Seattle.

After the rain is fine, there are still some clouds in the blue sky, but because there is less water vapor in the clouds, the white clouds are displayed. Blossoming white clouds dot the blue sky, adding a bit of poetry to the winter after the rain.

"... I have always wanted to create and promote a new industry line, with the goal of providing coffee enthusiasts with a" full sensory coffee environment ". If the roasting workshop is a Disneyland in the coffee industry, it will be scattered in ordinary stores around the world The Zhenxuan store in China is a Disney toy store. "

The corner of Andy with sunglasses slightly tilted, with a faint smile, listening to Howard Schultz's narration beside him, while strolling on a street near the first Starbucks store in the Pike Market just the day before.

More than a dozen bodyguards faced with a grim face and formed a protective circle with Andy as the center, blocking reporters and passersby who were watching the bustling taking pictures with their mobile phones near the safe atmosphere.

Buzz

Listening to Howard's constant elaboration of his inner thoughts, such as Andy, who pointed to the surrounding environment and introduced him to him, took out the phone that buzzed twice from his trouser pocket, opened his own Watts, and saw the content of the message. She couldn't help but stunned her lips a few moments, and a happy smile appeared on her face.

Looking at the photos sent by Han Caiying, Han Jiaren was wearing a white silk nightdress, with fair skin and slightly curly hair. Although she was asleep, she still seemed gentle and dignified. The face value on the face can kill people, the outline is clear, and the facial features are exquisite.

This is the doll herself, and the aesthetics is no longer beautiful. It can be said that she is one of the women she wants in her dreams.

Especially the mole on the nose. It does not affect her beauty at all, but adds a touch of playfulness, presumably because her temperament is too outstanding, so the defects are insignificant, but instead have a flavor.

The sense of xing and purity are perfectly combined in Han Jiaren. Especially the charm of that mature woman adds charm.

I just looked at the slender figure and the curve of the upper circumference, but with the beauty of this face, Yingying was just right, giving a soft and incomparable feeling, making Andy can't wait to hold her in his arms. Have a good pity.

"Amazing and perfect!" Andy was sighed in the heart by the stunning can't help, really looking forward to it, and it won't be long before she can enjoy this beauty herself. This kind of beautiful beauty cannot naturally be put on display. Back to Bangziguo, it is perfect to stay around and play often.

After seeing Andy take out his mobile phone to check, Howard Schultz stopped talking, and waited until Andy put his mobile phone in his pocket with a brighter smile, Howard continued to point to the destination of the trip.

"Here it is, a 150,000-square-foot Volvo car dealership. If you turn this into a new experience space for Starbucks.

My idea is to move the coffee beans here from the roasting to the final extraction of the coffee drink. You can even hear the sound of coffee beans slipping into the coffee bar through a pipe overhead.

This will definitely become another check-in location for tourists in Seattle.

Andy smiled at this Volvo car dealership, and smiled at Howard Schultz: "The place is not bad. Do you know the details of the house?"

"The property here belongs to an outlet called Real Estate Trust. Last year, I was optimistic about this place. The market price based on the return on investment and net cash income is about 6 million, but the price of commercial real estate has fallen by more than 16 %, Currently costing about $ 5 million.

It's just that the other party has a four-year lease contract with this Volvo dealer, and the other party has no plans to sell. "

After hearing Howard's words, Andy just smiled slightly. There is no such thing as non-selling goods in the world. If they are not sold, the dollar is not in place.

For more than 1,300 square meters of shops, more than $ 5 million is not expensive, but the price of Seattle's real estate bubble is not so serious.

"Let's go back first and let people figure out the specific price first. We're talking to this real estate trust company. The bakery's proposal, I support you."

Andy turned around and Schultz walked towards the convoy parked on the side of the road, speaking quietly.

"We can't give up the opportunity in the coffee market to other specialty coffee representatives in the third wave of coffee. We should early lay out high-end product lines selected by Starbucks and re-launch commercial strategies in the field of specialty coffee. This is also the future of Starbucks. . "

Howard Schultz had a smile on his face, and the look of Andy, the young chairman, became more and more full of identity.

To tell the truth, although Howard highly recognized Andy Smith's business talents, he was helpless and admired that Andy could take over the position of Starbucks, occupy the position of chairman with strength, but to say that the chairman was impressed with Starbucks and coffee. How much focus and research he has, he really is not optimistic, what he is most afraid of is the lay leader and the blind command.

But now, it seems that everything has been taken into consideration, not only will he not blindly direct, but also has a lot of discretion. When he talked about the word of the third coffee wave, Howard Schultz knew that the young chairman in front of himself did After a lot of homework and knowledge reserve, it does n’t matter if you do n’t understand. As long as you are willing to learn, surely, no one ’s success is accidental!

In the chairman's office at Starbucks headquarters, Andy sat in the boss's chair, looking at the documents in his hand, and opposite him was the new Starbucks chief financial officer Olin Smith.

"$ 5.2 million ..." Andy frowned slightly, tapping his fingers randomly on the desk, then looked up and said to Olin: "Make an appointment with the other party, and we will come directly to visit in the afternoon!"

"Understand, Chairman." Olin Smith replied without hesitation.

"Oh, how's it, are you still used to living here?" Andy looked at his cousin next to the Smith family and asked with a smile.

"It's not bad. The climate here is very good. It's stronger than Texas. Hannah likes it here." Olin Smith smiled slightly, without the rigorousness of the previous official business, said easily.

"That's good. There is no way. After all, Starbucks is a listed company acquired. The key is that the shares in my hands have not exceeded 50%. Although I have been acquiring, I have been in a rebound period recently. The repurchase progress is slow. You help me buy back some from the store managers and employees. In terms of finance, I can only use my own people. "Andy took up the coffee and laughed while drinking.

"Actually, I really like this job. Although the days in the accounting firm were boring." Olin Smith really admires his cousin now, of course, he also felt for him before. It's a pity, after all, everyone thought he was dead, but when he met again, he had grown to the point where these people can only look up. He was really admired, not as jealous as some people.

For the sudden call from Old Smith, tell him that when Andy needed him, he was also very surprised and shocked. You know, since Andy's rise again, many people in the family want to follow the light. Unfortunately, Andy ignores it, especially those who have laughed at Andy during the family meeting of Andy's fallen period, it is even more depressing. So far, there is also Justin Smith, who has a good relationship with Andy. , And walked into his peripheral team with himself.

The reason why Olin Smith can be seen by Andy is not only because of his own ability, but also because of honesty, sincerity, and never mocking Andy. Olin also knows that I am not offending Andy. The main reason for being selected.

"This commercial real estate purchase is in the name of Starbucks or your real estate trust?"

After hearing Olin's question, Andy lowered the coffee cup and asked, "Which one do you think is more suitable?"

"Real estate trust, when signing a lease contract with Starbucks for 10 to 15 years, it is the most cost-effective way to combat inflation risks and reasonable tax avoidance." Olin groaned and suggested.

"Oh, that's it!" Andy nodded with satisfaction.

"The key depends on whether the other party will be sold."

"Rest assured, I'll convince them!" Andy said with raised lips, his eyes glowing with confidence.