Chapter 259 The little girl has grown up
"Haha, Mr. Fang, it seems that you still don't know enough about us Americans. Freshly ground coffee is a kind of 'slowing down' attitude towards life that we pursue, which is far better than instant coffee."

Damn it, Fang Hexuan felt that he could not communicate with such people. To put it bluntly, what they wanted was a "pastoral" life unique to the industrial and technological era, which was similar to the Chinese state of mind of "picking chrysanthemums under the eastern fence and leisurely seeing the southern mountains".

But the reality is that the pace of life will only get faster and faster in the future, and the most successful business philosophy is to satisfy people's desire to drink a sip of coffee to refresh their minds and replenish their energy while pursuing efficiency.

As a time traveler and investor, Fang Hexuan certainly supports Schultz. The other party is committed to the idea of ​​introducing Italian espresso, which is very suitable for the needs of the modern workplace and fast-paced urban life, and is also conducive to the large-scale expansion of Starbucks stores.

If Starbucks' current management refuses to change, then Baldwin's promise just now would be a complete deception for him as an investor.

Starbucks' current model focuses on the purchase and sales of raw materials such as coffee beans and tea leaves. This is why they were later willing to sell the retail department that only sold coffee drinks to Howard Schultz for US$380 million.

These people have stubborn and muddled minds and cannot see the true value of the coffee market.

Fang Hexuan no longer had any interest in chatting with Baldwin, and he was also glad that he had strongly requested that the two clauses of "priority financing" and "priority acquisition" be included in the equity investment contract.

This is also the reason why Fang Hexuan is willing to spend 680 million US dollars for only 250% of the shares even though the company's valuation is only 33 million US dollars.

He used this concession to get the other party to agree to the two terms he proposed.

I can only say that these people are too short-sighted.

Of course, if the founders cannot foresee the long-term future of the company they founded, then they naturally will not care about some of the conditions proposed by investors that they think are not very important.

Fang Hexuan is just preparing for the future. If Schultz is unable to promote internal reforms of the company after joining Starbucks, he will choose to part ways with the founding management and directly buy Starbucks' retail department (stores selling espresso). As for whether to partner with Schultz to develop and expand Starbucks, it depends on the other party's ideas.

In terms of coffee market and operational management experience, he is definitely far inferior to Howard Schultz. There is no need for him to pretend to be the only one to own Starbucks. Otherwise, it is hard to say whether this coffee brand will achieve future success.

After Fang Hexuan signed the contract, drank champagne, and said what he needed to say, he chose to take a passenger plane to Silicon Valley that day.

In two months, Maple Leaf Computer will officially launch its first personal computer. It would be a lie for this American branch to say that it is not nervous.

Although Maple Leaf Corporation is headquartered in Hong Kong, given that it started from scratch, the real technical solutions were all implemented and solved in the United States. Therefore, Maple Leaf's US branch has a lot of say in new product development, and even the big boss Fang Hexuan has to pay attention to it.

The first press conference in the company's history was held in Silicon Valley. As the home venue, Julian McMillan, president of the American branch, was under a lot of pressure.

Compared to the last time we met, this guy has a lot more white hair.

Julian has been flying frequently to Japan and Japan in the past six months, busy solving various technical problems with suppliers, and can be said to be doing his job conscientiously.

As an emerging industry, the most troublesome thing about personal computers is not technical difficulties, but the confusion of standards. There are too many compatibility issues that need to be considered.

As a start-up company, Maple Leaf's real core competitiveness lies in designing motherboards with technical patents. As for CPUs, systems, etc., it cooperates with Intel and Microsoft.

Frankly speaking, even if Fang Hexuan was a time traveler, the computer company he founded was really mediocre in the beginning. It didn't have the stunningness of Apple nor the foundation of IBM.

But the one who runs first is not necessarily the winner. The one who runs to the end is the winner.

"Julian, I don't understand the technical issues, just tell me what I can do!"

"Boss, there are a lot of people with technical skills in Silicon Valley, but no one except you can become the richest man in the world."

"Haha, when it comes to flattery, you Americans are better than even God!"

"No no no, Boss, God also likes to be flattered."

"Okay, the next two months will depend on you."

"Please rest assured, boss. However, on the day of the press conference, I need your help to invite some big names to the scene to boost momentum." "Haha, that's no problem. How about George Bush?"

"Ahem, the Vice President of the United States?"

"Of course, if you want to ask, I can also ask others for help."

"Haha, it feels good to have a world-class billionaire as my boss!"

"Ha ha."

After spending two days in Silicon Valley and discussing all the preparation details with the management of Maple Leaf USA, he flew east to Boston.

I haven't seen my sister for several months. Now that she is in the United States, Fang Hexuan has to come and see her no matter how busy he is, otherwise he will have trouble explaining to his mother when he returns.

However, Fang Hexuan did not tell Fang Luoyi and her two bodyguards Jiang Ping and Zheng Erniu in advance about coming to Boston this time.

It was just a surprise attack. He didn't believe that his sister would be so obedient. Everyone has a rebellious period.

Sure enough, the more you fear something, the more it will come!
Fang Hexuan saw the most offensive sight he would ever see in his life - Fang Luoyi not only dyed her hair yellow, but also imitated Americans and permed her hair into a fluffy hairstyle, just like a Tibetan Mastiff or a Chow Chow with a big head.

He wanted to turn around and leave; it was really too embarrassing.

However, it was too late. As soon as Fang Luoyi walked out of the teaching building, he saw his brother who was as handsome as ever.

After being stunned for a few seconds, she started shouting excitedly, threw her schoolbag on the ground, and ran straight towards Fang Hexuan.

Driver Fang had no idea what this crazy girl was trying to do, so he quickly took a few steps back and waved to the bodyguards behind him.

When Fang Luoyi was only three or four meters away from him, Fang Hexuan raised his hand to stop her from getting closer, and said:
"Stop, stop, stop, stand still!"

Fang Luoyi actually listened to it. Although she stopped, she couldn't control her excitement.

At this moment, his brother suddenly took out a camera from behind him and took dozens of photos of him.

How could she not understand that her brother was making fun of her?

Fang Luoyi stamped her feet and wanted to turn around angrily, but was stopped by her brother.

"Don't move. If you move, you won't have any living expenses for next month."

When Fang Luoyi heard this, he immediately lost his confidence.

"Jiang Ping, you and Erniu take Fang Luoyi to the nearest barber shop. I don't want to see her golden retriever hair anymore!"

Hearing this, Fang Luoyi felt ashamed and angry, but there was nothing she could do.

Jiang Ping, who had always been serious, was forced to smile.

The Harvard students who passed by them looked back as they walked. They were curious but didn't understand what was going on.

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