The next day, the wind was beautiful, and although it was also winter, the weather was good these days, and the temperature was not very cold.

"Does this look like a farm?" When the convoy reached its destination, Chen Zhiwen looked at a rather barren land across the road and said.

The reason why it can be seen that it is a farm is because there are many wooden racks and other tools on the ground of Nuoda, which look like they are used to build vegetable sheds.

"In the past, it was a rich vegetable garden a few years ago, but in the past few years, Los Angeles has been very dry, there is very little rain, even the urban area has begun to restrict water from time to time, and the nearby farms have no agricultural water, and a large number of them have died, so I chose this farm as the base of our logistics center, close to the road, the traffic is not bad, and it is only 40 miles from the seaport, mainly cheap. I bought 120 acres (0.5 square kilometers) of land at one time, and only spent $300,000, and this time I only needed 20% of the area to build a logistics center. Pierce said with a smile.

"Problems with water in Los Angeles?" Chen Zhiwen asked, it seems that most of the northwest of the United States is desert, and Las Vegas is built in the desert.

"It's been a lot of trouble in the past few years, and the price of tap water has tripled, but the Los Angeles government is also building large reservoirs in several places, and it is said that as long as they are built, there will be no problem." Pierce said.

"Oh, won't the farms in Los Angeles come back after that?" Chen Zhiwen smiled and said.

"Indeed, this is a good investment, boss, why don't you invest some too?" Pierce asked with a smile.

"In the future, forget it now, I already bought one in Portland, but it doesn't really make much sense, it's just fun." Chen Zhiwen shook his head and said.

Farms and ranches can be said to be a good investment, and later Bill Gates liked to invest in farms in his old age and became the largest landowner in the United States.

But the real agricultural giants are not the ABCD, which owns large farms and controls the world's food, and does not grow grain themselves, but controls global food prices, signs billions of dollars in agricultural product orders with one country, monopolizes high-yielding seeds with scientific and technological means, and indirectly controls the fate of millions or even tens of millions of farmers.

Investing in farms can only be said to be of little interest.

However, if you have the opportunity, you can also participate in it, not a direct farm, but a business like ABCD, which is not impossible, but it is difficult to achieve ABCD this level, in Southeast Asia, there are some Chinese who have done this, with the future domestic demand for feed, oil, and soy products, if you cultivate this aspect early, there may also be opportunities.

Lao Li in later generations left Hutchison with 5 large-scale major businesses, and it doesn't matter if he adds another one, anyway, there are still a lot of talents within Hutchison, as long as he provides funds and direction, he may be able to achieve certain achievements.

"Eric, you see, this floor plan corresponds to that location, and we will build three large warehouses here, which I estimate will be enough to withstand the demand of 30 Costco stores, and if our computer plan is successful, it will improve the efficiency of logistics turnaround." Pierce opened the drawings of the demi-human and explained the design of the future logistics center to an open space in front of him.

There was another person next to him, who was responsible for contracting the entire logistics center project, and when Pierce didn't know, he asked him.

After a while, Chen Zhiwen already had a three-dimensional image of this warehouse that would cost him 6 million US dollars, and he also thought it was very good, so he asked: "When will this logistics center be built?" ”

"We are ready to start construction in January next year, and it will take about half a year." The engineer from the other side said.

"Half a year?" Chen Zhiwen asked.

"Yes, the speed of half a year, only our Kaibide construction company, can have this efficiency!" The engineer of Kabid's face had a proud expression on his face.

“.” Chen Zhiwen was speechless for a while, just a layer of warehouse, as long as the ground is flattened, the steel structure can be built as soon as the frame is built, if this is in the future in China, the money in place can be completed for you in a month, and it is fast to put it in the United States for half a year?

Pierce also understood Chen Zhiwen's request, and after the foreigners were separated, he said: "The construction company in the United States is like this, if you add money, it may be faster, before the new Costco store, I rely on adding money to speed up the construction progress, the logistics center, I am considering that it takes four months to order a few sets of equipment for the logistics center, so that's it, and the logistics center is not in a hurry, and the Costco branches can still operate normally." ”

"Okay, you go according to your own plan, anyway, time is the most important thing, and the money spent is secondary." Chen Zhiwen thought for a while and said.

It's a pity that manpower training is still a bit unable to keep up with the speed of expansion, otherwise, in the case of suppliers willing to pay first, the cost of large-scale expansion is actually not high, but that's it, Costco's expansion speed is not inferior to Wal-Mart, which is expanding at a high speed, as long as it is in ten years, it will hold a large supermarket in the United States, and at the same time it is also the majority shareholder of another supermarket.

With Costco's massive orders for daily necessities with Walmart, Hong Kong's Galaxy Trading has become one of the largest trading companies in Asia.

Los Angeles, Hollywood Center:

A Cadillac luxury SUV was parked on the side of the road, Ron skillfully pulled the handbrake, and said to Chen Zhiwen, the co-pilot: "Mr. Chen, this is the center of Hollywood, and many well-known Hollywood company headquarters are near here." ”

"There are really handsome guys and beauties here!" Chen Zhiwen said with a smile, casually looking out of the window, row after row of beautiful scenery.

"Every year, thousands of young people come here to pursue their dreams, and the most important thing here is a variety of appearances, but a lack of opportunities and capital, if Mr. Chen is interested, just invest in a small movie, and those blonde hair will chase after him like a bee!" Ron said.

"yes, but forget it, the water in Hollywood is too deep, and I'm still not involved." Chen Zhiwen said with a light smile.

In the 70s, there were well-known high-grossing and low-investment movies such as "Jaws" and "ET Extra-Terrestrial", with an investment of tens of millions of US dollars, but the box office share is estimated to be 2-300 million US dollars, plus the follow-up peripherals, etc., it can be the sum of the value of several companies that Chen Zhiwen has worked hard for several years!

But only if you can get it......

Even in Hong Kong's film industry, there are all kinds of shady scenes, obviously popular movies, and the investors can't make a penny by doing accounts, let alone Hollywood, which has the deepest water, and even Wall Street investment bigwigs came to make movies, and they were all rolled back to New York, let alone a Chinese. Even if opportunity + ability is combined to shoot a classic movie, it will only cheapen others.

"Maybe after today, your mind will change." Ron said with a smile, seemingly confident.

"Let's go, let's get down to business!" Chen Zhiwen said with a smile.

With that, the two got out of the car, and a doorman walked over, and Ron threw the key in his hand to him. In large hotels, there is usually a dedicated staff who park the car for customers, and customers enter directly through the hotel gate, and the car is driven to the garage by a special person, and the key is returned later.

"We're on the 21st floor." Ron walked into the elevator with Chen Zhiwen and two bodyguards, and just as he was about to close the door, several black men rushed in, looking like teenagers, but each holding a variety of musical instruments.

"Thank you!" A black man at the head was polite and pushed down the 13th floor.

There was silence in the elevator, and after reaching the 13th floor, several black people left, and Chen Zhiwen asked: "The one who spoke just now, I always think he is very familiar, if you are free, see if you can help me find out what his name is?" ”

"I didn't care about it just now, so I'll have to go down and find him." Ron was stunned, no one would remember the information of a person who passed by for no reason, just this kung fu, he had already forgotten the appearance of a few people just now, and a normal person would not be able to remember the appearance of a stranger he saw a few days ago like in the detective TV series.

"I just heard his friends call him Michael, and they all have instruments, they should be a band, you go check it, if not, forget it." Chen Zhiwen continued.

Just now he felt that the black man in the head was very familiar, which made him very strange, because in the years since he crossed back, he had never had contact with any black people, until he heard several other people call him Michael, and they had been tinkering with musical instruments, which made him suddenly wake up, it turned out to be the most famous singer in later generations - Michael Jackson!

This can't be blamed for his poor memory, he has the impression that he is white, but now he is black, and he is younger, and no one can imagine it.

"Michael? Okay, I'll go back and check. Ron agreed.

The elevator soon reached the 21st floor, and as soon as I got out of the elevator, I ushered in a friend who I had only met once, but was already very familiar - Henry Morgan.

"Eric, it's a pleasure to meet you in Los Angeles." Henry Morgan was very happy, smiled and shook hands.

"Me too, Henry, you seem to have gotten younger." Chen Zhiwen said with a smile.

"Your arcade machine sells so well, I'm happy and naturally younger." Henry Morgan laughed.

"This is just the beginning, the bigger surprise is yet to come!" Chen Zhiwen said lightly.

For people in the 70s who can only be entertained by movies and television, suddenly encountering a game like a snake, it is naturally like a primitive person encountering a flashlight, and those who are not short of money will go to play a few games, which naturally also guides bar owners and merchants in various prosperous areas to move the mind of buying arcade machines.

In the end, what was transmitted to Hong Kong was the continuous orders, although the previous 15,000 units had not been fully produced, but the order volume in the United States increased rapidly, and Henry Morgan placed another order for 10,000 units.

And Henry also learned that Chen Zhiwen was in Los Angeles, so he immediately invited him to come to his side.

"I'm looking forward to that day." Henry Morgan smiled and said, "Please inside." ”

Chen Zhiwen and Henry Morgan went to the open-air balcony of the hotel suite, which was surrounded by glass, and when the heating was sufficient, they did not feel the winter of December at all.

From the balcony, you can directly see the landmark of Los Angeles, the hill with the "Hollywood" sign, the sign is on the top, there seem to be several people, and above that, there is a helicopter flying around above.

"This is what happens every day at Hollywood signage, there are always people who come to Hollywood and want to climb on the sign to take pictures to commemorate it, and I have been in the past three days, and I can see this kind of person every day." Henry Morgan took a glass of red wine and handed it to Chen Zhiwen.

"The American Dream!" Chen Zhiwen smiled and said that Hollywood signs are strictly forbidden for anyone to climb, but they always can't stop a bunch of people from going, and it is estimated that only after the development of electronic technology in the 21st century, will they be more able to stop these people.

"Eric, have you ever thought about getting a U.S. green card, it will be of great benefit to your business, Red Bull, Midea or Costco will be much more convenient." Henry Morgan said.

"No, I don't." Chen Zhiwen shook his head and said, he doesn't want to become a media tycoon in the United States, and he doesn't want to control a certain technology field in the United States.

"Okay, let me know when you need it, I have a way for you to get it quickly." Henry Morgan took a sip of red wine and said: "Eric, you entrusted me to help you dispose of some overseas assets, I asked a friend of mine to check it, she is a professional who specializes in dealing with all kinds of assets, you are in that port in Indonesia, she found a port company in the United States willing to take over, but the other party is only willing to pay 15 million US dollars, you only need to take the money, everything has nothing to do with you after the transaction is completed." ”

"$15 million? Negotiable. Chen Zhiwen mentally calculated that it was almost 70 million Hong Kong dollars, although it is far worse than the hundreds of millions of Hong Kong dollars invested by Hutchison at the beginning, but the current situation can recover a little bit is a little bit, anyway, the loss of hundreds of millions of Hong Kong dollars is the loss before Hutchison was acquired by him, and he also acquired Hutchison at a low price because of these losses.

"Okay, I'll let her talk about it again, but I also know a little bit about the situation in that port, and it's hard for you to raise your estimate a lot." Henry Morgan said.

"I know that, just try to do it." Chen Zhiwen nodded and said that after taking over Hutchison and changing its name to Hutchison, Hutchison's branch in Indonesia informed the local government of Indonesia in the name of the new company, and it took a certain relationship to stabilize the other party, but it will definitely not work for a long time, and Chen Zhiwen has no plans to continue to invest in Indonesia, just looking for an opportunity to sell the port.

If it drags on, I'm afraid I can't drag it out, it's better to sell it at the right price, so that the next investor can make a real investment in the port, in fact, from a business point of view, this port project is still good, but for yourself who knows the future, the cost performance is too low.

"You still have some farms, mines, hotels, office buildings and other assets in South Africa and Australia, and my friend has also studied them, and she has now given you two plans, either just hang on her side and wait until someone is interested in talking, or she will take over your industries, but the price may only be 7% of the market." Henry Morgan continued.

"7 into? Although these assets are not good, they are not a big problem, is 7 percent too ruthless? Chen Zhiwen frowned and said.

Although Qi Dezun is arrogant and arrogant, he is not a fool in terms of investment, in the overseas expansion of this area, he is basically based on stability, the acquisition of some business projects, such as sugarcane plantations, iron mines, hotels and other assets, although because of the global oil crisis has led to the last two years of poor efficiency, but basically not much loss, if not for Hutchison's debt is too heavy, resulting in problems in the entire capital chain, the return on these investments is actually okay.

"That's how they do it, what they earn is the difference, taking advantage of the idea that others are anxious to ask for money, and they also need to pay in advance, in fact, it is also risky, you just need to consider whether it is cost-effective or not." Henry Morgan said with a smile.

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