A few minutes later, Chen Xi boarded the yacht under the leadership of a bodyguard.
"This is Edward, the person in charge of MacquarieGroup in Mocun. Behind him is the Collins House Consortium..." Ma Yueling said the second half of the sentence secretly in Chinese.
Chen Xi was shocked when he looked at the man in front of him. It was not that he was surprised about the man's background, but that this man was the ghost guy who asked all kinds of questions when he was delivering food.
Although a long time has passed, Chen Xi still has an impression. That is because this ghost guy has a distinctive appearance. To put it simply, he is a bit handsome.
“Hello, I’m Xi.”
"Haha, we meet again." Edward's words made Chen Xi a little surprised.
He didn’t expect that his Asian face could be remembered by a ghost guy after just seeing him once.
"Um..." Chen Xi looked at Ma Yueling in confusion. He didn't understand what was happening now.
“I was talking about business with Edward. He told me about the interesting business that has appeared in Tu’ao recently. Edward was very interested in it. Haven’t you always wanted to get in touch with those consortiums in Tu’ao? Now is the opportunity. Yes." Ma Yueling smiled and winked at Chen Xi.
So that’s it...
Chen Xi, who knew what was going on, was finally prepared, and began to think about how to build a relationship with the other party.
Edward is very talkative. As soon as they met, he chatted with Chen Xi about the new projects emerging in various countries. He felt that each project should be developed according to the conditions of each country.
For example, in Tu'ao, some beautiful countries' Internet projects are not easy to launch, because Tu'ao is actually somewhat different from their counterparts in this aspect.
"I'm very optimistic about your food delivery platform. If we Tuao people were to do it, we really wouldn't be able to do it." Edward quickly moved the topic to HungryDragon.
There is a reason why he said this.
People in Tu'ao like to work part-time jobs when they don't have regular jobs.
Some of these people choose this work mode because of time constraints, while others do not like fixed jobs.
Especially for a job like a delivery person, basically no one can do it for more than a year.
Although there is no technical content in delivering food, the constant changes in employees are also troublesome.
HungryDragon currently has employees from Asia, and some of them are Vietnamese. They are different from the locals. They are the kind of people who can do any job as long as you give me a satisfactory salary.
Between preference and survival, they will choose survival.
Some ghosts would rather sleep on the street and beg for food than bow their heads.
Because the government will provide relief funds, you can survive anyway, so why not choose the way you like.
Chen Xi understood that Edward had another meaning when he said this.
That is, some people want to talk about cooperation with you, and they will say some nice things before.
For example, your company's operating model is good. If we want to cooperate, we must not leave you as the operating officer.
This will virtually allow you to relax your guard and move on to the next stage of negotiation.
Look at some domestic company owners, if they want to invest in or acquire another company.
The first step was to discuss the price, and then the next step was to talk about changing the manager after the acquisition. No matter where it is done, some people will not agree with it.
"Haha, there are many foreigners coming to Tu'ao now, and many of them do not have formal jobs. I am also solving the employment problem for Tu'ao." Chen Xi said haha.
"Employment in Tu'ao is indeed a big problem now, not only in Tu'ao, but also in the beautiful country. I just came back from there, and the situation is not very optimistic. There are many reasons for not having a job there, but in Tu'ao Most likely it's because of laziness, or dissatisfaction with the salary.
I talked to you last time I met. After a while, I also investigated the market. If we only charge takeout commissions, the platform will be losing money. However, since you have done this, there must be other ways to make profits.
Hmm. , I want to invest in your platform..." Edward looked at Chen Xi seriously.
“Haha, Mr. Edward. You didn’t even listen to me tell me about other profit points, so you planned to invest in us. You probably want to connect Hungry Dragon with certain businesses, and then take the opportunity to be listed on a certain branch. Let's make money by speculating on the company." After hearing this, Chen Xi said without hiding it.
“Hey, you are really interesting as a young man. You even know what I am thinking. That’s right, I just want to package Hungry Dragon and other projects together for hype.
Orora, you know, is a packaging giant headquartered in Mocun, whose business includes beverage packaging and other packaging solutions. Orora Packaging Solutions (OPS), a division of the company, provides a range of services from custom packaging design to corrugated box manufacturing, equipment and automation to customers around the world.
There is also PactGroup, which is the largest rigid plastic packaging manufacturer in Australia and New Zealand. Its main business includes packaging of consumer and industrial products. The company provides packaging for refrigerated food, dairy, beverage and other products and is widely seen in large supermarkets and convenience stores. In addition, PactGroup also produces rigid plastic pallets, crates, garbage bins and other products, and conducts recycling and reprocessing of plastic waste.
There are several other similar companies that I won’t go into. Restaurants that cooperate with you need packaging boxes. Traditional takeout packaging boxes are just made of ordinary thermal insulation paper. We can definitely borrow them. The machine has launched a thermal insulation packaging box made of new materials..." Edward became more and more excited as he spoke, and he almost said it into Chen Xi's ear.
"Giggle. "Seeing this handsome man acting like a child, Ma Yueling, who was silent on the side, couldn't help but laugh.
"Arlene, tell me whether what I said makes sense. Just the commission on the platform and what advertising fees there are, how much money can you make? My operation directly raised the stock prices of several companies. "When Edward saw that Chen Xi didn't speak, he looked directly at Ma Yueling.
"Haha, Edward is considered a powerful person in the industry. You should be right to listen to him." Ma Yueling nodded to Chen Xi.
Edward is the person in charge of MacquarieGroup in Mocun.
Macquarie Group has many businesses, including Macquarie Capital and Macquarie Asset Management.
We have offices in many regions including Tu'ao, Limei, Canada, China, etc.
Most of its business content is to provide corporate financing consulting and capital market services to corporate, private equity and government clients, and participate in public and private mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity financing, private equity financing and corporate restructuring. It also provides various infrastructure, real assets, stocks, fixed income, liquid assets and multi-asset investment management solutions.
Ma Yueling said before that the Collins House consortium was behind Edward, which is a bit intriguing again.
“The financial groups in Tu’ao are different from those in the beautiful country. Most of the financial groups here will not bet on a certain faction, but like to diversify their investments. At a certain time, something proposed by certain factions When their interests are met, these consortiums will choose to support..." Ma Yueling seemed to be able to read minds and began to explain the Tu'ao consortium to Chen Xi.
"I have this food delivery platform for other purposes. It complements my car service and Real-Car." Chen Xi thought for a while and looked at Edward again.
"That's great. The more hype topics, the better. I can't wait." Edward rubbed his hands excitedly.
“Wait a minute, I’m a foreigner. Now that Tu and Australia are cracking down on our business, I don’t want both parties to cooperate. After making money through stocks, my businesses will become useless and can be Things that are abandoned, you know what I mean..." Chen Xi stared into Edward's eyes.
"Hey." Edward grinned. Three hours later, Chen Xi left the yacht.
“Okay, everyone is gone, let’s continue to talk about our cooperation. Acun’s entertainment venue SkyCity is being rebuilt, and this time Parker is also involved...”
“ What? Does Parker want to dominate the gaming industry in Macao? Will Star Entertainment agree?" Edward raised his eyebrows and shook his head.
Star Entertainment (Xingyi Group) is another gaming group in Tu'ao, and the StarCity Casino in Xicun is also owned by their group.
It can be said that Star Entertainment is Crown’s biggest opponent in Tu’ao.
"This guy wants to surpass his father every day. As you know, his father was the richest man in Tu'ao. Generally, after a son takes over the property from his father, he wants to surpass his predecessors and make himself visible in front of everyone. It shows a man who has become the richest man by his own ability. Moreover, Parker used to stay in Xicun. The old story has not changed after so many years, and I still want to return to Xicun.
For various reasons, Crown could not open a new casino in Xicun, but now the situation seems to have changed..."
Ma Yueling stroked her long hair, leaned on the sofa and said slowly.
After running around all day, Chen Xi returned home at night and lay down on the sofa with his arms and legs spread out.
Two women were writing and drawing on the table, with many rags placed on it.
It had been ten minutes since he entered the house, and neither woman had greeted him. The curious Chen Xi stood up, walked over and stretched his neck.
Seeing that Shazhi was drawing a picture of Hungry Dragon's supporting equipment, Chen Xi couldn't help but said: "What is this? Don't you already have clothes?"
"It's just that vest. How can it be enough? The weather in Tuao changes quickly, and it rains from time to time. It was also very windy. I want to design a waterproof jacket with a handsome style. This will attract people to join your company. This is the same as the boss who relied on uniquely designed military uniforms to recruit soldiers..."
"It makes sense, so what is this?" Chen Xi pointed to a few cloth strips on the table.
“Used to fix the lunch box in the car, otherwise all my cakes will be damaged when delivered. I can mass-produce them after I finish the design.”
"Baby... the protection measures are well thought out."
Chen Xi praised Shazhi. He instinctively blurted out that he wanted to say "baby", but when he saw Jin Nana still beside him, he immediately Changed his words.
"What are you writing again?" Chen Xi glanced at Jin Nana next to her. Her paper was full of the word kimchi, with a few Chinese characters mixed in.
He looked at it for half a minute and guessed a few words, which seemed to be the names of some medicinal materials.
"What, are you sick?" Chen Xi thought Jin Nana was going to treat her head, so she asked cautiously.
"You're the one who's sick! I'm trying a new variety of milk tea. Adding some medicinal materials to the milk tea will play a role in health preservation and attract many young people. I plan to open a branch in Kimchi Country in the future. !" Jin Nana handed the paper to Chen Xi.
However, it was all written in Martian script, and he couldn't understand it at all.
Chinese medicinal materials are very common in kimchi country, especially ginseng, which is often boiled in chicken soup.
Traditional Chinese medicine has experienced name changes in Kimchi Country. It was first called "Han Medicine" and now it is more commonly known as "Korean Medicine".
"Haha, I've already drank milk tea, why do I care about health? This is just a hype gimmick, and it will probably only stay popular for a while. Once those fools have had enough of it, they realize that this is a post-IQ tax. Won’t buy it.”
"I often see some Chinese medicinal materials for sale in Chinese supermarkets. The price of these medicinal materials is quite cheap, even lower than the price in kimchi country. I asked the clerk and found that these medicinal materials are usually bought by people from Guangdong Province to make soup. Since they can be used to make soup, why can't I put them in milk tea? I asked the people at the Chinese medicine shop again, these medicinal materials are artificially cultivated, and And the quality is not very good, so the price is so low. If I buy them and put them in drinks, the price will not increase too much, which is completely in line with people's consumption..."
"Um, if you go again If you develop, you will become a profiteer, haha." After hearing Jin Nana's explanation and looking at the picture she drew, which showed a large ginseng in a cup of milk tea, Chen Xi couldn't help laughing.
"Asian medicinal materials are somewhat mysterious in the eyes of some ghosts in Tu'ao. Some people believe it, while others think it is unscientific. Anyway, I will take it for food testing first, as long as the test is OK. , then there is no need to worry about safety, consumers will still buy with confidence..." Jin Nana patted a medicinal book borrowed from the library on the table and said.
“So you can also hype things up.” Chen Xi suddenly laughed when he thought of what Edward proposed on the yacht today.
“What?”
"It's okay."
Jin Nana looked at Chen Xi doubtfully, and the latter waved and went upstairs to take a shower.
A few minutes later, in the bathroom.
The water poured over his body from top to bottom.
Chen Xi pressed one hand on the wall, thinking about what happened on the yacht today.
The financial groups and various factions in Tu'ao are also very interesting. They are different from the beautiful country.
In Tu-Ao politics, the Gongdang Party and the Liberal Party are the two main political parties, each with their own unique political ideas and policy tendencies. However, it is not accurate to simply divide Gongdang and Freedang into representing the poor and rich classes. It is more of a political propaganda or misunderstanding.
Liberty belongs to the right-wing government and tends to conservative policies. Generally speaking, the main voters usually come from the middle class of Tu'ao. These voters tend to pay more attention to stable economic growth and traditional social values.
It emphasizes economic development, maintenance of traditional values and social systems. They usually support economic policies such as lowering taxes, reducing official intervention, and encouraging market competition to promote economic growth and prosperity.
Gongdai belongs to the left-wing government and tends to radical policies. The main voters are concentrated in the unions, blue collar and grassroots classes. These voters tend to be more concerned about social fairness and justice, as well as official investment in social welfare and public services. The work should promote equality and change, emphasizing improving social welfare, improving the living conditions of disadvantaged groups, and strengthening environmental protection. They support policies such as increasing official spending, raising taxes, and strengthening social security to achieve social equity and justice.
After the financial crisis, the government wanted to encourage foreigners to invest in Australia, so it introduced various preferential policies, such as stimulating real estate development.
But when housing prices rise wildly, young people in Tu'ao can no longer afford to buy a house, and they will complain.
So Gongdang began to suppress foreigners in order to continue to be in power and obtain votes from the people at the bottom.
In fact, looking at the history of Tu'ao, why Gongdang basically cannot be elected is because the economy of Tu'ao was relatively good before.
After the financial crisis broke out, the economy of Tu and Australia declined, and the people at the bottom felt that their lives were not as good as before, so they began to move to the other side.
However, the consortium in Tu'ao is a grassroots type. No matter which party is in power, in general, the interests of the consortium will not be greatly affected.
The consortium complained loudly at the meeting because they just wanted to get more benefits, so it was definitely right to follow the Tu'ao consortium.
Chen Xi will not put all his treasure on Edward now, he still needs to cooperate with other consortiums.
Although the Collins House Consortium belongs to the local emperor in Mo Village, it may not be as powerful as the Broken Hill Consortium in other cities. (End of this chapter)