Chapter 17: Ito-Yokado
The teapot on the gas stove boiled quickly.
Qin Feng poured the powder he had smashed into the teapot, and as soon as the boiling water came into contact with the coffee powder, a fragrance instantly wafted out, permeating the entire hall.
All the people who were dining smelled the fragrance and sniffed their noses.
How can coffee be so fragrant?
The short, yellow-skinned and black-eyed man was even brighter, staring at the bubbling tea stove.
Zhao Jiao looked at the eyes of the people around her, and put down a big stone in her heart, it seems that everyone present was attracted! Maybe some of them want to trade with Brother Feng?
The aroma of the coffee is getting stronger and stronger, and the waiters' eyes are wide-eyed.
They have been working here for many years, and since the resumption of Western food business, there is naturally coffee, but it is all instant, and this is the first time I have seen this brewed coffee, and the coffee can be so fragrant!
Zhao Jiao's eyes were full of admiration, when did Brother Feng learn to make coffee? Still so fragrant? The craftsmanship is as good as Mulatu's fiancΓ©e!
Qin Feng sat comfortably at the table, smelled the aroma of coffee, and said proudly: "If you want to talk about coffee, the coffee on the west coast of the Red Sea is the most authentic!" This is the real coffee! β
West coast of the Red Sea!
After hearing Qin Feng's words, the short man finally couldn't help it, he stood up and walked over with brisk steps.
"This gentleman, your coffee is so fragrant, I don't know if you can..."
This guy actually speaks Chinese, although the tone and pronunciation are not right, so he can understand it.
Qin Feng smiled: "This first pot of coffee is called awel, the taste is the strongest, and it is the best, the two of us have a cup each, there is still some left, if you want to drink it, I can pour the rest to you." β
The short man was stunned, he didn't come here to ask for coffee, but if he could sit down and drink coffee together, of course they could talk together.
"Thank you, please take care of me." The short man bowed a standard ninety degree bow in front of the table, and then looked at the seat opposite Qin Feng and Zhao Jiao: "Excuse me, can I sit here?" β
"Of course you can, my friend hasn't come yet, anyway."
The short man sat down excitedly, looked at the bubbling teapot, and smelled the fragrance: "I also like to drink coffee, the coffee on the west coast of the Red Sea is indeed a must, but there is a war over there, and it is not easy to get coffee from there!" β
"Of course, fortunately I have friends over there, knowing that I like to drink coffee, I specially asked his wife to fry some coffee beans for me, this coffee not only depends on the origin, but also depends on the processing, the locals are experts in roasting coffee, if it weren't for her wife's craftsmanship, I'm afraid my coffee would not be so fragrant."
After speaking, Qin Feng glanced at the teapot again and turned off the fire with a snap.
"Okay, it's almost, come, I'm going to pour coffee, be careful of burning."
Qin Feng poured the coffee into his teacup first, then Zhao Jiao's teacup, and finally poured it for the short man opposite, and after pouring half a cup, he had already bottomed out.
"Thank you!" The short man thanked him again, then gently picked up the teacup, blew it carefully, and eagerly took a sip.
Not bad! Authentic coffee on the west coast of the Red Sea! Although it is bitter, every taste bud on the tip of the tongue seems to be beating along!
"Be careful." Qin Feng said: "Don't you add sugar? β
"Pure coffee doesn't need to be sweetened, so you can experience the pure coffee flavor." The short man said, "Sir, can your friend get more coffee?" β
"What do you want to do?"
The short man took out his business card from his pocket and handed it over respectfully: "Let me introduce myself, I am Imai Castle, the overseas sales manager of Ito-Yokado, the economic development of the East is very fast, so we also want to enter the East market, I came here to investigate, I didn't expect to meet you here, excuse me, who are you?" β
Qin Feng took the business card and glanced at it.
"Ito-Yokado? You're the largest retail company in the island nation! Qin Feng stretched out his hand: "Fortunately, fortunately." I'm the head of the Pacific Trading Company, Gillian, and I'm taking out my business card. β
Qin Feng said and gave the business card he took to Zhao Jiao.
Zhao Jiao took it, her head was full of question marks, what Pacific Trading Company, we are a rubber shoe factory! And, where did you get your business card?
Fortunately, Zhao Jiao's mind was flexible: "Mr. Qin, I'm sorry, your business card has run out." β
"Running out? Then hurry up and print another batch. Qin Feng glanced at Zhao Jiao, then turned his head to look at Imai City: "Mr. Imai, do you want coffee beans?" β
"That's right, coffee beans from the west coast of the Red Sea are hard to find in the market, but I didn't expect you to have them here!" Imai Castle is excited: "I hope you can contact your friends and ship a large number of coffee beans out!" β
"It's a bit difficult, you know, there's a war going on over there." Qin Feng had a look of embarrassment on his face.
"We're willing to pay a premium price!" Imai Castle said, "We are willing to buy it for 1.2 times the market price!" β
Qin Feng waved his hand: "Twice is not much, after all, we don't know how much we can fall into our hands." For three dollars a kilogram, if you want, I can get you a hundred tons of roasted coffee beans. If it's less, forget it. β
The expression on Imai Castle's face became complicated.
In this era, it is not easy to engage in foreign trade, especially in the land of the East, because private individuals are not allowed to do foreign trade business here!
The import and export business is controlled by some specialized units, which are absolute monopoly giants, what is the market economy? Don't care, we won't do anything without profit!
This policy will continue until 99 years, when private enterprises will be allowed to cooperate directly with foreign countries, and in 04 it will be extended to natural persons to operate, and in 05 years will natural persons be given tax refunds, all of which have changed after joining the WTO.
As for the eighties? International trade is not something you just want to do.
Coca-Cola reopened the Eastern market in '78 when it reached an agreement with the Oriental Cereals, Oils and Foodstuffs Import Corporation, the predecessor of COFCO, to provide Coca-Cola to the East in the form of compensation trade.
KFC's entry into the Eastern market has also encountered this kind of problem that is unheard of in the free world, and they have to have a partner to enter the East, and this partner is not looking for it themselves, but the government.
At that time, the president of KFC Far East was worried, he didn't know who to go to, and later the government found the Capital Animal Husbandry Bureau, because the Animal Husbandry Bureau could provide chicken! In terms of funding, the Capital Tourism Bureau invested in the shares, and later the bank joined in and became the largest shareholder of the East.