Chapter 958 The History of Kaufman's Prosperity (Ⅰ)

"Kaufman claimed that he could never have conspired with the boggards to murder the guests of his hotel, because it would send a very dangerous signal to other guests, scare them all away, and make him lose his business. It's in his interest."

"Kaufman also said that it is impossible for a shrewd businessman to do such a stupid thing that digs his own grave. If he had to do this, he would choose guests from other hotels to do it. In addition, it can also attack competitors in the business field by the way."

Sergeant Grayson said coldly.

Pinkerton nodded thoughtfully: "Kaufman's words are indeed very reasonable... But this exposed a problem. Gumoduo confessed that he had been employed by Kaufman many times to help him Intimidating competitors and destroying their business, judging by Kaufman's attitude, it is likely to be true."

Joan quickly flipped through the transcript and looked up in confusion: "Mr. Pinkerton, there is no record of vicious competition in the resort hotel industry in the transcript."

"Because Kaufman refused us to record it." Sergeant Grayson said gloomily, "He made a condition that we couldn't refuse. As long as we don't record it, he can use the third-person objective narrative method to tell us It is not Kaufman's problem to expose the shady scene of the Baden resort hotel industry, but the secrets of the entire industry."

"This is really interesting! Grayson, tell me, what did Kaufman reveal?" Pinkerton asked excitedly.

Mrs. Josephine turned her head and glanced this way, then turned her head back again. Judging from her uninterested expression, it was obvious that she had already known about what her fiancé revealed.

"Gumoduo confessed that since more than 20 years ago, he has been hired by Kaufman to help him intimidate his colleagues, but this old guy is also very cunning and did not tell the whole truth."

"Actually, Kaufman is not the first person to collude with the boggard tribe to engage in unfair competition. The small hotel he took over from his father-in-law, the reason why the business is deserted, is that others first hired boggards to harass them. His hotel scares away guests and makes business impossible."

"Kaufman was a victim at first. He also tried to seek justice through legal means, but he had no way to seek justice. In the end, he had to harden his heart and follow the example of his colleagues. He also conspired with the Boggard to suppress him with others way, to fight back."

After listening to Grayson's narration, Pinkerton couldn't help laughing.

"Hey! Old man, have you noticed that in the vicious competition in the hotel industry, Kaufman and his colleagues are constantly bleeding, and the only one who benefits is the bogman who eats the previous one and then eats the next one?" , these big toads are really good at calculating!"

"That's right, Kaufman soon discovered this endless loop. The more commissions he and his peers invested in retaliating against each other, the deeper they would be in the quagmire. Only the Swampman enjoyed the commissions of both parties, sticking to them like leeches. Blood sucking on the body, Kaufman also said, there is a saying in mathematics, what is it called?"

"Prisoner's Dilemma." Qiao An explained in a timely manner, "This is a typical zero-sum game. What's even more sad is... the worst result is just an equilibrium solution. Unless the boundary conditions change, the two sides of the game will only Can continue to hurt each other, but can't achieve cooperation."

"Yes, it's the Prisoner's Dilemma!" Gregson grasped the point, and as for Joan's explanation later on... Well, let's just pretend to understand.

"Kaufman realizes that he and his peers have fallen into a vicious circle, and they can no longer hurt each other like this, and must make changes."

"How is he going to change?" Pinkerton pressed.

"Kaufman said that the reason for falling into vicious competition is that there are barriers in communication between peers, so that they all assume the worst direction for each other. However, this kind of malicious conjecture is essentially just wishful thinking. Even if it is really that bad, it may not be impossible to communicate and win-win cooperation.”

"Based on the above ideas, Kaufman decided to stand up, break through the communication barriers among the industry, and establish a Baden hotel industry joint chamber of commerce as a platform for regular communication and mediation of conflicts among industry players. If this platform is built, you will find that there is no , the 'middlemen' of the boggard people have no room to profit from it!"

"That's the truth, Kaufman is still smart." Pinkerton nodded in admiration, "In hindsight, Kaufman has realized his ideal and successfully established a chamber of commerce that governs the hotel and entertainment industry in the entire Baden area. And for more than twenty years, he has firmly held the position of president, but there is still a problem, since Kaufman has established a platform for peer exchanges, why does he continue to cooperate with the boggards?"

"This is where Kaufman is smart. He knows very well that although the Chamber of Commerce is established, it is difficult to avoid factional struggles and conflicts of interests. As the president, it is difficult for him to convince the public. In order to become the real speaker in the Chamber of Commerce, Kauf Mann's methods are more like a treacherous politician than a businessman."

Grayson sneered, and continued:

"Kaufman first recruited the most powerful few big businessmen in the chamber of commerce, and then secretly established an oligarch alliance on the top of the chamber of commerce platform. The hotels participating in the alliance purchase materials uniformly, and all services adopt the same standards and the same standards. Pricing, if anyone violates this price alliance, they will be jointly sanctioned by other oligarchs, and they will be squeezed to bankruptcy."

"Kaufman's thoughts were not in vain. By controlling this oligarchic alliance, he indirectly controlled the entire chamber of commerce, and then monopolized the hotel and entertainment industry in the entire Baden resort. From then on, he embarked on the fast track to accumulating wealth."

"However, such monopoly alliances are also inherently fragile, and there will be dissidents within."

"Kaufman used the method of pulling one faction against another faction to drive those opponents out of the industry one after another. When people realized that the entire chamber of commerce had become Kaufman's voice, they were horrified to find that there was no other force inside the chamber of commerce. Balancing Kaufman."

"It's not enough to have a firm grip on the Chamber of Commerce, because there will always be new competitors emerging to challenge the dominance of Kaufman and the Chamber of Commerce."

"In order to teach those 'unruly little brothers', Kaufman needs a butcher knife and a pair of black gloves, and the boggard is the best thug."

"At this time, Kaufmann is no longer what it used to be. He owns the largest hotel and entertainment industry in the Baden region, and he also controls half of the entire industry. He is so wealthy that it is far beyond the reach of those newcomers in the industry."

"Of course newcomers can also buy boggards, but the price they offer is not at the same level as the wealthy Kaufman. If you were a boggard, who would you rather work for?"

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