Spy War 1929

Chapter 151 I'm Just Here for Coffee!
Chen Ledao hadn't experienced the feeling of heartache for money for a long time, and almost forgot what it felt like.But today, this familiar feeling hits my heart again.

I thought I was already a local tyrant, and I had the confidence to say to everyone lightly like Boss Ma, "I don't like money, I have no interest in money at all."Only now do I realize that I am still far behind.

Money, money, what a fucking bastard you are!
After the heartache was over, Chen Ledao continued to face the problem in front of him.Originally, he thought that he could solve all the gun issues with Tom, but now it seemed that his wishful thinking seemed to be in vain.

Mauser, where to get Mauser!

The only person Chen Ledao knew was engaged in the arms business was Tom, and now it was a bit difficult for him to find a domestic arms dealer.In particular, he also said such big words to Wei Zhengyun, "Leave the arms to me".

"Henry, as a friend, I will send you another twenty M1911 pistols. M1911 and M1921 bullets are common, so you can use them conveniently." Tom Smith said suddenly.

"Give me twenty M1911s?" Chen Ledao looked at Tom in surprise.What's up with this guy today?It's surprisingly generous!
Twenty pieces of M1911 cost $800, which is 2000 oceans, which is almost one-third of the price of twenty pieces of M1921.

"After I met Hector, I gave him a revolver produced by Colt. Hector didn't usually use a gun, so I just gave it to him as a souvenir and self-defense. You are different. You need these guns. I want to give them to you, and it will be helpful to our Paramount in the future." Tom said with a smile.

The higher Chen Ledao's status in Shanghai Bund is, the more stable his position will be, and the more stable Paramount will be in Shanghai Bund in the future.Moreover, using twenty M1911s can establish a deep friendship with Chen Ledao, which is bound to be a steady profit.Tom Smith had his own calculations in mind.

"Okay, let's toast our great friendship." Chen Ledao raised his coffee cup and touched it with Tom, and immediately drank it as wine.

It doesn't matter what small thoughts Tom has, as long as what he gives to himself is real.

Tom stared blankly at Chen Ledao, so this is how coffee is drunk?

Putting down the coffee cup, Chen Ledao thought about the thing that he had been thinking about for a long time, and felt that today is a good opportunity.The atmosphere is right now for such a thing.

"Tom, you have been in Shanghai for a while. Have you found someone who bought your gun?" Chen Ledao asked.

Tom's guns are brand new from the manufacturer, and they are all top quality.Such guns are hard to find on the market.Even if there is, the price is ridiculously expensive, and it is difficult for ordinary people to afford it.

If Tom didn't have connections, these local ruffians in Shanghai wouldn't be able to digest his things.Even if Tom finds Feng Jingyao, unless Feng Jingyao is willing to help him connect with buyers, or take over as a second-hand dealer himself, Feng Jingyao cannot become his big customer.

Hearing Chen Ledao's question about this, the smile on Tom's face suddenly disappeared, showing a bitter face.Chen Ledao asked him about the most troublesome thing during this time.

Tom shook his head, and picked up the coffee cup melancholy, only to realize that the coffee had been stuffed by his sip just now.

Depressedly putting down the coffee cup, Tom said: "Those people I found were either too expensive, or they only wanted a small amount. Those who want large quantities are not willing to pay a deposit."

He's giving this a headache, it's too much trouble to do business with those people.I also want to be cheap, but I also want to have a good product.As long as there are so many lost goods, you want the wholesale price. There is no such cheap thing in the world.

Chen Ledao nodded when he heard the words.Those who are unwilling to pay the deposit are either worried that Tom, a foreigner, will run away with the money, or they can't afford the money themselves, so they want to fool Tom and make a fuss about it.

As for those who are willing to pay a deposit and really want a guy, I'm afraid Tom hasn't got it yet.The only people who can easily eat Tom's stuff are people with a military background.But this kind of person is not so easy to get in touch with.Tom is a gringo who has just arrived and can't figure out the way at all.

"Tom, are you interested in cooperating with me?" Chen Ledao looked at Tom with a smile.

"Cooperation?" Tom wondered, "What do you mean?"

"You have sources of firearms, and I have sales channels. If we cooperate, we can complement each other." Chen Ledao smiled like a little fox, showing his fox tail to Tom.

Arms business!Compared with this thing, other businesses are like playing house.If he can get involved in this kind of thing, he will really have no shortage of money in the future!
Tom looked at Chen Ledao in surprise, he didn't expect Chen Ledao to have such a big appetite, and he was planning on his old profession.

Tom's first reaction was to refuse. This kind of profitable business is enough for one person, so why share the profit with another person.This is not the same as the previous Paramount Song and Dance Hall.

Chen Ledao seemed to see Tom's thoughts, and smiled calmly.

"You should have known the problem of sales during this time in Shanghai. Your goods here are all high-end goods, which ordinary people can't afford. Those who can buy them are from the army." Chen Ledao said leisurely.Given Tom's current situation, he has a relatively high chance of persuading Tom.

"Tom, you probably don't have much funds at your disposal?" Chen Ledao looked at him with a smile.

Tom said his only business was the gun trade.Most of the time he came to China to do this thing because he couldn't get along in North America.He couldn't get involved in the gun trading business there.

The reason why they want to invest in Paramount is mostly due to the ability of the dance hall to attract money.Once Paramount is completed, it will be able to get financial feedback in a short period of time.At that time, Paramount's dividends can be used to make the firearms business bigger and stronger.

Chen Ledao's words made Tom smile bitterly, which really spoke of his pain.The reason why he asks for a high deposit from those who intend to buy the goods.It is that his own money is not enough.Otherwise, his current business wouldn't be so difficult.

"Tom, have you ever thought that even if you find the army as a buyer, can you provide them with a large amount of goods? Once the army buys them, they will not want a small amount." Chen Ledao chased after the victory, trying to smash Tom fluke mentality.

If Tom has the ability and courage, as long as he has a stable purchase channel, the sales can be done in a little time.But with Tom's sloppy Chinese, it may be quite difficult to do this well in China.

Even if you ask other people to help, it is impossible for others not to scrape a layer of oil from the middle.

Not to mention that Tom's original funds are limited.Relying on himself, he can only take his time.

Tom's original plan to directly refuse was slightly relaxed after Chen Ledao's words.Cooperation is not impossible, but what is the benefit of cooperation?

Tom calculated.

"The biggest problem now is sales and funding. If we cooperate with Henry, the sales can be handed over to Henry. Although Henry is French, he is obviously better at dealing with Chinese than himself."

Chen Ledao thinks he is Chinese, but in Tom's eyes, Chen Ledao is French.To be reused by the police chief in the police department, of course it should be French.

"There is also funds." Tom rolled his eyes, "Henry is richer than himself. Working with Henry, the problem of funds can also be improved. But in this way, the dominant power should not be with me."

Tom has a headache. Thinking about it carefully, if he cooperates with Chen Ledao, his biggest problem can be solved immediately, but he will also lose something.

Seeing Tom's hesitant expression, a light flashed in Chen Ledao's eyes, knowing that it was time for him to make a big move.

"Tom, it is impossible to become strong by doing business alone. Those really big companies have countless shareholders." Chen Ledao looked at Tom sincerely, which made Tom feel ashamed.

The two are friends, and Henry is so sincere, it seems that his selfish thoughts should not be among friends.When he proposed to join Paramount last time, Henry readily agreed.

"A person's energy is limited, and it is impossible to do everything well. The most important thing for you is to do a good job in the purchase, and the sales should be handed over to your partners." Chen Ledao said seriously, and asked Tom shares his success learning experience.

"The reason why Ye Weiyang Song and Dance Hall was able to succeed in a short period of time is because we have a clear division of labor. Although I am Ye Weiyang's boss, I never deal with Ye Weiyang's specific affairs, they are all assigned to my subordinates. Let everyone have a platform to display their abilities. Ye Weiyang's current grand occasion was created with the talents of all people, not me alone." Chen Ledao said a little dry-mouthed, waved his hands and called Came to the waiter and refilled a cup of coffee.

Tom listened to Chen Ledao's words and fell into deep thought.Henry's words seemed to make sense.No wonder Henry was able to build a song and dance hall like Yeweiyang, and no wonder Henry was reused by the Chief of Police.This is not without reason.

In the middle of the night, Wei Zhengyun, who rarely had time to spare, opened his little notebook and looked at the things recorded on it.

No. 15: Keep awake at all times, and you must not be fooled by the success of your boss.

Looking at this line of words, Wei Zhengyun's eyes gradually drifted away, and a series of conversations that the boss had in order to keep him when Ye Weiyang was still Li Hai appeared in front of his eyes.

Back then, I was still too young!

Soon, the waiter brought the coffee.Tom awoke from his contemplation.Looking at Chen Ledao in front of him, he suddenly remembered a Chinese sentence he learned a few days ago - listening to what you say is better than reading ten years of books.

"Henry, I think you are right!" Tom nodded solemnly.

Seeing this, Chen Ledao smiled lightly. "Tom, didn't you just say that we are friends. As a friend, this is what I should do."

Put three pieces of sugar into the coffee, stir it to dissolve, Chen Ledao picked up the coffee cup and took a sip.Still so mellow, still so silky.

"I don't think you will regret today's decision. You have purchase channels, and I have sales channels. The demand for ammunition here is very large, very large, beyond our imagination." Chen Ledao opened his hands, looking Some exaggerated gestures said.

"The two of us will work together to develop the market here, and there will be a lot of potential here. Maybe in the future you will create a Smith family that is not inferior to the Rothschild family. You will leave your name in history, and your family members will be proud of the Smith family. Proud of this name."

Rothschild, yyds! !
Anyone who is committed to making money in business must have Rothschild as his ideal pursuit.

Seeing that Chen Ledao was getting more and more exaggerated, Tom couldn't help coughing a few times, interrupting Chen Ledao's passionate speech.Rothschild, Tom said he couldn't imagine such a thing.

His father taught him since he was a child that he should be down-to-earth in doing things.

"Well, Henry, didn't you say cooperation. Tell me what you think." Tom looked around guiltily.There are quite a few foreigners in Casling Café, and it would make people laugh if they listened to these impassioned words.

The rice grain family is not fearless, at least this kind of seemingly whimsical words, before they are realized, will only make people laugh.

Seeing Tom let go, Chen Ledao smiled with satisfaction.Sure enough, no one could resist Rothschild's charm.

Rothschild, yyds! !
"The two of us worked together to set up a company to engage in formal military supplies trade. You can handle those firearms production companies, and I will contact the buyers here. Of course, we can't be limited to American firearms manufacturing companies, such as those from Germany and the Soviet Union. , We also need to be involved in the firearms manufactured in these countries. We will have what customers need.

Our early goal is to broaden the market and establish a sufficiently large sales channel.When this goal is achieved, we can even try to develop and produce it.Step by step, I believe that in the end, we will create a business empire. "Chen Ledao started to stray again as he spoke, but fortunately his voice was not loud enough to attract the attention of the people around him.

The two discussed the matter of cooperation. Tom also talked more and more, and was a little calm at first, but later, he gradually felt that he was the next Rothschild.Like those authors who write outlines and settings, when they think about it, they feel that they are the next potato eagle.

"Henry, what do you think our company should be called?" Tom asked a little excitedly. Now he even wants to go back to the United States immediately and start doing something special.

"A name? What do you think of Stark?"

"Why Stark? Oh, how about Smith?"

"That's not okay? You mean it's a company owned by the two of us, and it can't be named after one person?"

"Why don't you call it. Let me think about it. By the way, let's call it Black Shield! Shield, which means protection, means that the things we sell are used for protection, not for aggression."

"Oh, you agree? That's great, Tom, you're so difficult! It's just a name."

Another cup of coffee was used by the two to celebrate the cooperation agreement of Black Shield Company.

"Then it's decided. After Paramount is established, we will officially start the Black Shield Company." The two stood up and shook hands happily.Tom originally came to drink coffee, but he reached a cooperation agreement with Chen Ledao in a daze.

"Tom, trust me, you won't regret it in the future!" Chen Ledao said with a smile.

"I think so too." Tom laughed as well.

Before leaving, Tom asked the waiter for paper and pen, wrote an address and handed it to Chen Ledao.

"This is the warehouse I rented in Shanghai, just ask your people to come here to pick up things." Tom said to Chen Ledao.

Taking the note and putting it in his pocket, Chen Ledao hugged Tom happily.

"Tom, you are my best friend!"

"Of course, you are my best friend too!"

(End of this chapter)