One Thousand One Hundred and Seven Know Yourself and the Enemy

Although he also knew that the rich and famous families in the United States were more powerful, but Xiao Feng still didn't quite understand, there was something tricky about it.

"Is Lauren's family really that powerful? How much influence does family politics have on the country of America?"

Xiao Feng still couldn't help asking Pompey, and Pompey shook his head when he heard that.

"You must have never heard of a saying in the United States called 'old-money'."

Xiao Feng shook his head: "I really haven't heard of it!"

"Actually, this word refers to the emerging consortium in the west, and it describes the old family consortium in the east."

"As we all know, when the United States was first established, there were only thirteen states. And almost all the first batch of plutocrats in the United States came from these thirteen states."

"For example, the Morgan and Rockefeller families are entrenched in New York, DuPont is entrenched in North Carolina, and the Boston chaebol is entrenched in Boston."

"These chaebols have existed in the form of families, and even in the first hundred years of the United States, these families have been firmly in control of the economy and policy orientation of the United States."

"Until World War II, the rise of the Los Angeles area. Later, because of the outbreak of emerging technology industries such as Silicon Valley, the influence of these old families was greatly weakened."

"'old-money' has only gradually withdrew from the upper-level political circles in the United States and gradually moved behind the scenes, but in fact their influence has not weakened too much."

"For example, this Thomas. Mr. Lauren is a very influential guy in Washington."

"He is the whip of the Donkey Faction, and he has another nickname, Kingmaker..."

And Xiao Feng was a little confused when he heard it: "Wait, what does this party whip mean?"

"It is the person who brings a faction together."

"You know, whether it's the Elephant Pie or the Donkey Pie, there are actually many branches inside."

"Many people are even in a state of disagreement, and it can even be said that they are enemies of life and death."

"For example, in the donkey faction, there are people with serious political differences like Hillary and Sanders."

"Hillary advocates catering to the big money on Wall Street, while Sanders advocates catering to the 99 percent."

"And Thomas is the guy who can bring it all together."

Once Pompei explained this, Xiao Feng understood.

This is not only something that a peacemaker can do, but also must have status, and authority can overwhelm all parties.

From this point of view, Thomas can be in this position for 30 years, he is definitely not easy.

"As for the Donkey Pie in the Senate, there are more than 30 people who were arranged by Thomas."

When Xiao Feng heard this, he couldn't help but gasp, he could arrange more than thirty senators.

No wonder Pompeo said that Thomas also had a nickname, Kingmaker!

However, the higher the position and weight, the more it shows from another aspect that this Mr. Lauren must have had many shady things.

Xiao Feng didn't believe that there were still saints in this world.

"It seems that we really need to investigate this Thomas Mr. Lauren. But in order not to startle the snake, let's start with that Percy now!"

Xiao Feng rubbed his chin and said, while McKee nodded with a wry smile.

"That's up to you. You know I'm doing a lot of things and it's not convenient to show up."

"They stared at me very closely. Once I was not careful, I was easily caught by them."

"But don't worry, if you have any needs, just call me, and I will try my best to cooperate with you."

Xiao Feng nodded: "Well, I know how to do it."

When it was dark, Xiao Feng bid farewell and left McGee's villa.

I got on the plane and went back to San Francisco, I don't know why.

Although the East Coast is the essence of the country of America, Xiao Feng is uncomfortable in this generation.

It would make him feel much more comfortable to return to San Francisco.

Maybe it's because there aren't as many 'old-money' places on the east coast!

after coming back,

He released the spy team under his hand.

Since a fierce battle is inevitable, we must first know ourselves and the enemy.

The current investigation team composed of clones is all transferred from the Secret Service in Ithaca.

I have carried out several missions in the United States, and they have all completed very well.

The bodies of these modified clones are powerful information collectors.

Eavesdropping on surveillance is a piece of cake for them.

The most important thing is that they can also modify some small monitoring and monitoring devices by themselves.

Miniature electronic candid equipment, infrared imaging equipment and so on.

And even the CIA, which has the most advanced technology at the moment, can't compare with them in terms of equipment and technical means.

The manpower has been distributed, and the next step is to wait for the results.

In the past few days, Xiao Feng has not been idle.

He first went to Little Rock, met with Evans of Juice King, and learned about the recent business situation of Juice King.

"Boss, you don't know, our profit is absolutely booming now..."

Seeing Xiao Feng coming, Evans' eyes turned red.

He was just an entrepreneur before, and he had to make up stories to deceive investors.

But to be honest, he lived in fear, because he was afraid that his Ponzi scheme would be exposed one day.

If people know that the juicer he bought is an IQ harvester, then his company will be ruined.

But who would have thought that the bubble he wove was actually punctured by Xiao Feng.

But what he didn't expect was that Xiao Feng didn't send him to court, but left him and let him continue to be the CEO of this company.

And also pointed out to him a new path for the company's development.

But now he only needs to follow the route planned by Xiao Feng to develop the company.

Now the scale of the company has expanded to a valuation of more than 50 billion US dollars.

As the helm of such a company, how can you not get Evans excited?

You must know that he is only getting such a dead salary now!

"Boss, since we cooperated with Voegelin, our stores have opened all over the United States."

"In the past month, we have been actively expanding and renovating new stores. Now we have opened more than 7,000 branches across the country."

"And the business effect is excellent. Now we can maintain normal operation just by relying on our own profits."

When Evans said this, he was very proud.

You must know that in the United States, as a start-up company, it can open more than 7,000 branches within a year.

And it was able to make a profit that year. Their Juice King chain coffee, but Scorpion Baba is the only one.

"If I keep doing this, I am confident that I will surpass Starbucks next year."

Evans is very bullish on the future of the Juice King coffee chain.

Now the chain coffee of Juice King is really popular in North America.

Because their coffee has two major characteristics, first, it tastes good, and second, it also has certain therapeutic properties.

You see, the guy with esophageal cancer drank their coffee, and his condition was significantly relieved.

Although I don't know if this is an example, but for ordinary people.

Who cares, anyway, as long as it can prevent cancer, they will love it.

So even though Juice King Coffee has opened more than 7,000 stores across the United States, every store is still full every day.

"Now our average daily turnover has reached 90 million yuan, and our net profit is more than 5 million yuan..."

Xiao Feng could only shake his head helplessly when he heard this, the cost of doing business in this country is high.

The average daily gross profit can be more than 90 million, which means that the average daily gross profit of these stores is more than 10,000 US dollars.

But the net profit is only more than five million yuan, which is still the biggest cost of coffee raw materials, all of which are provided by himself.

This can only show that the labor costs and operating costs in the United States are too high.

Of course, the cost of coffee raw materials is accounted for by another company.

This company is established overseas and is the exclusive supplier of Juice King coffee shop...

If this part is added in, the profit will definitely be higher.

But Xiao Feng would not agree, because that would make the United States pay more taxes.

It would be better to be in the Ithaca area because there are no taxes there...

"Boss, I plan to use the money to continue to open more stores in the United States. After all, Starbucks has more than 20,000 stores in the United States."

"We still have too few stores to compete with them."

At this moment, Evans tentatively asked Xiao Feng.

Xiao Feng nodded: "The number of stores in the United States should be controlled at around 10,000, not too many."

On the one hand, it is better than lacking, and on the other hand, it is to leave a way for competitors to survive, so as not to force them to jump over the wall.

Evans also nodded: "I know the boss."

"Also, Vogreens may have corresponding plans to open new stores overseas next year, and you have to keep up with the pace."

"Branch stores will be opened in these countries, as well as in some countries in Europe."

"This gives Juice King a very good opportunity to enter the European market, so don't miss it."

Xiao Feng revealed to Evans the future direction of Voegelin's business, and Evans' eyes immediately lit up when he heard this.

"Really? That would be great!"

Entering the European market with Voegelin is much better than going it alone.

We must know that those conservatives in Europe are very disgusted with foreign new things, especially American food companies.

And if you want to open the chain coffee to Europe, it is challenging to think about it.

Especially France and Italy, it is said that there are places where even Starbucks can't get along.

Evans wants to try to see if his Juice King coffee can make a difference there.

"By the way, the sales of our juicer are booming now, mainly because of the third-generation product you brought."

"We have implemented a dual-channel sales model of offline and online, and the current channels are mainly arranged in the Juice King coffee shop."

"The current sales momentum is very good, tens of thousands of units can be sold every month!"