Hong Kong

Chow Tai Fook Group.

President's Office-——

As the head of the entire group, Zheng Yutong was talking to a white man, pleading for help in a pleading tone.

"Mr. Goode, you know, our group needs to purchase a large amount of gold and diamonds every year to make jewelry, and now you suddenly say that the overall price will be raised, is this a bit untrustworthy?"

The white man Goode smiled arrogantly and said, "What do you mean by not speaking of faith? We Britons only respect contracts and never make verbal promises! Of course, I also appreciate the verbal honesty of you Chinese in doing business, but now the way it is, the overall price of the raw materials you need has increased by five percent, which is the result of our consultation, and please understand. ”

He said "ask for understanding", but there was a hint of domineering on the white man's face, which was the taste of being high up and making you have to obey.

And that's exactly what happened.

Zheng Yutong's father was Zheng Jingyi, a silk merchant in Guangzhou, and he was a fellow villager and friend of Zhou Zhiyuan, a gold merchant.

Cheng Yu-tung only attended primary school, and after the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War in 1938, he dropped out of school to work at the Chow Tai Fook Jewellery & Gold Store in Macau, where his future father-in-law, Chow Chi Yuen.

He married Chow Chui Ying in 1943 and inherited Chow Tai Fook in 1956.

Chow Tai Fook pioneered the first four strips of pure gold, i.e. pure gold with a fineness of 999.9, and in 1964, it purchased a company in South Africa with a De Beers diamond embryo license to import diamonds to Hong Kong.

Originally, the diamonds in South Africa were enough for Zheng Yutong's Chow Tai Fook, but as Chow Tai Fook opened up the international market, especially with the other two tycoons to form New World Jewelry, the demand for diamonds and gold further increased.

The white man in front of him is the largest supplier of jewelry raw materials in Hong Kong, to be precise, he is just an agent, and it is the huge interest group behind him who really presides over the price of gold and diamond raw materials.

The boss of this group is the Jews, and the Jews are the best at doing business, especially in view of the rapid development of the New World, so they deliberately raise the price of raw materials by 5 percent.

"Mr. Goode, thank you for supporting me for so many years, but five percent is indeed a little higher, do you think you can drop it a little more?"

As a well-known "Shark Tong", Zheng Yutong has never spoken to people in such a low voice, but now he really has no choice.

Seeing Zheng Yutong, a Chinese boss, in such a posture, the white man Goode crossed his legs, picked up his coffee, and was full of contempt for the Chinese in his heart, who said that the Chinese in Hong Kong should rise? No matter how sharp you are, you still don't have to grovel in front of yourself as a white man?

"It's not that I don't want to help you, it's a matter of principle!" Goode said arrogantly, "Five percent is non-negotiable!" Of course, as an old friend, I can help you apply for a bank loan or something, and you also know that I am very familiar with the people of Jardine Matheson, how about it, do you want to help? ”

Jardine Matheson is one of the largest British capitals in Hong Kong, and has been watching Chow Tai Fook for a long time, wanting to swallow Chow Tai Fook's equity.

But now that Hong Kong's economy is in a recession, especially the real estate business that Zheng Yutong invested in before, the funds are too extravagant and have not yet been returned, so it is a little difficult for him to come up with so much cash.

Just when Zheng Yutong was extremely entangled-

Knock knock,

There was a knock on the door.

The door opened, but it was Zheng Yutong's niece Zheng Jiahui who came in from outside and asked if she wanted to add coffee.

Zheng Jiahui is twenty years old this year, and she is the most beautiful time for a girl, with a graceful posture and a pretty face, plus because she is studying abroad, she exudes intellectual beauty.

The white man Goode is a notoriously old ruffian, and when he saw Zheng Jiahui so beautiful and moving, he couldn't help but swallow his spit, his eyes staring at her, "Of course I need to, thank you!" ”

Zheng Jiahui took the silver coffee pot, came to Good, and leaned over to add coffee to him.

Goode's eyes looked directly at Zheng Jiahui's chest-

Zheng Jiahui hurriedly covered it with her hand and said with a smile: "Do you need to add sugar?" ”

Goode looked away in disappointment, "No, thank you!" ”

In the past, Gude didn't dare to be so presumptuous, today he is ready to take care of Zheng Yutong, as for this beauty, he is just by the way.

Zheng Yutong gave Zheng Jiahui a look and asked her to go out first, and she was already extremely unhappy with this old ruffian in her heart.

This niece is the backbone of the company he has carefully cultivated, and she is also his relative, how can others be offended?

Zheng Jiahui smiled again, and then left, not forgetting to close the door when leaving.

The moment the door was closed, Zheng Jiahui's face became ugly, and she cursed loudly in Gude's heart.

"Boss Zheng, seriously, your niece is very beautiful! By the way, where did she study abroad? ”

"Columbia University."

"Oh yes!" Goode tapped his head, "Look at my memory, I'm also very familiar with that university, and I've given speeches in the past-—— so I and your niece are also very fateful!" ”

"yes, I didn't expect Mr. Goode to have a speaking experience in Colombia."

"Where, where!" Goode said modestly, "Before I joined the company, I ran all over the world!" After a pause, "It's better to be like this, I've been in Hong Kong for so long, and I haven't had a good time playing around, so it's better to let Miss Zheng Jiahui act as my tour and accompany me for a few days." Maybe I'm in a good mood, and I'll seriously consider the request made by Boss Zheng just now! ”

After Gude finished speaking, he looked at Zheng Yutong with a smile on his face, his eyes full of temptation.

Zheng Yutong didn't understand what the other party meant, and he was so angry that he almost burst out, but finally suppressed it: "Thank you for your kindness!" But she still has something to do, sorry! ”

"Tsk, it's a pity, it's a pity!" Goode stood up, straightened his suit, and said with a regretful face: "I always thought that Boss Zheng was the kind of pragmatic person who wouldn't care about those necessary social interactions, it seems that I guessed wrong." ”

Zheng Yutong also had to stand up, and said in a pleading tone again: "I understand what you mean...... But let's get down to business, five percent is a bit too much, and if we can get a little less, I can sign a contract with you right away. ”

"Signing? Hehe! Good's face changed, and he said indifferently: "Seriously, Boss Zheng!" Now there are more people in the jewelry business in Hong Kong who want to sign a contract with me, but why did I come to you first? The reason is simple, I treat you as a friend, but what about you? Not even a little sincere! ”

"No, I'm -——"

Zheng Yutong was about to explain, when suddenly, the desk phone rang.

Zheng Yutong wanted to ignore it, but the white man Goode said sarcastically: "Hurry up and answer the phone, maybe it's your big savior, who can get you the cheapest diamonds and gold from Africa, so that you can make a lot of money!" ”

"Hehe, Mr. Goode is really good at laughing!" Zheng Yutong hated Gu De, who said cool words and had a sarcastic face, but he couldn't do anything about the other party, so he could only pick up the phone with a dry smile: "Hello, I'm Chow Tai Fook Zheng Yutong-"

"Hello, I'm Du Yongxiao!"

A calm, powerful voice came from the other end of the line.

"Huh?" Zheng Yutong was stunned for a moment.

Seriously, Zheng Yutong and Du Yongxiao actually don't have much contact.

However, Zheng Yutong has a very iron relationship with Huo Dagang, and it is not an ordinary kind of iron.

In addition, Zheng Yutong has a very good relationship with the charter boat king.

Du Yongxiao was deeply appreciated by Huo Dagang, and even the last time the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce held a meeting, he reprimanded Du Yongxiao for breaking the rules and opposing the shared area, and in the end, it was Huo Dagang who helped Du Yongxiao support.

Du Yongxiao and the Huo family not only have business dealings, but also have business dealings with the charter boat king, so Du Yongxiao and Zheng Yutong are also "good friends".

Because of this, this time, Huo Da and the charter boat king invested in Du Yongxiao's "Nine-person Group", and Zheng Yutong was not to be outdone, joined in, and became one of the veterans of the "Nine-person Group".

"It turned out to be Ah Xiao, is there anything wrong?" Zheng Yutong asked in a kind tone.

"Well, here's how it ......"

Zheng Yutong and Du Yongxiao had an intimate conversation on the phone, and Good, a white man who stood up next to him and was about to leave, looked disdainful, and after a while showed an impatient look.

He thought that this time he would eat Zheng Yutong and Chow Tai Fook, and when he saw that Zheng Yutong was still on the phone, he interrupted very rudely: "Hey, Boss Zheng, have you finished speaking?" I'm leaving! As for what I just said, I'll give you three days! Three days, when the deadline comes, if you don't make a decision, I can't help you! ”

After saying these threatening words, the white man Gude put his hands behind his back, nostrils facing the sky, and made an arrogant gesture.

Zheng Yutong smiled, he hung up the phone, and said to the arrogant Gude: "No, it doesn't take three days!" Now I can reply to you! ”

"Uh, what do you mean?" Goode was stunned for a moment, feeling that Zheng Yutong's appearance was a little abnormal.

"I mean, we at Chow Tai Fook also source your jewellery ingredients! Yes, from now on, we give up working with you! ”

"You, what did you say?" Goode looked stunned, suspecting that he had misheard. "Did I hear me wrong, you dare to say that?"

"You heard it right! We have nothing to do with your company in the future! Zheng Yutong's eyes were burning and he was loud.

Goode's eyes widened in disbelief.

He couldn't understand why Zheng Yutong became so determined after only one phone call? Who made that call? What exactly is it?

Goode couldn't think about it so much, and now he felt the pressure and passivity, after all, Chow Tai Fook is a high-quality customer, and he eats so many of their jewelry raw materials every year, if the other party really decouples, it will be their company that will ultimately blow the loss!

"Ahem, I'm sorry, Boss Zheng, maybe I was a little ...... in tone just now" The high-minded Gude had to put down his posture and prepare to stabilize the situation first.

It's a pity that Zheng Yutong didn't give him a chance at all, beckoned Zheng Jiahui in, and then glanced at Goode with a smile, and instructed Zheng Jiahui: "Send off!" ”

"No, no, no! Don't be like this, Boss Zheng, in fact, we can still talk about it! Goode shouted.

Zheng Yutong didn't even look at him, and his heart was so happy at this moment!

Good's last voice came from outside the door: "Please, give me another chance!" ”

Zheng Yutong dialed the phone: "Help, book a plane ticket, and go to Kenya, Africa!" ”

(End of chapter)