It is very important to choose the location for opening a factory, such as whether the transportation is convenient, such as the distance from water sources and raw material production areas, etc. These all require careful planning.
Zhou Hexuan and Zhang Mouzhi have only determined the approximate location now. They decided to open two contraceptive (Harmony) condom factories. One is located in California, mainly supplying the western market; the other is located in New York (state), mainly supplying the eastern market.
Situ Meitang has been in the United States for 50 years and has great energy and connections. He helped recruit factory management and technical talents, both white and Chinese, and then arranged for his subordinates to help survey and select the site (here in California).
In order to win over Hongmen, Zhou Hexuan also actively invited Hongmen to invest in the company.
It is a pity that all industries in the United States are withering now. The Hongmen bosses are not optimistic about the (Harmony) condom business and do not want to get involved in playing with Zhou Hexuan. In the end, Situ Meitang made the decision, investing US$20,000 and holding 12.5% of the shares.
In addition, Zhou Hexuan invested US$60,000 and held 37.5% of the shares; Zhang Mouzhi invested US$80,000 and held 50% of the shares.
Zhou Hexuan specially gave the condom condom brand a famous name, "Jisbon". Their biggest competitor in the future is "Durex". "Durex" has just been established and is currently selecting a factory site.
Zhang Mouzhi stayed in San Francisco to prepare for the establishment of the factory, but Zhou Hexuan took Situ Meitang's letter of recommendation and went to New York to visit Roosevelt.
Before Situ Meitang unified Hongmen in the United States, he founded the Hongmen branch "Anliang Church" with its headquarters (Anliang General Church) in New York. Roosevelt was working as a lawyer at the time and served as the legal adviser of the Anliang General Church for ten years.
He did not leave office until he was preparing to run for vice president (1919).
Roosevelt was not short of money at all. He inherited an inheritance of US$120,000 from his father when he was a boy. His mother inherited an inheritance of US$1.3 million from his grandfather, and his uncle was also the former President of the United States. Such a second-generation rich and official
, but during his tenure as Assistant Secretary of the Navy, he also served as Situ Meitang's legal advisor. This shows that the two have a very deep personal relationship.
When Zhou Hexuan took the train to New York State, Mei Lanfang and his troupe had already toured Chicago. During the Great Depression, when all businesses were in decline, Mei Lanfang's performances were sold out, which shows the American people's obsession with him.
After the San Francisco Chronicle's interview with Zhou Hexuan was published, it was immediately reprinted by major newspapers. His view of "overcapacity and imbalanced wealth distribution" has been taken seriously by more and more economists, and even the U.S. State Department and state governments
Everyone is discussing this.
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Albany, a small city in the eastern United States, was originally a trading post established by the Dutch and is now the capital of New York State.
Well, the capital of New York State is not New York (city).
The State Government Building is a Western palace-style building with a very grand shape. Unfortunately, many parts have not been completed and it is an unfinished building.
It is said that because the building cost too much to build, the governor ordered the construction to stop, so that many of the carvings on the walls were not finished. The original design was a round dome, but it was hastily changed to an ordinary roof. It looked awkward, but the painting
The wind was so different that it was ugly.
After Roosevelt became the governor of New York, his family moved into this unfinished palace.
New York State is the richest and most prosperous state in the United States. Many large companies are headquartered here. Wall Street, which was most severely damaged by the stock market crash, is also located in New York City. As the governor of New York State, Roosevelt has been very busy recently. He has been busy with meetings or...
Meet with various big capitalists.
That evening, a sumptuous dinner was prepared in the living room of the Roosevelt family.
The 12-year-old son John stared at the roast turkey on the table and asked: "Mom, do we want to celebrate Christmas early?"
Mrs. Roosevelt Eleanor smiled and said: "We have important guests at the banquet today."
"Which capitalist is it again?" Anna, the only daughter, sneered.
Eleanor corrected: "A learned scholar."
Anna choked and asked: "Is that the kind of economist who only talks empty words and lies?"
"Anna, watch your words and deeds." Roosevelt was very unhappy. His biggest headache was this daughter.
Although Anna is only 23 years old, she has been married for three years. The reason for her marriage is very simple. Her grandmother wanted her to study abroad, but she did not want to go to college, so she found a random man to marry.
Her husband was 10 years older than her and was just an ordinary stockbroker. The relationship between the couple was not good, and her husband went bankrupt during the stock market crash. After the two had a big fight, Anna took her one-year-old son with her.
Return to her parents' home.
This girl is quite rebellious and willful.
The family waited until after seven o'clock in the evening, and the maid finally brought Zhou Hexuan in: "Sir, Madam, Mr. Zhou is here!"
The Roosevelts immediately stood up to greet him, shook hands with Zhou Hexuan and said, "Mr. Zhou, you are welcome to our home."
"It's a great honor." Zhou Hexuan smiled.
Mrs. Eleanor introduced: "Zhou Hexuan, this is my daughter Anna."
Zhou Hexuan stretched out his hand and said, "Hello, Miss Anna."
"Yeah." Anna had no education at all and just responded casually.
Zhou Hexuan had no choice but to take his hand back in embarrassment.
Roosevelt was even more embarrassed and quickly introduced his son to turn his attention away: "This is Jamie, my eldest son."
The 22-year-old Jamie was much more steady. He smiled and shook hands with Zhou Hexuan and said: "Hello, Mr. Zhou, I am James Roosevelt, currently studying finance at Harvard University. I admire your prediction of the stock market crash very much. This time I heard
You said you were going to be a guest at home, so I rushed back from school."
"Hello James, nice to meet you." Zhou Hexuan smiled.
This young man was an observer of the Far East and the Middle East during World War II, so he needed to establish a good relationship.
As for Roosevelt's second son Eliot and third son Delano, they were both studying in boarding schools at this time and did not appear at the dinner.
On the other hand, the youngest son, John, kept looking at Zhou Hexuan curiously because he rarely saw yellow people.
Zhou Hexuan was led to the dining table and sat down. The Roosevelts warmly greeted him to eat, and the conversation was about everyday things, without any mention of the stock market crash and economic crisis.
After the meal, Roosevelt invited Zhou Hexuan to the reception room, added wood himself, and lit a blazing flame in the fireplace.
Zhou Hexuan thought of the legend about Roosevelt. After he became president, he invited many scholars to serve as think tanks. When he asked experts for advice, he did not hold a formal meeting, but sat in front of the fireplace and chatted.
Roosevelt's eldest son James also ran over curiously, moved a stool and sat next to him to listen, even holding a notepad in his hand.
Roosevelt took out a copy of "The Rise of the Great Powers" and said with a smile: "I like reading books, but I only read history and biographies. I don't know anything about economics, and I want to ask you some questions."