Uncle Sam didn't continue talking nonsense, and went straight to the point: "Yang, I am also very optimistic about the development of your Carrefour supermarket. Next, Wal-Mart is going to enter the overseas market. Asia is the most populous region in the world, and now Asia With the country's economic growth rate, the Asian market will inevitably become more prosperous in the future.

The retail industry is a very large market, and it is impossible for one or two of our companies to monopolize it. I think you should hold a lot of Wal-Mart shares now. Do you think there is any chance for our two companies to cooperate further? "

Yang Chen frowned and said: "Mr. Sam, you should understand that now my Carrefour supermarket is not a listed company."

Uncle Sam waved his hand and said, "Whether Carrefour is a listed company or not doesn't affect the cooperative relationship between our two companies."

Seeing that Uncle Sam wasn't joking, Yang Chen immediately became serious, and asked, "Then I don't know which aspect Mr. Sam wants us to cooperate with?"

Uncle Sam didn't hesitate, and said bluntly: "I hope that our two companies can cooperate in all aspects."

"All-round cooperation?" Yang Chen was really stunned at this moment, he didn't expect that the other party would propose all-round cooperation.

Since ancient times, there has been a Chinese saying, 'A peer is an enemy'. Under normal circumstances, when you meet your peers, it is normal for everyone to compete with each other to tear you down.

Even if they are a little bit more friendly, and they don't compete maliciously, they are still the kind who don't communicate with each other forever.

Cooperation is based on a win-win situation, and only when there is a trend of interest can both parties work together.

But Carrefour and Wal-Mart, do they have a basis for cooperation?

The market determines that they only have a competitive relationship. Although cooperation cannot be said to be [-]% impossible, there will never be so-called all-round cooperation.

Not sure what Uncle Sam wants to do, Yang Chen didn't speak, and quietly waited for the next sentence.

"I think you will not be willing to stick to only one market in Asia. If Carrefour wants to develop, it must enter the European and American markets in the future. The retail market is huge. This is not something that one or two companies can monopolize..."

"We don't necessarily have to become competitors. I think it is more beneficial to join forces than to compete with each other."

"After all, money is endless."

After listening to Uncle Sam's analysis, Yang Chen felt a little bit moved. Carrefour's development model was completely copied from Wal-Mart. The two companies' systems are exactly the same.

However, not all of the two companies are the same. For example, the things sold by the two companies are very different. The things sold by the two companies have different origins, different prices, different varieties, and so on.

Ordinary people in Europe and the United States have no resistance to cheap Asian products. This has been proved by the flow of high-quality and cheap Chinese products to the world in later generations.

In the same way, Asian countries that are gradually becoming rich, their people began to pursue high-priced goods in Europe and America after they became rich, especially those famous brand products in Europe and America, which made many people unable to resist the temptation.

Through these, Yang Chen thought of the two giant instant noodle companies, Uni-President and Master Kong. The two have been in love with each other for many years, and finally evolved into a situation where there is me in you, and you in me, and neither can be separated.

Every time a foreign force enters the instant noodle industry, the two companies will not boycott the third party, but the two parties will do it first, and once the two giants do it, basically there will be no third party.

Chapter 844 Win-win Cooperation

Unlike a few decades later, when the Internet is everywhere and trade is globalized, it is very difficult to circulate goods from various countries, especially to sell abroad.

In the era without e-commerce, the globalization of commodities, especially small commodities related to retail, is not to mention.

Due to various problems such as cost, it is difficult for small commodities to find export channels. Even if they can find them, most of them will retreat conservatively in the face of huge risks.

However, those small commodities are the things that are most popular with the public. Once Carrefour and Wal-Mart join forces, with the huge demand of both parties, the risk that suppliers need to bear will be small.

As for the supply channel, if this problem can be solved well and the two parties can share it, this is definitely a good thing.

"Mr. Sam, as far as I know, the retail market in the United States is now becoming saturated. Even with the help of Wal-Mart, my Carrefour will find it difficult to open up in the United States in the future."

This is Yang Chen's conclusion after studying the US retail market in many ways. His Donghua Group may be able to flow products into the US market.

However, Carrefour, facing the pressure of many supermarkets in the United States and the existence of Wal-Mart, may find it difficult to open up the situation.

Even if you can enter the United States, the market is very limited, and the intermediate payment and return, the risks you take, etc., are not directly proportional.

Uncle Sam is very satisfied with Yang Chen's realization of this point. Choosing a partner is a matter of careful decision for a company like Wal-Mart.

Yang Chen was not arrogant or impetuous, he was not confused by the immediate interests, and he didn't rush in because of the huge US market. All these showed that the other party was a rational businessman.

This is exactly what Uncle Sam wants to see, and he is willing to cooperate with such Yang Chen.

"Yes, based on the current retail market situation in the United States, it will be difficult for Carrefour to break into the US market in the future. You know this very well."

"However, this is not a big problem. As long as our two companies carry out all-round cooperation, Wal-Mart can help Carrefour open up the market in the United States."

"Yang, you are now one of the richest top tycoons in the world, and the cash you hold is more than the US dollar foreign exchange held by some countries."

"If I can give you some help, Carrefour's entry into the U.S. market will be very easy."

Yang Chen raised his eyebrows: "For example"

Uncle Sam smiled and said, "For example, help you merge and acquire some small and medium-sized supermarkets, and at the same time provide you with stable commodity supply channels."

Yang Chen nodded and said: "Sounds very good."

If, according to Uncle Sam, Carrefour opens up the US retail market, then it is really not a problem. Mergers and acquisitions of small and medium-sized supermarkets provide product supply channels, especially the latter. If the supply of goods can be guaranteed, then Carrefour can completely Inner America takes hold.

He wouldn't doubt Wal-Mart's strength and Uncle Sam's ability, but he took advantage of everything, what was the other party trying to do?

Yang Chen said seriously: "Mr. Sam, we Chinese have a saying that there is no such thing as a free lunch, and I want to know what price we need to pay."

"No, no, no price, we are mutual, and we pursue win-win cooperation."

"The next step for Wal-Mart is to enter overseas markets, including Europe, Latin America, and Asia."

"What does Mr. Sam mean, is that the two of us should join forces to explore other overseas markets?"

"That's right, Wal-Mart helped Carrefour gain a firm foothold in the United States, and Carrefour helped Wal-Mart develop markets in Asia. In addition to these two regions, the two of us will jointly develop markets in other regions."

When Uncle Sam finished speaking, Yang Chen had no other thoughts in his mind. Just as the other party said, the cooperation between the two parties is a strong alliance.

Once the two are united, it will be much easier for future development and overseas market development.

Two fists are sometimes difficult to defeat four hands. If there is a firm ally behind you when you encounter difficulties, then you can help each other in any situation.

In particular, after the end of the Cold War, the United States became the only superpower in the world. At that time, American companies led by Wal-Mart were able to obtain preferential policies in various countries and regions.

Therefore, the advantages of cooperation with Wal-Mart far outweigh the disadvantages, even Yang Chen can't think of any other bad disadvantages.

As for whether helping Wal-Mart to open up the Asian market will attract wolves into the house, to be honest, even if he does not lead wolves into the house, he can only resist for a while, and cannot resist for a lifetime.

After the end of the Cold War, the United States has no competitors in the military field, and other countries will automatically open their mouths when dealing with American companies.

The United States really dominates the world in the 20 years since the end of the Cold War. During that period, any country or organization in the world, the Americans really wanted to fight whoever they wanted, and sanctioned whoever they wanted. On the contrary, basically none of them ended well.

The hegemony of the United States did not begin to waver until the second decade of the 21st century, when the interior rose.

Faced with the rise of the inland, the Americans began to restrain themselves, and stopped fighting casually.

Later generations of the United States have adopted two different approaches to Iraq and Iran. The former is to fight as soon as it is said, and it directly maims them, while the latter is hesitant and only resorts to economic sanctions and military threats.

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