The arrogance started from Chinatown

Chapter 269 They Should Be Worried About Offending Me
The affairs of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce were handed over to the people in those guilds, and soon the list of vice presidents came out.

Lin Yuanshan, vice president of Ningyang Guild Hall, Liang Yiyue, president of Zhaoqing Guild Hall, and Zhang Yanji, president of Sanyi Guild Hall.

Although Lin Yuanshan was the vice president in title, he was actually the president, after all, Chen Zhengwei rarely took charge of things. And with him around, it was easier to communicate with Chen Zhengwei.

So Lin Yuanshan was elected as the vice president.

After all, these wealthy businessmen in Chinatown are still afraid of Chen Zhengwei.

It was easy to raise funds to buy a house as the headquarters of the guild. This time, everyone was not stingy. In just one day, they raised 10,000 yuan and bought a two-story building on Duban Street as the headquarters of the Chamber of Commerce.

In the evening, several vice presidents came to the club to find Chen Zhengwei. This is the easiest time to find Chen Zhengwei.

Actually, this was their first time coming to this club. Chen Zhengwei did not notify them when it opened.

Moreover, this club is mainly for foreigners. Besides being a den of money, it is also a social venue. They can't even speak English well, so naturally they won't come here.

"You guys wait here for Brother Wei!" Lin Rongcheng learned the purpose of their visit and asked them to wait on the sofa nearby.

A few people sat there and looked around. They saw that the walls and floors of the club were covered with solid wood. The lights on the first floor were dim. Some well-dressed men and women sat at the table and chatted in low voices. The air was filled with a faint scent of incense.

It was still early at this time and there was no band on the stage, but the piano in the corner was emitting melodious music.

Several vice presidents felt like they were Liu Laolao entering the Grand View Garden.

Especially the guests here, they are obviously rich people.

“It’s a great place indeed!”

“I heard that it cost four or five hundred thousand here!”

Several people whispered, and then made clicking sounds.

Four or five hundred thousand, the combined wealth of all of them can't even make up half of it.

The one who was most deeply touched was Lin Yuanshan.

When he first met Chen Zhengwei, although Chen Zhengwei was dressed respectably, he had a violent aura and looked like a desperado.

At that time, he came to me just to take over Huang Baoru's family business.

At that time, he had only been in Chinatown for about ten days.

Then, within a few months, he has reached the point where the foreigners in San Francisco call him Mr. Chen when they see him.

After waiting for a while, they saw Chen Zhengwei coming from the stairs.

"Juan! Good evening! Your girlfriend is very beautiful. If she has a sister, please introduce her to me!"

"Good evening, Chen!" Juan raised his glass and gestured to Chen Zhengwei.

"James, I didn't expect you to be here. You look well. Your friend looks familiar... I think I've seen him at a Republican banquet?"

"Good evening, Mr. Chen, I'm Frank, Frank Nash! San Francisco Examiner..." The man opposite James stood up and said helplessly.

Chen Zhengwei suddenly remembered that the old guy's son had a grudge against him, and he was planning to send his whole family to swim.

Then he exchanged 30% of the newspaper's shares for his forgiveness.

After all, he is still his partner!
"Hahaha, just a joke! Frank, how is your son?" Chen Zhengwei patted Frank's shoulder and said with a smile.

"Thank you for your concern, Mr. Chen. I have sent him to the countryside. I will only allow him to come back when he gets rid of those bad habits!" Frank Nash said respectfully.

"Young people need some training! If you don't educate them well, society will teach them a bigger lesson!" Chen Zhengwei smiled, then said goodbye to the two of them.

After greeting some familiar guests along the way, Chen Zhengwei came to sit down on the sofa with Lin Yuanshan and others.

"Mr. Chen!"

Chen Zhengwei nodded, glanced at the table, and waved to the waiter beside him.

"boss!"

"Why is there nothing on their tables?" Chen Zhengwei pointed at the desks of several people.

Guests on the first floor are given a glass of warm water when they come in.

"Boss, I just delivered something and just came back..." said the waiter in panic.

"Then who was here just now? Call the supervisor over!" Chen Zhengwei said with a stern look.

"Mr. Chen, it's just a small matter!" Liang Yi Yue and others hurriedly tried to smooth things over.

"So that's why you are doing so badly!" Chen Zhengwei glanced at a few people with a fierce look in his eyes, which made them silent immediately.

Until Lin Rongcheng came over.

"Brother Wei, what happened?"

Chen Zhengwei reached out and knocked on the table. "You're still asking me what happened?"

Lin Rongcheng knew what the problem was at a glance: "Brother Wei, I got it. I will have the waiter who was here just now fired!"

"Don't let it happen next time! If they don't remember, I'll make an example of them and break their legs to teach them a lesson!" Chen Zhengwei said with a cold face.

"There definitely won't be any!" Lin Rongcheng said immediately.

Chen Zhengwei then waved his hand to let him leave and looked at the other people.

"Here, every guest must have a cup of warm water after sitting down... You don't have one, which means someone is doing something wrong! That's putting it mildly." Chen Zhengwei said directly.

"To put it in a broader sense, I am Chinese, and you are also Chinese. You are sitting here without anyone serving you water. Do they look down on you or me?"

"The president is right, rules are rules. We didn't expect this, thank you for your lesson! Otherwise, how could the president's business be so big!" Lin Yuanshan bowed quickly.

"Do you know what I hate most about you?" Chen Zhengwei glanced at them, took out a cigarette box from his pocket and put it on the table, then took a cigarette and lit it up before continuing:
"I hate it most when you make a big deal out of a small matter and a small matter out of nothing. If you can just let everything go, what's the point of having rules? What's the point of having laws?"

"No wonder others think you are easy to bully!"

A few people smiled bitterly. After all, they were businessmen who believed in making money through harmony. They were different from Chen Zhengwei.

And they don’t have the confidence like Chen Zhengwei.

When Chen Zhengwei got angry and had conflicts with others, it was Chen Zhengwei who beat others to death.

If they lost their temper and got into conflict with others, they would be beaten to death.

Seeing them like this, Chen Zhengwei knew that it was useless for him to say anything.

These people have been too cautious all their lives, but their lives are wasted!
"Has the Chamber of Commerce completed the preliminary preparations?" Chen Zhengwei asked.

"We already have an office for the association. Next we need to recruit members. We are undecided and would like to ask Mr. Chen to come up with a charter."

"There are two types of members, one is the selected member and the other is the ordinary member. Now that the Chamber of Commerce has just started, the president and vice president of each guild will directly become the selected members. If others want to join, they must be recommended by a selected member. Each selected member can recommend one person."

"Starting next year, new members must be recommended by two selected members, or one selected member plus three ordinary members!"

"Similarly, each person can only recommend one person to join the association each year!"

"As for the admission criteria, they must be influential Chinese businessmen in the Chinese community and in San Francisco! This year the criteria is lower, as long as the assets reach 20,000 US dollars. This year is the easiest to join, and the threshold will be higher and higher after next year!" "And ordinary members who want to become selected members must be recommended by the president and vice president, and must have great social influence in the Chinese community and the place where they are located, or have made certain contributions to the Chinese and the Chamber of Commerce."

"In addition, ordinary members pay $500 in annual dues, and selected members pay $1000 in annual dues, which are used to pay salaries to ordinary staff of the Chamber of Commerce and for the operation of the Chamber of Commerce!"

"In addition, Chinese businessmen who want to expand their industries can apply for loans from the Chamber of Commerce with a monthly interest rate of 3%. However, the Chamber of Commerce needs to send someone to conduct an investigation!"

Chen Zhengwei spoke while smoking, while Lin Yuanshan took notes quickly with a pen.

There must be a threshold for joining the association, and this threshold needs to be high so that members will consciously safeguard the interests of the chamber of commerce.

"Remember, the purpose of establishing this Chinese General Chamber of Commerce is to enable Chinese businessmen to help each other and help Chinese businessmen who join the chamber to obtain better development opportunities!"

"If anyone damages the Chamber of Commerce's image, they will be fired after an internal vote!"

"Also, I have a business recently and I'm looking for someone to cooperate with. You can talk to other people about it!"

"Mr. Chen, what business is this?" The other people were immediately cheered up after hearing this.

"Food processing factory! The main purpose is to increase employment. After all, there are a lot of Chinese people coming to Chinatown these days, and we have to find some work for them.

First, I will make canned vegetables and fruits, dried preserved fruits, etc. I will have people sell them at the port. Even if the profit is not high, sales should not be a problem. These are what the crew members need most!"

The business that Chen Zhengwei mentioned surprised several people. After all, Chen Zhengwei always liked to do those highly profitable businesses and then obtain a monopoly position through violent means.

Food processing doesn't seem like something Chen Zhengwei can do.

But as he said, this business is purely for creating jobs so that the Chinese who have just arrived in Chinatown can have work to do.

"Mr. Chen has good intentions!" several people said.

"I have also bought a lot of farms recently, covering about dozens of square kilometers, which can provide large quantities of vegetables and fruits at low prices," said Chen Zhengwei.

"So many?" The three of them were a little envious. Buying land and farming is almost ingrained in the Chinese people's bones.

However, San Francisco does not allow Chinese people to buy land, let alone buy so many farms.

"That's not enough! I plan to buy half of California!" Chen Zhengwei said with a smile.

"If that's the case, I can do this business without asking anyone else! Mr. Chen provides the source of goods and sales channels, and I will invest the money to build the factory!" Liang Yi Yue said immediately.

"How much can you take?" Chen Zhengwei raised his eyebrows.

"Thirty thousand dollars! If it's not enough, I will go out and borrow money to make this business happen!" Liang Yi Yue said decisively. He bet that Chen Zhengwei would not cheat him and would definitely make him make money.

"Almost, let's do it first! I'll take half of the shares and leave half for you. You can find some foreigners and let them try it to see what flavors they like!" Chen Zhengwei said.

The canning factory relies entirely on manual processing of ingredients, manual filling, manual packaging, and then heat sterilization.

This is a labor-intensive industry with little technical content and little investment. It mainly consists of factory buildings and workers' wages.

"There aren't many places in Chinatown. You can find the factory on the south side of Market Street. Go find Xiucai and ask him to send someone to help you."

Zhang Yanji from Sanyi Guild Hall looked at Liang Yi Yue with some envy. He also wanted to speak just now, but was beaten to it by Liang Yi Yue.

"Okay, that's it. You guys take care of the rest, and when the Chamber of Commerce is launched, just let me know to go cut the ribbon!"

"You should learn English well in the future. How can you do business with foreigners if you don't even know English? My men all know to learn English well, otherwise they will chop the wrong people!"

After Chen Zhengwei finished speaking, he stood up and left.

Long after they left, Lin Yuanshan sighed, "It's really different!"

"What's the difference?" Zhang Yanji asked.

"The pattern is different!" Liang Yi Yue said.

Lin Yuanshan and Liang Yiyue looked at each other and smiled.

Compared with Chen Zhengwei, I have really lived in vain at my age.

Not only is he ruthless and fierce, but his brains and vision are also unmatched by ordinary people.

Otherwise, how could he be in this position today?

……

Later, future mayor James Audis found Chen Zhengwei with a smile on his face.

"Mr. Chen, I did it these days, I convinced them!"

"Have you dealt with all fifteen people?" Chen Zhengwei asked.

"Yes!" James nodded vigorously. As a political newcomer, fifteen people have agreed to support him, which is a huge achievement for him.

Of course, it is also inseparable from the 50,000 US dollars funded by Chen Zhengwei and Chen Zhengwei's reputation.

Now many people know that Chen Zhengwei supports him.

This is also very important.

After all, no one will do something that has no chance of success.

Chen Zhengwei's support is a very important bargaining chip, especially for those who know Chen Zhengwei.

"It seems that you have taken a big step towards success!" Chen Zhengwei stood up and walked to the wine cabinet, took out a bottle of whiskey and handed it to James.

James opened the bottle of wine and poured a glass for Chen Zhengwei and himself.

"It's still a little early, but congratulations!" Chen Zhengwei picked up the wine glass and clinked it lightly with James.

"Thank you, Mr. Chen! I couldn't have done it without you!" James was very humble.

"Of course! This is our common victory!" Chen Zhengwei smiled: "As for the rest of the people, I will take care of them for you!"

James took out a list of fifty-six people with voting rights within the Republican Party, fifteen of whom had already been marked.

On this list, each person’s name is marked with their identity, industry, and hobbies, even some people like to collect matchboxes.

Some people's support targets are also marked, such as Evan Scott, a shareholder of United Steel Works, who supports banker William Alvaro Arlette.

Chen Zhengwei took a quick look and found that more than 20 people tended to support William Arlette.

There are more than a dozen people who support Miles!
Including those who support James, it means that almost everyone now has a clear intention of support.

There are only three people who have no intention at the moment, one of whom is Leland Stanford.

The other two also have very high status and are not people James can approach.

Chen Zhengwei looked at the list. There was still a month before the candidates were selected, and he had to deal with fourteen candidates within this month.

That means trying to steal Miles and William's girls, which is bound to offend these two people.

But Chen Zhengwei didn't care at all.

Those two people should be worried about offending him!

(End of this chapter)