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After the meeting, the manager took a deep breath and said:
“It was stolen again.”
Then the staff sighed and said,
“What?”
“What is it, they were robbed of low sales.”
Then the staff burst into anger and said:
“No, then you have to have only 5 stores to see how much sales you have. Besides, the level of recognition in Korea is still low.”
The company they work for is Rocco, a sports brand that started to make a name for itself in the United States.
Rocco, who has gained recognition in the United States with a focus on young people, ambitiously declared global branding through overseas expansion and established corporations in various overseas locations.
However, unlike the US, Rocco’s awareness in Asia is almost at a low level.
Naturally, most of the Asian subsidiaries did not perform well, and that was the case with Rocco Korea as well.
“Even if it’s an advertisement, it’s going to be hot.”
The manager shook his head and said.
“We’re just jerks, jerks. I heard that the European side is hitting advertisements very well.”
“ha. I liked that I got a job at a foreign company… This doesn’t mean the Korean corporation will be withdrawn, right?”
Everyone is silent at the words of the staff who pinned the part that worries them the most.
“no way.”
“No.”
As the atmosphere grew gloomy, the manager applauded and said.
“now. Anyway, let’s do our best not to get stolen next time! He, try to plan a collaboration with you tubers.”
“It also requires money.”
“Would you mind doing that? I will suggest above.”
Then the manager said with a sad expression on his face.
“Oh right. I had another agenda.”
“Anything else?”
“It has nothing to do with us, did you hear the news? There was a coup d’état in that Southeast Asian country.”
“I saw it.”
“I think there must have been a Loco OEM factory there. So the factory is temporarily closed now. So they told me to find a factory that can supply supplies urgently.”
The manager shrugged and said.
“I’ll probably find it in China or Southeast Asia anyway. Let’s not worry about it.”
Shoes go through a complex distribution process from wholesalers to retailers, and in addition to marketing expenses, the actual ratio of net profit to sales for the maker was only around 10%.
Of course, from the maker’s point of view, even a percentage difference in yield cannot be ignored, so shoe makers have always moved and moved in search of countries with low labor costs.
The reality is that Korea, where labor costs have risen to the level of advanced countries, has no merit from a maker’s point of view.
But then.
“uh?”
An employee thought hard about something and said:
“Are you looking for a factory?”
“uh. why?”
“Umm… there is one place that comes to mind, but…”
“What?”
“Wait.”
An employee who was fiddling with his cell phone showed the video to the manager and said.
“Take a look.”
“uh?”
The manager who saw the video said with a surprised expression.
“Skull!?”
“It’s a skeleton. who is that I heard that it was a shoe factory set up by the Awoken who summoned hundreds of summoned beasts.”
“Then all these are summons? No, rather than that, did you mean that you set up a shoe factory as a summons?”
Skeletons are making shoes in an orderly fashion, like machines.
The manager said with a blank expression.
“Wow. what’s with all this Isn’t it synthetic?”
“It’s not synthetic. You can even tour the factory.”
“Excursions? Anyway, it’s interesting, but why is this?”
“I heard that this place recently made and delivered shoes at a very cheap price. Did I mention that there is almost no labor cost by using a skeleton as an employee?”
“Isn’t the labor cost … almost nothing?”
“Because I’ve only heard rumors. People who have been there also sell souvenir shoes for 6,000 won, but they say they are in very good condition.”
“Six thousand won?”
The manager said with his eyes shining.
“Would you like to find out? There’s nothing else to do but to be robbed anyway, so I have to do something so I won’t be insulted.”
“Yes?”
“Get a quote, tell me the draft design and materials, and how much will it be possible?”
*
“Here is a sample.”
Rocco.
As a sports brand in the top 20 in the United States, the company that I have been waiting for until now has finally appeared as a maker.
That is, it was a big fish.
So, as soon as I got a request for a quote, I hit the lowest price.
Then, the manager of Rocco Korea, who took the bait, commissioned a sample work according to the design, and these sample shoes were completed in that way.
“Five.”
The manager said with a surprised expression.
“It’s neat.”
“Are you okay?”
“Yes. This quality is enough.”
Upon hearing that, Kim Deok-bae said with a confident expression.
“Didn’t I tell you, you never get pushed back.”
I said with a smirk.
“Iknow, right. Our kids do a good job.”
“The version has been upgraded and now it really does things better than people. Skeletons make no mistakes at all.”
This is possible because the skeleton’s position is just between a human and a machine.
The manager nodded and said.
“The delivery unit price is ridiculously low, but the quality is not bad. It’s good. Let’s make a suggestion above.”
“Do you think it will go well?”
“uh······.”
Then the manager paused for a moment and said,
“I don’t know about that either. To be honest, looking at the delivery price, it’s absurd. Skeletons are also amazing. However, you might be more cautious than that. Samples are fine, but mass production is another story.”
In a situation where the brand image is at stake, no matter how cheap the delivery price is, it cannot be entrusted to any company.
“It’s verification….”
keep on having this problem
I think I just need to stop the first start, but it is difficult to stop the first start.
I thought for a while and said.
“Do you know what the terms of the contract are?”
“What are the terms of the contract?”
“We also need to prepare our hearts.”
“Well. To be honest, I’m looking for a pinch right now, so the terms of the contract aren’t very good.”
“What do you mean not good?”
You mean you can make the delivery price cheaper than this?
Then Kim Deok-bae said to me.
“It means that the contract period and guaranteed quantity will not be large.”
“Guaranteed quantity? what is that?”
“Have we not been contracting on a one-off basis so far? However, if you become a manufacturer and a large manufacturer, you sign a long-term contract because of your size. What is exchanged then is the guaranteed quantity. We promise at least tens of thousands of people a month, like this. It’s kind of a carrot from a maker to a maker.”
“So, does the manufacturer guarantee the minimum sales by giving the manufacturer a guaranteed quantity?”
“Yes. Instead, the maker will receive a stable supply of shoes for the duration of the contract. Of course what…”
Kim Deok-bae whispered into my ear.
“There are cases where the guaranteed quantity is used as a bait to hit the delivery price, but this time it is not applicable, so you don’t have to worry about it.”
Is it a win-win for each other?
It is good that the maker can supply shoes in large quantities at a low price, and the manufacturer guarantees a certain level of sales once the contract is signed, so it is good because it is stable.
I think you can roughly understand why shoe factories tie their necks to makers.
“Anyway, that’s the way it was originally, but now I’m in a hurry to get a replacement, so the contract period is short and I can’t give you a lot of guarantees.”
Then the manager nodded and said.
“you’re right. If the local factory restarts early after giving too much of the contract period and guaranteed quantity, the excess quantity will inevitably put a burden on the head office.”
“Ohh.”
The more you know about this floor, the more interesting it is.
“Then what is the maximum amount you can give?”
“Once I heard that the contract period was three months, the guaranteed quantity was up to 40,000 or less per month, although it depends on the size of the factory. Of course, the guaranteed quantity is only the guaranteed quantity, and depending on the situation, more orders may be placed.”
I looked at Kim Deok-bae and said.
“What level is it?”
Kim Deok-bae glanced at the manager’s eyes and whispered in my ear.
“Honestly, the big manufacturers don’t even care. I don’t know if small businesses like us are aiming for and accepting the next contract with Rocco.”
“Hmm.”
It’s an ambiguous contract term.
“Is that so?”
Thanks to the topicality, I made Rocco Korea employees come to visit, but it’s not enough.
If the manager is an employee of the Rocco headquarters, he will show off his skills by making shoes with a skeleton right in front of his eyes, but the manager says that there is a factory like this and tells the story to the head office.
In other words, unless we have been verified, we may not even be able to pass the document review, let alone the contract, if we just trust the price and stand still.
I said looking at the manager.
“Are there any factories that have signed a replacement contract now?”
“The head office is handing out proposals here and there, but I don’t know that any contracts have ever been signed.”
A level of proposal that a large manufacturer would not even consider.
Perhaps this could be an opportunity.
“Then let’s do this.”
I said with a smirk.
“Are you going to go until the contract period is 3 months? Then, wouldn’t Rocco be in trouble if that factory restarts? So, let’s just stick with one month, and if both parties agree, it will be automatically renewed every month.”
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Make sure to scratch the part that Rocco is most itchy.
“There, we do not receive guaranteed quantities. There is no need for a down payment or anything like that.”
From the standpoint of the Rocco headquarters, where the Daeta factory is urgent, there is nothing to lose, and it is truly the best contract.
“The unit price for delivery is the same as it is now. In addition, in case of deterioration of quality or defective products, compensation up to twice the cost of shoes as a penalty. What about these conditions?”
*
“Are you deliberately trying to make the conditions worse…”
“It’s okay, it’s okay.”
“If the contract is like that, even if you sign a contract and place an order from us, there is nothing to lose from the other side.”
“I was aiming for that.”
“Yes?”
“You know that? The original tasting is free. That way people can eat it without any burden.”
The problem now is that Seron has only been making cheap products so it hasn’t been verified.
Then you should put it in your mouth, even for free.
Beyond the contract terms that other people would be reluctant to, on the contrary, they put forward contract terms that were even more unfavorable and that Rocco had nothing to lose.
Even if there is a defect, it’s double compensation, so it’s a benefit even if we make a good profit even if we play the game as a local, and play a good substitute role.
The terms of the contract are good this way and that way, so why don’t you try to pretend you’re being deceived from the position of an urgent Rocco right now?
But once you taste it, things change from then on.
“Is there any company in the world that can give you a cheaper delivery price than us?”
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Minimum margins and zero labor costs.
There is no manufacturer on Earth that can beat this.
Even if you are a slave, you will need time to sleep and pay for food.
“···There is not.”
“Isn’t reliability ultimately coming from a certain quality? Aren’t skeletons synonymous with a certain quality?”
“you’re right.”
“Besides, is there any other company like us that can freely adjust production in a short period of time, like a rubber band?”
Unlike other manufacturers who bear the burden of hiring and firing employees to control production, I just put the skeleton I have already made in reserve and put it in and out of the space.
“Neither is it.”
In other words, it means that Ceron has the best conditions to fill Rocco’s unexpected hole flexibly, inexpensively, and seamlessly.
It’s just that they haven’t realized it yet.
“The only thing we lack right now is verification. Then, even if it’s free, you have to give it a taste.”
I said with a smirk.
“That’s why I’ll pay money and eat from next time.”
It was the same on the Seron Continent.
Everyone shuddered at the Undead Legion and rejected it, but everyone who had fought with the Undead Legion once hated it and wanted to be together.
Is the delivery price cheap because the labor cost is low?
These are only some of the advantages of the undead.
“Wait a minute, because when the contract is over, you will be clinging to the other side, not us, to make some shoes for you.”
Try it once.
I’ll definitely show you what the undead tastes like.
We will make you a body that cannot be satisfied with other manufacturers.