Rebirth: The Comeback of the Girl-Chapter 658 - 657: Bringing in the New through Pushing Out the Old
Zhen Yu nearly subconsciously had a bad thought flash through her mind, but she still asked!
"How is it doing after falling into the rice cooker?"
Han Jiayang didn’t answer.
Han Mingyue could tell her brother was not in high spirits, and promptly reached out to pat his back, taking the initiative to answer: "It got scalded to death."
"Ah?" Zhen Yu gaped, feeling some compassion in her heart.
Although she didn’t like keeping pets, she still found small animals or young ones quite adorable.
Even because they looked tiny and posed no threat to her, she would sometimes tease them too... 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮
"At that time, my mom had put the rice cooker on the ground to cook porridge and left the lid open to prevent it from boiling over... And then the kitten, I don’t know where it jumped from! It just plopped right into the pot... That evening, it was gone."
"So pitiful..."
For some reason! When Zhen Yu said this, Han Mingyue felt as if she could relate to her feeling...
"It’s all in the past! But since then, we never had another cat at home, nor any other pet."
The atmosphere became somewhat silent for a moment.
Finally, Han Jiayang was the first to break free from the gloomy mood, laughing and joking: "It’s fine, bro! Although you can’t keep a cat now, you can take care of Zhen Yu, haha... Just now, we said she’s just like a cat!"
Han Mingyue: "... Hmm! That is true!"
Zhen Yu clenched her fists with a cracking sound!
"Are you two brothers itching for a fight? I wouldn’t mind getting some exercise after dinner!"
Han Jiayang instantly replied! "If you want to exercise, go do it with my brother! Just don’t look for me! I don’t want to exercise with you!"
Zhen Yu’s mouth twitched, his words sounded... weird somehow...
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On the evening of the second Saturday in June, Zhen Yu finally received a call from Factory Director Lu! The sales figures for the first month after Snowflake powder went on the market had finally been tallied!
"Zhen Yu! It’s Lu Huashan! I am calling today just to give you good news! I really didn’t expect it! Our factory’s sales this month have even surpassed the best records from the times of the state-owned factories! This is not a decline but an increase!"
"Really?! That’s fantastic!" Upon hearing this, Zhen Yu immediately became delighted! She quickly said: "Perfect! I have some promotional tricks up my sleeve! Furthermore, I have another very important issue I’d like to discuss with you! How about this! Tomorrow is Sunday, I’ll come over to the factory to see you!"
"No need! If you have something to discuss, just come directly to my house tomorrow! I plan to head home tonight."
"Um, but your family moved, right? I don’t know where you live now,"
"Don’t worry! It’s easy to find! My family now lives in First High School,"
"Factory Director Lu! It’s inconvenient to discuss business at home! How about this, we find a small restaurant tomorrow noon and talk over a meal, how does that sound?"
Zhen Yu didn’t want to go to Factory Director Lu’s house! So she quickly interrupted him and proposed a compromise.
Back when they first met, she had no choice! She only thought about what was convenient! Finalizing the cooperation was the most important goal!
But now that the business was on the right track, it didn’t seem right to always be visiting people’s personal homes!
There was the factory, there were offices, and there were public places outside; they were not lacking a place to discuss business!
Factory Director Lu was silent for only a second, then immediately laughed and said: "Sure, sure! Let’s contact by phone tomorrow! I’m hanging up now!"
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At noon on Sunday, having arranged in advance by phone, Zhen Yu and Factory Director Lu sat face to face in a local restaurant.
As soon as they were seated, Factory Director Lu started to warmly make small talk with Zhen Yu!
He was concerned about her studies, and concerned about her health...
Zhen Yu maintained a professional smile as she listened for a few sentences, then directly interrupted his pleasantries, forcibly steering the conversation to the matter of the dairy factory!
Factory Director Lu’s smile lingered on his face for a second, then he naturally continued the conversation along Zhen Yu’s lines.
The two discussed in-depth about promotional methods and marketing strategies, then Zhen Yu brought up the issue of the trademark.
"Factory Director Lu, what do you think of our Snowflake brand trademark?"
"Oh? I’m not quite sure what you mean," Factory Director Lu asked with a steady tone: "What do you mean?"
"I’m talking about this design!" Zhen Yu took out an empty milk powder bag she had saved earlier, placed it on the table, and pushed it forward, signaling Factory Director Lu to look at the position of the trademark.
"Look! This trademark design is too simple; it’s impossible to tell it’s a snowflake! I estimate that this might be related to the age in which the trademark was applied for! But times change, aesthetics change! We cannot always use old stuff from the past; renewal is essential to meet the market demands! Don’t you think I’m right?"
"What do these points you made have to do with this trademark?" Factory Director Lu continued to inquire undisturbed.
"This is the new trademark I designed for the Snowflake brand! How does it compare to the old design? What do you think?" Zhen Yu took out the snowflake she had personally drawn and placed it on the table next to the milk powder bag.
"Hmm! Indeed, the one you drew is prettier! More vivid!" Factory Director Lu nodded in response.
"This is the most important matter I wanted to discuss with you today. I suggest! We update the Snowflake trademark design as soon as possible! And also, the text below needs to be simplified, making sure only the word ’Snowflake’ remains!"
"This... suddenly changing the look of the trademark, could it negatively impact sales? After all, people are used to the original trademark! If it changes abruptly, and people think it’s a counterfeit or inferior product, or..."
Factory Director Lu had a moment of excessive thoughts.
"No need to worry! Here’s what we can do—we can sell products with the same packaging but different trademarks at the same time, creating a transition period! Then we’ll print and distribute a batch of promotional pamphlets, have the wholesalers hand them out to each retailer, and ask them to post them near the milk powder shelves where customers can easily see them! Not only would this give indirect promotion to our milk powder, but it will also save them the trouble of explaining to every customer about our new trademark!"
"Tsck! Sss..."
Factory Director Lu’s internal balance started to tilt towards Zhen Yu, but such a big decision was hard to make on the spot! So in the end, he said: "I’ll go back to the factory to have a meeting and study this issue! I will inform you by phone once we have a final decision."
