I want to be a dreamer more than a seller

During my business trip in France, there was one thing that impressed me very deeply. The story started from a meeting between me and the director of the French factory...

The other party is a French uncle who is nearly 60 years old and a very professional businessman. He has been doing business in Asia for 7 years.

The brands he is currently responsible for co-production include Chanel, NUXE, Givenchy and other major French brands.

I remember the first time I visited their factory, and I was looked at a lot. The scene was like back when I first started talking about product agency, as if I was here for sightseeing.

After several months of negotiation.

We made an appointment to have this meeting in Paris for the second time. As a result, 30 minutes before the agreed time, the other party said that he had made a mistake about the meeting time and could not come to the meeting.

I didn't give up and continued to call him and make appointments with him for meetings.

Finally, my uncle and I sat down at the conference table again and restarted the negotiation and discussion. The meeting went smoothly. At the end of the small chat, he asked me about the process of starting my business in Paris...

So I told him about the opportunity that prompted me to start my own business.

At the same time, as a single mother, how can she move to Paris with her 2 and a half year old child to open a company, represent a brand, and take care of her child to study in Paris alone?

After listening, he immediately said: It must have been hard at first! Starting a business in a harsh and cruel city like Paris and living with children.

Me: Well, looking back now, I still feel scared sometimes, but it is also a very rich entrepreneurial experience in my life.

Him: I was very moved by your entrepreneurial story, and when we had our first meeting, I saw you came all the way to the factory, knowing exactly what you wanted to produce, what documents you needed for testing, and what you wanted to visit. I knew you No joke.

Me: Thank you for saying that... Frankly speaking, I still need to learn more professional knowledge. It is incredible for me to be able to cooperate with such a powerful French factory like yours. If there is anything I don’t understand in the future, please give me some advice. I.

Him: Definitely! I really admire how you started your business in the beginning. Our R&D team and I will do our best to help you achieve your goals and make your product successfully launched.

Me: Thank you! I’m really happy to be encouraged like this! But your factories all cooperate with well-known international brands. I am just a small new brand...

Him: Yes, their big brand has a large order volume and many professional development talents. However, your brand has dreams, your spirit, and a down-to-earth path of creation step by step. There is a French saying for you, petit a petit l'oiseau fait son nid. (As time goes by, success will come naturally). Having been in business for many years, I am very happy to see such enthusiasm, so we will give our full support and assistance.

Oh my God! In the past few years of working in Europe, I have never felt so warm as when I walked in Paris in the evening breeze after the meeting that day.

Under the stars in the sky, dreams that seemed out of reach seemed to shine before my eyes.

If you are afraid of failure and stop trying, it is better to face failure seriously and continue to try.

I'll keep trying and I hope you do too.