted to drive us away.
I have recorded your complaint here and will report it to the store manager now. We are very sorry for the unpleasant experience.
The store clerk number 0007 did not change her stance because of Yamamoto Kazuo's report. traditional han chinese clothing was Chinese culture; integrating capital from Sakura Country would spoil it.
Number 0007 believed that the store manager would make the same choice as her: to refuse the unreasonable people from Sakura Country.
Ten minutes later, Chu Xinxin arrived at Mingyue Pavilion.
She had come in such a hurry that Chu Xinxin was still wearing the dust-free suit used for visiting the factory.
The order volume of Mingyue Pavilion had increased, and to ensure the quality of the traditional han chinese clothing, Chu Xinxin had been busy selecting raw materials for the past two days.
Good clothes were warm in winter and cool in summer, while inferior fabrics were carcinogenic and caused skin allergies.
Mingyue Pavilion was not short of money now, and Chu Xinxin just wanted to provide customers with the highest quality clothing.
She was not as good at marketing and promotion as An Xin; what Chu Xinxin was good at was only quality control and after-sales service.
Whenever a customer complained, Chu Xinxin would treat the complaint as a major crisis to handle.
Her persistence in providing quality service for half a year had earned her a very good reputation among customers.
Chu Xinxin never expected that the troublemaker was a person from Sakura Country.
Chu Xinxin rushed over, asked the people around about the situation, and did not rush to see the foreigner who complained about 0007.
An Xin blended in with the customers, watching Chu Xinxin calmly investigate the cause and direct the staff.
Number 0003, take the guests to the lobby. Number 0006, prepare the lucky draw wheel. Give small gifts to the customers who had an unpleasant shopping experience today to soothe their emotions. We must make our position clear: we will never accept financing, to avoid devaluing our brand.
Chu Xinxin arranged the staff, hurried to the changing room to take off the stuffy dust-proof suit, tied a high ponytail, and walked out in a grey women's suit.
Wearing the professional attire, Chu Xinxin's aura was fully unleashed, and her domineering presence was revealed.
As soon as she appeared, she attracted the attention of many people.
Sorry, respected customers. Due to our store's management negligence, we have brought you an unpleasant experience. I feel very ashamed. To restore everyone's good mood, all customers who took a number in the store today will be gifted one lucky draw. The winning rate of the lucky draw is one hundred percent, with a thirty percent chance of winning the first prize, which is a Suzhou embroidery women's bag worth 8,818.
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