Chapter 210: To England
MacLehose and Bao Zixuan's dinner at the Peninsula Hotel ended quickly, and Bao Zixuan achieved his goal, he just wanted the mainland construction team to enter the Xiangjiang Construction Yulin Institute of Technology, after all, the drawings had been completed. As for the subsequent purchase of land for development in the deep sea, he did not force more land in Xiangjiang. This will not only speed up the construction of schools, but also provide employment opportunities for more mainland workers.
MacLehose was relieved to know that Black Cloud was now just putting the simplest labor-intensive industries into the deep sea. As for Bao Zixuan's request to invite a construction team from the mainland, he also knew that the labor in Xiangjiang was indeed very high, and now he could let the mainland workers come over to speed up the construction, which was a very good thing. To be honest, Bao Zixuan applied in the name of building a university, otherwise it would be really difficult to say it to someone else.
This time, I came back in a tight time, arranging the construction of a deep-sea factory and a hotel, going to the mainland to explore rare earth deposits, and purchasing smelting equipment in the Soviet Union, and at the same time coordinating the 10,000 construction workers sent by the mainland to enter the Tin Shui Wai Construction University.
After everything was sorted out, Bao Zixuan was ready to set off for Europe. His first stop was England, where he was going to Oxford University to get his diploma, which he could have gotten a long time ago. However, the University of Oxford requires that he must come in person, and Bao Zixuan, who is very short of time, can only choose to go to the UK before the German exhibition.
Bao Zixuan flew directly from Hong Kong to London, which is only an hour's drive from Oxford. After two years, Bao Zixuan returned to the UK once, and this time he thought that he would go to Germany as soon as he finished his business in the UK. I don't want to make a fuss here, but a lot of things don't always go the way I want them to.
When Bao Zixuan arrived at London International Airport in the United Kingdom, it was exactly 12 o'clock at noon, and the staff of Heiyun's British branch were already waiting for him at the airport.
Heiyun used to have only one office in the UK, and then I heard some rumors that I still had to do superficial work, so I upgraded the office to a branch and became the headquarters of Black Cloud in Europe. The status is equal to that of the United States and RB, which is one of the reasons why the British feel that Bao Zixuan can still be fought for.
Hiroshi Hashimoto, who is now in charge of Black Cloud Europe, audits a course on completions management at Harvard. Feeling that his thoughts and concepts could not keep up with the trend of computer development, he took the initiative to apply for a position in the European branch of Black Cloud. He knew that he couldn't match John Chambers in terms of management skills, so he might as well go to Europe.
At present, the preliminary preparations for the German exhibition have been completed, and Hiroshi Hashimoto personally went to the airport to greet Bao Zixuan and his party.
Hiroshi Hashimoto saw Bao Zixuan and said, "Your Excellency the president has worked hard all the way, will we eat first or go to the company first." ”
Bao Zixuan: "Hashimoto-kun is still used to staying in Europe, let's eat first! ”
The group came to a Chinese restaurant near the company, and Hiroshi Hashimoto knew the taste and eating characteristics of Bao Zixuan. At noon, the food is usually very simple, just a few dishes are simply arranged.
Bao Zixuan said: "What is the current situation of the company!"
Hiroshi Hashimoto: "Your Excellency, at present, there are a total of 4,200 employees in the European Black Cloud Company. Among them, in addition to the European headquarters of Black Cloud in the United Kingdom, we have also set up branches in five places: Germany, France, Denmark and the Soviet Union, and we have offices in other countries. ”
"At present, the sales network has spread all over Europe, but many dealers in the automotive industry have not seen our cars, so there are not many reservations. ”
Bao Zixuan: "It's okay, didn't Lego look for us recently!"
Hiroshi Hashimoto: "I've already rejected the Lego thing, and they want to change the contract from scratch. Seeing that our products are selling so well in the U.S. and Asia, I want a piece of the pie, and I have arranged for a lawyer to deal with the matter. ”
Bao Zixuan: "That's for sure, the European market can only be considered average compared to the United States and Asia. It's not surprising that they think this way, but we can't hurt it. ”
"In addition, you are now starting to investigate the major well-known scholars in Europe, mainly those who are not satisfactory in their existing institutions and schools. I hired construction workers from Huaxia Continent, and the construction of our own university will be completed soon, and we will need a large number of professors and lecturers to teach at that time, and if there are only students and no teachers by then, then we will be ashamed. ”
Hiroshi Hashimoto: "Your Excellency, please rest assured that there are many well-known scholars in Europe who are not doing very well right now. The British economy was not good, and the European continent was threatened with war, so many scholars had plans to leave. In the past, their first choice was the United States, but I think as long as our price is high, we can get some of them to work in Hong Kong. ”
Hearing Hiroshi Hashimoto's answer, Bao Zixuan was very satisfied. It seems that it is wise to ask him to come over and preside over the work in Europe.
Bao Zixuan: "It's good that Hashimoto-kun understands, but you are also not small." Now that Guchengjun already has a girlfriend, you also have to care about personal issues. ”
Hiroshi Hashimoto didn't say anything, but looking at his expression, he should have a girlfriend or a goal.
Hiroshi Hashimoto: "Thank you for your concern, I had a girlfriend before, and his family was against it before, and now I have agreed to our relationship." I also want to go back to RB after this show to get engaged, mainly to settle things. When you get married, you must ask the president to participate. ”
Bao Zixuan: "Then I want to congratulate you! Hashimoto-kun! The company has a lot of properties in RB, and you go back and choose a property, which can be regarded as my wedding gift to you." ”
Hiroshi Hashimoto knows about RB housing prices, and now it seems that it is too wise to follow the president. Getting married and giving him a real estate, although he can also afford to buy it, but this also shows his importance in the company in disguise.
After a brief lunch and dinner, Bao Zixuan and his party walked towards the European Black Cloud Company. Today, Blackcloud Europe is headquartered on Fleet Street in London, England, which is home to the largest number of media outlets in the world. Bao Zixuan chose here to know the latest news, although the house price is very expensive, but it is definitely superb.
Heiyun adheres to the business characteristics of McDonald's, and all branch properties must be purchased in hand. Now most of all the branches and store properties of Heiyun are their own, so that even if they encounter a loser in the future, they will not lose their family business so quickly.
After inspecting the company, Bao Zixuan saw that the employees were in a good state of mind. And everyone basically recognized Hiroshi Hashimoto's work ideas, which is the basis for improving work efficiency.
At the same time, the company reviewed the financial statements of the European branch, although every month the company's financial and PwC will make a detailed data to Bao Zixuan, but the process still needs to be followed.
At present, Heiyun Group's sales in Europe are mainly concentrated in the gaming field, as well as a small number of notebook computers and digital camera products. In Europe, due to the lack of Lego, the king of toys, sales are very average. The sales of Transformers and Rubik's Cube in Europe can only be described as mediocre, with no bright spots.
It seems that there is still a lot of work to be done in this exhibition to find a way for Europeans to recognize Black Cloud products. Although there are no new products in the electronics company this time, the upgraded products are definitely not weak. And when the Frankfurt Motor Show arrives at the end of September, it will definitely surprise everyone, it seems that it is still necessary to vigorously develop new products, otherwise Heiyun has no advantage over industrial giants at all.
Bao Zixuan rests in London tonight and then heads to Oxford University tomorrow morning. Where he not only wants to get his diploma, but also to give a speech, he originally thought about refusing, but when he thought that he would use it a lot in the future, he would definitely use it a lot when he went to Oxford University, so he not only had to give a speech, but also patted himself well, although it was a little against his will. But this is life, and you can't do anything about him.
In the evening, Hiroshi Hashimoto called all the employees of the British Black Cloud to have dinner together, which has now become a tradition for Bao Zixuan to go to the branch. Thinking that the best way for employees to know and understand the boss is to blend in with them, Bao Zixuan invites all employees to dinner whenever he goes to a place. It is also to deepen the impression of each other, although some of them have lost their prestige, but they always feel that the advantages outweigh the disadvantages, so this tradition has always been reserved.