"Chaikens? Buffett's person?" After Chen Zhiwen heard the name, he recalled carefully. There was no such person in the history he remembered. He might just be a capable person under Buffett. After all, people like Microsoft Ballmer or Google There are very few people like Brother Eric who have left their names in business history. In the non-Internet industry, only those emperors who defy the odds and bring the company back to life have this possibility.
"He said that he is in charge of the textile industry business of the company under Buffett." Angel continued.
"Okay, you should contact the United States now and ask them to send someone to investigate this Caikens. I want to know all his information." Chen Zhiwen thought for a while and said.
When he first visited Buffett, he actually knew that the possibility of investing in Berkshire Hathaway was very slim. Another purpose was actually to hope that Buffett's current textile empire could move its production base to Hong Kong, so he went to lay the groundwork. A seed, even if Buffett doesn't take it seriously, when Chen Zhiwen's funds are not so tight, he will talk about it again, and if it doesn't work, he will find other textile giants.
And now Buffett's men are coming, which shows that it may have some effect.
"Okay, I'll go now." An Qi agreed. Red Bull already has a branch in the United States, and there is also a team of more than thirty people there, but this number of people will definitely not be able to meet Red Bull's demand for manpower in the United States. , so most things are outsourced to local companies, including information query. As long as the money is available, the required information can be found quickly.
Five days later, Chen Zhiwen obtained Chaikens’ information.
"It's the top of the pyramid below Buffett. It seems that Buffett also attaches great importance to the Hong Kong market." Chen Zhiwen said with a smile.
Information collected shows that Chaikens is the number one person in Berkshire Hathaway’s textile business and is responsible for Berkshire Hathaway’s 11 textile factories in the United States, with nearly 10,000 workers. It can be said that the company is equal to ten people than one person and ten thousand people. Such people definitely don’t come to Hong Kong just for tourism.
After all, Hong Kong is a city with no natural scenery and a bunch of high-rise buildings. Which country in Europe, America and Japan doesn’t have that? In a few decades, if it were not for the support from the mainland and some policies of the mainland government, Hong Kong would have declined long ago.
"I have already reserved the presidential suite for him at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, and we can meet there then." said Li Haonan, the general personnel officer of Galaxy Holdings.
"No, return it." Chen Zhiwen waved his hand and vetoed: "We are not partners yet, so there is no need to be so polite. It is too polite. People thought we would beg him. Where he lives is his own business. As the landlord, we Just two meals, please.”
The cost of a presidential suite is only a drop in the bucket for Galaxy. Chen Zhiwen usually requires the following to decide on such a small amount of money, and then report it once a month.
The money is not much, but Chen Zhiwen will not pay this amount. If it is a client, or if Pierce comes to Hong Kong, it is okay to arrange a presidential suite, but there is no cooperative relationship. If you are too polite, you will either make the other party doubt your purpose, or you will be ruined. It will make the other party absolutely superior to others, which is not conducive to possible future cooperation. It will be the same when Buffett comes. If the cooperation is successful, it will be fine next time.
"Okay, my fault, I didn't think so much." Li Haonan said with some embarrassment. He thought the boss valued him, so he specially arranged the presidential suite, but he didn't expect it to backfire. In fact, there is no right or wrong in this kind of thing. It just depends on the boss. Personality and needs. Only by working with the boss for a long time can one understand the boss's personality and then do the right thing. This is something that any company's senior management must pay attention to.
"It's okay. There is no need to arrange anyone at the airport. When people like them come, they will be responsible for the high-end hotel they booked. Let's wait for him to settle in the hotel and rest for a day before making an appointment." Chen Zhiwen nodded and said.
"Okay." Li Haonan said.
A week later, Chaikens, who came to Hong Kong, was invited by Chen Zhiwen to go to a top steakhouse in Central.
"It's a very good steak. I've had many steaks in New York and Los Angeles, but none compare to this." Zeikens praised after taking a bite.
"Mr. Chaikens, when it comes to food, no country can compare with us Chinese." Chen Zhiwen said with a smile. In terms of the culture of eating, the Chinese nation really has a long history. Every place has its own unique cuisine. One person, No matter how rich or poor he is, it is probably impossible to taste everything. In later generations, he often reads the content of food bloggers, mainly to learn about various kinds of food, and to enjoy it if he has the opportunity.
"I don't agree with this. We also have a lot of delicious food in the United States. Next time Mr. Chen goes to the United States, I will treat him." Chaikens said casually.
"Okay, I'm very honored." Chen Zhiwen did not correct the other party's mistake. After all, it was meaningless. Moreover, there is only one Hong Kong, the Bay next door, and Chinatowns in various countries with Chinese food. Many of them may have changed their tastes to entertain local customers. Only This can only be confirmed after the economy recovers after the reform and opening up in the mainland next door.
"Mr. Chaikens, why did you come to Hong Kong this time?" After chatting for a while, Chen Zhiwen asked directly.
Chaikens wiped his mouth with paper and said: "Mr. Chen, the last time you visited Mr. Buffett, Buffett told me about it after you left that day. Mr. Buffett didn't pay much attention, but I was a little interested. So I checked the situation in Hong Kong, and what was incredible to me was that in a small city, Hong Kong’s garment industry exports were ranked among the top five in the world, with an amount exceeding one billion U.S. dollars, far exceeding the performance of Berkshire Hathaway.
But after a more in-depth investigation, I found that Hong Kong is more about the simplest garment manufacturing. Although there are several large-scale yarn mills, they cannot meet the needs of Hong Kong’s garment industry. Berkshire Hathaway does not Doing any business in Hong Kong, so I came here to see if there might be any opportunities. "
"Do you want to find customers in Hong Kong? I'm afraid it will be difficult. The profits of the garment industry in Hong Kong are very low, and they absolutely cannot afford American textiles." Chen Zhiwen smiled and said: "In other words, there are very few in the world. There are garment factories that can afford the prices of American textiles, including the American garment industry, right?"
Although Hong Kong's garment exports are very high, they are basically low-end products. To put it simply, more than 90% of Hong Kong's garment industry has no more than a hundred employees. It can be said that they are all small workshops and the raw materials purchased are also small. Locally produced, with a few coming from nearby Japan and South Korea, this is basically the lowest procurement cost. If it were any higher, these companies would probably go bankrupt.
