Rebirth: The Ascent of a Socialite-Chapter 578 - 233: Special New Partner_2
"Of course, I’m well aware it’s because of our clothing and the efforts of our employees," Director Jim still insisted on his view.
"In a few days, everyone will know that Master Puwang isn’t dead, and this sales frenzy will soon be over," Ziceng’s tone made Jim’s face change on the spot.
"There’s no need to say more, I will not collaborate with Eastern people. Even if I wanted to sell Apple, I definitely wouldn’t sell it to them," Jim’s anger made him speak the truth.
"Why is that?" Lin Ying asked anxiously, "Even Master Puwang has agreed to let us take over Apple. As far as we know, Master Puwang owns fifty percent of Apple’s shares," back when Jim invited Master Puwang to serve as Apple’s design director, he allowed him to buy into the company with his expertise.
"You are mistaken, he owns forty-nine percent," Jim corrected, "So ultimately, the decisions regarding Apple will be mine to make." Apparently, these cunning Easterners wanted to sway Master Puwang and then him.
"Director Jim?" Su Ziceng read his expression. It seemed that he not only disliked Lin Ying; even Su Ziceng, whom he was meeting for the first time, was also someone he disliked. He didn’t even look them straight in the eye when speaking, "Do you have... racial prejudice?"
As soon as Su Ziceng finished speaking, Director Jim was almost agape. To mention racial prejudice in the West is a serious issue, "Who said I have racial prejudice?" Director Jim was nearly infuriated to death by Ziceng, "I just dislike Eastern people."
Especially those with delicate figures and lively eyes like the Easterner right in front of him. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚
"Why?" Lin Ying still didn’t know to stop asking.
"I hate Easterners’... black hair, black eyes, and when it comes down to it, their greed, everything," Director Jim used a rather general excuse.
"Were you dumped by an Eastern woman?" Lin Ying’s words made Su Ziceng burst into laughter, but Director Jim was not amused.
These two Eastern women really had no brains. Director Jim was fuming, but he was, after all, a polite American man.
"I haven’t been dumped by an Eastern woman, I was just... deceived by an Eastern man," Director Jim was clearly upset when he got to the deception part.
"..." Su Ziceng and Lin Ying looked at Director Jim who smelled nice with his cologne and was dressed in a tailormade Versace suit.
"Or perhaps, that Eastern man, it was because of an Eastern woman that he..." Su Ziceng’s forward-thinking mind told her that being gay was not wrong, and in the fashion industry, it was commonplace.
"None of these are excuses," Jim thought that if he had to work with these two Eastern women who liked to probe everything to the end, he felt a sense of powerlessness, "Easterners’ aesthetic sense is behind, having them wear our clothes is simply a waste."
"Do you think that Apple’s clothes are a waste on her body?" Su Ziceng referenced Lin Ying, who was a popular model of recent years.
"She is the hottest Eastern model of the recent years, an exception," Jim had noticed the Bohemian long dress on Lin Ying, her straight black hair, and her dress that was like a red dawn upon entering the door.
"Or let’s say, me wearing Apple’s clothes, makes you feel ashamed," Su Ziceng gestured to her own outfit.
Jim looked at Su Ziceng and couldn’t really find any fault, "I’m not belittling the Eastern people, Apple did open in Asia for a while, but that store eventually did not last." Director Jim felt that he really was pressed by these two Eastern women and almost spit out all the embarrassing things he didn’t want to say.
"When did it happen?" Su Ziceng recalled that she had never seen Apple stores in the major cities of Country Z.
"That was five or six years ago. Not only did Apple fail to secure a foothold in Asia, but it also ended up losing a lot of money," Jim also became cautious about dipping his toes in Asia again and stayed within North America. However, in recent years, the United States market was lackluster, and Apple’s performance declined year by year.
"Talking so much is useless," Jim also felt he had spoken too much to these two women who were much younger than him.
"Director Jim, perhaps you should take a trip with us to Country Z, to better understand Country Z and the people there. Together, we can properly search for the reasons why Apple could not survive in Country Z. I believe that design is not the main reason," unlike the North American market, Country Z’s fashion lags several years behind North America, and Apple’s clothing would not likely be unpopular; there must be other reasons.
"Sorry, I’m not inclined to go through that effort. Managing Apple requires business acumen, not the meticulousness of cultivating a relationship," Jim rejected Su Ziceng’s invitation.
"Director Jim, you are mistaken, managing Apple, to some extent, is like the relationship between men and women. Your failure in Country Z back then was because you did not properly understand Country Z, this enchanting woman with thousands of years of history." Su Ziceng smiled, and Lin Ying was amused by her analogy.
Jim remained unimpressed, and Su Ziceng continued, "I forgot that you aren’t impressed by women, so let’s change the perspective. Country Z has the world’s richest resource of men, several hundred million men; don’t you want to experience that?"
Several hundred million people, such a number, would be tempting for anyone in business, and in the end, Jim could not bring himself to refuse. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to go to Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation ticket, monthly ticket. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
