Chapter 50: Turning Over
Martin was gone, gray and slippery, like a lost dog.
When he came, he was confident, but when he left, his face was as gray as withered grass.
He thought that the "workers" were in power, and that all enemies were made of paper and unstoppable. However, he never thought that the real paper was made of himself.
"Bang!" Karl, who had just commanded people to pack up their props, pushed the door and walked into the conference room, "Evan, the workers are excited, do you want to organize it." ”
In the conference room, Evan was giving Davidson a "toast", and he was out of the limelight just now.
Of course, Evan only saluted.
Davidson, who was a good winer, did not shirk it, but he knew very well how much credit he had, and said: "Evan, the credit for today is not on me alone, Weber's investigation and the information you sent are the key." ”
"So, if you want to drink, everybody drinks all the time, come on, Carl, Webb, Evan, uh, you forget it. ”
Carl smiled and picked up his glass, clinking glasses with Davidson and Webb, and the glass made a soft crunch sound.
After drinking, Davidson asked Evan: "Evan, the factory needs to resume production as soon as possible, so I'll organize the workers there." ”
Evan nodded, "Okay, you can go." ”
At this time, Webb also said: "I'm going to help too!"
After a turmoil, it was time to perform, and Weber didn't want to be just a quality manager for the rest of his life.
Evan waved his hand and let them all sit down in Davidson's place.
The other two left, but Carl didn't.
Evan pinched the base of the goblet in his right hand, shook it slightly, looked at the champagne moving like waves, and asked casually: "Carl, why didn't you say Martin didn't investigate before he took action before making trouble against us?"
Karl thought for a moment and replied, "Probably because of his impatience!"
He thought he had found a way to heaven, and he couldn't wait to go there. ”
Evan shook his head and said, "No, it doesn't feel like that's it. ”
"At the end of the day, I think it's his ability and his ambition that don't match. ”
People have to be self-aware!
"Politics isn't just about having a flexible mouth, even though most of them only have one mouth. ”
Karl said, "Evan, I don't think this should come out of your mouth. ”
"Huh?" Evan glanced up at Carl, saw him with a serious face, smiled lightly, and said, "I said nonsense casually, just listen to it, don't take it seriously!"
Karl sighed softly.
Evan waved his hand, "Alright, don't pestle here, go see if there's anything Davidson can help with......"
Carl didn't move, and after hesitating for a moment, he said, "Evan, I have an offer. ”
Evan put the rim of the cup to his nose, sniffed it, and opened his mouth, hesitating to take a sip of the "breaking ring".
"You say!"
Karl said: "Evan, I want to resign from my position as general manager of Magic7. ”
"Huh?" Evan put his glass on the conference table, looked at Carl, frowned slightly, and after a while, he asked, "Carl, do you know why I made you this general manager?"
Carl nodded, firstly, in order to improve his business ability, Evan did not need a person who only knew the law, and secondly, Carl was the only person Evan trusted at the moment.
Evan asked, "Got it figured?"
Karl nodded again.
Evan thought for a moment and asked, "In your opinion, Davidson can be trusted?"
Karl said: "Yes. ”
"Judging from this incident, I think Davidson is qualified in terms of ability and loyalty. Let him be in charge of Magic7, I think it is feasible. ”
"In that case...... Evan thought for a moment and said, "In a few days, when the factory is stable, you can officially bring it up." ”
Karl breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Thank you, Evan!"
Seeing Carl's expression, Evan smiled and said, "What, is it so difficult for you to be this general manager?"
Karl shrugged his shoulders and said lightly and comfortably, "I'm only twenty-six years old, and I don't want to be bald before I am thirty." ”
"I think it's better to stay with Evan and be an easy assistant. Besides, you're going to Los Angeles in two months, and you have to have someone by your side. ”
"Assistant?" Evan shook his head amusedly, "Your ambitions are really 'big'. ”
Carl smiled slightly, not ashamed, but proud.
"Forget it, don't talk about it, whatever you want!" Evan stood up, ready to leave the factory.
Before leaving, he instructed Karl, "Go and talk to Davidson, I'll go first, and I'll leave the rest to him." ”
"By the way, let him deal with the union. ”
"The union is a sharp blade, it can't be put into the hands of others, it has to be controlled by ourselves. ”
"You tell him to find a good candidate, and he must not go on a business trip. ”
At this point, Evan paused for a moment, then added, "By the way, Carl, talk to Webb before you leave." ”
Karl was stunned for a moment before replying, "Okay, I see." ”
It seems that Evan still doesn't fully trust Davidson.
It was nearly late evening when Evan returned to the residence.
Once inside, Evan made a beeline for the kitchen, where Nina was preparing dinner with the help of Virginia and Aunt Susan.
"Nina, I'm back, what's going on tonight?" Evan asked as he approached Nina as he peeked over the kitchen counter, "It's salmon again." ”
Evan was a little disappointed.
"Don't make trouble! It's good to have you to eat, and you dare to pick and choose?" Nina slapped Evan away, and then said with concern: "How is it, is the problem solved?"
Evan came to Virginia, who was mixing the sauce, and while trying to steal the taste, he replied, "Tonina and Earl's blessing, it's all done." ”
"yes, that's good!" said Nina.
"Alas, you're stealing again!" Virginia was accidentally caught by Evan for a while, and pushed Evan out while scolding: "Get out, get out!"
Kicked out of the kitchen, Evan slowly made his way to the living room. He turned on the record player, and after a burst of electricity, music came out of the horns.
"Doctors, lawyers, Indian chiefs, they're all making money!"
The song has just been released on Billboard, and the name is "Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief".
It's also a good fit.
Evan sat down on the couch and made a phone call to Audrey's house before the meal was served.
"Boy, don't stay all day, call Audrey if you have something to do. She's cooking, she's not available!"
Unfortunately, it was Joseph who answered the phone.
Evan put down the phone in disappointment.
"Jingle bell!"
Not long after he put the phone down, it rang again.
"Hey, I'm Girard. ”
"Evan, I called to tell you the news, NBC I won!"
……
Disgusted, when it came time to serve, Evan still ate the salmon to the fullest.
During the dinner, Earl took the rare initiative to discuss current (political) affairs (governance) with Evan.
Earl speaks slowly and logically, but there is something to be said in a style that is rarely seen in politicians. Of course, Earl was a senior and promising prosecutor who studied law, and it was not impossible to form this style.
At the dinner table, Earl used a few short sentences to succinctly talk about the recent major events in the country, from the wave of strikes that began at the beginning of the year, to the confrontation between the Republican and Democratic parties in Congress over prices, and then to the Martin incident.
"What do you think of those, Evan?"
Evan was a little surprised, in the past, the protagonist of this kind of "father and son play right" drama would only be Colin, and after he made it clear that he would not go into politics, Earl never forced himself anymore, why did he come again today......
Evan glanced at Virginia, who was winking at him, and snatched a slice of fish from her plate with his fork before she was noticing. Then he ignored the angry Virginia, looked at Earle, and replied, "Nothing, Earle." ”
Earl said, "It's okay, just talk about it." ”
Evan looked at Earl with a strange look in his eyes, and after a while, he put down his knife and fork, wiped his hands, and said, "Well, for last night's sake, I'll say a few words." ”
"In the last six months, the United States has been stormy, and it does not look like a victorious nation at all. ”
"Without the pressure of the war, the trade unions and the Democratic Party broke up, and the domestic people accumulated a lot of dividends throughout the war, and the desire to consume after the war was strong, but because of the strikes and reluctance to sell, prices were out of control. It can only be said that Mr. Roosevelt was really lucky, and Mr. Truman was a little unlucky. ”
Of course, Mr. Truman had done a good enough job to make sure that the country was not thrown into trouble by settling the railroad workers' strike. ”
At this point, Earl suddenly interjected and asked, "What do you think of the means that Truman tried to maintain prices?"
Evan thought for a moment and replied, "Not very well!" Truman's attempt to turn the Bureau of Prices into a permanent department and let the Bureau of Prices control prices, but ignore the declining wages, is unlikely to work. What's more, the Republicans are unlikely to make the Bureau of Prices a federal standing agency. ”
"Truman's precise approach was to either control wages and prices at the same time, or both, well...... Judging by the current situation, I think Truman would have chosen the latter...... Let the price bureau die, and by the way, throw the black pot on the head of the Republican Party. ”
"Of course, the people's eyes are bright, and they know whether they have lived well or not. ”
"So, Earl, in this year's midterm elections, the Republican Party may be able to turn around!"
"At the very least, our California House of Representatives can be replaced. ”
"Oh?" Earl raised his eyebrows at Evan's bold prediction and said, "What, you're very optimistic about that new candidate?"
Evan gave Earl a strange look and smiled, "Don't you have confidence, Earl, he was chosen by your 'Committee of 100'." ”
Earl smiled lightly, acquiescing to Evan's words.
The Republican newcomer who can challenge the incumbent California Rep. Warris, a veteran Democrat, is named Richard Nixon.