Chapter 30 Dig a hole and wait for you to jump

The harsh sound of silver tableware, the turning of the coffee machine, and the conversation of everyone are all intertwined in the restaurant.

After taking a small sip of coffee, Thomas suddenly showed a professional smile on his face. He looked at the guest introduced by Xu Zhenqiu in front of him with a sophisticated smile. As a businessman, especially when he came to Shanghai, Thomas always knew what these rich gentry were aware of himself.

Wealth!

"I heard that Mr. Chen also runs a printing factory, right? I don't know that the paper in your factory is represented by that foreign bank?

Sure enough, when he heard Thomas's straightforward question, Chen Moran took a sip of Red Mary's mixed wine.

"A few years ago, I just returned from Europe. Now the factory is being drafted, and the paper supplier has not been determined yet! I think bidding is inevitable, isn't it? Personally, I prefer the products of this paper factory. After all, the price is the lowest.

"Of course, what Mr. Chen said is very true! In business, you naturally need to buy the cheapest paper.

Thomas still had a hypocritical smile on his face, as if he was silent for Chen.

"Mr. Chen, Meihe Yanghang has always been an agent of Tarleton Paper Company in China, and Tarleton Company is the largest papermaking company in the United States. The paper it produces is not only of the best quality, but also very fair price. Although the price of this paper is low, its quality!"

While talking, Thomas took out two books from the bag beside him.

"Mr. Chen, you see, this is a book printed by the Commercial Press. This book is made of Japanese paper, and this one is made of paper produced by Tarleton."

He pushed the two books in front of Chen Moran. Seeing that he did not mean to open it, Thomas secretly asked for a word in his heart and opened the book with a smile.

"You see, this paper not only has a poor manufacturing process, but also has a thin paper and strong ink. There is no need to welcome the light. The word and ink on the back has been passed through, which seriously affects reading. Although the cost of this kind of book is at the bottom, the price is also very low. It is impossible for American paper to have this situation, although the price of paper is more expensive than 1 5%, but you can see their price. The same book, with American paper, can be sold up to 1.5 times that of Japanese paper. In this way, although using American paper increases the cost, the actual profit does not decrease but rises.

While Thomas was holding a book and boasting about the good quality of American paper, Chen Moran just raised his eyelids and glanced at the American, and then opened his pocket watch to look at the time.

Maybe Chen Moran is not as cunning as those clever businessmen who have been in the sea of ups and downs for many years, but in the past few years, he has learned a lot from his partner who made a fortune with fraud and knows how to use some small actions to influence the judgment of others. He has suffered this loss in those years.

"What, Mr. Chen, is there anything else to do in the afternoon?"

Sure enough, Thomas saw that Chen Moran was not interested in explaining himself at all, and then looked at the time and hurriedly asked.

"In the afternoon, I have an appointment with the managers of several banks to talk about something!"

Chen Moran said with a big speech.

"But now there is an hour!"

Hearing this, Thomas's originally embarrassed look immediately calmed down and he laughed happily.

"Hehe, I forgot that Mr. Chen's printing factory is under construction and needs the financing of the bank. Mr. Chen, you are the director of the Commercial Press, and the Commercial Press has always been the most important partner of the United States and the United States. If you need it, you can purchase paper from our bank. In the next three months, the paper required by your factory can be advanced by our bank. To show our sincerity."

The reason why he is so eager to attract big customers is actually related to Thomas himself. Ten years ago, Thomas, who came to Shanghai with dozens of dollars, came to Shanghai with dozens of dollars. After five years of hard work, he had already missed the era of "foreign bank getting rich", and competition was everywhere, especially For a product with the lowest technical content, such as paper, he not only needs to face the competition from other European and American banks, but also needs to compete with himself and even Chinese people. The fundamental reason why Meihe Foreign Bank has been able to develop on the basis of paper is that Thomas respects and attaches great importance to customers.

In business, no matter how declining their country is, as long as these Chinese can bring him wealth, he will give him full respect. This is a difficult thing for others to do. For too many foreign managers, the Chinese are nothing more than fat sheep that let them cheat. And Meihe relies on this respect to attract big customers such as business.

Thomas showed eagerness, listening to the joy in his ears, Chen Moran coughed softly and said in embarrassment.

"I think, Mr. Thomas, I'm afraid you misunderstood!"

"Misunderstanding?"

Thomas was stunned. Where was the misunderstanding?

Picking up the two books from the table, Thomas realized that he was not interested in Hua Ying's junior, and Chen Moran turned them over casually.

"Book printing, this is a matter of the commercial printing house and other bookstores!"

Chen Moran's words made Thomas frown. This information was beyond his expectation. It was basically a bad news. He glanced at the wine on the table, although it was a little painful. He understood that he needed to find a reason to get out, and he could not let Mr. Chen in front of him notice it. Come out.

While Thomas was thinking about an excuse, Chen Moran took out his wallet from his arms.

"Mr. Chen, you, I said, should be my treat!"

While talking, Thomas quickly took out his wallet. When he took out the money in pain, Chen Moran had already taken out a few silver dollar coupons and silver coupons from his wallet.

"Mr. Thomas, what is this?"

Thomas, who was holding money from his wallet, was almost choked by this sentence. What is that? That's his grandfather and ancestor. He crossed the Pacific Ocean to Shanghai for that. Is he insulting himself?

It doesn't seem to be the same, so why did he ask?

"Tips!"

The curiosity in his heart made Thomas answer this question.

"Yes, it's money..."

Put the banknotes issued by various lines on the table. Chen Moran picked up the wine glass and took another sip.

"You, McGarry, HSBC, Dehua, Dongfang Huili, China and Russia! There is also Yokohama Zhengjin. There are more than a dozen foreign banks that issue banknotes in China. As for Bank of China, there are also Bank of China and several other banks that issue banknotes. Most of the banks issue banknotes. Now with the initial development of China's industry and commerce, domestic and foreign trade have increased. Old-style silver dollars, silver and old-fashioned banknotes issued by Qingzheng Axe. Tickets can no longer meet the needs of the circulation field at that time. Is it inevitable to issue banknotes and replace silver bills?

"Yes, Mr. Chen, banknotes are more convenient to use!"

Thomas nodded thoughtfully. Silver notes can only be used in banks or banks to exchange cash, but these bank cash vouchers can circulate directly in the market. Banknotes are not only more convenient, but also a huge profit for banks. It only requires a million deposit to issue two million. This It's a huge profit.

"I think Mr. Thomas should know that the banknotes printed by European and American banks or local and private silver numbers are actually all printed by Europe and the United States. For example, the British Denaro Company, the Huader Road Company and the American Banknote Company have printed banknotes for these banks. The whole of Asia, except for the Japanese version, there is no Any factory can print paper money!"

"Then your factory!"

Thomas became excited. Chen Muran's words made him suddenly realize that the person in front of him and his factory may be his biggest customers. The paper used for printing money is definitely different from those ordinary paper, and his profit will be higher, just like printing money itself is a huge profit.

"My factory will become the first factory in China with the ability to print money!"