This is a best of times, this is a worst of times.
When franchising in the 21st century, the mainstream business model in China for more than 20 years, a time when we use these words to try to speculate on China’s joining the feelings of those who I suppose is the most appropriate thing to.
Undeniably, this more than 20 years, there are a number of franchisees benefit from a result of franchising. They are honest labor and lawful operations, of course, there is still the key point is to chose the right “at home” – in a responsible, strong, driven by licensing bodies to complete the self-start, and even continue to grow and develop.
However, there are a number of franchisees, we should say is a great group – almost no data to consider, most of them small and medium franchisees – the beginning of a community, students, laid-off workers, unemployed youth or part-time white-collar workers like they are … … carries a wealth of beautiful dreams, despite the lack of experience in business, but there is no case of preparedness, business passers-wings – light by tens of thousands of dollars are lost in vain, Zirendaomei; In severe cases, go bankrupt, and even life offset.
Behind them, those bloodthirsty side are the so-called concession was jubilation, with shining white splash out a few of the notes … …
Reporter interviewed some of those who cheated, and some with bad intentions to join the franchise operators as well as visited several members of the industry, with a view to professional help, opened a franchise behind numerous shady, to those who get rich doing Dream of the good people a warning.
Silence of the franchisee
Mr. Wang, a town home in the South after graduating from college, he was bent on their own business. One day, he accidentally saw on television stations in the province of a certain jewelry to seek to join the ad, claiming the French brand, a “zero initial fee, investment 20000, the annual return of 100 thousand” – a half-baked French beauty munching passion to promote Chinese language. Some time later, he was the back cover of a magazine saw this jewelry ads, the bottom right corner that read “× × International Jewelry Group.” Visit its web site: beautiful colors, the content is complete, goods looks are seductive, is also prominently marked: “France × × Jewelry Association.”
Mr. Wang is more tempted and more at ease. He went to the company the moment the seat of China – Beijing Haidian District Building. Building, not far from the West Railway Station, a look that is high-grade office buildings. Mr. Wang received a warm and sincere Sister. Sister also for his referral of the trappings of full manager.
Subsequently, the eldest sister took him to visit the kind of store, the two, the foot has 100 square meters. Ornaments are put in glass windows, the name of soft, with crystal, silver, plexiglass, and dazzling to the showground. Mr. Wang look very exciting, I feel no worries about not sell such a beautiful thing. Sister brought the company’s products also gracious album, which models all wearing jewelry French.
Came back from the kind of shops, big sister, said: “Amy, I think you are honest people, tell you the truth. You That region has a lot of people asked to join in, but this places are limited. The contract if you signed prior to the 11, and advance of the margin, we can think of ways to help you to keep places; if after a time limit, which is harder. ”
Mr. Wang, some hesitation, but he switched to a wish to have had field trips, and what can not trust it. Terms of the company put together a film which are franchisees make money, the theories … … can no longer hesitated.
Contract is signed by the manager and Mr. Wang, face to face. Originally intended one by one to see a clear, eldest sister was standing next to the special truthfully say: “just a form of contract, we are committed to a certain honor.” Made in the contract text, densely several large page, the word as small as ants, headache, or hurry signed the Bar. End pay deposit, pre-selected goods to shops, big sister said, after joining then put the supporting facilities and goods made in the past, Mr. Wang With a passion for a future of unlimited vision back.
But when when you get the pre-Distribution, Mr. Wang immediately perplexing – it is not his own choosing those ah! A very bad look. Call the past, people’s reason is temporarily out of stock of goods. Frustration, Mr. Wang had to again chose the company’s home page looked easy to sell more goods. Shall fight in the past, there delays in shipments; finally made over, incomplete goods of poor quality, with the kind of store display and on-line to see a far cry from the ingredients on the label site has no factory name, and only one expensive, outrageous prices. How to do this business? The shops are open for a month, a total of not sold a few pieces of jewelry, sign a contract when the other side promised to help you location, training, free tune-site replacement and the guiding hand without a cash.
This realized that Mr. Wang Probably people fall into the trap. He opened the contract and found that the above are some of the terms of their disadvantage, is unknown; to Guangzhou, the students should go to the agency’s production base in Guangzhou, the results where no here.
Warned them of fraud? Go to Beijing to court, cost too much Besides, the contract signed his name himself, evidence is insufficient, can Gu Ying is a problem. Dilemma, Mr. Wang has barely stays of 3 months, the last even rent a total of 50000 now lost the money.
It can be said of Mr. Wang’s case in many cheated franchisees generally typical. Those licensing bodies, it is utilized, as he so eagerly seek rich mentality, resorted to the tactics of one hundred test bad mood, but right afterwards let the matter rest without fear before an unscrupulous dug a another “hole” — - Please jun into the urn.
“A lot of people to defraud, a lot of people cheated, deceived, after a lot of people do not safeguard their rights due to various reasons, remain silent … … so a vicious cycle that makes joining the trap open to rampant fraud.” Legal work involved in franchising for many years counsel, told reporters Xuejun Liang sighed with regret, “now known as the CPE’s ‘Zhu Shi group fraud’, had it not been franchisees to jump down, and other extreme events are exposed by the media, either a joint denunciation Shoupian Ren, those who cheat will not be so quick to Xianchuyuanxing . “