Macau’s richest man, Stanley Ho, once said that money should never be taken by one person alone, but should be earned by others. When doing business, you must know how to give and take. Sometimes, although you can get temporary benefits, it is not beneficial to the long-term plan. You would rather give up than force it. If it is your own interest, you must be good at giving it to others humbly; it is not your own interest, let alone have evil intentions. If you have this mentality, you will surpass your own values ??and gain the gratitude of others. You must know that connections have always been the most important wealth in doing business.

On March 31, 2006, more than 60,000 "Tiger" lighters departed from Wenzhou "Dahu" Lighter Co., Ltd. and were shipped to Shao Funing, the general agent in the United States.

Zhou Dahu, chairman of "Dahu" Lighter Co., Ltd., was very emotional about this.

It turns out that there is a touching story between Zhou Dahu and Shao Funing, an American businessman of Wenzhou origin.

In the early 1990s, Shao Funing had business dealings with Zhou Dahu. At that time, Shao Funing saw that the market prospects of "Tiger" lighters in the United States were very good, so he applied to register the "Tiger" trademark in the United States in 1994, and the registration was successful in 1999.

There are many cases of trademark squatting. In order to obtain the squatted trademark, many companies often spend a lot of manpower and material resources, and even become enemies with each other.

However, this is not the case for Dahu Company and Shao Funing.

With the development of "Dahu" company, the "Tiger" trademark has attracted more and more attention. In 2005, the "Tiger" trademark was also identified by the Ministry of Commerce as a key export product to be cultivated and developed. famous brand.

In the world market for export, the US market is crucial. After discovering that the "Tiger Brand" trademark had been preemptively registered, Zhou Dahu immediately realized that this matter had become a roadblock for "Tiger Brand" to enter the US market. then. He was determined to recover the registered trademark, and he even resorted to legal means to do so.

However, when they negotiated with Shao Funing from the United States, they got some words that moved Zhou Dahu: "The purpose of registering 'Tiger Brand' in the United States was to protect this trademark. Now for Let 'Tiger Brand' have better development space and strive to become a world-famous brand. Just take back the trademark!"

Zhou Dahu immediately expressed his willingness to bear the trademark registration and maintenance fee of US$25,000, and asked Shao Funing to do so. Served as the general agent of "Big Tiger" in the United States.

In this way, an upcoming lawsuit disappeared without a trace. Zhou Dahu and Shao Funing not only did not become enemies, but became "in-laws", and Shao Funing became the general agent of "Tiger Brand" in the United States.