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Chapter 65 The Silver Wine Pot Acquired
Qi Nan was stunned to see Lin Qingsong take the silver wine jug he had just made.

I just wanted to show off a little, how did you take it!

"What's wrong, Seventh Brother? Is there something else?" Lin Qingsong asked, already putting the wine jug in his trouser pocket.

And I must say, this flat wine jug fits perfectly in my pants pocket, and even the feel of holding it is fantastic.

"No, Qingsong, when did you start liking to drink!" Qi Nan glanced at him helplessly, knowing that the wine jug was definitely not going to be returned.

"I'm not particularly interested in drinking, but I recently found something really good," Lin Qingsong said with a smile.

"What good stuff?" Qi Nan asked, intrigued. "Is it some kind of fine wine?"

“That’s right!” Lin Qingsong didn’t hide anything: “It’s an eighty-year-old wild tiger penis wine!”

"Hiss!!!" Qi Nan's eyes widened suddenly, and he repeated in disbelief, "Eighty-year-old tiger penis wine??? Are you sure?"

Having drunk alcohol for so many years, she has naturally come into contact with alcohol made from Chinese herbs, and has even tasted alcohol made from poisonous snakes.

In the eyes of this old drunkard, whether it's tiger penis or not is secondary. After all, tigers are not protected animals abroad. She has drunk everything from tiger bones to tiger penises abroad.

But wine aged eighty years is truly exceptional!
If you do the math, it's amazing that wine from that era has survived to this day, considering it was during the Republic of China period!

Today, the only way to access aged liquor is through limited-edition vintage liquor blended annually by Moutai using old Moutai that was treasured during the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition.

You can imagine how expensive and difficult it is to buy this wine.

"Of course, I've tried them all, and the taste is absolutely amazing!"

Qi Nan couldn't help but swallow, even changing his form of address and softening his tone involuntarily: "Qingsong, Seventh Brother has always treated you well, hasn't he? Could you..."

"Seventh Brother, I won't take your wine jug for nothing." Lin Qingsong picked up another wine jug from the table and shook it, saying, "I took one of your wine jugs, so I'll give you a whole jug of wine in return. How about that? Pretty generous, right?"

Qi Nan walked excitedly to Lin Qingsong's side, hooked his arm around his neck, and said, "Good brother, good brother, it's no wonder that Seventh Brother thought of you first when there was good news!!"

"Seventh Brother, we're all brothers, don't get so worked up!" Lin Qingsong said with a hint of helplessness after feeling the bones in Qi Nan's body.

Hey.

He felt that all the women with buzz cuts had one problem: they were too thin!

Qi Nan was so thin that you could clearly feel her bones when she was held in her arms.

Yang Xiaoxiao and Xiang Jia, who are slightly plump, are still the most fragrant and comfortable to hold.

"You brat!" Qi Nan said speechlessly, reaching out to punch his chest. "What's wrong? Can't your Seventh Brother hug you?"

"Yes, yes, yes." Lin Qingsong quickly changed the subject: "Seventh Brother, what exactly did you want to see me about today?"

“Didn’t I tell you before that the company’s development has reached a bottleneck?” Qi Nan became serious when talking about business. “Annan, after thinking it over, I realized that it doesn’t fit the company’s current high-end positioning! So I think the safest way is to expand the existing scale and continue to bring in people from Russia. So I’ve decided to fly to Russia again in a few days, and I will temporarily hand over the company to you.”

She knew she wasn't a particularly brilliant boss, and that the company's success was largely due to a series of coincidences.

After much deliberation, I decided to stick to my comfort zone.

Although this approach has some path dependency, it's based on familiarity with the methods, so even if there are losses, they won't be too significant.

"Seventh Brother, I will definitely keep an eye on the company, but I don't think continuing to expand the existing scale is a good option." Lin Qingsong frowned slightly.

Although the foreign talent market in China is booming, only a small number of clients can afford to hire high-priced models.

In Shanghai alone, there are more than a dozen companies that specialize in high-end foreign models, and their company is one of them.

That is to say.

The number of high-end foreign models in Shanghai is already somewhat saturated, and bringing in more models will not be of much help to the company's development.

Having too many models can be a burden for the company, since the number of clients won't increase with the number of models.

Currently, the high-end foreign model market in Shanghai has entered a saturated phase. In this situation, if a company does not have enough clients, it is best to keep the number of models constant.

“I know this isn’t a good choice, but the company can’t stay in the status quo forever,” Qi Nan said with a hint of helplessness. “You know I made a bet with my father that if the company doesn’t reach a certain level, I’ll have to go back and inherit the family business and become a boring gallery owner!”

Although Lin Qingsong already knew about this.

But every time I hear such comforting words as "if you fail in your business, you should go home and inherit the family business," I can't help but feel a sense of helplessness.

If it were him, Qi Nan, he wouldn't have bothered at all; he could have just inherited the family art gallery!
"Seventh Brother, why don't you consider Chinese models?" Lin Qingsong couldn't help but say, thinking about the frequency with which Chinese models have appeared at the four major fashion weeks in recent years. "We can follow the route of eSee and Longteng, train Chinese models and send them abroad to develop their careers. We can also be a parent company that makes a sure profit!"

As China's national strength has soared, its international influence has grown significantly, and all sectors of society have benefited greatly as a result.

The most obvious change in the modeling industry is that Chinese faces are appearing at the four major fashion weeks much more frequently than before.

“But we have no experience.” Qi Nan scratched his head and said helplessly, “Actually, I have thought about this method, but esee and Longteng basically monopolize this area. After all, we don’t have the resources to compete with them for models.”

After saying that, she couldn't help but unscrew the wine flask in her hand and take a sip of wine.

"Take it slow," Lin Qingsong said speechlessly. "In recent years, with the expansion of enrollment at Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology, Donghua University, New Silk Road University, and Jiangnan University, many graduates want to become models. Even if we can't compete with them, we can't go home empty-handed. Besides, our clients don't just need foreign models. When they need domestic models, we can recommend our company's domestic models!"

Having had a few drinks, Qi Nan's mind was a little clearer. She looked at Lin Qingsong and said, "Old Lin, don't those celebrities often set up studios and then cooperate with agencies? Why don't you set up a studio and cooperate with a company too? Your studio can handle the domestic models, and I can continue to look for good models from Russia. That way, we'll be able to walk on two legs!"

???

Lin Qingsong was a little confused. Set up a studio and then cooperate with a company?
He really hadn't thought about it.

But then it was discovered that Qi had actually come up with a good idea this time!

Setting up your own studio is a win-win situation; if you succeed, great. If you fail, it won't have a significant impact on the company's main business.

He could even use the studio's name to formalize his side jobs. After all, Shining International had been in Shanghai for many years and had a good reputation.

This makes communicating with some customers much easier.

Take the Hainan beauty pageant case as an example. Using the name of "shining internationally" is definitely more effective than acting alone.

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