American Fortune Life
Chapter 1398: Everything in Hand
Seattle.
After the rain, there are still some clouds in the blue sky, but due to the low water vapour in the cloud, it is the white cloud that shows. The white clouds adorn the blue sky, adding a little poetry to this rainy winter.
“ I have always wanted to create and promote a new industry line that aims to provide coffee lovers with a "full-sensory coffee environment," and if the bakery is Disneyland in the coffee industry, then Disney Toy Boutiques are the preferred stores scattered among ordinary stores around the world. ”
Andy with his sunglasses, with a slight smile on his face, listened to Howard Schultz next to him and strolled down a street near the first Starbucks store in Parker Market, where he had just arrived the day before.
More than a dozen bodyguards have formed a protective circle around Andy, blocking the neighborhood's journalists and watching the lively passers-by taking pictures with their phones from approaching the safety atmosphere.
Buzz--
Listen to Howard constantly articulate his inner thoughts, such as Andy, who was introduced to him by several Janes pointing to the surroundings, taking out a phone that buzzed twice from his trouser pocket, unlocking it and clicking on his wasp, seeing the message, he couldn't help but faintly stunned, quickly smashing his lips a few times and showing a happy and satisfied smile on his face.
Looking at the photograph sent by Han Caiying, Han Jia was wearing a white silk nightdress, her skin was white and her hair was slightly curly. Although she was asleep, she still appeared gentle and sophisticated. The side face value can kill, the outline is clear, and the five officials' JING is more attentive.
This is the doll herself. Aesthetics are beautiful! One could say that she is one of the women of her dreams.
Especially the mole on the nose. Instead of affecting her beauty in the slightest, it adds a touch of playfulness, presumably because of her superb temperament, so the flaws are insignificant, rather than flavorful.
xing sensation and purity, they are perfectly combined in Han Jia people. Especially that mature woman with more charm.
Just looking at the skinny figure and the curves on the upper circumference, but with the beauty of this face, earning a wo is just the right thing to do, giving people an incredibly soft feeling that Andy can't wait to hold in his arms for a good pity.
“Amazing and perfect!” Andy couldn't help but be stunned and sighed in his heart. I really look forward to it. Soon, I will be able to enjoy this beauty with all my heart. This fantastic beauty will naturally not be able to put it back in the stick country, or it will only be perfect if I stay with her often.
When Andy took out his phone to check it out, Howard Schultz stopped talking and waited until Andy's smile grew brighter and he put his phone in his pocket before pointing him to his destination.
“This is the Volvo car dealership with an area of 15,000 square feet. If you turn this into a whole new space for Starbucks.
My idea is to move the beans from baking to the final extraction of the coffee drink here. You can even hear the beans slip through the overhead pipe into the coffee bar.
This is definitely going to be another tourist punch in Seattle, and people are going to admire it... ”
Andy looked at the Volvo car dealership and smiled at Howard Schultz. “It's a nice place. Do you have any information on the house? ”
“This property belongs to a real estate trust called Autres, which I liked last year, with a combined market price of about 6 million based on ROI, net cash income, etc., although commercial real estate prices have declined by more than 16 per cent and are currently in need of about $5 million.
It's just that the other party and the Volvo dealer have a four-year lease and the other party is not prepared to sell it. ”
When I heard Howard say it, Andy just smiled, and there was nothing in the world that wasn't for sale, nothing but dollars.
More than 1,300 square meters of shops, more than $5 million, are not expensive, but the price on Seattle's side is less serious than the real estate bubble-busted BO.
“Come on, let's go back, let's get someone to work out the exact price, we're talking to this real estate trust company, the bakery proposal, and I support you. ”
Andy turned around and Schultz walked towards the motorcade parked on the side of the road, speaking softly.
“We cannot concede the opportunities in the coffee market to other boutique coffee delegates in the third wave. We should lay out our premium product line with Starbucks in advance and relaunch our business strategy in the boutique coffee sector, which is also Starbucks' future. ”
Howard Schultz smiled on his face, and the more he looked at Andy, the younger chairman, the more he felt in agreement.
To be honest, Howard, while he recognized Andy Smith's business talent and admired Andy for his ability to join Starbucks, his ability to occupy the chairmanship, and his helplessness and admiration, said he really didn't like how much the chairman focused and researched Starbucks and the coffee industry, and he was most afraid to lead the outside world, and he was blindly directing.
But now, it seems that everything is too much of a concern, not only not to command blindly, but also to be very intelligent. When he speaks of the third wave of coffee, Howard Schultz knows that the young chairman in front of him has done a lot of homework and knowledge reserves. I don't understand. As long as he is willing to learn, it is no coincidence that anyone succeeds!
Andy sits in the chairman's office at Starbucks headquarters, looking at the documents in his hand, opposite the new Starbucks CFO, Olin Smith.
“$5.2 million...” Andy frowned slightly, knocking his fingers randomly on the desktop, then looked up to Olin and said, "Make an appointment and we'll pay a visit in the afternoon! ”
“Understood, Chairman.” Olyn Smith replied without hesitation.
“Oh, well, are you used to living here?” Andy looked at his cousin next to the Smith family and asked with a smile.
“Not bad, it's a nice climate, better than Texas, Hannah loves it here.” Olyn Smith smiled slightly without the rigour and ease of voice of the former office.
“That's good, there's no way. Starbucks is a listed company that has been acquired. The key is that I haven't acquired more than 50% of my shares. Although I've been buying them, I've been in a rebound lately. Repurchase progress is slow. I need you to help me buy some back from some store managers and employees. Financially, I can only use my own people.” Andy picked up the coffee and laughed as he drank.
“Actually, I kind of like this job right now, and my old days at the accounting firm were boring, though.” Olympic Smith is really impressed with his cousin and, of course, has felt sorry for him before. After all, everyone thinks he's obsolete, but when we meet again, he's grown to the point where he can only look up to himself, and he's sincerely impressed, not as jealous as some people.
He was also very surprised and stunned when he suddenly received a call from Old Smith telling him that Andy needed him. You know, since Andy's rise, a lot of people in the family wanted to follow suit. Unfortunately, Andy ignored even the manager, especially those who had laughed at Andy at his family gathering during the Andy Decadence period, and so far, just one of Justin Smith, who had a good relationship with Andy, had walked into his peripheral team.
He was able to be seen by Andy, mainly because he was honest, sincere, and never ridiculed Andy, and Olin knew that he didn't offend Andy was the main reason he was chosen.
“Was this purchase made in the name of Starbucks or your real estate trust? ”
When Andy heard Olin's question, he put down his coffee cup and frowned, “Which one do you think would be better? ”
“Real estate trusts, then sign a 10- to 15-year lease with Starbucks, which is the best value for money, both against inflationary risk and for reasonable tax avoidance.” Olin shrugged, suggesting.
“Oh, that's it!” Andy nodded satisfied with a smile.
“The key depends on whether they sell it or not. ”
“Don't worry, I'll convince them!” Andy's mouth curled and his eyes swept with confidence.