Chen Ze and the others left the villa, leaving only the real estate agent staring at Louis with a suspicious look. His brows were slightly furrowed, and his eyes revealed confusion and bewilderment.
“Mr. Louis, we had such a smooth conversation on the phone, and everything was settled. Why did you suddenly change your mind?” the agent asked anxiously.
Louis calmly stood up from his seat, gently patted the real estate agent on the shoulder, and smiled slightly, appearing exceptionally composed and confident.
"Don't worry, my friend. My Anya Island is absolutely the most beautiful island, with a unique environment that is unparalleled among the surrounding islands. No other island can compare to my Anya Island."
“I believe that Mr. Chen will think it over carefully after he gets back, and he will definitely come to me tomorrow to continue discussing the purchase of the island,” Louis said firmly.
However, the real estate agent did not feel much comforted by these words. Instead, he sighed deeply and shook his head helplessly.
"Sigh! We finally managed to get such a wealthy client who wanted to buy the island, but you managed to drive him away. I really hope this tycoon will change his mind as you said,"
"Otherwise, we'll have to wait until the next wealthy person willing to spend big to buy this island appears, which will be another long and agonizing wait..." the real estate agent muttered to himself worriedly.
Just then, Amy, the daughter, led two bank employees in.
One of them was the governor of the National Bank, who walked over to Louis, put his arm around his shoulder, and sat down.
The bank manager arrived and asked without any politeness, "Dear Mr. Louis, shouldn't you repay your loan from our bank?"
Louis said with a forced smile, "Dear Bank Manager, please grant me a few more days. I am trying to sell assets and will repay the bank as soon as I have the money."
Seeing his haggard appearance, the bank manager was quite helpless: "Mr. Louis, I have already given you a year's grace. If it weren't for the fact that you are from the prestigious Louis family, I would have had your estate sealed off long ago. I don't require you to pay it off all at once, but you must pay back at least a little bit every year."
Louis patted his chest and assured, "Respected bank manager, I really didn't lie. I've found a buyer for my Anya Island. They said they'll come to pay tomorrow. If you don't believe me, just ask the real estate agent over there."
After saying that, he winked at the real estate agent.
The real estate agent chuckled knowingly, "Mr. Louis is telling the truth. The buyers are very wealthy Chinese, and they said they will come over tomorrow to discuss the matter."
The bank manager only believed it a little more when he heard that the person was Chinese. After all, the Port of Piraeus was saved by a 4 billion yuan investment from the Chinese, so in their eyes, the Chinese were simply rich.
Meanwhile, Chen Ze and his group returned to the hotel and chose a private room to order food.
Zhang Guoheng leaned back in his chair and complained, "I've been out all day and haven't gotten anything."
Shen Xiyu said indignantly, "That Louis drank too much and his mind is a bit off. We bought an island from him, and he still wants to force our boss to buy his lousy cannery."
Just then, Chen Ze's phone rang. He picked it up and saw that it was Zhao Qingyang calling.
As soon as I answered the call, Zhao Qingyang's excited voice came from the other end: "Chen Ze, he's gone mad, he's gone mad."
Chen Ze said irritably, "I'm not crazy, are you the one who's crazy, or is someone else crazy? Can you please explain yourself clearly?"
"Oh my god, I don't mean you're crazy, I mean our product is selling like hotcakes! My goodness, our spicy strips are sold out! I'm planning to invest in new production equipment tomorrow to ramp up production." Zhao Qingyang sounded excited on the other end of the phone.
At this moment, Chen Ze remained unusually calm and composed.
This was not without reason; it was because, in his past life's memories, spicy strips, this seemingly ordinary snack, had not only stirred up a frenzied storm across the vast land of China,
With its unique charm, it has conquered distant European countries and the United States of America, becoming a delicious snack that countless Westerners love.
It is particularly worth mentioning that among the many dazzling array of export products, spicy strips have achieved remarkable sales results.
Its popularity is so high that almost every year, spicy strips can reliably squeeze into the top five of the sales rankings.
Such a brilliant achievement undoubtedly proves the enormous potential and unlimited business opportunities of spicy strips in the international market.
Moreover, spicy strips only cost a few yuan a pack in China, but when they arrive in Europe and America, the price instantly jumps to more than ten or even tens of yuan a pack, several times higher.
With this in mind, Chen Ze's ideas became clearer. Taking advantage of the friendly relations between Greece and China, he could set up a factory on the spot to produce spicy strips, thus saving a lot of money on the expensive long-distance transportation costs of the finished products.
In this way, production costs can be reduced and profit margins can be increased, which is a win-win situation.
Having made up his mind, Chen Ze immediately spoke to Zhao Qingyang on the other end of the phone without hesitation:
"Qingyang, I'm in Greece right now! I just heard you mention how popular spicy strips are these days, and I suddenly had an idea—I'm planning to invest in building a factory here and make it our brand's first overseas branch."
However, unexpectedly, before Chen Ze could further elaborate on his grand plan, Zhao Qingyang had already eagerly expressed his agreement:
“I have absolutely no objection! However, I must make this clear to you beforehand: all my previous funds have already been invested in the existing company, so I don’t have a single extra penny to spare right now. If you invest in this branch, I will only dilute my own shares.”
"Qingyang, why don't you borrow some from home? I heard your older brother runs a big corporation, can't you ask him for some?"
“Chen Ze, everyone in my family looks down on me. They all say I’m a spendthrift who only knows how to eat, drink, and have fun, so I won’t ask them for money. I want to be self-reliant.”
“Alright then, I’ll cover the costs of the branch company, you just need to dilute your shares a bit.” Since Zhao Qingyang couldn’t come up with the money, Chen Ze had no choice but to do this.
After the two ended the call.
Chen Xiyu suggested, "Boss, if you open a branch here, you need reliable people to manage it. Otherwise, given the Europeans' tendency to slack off, the company probably won't last long."
Chen Ze nodded. "You're right. Here's what we'll do: have that Lingnan headhunting firm from last time help recruit a dozen or so people with management experience, and transfer one finance staff member from Grey Wolf Investment."
"Okay, boss."
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