A waiter led them to a private room and gestured for them to enter. “Please wait here. Mr. Plumlee is currently in another meeting next door and will join you shortly.”
Natalie nodded and entered the room with Joyce in tow.
After serving them tea, the waiter left the room, leaving the two ladies all by themselves.
“Hey, Nat. There’s something I want to tell you,” Joyce said after sipping her tea.
“Yeah? What is it?” Natalie looked up momentarily from her blueprints before ducking back down again.
After some hesitation, Joyce finally spoke up. “I heard that our country’s planning to create our very own luxury clothing brand.”
“What?” Natalie reeled back in shock. “Are you sure? Is this information reliable?”
“I don’t know. I’m just telling you what I heard.”
“Where did you hear this? And why haven’t I heard it too?” Natalie asked while staring at her.
Joyce rolled her eyes. “Oh, please. It’s not like you do sales. Why would you have heard anything?”
“That’s true.”
After another sip of her tea, Joyce continued, “Whether we’re talking about clothes or jewelry, or even shoes, bags, and cosmetics, these luxury items usually belong to foreign brands. The only local brand that stands out in our country is Thompson Group, and even then, it still isn’t of blue-chip standard.”
Her curiosity piqued, Natalie quickly kept her notes and concentrated on their conversation. “I know all about that. So what then?”
Thompson Group had only started its apparel company for a little over a year. It wouldn’t even have found its footing in the industry if it hadn’t been for Project Rebirth. However, not having a talented designer at its helm meant that the brand could only achieve the red-chip standard.
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