VIP Class Notes (Tibo) [S]

I’m Shanghainese, I have been to SE for 10 Months already so I learned a lot of things here. Talking about my job. I am a PR staff in a luxury brand, responsible for some PR projects like anything you can imagine about PR. The reason I came to here is I would like to improve my English. Especially my spoken English. I am positive and I like to talk jokes so I treat my work seriously and I like to travel.
I have a lot of plans like Lebanon, Australia, Hungary, Japan. This is this year’s plan. If I can go to one place it’s enough. exclude Japan because Japan is near to Shanghai, its not far.

I’m Shanghainese, I have been to SE for 10 Months already so I learned a lot of things here. Talking about my job. I am a PR executive in a luxury brand, responsible for some PR projects like anything you can imagine about PR. The reason I came here is that I would like to improve my English. Especially my spoken English. I am positive and I like to tell jokes moreover I treat my work seriously and I like to travel.
I have a lot of plans like Australia, Hungary, Japan. This is this year’s plan. Even If I can only go to one place it would be enough. Excluding Japan / I exclude Japan, because Japan is near to Shanghai, its not far.

I think watches very important. Maybe I can accept a fake bag, you know girls like bag. But I can’t accept fake watch because I think for personally. Watches like an article thing. you have to produce a watch. Especially a high end watch it is a handmade job and the watchmaker take a long time to produce a watch. The design the material on it is totally different. Some high end watch have complexes functions so watchmakers should spend a lot of time on it but the fake one maybe just like the real one.
Watches is a practical stuff so I can’t accept fake watch If I don’t have enough money maybe I can got a simple fashion watch but I won’t get a fake one.

If this person like fake watches I think she isn’t our target. So it won’t have some real influence for us.
Like this watch we sold 15,000 he got a fake watch in 1,000 he is totally not our client.
For our industry challenges maybe one fact is the economic environment of China. Because the Economy is very changeable and people are richer than before.

Luxury brand had a hard time during the anti-corruption campaign.
Most of them, 70% buy watches for themselves and the rest is maybe gifts or other things.

I think watches are very important. Maybe I can accept a fake bag, you know girls like bags. But I can’t accept a fake watch because I think personally. Watches are like an artistic thing. When you produce a watch. Especially a high end one it is a handmade job and the watchmaker takes a long time to make it. The design the material on it is totally different. Some high end watches have complex functions so watchmakers need to/have to spend a lot of time on it but the fake one maybe just looks like the real one.
Watches are a practical stuff so I can’t accept fake watch If I don’t have enough money maybe I can get a simple fashion watch but I won’t get a fake one.

If you like fake watches I think you aren’t our target. So it won’t have any real influence for us.
Like this watch we sell it for/it retails for 15,000 but you can get a fake one for 1,000. you are totally not our client.
Because the economy is very changeable and people are richer than before.

Luxury brand had a hard time during the anti-corruption campaign.
Most of them, 70%, buy watches for themselves and the rest is maybe gifts or other things.

Vocabulary

niche / when you target a small specific market
We target a niche, our target is unmarried women in their 50s who have high level jobs.

in the short run (short future)
in the long run (long term future)
I would change change my job in the short term but I will stay in the luxury industry in the long run.

to work overtime / to work after normal work hours
I have to work overtime tonight, we need to finish this project.

to innovate  / to come up with something new
D&G doesn’t innovate much, that is why they are not successful.

Corruption  / when money is exchanged for unlawful services
XiJingPing is fighting corruption since he took power.

artist / person who creates art
Karl Lagerfeld was an artist

Piece of art 
This painting is a piece of art.

Economy / the general state of business
The economy is slowing down.

to cannibalize / to eat another
The iPhone Xr is cannibalizing part of the potential sales for the iPhone Xs.

Product cannibalization
Product cannibalization is a big problem for companies.

Job offer / When someone offers you a job
I didn’t like the terms of the job offer.

to exclude / to put out of a group
John was excluded from the meeting since it didn’t concern him.

What is the (%) percentage of people that buy a watch as a gift?
(70%) seventy percent buy it for themselves, thirty percent buy it as a gift.

Grammar

Talking in general:
Use You: if you don’t have enough money, you can simply buy a fashion watch (you doesn’t mean the person in front of you, it’s a general you)
Use One: If one doesn’t have enough money, one can simply buy a fashion watch.

Should – suggestion (choice)
You look tired, maybe you should go to bed.

Have to, need to, must, be required to (obligation)
They need to spend 10 years in University before becoming doctors
I have to finish this report before Friday.

Conditional:

If I don’t have enough money, I will buy a fashion watch. (probable)

If I didn’t have enough money, I would buy a fashion watch. (low probability/ hypothesis)
If I hadn’t have dinner, I would be glad have it with you.

If I had had enough money 20 years ago, I would have bought many houses in Shanghai. (impossible, talking about the past)

Pronunciation

corruption

cooperation

renovation

innovation