On the third day after the charity gala, Chen Zhiwen went to HSBC to visit Shen Bi, and the two reached a verbal agreement again on real estate investment, Chen Zhiwen will buy industrial land or buildings again, and HSBC will provide sufficient support, but due to risk considerations, the interest will be slightly higher.

Chen Zhiwen naturally doesn't care, under the benefit of doubling the land price in the future, it is nothing more interest, besides, Shen Bi is willing to agree, also because he also feels that the real estate market is almost to the end, and the possibility of risk in the future is not large, plus the best-selling Red Bull in the United States also makes Shen Bi think that Chen Zhiwen's ability to resist risks has been further improved a lot.

With enough capital, Chen Zhiwen once again began the acquisition of industrial land and office buildings in Hung Hom and Yuen Long areas, although the real estate tycoons think that the land price is almost to the end, but in fact, the entire mainstream market is still a wail, a large amount of money would rather be idle than enter the investment, let alone ordinary people.

Whether the land price is at the top or the low end, there is a huge time lag between the investment bosses and ordinary investors and ordinary people who follow the trend, which is also the fundamental reason why the bigwigs sell high and buy low, and Chen Zhiwen can also make a profit from it.

Buying land is relatively simple, Galaxy Real Estate currently has a lot of real estate talents, and it is not a problem to find the most cost-effective, and his father Chen Tianfu will also put forward his own opinions, Chen Zhiwen doesn't understand anything, only knows that the real estate Xiaobai before the Hong Kong Island house, basically does not participate much, occasionally come to understand, but just know it, the real estate invested now, after all, is to make a quick profit, and the more important thing is naturally investment in other industries, such as the retail industry.

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"Chen Sheng, Hilton's matter, we have found a suitable partner." One afternoon, Lin Yanming came to Chen Zhiwen's office and said.

"Oh, tell me to listen." Chen Zhiwen put down the newspaper in his hand and became a little interested, he didn't give money to Hilton's collection last time, but a court flyer was issued half a month later, and now the two sides are still arguing.

"Large hotels will have a large number of towels, bath towels, bed sheets, etc. to be cleaned every day, because of the cost of land in the city center, these are impossible to clean in the hotel, so basically they will be out, the same is true for Hilton, their cleaning business is all contracted to a cleaning company called Joy, I hired a professional investigator, contacted an accountant of Harmony Cleaning Company, from the data she provided, the price provided by Hilton Hotel to Village Company is far more than the market price, Because their boss has a good relationship with Hilton's top management. Lin Yanming said with a smile.

"This accountant is willing to do things for us?" Chen Zhiwen asked.

"She didn't want to report it, but I spent a sum of money, and I learned from her that the boss of Yuele would withdraw a sum of cash from the bank every month, usually about 10,000 yuan, and then he would ask a vice president of Hilton to go out for a tour." Lin Yanming said with a smile.

"It's low-level, but it's normal." Chen Zhiwen smiled, the business wars in the novel are all about using all kinds of genius ideas to deal with opponents under legal circumstances, but in reality, it is so low-level, the more benefits you are willing to give, the more you will get a big order.

Lin Yanming said: "I have hired a professional private investigator to follow them to see if I can take evidence of their transaction, as long as I have this kind of photo, the Independent Commission Against Corruption can file a case, and the follow-up will be much simpler." ”

"Okay, hurry up and get this done, the people over there at Hilton are annoying me for three days." Chen Zhiwen nodded and said, "I'm going to the United States soon, and when I come back, I hope you have already got the evidence." ”

"Chen Sheng, don't worry, I will definitely go all out." Lin Yanming agreed.

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A week later, Chen Zhiwen once again got on a plane to the United States, and after half a year of preparation, Costco's first branch was about to open.

As the most important part of Chen Zhiwen's business layout and the most important retail channel for future industrial terminals, Chen Zhiwen attaches great importance to Costco, even if whether it is Hong Kong's real estate or Walmart investment in the United States, he can easily earn more than ten or dozens of times the profit in the future, he still took out 5 million US dollars to open this first new store.

After a day and a night of flying, Chen Zhiwen did not go directly to the hotel to rest, but went directly to Costco's first store under the leadership of Pierce.

The location of the façade is located in the southeast suburb of Los Angeles, about 3Km from the edge of downtown Los Angeles, not too far, after half an hour by car, Chen Zhiwen also saw his first Costco supermarket.

At first glance, this is a large industrial warehouse made of green iron sheets, and if it weren't for the huge Costco sign above the front door, no one would have thought that this would be a large retail supermarket.

"The parking lot is quite large." Chen Zhiwen swept it at a glance, the huge parking lot is all over the left and right and the first three directions of the supermarket, and the ground is a simple cement floor, and each parking space is strictly lined.

"Mr. Chen, there were originally two small warehouses here, which I bought together, and then demolished them all to build a parking lot, and there is another warehouse in the back, which was also acquired and used as our warehouse." Pierce introduced. Although the warehouse supermarket is called the warehouse type, it is not really not necessary to have its own warehouse, there are too many things, and it is impossible to put them all in the non-exhibition booth

"It's pretty good, such a big land, such a big house, it only cost $800,000 to get it, it's a good deal." Chen Zhiwen nodded and said.

As the boss behind it, although in Hong Kong, Costco's important expenses will still be authorized, therefore, he knows that these warehouses cost a total of 800,000 US dollars, but what kind of warehouses are there, there is no way, Pierce arranged for someone to take photos, and then sent them to Hong Kong by air, but the photos of this era can only take close-up photos, the long photos are too blurry, and the general shape Chen Zhiwen is clear, but it is still better to come to the scene to see it clearly.

The U.S. industry has been hit a lot over the years, the textile industry and the garment industry were beaten by RB in the 50s, the steel industry in the 60s can't beat the small RB, and now and in the future in a few years, the automotive industry will also be pressed and beaten, even if Congress has introduced a protective policy, it is only to let the American car survive.

If the industry fails, a large number of industrial warehouses will naturally be scrapped, and therefore, Pierce can buy such a cheap warehouse in a location close to the city of Los Angeles, if he built it himself, it is impossible to have two or three million dollars.

However, the warehouse is an industrial land, and it is necessary to change it to commercial land, and the legal team under Pierce has also made a lot of effort.

Costco had not yet opened, and Chen Zhiwen and Pierce, accompanied by several subordinates, walked into the supermarket together.

The outside is a cement floor, and the inside is also a cement floor, that is, the road surface is smooth, not as rough as the outside, which is actually Chen Zhiwen's request, plus floor tiles, in fact, there is no cost, but it is not necessary, the purpose of Costco's existence is to reduce costs, all of which are to reduce costs, so as to give consumers the best price, so as to be in an absolute advantage in the future competition.

Open the door and go in, the first thing you see is the kitchen supplies, pots and pans are all available, and there are many special small kitchen appliances, in the United States, although they eat not very well, it is very simple, but all kinds of food are not interconnected, and different heating tools are needed, unlike Huaguo, which needs a pot to make different dishes.

Barbecue grills, ovens, and bread machines are necessary, but also because you don't want to do housework and hygiene reasons, there will be dishwashers, dishwashers, dishwashing ovens, disinfection cabinets, water purifiers, etc., but because these are basically a family only needs to buy once every many years, the supermarket does not invest much in this area.

Further back is hardware supplies, the old United States labor is expensive, the income of sewer workers may be higher than that of bank white-collar workers, the average family can not afford to hire professional people, many things can only be done by themselves, once, all kinds of wrenches, screwdrivers, pliers and other tools, basically every family needs to have, and considering that these things are easy to lose and easy to break, the demand is also very large, in the United States, every supermarket has an area to place all kinds of hardware tools.

Then there are daily necessities, such as the most commonly used toilet paper, which occupies a large area, because Lao Mei is not used to using cloth, so everything in the house is wiped with paper towels, and it is normal for a family to use a few rolls a day, and therefore, when there is a crisis, they will snatch toilet paper.

Good things should be placed in the back, which is the most basic logic of running shopping malls and supermarkets, because if good things are at the door, then customers will only go out after a circle at the door.

After the daily necessities, there is the food area, which is still empty, and in the future there are all kinds of fresh ingredients, purchased separately from nearby farms, which ensures freshness and the lowest cost, of course, meat still needs to be purchased by a professional company.

According to Chen, there is a large fast-food venue where customers can eat McDonald's-like food at a discounted price, as well as several large ovens dedicated to making the $0.99 roast chicken, which alone is a loss.

The transnational food area is the food area, where you can find all kinds of snacks, chips, drinks, beer, bread and more, and the more you buy, the cheaper it gets.

Then there are all kinds of cheap clothing, the price is very cheap, and the biggest discount is socks, which is also the largest quantity of goods purchased from Hong Kong, and Costco is not prepared to make money from it and sell it to customers at cost price.

In the United States, the consumption rate of socks is very fast, not to mention broken, many people are too lazy to wash and will wear a pair of throwing away, which is extremely wasteful, but it also promotes a huge demand market, and other clothing is also purchased from Hong Kong, and the cost performance is still very high.

"This is an area for car supplies." Pierce went on to explain.

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