Chapter 263: General Strike

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"Mr. Guo really surprised us, the huge amount of $4.5 billion was easily taken out!" said Yoria Moyin, smiling meaningfully.

"What's this. Even more surprising than the $4.5 billion is the series of mergers and acquisitions that Mr. Guo has made since founding Pan Pacific Energy Group. The funds involved are nearly 10 billion, and if the company's working capital is included, it is even more amazing. Such a huge amount of money can only show that Mr. Guo has earned a huge amount of capital from gold through the Thunder Fund, which is unimaginable to everyone!"

The person who spoke, his eyes flashed, looking at Guo Shouyun with a hint of amazement in his eyes, of course, more than other thoughts!

His name is Will Jones, one of the major shareholders of the former Southern Company, and he has a lot of assets under his name, including the five-star hotel where the banquet was held today.

"The Thunder Fund has indeed made a lot of money from gold futures, and if Mr. Jones is interested, you can invest a little in it, and I believe the return will definitely satisfy you!"

Up to now, although he has not disclosed the financial information of the Thunder Fund, for those who are interested, as long as they do a cursory investigation, they can get an approximate figure. Therefore, Guo Shouyun is no longer as strict as before.

He's even thinking about holding a reception for all of Thunder Fund's clients to officially announce the revenues and raise another round of money before the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity of 9/11 arrives. In this way, after a series of mergers and acquisitions of Thunder Fund, the problem of declining operating capital has been solved.

"Actually, I've already invested $1 million in the Thunder Fund, which Mr. Guo manages. … It's just that Mr. Guo has never disclosed any financial information of the fund, which makes me a little worried, and I never dare to invest more. ”

"yes, Bruce. In fact, I also invested $2 million in your Thunder Fund. Similarly, because there is no accurate income statement, I dare not make additional investments. So, for our sake and for your own sake, can you solve this problem?" said Stephen Bryan.

"That's right. ”

"This is also the concern of many people, including me!"

John Steelman, Paul Lehman, and others nodded at the same time.

After his gaze quickly swept over them, Guo Shouyun nodded after a little thought.

"I understand your concerns, and in fact, many of my friends have reported this problem to me recently. So, after thinking about it for a while, I plan to hold a meeting involving all the clients of the Thunder Fund on July 25, that is, a week later, to explain to you the recent half-year performance profit and loss of the Thunder Fund!"

"Mr. Guo, this is the best news I heard at this reception!" Will Jones said happily.

However, for those who really know more about Guo Shouyun's Thunder Fund, the news is not completely satisfying.

"Bruce, as far as I know, there are four divisions under the Thunder Fund: Solomon with a focus on futures, Unicorns with a focus on the stock and bond markets, centaurs with both, and relatively independent descendants of capital. I wonder if you're going to announce the results of one of the divisions this time, or if you're going to do both?"

"Stephen, you really know our Thunder Fund!" Guo Shouyun said after glancing at him.

"Hehe, as a qualified financial practitioner. Money sensitivity is probably my only strength!"

While speaking, Stephen Bryan's gaze did not leave Guo Shouyun's face. The same is true for others.

"Since I'm talking about the Thunder Fund, it's naturally four departments in one!" Guo Shouyun smiled.

The eyes of the people around him lit up instantly. The question they've been trying to figure out for a long time now finally has a chance.

"Mr. Guo, I'm also a Thunder customer, don't forget to send me an invitation when the time comes!" John Schwartzman laughed.

"Please rest assured, as long as it is a Thunder customer, you will get an invitation!"

As soon as Guo Shouyun finished speaking, he saw Jonathan Weir striding over.

"Boss, there is something you need to deal with at the company!"

Guo Shouyun was stunned for a moment, looking at Jonathan Weil, who had a calm expression but a trace of nervousness in his eyes, and a bad premonition suddenly rose in his heart.

"Everyone, don't be with you!" Guo Shouyun said goodbye to everyone with his usual face, and walked out of the banquet hall with Jonathan Weil and into the corridor outside.

"What's the matter?"

"Just got the news. The New York Gas Company, which we acquired on July 6, went on strike and now the plant is shut down, affecting the lives of nearly 2 million electric and natural gas users in New York and Pennsylvania. In addition, we have received calls from the energy departments of the governments of New York and Bina~ states, and they hope that we can solve the problem as soon as possible and restore the normal order of life for the people in the two states. Jonathan Weil fasted.

In the face of such bad news, even though Guo Shouyun had already made some preparations in his heart, he still couldn't help frowning after listening to it.

"What are you going to do?"

"Steve has already rushed over with someone, and there is no further news yet. So, we don't have a very mature solution yet!"

Guo Shouyun nodded and then asked, "Then what is the reason for the incident? It is impossible for such a big strike to be without the slightest warning!"

"The main thing is that workers want to raise their wages. On top of that, before our acquisition, New York Gas' leadership had promised to increase their monthly salaries by 40 percent. ”

“40%？”

The average monthly wage for 5,700 New York Gas workers is $3,800, which is the middle of all similar industries in the United States. But if it rises by 40 percent, New York Gas will outpay all of its peers. On top of that, with the acquisition of Nanfang, we have more than 80,000 workers. Once they start asking for the same treatment, spending just on wages is enough to reduce our profits by about 3%. And that's when the energy crisis is gone!" Jonathan Weil said with a serious expression.

After a moment of silence, Guo Shouyun squinted his eyes and said indifferently: "So we were cheated by others?"

"Sorry, boss, I didn't do a detailed background check beforehand!"

"I don't blame you for this, it's my problem. It's me who is so eager for quick success that I think I can buy as long as the balance sheet is okay. In just a few months, Pan Pacific has nearly tripled in size. How can such an acquisition without detailed investigation data not be a problem!" After waving his hand, Guo Shouyun said.

He's not the kind of person who likes to put the blame on his subordinates!

Looking at the big boss who was thinking silently, Jonathan Weil obediently didn't bother.

After a while, "Now you convey three things for me: first, inform Chuck and ask him to do a survey of the salary level of all personnel in the company, and on a feasible basis, increase the salary level of the whole company, but the maximum cannot exceed 8%!"

There is a saying that 'not to suffer from a small number but to suffer from inequality', and to solve the problem of New York Gas Company, it is not only this one that is considered. The entire Pan Pacific Group needs to be considered.

Otherwise, if the branches in other regions see that their counterparts in New York make a fuss and their wages rise, they will definitely follow suit. And, coupled with the fact that those guys who are ready to set him up at any time behind the scenes, the probability of this happening is too great. Therefore, Guo Shouyun must take precautions from the beginning.

"Second, tell Steve to talk to the New York Gas union representatives that we can raise wages, but never more than 8 percent, and 40 percent is impossible. Also, they only have three days to think about it, if I don't see the workers coming back to work after three days. Then they won't be used in the future!" Guo Shouyun said decisively.

Although U.S. law prohibits employers from firing employees, they can do so by 'permanently replacement', a play on words that translates to 'fire' and 'fire'.

"Third, slow down the pace of the company's expansion, and investigate any future acquisitions. Not only finance, but also human resources, legal affairs, and everything else. ”

If you make a mistake once, you should remember the lesson. Guo Shouyun doesn't want the same thing to happen to Pan Pacific again.

"Got it!"

Jonathan Weil nodded.

"Go get busy!"

Guo Shouyun waved his hand, and he didn't return to the banquet hall after Jonathan Weil left. At this time, he clearly felt a sense of urgency from the New York Gas strike.

The enemy has quickened the pace of the attack!

"It seems that I also want to increase my strength as much as possible!" Thinking of this, he took out his mobile phone and found the phone of Rick Baie, the head of LinkedIn news.

"Boss!"

"I'll fax you a copy this afternoon. As soon as you receive it, ask someone from the editorial department to polish it and post it on the website!"

"Yes!"

Rick Bai's tone was full of excitement, every time Guo Shouyun took the initiative to provide him with news, it was the kind of big news that caught people's attention and could shake the United States.

And such news can undoubtedly bring a lot of attention to LinkedIn News. The most obvious is Enron, as a piece of Enron business data was exposed by them, although Enron did not admit it, and even sued them, but the more they did it, the more people paid attention to LinkedIn, and through the relationship with Enron, the monthly hits on LinkedIn News have climbed to 600 million times in recent months. That's 20 million people watching LinkedIn news every day.

Such a large number of volumes, of course, also brought about an increase in income. Although, limited by Guo Shouyun's business strategy, in order to keep the LinkedIn news page clean and tidy, the news content is relatively small. However, it still made $35 million in revenue in June.

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