Chapter 159: Williams Center (Two in One)
"Billy Church, from Dubai, are you in touch?"
"Let's get in touch, let's see the design drawings the day after tomorrow!"
"Great, it's time for us to be developed!!"
"Hahahaha, that's right, we're about to become the most famous designers in the world!"
Cheers !!
Cheers !!
From time to time, there was a smug laugh in the big house of the villa, but sadly, they didn't even know that they had offended the most terrible person in the world......
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The next day, Adams arranged for Tom Wright to fly to the United States with some of the brightest young designers.
Henry had just arrived at Cisco, and John Chambers came to Henry's office to report to him about building the school!
Is it worth spending a billion dollars a year to build a school?
In the first few years, natural places were limited due to the limited number of schools. Cisco employees want to enjoy the benefits of free schooling for their children, they must compete with a large number of employees, and only outstanding employees can get this opportunity, which can undoubtedly greatly stimulate the enthusiasm of employees!
However, this is a secondary one.
Henry's main purpose in establishing the school is still that sentence: brainwashing should start from the baby!!
Henry spent a lot of money to build the school, both in terms of teachers and learning environment, which will give people the impression that a school built by Cisco is very awesome. Naturally, when Cisco builds more schools and recruits students from outside the world, American parents are still rushing to send their children to the schools established by Cisco?
When there are more schools, there are more students. Henry can promote his company and products in school, and brainwash them all the time, such as shopping online to Nicholas Shopping Network is the safest, using ICQ for chat software, watching movies to IMDB theaters, etc., and even later. Henry is also going to set up Facebook, if he promotes it a little in his school, won't it become popular immediately?
In the future, the school will become one of the most important propaganda positions under Henry's banner.
Not to mention. To build a school, the initial capital required is relatively high, and the subsequent expenses are a drizzle for Cisco! The school is not without profit-making means, one is to collect money from external students, the other is government assistance, and the third is to donate funds from people from all walks of life......
In the United States, it is a very common phenomenon for wealthy people or companies to donate money to schools.
One is for tax avoidance, and the other is for fame.
With so many companies under Henry's name, if he doesn't find a way to avoid taxes, is it cheaper for the U.S. government to use the donated money to build schools and expand his own influence, and there are too many benefits. I can't really say......
"Chairman, we have set up the 'Cisco Education Fund', and the project to build the school is ready to start at any time!" John Chambers handed a copy to Henry, "At present, 100 sites have been selected across the United States that are suitable for building schools, and we have received the support of the local government, which is the specific information on the site selection, and the budget for each school!"
Henry answered. Picked up the information and looked at it.
After a few minutes, Henry looked up at Chambers and asked, "How do you solve the teacher's problem?"
"Dig !!," John Chambers spat out.
And Henry, after listening to John Chambers' answer. It's really "very peaceful", Henry smiled: "Well, the way to dig people is good!!
"In addition to poaching people, we also cooperate with comprehensive education schools, and the excellent teachers they train will be given priority to the schools established by Cisco! We will donate a sum of money to their school as a sign of goodwill!" added John Chambers.
"Money is not a problem, the key is to be able to get talent!"
Henry said, "We at Cisco are also going to build a teacher training institute ourselves to use as a talent pool!"
"Yes, I'm going to set up such a training facility!" replied John Chambers.
Henry put the papers on the table and said slowly, "The school we built should also be named......
"Chairman, I think it's better to call it Williams School...... John Chambers suggested with a glance at Henry.
This sycophant is very useful. Henry smiled unconsciously!
Since education in the United States consists of three stages: primary, secondary and higher education, the general school organization form is a 6-3-3 system, that is, from the first grade to the sixth grade for elementary school, the seventh to ninth grade for junior high school, and the tenth to twelfth grade for high school. Therefore, the school that Henry wants to establish is divided into Williams Elementary School (including kindergarten) and Williams Middle School (including middle school and high school).
As for the university, only one !! will be established
Henry wants to build a school that can be compared with Harvard, Stanford, Cambridge and other world-class universities, so naturally we must strive for excellence and focus on building!
So, Henry said: "Well, the name of the school is called Williams School, and it is divided into Williams Primary School and Williams Middle School according to age, because there are too many schools, so the schools everywhere are called Williams Primary School or Middle School, so that it will not lead to the duplication of names! Finally, as for the establishment of Williams University, there is no hurry now." When the time comes, I will design this school myself!!"
"Hmm!" John Chambers nodded.
"In order for the children of Cisco employees to be grateful to our company, I felt it was important for them to know that Cisco was providing them with the opportunity to read books for free. So, I think it's a minute before the first class every morning for them to pray, to be thankful to God, to be thankful to Cisco, to be thankful to all the people who have helped them......"
Henry said, his face showed a very faint smile, this is the first step of brainwashing! Hitler can brainwash the whole of Germany, he only brainwashed the students in his own school, compared with him, he is still willing to bow down!
Then, Henry added: "All the schools in Williams School have only the vice principal, and as for the headmaster, I will hold all the positions. I think that this can strengthen the unified management of the school and be conducive to the future development of the school!!"
John Chambers did not doubt him, and nodded in agreement.
Henry thought in his heart that he would have a lot of influence after becoming the principal, and Jiang Jiaoshi became the principal of the Whampoa Military Academy, and the result was awesome. A group of students supported him, and he didn't want to be so awesome !! he was just thinking about what if he had a whim one day. If you want to be the president of the United States and have fun, just climb up and shout, and there will be a crowd of people in the United States shouting: "Support the president!! support the president!!
And in order to completely brainwash the students, Henry felt that he could make some propaganda slogans in the school in the future. For example, "Be proud of the principal, learn from the principal!" This propaganda slogan is justified, he is the richest man, and he is definitely the object of their study! And once the slogan is said too much, then it will have a deep sense of admiration for oneself, and the brainwashing effect will come out!
"So be it for now!" said Henry to John Chambers.
John Chambers nodded, and took Henry's farewell.
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At three o'clock in the afternoon, Tom Wright arrived in Los Angeles, and Henry sent for him to be taken to San Jose. Tentatively arranged to stay in a hotel. In the future, he, the designer, can choose a good manor location for Henry together with the manor site selection team!
As for the Williams Centre site, negotiations are currently underway with the local government.
Because the area is too large, with more than 2 million square meters, although it is a little remote, it is at least still in Silicon Valley, California, so the purchase price of land is still too large, and it needs 500 million US dollars!
Henry was reluctant to spend $500 million on land because it wasn't prime land. It's not good, it's the wilderness. The local government was obviously extortionate, believing that Henry was a wealthy man with money......
this day. The government sent someone to talk to Henry again.
Since learning that Henry needed the land for the construction of the headquarters cluster, the local government was enthusiastic, and sent people to Henry's side to negotiate in three days. But in terms of price, they refused to budge, it was like a stone in the toilet - it smelled and hard! Henry was almost annoyed, and this time they came again. Henry decided that he didn't want to say more this time, and made a gambling agreement to kill them!
"Hello, Mr. Williams!"
"Hello, San Jose Mayor Mr. Brant Barrett!"
The middle-aged man in front of Henry in a neat suit was the mayor of San Jose, more than 1.9 meters tall, and his demeanor was very gentlemanly, but it was said that he had played NBA basketball! Henry invited him to his office and instructed the secretary to make a cup of coffee for Brant Barrett.
"Mayor Barrett, that piece of land, it seems that no one wants to buy it right now except for me. Why can't you get cheaper?"
Brant Barrett was smiling and unmoved.
"You know, this land is more than two million square meters, and it's located in Silicon Valley, and it will definitely be developed in the future!" Brant Barrett said with a sip of coffee, "So, $500 million, it's not expensive at all!"
"Mayor Barrett, how many years, five years, ten years are you going to wait for the development you call development?" said Henry dismissively.
Brant Barrett smiled and said sloppily: "Silicon Valley is developing rapidly, who knows when it will develop here? Maybe five years, maybe three years, maybe next year, this is not necessarily!"
"Mayor Barrett, we won't talk nonsense, you just give me the bottom, can you reduce the price?!"
"Of course the price can be lowered, but ......"
"Don't do it, you just say how much !! you can drop," Henry interrupted with a direct wave of his hand.
Brant Barrett couldn't help but hesitate when he saw the look on Henry's face that you would break up without a price reduction. That piece of land, if it is not sold to Henry, there is really no other buyer. Because it is too far away from the city, it will cost a huge amount of money to develop, and the risk is too great, if you mess up, you will lose all your money!!
Seeing that Brant Barrett didn't speak, Henry said lightly: "Perhaps, I should find a new place to build the Williams Center!"
When Brant Barrett heard this, his heart tightened, his expression was serious, as if he had made a major decision, he gritted his teeth and said: "Four hundred million dollars, absolutely no less!!"
Henry shook his head, "It's still too expensive!
"Bet?" Brant Barrett was stunned for a moment, and then came to his senses, the VAM agreement is no stranger to this place in Silicon Valley. Countless startups will enter into VAM agreements with investment companies, thus making both parties compromise!
"How do you want to bet?" asked Brant Barrett.
Henry smiled and said, "It's simple. I bet that as long as I take that piece of land, then the price of all the surrounding land will rise wildly, and after half a year, the price of the land will be at least 5 times the original one!"
said. Henry looked at Brant Barrett playfully, and said lightly: "Half a year later, if the price of the surrounding land rises to five times as I said. Then you will sell it to me for 300 million dollars, and I will buy the land for you 500 million dollars!!"
Brandt Barrett's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he sounded. It seems that no matter what, it will be beneficial to his side, especially when the price of land around him rises fivefold, and the government side can make more money! After thinking about it for a while, Brant Barrett said: "I'll go back and discuss this matter with you, and then I'll inform you!"
Henry smiled, "Okay, then I'll wait for your decision!"
Henry did not scare Brant Barrett with a tough attitude, and the cunning Brent Barrett was certainly unwilling to agree to the bet, what to do with the bet, anyway, the land could be sold for 500 million dollars. The price of land in the surrounding area can also rise......
Brant Barrett returned to the government, convened a meeting to vote and discuss, and agreed to the VAM agreement by a large number of votes.
Afterwards, Brandt Barrett called Henry.
"Mr. Williams, after voting and discussion, we have decided to accept your VAM agreement!"
Henry had already expected that Barrett and the others would most likely agree to the gambling agreement, and he was already mentally prepared at the moment, so he naturally did not look surprised, and said lightly: "Okay." Then I'll go over and sign with you now!"
"Good !!"
Hanging up, Henry stood up and prepared to go to the San Jose City Hall. Twenty minutes later, Henry was at the door of the town hall! Brant Barrett and the others have already come out.
Henry exchanged a few words with them, and then led by Mayor Barrett, walked towards the building. Later, when he came to the meeting room, Brant Barrett took out the agreement and showed it to Henry, who doubled it and thought there was no problem. I signed a VAM agreement with the city of San Jose!
After signing the agreement, Henry smiled: "Hehe, I think, it won't be long before you will be shocked!!"
With that, Henry turned and left.
Back at the company, Henry wrote a mass e-mail to all the companies under his name, detailing the idea of the Williams Center and ordering them to cooperate with Henry's next steps in the future!!
The next day, Henry held a press conference in his own name.
For a time, reporters gathered.
At the press conference, Henry was wearing a suit, dressed very maturely and steadily, and in his gestures, he had a kind of domineering attitude that had been in the top position for a long time! He slowly walked to the stage, and suddenly, the flashing lights flashed wildly, and a group of reporters in the audience were inexplicably excited, competing to shout Henry's name and want to ask him questions!
Henry's right hand ignored it, just raised it slightly and made a quiet gesture.
As soon as the reporters saw the gesture, they immediately fell silent, and made eye contact with each other: "Ready, Henry is going to speak again! I don't know what kind of news will shock the world this time?!!!
The reporters' ears have been pricked up, with a notepad in their left hand and a pen in their right hand, and they are ready to go!
Henry was on stage, and when he saw them like this, he couldn't laugh or cry!
"Ahem......" Henry just cleared his throat, but saw that the right hand of a reporter in the audience subconsciously moved twice.
Henry was speechless for a moment, this can not be remembered......
After correcting the microphone, Henry said: "Today's press conference, I will only say one or two sentences!"
As soon as Henry finished saying this, the audience was agitated, but immediately everyone looked at Henry attentively, ready to listen to what he was going to say!
Henry exclaimed, "There's a Rockefeller Center in New York, and from now on, there's a Williams Center in Silicon Valley." I'm going to build a Williams Center 2 million square meters west of San Jose and make it the heart of Silicon Valley!!"
"That's it, thank you all for joining us!"
"I declare that this is the end of the press conference!"
With that, Henry stepped off the stage. The reporters tried to ask questions, but were stopped by bodyguards.
"Mr. Henry Williams' press conference is the shortest press conference I have ever seen!!"
"Hehe, short and concise! This is another big news, you say, is Rockefeller Center awesome? Sure, but with Henry Williams's handwriting, can its Williams Center be worse than Rockefeller Center?"
"Oh, that's right, I'm already looking forward to the completion of Williams Center, how much better it will be than Rockefeller Center!!"
The next day, the front pages of all newspapers in the United States were all about the Williams Center, and the major television stations discussed the matter one after another, and countless experts and professors appeared to explain it, and there was already a lot of discussion on the Internet, and many netizens jokingly called "Henry Williams is a 'local tyrant' again!!".
Major real estate companies in the United States have moved to pay special attention to the location of Williams Center.
For a while, the price of land near the Williams Center site rose wildly! However, despite the price increase, it was extremely limited, only doubled!
However, the next series of press conferences stunned the entire United States!!
Cisco held a press conference to announce: "Cisco announced that the company will move to the Williams Center, its Cisco MCI will move to the Williams Center, its Qualcomm will move to the Williams Center, and Qualcomm's ARM will move to the Williams Center!!"
Nicholas Group held a press conference to announce: "Nicholas Group announced that the company will move to Williams Center, its Nicholas Shopping Network will move to Williams Center, its Nicholas Express Company will move to Williams Center, its IMDB Holding Group will move to Williams Center, and PayPal Company will move to Williams Center!!"
"Global Online is pleased to announce that the company will move into the Williams Center!"
"Isearch Announces That the Company Will Be Moving into Williams Center!!"
"ICQ has announced that the company will move into Williams Center, and its daily music company will move into Williams Center!"
"Williams Labs will move to the Williams Center, and its Silicon Valley Electronics Group will move to the Williams Center!"
"360 Holdings, Inc. announces that the company will move into the Williams Center!"
"Prestige Capital announces that the company will move into the Williams Center!"
"The West German publishing house has announced that the company will move into the Williams Center!"
"Noah's Ark Corporation has announced that the company will move into the Williams Center!"
"Firefly Games Announces That Company Will Be Moving into Williams Center!"
"Amgen Biopharma Announces Move to Williams Center!"
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One after another, companies held press conferences, and the whole United States was stunned, what's wrong with this!! are they all crazy!!!! (PS: ask for support)
(To be continued.) )