Chapter 296: It's a negative example
"That's right, I'm Gaucy, the same Gaucy who bought a ranch in Bozeman, in fact, I'm not a big deal, I just got some money, it's just a toss, my supermarket is estimated to be a few months before it opens, and there is a big stall after that, are you really going to take the risk? Isn't this San Francisco better than Bozeman? Gossiy asked in confusion.
At this time, Liu Peipei said with a smile: "Mr. Gao, don't be modest, although you are in Bozeman, your reputation has spread all over the Chinese community in San Francisco." In our circle, there is no one who doesn't know your name, but they don't know what you look like, and these American newspapers are so stingy that they publish your news and don't know how to put a picture on it. ”
"I guess I don't think that's necessary." Gao Xi knew that his purchase of the ranch had been published in the newspaper, but it was just a piece of news the size of a tofu cube, and there was not even a picture, but there was a comment article on this with a photo, but unfortunately the photo was someone else's ranch photo that I didn't know where I got it, and the personal photo of the commentator.
The commentary said that China's economic development is very fast, which has led to the creation of many wealthy people in China, who have come to the United States to invest, come to settle in the United States, and bring a lot of wealth to the United States. However, many of them are useless squandering, and in the end, they lose all their money.
Of course, this negative image is Gao Xi, according to this commentator, now Americans themselves do not engage in this kind of traditional ranching, because it is not very profitable, but this young rich man from China is willing to spend so much money to buy a ranch with no future, this is not an investment, it is simply throwing money into the water.
The commentator also gave the example of a friend who had met a Chinese friend in the past, who came to the United States and bought a piece of land, and had no idea of the U.S. policy. As a result, he found that the taxes he had to pay every year were much more than the money he had to pay for the land, and he was immediately frightened, because after buying the land, he did not have much money, and the result was that the land was confiscated by the U.S. government because he could not afford to pay the taxes. The money has also been lost, and people are now living on handouts.
At that time, Gao Xi wanted to slap this commentator to death, can he be the same? Can it be the same?
Even if he didn't know the United States, Gao Xi later studied a lot of American policies, and he also united with Dong Chen, an acquaintance, because Dong Chen studied law in the United States and knew American policies.
Although it seems to many people that he has spent some unjust money in vain, Gao Xi himself knows very well that if there is no Dong Chen. On his own, he was afraid that he would really have to embark on a very pathetic path, and when that time came, he would have cried.
"Those white people have always had a sense of superiority, and we're used to it. Mr. Gao, you don't have to care, the two of us heard about you at a hometown meeting, so we investigated, and later learned that you didn't just buy a ranch. It is also preparing to invest in a high-end hotel and supermarket, both of which have already broken ground. So the two of them summed it up, and they wanted to visit you in Bozeman when they were free, but they didn't expect to meet here today, it seems that this is the fate that our ancestors said. "Gao Kefeng is very good at talking, just with these skills in his mouth, being a salesman is really condescending. It just so happens that after Gaoxi's supermarket is finished, it is necessary to recruit people, and people like Gao Kefeng and Liu Peipei who have rich experience and have customers are really too important.
Tung Jianlin has experience in managing large hotels, and he can be in charge of the resort. But this supermarket is different from a hotel, Dong Jianlin is really inexperienced. If this Gao Kefeng and Liu Peipei are really manufacturable materials, Gao Xi doesn't care about handing over the supermarket to them to take care of.
After thinking about it, Gao Xi continued: "Since you have investigated me, then you must also know that I have been in the United States for less than a year, and I am very unfamiliar with the United States. I bought this ranch because I raise sheep at home, and I also love animals. It's not that it makes money, in fact, the newspaper is right, it is already very difficult for traditional ranches to make money, and it is even more difficult to make a lot of money. But I don't care, what I like is the beautiful area, you can ride a horse, walk your dog, hunt, go fishing, don't you think it's very nourishing? Of course, I invested a lot of money for my dream, so the money from the resort and the supermarket was all loans, so are you really willing to take this risk with me? ”
Gao Kefeng and Liu Peipei glanced at each other, then looked at Gao Xi and smiled: "For us, even if your business fails, it is just a loss of work, don't we even dare to take this risk?" It's a big deal, let's go back to our hometown, in the imperial capital, I still have a set of courtyard houses, and now it's worth some money. In fact, it is you who take the biggest risk, you dare to do it, don't we dare? But Mr. Gao, I'm sure you'll succeed. ”
"Oh? Why is that? Gao Xi asked with interest.
Liu Peipei took over the conversation and said: "That's the case, although we have only been salesmen in the past six years, because there are more Chinese in San Francisco, we know a lot of people, and we have met everyone, some are mean, some are specially pitting their own people, of course, there are also well-wishers, and there are bosses who are very good to us Chinese." This has come and gone, and there are more than 100 friends I know, including venture capitalists, saying that your supermarket will definitely be successful, although it can't make a lot of money, but it can definitely make money. It's just that the resort is not very profitable. ”
"Not very profitable? What does that mean? Gossey asked.
"This is not what we said, it is said by a few experts who are engaged in venture capital, they have invested in a lot of companies and made a lot of money, so they still have a vision, listen to what they mean, your high-end hotel is not distinctive, it is nothing more than a combination of Western food and Chinese food, which is also a precedent. So what exactly do you use to attract customers? Unless the food in your hotel tastes much better than elsewhere, and the ingredients you buy are much better than elsewhere, perhaps by word of mouth, coupled with reviews from a few food critics, it is likely to become popular. Gao Kefeng explained.
"Hahahaha." Gao Xi couldn't help but laugh a little.
"What are you laughing at?"
"I laugh at this venture capitalist who is really powerful, and he can see everything. They were right, they thought of it with me. By the way, can you contact these people, I met with them and wanted to ask for advice in person. Gao Xi said with a smile.
"That's great, they all live in San Francisco, and I'm sure these people will be happy to come as long as they say you're here, and they all like to make friends, especially from China, and they prefer to make friends with people like you." Gao Kefeng nodded.
Gao Xi said: "In this case, there are two of you, but can you leave while you are working?" ”
"Of course you can, to be honest, as long as you promise to let us work with you, the two of us can resign now. There are still many things to prepare during the construction of this supermarket, such as the source of purchases, such as the ordering of shelves and other things, such as publicity. Both of us can help with this. Gao Kefeng seems to have regarded himself as an employee of Gao Xi, and this enthusiasm is completely high.
"Good! Since you think so highly of me, I can't let you down, but let's talk about the ugly things ahead. If you can't, I'll sweep you out of the house then, and don't blame me. Although I'm not a businessman, I don't know how to raise idlers. Gao Xi had already made up his mind and let these two people take charge of his own supermarket.
"Rest assured, we're not the stalkers."
"Okay, in this case, you go and resign, after that, let's sign a probationary contract, I will let you temporarily take charge of the supermarket's supply, customer source and various affairs, if you do a good job, then after the supermarket is completed, you are the deputy person in charge, but if you don't do a good job, then you can leave by yourself, I will give you the salary of the probationary period, but I will not keep you." Gossi likes confident people and prefers people who are capable and confident.
Gao Kefeng and Liu Peipei just dare to recommend themselves, which is incomparable to many people, coupled with their rich experience and not bad academic qualifications, it should not be a big problem to carry the burden of the supermarket, but Gao Xi still decided to investigate it first.
"So where are we going now?" Gossey asked.
"Go to where Pepe and I live, and we rent a farmer's house in the suburbs of San Francisco. This man is an old immigrant, he has bought a farm, and his life is quite nourishing, and he is good to us, and since he is leaving San Francisco this time, he should also let them know and say goodbye. Gao Kefeng replied.
"Haijuan, what do you think? If you don't want to go, I'll send you home first, and I'll be able to keep up with it tomorrow. Gao Xi finally thought of Xi Haijuan.
"Brother, what are you talking about, of course I'm going to go with you, I've seen this American ranch, what the farm is like, I also want to see it." Besides, they are all Chinese, and I would like to communicate with them more, and later the United States can be regarded as having acquaintances. Xi Haijuan said with a smile.
"I knew that our family Haijuan was easy to talk to, alas, I wronged you, I was supposed to take you out to play today, but it turned out to be an errand for me." Gao Xi smiled bitterly.
"I can't say that, I've bought everything I should have bought today, or brother, you paid for it, isn't it okay, besides, going to the farm is much more interesting than in this city." Xi Haijuan said.
After getting Xi Haijuan's affirmative answer, Gao Xi settled the bill with her first, and then went out with his things, there was a car refrigerator in his car, put the things that were easy to deteriorate in the refrigerator, and put the rest in the compartment, and then covered it with a canvas.
After getting these things done, Gao Kefeng and Liu Peipei have also resigned, looking at the excited appearance of the two people, they know that they have a lot of anger, and this resignation is relieved. (To be continued......)