Chapter 570 Quotas

"Are you planning to start expanding sales next year?"

At this time, Song Ya was also dealing with politicians. He asked Scott, the general manager of A+ Apparel.

"The current plan is like this, but the textile quota we allocated to Huaguo is not enough. I think we should cooperate with major importers such as Wal-Mart and go to Capitol Hill to publicize." Scout replied: "I heard that next year the general will abolish it." The multi-fiber agreement is replaced by the textile and clothing agreement, and the tariffs on textiles in Huaguo can be reduced, but the quota is still a problem.”

"Yeah?"

Of course Song Ya is willing to do this kind of thing, but he doesn't want to make the mistake of Bahn Chemical's technical information again, making the professional manager feel that he is deliberately helping Huaguo, "Go ahead and do it, we are not signing Have you hired Ogilvy & Mather for PR?"

"We've got to work on social relationships as individuals," Scout hinted.

"Look for a politician? Who can help?" Song Ya lured him to speak up.

"Gorgo." Scout replied: "Mr. Vice President has been a senator for many years, and he is still very charismatic. Mr. Underwood can help us contact some congressmen on Capitol Hill, plus representatives from cotton-producing areas. Party local councilor..."

"Hey, wait, wait." Song Ya hurriedly stopped him from dreaming, "Small shrimp like us shouldn't take the lead in this kind of thing, what does Wal-Mart say?"

"They? Hehe... No matter how small the plate is, there is always something for them to eat, isn't it?" Scout smiled wryly.

"Yeah, that's a problem..."

Song Ya understands, Wal-Mart is motivated to do this, but if the cost-effective ratio is not cost-effective, with their energy, it is better to grab food from the original quota pool, but small businesses like A+ clothing are not so Good treatment, "How much is the quota expansion beneficial to us?"

"Two percent of the current quota will do."

"Can we eat it?"

"If we have the energy quota, why can't we eat it? You are a billionaire, boss, how many billionaires are there in the United States now?"

"Also..." Song Ya nodded in approval of Scout's words. There is nothing embarrassing about billionaires asking politicians for help. Whether it can be done is another matter, and he immediately called Ogilvy.

Underwood, who is based in Washington, soon caught wind, "Doug, do you know about next year's textile and clothing agreement? The part about quotas..." The assistant who likes to hide in the dark called, and Song Ya had no choice but to take the initiative Asked him, and then went to see Underwood's wife who stayed in Chicago.

"How's your movie going? I heard the box office is not doing well this week?" Claire used to talk about other things first.

"Ranked seventh, I am very satisfied, Jim Carrey is too popular."

Song Ya replied.

Jim Carrey is so popular, his acting style is very appetizing to the audience in the United States. It is an exaggeration to say that the audience in the cinema can't help laughing when he moves his facial muscles. This year he starred in three plays a year , all single-handed at the box office, the two currently released are big sellers, and the cost of comedy films does not need to be too high. So now various Hollywood film companies are waving film contracts and begging him to take on the role, but he has only picked Warner's new superhero blockbuster Batman series "Batman Forever" to play the villain, the Riddler.

In the first week, Grizzlies in Disguise unsurprisingly knocked Forrest Gump from the No. 1 spot in the box office. In addition, this week, there will be an alluring story starring Nicolas Cage. A score of around nine million ends this week's screenings.

Of course, Baseball Angel is still suppressed after struggling hard. The current ranking is Jack in Masquerade, Forrest Gump, True Lies, The Client, The Lion King, Allure, Dance My Life, and Baseball Angel.

Although the summer film is bloody, it is also very delicious, with a strong box office. Except for the slight noise from the film critics, all film media believe that his first "electric shock" has been a great success.

And this kind of purely commercial film for young people is the least need to deal with professional film critics.

Instead of spending a lot of money on public relations, they might as well advertise more.

"So you want to increase Huaguo's textile quota by another five percent?"

The two chattered for a while, and Claire asked.

"Yes, my clothing brand is selling well this year, and the professional managers want to do a big job next year." Song Ya replied.

"The total value of this quota is fixed. If you have more, others will have less. There are different... powerful people involved in it." Claire said.

Song Ya shrugged, "Anyway, I have to try. My company will not be out of stock next year. Next year will be 95 years..."

"I understand."

96 is another election year, Claire smiled, the two of them didn't talk about her charity work, and now the two sides have a tacit understanding.

However, this cannot be done without the participation of the Elephant Party. The local forces of the Elephant Party in the cotton-producing areas are potential allies, and the United States itself has no textile manufacturing industry. The main enemies are importers from other producing areas such as Latin America and Southeast Asia, and the countries of origin in Washington. The lobbying forces, such as Wal-Mart in the past, fortunately, Wal-Mart has begun to turn against the water.

"Gore received a million donation from you in 1992, will he help?" Goodman asked during the meeting.

"It's still the Underwood couple. They like to take over my affairs and sell points everywhere." Song Ya smiled bitterly, "Gore and I have never been able to establish a closer direct relationship."

"Maybe that's what's most comfortable with Al Gore, who's been targeting aggressive billionaires lately, like Perelman, and John Malone," Goodman said.

"It has little effect, maybe he didn't really intend to do anything to those business tycoons at all." Song Ya complained.

"What are you going to do with the Elephant Party?" Goodman asked.

"U.S. Senator McCann of Arizona, it's almost enough to get him done." Song Ya replied, "Others have Wal-Mart and other tall ones."

"Continue to find John Liu as an intermediary?"

"No, the relationship between McKen and Cheney and others served by John Liu is very ordinary. I don't know the specific reason, but John Liu can't help."

"I heard that this McKean was almost ruined by bribery allegations, and recently formed a small cross-party coalition in the Senate. This kind of person is very dangerous. It is dangerous for him to maintain his position. The guy who dares to act like this means It must be very hot." Goodman reminded with some worry.

"Yes, so Ogilvy and Mather are not planning to come forward in person. They hired a Washington political PR firm, a woman named Sloan."

"Female lobbyist? You don't plan to meet her either, do you?"

"I have to hide myself deeper. This is not something that can be done in a short while."

After getting the quota thing started, Song Ya started his promotional trip in several big cities in the United States where black people live in large numbers. However, his main goal now is to consolidate the audience groups living near the black and Asian communities before switching to long-term screenings, so that theater owners who participate in long-term screenings can feel at ease.

"Mr. ALPLUS, I heard that several art schools in Chicago are competing for the prototype of the school in your movie? Can you disclose which school your inspiration comes from?"

At the Baltimore airport, a reporter asked that due to the impact of dancing out of my life, the number of applicants for several art colleges in Chicago increased significantly in the fall, which made the Art Institute of Chicago have to come out to clarify that his family did not major in dance, and DePaul The two main beneficiaries with related majors, the University of Lincoln Park and Columbia College, reacted exactly the opposite. In order to compete for students, they fought with each other over who is the prototype school of film.

This unexpected situation made Song Ya himself dumbfounded. The social influence of the movie is evident, "I never went to art school, and of course it won't be the University of Chicago where I attended."

The answer sparked laughter from the reporters, "I know there is Maryland Institute of Art in Baltimore." Song Ya went on to say, anyway, the original movie clearly placed the prototype in Maryland Institute of Art, "Maybe the story I wrote happened in Baltimore?"