Reborn Industrial Tycoon

In the evening, the sky is not completely dark yet.

In front of the White Swan Hotel, there is an endless stream of taxis coming and going, some are sending foreign businessmen back, and some are picking up foreign businessmen.

Ma Dexing walked out of the hotel, walked quickly to the roadside, and went straight to a van. Li Weidong inside immediately opened the door and let Ma Dexing in.

"I have inquired clearly. Hayward just asked for a pot of coffee. He should still be in the room now." Ma Dexing said.

"Okay, let's proceed as planned! Thank you, Translator Jiang!" Li Weidong said to another young man in the van.

Ma Dexing also said: "Xiao Jiang, I have already told the front desk manager that when the time comes, you can go in and take the elevator directly, and go upstairs to find Hayward! Don't mess up the performance."

"Director Ma, Director Li, don't worry. When I was in college, I performed in a skit at the New Year's Day Gala and I was the leading role. There is absolutely no problem!" Jiang Translator said.

"Okay, go and come back quickly." Ma Dexing instructed.

Translator Jiang got out of the van with a sample of the air fryer and went straight to the White Swan Hotel.

At this time, Costo's buyer Hayward was staying in the hotel room, drinking coffee and looking at the sea view outside the window.

It was also Hayward's first time coming to the mainland. He had just checked into the hotel during the day and was still getting used to the jet lag and climate, so he didn't go out.

At this moment, the doorbell rang. Hayward walked to the door and saw a Chinese man in a suit through the peephole, holding a square iron box in his hand and facing the room with a smile on his face.

Door.

"Who is this person? I don't know him!" Hayward opened the door and asked with a vigilant look: "Who are you? What do you want to do?"

When the young man saw Hayward, he immediately said in English: "Mr. Gordon, thank you very much for Wal-Mart ordering 20,000 air fryers from our company. This is the sample you asked for, and I sent it to you!"

"Gordon? Wal-Mart? It seems that this young man sent me to the wrong room. He thought I was Gordon from Wal-Mart!"

Hayward breathed a sigh of relief. He was about to explain that he was not Gordon when he suddenly realized that Gordon had ordered 20,000 units of this product called air fryers.

Hayward looked at the iron box in the young man's hand: "What kind of product is this? It looks like a household appliance. Wal-Mart actually purchased 20,000 units! No, I have to figure this out!"

Thinking of this, Hayward did not dare to open the door. He was afraid that the other party would recognize that it was not Gordon. Then he said to the crack of the door: "Just put the sample at the door."

"Okay, Mr. Gordon, there is also a brochure and instructions here. I also put them at the door!"

The young man put down the air fryer, bowed slightly to Hayward, and then said: "Mr. Gordon, I wish you a pleasant stay, and I'll take my leave now!"

After the young man walked away, Hayward immediately opened the door and took the air fryer, brochure and instructions into the room.

Hayward first opened the brochure and read it carefully.

"The air fryer uses air to replace the hot oil in the frying pan to cook the food... It sounds so high-tech! It can fry French fries, fried chicken nuggets, fried steak, and fried fish. It has quite complete functions.

It is simple to operate, easy to use, takes up little space, and is easy to move. It is very suitable for use in small kitchens. It is easy to clean. When cleaning, you only need to put the pots and pans inside into the dishwasher, or rinse them directly with water. It sounds good.

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Low oil and fat, healthy diet, compared with traditional frying, it reduces 80% of fat, which can effectively reduce obesity and avoid the occurrence of diabetes, heart disease, and high blood pressure."

Seeing this, Hayward sensitively realized that this thing called an air fryer might contain huge business opportunities!

Which country in the world has the most fat people, it is undoubtedly the United States.

The main reason why Americans are obese is their eating habits. Burgers, fried chicken, French fries, donuts, hot dogs, and all kinds of pies, none of them are low-fat and low-calorie.

In the late 1980s, Americans have begun to pay attention to the issue of obesity. Although the United States does not have a health culture like China, products related to physical health will always attract extra attention.

Hayward picked up the manual again, read it carefully, then dialed the front desk number and reported his room number.

A magnetic voice immediately sounded from the phone receiver: "Sir, how can I help you?"

"I want the restaurant to send me some potato chips," Hayward replied.

"Okay sir, do you want fried, boiled, grilled, or other cooking methods?" the front desk said.

"I'm going to give birth!" Hayward said.

The front desk was stunned for a moment before confirming: "Sir, you want raw potato chips, is that right?"

"Eating potato chips raw? How do you eat them? I know that cucumbers can be eaten raw, tomatoes can be eaten raw, cabbage hearts can be eaten raw, and this is the first time I heard that potatoes can also be eaten raw!"

The receptionist complained in his mind, but politely agreed: "Sir, I will notify the kitchen immediately and send the raw potato chips to your room."

"I also need chicken wings and drumsticks," Hayward continued.

"Sir, how do you want to cook it? Chicken drumsticks with sauce are a major feature of our hotel. I suggest you try it." The front desk said.

"I want to give birth," Hayward replied.

"It's raw again!" The receptionist was a little confused. The raw potatoes may be edible, but the raw chicken legs should not be eaten.

"And give me another steak!" Hayward continued.

"How familiar do you want me to be?" The front desk was still very professional.

"We still have to give birth!" Hayward said.

The front desk was stunned again.

"Generally, foreigners eat steak either medium-rare or medium-rare, and very few eat medium-rare. This foreigner is so awesome, he eats it medium-rare! Come on, this foreigner likes to eat it raw!"

Not long after, raw potato chips, raw chicken legs and "rare" steak were delivered to Hayward's room.

Then Hayward followed the instructions and started working.

After a while, Hayward successfully made French fries. Although the fries were a little dry because there was no oil, they were still cooked.

"This thing is really easy to use. No wonder Wal-Mart ordered 20,000 units. In this case, we at Costo cannot lag behind, and we must not let Wal-Mart dominate this type of air fryer!" Hayward thought to himself.

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Translator Jiang returned to the van.

"How are things going?" Ma Dexing asked hurriedly.

"It's done! Translator Jiang nodded, and then said: "I called Hayward Gordon. Not only did he not deny it, he also asked me to put the air fryer at the door."

"Thank you for your hard work, Translator Jiang." Li Weidong stuffed a pack of Chinese cigarettes into Translator Jiang's hand.

After all, Translator Jiang is a public official. If you give him money, he will definitely not accept it, not to mention that Ma Dexing is still in the car.

If you give me a pack of cigarettes, it doesn't matter. In those days, you could get a cigarette to celebrate your wedding. Jiang Translator helped you run some errands and smoked you a few cigarettes. It couldn't be considered a violation of discipline.

Jiang Translator happily put the Chinese cigarette into his pocket. He was usually reluctant to buy such good cigarettes.

Ma Dexing, who was next to him, also acquiesced to this behavior. He directly ignored the Jiang translator and said to Li Weidong: "Director Li, your prediction was really accurate. That Heywood did not explain that he was not Gordon, but instead exploded the air.

The pot was left behind."

Li Weidong explained: "Gordon is from Wal-Mart, and Hayward is from Costo. These two companies are both top retailers in the United States, and they are also competitors with each other. It is very common for these competitors to inquire about each other's information.

Normal things.

Especially in the retail industry, they face consumers directly and sell many seasonal products, so the collection of intelligence is particularly important.

Which products are in high demand and which are in low demand in a certain season; or which products are selling well and which products are not selling well by competitors, these are all information that must be collected.

So I asked Translator Jiang to go over with the air fryer, pretending to be a mistaken person, thinking that Heywood was Gordon, and also deliberately told Gordon that he had purchased 20,000 air fryers. In order to collect money from Wal-Mart, Hayward

The intelligence must be wrong, and Jiang Translator will leave the air fryer behind.

Now, the air fryer samples, advertising brochures and user manuals have all been obtained by Hayward. He will definitely read the brochure carefully and even try out the air fryer himself. In this way, I

It’s like selling the air fryer directly to Hayward.”

Ma Dexing nodded and asked, "What are you going to do next?"

"Just wait!" Li Weidong continued: "Wal-Mart and Costo are competitors. Since Hayward mistakenly thought that Wal-Mart bought 20,000 air fryers, I think Costo will never lag behind Wal-Mart. It is estimated that tomorrow's Canton Fair

, Hayward will come and place the order!”

"But if Hayward and Gordon talk to each other and find out that Gordon didn't buy an air fryer, they'll be in trouble. They are both Americans, so there's no way they can get together over breakfast." Ma Dexing frowned.

said with a frown.

"I just said that Wal-Mart and Costo are competitors. Do you believe what the competitors say?" Li Weidong smiled slightly and continued:

"Even if Gordon told Hayward that Wal-Mart did not buy air fryers, Hayward would not believe it. He would even think that this was false news deliberately released by Wal-Mart in order to monopolize the air fryer market."

"Director Li, you businessmen are very thoughtful." Ma Dexing gave a thumbs up, and then continued: "Although this air fryer did not win an order from Wal-Mart, it did get an order from Costo, so it can be considered a big profit.

Pen."

"I didn't say I wanted to give up the order from Walmart!" Li Weidong smiled slightly and then said, "I still have some backup options at Walmart that I haven't used yet!"