Minnesota is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario to the north, Lake Superior to the east, Wisconsin across the Mississippi River, Iowa to the south, and the Dakota to the west. The extreme north point of the continental United States (49°23 minutes north latitude) is in this state, hence Minnesota's nickname the North Star State. With an area of 219,000 square kilometers, it ranks 12th among the 50 states. It has a population of 5 million. The capital is São Paulo.

After Bao Zixuan finished his work in New York, he came directly to this place with a relatively small population in the United States, and he originally thought that he would come over next year, but he was afraid that he would not have much time next year.

The oil crisis is coming to an end, and the construction of the plant is nearing completion. I missed a lot of classes at MIT, and I couldn't do too much of it. Bao Zixuan came here this time to find Heiyun to become a professional manager in the next 30 years, and at the same time, he also wanted to grab talents before Li Chaoren.

Jianning Fok received his Bachelor of Arts degree from St. John's University in Minnesota, USA in 1974 and is a qualified professional accountant. After returning from studying in the United States in 1979, he was absorbed by Li Ka-shing into Cheung Kong Asset Group and served as an accounting officer.

Later, he studied at the University of New England in Australia and obtained a degree in financial management and a certified public accountant in Australia. He was promoted to Executive Director of Hutchison Whampoa in 1984, appointed as a Director of Cheung Kong Asset in 1985, and promoted to Deputy Director and General Manager in 1987. Until 1993, he succeeded Ma Shimin and became the director and general manager of Hutchison Whampoa.

On May 5, 2010, the Inland Revenue Department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government released data showing that the "working emperor" who paid the most salaries tax in 2009~-2010 amounted to 91 million Hong Kong dollars, higher than 71 million Hong Kong dollars in 2008-2009, an increase of 28.2%. According to the annual report published by Hutchison, Fok Jianning's salary in 2009 reached 124 million Hong Kong dollars, and he is still called the "emperor of work" in Hong Kong.

In 1979, he joined Cheung Kong as an accounting officer, and was promoted all the way through the ranks with his financial talents and down-to-earth style. He was promoted to Executive Director of Hutchison in 1984 and Director of Cheung Kong in 1985. In 1993, he became the Managing Director of Hutchison.

After Huo Jianning took over, he continued to reorganize, and successfully turned the business from a loss to a profit through mergers and acquisitions. Subsequently, he took advantage of Husky's good performance and took advantage of the trend in a backdoor listing in Canada in 2012, resulting in a special profit of HK$6.5 billion.

Subsequently, he took over the management of the European telecommunications business, which had been losing money for many years, because Orange had been eating into the profits of Hutchison's telecommunications business in Hong Kong since its establishment. In 1996, Huo Jianning resolutely spun off Orange and went public, successfully cashed out, and later, seeing that the time was ripe, he resold Orange at the end of 1999, successfully earning more than 160 billion Hong Kong dollars for the group, creating a myth.

During his tenure, Husky Oil, which had been losing money for many years, turned losses into profits. In late 1999, he facilitated a number of major transactions to develop Hutchison into a brand-name telecommunications company, and in the past five years, the companies and managers of the Hutchison Group have been praised more than 50 times by major newspapers and magazines at home and abroad, and have received various honorary titles.

Huo Jianning's resume is commendable among professional managers, and Bao Zixuan's purpose this time is to invite Huo Jianning to join the Black Cloud Group, and to bring him directly to the Black Cloud Group before Li Chaoren.

In a café at St. John's University in Minnesota, Bao Zixuan met Huo Jianning, at this time Huo Jianning was not a working emperor in later generations, but just a student who was about to return to Xiangjiang to develop and graduate not long ago.

Huo Jianning didn't expect that Bao Zixuan, the boss of the Black Cloud Group, would come to him in person, after all, the two of them are not at the same level at all, could it be that the Black Cloud Group really wants to invite him, but he doesn't need the boss to come forward in person!

Bao Zixuan looked at Huo Jianning and said, "Hello! Huo Sheng, I'm Bao Zixuan."

Huo Jianning: "Hello! Bao Sheng! Just call me Jianning! Do you want me to help you this time?"

Bao Zixuan: "Okay! I'm here for you!"

Huo Jianning: "I don't think I'm so famous that Bao Sheng can make a special trip to Minnesota for me." ”

Bao Zixuan: "You are too humble, you are very famous among the international students in Xiangjiang in the United States, I have a group of people under me who specialize in investigating Xiangjiang students around the world, don't get me wrong, I just want these outstanding international students to join the Black Cloud Group." ”

"At present, the proportion of RB and European and American employees within Heiyun Group is too large, and there are no particularly excellent universities in Xiangjiang, so I can only focus on international students. ”

After Huo Jinning heard Bao Zixuan's explanation, he suddenly had a feeling that it was like this. In fact, Bao Zixuan didn't have any team to investigate the Xiangjiang students for him! They were all recruited based on the memories of his previous life. However, this secret cannot be told to anyone, and even if it is told, people may not believe it.

Huo Jianning: "I won't graduate until next year, and my sister is ready to recommend me to Li Chaoren." ”

Bao Zixuan: "Li Chaoren's company is not necessarily suitable for you, and I don't mean to belittle Cheung Kong Industrial." He's a traditional industry, and where you are, you're not necessarily going to make a big difference. It's different when you come to Heiyun Group, you can use your talents to the extreme, and I am an engineer and do not have the ability and energy to manage the company. When you come to Heiyun Group, the platform will be broader. ”

Hearing this, Huo Jianning was really a little tempted, after all, the strength and platform of Heiyun Group are now better than those of Changjiang Industrial. And entering the Black Cloud Group will not make people gossip, after all, it was his sister who recommended him to Li Chaoren, and it is inevitable that there will be villains who will gossip. Now that the boss of the Black Cloud Group has personally invited himself, the position will not be too low, otherwise it makes sense for Bao Zixuan to recruit in person!

Huo Jianning: "I admit that what you said is reasonable, but I want to know my position and treatment when I join the Black Cloud Group." After all, I want to live too. ”

Bao Zixuan: "Chief Financial Officer of Heiyun Group, you are responsible for the financial work of the entire Heiyun Group, just report to me alone, and the level is equivalent to the deputy general manager of the group." The base salary is $500,000, as well as bonuses and options. ”

Hearing this, Huo Jianning was a little uneasy, how could it be such a high position all of a sudden, and the salary was also the top in the industry, now it was 1978 after all.

Huo Jianning: "Bao Sheng, I'm just a college student who has just graduated. I don't think I've reached such a high position. And the wages are also a bit high. ”

Bao Zixuan didn't expect that this was still a real person, and he could put his position very right, and it was really good to do financial work.

Bao Zixuan: "You don't have to be humble, and I believe that you are capable of deserving of this position and salary." You just want to tell me if there is anything you are not satisfied with, and you can put forward any requirements after returning to Xiangjiang. ”

Huo Jianning: "I don't have anything to dislike, but I won't be able to report to Heiyun until the beginning of next year." ”

Bao Zixuan: "No problem, you and I will go back to Xiangjiang this Christmas, and the Heiyun Factory will be built at that time." You should also familiarize yourself with the working environment in advance. Welcome to Black Cloud. With that, he stretched out his hand.

Huo Jianning didn't react until Bao Zixuan's hand was already in front of him, and immediately stretched out his right hand to shake Bao Zixuan's hand.

At this time, the bodyguard took the contract that had been prepared a long time ago, and Huo Jianning smiled. After a brief glance, he signed his name. Seeing this, Bao Zixuan was finally relieved, Li Chaoren is sorry, anyway, you shouldn't mind if you have so many talents!

Bao Zixuan wrote a check for $200,000 to Huo Jianning and said, "This is your signing fee, don't be embarrassed." Every new executive who joins the dark cloud has this fee. ”

Huo Jianning didn't expect that he would give a signing fee of $200,000 without going to work for a day, no wonder the Black Cloud Group is developing so fast. It's this kind of reluctance that ordinary bosses can't do.