The Industrial Giant Reborn

"Caikens? Someone from Buffett?" Chen Zhiwen recalled carefully after hearing the name. In the history he remembered, there was no such person. He might just be a capable person under Buffett. After all, like Microsoft Ballmer or Google There are very few names like Eric in business history, and only those working emperors who brought the company back to life in non-Internet industries have this possibility.

"He said that he was in charge of the textile business of Buffett's company." Angie continued.

"Okay, you can contact the United States now and ask them to send someone to investigate Caikens. I want to know all his information." Chen Zhiwen thought for a while and said.

When he visited Buffett at the beginning, he actually knew that the possibility of investing in Berkshire Hathaway was very small. Another purpose was to hope that Buffett’s current textile empire could move its production base to Hong Kong, so he buried it. A seed, even if Buffett doesn't take it seriously, Chen Zhiwen will go to talk about it again when Chen Zhiwen's funds are not so tight, and if it doesn't work, he will find other textile giants.

And now that Buffett's subordinates are coming, it shows that there may be some effect.

"Okay, I'll go now." Angie promised, Red Bull already has a branch in the United States, and there is also a team of more than 30 people there, but this number of people will definitely not meet Red Bull's demand for manpower in the United States. , so most of the things are outsourced to local companies, including information inquiry. As long as the money is in place, the information you need can be found quickly.

Five days later, Chen Zhiwen got Caikens' information.

"Buffett is at the top of the pyramid. It seems that Buffett also values ​​the Hong Kong market." Chen Zhiwen said with a smile.

According to the collected information, Caikens is the No. 1 person in Berkshire Hathaway's textile business, responsible for Berkshire Hathaway's 11 textile factories in the United States, with nearly 10,000 workers. It can be said that the company is equal to ten people with less than one person and more than ten thousand people. This kind of people will definitely not come to Hong Kong just for tourism.

After all, the city of Hong Kong has no natural scenery, a bunch of high-rise buildings, which country in Europe, America and Japan does not have it? Decades later, if it weren't for the mainland behind it and some policy support from the mainland government, Hong Kong would have declined long ago.

"I've already booked a presidential suite for him at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, and we can meet there then," said Li Haonan, chief personnel officer of Galaxy Holdings.

"No, return it." Chen Zhiwen waved his hand and vetoed: "Now we are not partners, there is no need to be so polite, too polite, people think we will beg him, where to live is his own business, we as landlords Just two meals, please."

The money for the presidential suite is just a drop in the bucket for Xinghe. Chen Zhiwen usually asks his subordinates to decide on such a small amount of money, and then report it once a month.

The money is not much, but Chen Zhiwen will not pay this money. If it is a client, or Pierce comes to Hong Kong, it is no problem to arrange a presidential suite, but if you are too polite, you will either make the other party doubt your purpose, or It will make the other party absolutely superior to others, which will not be conducive to possible future cooperation. It will be the same when Buffett comes. If the cooperation is successful, it will be fine next time.

"Okay, my fault, I didn't think so much." Li Haonan said with some embarrassment. He thought the boss valued the other party, so he specially arranged the presidential suite, but he didn't expect it to be the opposite. There is no right or wrong in this kind of thing, it just depends on the boss. Personality and needs, only by working with the boss for a long time can one understand the boss's personality and then do the right thing. This is something that any company's senior management must pay attention to.

"It's okay, there is no need to arrange someone at the airport. People like them will be responsible for the high-end hotel we booked. Let's wait for him to settle in the hotel and rest for a day before making an appointment." Chen Zhiwen nodded and said.

"Okay." Li Haonan said.

A week later, Caikens, who came to Hong Kong, was invited by Chen Zhiwen to a top steak restaurant in Central.

"It's a very good steak. I've eaten many steaks in New York and Los Angeles, but nothing compares to this." Caikens just took a bite and praised.

"Mr. Caikens, in terms of food, no country can compare with us Chinese." Chen Zhiwen said with a smile. In terms of eating culture, the Chinese nation really has a long history, and every place has its own unique food. No matter how rich or poor he is, he might not be able to taste all of them. In later generations, he would often read food bloggers' content, mainly to understand all kinds of food, and enjoy it once if he had the chance.

"I don't agree with this point. We also have a lot of delicious food in the United States. Next time Mr. Chen goes to the United States, I will treat him." Caikens said casually.

"Okay, I'm very honored." Chen Zhiwen didn't correct the other party's mistake, after all, it's meaningless, and now only Hong Kong, the next-door Wanwan, and Chinatowns in various countries have Chinese food, and many of them may have changed their tastes to entertain local customers. Only This can only be confirmed after the economy recovers after the reform and opening up in the mainland next door.

"Mr. Caikens, why did you come to Hong Kong this time?" After chatting for a while, Chen Zhiwen asked directly.

Caikens wiped his mouth with a piece of paper and said: "Mr. Chen, the last time you visited Mr. Buffett, Buffett told me about it after you left that day. Mr. Buffett didn't pay much attention to it, but I was a little interested. So I checked the situation in Hong Kong. What surprised me is that Hong Kong, a small city, can rank among the top five in the world in terms of apparel exports, with an amount exceeding US$1 billion, far exceeding the performance of Berkshire Hathaway.

But after a more in-depth investigation, I found that Hong Kong is more about the simplest garments. Although there are several large spinning mills, they cannot meet the needs of the garment industry in Hong Kong. Berkshire Hathaway does not Do any business in Hong Kong, so I just come here to see if there is any opportunity. "

"You want to find customers in Hong Kong? I'm afraid it will be very difficult. The profit of the garment industry in Hong Kong is very low, and it will definitely not be able to bear the textiles from the United States." Chen Zhiwen smiled and said: "In other words, there are very few in the world. There are garment factories that can afford the price of American textiles, including the American garment industry, can't they?"

Although Hong Kong’s garment exports are very high, they are basically low-end products. In the simplest terms, more than 90% of Hong Kong’s garment industry has no more than 100 employees. It can be said that they are all small workshops, and the raw materials purchased are also Local production, a few from nearby Japan and South Korea, this is basically the lowest procurement cost, if it is higher, it is estimated that these companies will have to go bankrupt.