America started its counterattack from the bum

Chapter 416: Devouring 1—— million appetizer
1. Why did Thomas feel so dark?

This is a complex issue.

Friends who are familiar with cosmology and physics know that a black hole is not something special. It is just a possible form of existence of a celestial body, nothing more.

From a strict physics perspective, the larger the mass of a black hole, the more it absorbs, making it increasingly difficult for it to maintain its own existence.

The romance of physics lies in the fact that it reveals a hair-raising possibility, namely, that the basic principles of the universe are unified with the organizational form of human society and the existence of human beings themselves.

It sounds confusing, but if we focus the abstract theory on the strategies and behaviors of successful people in their decision-making, we can see the actual development context.

When he gradually stepped onto the stage of history from nothing, his base naturally emerged.

From staunch supporters represented by Themir and Li Haiping, to those who are hypocritical and have ulterior motives represented by Wolf and Achilles, to people like Gru and Eris, these people are like different parts, which, when combined to achieve great things, create sufficiently tempting possibilities.

Initially, he entered the game by taking advantage of the situation, but now, he has become a faction of his own, the kind that can negotiate terms face to face with the California cattle ranchers.

However, strong strength comes from having enough relationship links, which require maintenance costs.

To become a great man, one must satisfy Wolfe's need for progress, satisfy old Crusoe's greed, satisfy Lisa's realization of her own value, and even satisfy Li Haiping's hobby of playing the godfather.

Although Lao Li acts as obedient as an old white rabbit in front of Mr. Cheng, in essence, he is the same as Mr. Cheng’s other partners.

He is over fifty years old, still full of ambition, and has found the meaning of life in his career as the chief black glove.

All of this requires that if one wants to become a great person, he has to take big steps forward.

The private prisons operated by Crusoe, Gru and others are part of the way forward. By extending their tentacles into the field of local government public service outsourcing, powerful forces can further gain huge benefits, and such benefits are by no means limited to the economic field.

This is a direct erosion of government power by private power!

Thomas is not a fool who knows nothing. He is not decisive enough, not smart enough, but at least he is cautious enough.

After Cheng Daiqi left, old Crusoe took out his notebook and calculated what he should do to pay the $400 million.

Of course, he has an actuary to help him, but old Crusoe still hopes to have a rough plan first so that he can supervise his employees to carry it out.

Mr. Cheng said that 50 million dollars was too little, and then he said to split it 30% and 70% respectively, which was the part they could pay out of the 400 million dollars account.

"Father, I..." The fat young man regretted what he said as soon as he opened his mouth.

There was an unexpressible emotion in his heart. He understood what his father and his friends were doing. He wanted to say that it was not appropriate, but because of his own position, he couldn't say it.

"What's wrong?" Old Crusoe didn't even raise his head and continued to calculate on the table.

"I don't quite understand how you are going to raise the 400 million you just mentioned. If you are looking for relevant civil servants and legislators, they may not have that much money to participate."

This is the difference between the Fat Boy and Lisa. Lisa is not familiar with her identity as a capitalist, while the Fat Boy comes from a capitalist family.

He understood the principle that if you don't move forward, you will move backward. In an era of increasingly rapid devaluation, if the capital is not appreciated fast enough, then the assets will shrink.

Therefore, he could only put aside the paranoia in his heart that he dared not tell his father and asked about the specific arrangements.

"Ha, they are not as poor as you think. Besides, this special financing can also be regarded as a scarce resource. If they don't have enough funds, they can introduce this resource to others and earn a little commission."

Old Crusoe and Mr. Cheng didn't discuss these details at all, because they both understood how to implement them.

"The interest rate difference is only 0.5%. Father, can this be considered a scarce resource?"

The fat young man didn't quite understand. According to the consensus between Old Crusoe and Mr. Cheng, the financing company of the private prison project would issue corporate bonds at an interest rate of 0.5% above the market rate.

This type of corporate bond is actually not very competitive in the market environment, because many companies' corporate bonds can offer an interest rate that is a full point higher than the general interest rate (Evergrande commercial bills are a type of corporate bond).

"Hahaha, see, you still lack experience. Stop running that crappy company of yours and come be a manager in the financing company we are about to set up.

I will arrange a few capable brokers for you. Benny is enough for Chan. Let them take you to experience the real swordplay of America."

Old Crusoe's ridicule was very hurtful. The fat young man moved his lips, but in the end he did not dare to refute.

He is a person of average talent and clear self-awareness. Mr. Cheng, who started later than him and had a lower starting point, has become his father's leader, but has achieved nothing after all his efforts, while he himself has achieved nothing after all his efforts.

"Yes, father. So why is it a scarce resource?"

That means he is old Crusoe's biological son, Old Deng gave him a vicious look and explained.

“This is a guarantee. This project is also backed by Crusoe Real Estate and Xizhou Logistics. The 50 basis points of excess interest guaranteed is a 100% guaranteed profit.

And if the project is successful, all their profits can be converted into shares of listed companies after the private prison goes public, which means even more, and they can easily make several times the profit.

Thomas, hey."

At the end, the old father sighed deeply.
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It is afternoon in America, while it is early morning in China.

Cao Yueyue was woken up by her mother. Even if you are Mr. Cao, you are still Little Cao at home. If you sleep a little longer, you will easily be criticized.

"Get up! It's almost eight o'clock now. If you don't get up yet, be careful your boss will fire you!"

Mom turned on the bedroom light. Xiao Cao moved in the quilt, pulled the quilt up and wrapped it around her head. She mumbled and explained.

"Mom, don't worry. He won't fire me no matter who he fires. I don't have to go so early this morning. I'm on the night shift."

Mr. Cheng is in the United States. Due to the time difference, the management of Shanhaiguan has implemented a rotating morning and evening shift system to accommodate Mr. Cheng's work across time zones.

Xiao Cao doesn't have to go to the company in the morning, but she has to get off work until 1:30 tonight - just in time to hold an online morning meeting with General Cheng at the end of the day's work.

The Chen here refers to Shengluo Chen, after all, Mr. Cheng is the boss.

"I've prepared dinner for you, get up and eat and then go back to sleep."

What could Xiao Cao say? She struggled to get out of the succubus-like bed and started her day.

I eat the food my mother cooks and listen to her nagging.

"Private companies are all the same. No matter how nice the boss says, they won't hesitate to fire you. Well, it's just that you don't have a high enough education to take the civil service exam."

"Stop, I'm already a senior executive in the company, mom, with a monthly salary of more than 40,000 yuan. You still expect me to take the civil service exam? I earn more than many civil servants in a year!" (There's nothing wrong with this salary setting.) "Then why are you getting married? You work day and night every day. If it were you, you should find someone else."

"I've finished eating. I have something to do at the company. I'll go over first!"

"Ah? You only took two bites, kid."

Living with your parents is like this: you can enjoy the warmth of family, but sometimes, you will inevitably suffer mental torture.

After escaping from home, Xiao Cao did not go to the company, but went directly to the filming location of "Let's Farm".

Although she is not the specific person in charge of "Let's Farm", as a close confidant of President Cheng, she needs to ask a few questions about everything within the company to help President Cheng spur his work.

That's why she was sure that as long as she didn't act weird or mess around, Cheng Daiqi would never fire her.

Many people think that factions and cronyism only exist in feudal dynasties and government agencies. In fact, it is similar in companies. At least Xiao Cao never thinks that he got the position of assistant to the president based on his own ability.

In fact, she didn't realize that just having this kind of understanding and attitude was enough to prove her talent.

Subordinates who can humbly recognize their position, do their best to push things forward, and follow the leader's goals are actually very valuable.

After receiving the notice that Cao Yueyue would come to the site to see the scene, Zhao Ying rushed over in a hurry. As soon as she saw Mr. Cao, she started to complain.

"Sister Cao, the cooperation between Shanhaiguan and Jiajiahaowu has affected the reputation of "Let's Farm". On Weibo, there are many people making sarcastic comments about us in the super topic."

Many people think that being a leader means lying down and doing nothing, getting paid, letting subordinates do things, and taking the credit.

I can only say that this understanding is too biased. At least when Xiao Cao faced Zhao Ying's complaints, he still felt very nervous.

The reputation of "Let's Farm" was affected by the troubles of Every Family Good Things. She knew that she couldn't solve this problem herself, but she still wanted to give Zhao Ying some encouragement and support.

So, after considering it for a while, Mr. Cao gave instructions.

"The Jiajiahaowu incident is more complicated than you think. The president has been fired because of this. The company has a plan for the next step. Don't take the impact of public opinion in the short term too seriously.

By the way, the live broadcast you did on "Let's Farm" to help farmers has great social value. I will arrange for relevant public opinion promoters to promote it, which can be regarded as a hedge against the unfavorable situation in public opinion. "

Zhao Ying almost immediately burst into smiles. Why did she go to Xiao Cao to complain?

Isn’t it because Mr. Cao has a lot of resources and can solve the problem?

In Shanhaiguan, after Dong Zecheng's abdication, the structure became a dual-core system of Yang Yuan and Xiao Cao. Yang Yuan was responsible for the general development and operation of the company, while Xiao Cao was responsible for helping General Cheng implement specific projects. One was external and the other was internal.

It is hard to say who has more power, but Zhao Ying belongs to Mr. Cheng, so she would naturally prefer to ask Xiao Cao for help.

"The effect of the live broadcast to help farmers is really good. We have only done two episodes, but we have helped villagers sell more than 400,000 agricultural products. If we continue to do this, the profit from this item alone may be able to cover the production cost."

Xiao Cao smiled, looked at the director crew filming in the distance, and said to Zhao Ying.

"There are clear opinions on the model of live streaming sales. Well, let's do it first."

She was General Cheng's confidant. She knew that Dong Zecheng had been assigned to another position. She also understood General Cheng's subsequent arrangements for Shanhaiguan. However, there was no need to explain many things to Zhao Ying in detail.

“During this period, I have another feeling. Now that summer is here, the scenery in the countryside is beautiful. I want to hold a fan event and invite some people to come here to experience the countryside.

When we designed the program, we chose this place because we considered that it has the value of developing a tourism and holiday project. We started by inviting fans to experience it, and then gradually improved and understood the needs, so as to better operate it in the future. Do you think this activity can be done?"

Everyone is working hard. Mr. Cheng has built his own capital empire. He is a leader. Although some of his actions may not be particularly appropriate or ethical, from the perspective of changing the world, he still has some influence.

Zhao Ying was originally just a girl who wanted to sell her youth in exchange for resources, but now, with the help of Shanhaiguan, she has transformed and grown into a truly independent woman with her own career.

Capital is not necessarily all bad. When it can promote social development and production progress, it has real positivity, which is undeniable.

Of course, if someone cares about the gray relationship between Mr. Cheng and Zhao Ying, that is another issue.

In fact, the opportunity has always been there. President Cheng also needed someone reliable at that time, and Zhao Ying was willing to let President Cheng place the bet.

The key here is that any dream of making absolute fairness and justice easily come into the world seems too romantic.

"Sure, you can arrange it. By the way, have you decided on the guest for the next episode?"

Xiao Cao was attracted by the message on his phone and replied absentmindedly.

Mr. Cheng, who was far away on the other side of the ocean, issued a new task arrangement, which shocked Mr. Cao.

Zhao Ying misunderstood what Mr. Cao meant, and she quickly responded.

"It's not easy to choose. Those candidates are all excellent. It still depends on what you and Mr. Cheng think."

The selection process for the show's guests is open, but Zhao Ying is expressing her support for Cao Yueyue's decision - no matter who you want to have on the show, I understand.

Xiao Cao looked up speechlessly and said.

"Wang Xiaoxiao will be here, so you should get ready. I guess there will be a huge amount of traffic by then."

Zhao Ying confirmed it with some disbelief.

"Wang Xiaoxiao? Wang Xiaoxiao, who is good at everything?"

Mr. Cao replied speechlessly.

"Yes, President Cheng spent 20 million to buy Jia Jia Hao Wu from Wang Xiaoxiao. Now, we have to clean up the mess of Jia Jia Hao Wu bit by bit."

As Mr. Cheng's assistant, she was actually a little desperate inside because Mr. Cheng's style of play was too abstract.

The leader's pace was too fast. Cao Yueyue tried her best to keep up, but she still felt powerless and couldn't catch up.

If the ill-fated relationship between Jiajiahaowu and Shanhaiguan is regarded as a grand marketing campaign, then Mr. Cheng has spent tens of millions of dollars to buy a wave of headlines across the entire network, and at the same time bought a mature e-commerce team and technical team.

It seems to be both a loss and a gain. At least Cao Yueyue couldn't think of this way of playing no matter how hard she tried.

Very new and very creative.

(End of this chapter)