1929 I am a chaebol in the United States

After Lu Chen got the contact information of Pinkerton Detective Agency from Favre, he immediately contacted Sanchez according to the contact information.

"Hello, this is Pinkerton Detective Agency. I'm Sanchez. Sir, is there anything you need us to help you with?"

"Hello, I'm Lu Chen from Lu's company. I'd like to ask you to help me investigate something."

"Hello, Mr. Lu. I wonder if you have anything to do. Would it be convenient for you to come to our office for an interview?"

Lu Chen thought about it and thought that it would be okay to go to Pinkerton to discuss it in person. He said, "Okay, I don't know where your company's address is."

Sanchez said:

"We at Pinkerton have offices in every continent in the United States. I wonder which continent you are in, Mr. Lu."

Lu Chen said: "I am in New York State. I don't know where your company is in New York State."

Sanchez told Lu Chen the address of his company in New York. After making an appointment with Sanchez, Lu Chen hung up the phone.

The next morning, Lu Chen put on a suit and went out with Ike. Ike drove Lu Chen to the Pinkerton Detective Agency.

Lu Chen stood at the door of the Pinkerton Detective Agency, frowning as he looked at the unremarkable building in front of him. He wondered if he had come to the wrong place.

As the first detective agency in the United States, the building he chose looks very ordinary, without any gorgeous decorations or billboards. There is only a simple sign at the door with the company's name on it. The appearance of the entire building is like an ordinary residential house, giving people a low-key feeling.

Lu Chen walked into the office and the lady at the front desk immediately greeted him with a smile. She was wearing a neat suit and her hair was neatly combed back, looking very professional. She asked softly, "Hello, sir. Who are you looking for?"

Lu Chen smiled and replied, "Hello, I'm Lu Chen. May I ask where Mr. Sanchez is? I have an appointment with him to discuss something today."

After hearing what Lu Chen said, the receptionist smiled even brighter. She said enthusiastically, "It's Mr. Lu. Please wait a moment. I'll let you know right away."

As she spoke, she picked up the phone and dialed Mr. Sanchez's office. After a while, she put down the phone and said to Lu Chen:

"Mr. Lu, Mr. Sanchez wants you to go to his office. Mr. Sanchez's office is the last one on the second floor. Just knock on the door after you go up."

Lu Chen nodded, said "thank you", and walked up the stairs to the second floor. Then he walked towards the last office in the corridor.

Lu Chen walked to the office door and knocked twice. After a while, a young man wearing jeans and glasses, who looked gentle and refined, opened the door.

When Lu Chen saw the door open, he immediately opened his mouth to confirm:

"Are you Mr. Sanchez?"

Sanchez nodded with a smile, then stood at the side of the door and said to Lu Chen:

"You must be Mr. Lu, please come in."

When Lu Chen walked into the office, Sanchez quickly asked Lu Chen to sit down on the sofa next to the desk, and then asked:

"Mr. Lu, please take a seat. You said on the phone yesterday that you wanted our firm to help you investigate something. I don't know what it is."

Lu Chen said, "Recently, the clothes produced by our Lu Corporation have been selling well, which has attracted many other companies to imitate them. They used our company's name to sell those inferior clothes to customers, which caused many customers to complain and affected our company's reputation. I would like to ask you to help investigate the manufacturers who imitate our company's clothes."

Sanchez said, "Mr. Lu, we can accept your commission, but I also want to make it clear that we are only responsible for helping you investigate which companies they are, and we are not responsible for anything else."

When Lu Chen heard Sanchez agreed to take the job, he said happily, "Mr. Sanchez, just help me find out which companies they are. We can handle the rest ourselves."

Sanchez nodded and said, "Okay, we'll take this commission."

Lu Chen asked again: "I wonder how long it will take for you to give me the results?"

Sanchez said: "I'm not sure about this, but I promise to find out for you as soon as possible."

"What about the cost?"

Sanchez said, "One hundred thousand dollars."

Lu Chen was shocked. He said in surprise:

"One hundred thousand dollars, Mr. Sanchez, isn't that too expensive?"

Sanchez explained: "Mr. Lu, this fee is not high. First of all, we don't know who the target is, so we have to spend manpower to find it. Secondly, we don't know how many companies are copying your company's clothing. We have to investigate and confirm them one by one. So our fee is not high."

Lu Chen thought about it carefully. Ten thousand yuan was nothing to him. If he could find those copycat companies as soon as possible and restore his company's reputation and sales, it would be worth spending some money. After a little consideration, Lu Chen said:

"This price is not unacceptable, but I have a request."

Sanchez asked, "Mr. Lu, what do you say?"

"I ask you to check these companies within a month, and then I will settle the payment when you hand over the information to me. Before that, I will only pay a 30% deposit."

Sanchez said, “Do we need to find out everything about the company?”

Lu Chen said: "Yes, find out all the details about those companies."

Sanchez said: "Mr. Lu, this is not impossible, but the cost will be higher."

Lu Chen thought for a moment and asked, "How much does it cost?"

Sanchez said: "It depends on which company it is and what specific information you want to know, Mr. Lu."

Lu Chen thought for a moment and said, "Then you should first find out which companies they are, and then we can talk about the rest."

After that, Lu Chen took out thirty thousand U.S. dollars, handed it to Sanchez and said:

"This is your deposit. Once you have checked and handed me the list, I will pay you the rest."

Sanchez took the money and said with a smile, "Okay, I will have our firm investigate for you as soon as possible, and we will tell you the results as soon as possible."

Sanchez took out another contract and said to Lu Chen:

"Mr. Lu, this is a commission contract, please sign it."

Lu Chen took a look at the contract and signed his name on it after finding no traps or ambiguous clauses.

After Lu Chen signed the contract, Sanchez personally escorted Lu Chen out of the company.