In recent years, P Company's products, whether bags or clothing, have shown weak growth, with one outdated model after another being mocked. It seems to have become a vicious cycle, turning a well-established century-old brand into a bargain on the secondary market.
When Elise Don visited the brand's headquarters, the desolate atmosphere was akin to a graveyard for the living.
She was greeted by a French old man wearing red socks, clad in a suit with slicked-back hair, who explained that this year was his zodiac year, so he wore red socks to ward off bad luck.
Elise Don smiled faintly without speaking.
Later, someone introduced him as the Creative Director, which made Elise understand P Company's current predicament with a bit more sympathy.
Stacks of documents piled up on the desk, leaving Elise overwhelmed.
