Chapter 500: Dances with Wolves
The moment he saw Liszt, Zhuang Jianye was really surprised, no matter what, he never expected to see this "old friend" who people love and hate in such a place at this time.
It's not just Zhuang Jianye, it's not just Liszt.
Since the defeat of H's bullet A drone to the Zeus-3 UAS of Actor, H has inevitably slipped into the abyss of bankruptcy.
Fortunately, Lindemann was left behind and sold the company to General Motors in the form of a share swap and became part of the newly formed Atomic Aeronautical Systems.
Liszt also joined the GM company together, but as a veteran of H company, although Liszt's position and salary are enviable, but he does not have any real power in his hands, there is no way, GM wants to digest the core backbone of H company before it is bound to be marginalized.
This is too normal in any company, and Liszt has nothing to say, as long as he can have a salary and a reasonable position, he really wants to find a wife, have a few children, and live a few years in peace.
However, Liszt wanted to be stable, and Lindemann, who sold himself to General Motors, didn't know if it was the onset of Alzheimer's disease or the ambition of so many years finally couldn't suppress and wanted to fight, so he secretly contacted aviation giants such as Boeing, Northrop and Lockheed, preparing to take back Atom Aviation Systems, a subsidiary of General Motors.
If this was placed a few years ago, when Lindemann was in a good state, maybe he could really tear off a large piece of meat from GM, the problem is that Lindeman at this time is irritable and impulsive, his head is already like a rusty machine, and he is not working from time to time, how can he fight against the talented GM company in this state.
Soon the matter was leaked, Boeing and other aviation giants immediately shook off the relationship, and General Motors, which was originally ready to eliminate the influence of H Company, simply came to a big purge, completely kicked Lindeman out of General Motors, and sued him in federal court, accusing Lindeman of illegal transactions, money laundering, intentional injury and even child abuse.
All in all, even if the court does not sentence Lindeman to prison, a huge amount of compensation will inevitably be lost.
Lindemann, who knew that he could not return to the sky, lost his temper, found a limited edition Kirke pistol that had been treasured for more than ten years, and committed suicide by swallowing the gun in a lonely villa, ending his life for 76 years.
However, Lindeman's death only made GM withdraw its lawsuit against him, and the purge against H company did not stop, Liszt, as the CEO of H company at the time, Lindeman's most relied on subordinates, was naturally the focus of the purge, so he joined GM for less than half a year, and Liszt, who was ready to live a stable life, was unemployed.
If this had been placed in the past, the unemployed Liszt would not have to worry about not finding a home at all, after all, he was a pioneer who made drones the first in the ball, and his dazzling resume could blind the HR eyes of large companies.
However, Lindeman's commotion before his death made the American business community feel that the people in Company H are a group of crazy people, no matter how strong their ability is, no one wants to work with crazy people, so Li Si specifically said that if he finds a position as CEO, he will be politely invited out if he applies for an ordinary business executive.
Under the wall everywhere, Liszt's savings were quickly exhausted, and sadly, he was kicked out by the landlord because he couldn't pay the rent, so the former CEO of H Company, the pioneer who brought drones into a new era, Liszt became a homeless man wandering the streets.
"Eventually, my sister found me and, through her fiancé, introduced me to Mr. Esther Foss, the sales director of McDonnell Douglas Company, as his assistant with a salary of $120,000 a year. ”
$120,000 is not a small amount for ordinary Americans in the 80s, enough to live a relatively wealthy middle-class life, but Liszt was once the CEO of H Company, not only had an annual salary of nearly 5 million, but also equity dividends at the end of the year, and more importantly, Liszt had great authority at that time.
So in such a comparison, Liszt's situation is one heaven and one underground.
However, Liszt, who briefly talked about the situation of the past two years, did not complain at all, and did not drag on when telling his experience, as if everything was someone else's story, but the so-called people who know you are not your friends, but your opponents.
Even if Liszt is plain and concise when recounting the past, Zhuang Jianye, as an old rival, knows Liszt too well, if Lindemann is a tiger, then Liszt is a wolf.
As long as it is a wolf, it will eat meat, and obviously the annual salary of 120,000 US dollars is not enough for this wolf to stuff his teeth.
"What do you want me to do?" After listening to a short story and feeling the ambition of the hungry wolf, Zhuang Jianye had nothing to be subtle about, and asked directly.
Liszt was not surprised, let alone stunned, but smiled approvingly, "I just like your outspokenness, to be honest, I miss the situation when I was in Company H, how is it?
Dances with wolves?
Under the shadow of the light, the corners of Zhuang Jianye's mouth turned up, revealing a knowing smile.
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"No, absolutely not! I have never seen the name of this company in the list of international aviation suppliers, let them provide spare parts and maintenance services, I am worried that this $22.6 billion DC-10 will be completely scrapped, who will be responsible at that time, Mr. Liszt, you tell me, who is responsible? Can you afford to pay for your little annual salary?"
A few minutes later, Liszt, who had finished communicating with Zhuang Jianye alone, returned to Fox and the others, and after telling the news of the so-called "inquiry" and some of his own suggestions, before Fox could answer, the McDonnell Douglas engineer's head shook like a rattle.
Although this engineer is also surprised by Zhuang Jianye and others' remarks about APU and composite materials, but what he says and what he does are two different things after all, this is like liking a girl, crush and sex are definitely two different realms, who dares to guarantee that those people in Tengfei Aviation Corporation are not bragging?
So the cautious McDonnell Douglas engineer refused without even thinking about it, and even filled his words with discriminatory words.
Liszt had nothing on his face, but he wanted to drown in the toilet by the hair of the McDonnell Douglas engineer, but his strong self-control allowed Liszt to control his emotions very well, and turned a deaf ear to the McDonnell Douglas engineer's words, just silently waiting for Flow's decision.
Fox waited for the McDonnell Douglas engineer to say that he was tired, remained silent, rubbed his chin with his hand and paced back and forth under the light several times, and then asked uncertainly, "Are you sure their APU will arrive tomorrow afternoon?"
Liszt's heart finally fell, and he immediately replied with a bright smile, "Yes, sir." ”
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