Chapter 44 Job-hopping
But then again, Hu Wenhai is at least a few hundred yuan a second, and it is impossible to talk about these things in person. And even if he is asked to talk about them, it is impossible to complete the task.
Not to mention anything else, where is the branch of vibram in the United States? Where is the door facing? He asked him to inquire and didn't know where to go. There was no search engine or e-commerce in this year, and there was not even a single trace of the Internet. It was simply primitive and terrible.
So the best way is to leave professional issues to professionals. Hu Wenhai decided to set up a trading company first.
"What, two months!" Hu Wenhai looked at Iverson in amazement and asked in disbelief: "I heard it right, is this in the United States? It takes me two months to open a company?"
Evson, who supported him, shrugged innocently and explained: "Sir, it certainly doesn't take so long for a normal company. We Americans are still very efficient. But who told you to come from China? Immigration Bureau, Federal Taxation Bureau, Oh, by the way, you have to hire a lawyer and an accountant, and after confirming the business project, you have to apply for a commercial license. If you engage in import and export trade, the various application procedures involved will be more complicated."
"Oh, okay." Hu Wenhai nodded helplessly, forgetting that he had joined the WTO in 1984, not in the era when China had joined the WTO. In this era, exporting materials to communist countries is still a very sensitive matter.
He thought about it and couldn't give up because of this. But it took two months to wait, and it was too long. By then 1984 had already passed, and he should have returned to China.
"Then I can only acquire an import and export trading company. There should be many such companies in New York. Please ask me if there are any small trading companies that have done business with China for sale?"
When Iverson heard Hu Wenhai’s question, he laughed proudly: “Boss, I have investigated this. The trade volume between China and the United States last year was US$8.3 billion, but many of them were large-scale businesses. In New York, I only found a dozen small trading companies that had business dealings with China. Among them, there are three companies that are currently interested in selling, and here are their information.”
Hu Wenhai was really surprised. This Iverson is definitely a talent!
In a company, he generally divides employees into three types. One is the promotion type, the leader pushes it and only does the business explained. The other is the flattering type, which is more motivated and can actively express himself in front of the leader. However, due to the different perspectives of looking at problems, he is not very able to understand the intentions of the leader. The last one is the peace of mind. They can fully understand the intentions of the business explained, flexibly and accurately achieve the real purpose of the work, and almost do the work ahead of the leader. For such employees, it can only be said that you can hand over all the business to him with confidence - unless your company can no longer meet his development needs.
In Hu Wenhai's opinion, this Iverson really means a little relieved. This is not. He was originally just arranged to prepare for the company, but he gave Hu Wenhai a surprise.
Obviously, after Ivesen found out the process needed by the Chinese to open a company in the United States, he realized that Hu Wenhai could not have such patience, so he simply investigated the acquisition target.
With such subordinates, how can you still use your own brains to think about problems over time? This is really a boss’s luck!
"Not bad, this thing is done well!" Since your subordinates do it well, don't be stingy with compliments. Why not do things like touching your upper lips?
"My ability is more than that. If Mr. Hu thinks I am doing well, I am willing to continue serving you!"
"Oh?" Hu Wenhai raised his eyebrows and asked, "Why, are you not doing well in Elkan?"
"Of course not. I am also highly valued by my superiors in Elkan!" Iverson patted his chest and said half boasting: "There were several times when the company wanted to promote me, but I turned it off because I was going to leave New York."
Hu Wenhai laughed at me. If he was really so valued in Elkan, how could he be assigned to work for himself? However, Hu Wenhai and Americans have had a lot of experiences in working with them. They are so good at bragging and don’t care too much.
But in terms of management issues, the truth is often the same. Based on Hu Wenhai's experience, he quickly figured out the reason why Iverson did this.
To put it bluntly, Hu Wenhai could not always stay in the United States, he would always go back to China. Will the United States let go? This is obviously impossible. Hu Wenhai always has an agent here. Iverson saw this opportunity and took the risk of choosing this path.
Since China's relations with the United States have normalized, with the advancement of reform and opening up, its trade volume with the United States has grown quite rapidly in recent years. From the previous answer, we can see that he has done his homework on Sino-US trade, and it is not difficult to see the huge potential market in the trade between the two countries.
Hu Wenhai is in the United States and needs enough capital and enough relationships - Scott, Badala and Douglas, he can imagine that after his novel is published, there will definitely be no fewer people who know him.
If you want to start Sino-US trade, who can succeed if such a person fails?
It’s not that Iverson has no ability, but that he has no motivation. In Elcan, he has no chance to make a name for himself, so he just fishes and drys the net. On the contrary, after getting along with Hu Wenhai, he keenly noticed the business opportunity, so he was not hesitant to show his talents to attract Hu Wenhai’s attention.
But of course, this is not a bad thing for Hu Wenhai. He really needs an agent who helps him operate the company affairs normally in the United States. Iverson has this wish, and he will not be stingy with giving him this opportunity.
In this regard, Chinese people really need to learn from Americans. Not to brag, sometimes they take the initiative to attack and promote themselves in the workplace, and their leaders will look up to you.
Those who are talented but always hold on, and the boss is not the worm in your stomach. How do you know if you are full of nylon or a slutty bun?
"Haha, okay, I'll check out the information of these companies, and then let's talk about this matter." Hu Wenhai did not draw a conclusion immediately, but opened the folder in his hand first.
Three detailed investigation reports listed almost all the situations of the three New York trading companies. These small companies are worth a lot of qualifications and even have few fixed assets. The office space may not necessarily have rented a basement of an office building. If there are any talents in the company, they will not fall to the point of selling, so there is basically no choice.
After reading this report roughly, Hu Wenhai simply selected an Eastwood Trading Company, with a quotation of 12,000 US dollars. The office area is 20 square meters and the staff are four, which is really not much better than the bag company.
However, for Hu Wenhai, spending 12,000 US dollars on a program problem is the limit. After all, all he has left is more than one million he brought when he came, and the ** bonus was given to Lengquan Port Laboratory. There is still a large purchase to be carried out next, so he always has to leave some more funds.
"It's this Eastwood company. If you go and talk to them. If the price drops by 12,000 yuan, you will take half of this part as a bonus."
Hu Wenhai threw the folder back to Iverson and planned to give him the last test. It can be imagined that in the future, this "Eastwood Company" will definitely become a giant, and whether Iverson can play the role of an agent needs to be observed.
"Okay boss, don't worry, I will definitely not let you spend one more time!" After Iverson finished writing the center, he suddenly remembered and asked, "By the way, boss, should you change your name after acquiring Eastwood company?"
"We need to change!" Hu Wenhai nodded flatly, thought for a while and said, "It's called Liuer Company."
“Raul?”
"No, it's Liuer Company!"
"Loyle Company?"
"It's six ears!"
“Lever?”
...
"Sixear, Chinese is Liu Er. Forget it, just call it leuer company."
Hu Wenhai had no choice but to stop correcting Iverson's Chinese pronunciation, and had to compromise and use English transliteration. Iverson himself practiced for a while, but unfortunately he obviously underestimated the difficulty of speaking in Chinese and could not spell out the two syllables, so he had to give up his efforts in shame because he did not fulfill his boss's request.
"The matter here is left to you. The procedures can be handled slowly, but the company must be run first." Hu Wenhai took out a piece of paper from his bag and deduced Iverson and said, "You ask a few people from this company to investigate the market for the projects on this list. I will make a decision when I come back."
"No problem, boss, I will let them move as soon as possible." Iverson slapped his chest and asked, "But where are you going, boss? If you have any problems during this period, how do I contact you?"
"This is a problem." Hu Wenhai was also a little in trouble. There were no mobile communication methods in this era, and even the first generation of in-car mobile phone network had not been fully covered, so it was indeed a bit difficult to find people.
"So, I'll tell you the contact information when I get there. If you can't contact me, you can call Stanford University to find Leonard Posack, director of the Computer Center of the Department of Computer Science, or his wife, Sandy Lerner, director of the Computer Center of the Business School."
Hu Wenhai wrote the names of the two people on a piece of paper and finally instructed: "I will stay at Stanford for about two weeks. You must work hard!"
Chapter completed!