Poured cold water on her
Niki joined the entertainment industry for 13 years and an insider said: "Niki understood there was no everlasting popularity in entertainment industry and decided to invest into business by using the savings from her acting career. She felt that man and woman loved to look nice and decided to open a luxurious hair salon with 6000 sq ft in Leighton Road."
Niki kept her boss identity as a secret for 5 years and only a few friends knew about it. The insider added: "Niki did not reveal her boss identity even when she introduced her colleagues for hair spa and only told them it was recommended by her friend. Everybody poured cold water on her when she wanted to start business. Hence, Niki decided to keep silent and felt everybody will acknowledge after seeing her successful achievements."
Headhunting talents by herself
End of last year, Niki opened the second branch, La Mod and attended the opening ceremony. Her good friends such as Michael Tse (谢天华) and (杨小娟) came to show his support and she finally disclosed her CEO identity. Niki's friend said: "Everybody only knew it was opening of new shop and had no idea that Niki had 6000 sq ft main branch. In fact, Niki was planning to open branches in Beijing and Shanghai in August."
After the opening ceremony on the same day, La Mod organised an annual dinner in Causeway Bay but did not see any colleagues in the entertainment industry except for engaging Cheuk Wan Chi as the host. Around 7pm, Niki appeared as the boss capacity to ensure everything ran smoothly and chat to her staff as well. As the business was earning profits, Niki graciously sponsored air tickets with return trip and $80,000 as lucky draw.
The insider said: "Managing a company is not easy and Niki said staff was very important when doing salon business. During this few years, she will headhunt personally, make visit to the salon frequently and build rapport with the staff, in order to create a sense of belonging in the company."
Earlier, Niki suffered leg injury and was forced to reject new series in Mainland China. As such, this gave her additional time to manage her salon business. On 28 April around 2pm, Niki and her assistant went to the headquarter in Leighton Road and stayed for an hour. She then hurriedly headed to the branch for a meeting.
The series, Empress Wei Zifu acted by Niki was well-loved by the audiences and it was awarded free licence for 12 years. Thus, it increased the popularity of Raymond Lam (林峯) and Niki Chow rapidly.
Prospering business
Before La Mod hair salon was opened, it was occupied by Nicholas Tse for production business. In year 2009, Niki secretly made investments and her business was expanding during the past 5 years.
Headquarter: Leighton Road, Bonaventure House
Space: 6000 sq ft
Manpower: 45 staff
Industry: Hair service. 6 VIP rooms for hair spa and massage. Started in skincare and manicure 2 years ago.
Starting Date: Year 2009
Branch: Leighton Road, number 54
Space: 2000 sq ft
Manpower: 20 staff
Industry: Partnership with Shisedo in hair spa service and VIP room for hair spa and massage.
Starting Date: Year 2014
0 comments