Chapter 974 Prelude to Unification
Tony traveled to Tuvalu to talk about X Beauty Elixir. Many people in the United States, and even the whole world are paying attention to his movements.
In fact, after the United States opened the ban to prepare for small-scale pilot projects, many international manufacturers have already gone to Tuvalu before Tony went to Tuvalu.
Many big companies, including Unilever and Procter & Gamble, have sent representatives to Tuvalu. They all want to get the agency rights of X Beauty Pharmacy. Obviously, this product will truly change human beings' perception of beauty in the future. For businessmen, it doesn't matter if a mutant remains the same. As long as there is interest, they will sell the rope to hang themselves. This is the profit-seeking nature of capital.
Katie was not surprised at all by the visits of big companies such as Unilever and Procter & Gamble. No wonder no one wants to compete with this product. For example, China has specially established a state-owned company as an agent company in China, instead of choosing a private company to act as an agent for the management rights of Pharmaceutical X.
And X Meili Pharmacy only gave this state-owned enterprise the distribution rights in China. Although the company hopes that Katie will give them the global agency rights, well, the global may not work. But at least give them the agency in Asia.
But the negotiation has been stuck, and Katie has been dissatisfied with the offer from China. Because it is a newly established state-owned enterprise, and it is making this kind of beauty products with a strong commercial color, it is impossible for the state to give unlimited funds. It can only be said that the policy is tilted.
And this kind of policy inclination is useless on a global scale, that is, it is better to use domestically. So the company's offer is really not enough.
And Unilever, Procter & Gamble and other beauty companies have been suppressed too hard by Suguang Technology. So their desire for this drug is much higher than that of Chinese companies. In order to get agency rights, they are all raising prices crazily.
But Katie, as the chairman of the group, has been dragging representatives from all over the world without nodding or shaking her head. Takashi Mitsui, the representative from Toyo Shiseido, could hardly sit still.
He came to represent Shiseido to talk about the agency rights of X Meili Pharmacy (Eat No Fat), and their company hopes to obtain agency rights in at least ten countries in East Asia. But Katie has been leaving him alone. Although Tuvalu provided him with delicious food and drink, he just didn't talk about the specific operation method.
This made Mitsui Takashi very anxious. The boss of the headquarters has been staring at the problem here. Suguang Technology is too strong. Especially Dawn Magic Water, this product has defeated Shiseido's main skin care products. Now it has completely withdrawn from the high-end skin care market.
Only the low-end market can be done, and then it is to sell some cosmetics industry that Sugon Technology has not yet set foot in. Things like lipstick, lip balm, jelly, etc.
Losing market share in skincare would be a blow to Shiseido.
In fact, not only Shiseido, but global hegemonic daily chemical companies such as Unilever and Procter & Gamble are having a hard time. Many of their cosmetics and skin care brands have been severely impacted.
Even the shampoo industry has been impacted. Sugon Technology uses Sugon 101 as its flagship product to develop a series of sub-brand shampoos. Due to the success of Dawn 101, these sub-series have also attracted buyers.
The market share of many big brand shampoos, including Unilever and Procter & Gamble's Head & Shoulders and Rejoice, began to shrink on a large scale. The company's performance statement is now very ugly.
Ms. Pepper Pepper, the former executive president of Sugon Technology, a business woman and Tony's wife, started blowing hair at the beginning of the new year. Perhaps within this year, Sugon Technology will make big moves.
And this kind of big move is likely to be a comprehensive price reduction of Sugon Technology's entire series of products. Sugon Technology has now established three ultra-large-scale processing plants around the world. It is expected to be put into production within this year, and the production capacity of the whole line of products will be raised to a higher level by then.
Increased output can lower costs, which is the consensus of all businessmen. The only thing everyone cares about now is what kind of price cuts will be for Sugon Technology's full line of products.
It doesn't matter if it's just a few dollars lower, but if it's 20% off or even 25% off the original price, then almost all other products that overlap with the Dawn series' attributes can be withdrawn from the market.
Do you want to say that these businessmen are not in a hurry? They are in a hurry. Mitsui Takashi came with a mission this time, because several major banks in Toyo have lowered Shiseido's financing authority. They are afraid that Shiseido will fail in this business war and finally pull the bank into the abyss.
The problems faced by Unilever and Procter & Gamble are not as serious as those of Shiseido, but they are not optimistic.
Takashi Mitsui got up very early in the newly built hotel in Tuvalu, and he was not in the mood to enjoy breakfast in the hotel's buffet breakfast area. When Unilever's representative Mark and Procter & Gamble's representative Josevic appeared in the breakfast buffet area, Mitsui put aside his once commercially hostile attitude.
He walked up to Mark and Xiao Hua quickly and said: "Mr. Mark, Mr. Joseph. Are you really planning to wait here forever? President Katie doesn't seem to be interested in seeing us at all, and he didn't even give And enough attention. Does she really want to sell X beauty potion?"
Mitsui Takashi's anxiety made him seem to have lost his usual calmness and politeness. Mark didn't want to talk to him at first, but Joseph, who was sitting on the other side, stuck a sausage with a fork and said, "Sell it or not? Of course it sells it. Otherwise, why would the Chinese company and Dum Get the agency. Haven't we seen the factories they built these days?"
"Obviously this was planned a long time ago, and it was decided to put it into commercial use from the very beginning. It was not for small-scale use." Josevic said while eating sausages.
Takashi Mitsui sat directly next to Josevic and said, "Then why is President Katie so unenthusiastic?"
Josevich gave Mitsui a blank look and ignored the idiot's question. Mark next to him sneered: "Don't you understand, Mr. Mitsui? Because the world's biggest coffee hasn't arrived yet!"
Takashi Mitsui frowned: "Who?"
Mark shook his head and said in a slightly mocking tone: "Tony Stark!"
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Passing through the clouds, Tony's private jet has arrived over Tuvalu. The plane has entered the landing state.
"How does my private jet compare to yours?" Tony asked the young man beside him, his attitude was very gentle. It's hard being Tony Stark for him to put on that attitude and talk like that to a young man.
The reason for Tony's gentle attitude is very simple, because sitting next to him is the head of the Osborne Group: Harry Osborne.
"Great, but I thought you'd have something like pole dancing and hot girls on the plane," Harry teased.
"Yeah, so there were. Until I got married, Piper fired them all when she put on the ring. To be honest, I kind of miss that blonde girl. Her name is Sophia... emm... ...Maybe it's Sonia? Forget it, anyway, I miss them a lot." Tony showed his affection that he couldn't even remember the girl's name.
Harry could only shake his head at that. And Tony walked to Harry's side and patted him on the back: "Are you a little excited?"
"A little bit. After all, this is a big move we are going to make together. I didn't expect you to come up with such a plan and let Jason be the messenger. Actually, I am looking forward to this cooperation. Interesting." Harry smiled.
Tony smiled too, but thought to himself: This is not my plan, but your good friend Jason Lee. Then he pretended to send messages on both sides.
Thinking of these Tony can already see the land of Tuvalu.
Li Jie, who arrived in Tuvalu one step earlier than Tony and Harry, was sitting in Katie's presidential palace. Katie brought him a hazelnut latte.
"Thank you." Li Jie raised his glass in thanks. Katie waved her hand: "You're welcome. It's nice to have old friends come to see me."
"But you really pulled Tony Stark and Harry Osborn to carry out this plan?" Katie was a little puzzled: "It looks a bit bold."
"Bold? No, the world is changing. I am just following the changes of the world. That's all. It's a great opportunity to gather so many merchants of beauty products." Li Jie walked to the president with a hazelnut latte Looking at the scenery outside the window of the mansion, he said.
"A feast of capital, although they are all companies of daily chemical products and beauty products. But when these capitalists stand together, they can still feel the power they radiate. A kind of capital from the most primitive and most Bloody power." Li Jie said as he sipped his latte.
"The chess game has been laid, and the chess pieces are starting to be in place. It's not chess, it's Chinese chess. Let this group of capitalists be used by me, let them follow our plan. It's not enough to rely on you, you are too cute And sweet." Li Jie gave Katie a look when he said this.
Katie couldn't help but rolled her eyes and made a gesture of "You're coming less".
"Do you know what is the most powerful thing about these cosmetics companies?" Li Jie asked Katie suddenly.
Katie frowned thoughtfully, then shook her head.
"Propaganda, distorting black and white, exaggerating efficacy, tampering with concepts, creating science and so on. No company in the world can compare with the cosmetics industry in this respect. Now the chariots, generals, and chief soldiers are all in place. We're going to let them use their abilities to conquer the city for us, the only thing missing is a handsome man." Li Jie said with a smile.
Katie stood beside Li Jie and said, "Now you are handsome." Tony Stark's plane had already entered Katie's sight.
Li Jie's smile became brighter: "Yes, Shuai is here. It's time for Shuai to rule the world!"