Like any businessman, George knows the importance of information in business, which is why all big financial groups have corresponding intelligence agencies. In the market, information is money and intelligence is wealth.
Sugar is a kind of bulk consumer goods that looks the most inconspicuous, but it is the most in-demand commodity in the US market.
"55 cents per pound of sugar."
George, sitting in a chair, looked at the price on the report. After the Pearl Harbor incident, the market price of sugar entered a crazy rise period, increasing more than 4 times from the initial 12 cents per pound, fluctuating around 55 cents, and this is the official price.
"The black market price is $1, and the profit doesn't seem to be big..."
Although the profit is not big, it can't withstand large quantities. After all, the public's desire for sweets has always existed, and the demand is very strong.
"Because the government wants to save transportation capacity for other urgently needed materials, sugar is in short supply, candy manufacturers cannot get enough raw materials, sugar disappears from many people's kitchens, and candy store owners leave the best candies for those who are willing to pay the highest price. Even buying and selling bubble gum has formed a black market! ... The current gap in the sugar market is 5 million tons..."
5 million tons! George calculated on a notepad that even according to the official price, each ton of sugar can be sold for about $1,200.
5 million tons, that's a market of 6 billion US dollars! 6 billion! You can't spend it all in a lifetime!
Just at this moment, a cry of surprise interrupted George's fantasy.
"Oh my God!"
Who else could it be but Zhu Yihai? When he opened the door of the company, Zhu Yihai was stunned by the cars parked in the warehouse.
Brand new BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Audi and other luxury cars were neatly parked in the warehouse, making him almost think he was hallucinating.
"Boss, boss..."
Seeing the boss coming out of the office and standing behind the railing on the second floor, Zhu Yihai said excitedly.
"Did you bring this from England?"
"Are they all new cars?"
"Almost all of them, there are also a few second-hand cars."
"Boss, there are no second-hand cars. I can guarantee that as soon as these cars are released, someone will definitely rush to buy them!"
Snatch them?
No, others don't have a chance to grab them at all!
...
"Thank you for the tea."
The voice was soft and gentle, and the smile on his face was very sincere, even giving people the illusion of being bathed in spring breeze.
"You're welcome."
Looking at Carlo Gambino, George also had a smile on his face.
In fact, he was prepared for this moment. Doing business with the Mafia, you will always meet the Godfather in the end.
Now the Mafia Godfather has finally arrived.
Dozens of cars have blown up a big fish - the Mafia Godfather who never shows up has finally come out!
The Godfather's appearance is the premise for continuing to expand the business with the Mafia.
What is the biggest benefit of doing business with the Mafia?
They don't talk much, won't ask about the origin of the goods, and pay quickly and neatly, of course, the premise is to dispel the other party's idea of robbing the mafia.
And the information revealed by these cars is enough to dispel their thoughts.
The most important thing is that he needs to use the Mafia's sales channels to sell goods for himself.
And this must be done by the Godfather himself.
"I rarely ask about business matters."
Carlo Gambino said to the young man in front of him.
Being low-key is his biggest characteristic. He has always done things through military advisors and confidants, and never shows up himself.
Now, the reason why he came here is not because of dozens of cars, but because of the other party's ability to transport cars.
"I came here today, hoping that we can have long-term cooperation in the future, if you still have cars or other goods."
Carlo Gambino said directly with a smile.
"Just like today, I will give you the best price, and all transactions are in cash."
"That's why I choose to cooperate with you."
George said with a smile.
"I believe we will have more opportunities for cooperation in the future."
Then he said without disguising.
"I have some connections in the official transport team, and I can transport a lot of supplies from the UK, of course, from other places."
The reason why George said this is that you have to be careful when dealing with the Mafia. The Mafia these days is the kind of Thomson whipping corpses, telling true and false information, just to make them afraid to act rashly, let them think that there are bigger people behind them to support them, so that they will have some scruples and don't have to worry about being robbed by the black.
Carlo Gambino was slightly stunned, and suddenly thought of it.
"So, the last transaction was just a test?"
Instantly, he seemed to understand the other party's identity. This Chinese was just a representative of some people, or even some officials in Washington. After all, all ships that can sail on the ocean have been requisitioned by the government. Only those officials can load large goods such as cars on the ship. Moreover, there were only a few days between the two transactions. How could it not be a test?
"Mr. Gambino, many times, we must establish real trust through long-term cooperation."
George's half-truthful answer made Carlo Gambino nod in agreement, and then said.
"Yes, real trust takes time to build, but I believe your choice is definitely not wrong."
Now Carlo Gambino has got his answer, confirming his inner speculation.
"Of course, after meeting Mr. Gambino today, I know that my choice is right. I think we will have more room for cooperation in the future. In the future, we will deliver a steady stream of goods to New York, so as long as you have sufficient funds, we will arrange for the navy's transport ships to deliver the goods here in batches."
George's pretentious words made Carlo Gambino and Anastasia look at each other, and then he slowly said:
"If there are cars or other supplies in the future, just call in advance and I will prepare the payment. Even if the transaction amount is ten times larger than today, I have no problem."
Soon, the transaction was completed. When Gambino ordered people to drive the car away, he took a look at George's rented warehouse and said to Anastasia.
"Anastasia, let those little gangsters in Brooklyn stay away from here. This is Mr.'s place. He is our friend."
Friend?
If the Mafia can be trusted, sows will climb trees!
This is just a nice thing to say.
However, the money of the mafia is still money!
The profit of this transaction is as much as 510,000 US dollars!
But what really surprised George was not the huge profit of 500%, but the fact that this transaction gave him more than 120,000 experience points, and the system actually opened a new function.
[The system trading function can be enabled. Do you want to enable it?
"System trading? Does it mean that you can trade within the system?"
Is this the real system gift package?
With some excitement, George chose "Enable", and then, words appeared on the light screen.
"The storage space quota can be temporarily increased, the upper limit of the space increase does not exceed 50%, and the period does not exceed 24 hours."
Facing the system prompt, George raised his eyebrows slightly.
That's it...
Is this the long-awaited gift package?
Is this gift package big?
The space can be temporarily expanded... It actually requires 10,000 experience points.
"Fuck, this is too expensive..."
He said this, but his body was honest. Although he felt that it was a little expensive to temporarily increase the space capacity, the benefits were still very considerable.
"In fact, you can also consider Cuba..."
Once again, George hit this thing to Cuba.
First of all, Cuba is very close to the United States. Secondly, Cuba is the most important source of goods for those Gambino families.
"Maybe, I should try Cuba."
After making up his mind, George and Zhu Yihai told him to see if he could buy cigarettes from other channels. At the same time, he drove to the consulate in New York. He found Li Guoren's old colleague in the consulate and easily "made up" a passport with US dollars. Compared with the previous temporary certificate, this passport is the real identity certificate, and this passport is also a pass to other countries.