The appearance of Black Gold Supreme immediately made Shi Qingcheng and Colorful Hair nervous.
In the past, the main battlefield had always been Ke Lefu. Their attitude towards cigarettes was not firm, and they did not have a strong desire to sell cigarettes.
Managing cigarettes was like managing Ke Lefu's accessories. Even if they were placed on the counter all the time, Ke Lefu would always be placed in the most eye-catching position. Cigarettes would be placed around the counter, either in pure or mixed colors.
But now, it was different.
The two cigarette companies did not know how to deal with it. This punch was fast and ruthless, and the company's lawsuit had to be put on the agenda again.
This time, there was an obvious change in the position of initiative between the two parties. They held the overall initiative at all times.
The most important point was that they had not breached the contract at all times. This was the core issue of their lawsuit against each other.
If they could prove that they had breached the contract at all times and could not continue to provide cigarettes and Ke Lefu, then it would mean that they had breached the contract at all times. The removal of the counters in each store would not be considered a breach of contract.
According to the Federation's Contract Law, as long as either party violated the agreement, the other party could terminate the contract at any time.
But now, all the orders had been delivered to the hands of every single person, which meant that Lynch hadn't breached the contract.
If Lynch had not breached the contract and the store had removed the counters, did this mean that the store had breached the contract without any dispute?
As for the scam mentioned by the store owner?
Who could prove that it was a scam?
In any case, this lawsuit would continue until someone admitted defeat. By the way, the price of admitting defeat was very heavy.
"Can we get some samples?"
One of Shi Qingcheng's senior executives was a little dispirited. Everything had been perfect.
Every moment, they had stabbed themselves with a knife, revealing fatal flaws. At this time, everyone entered the scene, trampled it to death together, and then divided the wealth and things left behind. The plan was perfect.
However, even if they were not on their side, those rich people who should not have been on their side at all times suddenly stood on their side, completely ruining Shi Qingcheng and Colorful Hair's plan.
Now, not only were their plans ruined, but they also planned to fight back, and as soon as they made a move, they were faced with an extremely serious situation.
The other person shook his head. "It'll be next week at the latest. All the stores that have stock are experience stores, and they've already given out all the cards. The others can only wait …"
The person who spoke sighed. The number of times he had sighed in the past few days was more than in the past year. "Do you know how much those cards are worth now?"
Without waiting for the others to react, he said in a mocking tone, "At least five thousand dollars, and no one is selling it!"
Everyone knew how to calculate. When people knew that the cards in their hands could be exchanged for a thousand yuan at the experience store every moment, their expectations for the price of the cards had increased exponentially.
Then, everyone did some calculations. Twenty cartons of the best cigarettes cost 150 yuan each. Twenty cartons would be 3,000 yuan. With a 15% discount, they could save 445 yuan in one cycle.
In addition to the benefits and investigations before the launch of the new product, as well as some other activities, the ideal value of each card per year was about 800 to 1,000 yuan.
This was not a small sum. They would also hold regular events, so the price might be higher.
Not many people would be willing to exchange three to four years' worth of profits for this card. They were waiting, waiting for the next moment's performance.
Perhaps the price of these cards would skyrocket to an unimaginable level, because it represented a privilege!
This was exactly what Lin Qi wanted these people to feel. More things weren't always better. Some things were better when they were less!
"Can't get any at all?"
The lucky director was a little confused. "We have to spend money. I don't believe that they have a serial number for each of them. There must be a way to get some. We can't wait too long."
As a company's director and a rich man, he did not believe that there was anyone who did not love money.
If money could not solve this problem, then it could only be said that the money given was too little.
"If a few hundred is not enough, then a few thousand. If a few thousand is not enough, then tens of thousands. If tens of thousands is not enough, then hundreds of thousands. There will be people who will be tempted."
He did not care and was a little impatient as he said these derogatory words.
In fact, everyone knew that next week meant that the products would face the market at all times. They would also be completely unprepared for the first round, which was also the most tragic impact.
If they could get some cigarettes at all times in advance, they would at least have time to make some preparations in advance, even if they could not resist this round of impact.
Although it was about a week's time difference, this week's time could often determine the future of a product in the market.
In the end, the few of them discussed and did not come up with any good ideas. They would not let them succeed so easily.
At the end of the discussion, someone asked, "What about the lawsuits at all times?"
"After their shipping orders arrived, the courts have asked us if we want to continue the appeal. If yes, we have to prepare to submit the time and follow-up evidence. If not, the case will be closed."
This was also a problem. When they helped the shop owners sue all times, they wanted to waste their energy on thousands of lawsuits. At the same time, they wanted to further attack the image of all times in people's hearts, so as to shake the confidence of the shareholders and make it easier for them to acquire.
However, some things were always out of people's expectations. In this matter, they had completely lost the initiative.
Even if they continued to sue all times now, there was no point, because the lawsuit would inevitably end in victory.
Even if a young lawyer who had just graduated came to represent them, it was impossible for them to lose. As long as they supplied the products, the case would be over, and the supply would be soon.
The director of Lucky Time shook his head and looked at the people on Colorful's side. The director of Colorful also shook his head, indicating that there was no need to continue fighting.
If they continued to fight, they would drag on a few more cases, spend more money, and leave a bad impression in the hearts of the people. Why bother?
As for the shop owners?
Sorry, that was their own decision. Lucky Time and Colorful only saw that they needed help, so they provided lawyers who had no relationship with Lucky Time and Colorful to provide free legal help.
Now that the lawyers thought that they would lose, there was no need to continue fighting. If they did not want to accept this result, they could continue to sue all times themselves!
The person who spoke nodded and wrote down these things in his notebook.
He had a lot of things to do every day. If he did not want to forget something important, the best way was to write it down in his notebook.
Then, he asked, "Then, the lawsuit against all those shops at all times …"
The CEO of Lucky Time looked puzzled. "Does this have anything to do with us?"
The man shook his head. "No, sir."
"It's best if it doesn't!"
Not long after, the director returned home with a heavy heart. He did not go out to socialize because he was not in the mood.
The counterattack at all times was unimaginable. He thought that they would continue to do something about Ke Lefu, which happened to be their area of expertise.
However, no one expected that they would actually stick their hands into the field of cigarettes. It seemed that they were going to do something big.
They had already received the price of cigarettes at all times. It could be said that the worst cigarettes were mid-range cigarettes. They did not dabble in low-range cigarettes, so this did not seem too bad.
However, this was the worst news. The director even hoped that the other party would dabble in low-range cigarettes, because this happened to be the territory of Lucky Time and Colorful Time.
If they really entered this market, which seemed to be in high demand and full of potential, Lucky Time and Colorful Time could use their rich experience accumulated over the years to defeat Every Moment, who did not know how to resist cigarettes at all.
However, they did not do that. Starting from mid-range cigarettes, which were more profitable, meant that Lucky Time and Colorful Time's profit margin in the mid-range and high-end cigarette market would start to shrink.
It was not clear how much they would shrink, but this was definitely not good news. The decline in sales of their most profitable products meant that the low-profit policy they had implemented in the low-end market would not work.
Listed companies did not make money solely by selling products, including those in other industries. They sold more of their "future".
This was difficult to understand, but it was not very difficult.
If their financial report this year was good, such as how much their marketing increased compared to last year, how many records they set, and how many small goals they achieved, then the price of their stocks would rise.
The rise in stock prices was the real source of profit.
Lucky Time and Colorful Time's company was still four or five hundred million yuan, and the net profit from cigarette sales was only ten or twenty million yuan a year.
However, because their performance was good, the stock rose by 10%, and the company's overall market value increased by tens of millions, bringing in far more profit than the profit from selling products.
If their results were not good, such as a drop in net profit, even if they made money this year, it would be a little less, leading people to be pessimistic about the stock's future.
If the stock price fell by 3%, it was possible that they would have worked for nothing this year, and the overall market value would drop by tens of millions.
This was the current situation. For shareholders and the market, every time they entered the cigarette industry, the first to be affected was Lucky Time and Colorful Time. Their stocks had begun to fluctuate downward.
If they could not come up with any good countermeasures in the near future to restore the shareholders' confidence, they had actually lost.
The director returned home frowning. His wife asked the servant to bring a basin and a face towel.
"Don't you have any social engagements tonight?"
The director shook his head. "No …" He glanced at his wife and was a little surprised. "You went out?"
His wife nodded. "My sister. You know, her family invited me to dinner."
The director suddenly remembered. "I remember that they invited us once before. It was because her son went to university."
His wife confirmed his words. "Yes, botany. He just came back from Nagalar. Not only was he tanned, but he was also bitten by something. It was scary!"