As soon as he received the news, he contacted Ishikawa Hayabusa, who used to work at Panasonic Group, explained the whole story to him, and asked him to help spread the news to his old colleagues with whom he had worked before.
He also communicated with the department head in charge of purchasing electrical appliances and asked him to call those well-known home appliance manufacturers and pretend to spread the news of the cooperation accidentally.
As long as you find the right person, the news will naturally reach the ears of those who are interested.
Han Chudong put on airs towards Whirlpool Corporation and greeted Arthur's assistant, asking him to tell Whirlpool Corporation that there were some unexpected events in the cooperation.
Muddy the waters personally in an attempt to maximize profits.
He does need to bring in some partners, but it doesn't have to be Whirlpool, nor does it mean he has to sacrifice immediate profits.
The business world is indeed a training ground for people. Han Chudong was not so smart before. Now he always likes to think more carefully when encountering problems. The various miscellaneous books he read on weekdays are not in vain.
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Kyoko Mochizuki went to Japan to investigate the market.
Gucci's Far East plan is still going on. With the US$30 million in financing from Han Chudong, the pace of expansion has suddenly accelerated. It is expected that at least 40 new stores will be opened around the world this year.
Hermès and YSL, which just acquired a majority stake, will continue to focus their main business on Europe. They plan to gain a firm foothold in Europe first and explore the North American market as well, so there is no need to rush.
As the person in charge of communication between Han Chudong and these luxury companies, Mochizuki Kyoko has a heavy task and has to do many things herself.
Not having to face her today made Han Chudong feel much less guilty.
As if nothing had happened, he asked Arthur's assistant, "Have you called the people from Whirlpool Group? What's their attitude?"
"What else could it be? You sounded a little angry. I followed your instructions and leaked the false news that another home appliance company had made a higher offer. Perhaps the top executives at Whirlpool have heard the news."
"Then they should contact us again and ask Mr. Joe Austin to have dinner with executives from companies like Siemens and Panasonic, and leak the news to the financial media. I don't believe that no one will take the bait."
The reason why Han Chudong is confident is that Baofeng Electric's expansion speed is astonishing and its performance continues to rise.
In the West Coast region, it already has some influence.
Assistant Arthur nodded and replied, "I understand what you mean. I'll take care of it. I just ran into Joe Austin in the lounge. He seems to have recovered. I hope he has recovered..."
The chickenpox incident that spread in the office building did not cause much stir and soon subsided.
Historically, it was an extremely serious epidemic, but was conquered with the discovery of antibodies.
Han Chudong asked his mother, and after learning that he had been infected once in elementary school, he became very calm and said, "Remember to tell him about my fishing plan, so that it won't be exposed. Also, I've already thought about buying a house, so help me find a suitable target, preferably one that's not too far from here and not too expensive."
"real?"
"I'm not bored enough to entertain you. Also, help me find information related to the financial industry, including the operating profit model of banks, insurance, trusts, etc. Forget it, just find a few teachers for me. From now on, I will take some time every day to let them come and teach me."
I know how fast you can make money in finance, and it is not as troublesome as working in the real economy.
Han Chudong has recently been trying to learn and understand whether there is an opportunity to enter the market and make some money. It is easy to be strangled by others when doing industrial business. He feels that the business on Wall Street is very suitable for him.
I have talked with Babe Robinson, president of the Los Angeles branch of Bank of America, and I have also seen from newspapers, magazines, and some purchased analytical reports how low the profits of banks are today and how difficult their lives are.
This caused Han Chudong to have many questions.
It’s hard to figure it out on my own, so I plan to continue learning and preparing for the future.
After hearing this, Arthur's assistant was speechless. He thought to himself that even though he was so successful, he was still working so hard. It really made sense for him to be rich...
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A few more days passed.
The teacher was not found, the manor was not designed, and Whirlpool took no further action.
Instead, good news came first regarding the search for a new headquarters.
Just a few hundred meters away, the developer of an office building encountered a financial crisis, and construction of the building, which is more than 80 meters high, has been suspended for more than two months.
The loan interest rate was not so high when it was built, but now not only is the loan interest rate high, but the real estate market in Los Angeles is also in a cold winter, and housing prices have dropped slightly.
A group of small and medium-sized enterprises were the first to collapse. Even if they could still hold on, some large and medium-sized enterprises chose to withdraw and move from California, where corporate income tax was too high, to the Midwest.
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Coupled with the fact that multinational corporations have also begun their journey of globalization, these factors have jointly led to a decline in US real estate prices. Many developers have encountered financial crises. For example, a piece of land next to the city hall has been on the market for more than half a year and has not been sold.
Not everyone is like Han Chudong, who has a special obsession with real estate.
In the context of economic stagflation where risks are accompanied by opportunities, they are still willing to spend huge sums of money to build a golf course and luxury estate on the heights of Beverly Hills. The name of the planned new home has been decided, and it is called "Garden of the Gods."
Han Chudong handed the task of contacting the real estate developer to Arthur's assistant.
July 20th.
Assistant Arthur brought a few people to visit one of the two investors of the unfinished building.
Even though Arthur's assistant has to do everything from serving tea to cleaning the office and tidying up clothes on a daily basis, his personal abilities are also very outstanding.
At this moment, I met with an old white man, who said in a strong tone: "Now I give you two choices. One is to do nothing and wait for bankruptcy. Then let the bank sell that damn office building at a price that will make you very sad. The other is to package it and resell it to us. You may lose a little, but you will definitely not go bankrupt. You just need to convince your partner to transfer all the ownership to us, and then be responsible for helping to complete the construction of the building."
The real estate development company where Arthur's assistant currently works has recently faced a wave of resignations, and almost half of the employees in the office have left.
I didn't have the habit of signing a confidentiality agreement, so I just thought of a way and found out from a deputy director how much money had been spent on the building so far, and how much money was needed to complete it.
He took out a pen, tore a piece of paper from the notebook, and wrote a number on it.
Arthur didn't wait for the old man sitting opposite him to answer, and continued: "We are willing to give you this amount, and you can settle the debt yourself. I think this amount of money is generous enough. Except for our boss who doesn't want to share the rent with other companies, no one will be willing to take it over at this price."
"Who is your boss?" the old man asked with a dark face after reading the numbers on the paper, but he couldn't make up his mind to kick them out of his office.
I had this idea, but I never had the courage to speak up. Just like Arthur's assistant said, even though the price was too low and it was less than 80% of the total investment, it was definitely much better than bankruptcy liquidation.
“The second richest man in Los Angeles. Mason Han, he is my boss…”