The arrogance started from Chinatown

Chapter 268 Chinese General Chamber of Commerce

Anna looked at Chen Zhengwei, then at Juan, and thought about it for a while, but still couldn't quite figure out what the two were talking about.

After all, this kind of operation is too far away for her.

With her level of knowledge and vision, she cannot understand these business matters for the time being.

It was not until Juan left that she asked, "What do you mean by asking the scientific research institute to issue a report?"

Chen Zhengwei explained with a smile: "As long as we find an organization to issue a report that taking a bath with coffee can make the skin white and tight, there will definitely be a lot of women taking a bath with coffee...even men will do it!"

"How much coffee can a person drink in a month? The amount of coffee used in a shower is enough for a person to drink for a month!"

"Besides, a pound of coffee only costs a few dozen cents, which is not expensive. Even ordinary housewives can afford it."

"What do you call this? This is called creating market demand!"

Anna opened her mouth slightly for a long time before she understood.

“Can taking a bath with coffee really make your skin fairer and tighter?”

"Is it true... or not? What's important is that the coffee beans are sold out!" Chen Zhengwei said with a smile.

Anna thought about how she was considering taking a coffee bath just now, and she gritted her teeth and wanted to take a bite of Chen Zhengwei.

"fraud!"

"No, this is me helping consumers discover their needs and then meeting their needs!" Chen Zhengwei shook his finger and smiled.

“They even have to say thank you to me!”

After a long while, Anna said a little disappointedly: "Compared to you, I feel like a child!"

"There are more than 200,000 people in San Francisco, and I am the only Mr. Chen!" Chen Zhengwei raised his eyebrows.

Hearing Chen Zhengwei, Anna quickly became happy again: "That's right! After all, there are not many people who can compare to you!"

After dinner, Chen Zhengwei was about to take Anna back to the apartment, but he quickly changed his mind and went back to the office to get the key.

"To Pacific Heights!"

“I remember I still have two houses over there!”

Soon, several carriages arrived at Pacific Heights, and Chen Zhengwei went directly to a detached courtyard, which contained a beautiful two-story brick and stone building with a lawn and a garden.

The original owner of this house was the boss of Wucheng Tobacco Company. Chen Zhengwei felt that the feng shui of this house was good because no one had ever died in it.

So I plan to keep it for myself.

Pushing open the door and walking in, this two-story building covers an area of about 100 square meters, with a total of 300 square meters, and five bedrooms.

The house had been ransacked and valuables were gone, but most of the furniture was still there.

"It's so big here!" Anna exclaimed.

"Do you like it? If you like it, I'll give it to you!" Chen Zhengwei said with a smile.

"Really? What about you?" Anna asked in surprise. She thought Chen Zhengwei would also live here.

But I was soon disappointed.

"I will come to see you often!"

"Forget it, this place is too big for me!" Anna was a little disappointed.

"Fuck, I'm giving you money but you're still so troublesome. People who want it have to line up from here to Auckland!" Chen Zhengwei cursed angrily.

"The house is far less important to me than you!" Anna said, hugging Chen Zhengwei's waist.

"Fuck!" Chen Zhengwei picked her up and carried her to the master bedroom on the second floor. He wanted to try out his new skills!
……

The next day, Anna was still sleeping when Chen Zhengwei got up.

Chen Zhengwei went to the bathroom, then came back and sat in front of the window to think about it. The time was longer than before. Anna could last three rounds before, but now she could only last the first and second half at most.

However, this seemed to be more caused by physical changes. As for the use of the skill "Thousand Hammers", he was not quite sure.

It seems that I will have to challenge my limits tonight to find out.

Chen Zhengwei opened the curtains, and the sunlight shone on Anna's body, making her skin whiter, as if it was filled with a holy light.

The most important thing is the raging waves, which are particularly sacred to Chen Zhengwei.

However, Anna couldn't sleep anymore because the sun was shining on her butt, so she got up soon.

"Why are there still women's clothes?" Anna opened the closet and was stunned when she saw the skirts inside.

"Left by the previous owner. It was the first time I came to this house last night!" Chen Zhengwei said casually.

Anna suddenly realized that the men's clothing inside was indeed not Chen Zhengwei's style.

After changing their clothes, they went to have lunch.

"I'll ask a lawyer to come to you before get off work ends, and you just need to sign then!" Chen Zhengwei said while wiping his mouth after finishing his meal.

The house was worth probably 20,000 yuan, but he didn't buy it himself, so he didn't feel bad about giving it to Anna.

"You can let your family live there! The security there is better!"

Anna's family is a typical middle-class family. Even if Anna's parents work hard all their lives, they may not be able to afford a house like this.

But it's not too awkward to live in.

If it was just an ordinary low-level worker, Chen Zhengwei would not have said this. Even if such a person moved in, he would not fit in with the neighbors around him.

"Okay!" Anna kissed Chen Zhengwei on the face and went to work at the bank.

Chen Zhengwei took a carriage back to Chinatown as he had something else that had been arranged long ago.

Convene a meeting of the presidents of all associations to establish the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce.

He notified the matter before getting married, then got married, then went on vacation, and is only dealing with the matter now.

At the entrance of Ningyang Guild Hall, people from various chambers of commerce are here, and they are all the leading figures of each chamber of commerce.

At this time, no one had entered and they were all waiting at the door.

Even if the passers-by around didn't know what was happening, as long as they saw these people, they knew that something big must have happened.

Especially the Ningyang Guild Hall, the current president of the Ningyang Guild Hall is Mr. Chen! With the arrival of three carriages, everyone immediately knew that Chen Zhengwei was here.

The thugs in the two cars in front and behind got out first and looked around vigilantly, and then Chen Zhengwei's car door opened.

"Mr. Chen!" Everyone bowed.

"Why are you all waiting here? It's like I'm so arrogant!" Chen Zhengwei laughed heartily as he stretched one foot out of the carriage.

"What are you talking about, Mr. Chen? Mr. Chen has done so much for the people in Chinatown. We are all waiting for Mr. Chen here on our own initiative!" Liang Yi Yue from the Zhaoqing Guild Hall spoke immediately.

"President Liang is right. We sincerely want to wait for Mr. Chen here!" Others also spoke up.

"You are too polite. But you are right about one thing. I have indeed done a lot for Chinatown, and I deserve you to wait for me here!" Chen Zhengwei nodded in agreement after getting off the car.

He is not at all modest about this.

Without him, the Chinese Exclusion Act would have been promulgated three years later and would have lasted for more than sixty years.

Moreover, after the Chinese Exclusion Act was repealed, Chinese people had no status here.

It is normal for Chinese people in Chinatown to kowtow to themselves during festivals.

Everyone smiled and said yes, and then their eyes were fixed on the sunglasses on Chen Zhengwei's face.

In previous winters, San Francisco was always cloudy and foggy, and Chen Zhengwei rarely wore sunglasses. Now that the weather is better, he can finally show off his sunglasses.

"The glasses Mr. Chen is wearing are very unique! They must be very expensive!" Liang Yi Yue was the first to notice the highlight.

"You have good taste! It's made from crystal!" Chen Zhengwei patted Liang Yiyue and said with a smile, then he thought that selling sunglasses seemed to be a good business.

Chen Zhengwei finds himself discovering new markets every day.

It's a pity that I don't have enough energy to do it. It seems that I can let the wealthy businessmen in Chinatown do it and I can just invest in it.

With thoughts turning in his mind, Chen Zhengwei exchanged a few words with everyone, then took the lead into the guild hall, came to the largest conference room in the hall and sat down at the top.

After everyone sat down, Chen Zhengwei asked, "Are all the people from the various guilds here?"

"Everyone is here."

"Then I'll just say it directly. You all know about the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce, right?"

“I reiterate once again that the purpose of establishing this chamber of commerce is to build a platform for you and all Chinese businessmen so that you can get out of Chinatown!

In the past, you couldn’t compete with those white people, and the law didn’t allow you to do it!
But that was all in the past. After I came, things were different!

You are in San Francisco now, no one dares to bother you anymore, right?" Chen Zhengwei took out a bottle of Coke from somewhere and inserted a straw into it.

After saying that, he sipped his Coke while waiting for everyone to speak.

"What the president said is true. In the past, those foreigners would cause trouble for us every other day. Even if we did business honestly, we couldn't live in peace. Now those foreigners don't dare to come to Chinatown to cause trouble. We don't have to worry about our own safety when we leave Chinatown!" Lin Yuanshan said immediately.

Others also agreed, this point is indeed beyond doubt. Everyone was grateful to Chen Zhengwei.

This is a case of one man's success bringing prosperity to everyone around him.

Chen Zhengwei now has a great influence in San Francisco. It can be said that no one dares to offend him, and other Chinese people also benefit from it.

"Now that you are no longer being bullied, you must expand your business! This Chinese General Chamber of Commerce is to coordinate all of this. On the one hand, it provides you with assistance, and on the other hand, it prevents you from maliciously competing with each other in order to grab the market. Any conflicts will be resolved within the Chamber of Commerce!"

"We all listen to Mr. Chen!" Everyone spoke up. They had no objection to this.

"So no one objects to the affairs of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce?" Chen Zhengwei said directly.

"This is a great thing. We all trust Mr. Chen. How could we object?" Everyone was very tactful.

"That's good! The Chamber of Commerce has one president and three executive vice presidents! This is America, we don't have a one-man show. Both the president and the vice president must be elected." Chen Zhengwei said, then continued:

"I think I'm very suitable to be the president. Do any of you object?"

"No, no! We all support Mr. Chen!"

"That's it, from now on we'll have elections every two years. This year is the first time, so you guys should elect a vice president first, and then hand the list to me!"

"Let's pool our money together and find a place in Chinatown as the Chamber of Commerce's office. Then we'll find a date to announce it!"

Chen Zhengwei waved his hand.

Originally, this was an extremely important event for Chinese businessmen in the United States.

But it's just a small matter for him.

After finishing his speech, Chen Zhengwei thought for a while and then said to everyone: "After this year's mayoral election, the new mayor will take office and will lift some restrictions on Chinese people."

"Including some business scopes, businesses that you were not allowed to do before, you can do them in the future!"

"You can make some preparations in advance."

"Mr. Chen, is this true?" Everyone was shocked. The impact of this incident on them was no less than that on the China General Chamber of Commerce.

You should know that many industries in San Francisco do not allow Chinese people to participate.

What the Chinese could do were basic industries like lumber mills, leather shoe factories, shirt factories or small food processing factories. Therefore, in a small Chinatown there were seven or eight leather shoe factories and five or six shirt factories.

Because other industries don't allow you to do it.

Even for Chinese laundries, the city government almost introduced legal restrictions.

The factories run by Chinese people also have very low profits, as all the profits are taken away by upstream and downstream companies.

In addition, Chinese people are not allowed to buy or rent real estate outside of Chinatown.

So far, only Chen Zhengwei has broken this limit.

Even though Chen Zhengwei now owns a cigarette factory, an iron factory, a newspaper, a freight company, and a warehousing company, it is because these are all done by Chen Zhengwei.

Moreover, he registered businesses like the newspaper, the ironworks, and the farms he bought under other people's names.

So you can imagine the shock others felt when they heard about this.

"Do you know why my dog bites whoever I tell it to bite?"

"Because I raised him!"

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(End of this chapter)