Film and Television: Bao Zong has finance in his left hand and entertainment in his right.

If Mr. Fan had admitted his mistake earlier, Liu Xiaobao would still have cooperated with him. But Mr. Fan insisted on holding out for a higher price and missed the last chance Liu Xiaobao gave him.

Now that Boss Ma has arrived, there's even less need for Boss Fan.

After shaking hands with Boss Ma, Liu Xiaobao immediately introduced Boss Ma to General Manager Xu.

"Mr. Xu, let me introduce you. This is Mr. Ma from Chuji, who is also in the clothing business. Mr. Ma, this is Mr. Xu from Hulian Department Store."

Mr. Xu and Mr. Ma shook hands and then sat down together.

When he saw that Liu Xiaobao had actually brought in another clothing manufacturer, General Manager Fan realized that Liu Xiaobao wasn't just bluffing, and he immediately became anxious.

Snapped!

Then, Mr. Fan slapped himself hard across the face, and then bent over to say to Liu Xiaobao.

"Mr. Bao, I really know I was wrong. I was just being foolish before. You can't kick me out!"

Liu Xiaobao turned to look at President Fan: "Since you've done something wrong, you should bear the consequences. President Fan, we still have business to discuss, please leave!"

President Fan did not leave just like that. Seeing that Liu Xiaobao was not giving him a chance, President Fan turned to plead with Wang Mingzhu.

"Miss Wang, you know it wasn't easy for me to come all the way to Pujiang. Could you please put in a good word for me with Mr. Bao? I promise I'll never do anything foolish again!"

Seeing President Fan pleading for her like this, Wang Mingzhu felt much better, and the grievances she had suffered in the past two days were released.

However, Wang Mingzhu had already figured out what Liu Xiaobao was trying to do, so she didn't plead for President Fan, but just said coldly to him.

"Those who commit evil can live, but those who do evil cannot. You deserve a lesson, so we'll see if you dare to be so self-righteous again!"

Chapter 8: Four Parties Discuss Cooperation (Please add to your favorites and give flowers)

President Fan dared not refute it, nor could he refute it.

"Miss Wang, I know I was wrong, please forgive me, but we still need to continue doing business, otherwise I'll have no choice but to jump off a building when I get back."

Hearing how serious President Fan was, Wang Mingzhu couldn't bear it any longer and looked to Liu Xiaobao for help: "President Bao, why don't you give President Fan another chance?"

Liu Xiaobao couldn't help but give a wry smile.

He could embarrass President Fan, but he couldn't embarrass Wang Mingzhu in front of President Xu and Boss Ma.

Otherwise, Wang Mingzhu will lose face when she collaborates with Boss Ma and his group in the future.

So when Wang Mingzhu said those words, Liu Xiaobao had no choice but to accept her plea.

Liu Xiaobao then said to President Fan, "For Miss Wang's sake, President Fan, I'll give you another chance. But you'll have to wait until I finish talking with President Xu and Boss Ma before we can talk again."

Upon hearing this, General Manager Fan showed no displeasure and immediately nodded and smiled, "Alright, alright, you two talk, I'll just listen from here and won't disturb you!"

After finishing speaking, President Fan sat down on his own, regardless of whether Liu Xiaobao agreed or not.

Seeing this, Liu Xiaobao didn't bother to talk to President Fan anymore, and instead asked Boss Ma, "Boss Ma, did you bring the samples I asked you to make?"

"I brought it, I brought it, I'll show it to Mr. Bao and Mr. Xu right away!"

As Mr. Ma spoke, he immediately took out a thin plastic bag from his bag and then took out two T-shirts from the bag.

As Mr. Ma handed the T-shirts to Liu Xiaobao and General Manager Xu, he explained.

"Both of these T-shirts are made of burnt mercerized cotton, and the design is based on the famous French brand Montblanc. Don't worry, we have changed some of the collar and cuff designs, and also changed the logo to our own. It doesn't count as plagiarism."

Liu Xiaobao looked at the T-shirt in his hand and found that although the style was very similar to Montblanc, the collar and cuffs were different.

Moreover, the logo of Montblanc is a five-petaled flower, while the two clothes worn by Boss Ma feature a peony.

When Boss Ma took out these two samples, General Manager Fan was stunned.

Previously, Mr. Fan had always thought that he was the only one who had mastered the technology of burning mercerized cotton, but he never expected that others also had this technology.

He even thought he was a rare commodity and considered himself a big shot just because he was a VIP at Zhizhen Garden.

I now realize that he's not the only one who can make T-shirts from burnt mercerized cotton; others can too.

At this moment, President Fan was filled with regret and worry. He was afraid that Liu Xiaobao would cooperate with Boss Ma and abandon him.

Actually, it's not fair to blame President Fan for being arrogant; it's mainly because he has a short-sighted view and can't see the overall national situation clearly.

What was the strongest aspect of our country's economy in the 1990s?

The answer is knockoff!

That's right, it's a knock-off. To put it nicely, it's a knock-off; to put it bluntly, it's piracy.

In the 1990s, shortly after the reform and opening up, copyright awareness was not strong, and Chinese people would copy almost anything that made money.

In this day and age, very few people think of creating their own brand; most people make money by copying others.

From small items like buttons and cassette tapes to large items like appliances and cars, whatever sells well, merchants will copy it.

With Montblanc T-shirts selling so well in China, it's no surprise that some people wanted to copy them, and Mr. Ma was one of them.

However, Boss Ma hadn't initially thought about making clothes; he only wanted to make fabric. It wasn't until he met Liu Xiaobao, and under Liu Xiaobao's encouragement, that Boss Ma took the initiative to make clothes.

Strictly speaking, Mr. Fan is also a copycat, after all, the original brand Mengtejiao was the first to use burnt mercerized cotton to make clothes, and Mr. Fan is at most a follower.

But Mr. Fan is more ambitious and visionary than others; at least he thought of creating his own brand.

At this moment, no one noticed Mr. Fan's expression. After looking at the samples that Mr. Ma had taken out, Liu Xiaobao asked Mr. Ma a question out of curiosity.

"Boss Ma, you've finished the logo on these T-shirts. Have you decided on a brand name yet?"

Mr. Ma replied with a smile, "We've thought it through. Everyone in our factory has unanimously agreed to name it 'Dongmei'."

Mr. Xu nodded: "The peony can indeed represent the beauty of the East. The name 'Dongmei' is excellent, as it is both simple and meaningful!"

Liu Xiaobao also agreed: "It's indeed a good name, let's use this name. Boss Ma, you should register it as soon as possible."

Boss Ma nodded repeatedly: "Okay, no problem, I'll go first thing tomorrow morning. So, shouldn't we talk about the cooperation now?"

Liu Xiaobao and General Manager Xu exchanged a glance, then ignored General Manager Fan beside them and began negotiating cooperation matters with Boss Ma and Wang Mingzhu.

In fact, the division of cooperation matters is quite simple. Boss Ma is in charge of production, Liu Xiaobao is the first-level general agent in charge of marketing and promotion, General Manager Xu is in charge of setting up special counters and stocking goods in Hulian Department Store, and Wang Mingzhu is in charge of export quotas to ensure the export of goods.

Apart from the price not being discussed publicly, all subsequent matters were quickly allocated.

Of course, everyone knows the rules, so they wouldn't ask about the price in front of everyone.

For example, regarding appearance fees, Boss Ma will only discuss them with Liu Xiaobao.

Mr. Xu is a third party, and he will only discuss the purchase price and retail price with Liu Xiaobao.

Wang Mingzhu would then discuss export prices with Liu Xiaobao.

So even though Boss Ma is the source of the goods, Liu Xiaobao, the first-level general agent, is actually the most crucial link.

After all the details of their respective tasks were agreed upon, the four of them raised their glasses together in celebration.

At this moment, President Fan finally got a chance to speak, and he smiled shamelessly at Liu Xiaobao again.

"Boss Bao, you've arranged things perfectly for this Mr. Ma. We can't forget about our Three Sheep brand!"

Chapter 9 The Lesson of Two Million Four Hundred Thousand (Please collect and give flowers)

"Mr. Xu, Mr. Ma, please continue drinking! Mr. Fan, let's find another place to talk."

After Liu Xiaobao finished speaking, he got up and walked out of the private room first. When President Fan saw this, he quickly followed him.

After greeting the lobby manager, Ruth, and requesting an empty private room, Liu Xiaobao led General Manager Fan into the room.

Now that it was just Liu Xiaobao and President Fan, Liu Xiaobao didn't beat around the bush and got straight to the point.

"Mr. Fan, you should have seen it by now. Even without your Sanyang brand, I can create another brand. But for Ms. Wang's sake, I'm willing to give you one last chance."

Mr. Fan nodded repeatedly in thanks, saying, "Thank you, Mr. Bao. I will definitely not let you down again in the future."

Liu Xiaobao smiled faintly: "I can give you the opportunity, but business is business. Now I have other brands to work with, and I only helped you because of Miss Wang's request. So I can't give you the original price for those goods. You'll have to give me a new price yourself!"

Upon hearing Liu Xiaobao's words, General Manager Fan's face fell, but he did not refuse. Instead, he pondered in his mind how to quote this price.

Of course, at this moment, General Manager Fan didn't dare keep Liu Xiaobao waiting for long.

He thought for about ten seconds before finally speaking through gritted teeth.

"Twenty-one yuan, Mr. Bao. This is the lowest price I can offer. If we offer even less, we won't make any money. We just beg you, Mr. Bao, don't abandon us, Sanyang!"

Originally, Mr. Fan and Mr. Bao had agreed on a price of 27 yuan per item, but now the price has dropped by 6 yuan per item. Mr. Fan is heartbroken.

However, Mr. Fan had no choice. Liu Xiaobao had already made it clear that if he didn't come over in more than ten minutes, even if the price of each item was reduced by five yuan, Liu Xiaobao would not do the business.

Therefore, Mr. Fan had no choice but to make a tough decision and reduce the price of each item to six yuan, just to give Liu Xiaobao an explanation.

Mr. Fan did this in order to facilitate this deal.

Otherwise, even if General Manager Wei could buy 100,000 pieces at 29 yuan per piece, their factory would still have 700,000 pieces left to sit in the warehouse.

Most importantly, Mr. Fan and his factory are not just looking to make money, but also to establish their "San Yang" brand.

Once the brand is established, won't there be fewer opportunities to make money later?

President Fan now understands that President Wei couldn't do this, but Liu Xiaobao really could.

So even though his heart was bleeding, President Fan had no choice but to grit his teeth and quote this price!

Liu Xiaobao had fully digested 'Boss Bao's' memories, so he naturally knew the cost price of the goods in Boss Fan's possession.