Chapter 11 An Invitation from the General
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"I'm sorry to keep you waiting. ”
As soon as he entered the café, Zhao Qing saw Kent with a warm face and a casual attire, chatting in a low voice with three people in suits and leather shoes with smiles on their faces.
Knowing that the three people should be from General Motors, he tidied up the collar of his sweater that was not dusty, and then checked the glass at the door, and felt that he was not rude, so he handed the book in his hand to Smith, asked him to keep it for himself first, walked quickly to the front, and spoke first.
"Zhao, you didn't come late, so we came uninvited, we want to see what kind of atmosphere the person who can design such a stunning and eye-catching design is cultivated. ”
Listening to Zhao Qing's words, the three people sitting opposite Kent knew that the main man had arrived, but when they saw Zhao Qing, they were obviously stunned, they didn't expect that the Oriental people could understand the washing of Americans so well, and combine them with muscular big guys.
Although surprised, but nothing, many designers who have been famous for a long time have shown their differences in their youth, not to mention that Microsoft's Bill Gates, who is now backed by IBM in the software market, is also very young now, and there is nothing lacking in the United States, but these talented young people are not lacking.
Although in the white society, they all have a concept of white supremacy in their bones, but at the same time he is a businessman, for businessmen, white, black, yellow, no matter what kind of people, as long as they can bring them profits, they can bring their favor and friendship.
Among them, the older person was the first to react, and first extended a hand of friendship to Zhao Qing, of course, it is not excluded that he has the highest status in this.
"Hello, Zhao, I'm Coles Franklin, Deputy General Manager of General Motors, in charge of design. ”
When the two of them shook hands together, the older man was the first to open his mouth and introduce himself, although it was very short, but he had already explained his identity clearly.
"Hello, Mr. Coles, Zhao Qing, a member of the School of Economics at New York University. ”
Although others know their identity, in this kind of formal introduction, etiquette is still indispensable.
Next, Coles took the other two, one was Green, the director of the design department, and the youngest was Taylor, a lawyer.
After a few people introduced it, when they were about to sit down, they found that the place they had chosen at this time was narrow, but fortunately, there are not many people in the café now, so I moved two seats to make up a table, and a negotiation began.
"Zhao, are you ready? This time you need to do it yourself, I am the one who connects you, and I cannot participate in this negotiation.
If you don't feel ready, you can postpone the negotiation and hire a lawyer to take care of it for you. ”
After Zhao Qing sat down, Kent leaned into his ear and whispered.
Zhao Qing nodded, knowing what Kent meant, on the one hand, it was his friend, and on the other hand, it was his own family's industry, this kind of thing would only be in a dilemma for him to get involved, his position was already doomed, of course, if he was there, the two sides might reach an agreement faster.
However, this quick is really a balance between the interests of both sides, otherwise I am afraid that it will not only not be fast, but will be delayed.
"It's okay, if we can come to an agreement, I'll go to a lawyer to review the contract for me. ”
Zhao Qing thought for a moment and replied softly.
"Zhao, I believe you already know the purpose of our coming here today, yes, we are here to discuss the acquisition of the design drawings in your hands.
You know, to put it bluntly, I don't like your design drawings when they appear on my desk, even if the president has touted your design to the sky on the phone?
I can't say that my design department has all the best people in the world, but there is never a shortage of geniuses, and they have not made any changes without making any changes.
It turns out that I was wrong, and I am ashamed that your design has given me a glimpse into the future of design in the automotive industry, and I sincerely invite you to join our team and become one of us. ”
Green the design director was the first to speak when he saw that Zhao Qing and Kent were biting their ears, and Zhao Qing was directly stunned as soon as his words came out.
Smith was directly dumbfounded, what is the situation? Didn't he say that it was a good acquisition, why did it suddenly become a solicitation?
Coles's eyes flashed with a bright light, he had considered this situation, and he only thought about it in his mind and removed this idea, not that he didn't want to solicit, but the president deliberately pointed out what was going on.
Would a friend of Kent's future heir to the Morgan family come to work at GM?
What kind of person would be able to be friends with Kent, it would definitely not be much worse than himself, but in that moment, the thought was sent to his mind.
Of course, if Zhao Qing is really recruited, there is also an advantage, that is, he can rely on his relationship to have a good relationship with the future head of the Morgan family, and maybe he can go further.
Now that Green, a stunned young man other than design, has taken the lead in speaking out, it depends on the result, of course it is better if it can be done, if it can't be done, it can also be a good relationship for later, maybe when he can find the other party's head.
If these thoughts in his heart were known to Zhao Qing, he would definitely complain about who said that the United States spoke by strength, and didn't he want to go through the back door.
Of course, he didn't know at this time, and even if he knew, he would only laugh it off.
"Mr. Green, I am very flattered to receive your invitation, and thank you very much for your kindness.
But I'm sorry, I can't accept your invitation, you know, I'm just a sophomore at NYU right now, and I'm not prepared to work for anyone until I'm done. ”
Zhao Qing was only stunned for a moment, and then he recovered to his original state, glanced at the few people present, and took their expressions into his eyes, especially Kent saw him shake his head slightly, and knew that this matter had nothing to do with him, since this was the case, he paid attention to it in his heart, smiled slightly, and said.
If joining a worldwide company like GM is before Zhao Qing has no fusion memory, I am afraid he will be very happy, so he can have his own back road, even if it is not a back road, after joining GM, if there is no problem, it is equivalent to having an iron rice bowl or entering another world, that world may bring him not only money but also a difference in status, but now, does he still need a back road?
"Mr. Zhao, you may wish to consider that joining GM is unlimited for your future development, as long as you have worked in GM for a period of time, even if you leave, there will be many companies that will rush to invite you with a high salary.
As for your studies, this is not a problem, our company has a special clause for recruiting high-tech talents, you can concentrate on completing your studies, you only need to design a few models in your spare time, which will not have any conflict with your studies. ”
As soon as Zhao Qing's words came out, the scene froze, and just when Green wanted to continue to persuade, Coles took over the topic in a timely manner and continued to persuade.
"Mr. Coles, I don't have any intention of pursuing a career in design right now, and if I choose this industry in the future, if I get a job at General Motors, I hope you and Mr. Green don't turn it down. ”
Zhao Qing shook his head, and said with a determined look on his face.
"It's a pity, Zhao said unceremoniously, if you continue to develop in design, your future is far above me, I hope you can seriously consider it, don't bury your design talent." ”
It was not for nothing that Green said this, Zhao Qing did not take his other designs with him when he went home yesterday, but forgot them to Kent somewhere.
When Coles came today, he first visited Kent, of course, Green didn't know Kent's identity, his identity couldn't hit that status, and his character determined that he wouldn't care even if he knew, and his every qiē was put on the design.
He saw the drawings in Kent's room, and opened them without Kent's consent, which negated his thoughts.
Originally, I thought that Zhao Qing just happened to design a shocking design, but after seeing these designs, I didn't think so, such a talent must not be missed, once missed, it will be the biggest loss of GM.
Although he clearly expressed his thoughts to Coles at that time, but Coles did not express his position, in his opinion, Coles definitely didn't want to add another stubborn person like himself to the design department, so he took the lead in sending an invitation to Zhao Qing as soon as he saw Zhao Qing.
How did he know that Coles didn't think that although a stubborn guy like Green was a headache, he was a good subordinate, because of his strong ability and results, and the results were the credit of his leader, but Kent was interspersed in the middle, so he had to think carefully. If there is no Kent, he will try his best to get Zhao Qing, sometimes a fashionable design can also have a great effect on the sales of cars, it can be said that the role of the design department and the power department is comparable.
In the face of such a person, how can he not recruit confidants, ordinary people may be ecstatic to GM's solicitation, and will not hesitate to agree, but what about Zhao Qing? He doesn't dare to think like this, and even some radical actions can't be made, you must know that companies like them sometimes do everything in order to get talents.
Facing Zhao Qing, he felt powerless.