Asami caused a bit of a disturbance today in his business class. I guess the professor asked for it, though.
You see, Asami has real world experience in running a successful business (both legitimate and, um, "questionable".) The professor was presenting his personal "theory" on what makes a business successful which Asami politely called into question. The professor asked what the yakuza boss knew about running a business and Asami answered that he has several successful businesses that remained successful throughout the economic turmoil in Japan.
From what I understand, FeiLong covered his mouth to hide a chuckle since he has knowledge about a few of the "questionable" businesses along with many of the legitimate businesses. Kei and Suoh sat like statues, waiting for the possibility of violence from their boss, yet Asami just explained calmly and respectfully what he thought were the problems with the professor's "pet theory" of economics (which, from what I understand, is "Tailor your audience's desires to your product, not the other way around.")
"Sensei, if that worked, then Iceland would still have a McDonald's. The requirement of importing the ingredients from the European continent made the products too expensive for the population, especially so soon after the national bank had actually gone under. If the corporation had kept the costs down by letting the country use some native ingredients for their restaurant's menu, more people might have been able to trade what little money they had for a quick meal outside of the house."
Asami had the attention of everybody in the classroom with that example. One of the students asked why he felt that way and Asami replied that, as the owner of several successful clubs in Japan, he understands the need to tailor the product to the client. A patron closer to the student's age would be more comfortable in his dance club than in Club Sion, which is tailored more towards an older clientele. And, if the client wanted to take his family out for the evening, there was a club for that, too.
By this time, Asami was teaching the class. The professor got angry and threw him out, but most of the students followed the suits. Unfortunately, the class is a requirement for a business degree. Anyway, I got a call and had to go down there to straighten out the mess (that prof owes me big time for transportation and several other things.)
I found the class in the student union discussing one of my "clan"'s marketing strategies with FeiLong and Kei (the fundraisers, which most of the kids had heard about) as well as other ideas. Asami was talking with a young lady about her desire to open a fashion boutique, which he suggested that she first figure out who her clients would be.
"It's best to be somewhat exclusive, but not too exclusive or you won't be able to pay the necessary bills to your landlord, the utility company, the bank and your suppliers. You need to understand who you are dealing with, not just your clients, but also your employees, your landlord, the person who holds your business loan, everybody you deal with. Once an unscrupulous person has his claws in you, he won't let go willingly, and it's your name that will be attached to everything associated with your business."
Oops, gotta go. Emergency. To be continued.
Phyllis Sidhe_Uaine
You see, Asami has real world experience in running a successful business (both legitimate and, um, "questionable".) The professor was presenting his personal "theory" on what makes a business successful which Asami politely called into question. The professor asked what the yakuza boss knew about running a business and Asami answered that he has several successful businesses that remained successful throughout the economic turmoil in Japan.
From what I understand, FeiLong covered his mouth to hide a chuckle since he has knowledge about a few of the "questionable" businesses along with many of the legitimate businesses. Kei and Suoh sat like statues, waiting for the possibility of violence from their boss, yet Asami just explained calmly and respectfully what he thought were the problems with the professor's "pet theory" of economics (which, from what I understand, is "Tailor your audience's desires to your product, not the other way around.")
"Sensei, if that worked, then Iceland would still have a McDonald's. The requirement of importing the ingredients from the European continent made the products too expensive for the population, especially so soon after the national bank had actually gone under. If the corporation had kept the costs down by letting the country use some native ingredients for their restaurant's menu, more people might have been able to trade what little money they had for a quick meal outside of the house."
Asami had the attention of everybody in the classroom with that example. One of the students asked why he felt that way and Asami replied that, as the owner of several successful clubs in Japan, he understands the need to tailor the product to the client. A patron closer to the student's age would be more comfortable in his dance club than in Club Sion, which is tailored more towards an older clientele. And, if the client wanted to take his family out for the evening, there was a club for that, too.
By this time, Asami was teaching the class. The professor got angry and threw him out, but most of the students followed the suits. Unfortunately, the class is a requirement for a business degree. Anyway, I got a call and had to go down there to straighten out the mess (that prof owes me big time for transportation and several other things.)
I found the class in the student union discussing one of my "clan"'s marketing strategies with FeiLong and Kei (the fundraisers, which most of the kids had heard about) as well as other ideas. Asami was talking with a young lady about her desire to open a fashion boutique, which he suggested that she first figure out who her clients would be.
"It's best to be somewhat exclusive, but not too exclusive or you won't be able to pay the necessary bills to your landlord, the utility company, the bank and your suppliers. You need to understand who you are dealing with, not just your clients, but also your employees, your landlord, the person who holds your business loan, everybody you deal with. Once an unscrupulous person has his claws in you, he won't let go willingly, and it's your name that will be attached to everything associated with your business."
Oops, gotta go. Emergency. To be continued.
Phyllis Sidhe_Uaine
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time.