The Industrial Giant Reborn - Chapter 644

c635 Laying out the third oil crisis

Some small workshops that make pirated or even fake goods will not actually gain much profit from their own groups, but the biggest harm is that they will affect the reputation of their own brands, especially those that need to be eaten and drank. , once pirated food leads to problems or even lives, then if the media exaggerates it, it is very likely to destroy a brand, or at least affect several years of marketing.

Today, when large supermarkets have not yet become popular, it is even impossible to check the turnover of many small commodities. In order to avoid problems, the best way is to attack each production end.

This kind of thing is very common in the mainland where regulations are still imperfect. Those who make fakes don’t consider “long-term” issues. Making money is the most important thing to them. If they lose one brand, they can just change it. Not only foreign companies, but also many domestic companies have also suffered from it. In the long history, some companies have suffered heavy losses or even closed down due to such reasons.

If you just imitate some of your own technologies and ideas to make money, although it is illegal, there are too many such things and the impact will not be big. Chen Zhiwen may not care, but if you directly use your own brand to make profits, you may even do If there is anything that harms the reputation of the brand, there will be absolutely zero tolerance.

As long as you give an order, there will naturally be relevant people to carry out the matter. Now, no matter which group it is, the interests of countless people are tied up. Maybe many of them have selfish motives, but as long as If you are on a ship, you must serve the ship, and everyone will develop together.

In his last few days in Shanghai, Chen Zhiwen visited the RT-Mart supermarket in Shanghai. With the advantages of early entry and heavy investment, RT-Mart has now become the largest supermarket chain in Shanghai and even in Yanjing and Suzhou. This is true for cities such as Zhouzhou, Jinling, and Fuzhou. High-quality service quality, cheap goods, and novel shopping models can be said to have knocked the traditional department store business model to the ground. Today, the turnover of RT-Mart’s single store in Shanghai exceeds 100 million yuan a year. Calculated according to the official exchange rate, it even exceeds that of Wal-Mart Supermarket in the United States. This is also because although the average economic gap in China is , but in Shanghai, a city with a large population and the most developed economy, there is no shortage of consumption, and consumers have too few choices. Basically, after coming to RT-Mart for shopping, they like and get used to it.

Also coming to the mainland with RT-Mart was PARKnSHOP, but to the surprise of the Hong Kong management, medium-sized supermarkets like PARKnSHOP did not do very well in China. It was not that they were losing money, but consumers. I obviously prefer RT-Mart. This actually shows that domestic people prefer shopping, rather than buying things quickly like in Hong Kong.

However, no matter who is strong or weak, they all belong to their own company. Before Western retail giants took a fancy to the mainland market, RT-Mart had already obtained a monopoly in more than 20 cities, and relied on these advantages to start cultivating talents on a large scale. , establish a local procurement chain and transportation chain, as well as a transportation team and operation center within half of the mainland, etc. In the future, even if Western retail giants enter the market again, the first thing they will face is RT-Mart, which has strong funds and has been operating for a long time. It is almost impossible to catch up.

When they invest in the first tier, RT-Mart will also start to spread to the second and third tiers, and eventually enter most cities in the country. The ultimate goal is to become the Wal-Mart of China. Unless there is a subversion in the Internet era, no one can threaten it. We had already prepared enough RT-Mart in the morning.

In the domestic layout, retail can be said to be the top priority, because any retail group that reaches the world’s top scale will have its own basic market. Wal-Mart has the United States, Auchan Carrefour has Europe, and Watsons’ basic market , naturally it is the mainland. Not only because enough funds can be earned within the basic market, but because the scale of the basic market can guarantee the procurement of the entire group, it has a huge advantage of scale.

Nowadays, with the increasing globalization and the popularity of telephone and fax in various places, many foreign retail giants have begun to try to master the most basic industrial chain. Especially behind Galaxy Trade, there are Costco and The two giants Watsons can be said to be competitors.

Although judging from the data alone, the products provided by Galaxy Trading to many retail giants are still showing an upward trend, but the proportion is decreasing. Walmart, including Wal-Mart, has begun to try to purchase people’s livelihood light industrial products in mainland China or Asia. .

This is actually normal. In the early days, large companies were busy with expansion and lacked energy and resources, so they contracted out many other businesses. However, when they grow in scale and the market development speed slows down, they will inevitably come back to their senses and take control on their own. Everything, if Chen Zhiwen’s company faced this situation, he would not hesitate to take back the purchasing rights.

Since the leather bag business is inevitable, it is even more necessary to expand your own retail scale. Of course, Galaxy Trade will inevitably decline in the near future. If it can maintain it for a period of time, it is actually enough. Its mission has almost been completed. Chen Zhiwen has also been prepared for this. People cannot resist the general trend. of. Especially after the emergence of the Internet, you must know that the essence of the Internet’s ability to improve efficiency is to increase the convenience of communication and save a lot of business costs.

However, if the Internet era comes, Chen Zhiwen will not let it go, but history has changed too much. It is difficult to say whether people like Shuangma and Li can still rise, and whether they will be similar to their previous lives after their rise. We can wait a few more years and observe.

Although no paper agreement has been reached on the cooperation with Shanghai, it would be great to have some verbal agreements. Sooner or later, it will be converted into a formal contract. In essence, Shanghai also requires a large amount of Hong Kong capital to develop. In Pudong, Chen Zhiwen also needs a place where he can consume a large amount of funds to convert his cash assets into physical assets that can appreciate in value.

In fact, in the short term, Hong Kong’s real estate is obviously more cost-effective, because from 1990 to 1997, Hong Kong’s real estate market easily quadrupled. This data is even stronger than that of Japan next door. It is just because the market size is too small. Land and Hutchison Whampoa have already It’s big enough in Hong Kong that it can no longer be a big investment.

After returning to Hong Kong, Chen Zhiwen began to live a leisurely and ordinary life with his family. Although he was only in his thirties, he only paid attention to various large investment projects. Other small matters were delegated to professional managers. Anyway, , also has a complete regulatory system.

In the semi-retired state, some old friends would naturally come over to play, so Chen Zhiwen also specially invited Henry Morgan over.

“I still remember that when we met, you were only 20 years old. In the blink of an eye, you were already the father of three children.” Henry Morgan said while drinking coffee in a cafe in Harbor City, Hong Kong .

“It’s been more than ten years, it’s time. I heard that you are also a grandfather?” Chen Zhiwen asked with a smile.

Although they were of the same generation, Henry Morgan was older than him. When they first met him in the early years, his son was already in elementary school in the United States, and now he is in his early 20s.

“Forget it, this kid played with women and accidentally killed someone. You also know that American law does not allow abortion, and the other party is also a good college student, so I let them get married.” Henry Morgan laughed He said that becoming a grandfather soon would be a good thing for him.

“This is also fate.” Chen Zhiwen nodded and said.

“Hong Kong has changed so much! Are all the buildings under construction over there yours?” Henry Morgan asked, pointing to several buildings in Central across from Victoria Harbour.

“It’s not that exaggerated, only about half of it is mine!” Chen Zhiwen said with a smile. Although Land Land is large in scale, it will not monopolize the Central Building. This cannot be done with money, and the Hong Kong government will not agree to it. , and another one, if you really make Central Ring your own, then others may stop playing with you.

The prosperity of the real estate market is the result of a large amount of capital. Only when everyone is optimistic about a place can it become a business center. Even if the scale of real estate can ignore everyone, there is no need to do so. If you have the time, you might as well go When it comes to investment in other places in Hong Kong, the prosperity of other places is indeed not as prosperous as Central, but the base is larger and the growth rate is even higher than Central.

“A good one is only half.” Henry Morgan smiled and said: “The housing prices in Hong Kong are really high now. You asked me to invest in Hong Kong at the beginning. Although I invested some, it was still not enough. Now this The price makes me afraid to buy it.”

“Compared to Japan in recent years, it’s still a little worse.” Chen Zhiwen said with a smile.

“I have already withdrawn all my investments in Japan. After you withdrew, the Japanese government began to raise interest rates, and a large amount of funds began to withdraw, so I felt less safe.” Henry said.

“I don’t care about that.” Chen Zhiwen said with a smile.

Chen Zhiwen will not give any advice to Morgan or those who invest according to their own investment direction. If you want to follow them, just follow them. If you don’t want to, just forget it. Although he is confident in his investment, he will not take responsibility for others without any reason.

As for many things, others know that it is actually because he has too much funds and too much capital flow, which cannot be concealed. Furthermore, many times, he also needs people from Morgan to help operate funds.

“Then should I continue to invest in Hong Kong?” Henry paused and asked: “I know the rules. Don’t worry, Eric. Even if I lose money, I will fully bear it myself!”

“I can only say that my funds will not leave Hong Kong.” Chen Zhiwen said with a smile.

“Okay.” Henry nodded. At least, Chen Zhiwen is still optimistic about Hong Kong, but there may not be huge profits, because Chen Zhiwen is a Hong Konger, and as long as Hong Kong assets do not suffer huge losses, he will generally not withdraw.

“Henry, there is one thing I need to entrust you with.” Chen Zhiwen said suddenly.

“What’s the matter?” Henry asked.

“I need to mobilize some funds to do long oil futures.” Chen Zhiwen said.

The third oil crisis is about to break out soon. It is unlikely that Chen Zhiwen’s butterfly effect can affect such a major event. It’s worth taking a gamble for Chen Zhiwen.

During the previous two oil crises in 1973 and 1978, because there were no direct oil futures, Chen Zhiwen could only participate indirectly, such as locking in a large number of oil derivatives orders. The rate of return for such operations was actually good, but there were limitations. Too many, how can it be as refreshing as futures?

Now that there are futures, of course Chen Zhiwen has to take advantage of them directly.

“Oil futures? Do you think oil prices will go up?” Henry asked.

“Yes.” Chen Zhiwen nodded and said.

“That’s no problem. Our group has the business of operating oil futures. I can arrange it for you.” Henry asked again: “You asked me to come in person. This investment should be quite a lot, right?”

“Of course.” Chen Zhiwen said with a smile.

In fact, just like the original gold investment, Chen Zhiwen will not only speculate in futures at Morgan Stanley, this will only be one of them.

“Okay, I’ll arrange this.” Henry said.

“Okay, I will give you the relevant information later.” Chen Zhiwen also said.

Now that there are oil futures, countless people are speculating every day. Some are long and some are short. Therefore, if you are long, you will not attract much attention.

However, the news must be suppressed, otherwise it will be too big and cause unnecessary trouble.

…

Time soon came to August, and once again a major event happened in global history.

Because Iraq was too heavily in debt, and the neighboring oil-producing country Kuwait was unwilling to cooperate with it in reducing production, it brazenly invaded Kuwait with heavy troops.

Although Kuwait is a major oil-producing country, its area and population are very small. It had no resistance to the invasion and was quickly captured. Iraq later unilaterally declared Kuwait to be one of its provinces. With such a move, Not only did it acquire an oil field worth more than a trillion dollars, it also saved tens of billions of dollars previously owed to Kuwait, achieving multiple benefits with one stone.

But such a thing is a serious slap in the face to the NATO alliance led by the United States. You must know that nowadays, oil is the blood of industry. Without oil, no economy can survive. And the Middle East has 40% of the world’s oil production capacity. , it can be said that global oil depends on the Middle East.

NATO, especially the United States, has gone to great lengths to control oil. On the one hand, it has established good relations with the countries in the Middle East, and on the other hand, it has continued to sow discord to ensure that the countries in the Middle East will no longer unite to deal with the outside world, thus ensuring the stability of petrodollars. Huge profits.

Even unity is not allowed, let alone this kind of annexation. If we really turn a blind eye, then wouldn’t other big countries follow suit? In the end, when the Middle East is unified, what’s the point of playing games? Besides, Iraq often gives no face to the United States. Now, it finally has a reason to take action.

The current U.S. Empire is not the old lion who was beaten by the Slipper Army 30 years later and dared not say a word. The entire NATO immediately mobilized a large number of navies and headed to the Middle East.

However, no one could have imagined that this war would end so quickly before it demonstrated its powerful technological war. According to normal logic, Iraq’s army is among the top ten in the world. If NATO wants to defeat it, even if it can win, it will definitely take a long time. Time, a new crisis similar to the first and second oil crises will inevitably occur again.

Market feedback is often much faster than the speed of aircraft carriers. Oil prices quickly rose from the previous dozen dollars to more than 30 dollars, more than tripling.

“Close the position quickly and release it as quickly as possible.” Chen Zhiwen immediately issued his order after seeing the news from all parties.

“Sheng Chen, so fast?” asked a professional trading manager.

“Yes, don’t think about making the last penny. It can more than double. With our leverage, this profit is already very good.” Chen Zhiwen said decisively.

He is the only one in this world who knows that the world’s first high-tech war is about to break out. This war will shock the whole world. (End of chapter)