Chapter 0929 - Just Take a Fancy to Aircraft Carriers
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Takeshi Fukuzawa, president of Mitsubishi Estate, said very seriously, "We are very fortunate to be able to manage Rockefeller Center with Don -- this is a perfect deal for everyone. β
Senator Jay Rockefeller said bluntly: "The return of control of the Rockefeller Center to the United States is a matter of great significance -- it is a natural match with Don's status as the richest man in the world." β
These people have talked a lot back and forth, and the meaning of the words, in a nutshell, is actually simple.
I would like to emphasize -- don't think crookedly, we are not defeated, and the two Rockefeller buildings that we still have in our hands are the best proof of this. As for this deal, it was due to Tang's request, and it was difficult to refuse.
Jay Rockefeller pointed out that such a great building as Rockefeller Center should be owned by the richest man, whether it is the Rockefeller family or the Tang family.
After everyone was done with their mouths under the watchful eye, the smiling richest man spoke modestly: "For me, the acquisition of Rockefeller Center is an accident and an honor. In the following management process, I will instruct the responsible team, combining the input of professionals and the general public, to maximize the human and commercial value of this national historic landmark. β
Because the lineup was strong enough, Tang Huan didn't show off any more. After the ceremonial process, he, the new owner, began to visit Rockefeller Center.
The complex of buildings spanning several blocks is so vast that it is certainly impossible for the richest man to walk through them all. He inspected the main parts of Rockefeller Center, such as the General Electric Building.
As a central ~ central part of the Rockefeller Center complex, the General Electric Building has a total of 70 floors above ground and a height of 259 meters, ranking among the top 10 in New York and the top 30 in the United States.
Originally, the GE Building was the headquarters of RCA and was called the RCA Building. But RCA was divided between General Electric and Tang Huan - among them, Tang Huan only needed a small part of the assets including semiconductors, liquid crystals, home appliances, etc., and General Electric ate most of RCA's assets, and the headquarters naturally couldn't run, so in 1988, the RCA building was replaced by the General Electric building.
In addition to the headquarters of General Electric, the GE building also contains the headquarters of the National Broadcasting Corporation, and even the 54th to 56th floors, which have long been the offices of the Rockefeller family - this is the special status of this building.
When Mr. Tang met GE CEO Jack Welch, whose office was on the 51st floor of the GE building, he quipped, "I'm a neighbor of GE now." β
Jack Welch was very depressed, when General Electric acquired RCA, Tang Huan took advantage of the fire to rob him of a lot of good things in technology and patents, so that he had the idea of dealing with difficult opponents as little as possible, but he didn't expect that it would be 10 years of hard work, and he became the owner of Rockefeller Center - if he didn't see it, he would see him.
"Are you going to arrange an office here?" Jack Welch asked, stiffly.
"I haven't thought about it yet." The richest man shook his head, "I'm going to go to the viewing platform above - 'Top of the Stone', so I ask you, will we go together?" β
Tang Huan took the initiative to invite, and Jack Welch had no choice but to excuse himself, so he could only happily accompany him.
"I heard that after General Electric introduced the management method of six sigma, the effect was ideal?" The richest man asked casually, "In the future, we will have to communicate more in this field." β
Six Sigma, also known as Six Sigma, is a series of tools and procedures for process improvement, belonging to a business management strategy, by Motorola and Tang Huan from the 1980s, continuous exploration, summary and improvement, into the 1990s, has become the climate, the world's top 500 have begun to adopt, in order to improve their competitiveness.
Why has the economy been able to soar to become the second largest in the world? This is largely due to the excellent quality control of the entire national industrial system.
It can be said that this theoretical system of quality control, which originated in the United States, has been enshrined in a canon, and has also been proven to be effective, is an important foundation of six standard deviations. Motorola has added improvements such as the "professionalization" of quality control personnel, while Tang Huan has further integrated lean manufacturing methods and implemented four categories of supporting software: analysis, project management, implementation methods, and data collation.
The names Six Sigma and Six Sigma reflect the contributions made by Tang Huan and Motorola in this regard, and have become their respective registered service marks.
In terms of effect, what effect can be achieved by six standard deviations can be reflected by a simple data index, that is, the percentage of product defects - 69% for six standard deviations for level 1, 61% for six standard deviations for level 2, 6.7% for six standard deviations for level 3, 6.62% for level 4, 6 standard deviations for level 5 is 0.023%, six standard deviations for level 6 is 0.00034%, and six standard deviations for level 7 is 0.0000019%.
Of course, six sigma is mainly for large enterprises, and for companies with fewer than 500 employees, the first amount of money spent on infrastructure at six sigma alone is worth the loss. After all, if the scale does not go up, the cost sharing space will not be so large.
Fangyuan has a large number of products and a supply chain all over the world, and the difficulty of quality control can be imagined, but in the past ten years, there have been only a handful of product accidents that have caused a wide range of impacts. The most well-known one, that is, when the third generation of Fangyuan personal computers was first launched, there was a display distortion caused by excessive heat.
According to Fangyuan, six sigma has saved itself billions of dollars.
When Jack Welch took office, he overhauled GE and adopted six sigma in management.
"Of course that's fine." Jack Welch sincerely admired: "Fangyuan Company is ahead of the curve in this regard, and it is recognized as a model in the industry. β
"There's also a lot to learn from GE." Tang Huan immediately praised.
He wasn't flattering politely, but the truth. You know, the science of management never ends β six sigma is only a small part of the equation now. With the changes brought about by trends such as the increasing use of industrial robots and the globalization of factories, the six sigma must also continue to advance.
As they spoke, they came to the top floor of the GE building, where the viewing platform, the "Top of the Stone," is located.
The 86th floor of the Empire State Building has a similar viewing platform, and the effect is obviously better than the 70th floor of the General Electric Building, such as the movie "Sleepless in Seattle", which used it as an important scene.
Under such competitive pressure, the "Top of the Stone" has been closed for many years. The reason is the same as the implementation of six sigma for small companies will find that they cannot make ends meet, the passenger flow is robbed by the Empire State Building, and the operating expenses cannot make ends meet, so what can you do if you don't close your doors? If it weren't for the new owner of Mr. the richest man, no one would have cared about it here.
Tang Huan stood with his hands in his hands, raised his eyes and looked around, the whole of New York, as far as the eye could see, and his heroic feelings arose spontaneously -- except for the rising stars such as the Empire State Building and the World Trade Tower, which were a little eye-catching.
"Do you want to rearrange this place?" Jack Welch asked, curious.
Tang Huan nodded, "Do you remember the story of the famous black and white photo of "Lunch on the Rooftop of a Skyscraper"? β
The photograph he is talking about was taken on September 20, 1932.
In the photo, 11 men sit for lunch on the beams of the roofs of skyscrapers, 256 meters above the street below, and they are dangling their legs freely without any protection such as seat belts.
This photo, a pure publicity stunt, captures the psychology of the masses by saying that the United States was in the midst of the Great Depression and people were trying to find jobs without even thinking about safety.
Sure enough, "Lunch on the Top of a Skyscraper" was immediately spread and became a memory of an era.
"Of course." Jack Welch smirked, "You don't want to open a restaurant here, do you?" There doesn't seem to be much new. β
Tang Huan did not refute either, and said directly: "I have just acquired the glass negative of "Lunch on the Top of a Skyscraper", and I am also planning to renovate the viewing platform of "Top of the Stone" into a simulated cruise ship, so that visitors can have a bird's-eye view of New York City with a new experience. β
Jack Welch quipped, "How do I feel that you're on the boat bar?" β
At this time, the photographer asked them to pose and take a picture.
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The next day, the photo of the richest man standing on the "top of the boulder" appeared in major American newspapers; The cover of Time magazine also used this photo, and the headline was the same - "Rockefeller Center Returns to the Embrace of America."
It seems that the American media is still haunted by the fact that he bought the Rockefeller Center, and they are deeply resentful, and now they are invariably carrying out reactionary calculations, invisibly describing Tang Huan as a superhero.
A clear sign of the richest man's great achievements is that he is rich.
The just-released "Forbes 400 Rich List in the United States" and the "Forbes Global Rich List" released in the first half of the year, for him who ranks first uncontrollably, the significance is only to refresh the statistics every six months.
The media talked about how the richest man spent about $1.6 billion to buy back the Rockefeller Building, and that he would renovate the "top of the rock" to reopen the outdated viewing platform, which would cost more than $70 million alone.
Tang Huan is so rich and keeps his promises, and the Rockefeller Center suddenly became vibrant.
The richest man who is ready to turn the "Top of the Rock" into a simulated cruise ship has an unexpectedly high interest in the ship, and has proposed to the US military several times to buy a decommissioned aircraft carrier, but unfortunately to no avail.
According to the observation of the media, Mr. The richest man has been fond of aircraft carriers since the 1990s.
The USS Midway, which was decommissioned in 1992, became his first target. It didn't work out.
Next, the richest man continued to pursue the Forrestal, which was decommissioned in 1993, but the aircraft carrier would rather be dismantled at a price of 1 cent than respond to his enthusiasm.
This year, the richest man has taken a fancy to the decommissioned USS Saratoga, and it is estimated that the outlook is still not very optimistic.
It is said that after repeated setbacks, he still did not change his original intention, so much so that he turned his attention to Russia and Ukraine, which are former Soviet Union countries.
Once or twice you can hide and tuck, the third time it will be difficult to play low-key.
The US military, which has been explored by the media several times, finally gave an official official explanation at a recent regular press conference -- the reason why the aircraft carrier would rather be dismantled into scrap metal than sold to Tang Huan is because there are strict regulations on the retirement of aircraft carriers, and Tang Huan not only does not meet the qualifications, but he also requires that the power of the retired aircraft carrier be retained for a short period of time to cooperate with the filming of the film, and then choose a place to stay permanently and be converted into an aircraft carrier hotel.
Mr. Man's response to this was acquiescence - I had my eye on aircraft carriers, but further details were not disclosed, which is in line with his usual steady style.
Making a movie? Building an aircraft carrier hotel?
The news sent the media into a constant state of excitement - the richest man is so cute, and every year he can contribute to us high-quality topics that improve performance.
It's just that although the construction of an aircraft carrier hotel is a bit exaggerated, it is also easy to accept, but what kind of movie does you need to buy a retired aircraft carrier to decorate the faΓ§ade?
Could it be that Tang Tycoon wants to shoot a war movie?
Next year will be 1995, which will be the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II, and the half-century commemoration is also significant, and the filming of related films is also appropriate.
Reporters followed this line of thought and found that there are really traces to follow: James Cameron, the director of this year's summer hit movie "True Lies", often appears next to Mr. The richest man, and this frequency is indeed intriguing.
Once the richest man plays the game of "no one is allowed to enter", the reporters really have no choice but to chase and intercept James Cameron and try to open a breakthrough.
Although the film production is not high, James Cameron, who has gained fame and fortune only with the "Terminator" series and "True Lies", is quite strict and is forced to be anxious, so he just said haha: "War movie? No, I like to make romance movies, disaster movies, ......"
In this way, the topic was kicked like a ball, until the richest man sat on Silicon Valley No. 1 and really went to Europe, and there was no clear result.