Chapter 226: Advisors
readx;? Texas is the largest state in the continental United States and the second largest in terms of land area and population. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info agriculture here is developed, pastures are everywhere, and the economy has long been dominated by agriculture and animal husbandry. It was here that the first chairman of the L consortium under Wang Yang's control made his first pot of gold, and then slowly developed his company into the current international group. To date, the consortium still earns its main profits from exporting the produce produced on these farms. Revenues can reach billions of dollars per year.
The headquarters of the consortium is located in a 66-storey building in downtown Texas, and the huge conference hall is filled with elites from all walks of life under the group, who are called together to discuss and solve the dilemmas and problems that the consortium is currently facing.
On both sides of the long table sat many people that Wang Yang did not know, all of them in suits and leather shoes, their eyes were wise, and they all looked at Wang Yang sitting at the top in unison.
They are waiting for an instruction, or rather a signal. As long as Wang Yang throws out a question, these people will immediately give him advice.
The Consortium is a very family-oriented enterprise, and the previous president has personally set up an "advisory group" composed of elites from all walks of life in order to take power into his own hands, and these people do not accept direct employment from the consortium, but are privately hired by the president, and they are only responsible to the president, usually hidden in various fields, but as long as there is a need, these people can be called immediately.
The Board of Directors is only responsible for the day-to-day operation of the Foundation, and when it encounters some major decisions and problems, the Chairman needs to make decisions himself, and the "Advisory Group" plays the role of providing advice to those in power. Before his death, the previous president handed over a golden key to Wang Yang, and this was the key to convening the "advisory group".
Without this token, the "Advisory Board" will not recognize him as the current president and will have the right to refuse to provide services.
Wang Yang carefully removed the golden key from the box, which he had kept in the safe of the bank before he left the United States, and only took it out again in order to summon these people to come. Originally, he didn't know about these things, but Su Man told him before he came.
He inserted the golden key into a groove diagonally in front of him, and while it was not pulled out, he would be entitled to the support of the entire "advisory group".
Wang Yang said calmly in the first seat, "The profits of the consortium this year have dropped significantly, many of the ranches under its control have gone bankrupt, and the goods hoarded in the warehouses are also increasing exponentially, and the current situation I am facing is not optimistic." Ladies and gentlemen, I hope you can use your strengths to help me through this difficult time. ”
"Your Excellency, I have checked the bank loans of the Texas ranchers in the consortium and the records of the agricultural insurance company, which have a large number of loans on the one hand, and the insurance companies have also received a large number of insurance orders and claims on the other hand. This is likely due to the impact of the economic crisis, ranchers cannot afford the cost of raising so they take out a lot of loans, and the bad economic situation has led to a decrease in meat consumption, and the sales of agricultural products produced on pastures have been affected, resulting in lower profits and soaring costs. Many ranches went bankrupt as a result. And the consortium also suffered heavy losses as a result, and profits declined. The speaker was a middle-aged white man with blond hair and blue eyes, with a small sign in front of him that read Brandon Reed, an economic adviser.
"We can reach out to Republican lawmakers in Texas and ask him to submit a bill in the state legislature to protect livestock ranchers and ranchers in Texas, mainly through subsidies from the state government to the ranchers, lenders and agricultural insurance companies that lend and insure ranchers, to reduce the costs of banks and insurance companies, so that more farmers and ranchers can be protected and losses reduced. A black lawyer spoke up.
After the two finished speaking, Wang Yang nodded involuntarily, sure enough, the gold content of this group of guys is very high. The originally confused thoughts were gradually cleared up.
"The consortium has not had a high share of the food industry in the United States, so I hope that the next stage of the company's target will be overseas markets, such as Asia. As soon as Wang Yang's words came out, the people below began to discuss.
"I agree with Your Excellency the President that Asia is a magical land and I am very optimistic about its market prospects. ”
"China's beef imports began to show a blowout after 2010. Last year, China's beef imports reached US$2.3 billion, more than 15 times more than 12 years ago. If we can take a share, it will be a very substantial profit. It is a pity that Huaxia has been banning beef imports from the United States, which has affected some of our other agricultural and sideline products, and if Huaxia's policy remains unchanged, we will not be profitable. ”
"However, Japan and South Korea are our allies, and if the government presses them, it should have some effect. That's where our friends in politics come in. ”
"If officially authorized, the monopoly on beef exports alone would increase the consortium's profits by more than a billion dollars a year. ”
"We can get Texas congressmen to slam the liberal economic policies of the Pro-Natist administration in Congress, and stir up public opinion first. A large number of lobbying firms were hired to persuade Parliament to move through the grant bill. Subsequently, we increased our lending to ranchers and ranchers, and became creditors of these ranchers and farmers. Then, when the Democrats and Republicans in Congress were hyping up the free trade policy, they contacted the Texas Livestock Union and the Agricultural Union to demand that ranchers and farmers be organized to protest against the government's free trade policy, and that the country's livestock and agriculture be protected and exports increased. ”
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The whole plan was discussed for three days before it was finalized. After that, Wang Yang began to frequently walk between American business and politics in a private capacity. never thought that one day, he would also become a businessman, which brought Wang Yang not only material gains, but also a certain inner transformation, he gradually no longer had the same ease as before, and was easy to satisfy. He learned to pursue his desired goals through the exchange of mutual interests, which gave him a sense of accomplishment and vanity that he had never felt before.
Unlike doctors, the former is a noble and selfless profession, while businessmen aim to accumulate their own wealth, and in the process of overcoming enemies and difficulties, Wang Yang is fascinated by the feeling of urgency and excitement.
The meeting with the Republicans was scheduled for this evening, and Wang Yang had been preparing for it for several days, and according to the plan, tonight was the time to finalize the gavel.
Looking at himself in the mirror, Wang Yang suddenly thought that if he hadn't made that trip to the United States, where would he be now? )