Chapter 310: A Letter from George H.W. Bush
Seeing Alice turn to the computer, Maiya already understood what was going on: "You keep busy, I'll make you tea." Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info"
Alice nodded, looking at the swarm of mail.
Undoubtedly, there are many companies that need to report to her.
Just like the electronic game company that was acquired by her with a large amount of money more than half a year ago, after such a long time, the first game "SimCity" since becoming a shareholder has not only been produced, but also has begun official sales. According to the relevant instructions, after several months of preliminary publicity, the sales of "SimCity" have exceeded 500,000 copies so far, directly creating tens of millions of yuan in turnover for Electronic Arts.
It's gratifying, but for the current Electronic Arts Company, Alice has always been in the mentality of putting a long line to catch big fish. After all, judging from the era of her previous life, excluding "StarCraft" and "Age of Empires", as well as emotional factors such as "The Sims" and "Resident Evil", even the worst game ...... At least it has to be in 3D, right?
So it's no wonder that Alice has only thought of investing in a game company for more than ten years, because she doesn't play games at all on weekdays. After all, computer games are not essential to her, and I am used to playing those 21st century triple-A masterpieces, and it is too embarrassing to go back and hold the "garbage" of the 80s as a baby.
So, that's all about Electronic Arts, and Alice moved on to the next email.
This is an important point.
An update on Blackwater International.
The main premise that must be understood about this enterprise is that for security companies developing in the direction of mercenaries, there are many conditions that are more important than hardware facilities, which need to be overcome and equipped one by one.
The CEO is Maiya's father, and for more than a year, Mr. Ackman has been in North Carolina for almost all of his time, personally overseeing the construction of the security personnel training center. Of course, he needs to do more than just this simple job, the first task is to get along with the local government, and then extend to Washington.
In this email, which he personally sent, there are many messages that can be called confidential.
The first is a long list of all the government officials that Akmkaman has come into contact with during this time. Led by the governor and legislators, the names of all governors in the administrative plan of the entire state are included, in addition to a basic fact sheet of the air base stationed there, including the names of the commander-in-chief and basic information of several key governors.
Of course, there's not much too much for outsiders to know, such as whether there were bribes paid to certain officials or the military deployment of the air base. It's just a list, but after all, it's a valuable piece of information that Akkaman has finally compiled and sent to Alice after a year of wandering around the area.
In fact, theoretically, it is not very difficult to collect this information, and when Alice bought the land, she was dragged by Governor McDowell to a local party. This was the case in the southern part of the United States, where the rural areas were far more powerful than the urban areas, and according to traditions from the Civil War era, there were always many regular gatherings among neighbors. What Akaman really needs to do is to fit into that circle.
It's a simple thing in theory, but it's also quite annoying to operate in practice.
Of course, the email also reported in detail the construction process of the training base, which can be summed up in one sentence that it is developing steadily.
As a matter of fact, the difficulty of construction in many areas is almost zero, and as long as a forklift is used to level an open field, it will soon be used as a military training ground?
Therefore, the real focus is still on building a good relationship, and after the soft conditions are in place, other things can be solved in a month at most.
In terms of connections, Ackman is working hard, and he knows all the government officials in North Carolina, and according to his report, the next goal is to gradually gain contacts in Congress with the help of the House of Representatives.
Of course, if the whole business really has to be carried out by him bit by bit, it will be a project from the beginning. But fortunately, no, the chairman of Blackwater International is Alice after all. Although the title of chairman was only honorary until she was eighteen years old, when Akaman played this name when he was socializing, how could it not be unimpeded?
Just look at Cisco's business footprint, as early as after it received its first big order from the White House, North Carolina completely "fell". When government officials in the state learned from their own sources that their vendor pitch was from Vice President Bush...... Of course, everything is not a problem.
Therefore, after reading the information of Blackwater International, which has not made any major moves for the time being, Alice put aside the other report emails and clicked on a non-compiling sender.
Just as she was reading Blackwater's email, this hateful old man, who was obviously interested in Bursting Lori, sent her such a love ♂ letter.
"What the hell ......"
Muttering this, Alice began to read.
To Alice:
First of all, I was a little surprised and very relieved to hear that you went to Japan two months ago to invest in real estate. It's rare that you don't have to concentrate on being a research-based entrepreneur, but you can still develop an interest in the investment industry, and you can also set your sights on the hot field of real estate in Japan. I wish you prosperity, as do many of us.
So, I happen to have a problem here and may need your help. My unsuccessful son, George W. Bush, founded an oil company the year before last called Bush Energy, which is currently in the midst of heavy losses. At present, he has begun to study the Bible and Christian publications, and has participated in the church's reading groups and discussion groups, and has largely calmed down. But to this day, I can still remember the pain of his drunkenness, and the business has not recovered from the losses until now.
It's a reluctant invitation, considering you're sure to make a lot of money from investing in Japan, Alice, and I hope you'll make a stake in my son's Bush Energy on a certain scale. Of course, I can't force any minimum investment amount, but if you can invest even a little, a little bit of five million dollars, our whole family will definitely repay you.
I was so envious to hear that you were studying at Eton High School in England at this time, and when I learned that it had been able to admit girls since the year before, my wife had to talk to me every day, but unfortunately she herself was not born decades later. So when the summer vacation is approaching, we will also be happy to see you visit our home and talk to Barbara about her daily life and study at EtonHouse.
You are faithful.
George H. Bush.
"Wow, wow, wow, baby~"
When Maiya entered the dormitory again, she heard Alice humming such a tune in style.
"What makes you so happy?"
Alice turned her head to look at Maiya, took the teacup from her hand, took a sip of the hot and fragrant dragon well, and then leaned back and exhaled in a very satisfied tone.
"Well, it's an investment invitation. ”
There was nothing to stop it, she directly presented the content of the email to Maiya, who of course would not be polite, and immediately put her head forward.
Reading quickly and efficiently, after a while, she smiled: "This is a good thing, although the price of oil in the international market is low now, but when the time comes, it will definitely rise again." And it's a favor that the vice president owes you, it's pie in the sky!"
"And we've been doing a lot of things lately that we've needed his help with. ”
Alice said very seriously: "However, we definitely need him more than he needs us, and even if we can always use campaign funds to pay for it, it is a little too risky to tie ourselves and their family to a chariot." ”
This time, Maiya couldn't answer anything, and she really needed to think about it herself.
"Makes sense, Alice, you need to pay more attention. ”
After a moment of silence, she said: "Since the establishment of Cisco, it has only been three years for you to really develop your career, but you have been involved with so many enterprises and senior government officials. The unstable foundation is your biggest problem now, especially since the trip to Japan has made you owe so much debt, before expanding your business on a larger scale, why don't we first honestly study well?"
Maiya's conclusion was not unexpected by Alice, after all, she didn't know what the future would be.
Just like the round of investment in Japan, even if she knew that she would make money, Maiya could not see nearly three times the income in two years, and she could only see that Alice currently owes $1.1 billion. Obviously, as long as you sit on Microsoft's dividends and wait for Cisco to go public, you can directly become a billionaire in three or five years, but you don't stop investing everywhere, which will indeed give people the feeling that the foundation is unstable and foolish.
"Well, you have a point, but I'm mainly thinking about politics. ”
Therefore, Alice is in line with Maiya's point of view from another angle: "The Bush family is a rising star in the political arena, but the Kennedy family is an evergreen tree, and there is a ...... In short, we, as businessmen, must not be too closely connected to a certain family. Capitalists are eternal, but politicians are exchanged, and this kind of large-scale investment of five million must be carefully considered. ”
In the end, it is the idea that only big capitalists have, Maimi opened her mouth silently, but she helplessly found that the only sound she could make was a wry smile. (To be continued.) )