Chicago, once the tallest building in the world, now the tallest building in North America, once the headquarters of the world's largest private retail company, Sears Roebuck, and the 103-story observation deck of the Sears Tower.

The whole person was like a volley, standing in the observation deck made of all glass, even if he had overcome his fear of heights, Feng Yiping still felt a little dizzy.

Huang Jingping, who was holding his hand, was also a little nervous, and her whole mind was focused on the beautiful scenery in the distance, only occasionally glancing at the glass floor under her feet.

The glass under your feet is more than 400 meters above the ground, and as long as it is not those nerves that are particularly large, anyone who walks on it will be a little unsure.

Mike and Hong Haoran stood in the middle of the hall, as if they were seriously discussing something very important, ignoring Feng Yiping's invitation.

The one who feels the best is Jin Ling, who has been strolling around the side, "In this kind of weather, you should be able to see the four surrounding states,"

Since you're so relaxed, don't put your hands on your chest, doesn't it mean that you're actually a little nervous?

Mr. Flynn, who had been sent by the Sears Company to receive them, had always maintained the standard smile of a mall waiter, and stood aside in the same position as a mall waiter.

Feng Yiping finally showed his fearless courage and walked back with Huang Jingping, "Excuse me to wait for a long time,"

"It's my duty," Flynn said with a smile, "I just received notice that Vice President Thomas has returned to the company and is waiting for a few,"

"Sorry, then we'll go down,"

It seems that when you reach a certain level, it is really difficult to separate work and life.

Feng Yiping and their trip. Of course, it's not just for sightseeing, they mainly come to Sears to visit and study.

The retail industry is not a place to mix, and Kmart, which once held the top spot in the US retail industry for more than a decade, is now on the verge of bankruptcy, which is also a good warning for them.

And it is also a century-old store. Although it is also not as good as Wal-Mart, the younger generation, Sears is still quite strong, and since it came to Chicago, it has to absorb some nutrients from them.

Vice President Thomas is a short, middle-aged man with a Mediterranean hairstyle, and at first glance he is the kind of person who is very organized, very calm, and does not change color even before the collapse of Tarzan. There is a kind of honor and disgrace that is not shocked, and the bearing of watching the flowers fall and bloom in front of the court.

This is very consistent with the temperament of their company's century-old store.

Only a newborn calf like Youjia will plough the ground hard, and from time to time turn its horns at others.

"Several, please," said Mr. Thomas, with a polite touch of distantness.

From a general point of view, as a vice president of a company with annual sales of more than 40 billion US dollars, it ranked 59th in the Fortune Global 500 last year. At this time, being able to take the time to meet Feng Yiping and his party is already considered to be a face-saving experience.

As for his attitude at this time. Feng Yiping can also understand that if the profitability is not considered, the two companies are now compared, just like giants and babies, and they are not at the same level at all.

Hey, though. Don't bully the young man into being poor! Wal-Mart, which Sears didn't pay attention to at all, has long since thrown him out of dozens of streets.

And Wal-Mart has reached the era of mobile Internet, and life is not easy, and the road that my buddies are now insisting on represents the advanced productivity and production direction. Future counterattacks, that's for sure.

"Mr. Feng's masterpiece, we have read it carefully and are very inspired,"

"That's my honor," Mr. Feng said.

"Yesterday's presentation was also very good," Thomas said, pointing to the local Chicago newspaper on the table, "and unfortunately I wasn't there yesterday,"

Yes, a large company like Sears, which has stores everywhere, also uses maps to analyze site selection, so they are also customers of NAVTEQ.

"Thank you, in fact, I admire your company even more, which has been established for hundreds of years, but still maintains this high-speed growth enterprise,"

Whether at home or abroad, the greetings seem to be touting each other.

To be praised face-to-face by the author of the best-selling business book, Thomas's face is also quite bright, "The most important thing is to adjust the business strategy of the enterprise in a timely and decisive manner in response to the form.

Although he was a little self-conscious, he still did a good job of the things that had been agreed in advance, using standard slides to introduce the development history of Sears and briefly introduce what measures they have taken to stand for a hundred years.

Jin Ling listened and looked at Feng Yiping, "Why are some of your ideas and practices exactly the same as theirs?"

Isn't it, for example, Sears's three major management principles, first, through bulk, cash to ensure low buy, low sell, but to ensure quality.

Paying cash guarantees a lower selling price, which is what Youjia did in the first place.

Second, reduce the cost of sales by minimizing the shipping cost of the product, but with the same quality and quantity.

At Feng Yiping's insistence, Youjia actually went further, not only establishing an independent logistics company to reduce transportation costs, but also reducing sales costs through systematic and refined inventory management.

Third, increase the total profit through small profits and quick turnover, but ensure quality.

The holiday promotion advocated by Feng Yiping is for this purpose.

In addition, the mass sale of homemade goods is the direction that Yujia is working on.

However, in addition to building their own factories for production, Sears also has many cooperative OEM manufacturers, entrusting them to produce some designated goods, and Sears is only responsible for sending personnel to the production line to supervise and post-acceptance.

This can be considered after the industrial park in the town is built.

It's not good to run all the factories by yourself, but it is only by driving everyone up that they will develop quickly.

Regarding the construction of stores, Feng Yiping's path is also similar to Sears, which is also self-built and self-built, and also has his own design and decoration company.

So, Thomas's laborious introduction is actually nothing new to them.

However, it is not without effect, after listening to this speech, it also strengthened their determination to continue to implement Feng Yiping's intentions in the future.

"So the strategy we have adopted is the same as that of these international giants," Mr. Sears said.

"In some ways, it's better than them," Mr. Hong said.

"That's because their company is too large, and it is not as easy as us to command and adjust," Feng Yiping certainly said humbly.

After completing the scheduled itinerary, Feng Yiping stayed for one more day and came to this financial center, so naturally he had to save some ammunition for the future, and the United States only had one such thing as 911, which was really not to be missed.

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The signing with deCarta was very low-key, no outsiders were invited, and all the original team members were retained, but there was an extra office in the company.

However, Feng Yiping estimates that after sorting out some development trends of electronic map technology in the future in his memory, and taking these as the direction of deCarta's next research and development, he should not have much time to stay in this office.

Whether it's Harvard or Stanford, it's certainly not going to be easy to study in their business schools.

"What do you want from the president here?" Jin Ling asked.

"Our shortcomings here are mainly lacking in government relations, and according to the rules of the game here, through various public relations companies and their own connections, the giants are seeking to exert reasonable and legal influence on governments at all levels.

The U.S. government will not provide super-national treatment to foreign capital like our country, and the requirements for companies with Chinese backgrounds like ours will only be stricter, so in addition to other requirements, it is best for this vice president to have experience working in Washington, and it is best to have a good relationship in both political and business circles."

Feng Yiping can grasp the problems of the company's development strategy, and what he needs is still someone like Jin Ling, who can integrate various influences and perfectly implement the matters assigned by Feng Yiping.

"It's definitely not easy for such a person to find an ideal one," Ms. Jin said.

Of course it's not easy.

For example, former President Clinton, who is making speeches everywhere this year to make money -- the zipper door incident has cost him a huge amount of legal fees.

Other senior officials who have retired, such as the secretary of state, usually consult with the company, and the ministers can also turn around as presidents.

It's just that, with Jiasheng's current conditions, it is difficult to invite such a big coffee, and although it is possible to spend a lot of money, it is very unnecessary.

"At present, everything that should be arranged has been arranged, and it is not too urgent, so let's entrust it to the major headhunting companies," Feng Yiping said.

"That's all there is to it,"

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On the way home, Jin Ling, who was still rushing to drive, suddenly said thoughtlessly, "Do you know? Now that technology is developing so fast, what you said you can't do may be realized in the future."

Feng Yiping was confused, what was this talking about?

Huang Jingping guessed what Jin Ling said, "Really, Sister Jin, men can also have children?"

"It should be possible in the future, but it will be necessary to have a gender-changing operation,"

Feng Yiping,......。 (To be continued.) )