Chapter 44 Can you still be of any help?
Gao Mengting made a lot of money as a "Taoke" during college, and even had an independent product shopping guide website.
Taoke refers to a profession that earns commissions by helping e-commerce platform sellers promote products.
Since 2020, the live streaming industry has suddenly experienced a big explosion. The interactivity, display and convenience of live streaming have prompted changes in users' shopping habits.
Her Taoke business has suffered a huge blow, and her promotion income is getting lower and lower.
After careful study and research, she chose to follow the trend of the times and enter this popular track.
I bought a Wuling Hongguang for hauling goods, rented this store, and started a business in partnership with two classmates.
She owns 80% of the shares, and the other two classmates each hold 10%.
They use offline stores as their basic base and expand their business through online channels. With the hurricane of live streaming, business is getting better and better.
However, differences and contradictions were also born.
The two partners believed that what they received was too little, which was completely out of proportion to their efforts, and requested that the equity be re-divided, with each of the three holding 33.3%.
This is obviously unacceptable to Gao Mengting. Since the store has been in operation, she has provided most of the funds, found the store’s supply, and designed the live broadcast style and speaking skills.
The three of them broke up because of this, and the other two partners proposed to withdraw their shares in accordance with the "Self-employed Partnership Agreement" and took away part of the cash flow.
One of the partners in charge of the live broadcast posted a short essay using the store’s authentication account to guide fans to expose her boss online. The store encountered a wave of complaints and returns, and was eventually banned from the platform.
Another partner who was responsible for fan maintenance quickly turned the trumpet he had been operating into a regular account.
The two started the same business again, completely draining her money.
The online platform suffered a devastating blow, cash flow was cut off, offline customers were insufficient, and the inventory backlog could not be digested, which directly caused her to fall into a quagmire.
Of course, what makes her even more unacceptable is the betrayal of two friends.
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During the chat, one or two customers walked in from time to time.
By the time Gao Mengting finished talking about her entrepreneurial experience, it was already close to 12 noon.
Tang and Song were silent throughout the whole process, looking at Gao Mengting with a somewhat distressed look.
It was originally a good intention to help a good friend who had difficulty in finding a job to make a fortune, so the conditions in the "Self-employed Partnership Agreement" were very loose, which also gave them the ability to fall out and backstab at any time.
No wonder she was so fussy about the "Second-hand Car Sales Contract" before.
“Do you think I’m stupid in some ways?” Gao Mengting shook her head mockingly, “The three of us are college roommates, and our relationship is so good that we can squeeze into the same bed to sleep. But I still He underestimated the greed of human nature and overestimated his own personal charm."
Tang Song pursed his dry lips and said, "I can only say that you are too kind."
Gao Mengting stood up, took out a bottle of mineral water from the cashier and handed it to him, "If you start a business in the future, you must work hard on the agreement, and it is best to find a professional lawyer. It is not to take advantage, but to prevent others from having the courage to betray."
Tang Song took the mineral water she handed him, stood up and looked at her, and said sincerely: "Miss Gao , I have indeed made a plan to start a business, and I am here to invite you to be my partner. "
"Um?" Gao Mengting was stunned and said in disbelief: "Me? Partner?"
They have only met twice, not even acquaintances, so why are they involved in starting a business together?
Tang Song took a sip of water and said: "I have rich and complete information on clothing supply chain channels and can quickly find the lowest price of the same quality, but I have no experience in the industry and need your help!"
Gao Mengting thought for a moment, smiled bitterly and shook his head: "To be honest, I owe a lot of money now, and I am so worried every day that I have no intention at all. It’s too difficult to start from scratch. "
"My initial investment is 1 million." Tang Song raised his index finger and said with a serious expression: "I also have a 200-square-meter independent office in Yunxi Building!"
In order to recruit this high-quality talent, he put forward his greatest advantages.
At this moment, rapid footsteps suddenly came from the door.
“Mengting! Mengting!”
A boy in his twenties ran in from outside the store, wearing a shirt and trousers, with a sunny appearance.
He also wore a work badge around his neck, which said "Love Home Real Estate Agency".
Gao Mengting turned to look at him and asked doubtfully: "What's wrong Yongming?"
Li Yongming gasped and said: "I just received the news that the leaders of the property company are having dinner in Juhuide, and the director of the investment and development department is also here today."
Hearing the news, Gao Mengting immediately cheered up and said with some urgency: "Wait for me, I'll be there right away!"
Then she explained to Tang Song: "Mr. Tang, I'm here If you are in trouble, let’s talk about starting a business later. ”
Right now, she has no intention of exploring whether what Tang and Song said is true or not, she just wants to get through the difficulties first and pay off the debt.
Besides, starting a business is not a trivial matter. There are too many influencing factors such as partners, sources of goods, funds, and outlets.
Even if she is asked to do it again, the possibility of failure is not small.
Tang Song saw her mood and knew that this matter could not be rushed.
Frankly said: "Understood, Boss Gao will think about it again. I am very serious about starting a business. If you are willing to join, we can register a formal company. I will pay the actual capital. The shareholding can be negotiated. Find a lawyer to formulate a complete company's articles of association to avoid unnecessary problems." "
Li Yongming looked at Tang and Song who were talking eloquently and couldn't help but ask: "Who are you?"
"Tang and Song Dynasty." Li Yongming nodded and continued to look at Gao Mengting.
Li Yongming frowned and said: "Let's go, Meng Ting! Business is important!"
He has been pursuing this college classmate for several years. Knowing that Gao Mengting is now in the most vulnerable and helpless stage, he will try his best to help her and try to see if he can impress her.
But as soon as this boy said "registered company", "partnership to start a business" and "paid-in capital", it was obvious that he was hitting Gao Mengting in the heart.
In addition, the other party was tall and good-looking, which instantly made Li Yongming’s heart go off.
Gao Mengting and Tang Song looked at each other, nodded and said: "Okay Mr. Tang! Let's communicate on WeChat. I do have urgent matters to deal with today, and the store needs to be closed first."
"Do you need help?" After all, he was the partner he had designated, so Tang Song was quite concerned.
Seeing that Tang and Song had been harassing Gao Mengting, Li Yongming still couldn't hold it back and said angrily: "We need to negotiate with the property manager to cancel the lease contract. I told you, can you still help?"
"Yongming, please speak nicely." Gao Mengting frowned and explained: "I'm sorry, Mr. Tang, my friend's words are a bit unpleasant. When I rented this store, I signed an agreement with the property company. If the lease period is not If you cancel the lease, you will need to pay the remaining months of rent, and the security deposit will be confiscated. You also know my current situation, so I want to apply to the leadership of the property management company to see if it can be solved in a different way or eased." "Understood." Tang Song nodded. He had heard of this kind of thing. In order to prevent merchants from running away and stores becoming vacant, many shopping malls will set similar thresholds during the peak rental season.
Gao Mengting looked at the time and said, "Mr. Tang, that's it for now, we have to take a taxi."
Tang Song took the initiative and said, "How about I drive you there, I hope that Wuling can bring you good luck."
Hearing the word "Wuling", Gao Mengting Her eyes softened for a moment, and she nodded lightly: "Okay, thank you, Mr. Tang!"
Then, she took out a beautifully wrapped belt from the drawer and handed it over, "This is a gift from a previous event, just think of it as the taxi fare."
"Thank you." Tang Song took it with a smile.
Li Yongming opened his mouth, but in the end he held back and said nothing. Why didn’t he buy a car yet?
(End of this chapter)