The old gentleman is not in a hurry to urge Chen Dongcheng to make a decision. This is the principle of Patek Philippe.
He slowly poured tea for Chen Dongcheng and the others. This is an exclusive service provided by Patek Philippe to China's super VIPs.
Wei Ziliang and the others felt that what they tasted was not the taste of tea, but the taste of money.
Li Xingyao and Guo Jingxuan were both students and were not suitable to wear such an exaggerated watch, so they were passed by Chen Dongcheng first.
Zhuang Manting and Song Meng are very suitable for it. Wearing this kind of watch at some wine parties can add brilliance.
Chen Dongcheng gave Zhuang Manting a piece of Lover's Bridge, but Song Meng didn't give anything, and there was Luo Yunqi.
"In addition to rose gold, is there any platinum material?"
The old gentleman shook his head: "I'm sorry, this twenty~4 series is only available in rose gold."
Chen Dongcheng was a little disappointed: "Let's take this one, I want these two too."
The old gentleman smiled and nodded. Wearing white gloves, he carefully took the watch out of the watch cabinet and put it into Patek Philippe's exclusive watch box.
The king of women’s watches was just won by Chen Dongcheng.
The price of 2.77 million is enough to make 99% of women crazy about it.
In addition to the king of women's watches, two other diamond-encrusted models of Nautilus were also won by Chen Dongcheng.
Just one is made of rose gold and the other is made of platinum.
The diamond-encrusted Nautilus model is cheaper. The price is 2.27 million, which is 500,000 cheaper than the king of watches.
The old gentleman saw that Chen Dongcheng really liked the female watch just now, so he hesitated and said: "If you really like it, we at Patek Philippe are willing to customize it for super VIPs, but the price will be a little more expensive."
Chen Dongcheng was a little surprised and quickly said to the old gentleman: "The price is not an issue. Please help me make an appointment as soon as possible."
"OK."
In Chen Dongcheng's heart, these two watches must be given to Song Meng and Zhuang Manting.
Not only is it suitable for them to attend the cocktail party, but it also represents Chen Dongcheng’s feelings.
After being reborn, Chen Dongcheng first met the two of them.
In Chen Dongcheng's heart, they will always have a place.
Since Chen Dongcheng purchased four watches at one time, each watch was expensive.
The old gentleman was busy for a long time just filling in the information and issuing the invoice.
In total, the four watches cost Chen Dongcheng a total of 10.25 million.
As for the advantages of buying a watch at the Geneva headquarter, it is probably the free cleaning in the third year, which is more satisfying.
Watches like Patek Philippe are almost as good as new after being cleaned by the main store.
The discount given by the old gentleman is not bad, 5% discount.
Compared with other watch brands, it is definitely pitiful.
However, considering that Chen Dongcheng’s one-time consumption amount was relatively large, Patek Philippe gave this discount out of the perspective of attracting high-quality customers.
And when you buy a watch in Switzerland, you can get a tax refund.
No matter how you calculate it, Chen Dongcheng’s consumption at Patek Philippe has reached tens of millions.
Mr. Chen updated his membership level for Chen Dongcheng.
"My child, congratulations, you have become the most distinguished super VIP of Patek Philippe. Now you can reserve the watch you like."
Chen Dongcheng already had a goal in mind, pointing to the watch king installed in a display cabinet made of explosion-proof glass: "This is the one."
The old gentleman had known about Chen Dongcheng's obsession with his cousin before, so he was not surprised.
He asked again: "Son, I have to tell you that there are only two of this kind of watch in the world.
If you want to make a reservation, you need to wait a year.
To get this watch, you need to pay 2.45 million Swiss francs.”
"I see."
Chen Dongcheng confirmed again and expressed his firm intention to buy.
The old gentleman breathed a sigh of relief: "Then there are no other problems. Please come with me and ask the others to wait a moment."
Wei Ziliang and the others watched Chen Dongcheng and the old gentleman walk into a VIP box.
After a while, a white man in a suit and tie with a beard walked into the box.
For almost an hour, Wei Ziliang and the others saw Chen Dongcheng shaking hands and hugging the bearded white man with a smile on his face.
Make a reservation by credit card and Chen Dongcheng pays in full.
In addition to this 6002, Patek Philippe’s most expensive new watch.
Chen Dongcheng paid the customization fee for the platinum female watch.
A total of 20.7 million was spent, looking at the numbers on the bill.
The long string of zeros stunned Wei Ziliang and the others.
In Yu Jiaci's heart, there was more than just a word of shame.
After staying with Chen Dongcheng for a long time, Yu Jiasi felt that he was just a poor man.
When he took down a piece of blue water ghost and felt complacent.
Chen Dongcheng has quietly spent 18 million to reserve a Patek Philippe watch that only costs two in the world.
Another consumption of 20.7 million yuan made Chen Dongcheng improve a lot in Patek Philippe's super VIP ranking.
What is inhumanity? Wei Ziliang and the others have a clear understanding this time.
Chen Dongcheng always had a smile on his face, which was what made Wei Ziliang and the others most speechless.
Spending more than 30 million yuan to buy a watch, shouldn’t you feel particularly distressed?
Why does this man seem to be making money?
Not just making money, Chen Dongcheng watched as his mood index finally jumped to 100.
That joy could not be hidden no matter what.
After leaving the Patek Philippe Salon, Chen Dongcheng and the others were escorted off by a group of Patek Philippe clerks and got into the Rolls-Royce sent by the hotel.
This trip to Geneva was a successful conclusion.
Chen Dongcheng lost interest in staying in Geneva any longer. He left the tax refund matter to Xie Jingyu and returned to the magical capital from Geneva.
Back in Shanghai, I breathed in the very familiar car exhaust.
Wei Ziliang closed his eyes and sighed: "That's it. I am the successor of communism. Capitalism should not try to corrupt me."
Yu Jiasi curled his lips: "Come on, if Brother Chen hadn't come back, you would probably be too happy to miss Shu."
After a few quarrels, they dispersed.
On Chen Dongcheng's way home, the game also started to settle.
[Player’s travel expenses: 35.45 million]
[Player’s highest mood index: 100, critical hit multiplier is 10 times]
[After settlement is completed, the player’s game step reward is 7.09 million steps]
Make a profit with blood!
Chen Dongcheng was a little lucky, thanks to his quick wit.
Thinking about customizing a watch from Patek Philippe, the cost increased a lot.
Otherwise, you won’t even be able to make back the cost of the travel experience card just by looking at accommodation, food and drinks.
Moreover, the settlement method is steps, which is more in line with Chen Dongcheng's wishes.
A large amount of turnover suddenly increases, making it very difficult to cover.
And if you save some steps, it will become more valuable when you upgrade next time.
Others spend money when traveling, but Chen Dongcheng travels to make money.
The school had already gone on summer vacation, and when Chen Dongcheng had some free time from his busy schedule, he would talk on the phone with the guys in Pengcheng.
The watches are all ready and waiting for the right opportunity to send them out.
The big boss Chen Dongcheng goes out for a leisurely vacation, but his employees don't dare to be idle.
When Qu Ting joined Little Blue Book, many employees of Little Blue Book were shocked.
It’s a long time coming that the enemy’s second-in-command quits his own company.
Qu Ting works vigorously and resolutely, and He Qian is busy setting up a new independent e-commerce company.
The manpower is readily available, and all employees of the previous e-commerce division have moved to the new company.
He Qian gave up his position, and Qu Ting was responsible for the company's daily affairs.
Qu Ting not only has a strong female side, but also a gentle side.
If employees have anything to do with her, as long as they find her, she will do her best to help, and she is very respected and loved by employees.
Zeng Yiming had not seen his boss for a long time and reported to Chen Dongcheng on the recent development of the company.
The development situation of Little Blue Book is very good.
Although there will be no major promotional activities in the future, as the purchasing team has been negotiating cooperation with channel dealers of many brands around the world, the problem of supply has been ensured.
I can’t say that they are all genuine, at least the percentage of fakes is very low. This is the advantage of centralized purchasing.
And as the spun-off e-commerce company further develops and grows, the purchase amount that can be spent will be higher, and the quality of the supply will naturally be guaranteed.
In a Grade A office building in Lujiazui, He Qian took Chen Dongcheng to visit the office area.
The area is about 800 square meters, with a rest area, tea room, and conference room, everything is available.
He Qian smiled gently and modestly: "Dr. Chen, Blue Whale Online Shopping has just been established, and the number of people is currently a bit small.
I have asked the human resources department to recruit online and offline, and it will not take long for all departments of the company to be fully staffed."
"Soldiers are more valuable than finesse, I believe you know that."
Chen Dongcheng sat down, looked at He Qian who hesitated to speak, and asked with a smile: "What, do you want to tell me something?"
"Director Chen, you gave me 10 million US dollars. I am so stressed that I have been suffering from insomnia for the past week."
He Qian smiled bitterly and said: "The gross profit of e-commerce companies is too low, especially if we want to compete with other platforms for customers in the early stage, we will inevitably resort to money-burning subsidies.
You may not see any returns for a long time."
Chen Dongcheng thought what was going on, and comforted him: "I invested in Blue Whale Online Shopping, and I didn't plan to make money in the early stage. After the 10 million U.S. dollars are burned, I will give you 100 million U.S. dollars. After the 100 million U.S. dollars are burned, I will give you 1 billion U.S. dollars.
U.S. dollars.”
He Qian was completely shocked. What did the big boss mean by burning money without a bottom line?
Chen Dongcheng asked: "With one billion U.S. dollars, can you become the number one cross-border e-commerce platform?"
"Definitely, we can occupy the top position in cross-border e-commerce market share without spending a billion dollars."
He Qian felt that the big boss was so supportive. If he couldn't get another first place, he might as well give up his position to avoid being embarrassed.
Chen Dongcheng doesn’t believe that in the small market of cross-border e-commerce, if you continue to burn money like this, you still can’t be the first?
Netyi managed to sell Koala to Ali for US$2 billion.
Chen Dongcheng thought that even if he invested a billion dollars, he would still be able to make a fortune.
Anyway, in the end, Ahri will definitely be willing to take over.
The merger of the first and second cross-border e-commerce platforms will allow Ali to directly become the leading player in this market.
The other players really followed suit and drank the soup, and Ahri definitely couldn't resist the temptation.
He Qian didn't know what Chen Dongcheng was thinking, and was immersed in the joy of receiving huge financial support.
Until Chen Dongcheng left, He Qian's face was glowing, which made the employees marvel.
As soon as Blue Whale Online Shopping was established, it received tens of millions of US dollars in start-up capital, and the investor was Green Lemon Capital, which was wholly owned by Chen Dongcheng.
After staying in Magic City until mid-August, Chen Dongcheng returned to Pengcheng.
The news that Apple CEO Tim Cook visited Sundong Technology attracted a lot of attention.
Apple is one of the top technology companies in the world, and the only thing Sundong Technology can offer is keep.
It can be said that Tim Cook’s decision to come to Sundong Technology in China was beyond everyone’s expectations.
Regardless of Cook's reasons, his identity alone deserves a grand reception from Sundong Technology.
The first time Chen Dongcheng met Tim Cook was of course in reality.
Before his rebirth, Chen Dongcheng was not qualified to communicate face-to-face with a person of Tim Cook's level.
There were reporters following and taking pictures throughout the entire visit. When Chen Dongcheng showed up, many reporters had received instructions from Shangdong Technology and were very cooperative and did not take pictures.
Looking at this old white man in his fifties, he has a slim build and a full head of silver hair.
Chen Dongcheng chatted a few words with Cook in English. Cook was a little surprised that the founder and management of Sundong Technology were so young.
Chen Dongcheng knew that Cook was gay, which was no secret in the industry.
Even when Cook came to China this time, his main purpose was to inspect Didi.
Coming to Shangdong Technology is purely a temporary idea.
When Cook visited, the most excited people were the employees of Sundong Technology.
They were finally able to get up close and personal with this influential figure in the Internet industry.
Cook didn’t come for nothing. He said that in the next quarter, Apple phones will have keep as one of the installed applications by default.
This news made Shangdong Technology overjoyed.
Apple's default installation is excellent news for any Internet company.
In particular, Cook promised that when the international version of keep is launched, he will let the Apple App Store promote it on the homepage for a week.
Chen Dongcheng was a little frightened by such strong praise.
After Cook leaves, go visit Tencent next door.
Chen Dongcheng called Cheng Wei and got the general idea.
One is that Cook learned that Chen Dongcheng was a shareholder of Didi and was somewhat curious about Chen Dongcheng.
Moreover, Keep itself is a popular domestic fitness app with nearly 70 million users, which is enough for Cook to pay a special visit.
Of course, the main reason is that Cook wants to ease relations with China.
Some time ago, Apple's ibook store and itunes store suddenly became inaccessible.
This has led many investors to doubt whether Apple's relationship with China can maintain a relatively good state for a long time.
This kind of doubt is fatal to Apple's stock price.
On the one hand, Apple has continuously stated that it maintains friendly relations with China, and on the other hand, Cook is visiting China.
Visiting some potential unicorn companies, the show of goodwill is very obvious.
After learning the truth about Cook's visit, Chen Dongcheng felt relieved and asked about Didi's recent cash burn.
Cheng Wei's tone was both excited and distressed. Burning it in one day was definitely not a joke.
Especially when Uber entered the country, it was rare for Kuaidi and Didi to reach a consensus.
No matter which company survives to the end, it cannot take advantage of the foreign company Uber.
Kalanick's idea is a good one, grouping three or four elites into a unit.
Being sent to various cities in the country has indeed played a role in spreading the beans and forming troops.
Unfortunately, both Didi and Kuaidi have spread their presence across the country.
In addition, Kalanick is greedy for power and has been reluctant to decide on the CEO of Uber China.
Faced with the efficient and unified money-burning strategies of Didi and Kuaidi, each city is fighting its own battles.
The Chinese taxi-hailing software company is completely different from Kalanick's vision of being vulnerable. Instead, it encountered a strong resistance.
Chen Dongcheng didn't have the strength to follow, so he planned to stand aside and watch the show, waiting for the right opportunity to exit.
Didi is destined to be a bottomless pit that swallows money. Before his rebirth, Chen Dongcheng did not even see Didi go public.
As long as Chen Dongcheng has the right opportunity, he will definitely quit without hesitation.
If you wait until the end, who knows if you can throw the pot away.