Chapter 40: Chinatown
When Xu Qing left, he saw that Buck's expression had changed countless times like a Sichuan opera changing face, and Xu Qing knew that what he said just now had an effect.
"Johansen, you can meet with Buck next, let him feel our sincerity and the potential of Carney, and try to get Buck within a month, and agree to our acquisition. ”
Xu Qing handed over the acquisition of the Bay Area Times to Johansen, and he did not have time to buy the Bay Area Times, which had assets of only $10 million.
At the same time, it is also a test for Johansen to see how good his ability is to do things and whether he deserves to be given a more important position.
"General manager, I'll get Buck, what you said just now made him more willing to sell, and the rest is mainly about the amount of acquisition, and I believe that my ability can do these things well. ”
Johansen is very confident, he knows that this is Xu Qing's test for him, he is willing to accept such a test, and the acquisition of the Bay Area Times is not a difficult thing to complete.
"I also believe in your ability and hope you will be ready for the Carney newspaper to usher in great growth soon, and the acquisition of the Bay Area Times is only the first step, and more newspapers will be acquired in the future.
I want Carney to become a big newspaper with international influence, just like Murdoch's News Corporation, from a small newspaper to a media giant. Xu Qing drew a big pie for Johansen.
Johansen was stunned by the pie painted by Xu Qing, and was stunned for a while and said: "General manager, I admire your ideas, if you don't refuse, I am willing to provide my strength for your ideas." ”
The idea seems unattainable now, but what the future holds, no one knows, and Murdoch didn't know that one day his tabloid society would become the media behemoth it is today. ”
Xu Qing patted Johansen on the shoulder and brought out a bowl of chicken soup.
Johansen nodded a little dazedly, and he was dizzy by Xu Qing's chicken soup again.
Xu Qing found that he is now more and more able to fool people, can it be that those who engage in business will become masters of fooling, just like Brother Ma in his previous life, he has a unique ability to fool.
Johansen returned to the company, Xu Qing returned to the villa, Carney Media is now on the right track, and most of the things can be handled by the management of Carney Media, and Xu Qing does not need to personally handle everything.
Xu Qing likes the current way of working, and does not need to sit in the office most of the day.
Xu Qing wants to be successful in business, but he definitely doesn't want to become a money slave, he is working and working every day.
There are many beautiful things in this world, such as beautiful people, good food, beautiful scenery, and so on.
The car drove quietly on the way back to the villa, Xu Qing's gaze passed through the thick glass of the car, looked at the buildings on the side of the road, and occasionally some company signs with Chinese characters flashed in front of his eyes.
"Carlyle, go to Chinatown. Xu Qing turned his head and said to Carlyle in the driver's seat.
In this era, Xu Qing has not been to Chinatown, he wants to go to Chinatown to see, the place with the most Chinese.
"Okay. ”
The car came to the main entrance of Chinatown, the main entrance is a traditional Chinese archway, the door is hung with a plaque of "the world is for the public", and there are two stone lions on the side doors on the left and right.
The entire archway is covered with blue-gray glazed tiles, and on the roof is a sculpture of double dragons playing with pearls, which is in line with the Chinese feng shui pattern.
The design of Chinatowns around the world basically follows the Chinese feng shui theory, from the orientation of the archway, the overall layout of the Chinatown, the location of the building, the signboards of the shops, and the business content of the shops are all planned according to the theory of feng shui.
The most representative is the Japanese Kobe Nanjing Town, the archway design and the same latitude as Chang'an, China, the left side of the archway also stands ten terracotta warriors, the name is also very domineering, Chang'an Gate.
"Carlyle, enter the main gate and slow down. ”
As the car drove and slowly went deeper into Chinatown, Xu Qing had the illusion of coming to a Chinese county.
Densely packed with signs with traditional Chinese characters, the people walking on the street are basically Chinese, and there are few whites and blacks in sight.
The most common Chinese characters written on the signboard are restaurants, and most Chinese who have just come to the United States first choose the industry of Chinese restaurants.
When Xu Qing's grandfather first came to the United States, he worked as a chef in a small restaurant in this Chinatown, and he was busy every day, with little time to rest, and his grandfather did not dare to rest because he wanted to make money.
Grandpa brought his grandmother and Xu Qing's father, who was still in elementary school, to the United States, and the family's livelihood was basically maintained by him at that time.
Grandpa gritted his teeth and struggled for a few years, saved some money, rented a small shop, and opened his own restaurant.
After a few more years, my grandfather rented a shop several times larger than the original small restaurant, and the business of the newly opened restaurant was still very good.
Later, my grandfather bought a three-story restaurant, and now this hotel has gone through more than ten years of ups and downs, and business is still very good.
Later, my grandfather used the money earned from the restaurant to open a food company, and then the food company became the main business of the Xu family.
This is the history of the Xu family, grandpa from a small chef, step by step, to today's 400 million US dollars Chinese billionaire.
Grandpa's current achievements belong to a very small minority among the millions of Chinese in the United States.
The vast majority of Chinese live at the bottom of the United States, and this is the real situation of the Chinese.
The United States is known as the melting pot of the world's ethnic groups, but the Chinese have never been able to integrate and have always suffered discrimination.
Different cultural concepts, different living habits, poor economic and political strength of the Chinese, and no one can come up with a completely correct answer.
Xu Qing didn't know what the correct answer was, but he knew that there was a reason that must not be ignored and patient.
The Chinese nation can be said to be the most tolerant nation in the world, and will not resist unless it is absolutely necessary, and the Chinese separated from the Chinese nation have also inherited the characteristics of patience.
Chinese people rarely fight and make trouble for their own rights and interests, and they think that they can survive, so they hardly see Chinese people making big news.
Although the situation of Chinese in the United States is better now than before, the United States is still a white supremacy country, and the United States has dominated this magnificent era.
Although "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" sold well, it was a product of knowledge, a book, and basically did not threaten the interests of others.
If Xu Qing wants to make more money and achieve success in business, he will inevitably have a conflict of interest with others.
Xu Qing is taking this road, I don't know how many difficulties are waiting for him, maybe he hasn't finished it, he fell on the road, maybe these difficulties have been overcome by him and go on smoothly.
Who knows, he won't back down anyway.