Chapter 311: Traveling through the Siheyuan with the Game Panel
The next day.
After Zhang Zhonghua, Zheng Juan, Xin Xiaoling and others had a good night's rest, they came out of the hotel and drove towards the Financial City near St. Paul's Cathedral in London.
They are going to take a look at the shops they have predicted in advance, and strive to win the shop today, and then start decorating and striving to open it. They can open the business early and make money early, so as to save themselves from long nights and long dreams.
The City of London, referred to as the City of London, is one of the 33 counties of Greater London in the United Kingdom. It is located on the east side of the famous St. Paul's Cathedral in London. It covers an area of 26 square kilometers and is also called "one square mile" because of the concentration of people there.
There are a large number of banks, stock exchanges, gold markets and other financial institutions, so it is also called the City of London.
London is one of the world's most powerful international financial centers. It has the world's largest foreign exchange market and the world's largest TC financial derivatives trading market. London also has the world's second largest international insurance market.
The city of London first began in AD 43 and has experienced many vicissitudes of life, especially the plague in 1665 and the fire in 1666, two consecutive disasters that brought devastating disasters to the city of London.
However, after the fire, the city of London quickly regained its former glory and continued to grow and develop.
Before the Industrial Revolution, London was already the world's leading financial center, and the City of London was the core of this center, with most financial institutions concentrated here.
However, the recession of the British economy after the war, coupled with the fact that the bankers in London were too conceited and conservative and did not change the traditional practices they were accustomed to, coupled with the continuous rise of financial centers around the world, led to the loss of the City of London's international status.
Continuous decline.
London's deep foundation of international banking business, as well as the combined experience of credit and professional knowledge accumulated in the long-term operation process, enabled it to restore its leading position as a financial center after the 1960s.
In the center of London, there is an eight-story building like a fortress without windows. This is the Bank of England, the central bank of England, known as the "King of Banks". It is surrounded by more than 100 domestic banks and more than 500 banks.
foreign banks, totaling more than 600 Canadian banks.
A modern matchbox-shaped building adjacent to the Bank of England is the London Stock Exchange. London stock trading has a history of 200 years and can be regarded as the originator of world securities trading. Its stock trading volume ranks first in New York
After that, it ranked second in the world.
Lloyd's of London is an international insurance market. It was once the insurance monopoly with the most abundant funds and the highest premium income in the world's insurance industry.
The London gold market is the most important gold market in the Western world. Its gold trading volume once reached 80% of the world's total gold trading volume. Its market trading volume and price have a great impact on the trading activities of other gold markets and reflect the gold industry.
As a barometer of the market, the London Gold Market is generally considered to be the arbiter of quality control of gold bars.
A few people were riding in a vehicle crossing the Thames River bridge, and the outline of the City of London could be seen in the distance. Today's City of London is still much taller than the buildings in Hong Kong Central.
"Boss, the City of London only covers an area of 26 square kilometers, but there are more than 500,000 people working in the financial industry in the City. It should be one of the most densely populated office areas in the world."
Zheng Juan, who was sitting next to Zhang Zhonghua, introduced Zhang Zhonghua.
"London is still prosperous. It is the financial center of Europe and even the world. There are nearly 500,000 high-income people here. It seems that the number of the four stores we originally ordered is a little less. The number of delivery personnel needed in the store
The quantity must also be very large.”
Zhang Zhonghua praised.
There are actually 500,000 people working in this small area. Even before Zhang Zhonghua traveled through, there were few such densely populated areas in the world.
You don’t need everyone. Even if one out of ten people eats burgers or afternoon tea three times a day, that’s 50,000 people that day. Even if each meal only costs one pound, then the daily income is more than two hundred thousand pounds. No wonder
The shops here are so expensive, the cost of hundreds of thousands of pounds will be paid back very quickly.
Of course, he did not challenge 50,000 people to come for dinner. It was Zhang Zhonghua’s imagination. Of course, there could not be so many people. Even 50,000 people a day could not serve them.
But even if 10,000 people come to eat every day, there will still be a profit of nearly 100,000 pounds a day, which is more than 200,000 pounds in U.S. dollars and 1.5 million Hong Kong dollars in Hong Kong dollars.
No, we must open more stores, otherwise our income will definitely be affected.
"I heard the teachers at the school say before that today the City of London is well-deserved. It actually brings together famous banks from all over the world. There are nearly a hundred well-known banks in this section."
Xin Xiaoling looked at the banks that kept appearing one after another, and couldn't help but said with emotion that she studied finance and knew all the banks in the world. She had gained a lot of experience today.
“There are so many securities institutions here, it’s so prosperous!”
He Jiliang looked at the surrounding buildings and took a deep breath. Although the name of the British Empire, the sun never sets, is somewhat undeserved, it is still one of the centers of the world. The city of London can surpass Central on Hong Kong Island by hundreds of streets.
Jia Jinghua also looked around with envy.
He has been traveling by boat for many years and has come to England many times, but this is his first time in the City of London, and he feels that all his previous visits have been in vain.
"This is Standard Chartered Bank, that is HSBC, and Citibank. Boss, when will our Jade Emperor Group establish its own bank?"
Zheng Juan pointed to the surrounding banks and introduced them as she walked, and finally asked Zhang Zhonghua when he would establish his own bank.
It is definitely necessary to establish a bank. It is not difficult to establish a bank. Just acquire a small bank. But it cannot be established now. Zhang Zhonghua is very poor now. He still owes the bank more than 100 million Hong Kong dollars. He will still owe more after entering Europe.
More, risk your life to set up a bank.
When the restaurant develops to a certain extent in the future, it will be enough to directly acquire a small bank. You must know that there are countless small banks and local banks in Europe and the United States, and it will not cost much to acquire one.
With your own bank, both settlement and access to the stock market and futures market are much safer and more convenient.
"It will definitely be established, and there will be more than one bank. Let's all work together."
How can the real industry make money as quickly as finance? Use the money earned from finance to develop the real industry, develop together, and make progress together.
"They will all have it. We also have a Yuhuang Electrical Appliance Company, and the products will be on the market this summer."
The small electrical appliance industry has a huge market, and they are all necessities for daily life. With low costs and high profits, they are definitely a money tree.
Everyone smiled when they heard this. They all knew that their boss had recruited a large number of engineers from Japan for the development of production lines, and also designed small electrical appliances for sale. The future is promising!
Zhang Zhonghua led a few people, chatting and laughing, to sit in the flagship store that Zheng Juan was optimistic about. The location was indeed very good. If this location was not restricted to catering, it would probably also become a bank.
Zhang Zhonghua led everyone into the restaurant. It was not dining time, so there were only a few people in the restaurant. Zhang Zhonghua looked at the entire restaurant and then went up to the second floor.
Overall, Zhang Zhonghua is quite satisfied.
Zheng Juan saw that the location she chose made her boss very satisfied, and she was also very happy. It was not in vain to travel around London for more than a week. As long as the first store opened smoothly and the turnover was good enough, then the rest would be easy.
, even if you don’t go to Standard Chartered Bank, other banks will take the initiative to provide loans.
As the financial center of the City of London, the restaurant here, along with the staff here, will spread its popularity to the whole of London, the whole of the UK and even the whole of Europe.
In the future, it will be much easier to negotiate with major business districts to settle in. No shopping mall will refuse a high-end, classy and very popular restaurant to settle in.
"Let's talk about buying a store."
Zheng Juan found the owner of the store through the restaurant's clerk, and the restaurant owner led a few people into a small office.
Zhang Zhonghua's own bargaining ability is good, but it certainly cannot be compared with Zheng Juan. Women's bargaining ability is inherently stronger than that of men.
"Hello Stankey Essek, how's your store doing?"
Zheng Juan said to the shop owner.
"Hello Miss Zheng, the situation of the restaurant is not very good. Are you sure you want to buy this store?"
Stange Essek said.
It was very profitable for others to open restaurants, but why couldn't I make any money when I opened one? It was in vain that I hired two outstanding chefs.
"Of course I want to buy it, but your store is too expensive, and it has two floors. You must know that time is money to these financial practitioners. I don't think many people are willing to waste time by going to the second floor."
Zheng Juan said to Essek.
"Ms. Zheng, my shop is nearly 600 square yards and only costs 600,000 pounds. It is already very cheap. As you know, this location is almost the best restaurant location in the Financial City. Workers and tourists pass by here every day.
Number of people…”
Stanci Issek once again introduced the various advantages of the store. He was sure that he would not suffer losses or be cheated, and he made the store so hyped.
However, the English units of his square yards gave Zhang Zhonghua a headache. The damn old British had to use their own units for both age, length and weight, and the conversion of pounds, pence and shillings made Zhang Zhonghua's scalp numb.
"Mr. Stankey Essek, you can buy two shops in the Financial City for 600,000 pounds, and..."
As Stanci Essek entered the topic, Zheng Juan also entered the state.
After Zhang Zhonghua watched for a while, he felt quite satisfied, so he began to wander around.
"Ms. Zheng Juan, 500,000 is really too low. I will sell it at a minimum of 550,000 pounds."
Stanch Essek was also very helpless. He could not bargain with this woman here, so he reluctantly offered a price lower than he expected. He hoped to end this negotiation as soon as possible, which would harm his reputation as a gentleman in the British Empire.
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Upon hearing this price, Zhang Zhonghua and Zheng Juan looked at each other.
Zheng Juan: "..."
Zhang Zhonghua: "???"
No wonder it's not managed well, it's so thin-skinned.
Three minutes later.
"Well, thank you Mr. Stankey Essex, you are such a great gentleman."
Zheng Juan said to Stanci Essek with a moved face.
Then I went through the transfer procedures with Stanci Essek, and handed over the store two days later. It’s better to sell it sooner if you open it at a loss.
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Stanci Essek looked at the contract in his hand, then looked at Zhang Zhonghua and others walking out of the office, and suddenly felt that his quotation was low.
However, Zhang Zhonghua took over all the employees of Stanci Essek's store, saving him a considerable amount of severance pay.
After walking out of the restaurant, Zhang Zhonghua praised Zheng Juan:
"You women are good at bargaining."
"It's easier to bargain with a man, but if you're bargaining with a woman, it depends on who's thick-skinned."
Zheng Juan also said with a wry smile, these British gentlemen are thin-skinned, but British women are not thin-skinned. If the boss is a woman, it will take a lot of trouble.
"Let's go, let's go to the next house."
Of course Zhang Zhonghua knew what Zheng Juan was talking about.
Five minutes later, Zhang Zhonghua, Zheng Juan and others arrived at another restaurant. The owner of this restaurant was a Chinese.
Zhang Zhonghua also learned about his boss from Zheng Juan. His family has been in the UK for decades, and he came to the UK from Hong Kong Island with others at the beginning of the century.
"Boss, how many summer people are there in London now?"
Zhang Zhonghua asked curiously.
"I'm not sure exactly, but it should be around 100,000. Many people have come here over the past 100 years, and especially in the past ten years, more and more people have come."
The restaurant owner said to Zhang Zhonghua.
Zhang Zhonghua nodded after listening. He probably understood that during the Opium War, a group of people came to Britain, and during the Republic of China, another group of people came to seek refuge. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, a group of people came from the mainland, and then from Hong Kong.
People are constantly coming to the island.
"The price of 250,000 pounds is fine, but you can't treat my employees badly. They are all good employees, but I am not a good boss."
The boss said with some bitterness.
"Don't worry, boss, our restaurant will expand outward from the Financial City until it covers the whole of Europe. In the future, half of the employees in the restaurant will be Yanxia people. People from Yanxia will not cheat people from Yanxia."
Zhang Zhonghua assured his boss that if he did not look to the future now, he would look for fellow villagers or compatriots to trick him. After all, there are only a few people there, and if we don't unite, we really won't be able to survive.
"Okay, with your words, I can leave the restaurant to you with peace of mind."
The boss was very pleased and said that if this young man could really open restaurants all over Europe, he would indeed be able to provide a lot of jobs for the hot summer people who are trying to make a living in Europe. The living environment of the hot summer people in the UK and Europe is indeed too harsh.
"Boss, do you want to take all the chefs with you? If possible, I would like to keep one and be responsible for cooking and providing lunch and dinner for the employees in several stores in the Financial City."
Zhang Zhonghua said.
"No problem, then I will leave a chef for you."
The shop owner said with a smile that reopening the shop in Chinatown wouldn't require so many chefs, and he would be able to reduce expenses a bit.
Then Zhang Zhonghua and others rushed to the next store. This store was much easier. After a little bargaining, I bought it at the original price.
"Boss, now we have three stores and only the one in the northeast is missing."
Zheng Juan said to Zhang Zhonghua.
"Then go and have a look. If you find something suitable, buy it directly. Four stores can basically cover the entire City of London."
Zhang Zhonghua was very satisfied. The purchase of the store in the City of London went so smoothly and he could start business directly after the renovation. It was much smoother than he expected.
