The two hugged each other on the bed. Sophie leaned on Zhao Dong's arms and suddenly asked about business, "By the way, I didn't see you mention it. It's your first day at work. How is the situation there? Can you handle it?"
Zhao Dong was stunned for a moment, then quickly returned to normal, "It's okay."
Afraid of worrying Sophie, he briefly introduced the situation there.
As for that misunderstanding, he deliberately avoided it.
Firstly, the explanation is not clear, and secondly, this matter is not honorable.
Sophie was not surprised and gave Zhao Dong a few words of advice, "Zhao Dong, I can't take sides in this matter, so I can't say anything more to you."
"What about you, what exactly are your plans?"
Zhao Dong rubbed her shoulders, "What can we plan? We have already promised to your father that we will receive a monthly profit of five million yuan. If we can't cash it in, your father will not deal with me?"
Sophie was a little worried, "Then you want to offend my uncle?"
The reason why I didn't want Zhao Dong to get involved was because I was afraid of encountering this situation.
The matter between the Su family and the Wu family is too complicated.
Interests are involved, grievances are involved, and sometimes even she herself can't explain clearly.
Zhao Dong comforted him: "Don't worry, you have spoken, how dare I offend my uncle?"
"As long as I don't harm my uncle's interests!"
Sophie half-smiled, "What's the matter? Do you think you want to make up for the gap yourself?"
Zhao Dong sat up straight in a hurry, "Don't look at me like that, how can I do that?"
"Cathay Pacific's accounts are clear and watery, with only hundreds of thousands of turnover per month."
"Even if I want to tear down the east wall to repair the west wall, I don't have the ability!"
With Sophie's business acumen, she quickly understood. She stared at Zhao Dong, "Then you mean, you want to make a fuss in the mall?"
Zhao Dong nodded, "I have such a plan, but I don't have an idea yet. I will stay put for the next few days and find out the details of the mall first."
Sophie was a little worried, "Zhao Dong, I won't hide anything from you."
"The business model and operation model of large shopping malls have become fully mature in China, and the market is approaching saturation."
"Although I'm not familiar with the specifics of this shopping mall when I was a kid, it's just a shopping mall that has everything you need."
"I'll take Su's Spring Department Store as an example, which is the operation model of joint venture point deductions."
"Cosmetics are 15 to 27 points; bags are 20 to 30 points; jewelry is 6 to 30 points; watches are 10 to 22 points; clothing brands have a high premium and can get 23 to 30 points; as for leather shoes and leather goods,
Low, around 20 to 28.”
"The above are slightly different depending on the brand size and category profits."
Zhao Dong was dumbfounded when he saw that she was like a precious treasure.
Sophie teased, "What's the matter? Do you really think that your wife is a flower vase, and it's because of the relationship with the Su family that I can gain a foothold in the Su family?"
Zhao Dong hugged the person, "Who said that? My wife is a real person, a strong woman in the business world!"
Sophie pushed him away and said in a serious tone, "Zhao Dong, I'm not kidding you!"
"Let me tell you this, based on the flow of people there and the daily turnover, I estimate it to be around two million."
"Now the real profit is thin. When it is balanced, it is estimated to be 25 points."
"In other words, the daily profit is five hundred thousand."
"This does not include operating costs, maintenance costs, personnel, water and electricity, etc."
"My father asked you to pay back five million yuan every month, which is equivalent to taking away half of the profits from my childhood. This is simply an impossible thing!"
"Especially in recent years, it has been hard to do business as a physical entity. If you want to help Little Times expand its business, that is even more impossible!"
Zhao Dong didn't speak and was silent for a moment.
Sophie noticed that her tone was wrong and apologized hastily, "Zhao Dong, I'm sorry, I didn't mean it like that. It's not that I don't believe in your ability."
Zhao Dong smiled and said, "Okay, do you need to explain to me? Let's chat, I know you care about me."
Sophie asked again, "Are you really not angry?"
Zhao Dong said firmly: "I'm really not angry, just keep going!"
Sophie didn't want to discourage Zhao Dong's enthusiasm, but she didn't want Zhao Dong to fall into the quagmire.
After thinking about the wording, she softened her tone and said: "Zhao Dong, think about it, you have no relevant work experience at all."
"In just three months after being introduced to this industry, you can increase the profit of a mature large-scale shopping mall by 30%. Do you think it is possible?"
Zhao Dong smiled bitterly and admitted honestly: "It's a bit difficult."
Sophie breathed a sigh of relief, "And the most important thing is, even if you can do it, why should the Wu family leave the operation and decision-making of the mall to you?"
"Why has this matter been delayed for so many years?"
"Let me tell you this, the Wu family is not short of money, and my uncle's focus in Tianzhou is not at all in this shopping mall."
"He has his own property in Tianzhou, and a cousin of mine is managing the mall."
"The reason why I'm stuck with the Su family is because I don't want to follow my father's wishes!"
"I don't know much about what's going on here, and I can't explain it to you."
"In short, I will tell you that this task is impossible to complete. My father is deliberately making things difficult for you!"
"Zhao Dong, listen to me, don't worry about this matter, just concentrate on Cathay Pacific."
"If my father asks, just respond perfunctorily and leave the rest to me!"
"Doesn't he just want money? If Xiaoshi can't get it, then I'll help him earn it from Su's!"
Zhao Dong was troubled and wanted to argue, but he held back his words and said, "Okay, I understand, I know what's going on."
He knew that Sophie cared about him, and he also knew that Sophie had this ability.
But when faced with the test of his father-in-law, he had to rely on Sophie's help to barely pass the test?
How should Su Changtian view him then? How should the Su family view him?
After getting married, this was the first time that Zhao Dong had a disagreement with Sophie, but he didn't know how to express it.
Firstly, they are afraid of quarreling, and secondly, they are afraid of ruining the rare atmosphere.
Especially what Sophie just said was reasonable. How should he object?
In the midst of random thoughts, Sophie fell into a deep sleep.
Zhao Dong was upset and lost sleep.
He covered Sophie with a quilt, pushed open the sliding door of the balcony, and stood alone in the night.
In fact, Zhao Dong already has a preliminary plan on how to solve this matter.
However, he hasn't figured out where to start yet.
According to his previous plan, Zhao Dong wanted to wait until the time was right to discuss this idea with Sophie.
Now, Zhao Dong changed his mind again.
Apart from anything else, even Sophie didn't believe that he was capable of completing such a thing.
Why should he expect the people of the Su family to think highly of him?
Why should Su Changtian trust his daughter to him?
Zhao Dong has never admitted defeat, does not want to admit defeat, and does not want to admit defeat.
He planned to do this himself.
Yes, he is indeed a layman when it comes to shopping malls.
But doing business in China is half business and half transaction.
What Su Changtian could do back then, why can't Zhao Dong do it now?
Just as he was thinking about it, there was movement not far away that attracted Zhao Dong's attention!