Chương 246: Please behave like a person
"Chairman, here are the emails and records of letters received recently, including some from GameStar Entertainment."
The chairman looked at the computer screen in front of him, which was densely packed with a long list of emails. However, these emails were all automatically classified as junk mail, initially inconspicuous.
If it weren't for the events of yesterday prompting the chairman to send his subordinates to investigate GameStar Entertainment, he might not have discovered these emails until much later.
At this moment, David was visibly uneasy.
His expression became somewhat rigid.
"Chairman, look, there was also an email sent this morning. These are the daily sales data of GameStar Entertainment's products, meticulously recorded in detail. It seems they intentionally sent these for us to see."
"Also, I just received this letter from the mail department. It was delivered to our company this morning. As for the others, they have already been destroyed. And according to my investigation, the order to destroy these letters came from David."
In the emails, detailed sales data for each game and two gaming consoles were listed every day. This was comprehensive data.
Every day, the sales data for gaming consoles in hundreds of small and medium-sized department stores across the United States amounted to thousands of units each. If combined, the daily sales data for gaming consoles could reach hundreds of thousands.
Then there were detailed sales data for various games, with the best-selling titles being games like Street Fighter, NBA Street, and Need for Speed, which targeted the European and American markets.
And in recent days, the third-generation Metroid: Super Metroid also ranked among the top sellers. The daily sales data for Super Metroid exceeded 100,000 units, showing no signs of decline.
"David, I need an explanation. This company has repeatedly extended goodwill to us, wanting to cooperate, and their sales performance is indeed outstanding. Why did you turn a blind eye?"
"Well... it's because of those big companies..."
"Don't mention the big companies to me. They are just an excuse. If you think you can't afford to provoke those big companies, you could have come directly to me. I could easily handle it with a few words. But you didn't do that. Instead, you continued to ignore this company, and it's been going on for nearly a year."
The chairman slammed the table, clearly angered.
A department store cannot tolerate a lack of popular products.
Even if it means offending some brand owners, it's worth it.
But David ignored GameStar Entertainment for so long.
This had already caused considerable damage to the department store's reputation.
Customers would doubt the diversity of a department store's products and gradually become unwilling to shop there.
This was extremely detrimental to a department store and was an unforgivable offense.
If David had claimed he hadn't noticed before, it might have been understandable, and they could have turned a blind eye. But now it was clear that David knew but deliberately concealed it.
"Well..."
The chairman waved his hand. "Enough, you are suspended for now. Someone will take over your work, and then we will conduct an investigation into your actions."
David's face turned pale upon hearing this.
Even a fool could understand that there were some interests at play behind David's actions.
Those big companies couldn't just make David do this with a few threats.
But that was no longer the chairman's concern.
He would leave it to his subordinates to handle.
If David had no conflicts of interest, then it was just mismanagement, and he could be brought back after a few years.
But if there were conflicts of interest, then sorry, even if he couldn't be kicked out directly, he would never have a chance to rise again.
David was well aware of this.
He wanted to argue, but the chairman was not someone easy to persuade.
As one of the shareholders of the entire department store, David's actions had caused him losses.
Could he tolerate that?
When explaining to other shareholders, he had full confidence.
David left the chairman's office in a daze, and then the chairman looked at his subordinates and said, "Contact GameStar Entertainment and have a good talk with them. We can make some concessions on the contract terms. As long as they agree to have their products on our department store shelves."
"Okay, I understand."
After nearly a year of efforts, Matsuko finally received some results from sending emails to the largest department stores.
"Respected GameStar Entertainment, let's talk. Please stop sending emails."
The daily emails from GameStar Entertainment were quite annoying.
Besides serving as a reminder, they were also a form of mockery.
"You've had enough. Please stop bothering us. We surrender. Please let your company be more civilized."
Upon receiving this message, Matsuko was naturally very happy.
A year of effort had finally paid off.
Honestly, the influence of small and medium-sized department stores was still relatively small.
First of all, their scale was not as large, and when negotiating contracts, they had to deal with each one individually, which increased costs.
However, it was much easier to negotiate with a large department store.
They would be more generous in purchasing goods, able to take in more goods.
In the United States, you could open your own specialty store, but the real sales came from a few department store giants.
They had monopolized the US sales network for many years, so how could they be easily influenced by a few products?
Unless Matsuko also opened a department store, that would be unnecessary.
However, it might be worth considering investing in a retail store specializing in selling electronic games in the future.
Just like the GAMESTOP in the previous life, it had been popular for thirty or forty years until digital games gradually became popular, and game retail stores gradually declined.
"Matsuko, when talking to them, don't be polite. We approached them before, so we naturally need to make some concessions. But now that they're seeking us out, we can negotiate more firmly."
Matsuko immediately relayed this good news to Takyuki, who then gave Matsuko some advice.
"I know, President. Don't worry, I'll talk to them properly. We wasted a year of our time, and they must pay the price for it."
Takyuki nodded, thinking at the same time that besides these department stores having to pay some price, those guys who had previously tried to block him would also have to pay a price.
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