Love Affairs in Melbourne-Chapter 56 - 54: The Differences Between Father and Daughter

Chapter 56: Chapter 54: The Differences Between Father and Daughter

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I didn’t continue to explain.

You have to believe that some things don’t need explanation.

If we really want to explain, it will only become more confusing the more we explain.

If I went out of my way to explain, wouldn’t I have to explain all the misunderstandings we’ve had over the years?

Why we broke up, and why we ended up back together – should I confess everything in detail to everyone in the group?

Do you want to become the center of gossip?

I don’t think you do.

So, letting everyone believe that you have hidden me away is currently the best solution.

Since they’ve already misunderstood, might as well go along with it.

Besides, I kind of like this misunderstanding.

As for Jin Jin, I did explain it to her privately on QQ later.

Don’t worry, she won’t confront you over the idea that you ’hid me away.’

However, your Jin Jin said that you took me away again without telling her immediately; Jin Jin is very angry, and she still wants to have a word with you.

Anyway, Jin Jin won’t confront you over the issue of ’hiding away,’ so you no longer have any reason to confront me.

The calculations between you girls can be exhausting, and I’m not too comfortable getting involved in them anyway – (smug smile)

I’d rather not be told again by your Jin Jin that I’m ’blinded by lust.’

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I’m a bit curious, how do you plan to incorporate me into your thinking? You said those three famous Japanese designer brands—which I hadn’t even heard of before you mentioned them—originated from Paris; are you planning to go to Paris in the future?

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"Since you already know how much Aokang and Kangnai are selling for in Europe and America, why think about making shoes that sell for thousands or tens of thousands?

Can your brand do better than Aokang and Kangnai?

Moreover, when you mentioned the average price of sixty to seventy US Dollars, that was already about the direct retail price of these brands abroad.

As far as I know, if Kangnai brands products for export, the unit price is merely 15 US dollars.

Yet even at such a low price, it’s already three times the export unit price of standard Chinese leather shoes.

A pair of regular Chinese leather shoes has an export unit price of only five or six US dollars.

Moreover, creating a European brand with a ’story’—others have thought of that much earlier and are already doing it.

Now, the malls are full of what look like European brands, but are actually local brands.

At most, they register abroad or buy a nearly bankrupt foreign brand and revamp it.

The so-called ’Italian brand’ has no stores in Italy, the ’French brand’ is unknown in France, and the ’Danish brand’ no longer exists in Denmark.

At the end of the day, it’s all just a marketing ploy.

The key thing is that the original marketing network is what works.

When you go shopping with your mom, those stores like Only, Vero Moda, Jack & Jones that are grouped together, they’re all under the same company.

Banding together for warmth, being situated next to each other, the business isn’t too bad.

For brands that have given themselves a foreign polish, what they have achieved up to now is pretty much it.

Developing a shoe that sells for tens of thousands is impossible with just a layer of ’gold.’" Yan Dabang wasn’t opposing his daughter’s idea of creating a brand for no reason.

"Just relying on gilding definitely won’t work.

For a Chinese fashion brand to establish itself globally, local businessmen and Chinese designers have been dreaming about it for many years. freēnovelkiss.com

Ten years ago (2001), a domestic businessman brought along a US-based designer, Mark Cheung, to create Mark FAIRWHALE.

From its name, the brand aimed to be international from the outset.

When you first see Mark Fairwhale in a mall, you might think it’s a foreign brand.

But despite its name, it was clear from the start that it was a ’custom-made, new-wealth, urban fashion brand of Chinese original design.’

However, the domestic fashion scene back then just couldn’t support a dream of custom fashion for the urban elite.

Later, Mark Fairwhale was acquired by Jinjiang’s ’King of Jackets,’ Seven Wolves. (note 1)

But to return to the point, there are cases where gilding has done well, like Stella Luna, a ’Made in Italy’ Dongguan shoe brand established in 2006.

When not on sale, its prices can already reach two or three thousand yuan.

Their international store coverage is much broader compared to long-established brands like Aokang and Kangnai." While agreeing with her father, Yan Yan cited a slightly different example.