Chapter 106： : What about the Mafia

Meyer put down the phone, thought about it, and wanted to call Hardy, "Hadi, the solution was unexpectedly good."

"How to solve it?" Hardy asked.

"Don't you know?" Meyer asked in surprise.

"Hehe, I just made a call and don't know how to solve it."

Meyer told Hardy the result of the solution, and Hardy smiled after hearing this: "It seems that I am going to New York, and I have to thank the old man."

Meyer did not ask who the old man Hardy was talking about. He could guess that it must be a big man. Meyer used to see Hardy only as if he was a junior, Siegel’s subordinate. After this incident, Meyer I found myself wrong.

Hardy is more energetic than he thought.

Now Hardy has become a figure of his own level in his heart. He needs to look up. Meyer smiled and said, "Hadi, working with you is really a good choice."

"In the future, we still have a lot of places where we can cooperate." Hardy said with a smile.

Putting down the phone, Hardy called Mike again. Mike didn't know about the crew, and Hardy didn't tell him.

"Mike, I am going to New York tomorrow. I have already booked a ticket." Hardy said.

"You guy is finally willing to come over. The TV factory is now on the right track. Come and see what needs to be improved." Mike smiled.

"I believe in your abilities." Hardy said.

"Thank you for your trust. I will pick you up at the airport tomorrow." Mike said.

......

Hardy came to the antique storeroom.

The old godfather helped him solve the trouble. He needs to bring some gifts for his past this time. He is going to choose a suitable gift from the treasure house.

Look at those Chinese antiques.

Forget it.

He intends to keep these for his own collection.

Among a pile of Western artworks, he found a painting. The painter of this painting was an 18th-century Italian painter. Han Yizhen introduced him to Canaletto. He is good at landscape painting and has a fine style of painting.

The purchase price of this painting is two thousand five hundred dollars.

Enough to take out.

The next day.

Hardy took a plane to New York.

After more than ten hours of flying, I finally arrived in New York. It was already more than 10 o'clock in the evening. As soon as he walked out of the airport, Hardy saw Mike waiting outside.

"Hadi."

"Mike."

The two gave a warm hug.

The driver put Hardy's salutes and paintings into the trunk and drove to the hotel. When he arrived at the hotel, Mike did not leave. He stayed in the hotel with Hardy that night.

The two chatted late.

"Currently, the TV factory's production line can produce 120 TV sets a day at full speed, which is about 40,000 sets a year."

"Professor Ward designed a new production model. Now the cost of the TV is reduced to 58 yuan per set. Our wholesale price is 85 US dollars, and the selling price in the mall is 127 US dollars."

Hardy thought about it.

With an annual output of 40,000 units and a profit of US$27 per unit, the profit for that year was US$1.08 million. At the beginning, they invested 2 million and it took two years to recover the cost.

This is still in the case that the TV sales are in good condition, the repair rate is low, and there is not much loss.

In addition, a new production line will be installed in the future to produce 17-inch 19-inch 21-inch TVs, which will be a big investment at that time.

This is not over yet.

In the future, color TVs will also be launched.

Nowadays, some countries have developed color TV sets, but they have not yet reached the mass production standard, but it is only a matter of time. Hardy knew that color TV sets would appear in a few years.

So if you want to get the money back from the TV factory, I'm afraid you won't be able to get it for a while. That's how it is to be an entity.

To make money, you need to invest again, so the cycle continues.

"How's the TV sales?" Hardy asked.

The excitement on Mike's face faded slightly, "Not very good, now a dozen units are sold every day."

"My work these days is mainly focused on sales. I asked those customers that there are many people who want to buy TVs, but the price of $127 made many people hesitate. The war has just ended, and people still have too little money."

"Now we produce more and sell less, which puts a lot of pressure on the factory's funds. If this continues, I am afraid that there will be no funds to purchase electronic raw materials in two months." Mike said with some embarrassment.

A TV set is 127 dollars.

Richard washes dishes in the restaurant for only $120 a month.

Henry shoveled cow dung in the cowshed for $160 a month.

Matthew makes a lot of money by driving a large truck, about $300 a month.

When Marilyn Monroe joined the film company, her weekly salary was 45 US dollars and only 180 US dollars a month.

Americans generally don't save money.

Taking out a month's money to buy a TV is definitely a luxury for them.

"How are you going to solve the sales problem?" Hardy asked.

"Advertising increases publicity, so that people are interested in TV, and you can also engage in promotional activities to lower the price to attract people to buy."

Mike is talking about the usual practices of sellers.

"Hadi, do you have any ideas?" Mike asked.

Hardy thought for a while, "I don't have a better way for the time being, let me think about it again, maybe I will have a good idea tomorrow."

Mike smiled after listening.

The next day.

Mike took Hardy to the TV factory. The TV factory is producing at full capacity. The current TV is not what it looks like for later generations, but is housed in a wooden box, and the whole TV is made into an independent TV cabinet.

Turning on the TV to receive the program, the definition is slightly distorted. For Hardy, who has watched LCD TVs of later generations, the picture is a bit miserable, but the staff told Hardy that their TV is now the most effective on the market. Ok.

Ok,

In 1946.

What more can I ask for.

Hardy visited the Godfather Manor at noon. Hardy saw the old Godfather for the second time. The old Godfather looked at Hardy and gave him a smile.

Hardy gave a gift.

When everyone looked at Hardy's gift, an Italian landscape painting, the old godfather said in surprise, "This is St. Mark's Square. I have been here when I was young. He is what I remember."

"Do you still like this picture?"

"Of course, thank you child, for reminding me of my memories." The old godfather said.

Everyone sat down to eat. The old godfather looked at his little son and asked about the current business. Mike spit a piece of barbecue and put it in his mouth and said: "Production is on the right track, and there are still some problems with sales. I'm solving it."

The old godfather looked at Hardy and asked, "Hadi, you are a partner, do you have any thoughts on sales?"

Hardy thought for a while and said, "I talked to Mike about this issue yesterday. He said that increasing advertising and promotion is a good way, but I have an immature idea, and I haven't had time to discuss it with Mike."

"Oh what method, just say it now and listen." Mike said.

The old godfather also looked at Hardy.

Hardy sorted out his thoughts and said: "Mike did a market research and said that many people want to buy, but it is really difficult to get the full amount at once. If we want to sell at a discount, we might as well do installment sales."

"Discount sales not only reduce our profits, but also reduce brand value. We can find a bank to cooperate with. The sales price remains unchanged, which is still US$127. Those who want to buy a TV can use the interest-free loan model. We buy TV sets, and we pay the interest. I figured it out. The money is much less than discounted sales."

"Tell me about the specific method?" Mike put down his fork and asked anxiously.

"The specific method is to let consumers pay a down payment, such as 30%, which is 38 US dollars, and the rest is paid off in 9 installments, and 10 US dollars per instalment is enough."

"I believe that in this way, many people will be able to afford the down payment without the need to come up with $127."

"In the meantime, although we have to spend part of the interest, our profit has increased, which is equivalent to direct sales at a cost of 56 yuan, which is more than the previous profit in the mall."

"I'm guessing that we can also introduce a preferential policy. For example, for military personnel, we can implement a 0 down payment, interest-free loans to buy TVs, and pay off in 12 installments."

"There are so many bank outlets in major cities, all of which can be called our partners. I believe this sales model is greater than the sales in the malls."

Mike thought about Hardy's words carefully and found that this suggestion was very operability, and he thought it was a good way.

"But what should we do if someone fails to recover the debt, we need to bear a lot of losses." Mike said.

Hardy smiled, "After all, there are a small number of people who do not repay the money. After all, their identities and qualifications need to be reviewed by the bank, and only those who have a job can lend to him. This already guarantees that most of the loans can be paid off."

"Even if there is a part of the loss, our profits increase, and this part of the loss can be fully offset."

"Moreover, by cooperating with the bank, we can get money quickly, buy raw materials and continue to increase production. In the future, the market will expand. I believe we will only make more."

The old godfather nodded satisfied after hearing Hardy's words.

"I think Hardy's suggestion is very good. It's worth trying. Hardy is really smart in business."

A meal is a pleasure.

Hardy once again got closer to the Corleone family.

Also got the approval of the old godfather.

......

The sky in New York is sunny today.

The killer crew is filming.

Today is a big show. Matilda came back from buying food from outside. She was very happy at first. With these foods, she finally didn't have to go hungry.

But when she walked into the corridor of the apartment with the paper bag in her arms, she smelled the smell of blood. When she walked to her door, she found that the door was ajar. He saw a dead body lying in the living room through the crack of the door, although she did not see the dead body. 'S face, but she saw the shoes on the corpse's feet.

She recognized them as her brother's shoes.

Brother died,

I'm afraid that mom, dad and sister have also been killed.

She was cold all over.

At this moment, a look came out of the room, and Taylor was so frightened that he hurried forward holding the paper bag.

The police officer walked out of the room, holding a gun at Taylor's back.

Tyler walked to the door of Lyon's room and pressed the doorbell, his expression on his face mixed with pain, sorrow and terror, and whispered to the door: "Please, please, please open the door."

"Card~!"

"Very good, this shot has passed." Hitchcock said happily.

Since filming began, Taylor has given Hitchcock a surprise, and his grasp of the role of Matilda is very good, even exceeding his expectations.

When Taylor turned around, he suddenly saw a familiar figure.

"Ah~ Mr. Hardy."

Tyler got excited at once, jumped and ran to Hardy's side, rushed to him, Hardy had to catch him quickly.

Tyler jumped into Hardy's arms.

Director Hitchcock and the producer all smiled when they saw this scene.

The matter was resolved that night. They thought it was Meyer’s boss who asked someone to solve it, but then they received a call from Meyer to tell them that Hardy had found someone to solve the matter in New York. Hitchcock and the producers learned about Hardy's energy.

When the investor came over, they both greeted each other with smiles.

The crew rests in the evening.

Hardy took Taylor to a French restaurant in New York for dinner.

Tyler looked at Hardy during the meal and asked in a low voice: "Mr. Hardy, I heard a rumor in the crew that the explosion was actually caused by gangsters who mistreated the crew and prepared to extort money from the crew."

"I also heard that you, Mr. Hardy, solved this matter, and Mr. Meyer couldn't find anyone to solve it."

"There are also rumors. They say that Mr. Hardy is related to the Mafia, and they all say that you are a very energetic person. Mr. Hardy, what does the Mafia look like?"

Tyler looked at Hardy curiously and asked.

Ha ha ha ha ~~!

Hardy couldn't help laughing.