As soon as Tang Bao, who was wearing sunglasses, stepped into the Coca-Cola headquarters building, he was stopped by the conscientious security personnel and interrogated vigilantly. Affected by the New York Daily News report, many reporters flocked to Coca-Cola's headquarters to verify the authenticity of the news, after security officers had stopped no fewer than a dozen reporters who tried to infiltrate the headquarters building. Therefore, seeing Tang Bao, who was wearing sunglasses and covering half of his face, walked in, the security personnel were extra vigilant.

"I'm from Phoenix Investment Group, I'm looking for Mr. Starr, the vice president of your company, to discuss important things, make an appointment in advance!"

was stopped by the security personnel, Tang Bao was not unhappy, and explained calmly.

Hear the words.

One of the security guards stepped forward and looked at Tang Bao suspiciously, feeling that the face in front of him was a little familiar, but he couldn't say it.

"Sir, please come with me to the front desk to confirm!"

"No problem."

Tang Bao smiled and nodded in response, before coming, he had already greeted Starr in advance through the Phoenix Investment Group, saying that it was not nonsense to make an appointment in advance.

……

"Hello Mr. Starr, this is the front desk of the company, and the company's security personnel stopped a young Asian face, and he said that he had made an appointment with you, but it didn't show it on your schedule...... Ah, okay, I see. Before the front desk staff could finish speaking, they were interrupted by Starr on the other side of the phone.

Hang up the phone.

The front desk staff immediately stood up in a hurry and said apologetically: "Mr. Tang, I'm really sorry for delaying you so much!" ”

"Mr. Tang......?" Hearing the words of the front desk staff, the security officer who insisted on bringing Tang Bao over to confirm was like an enlightenment, and immediately realized why he felt that the young man in front of him had a sense of familiarity, and it turned out that standing in front of him was Tang Bao, who was rumored by the outside world. "Mr. Tang, I'm ......" The security personnel were a little at a loss, and there were few employees in the company who did not know that the Phoenix Investment Group, controlled by Tang Bao, was one of the major shareholders of Coca-Cola. is a member of the board of directors, and he has a lot of influence on the company's top management, offending Tang Bao and firing him as a small security guard is just a small matter of one sentence.

To say not to panic is false. Nowadays, the economic environment is not so good, it is not so easy to find a stable job, he needs this job.

Looking at the panicked and anxious arrangers, Tang Bao smiled slightly and said, "It's okay, this is your job responsibility." ”

Then.

Starr, who got the news, had already rushed down. Seeing Tang Bao, who was still standing at the front desk, hurriedly greeted him: "Mr. Tang! ”

"Starr!"

After saying hello, Starr sent away the front desk and security staff next to him, and then turned to Tang Bao and smiled: "Mr. Tang is still the first time to visit the Coca-Cola headquarters building, or I will take you to visit ......" Starr knew Tang Bao's intentions, but he never said a word, but the attitude of the representative of Coca-Cola to the reporter was told everything.

Visiting The Coca-Cola Company?

Tang Bao was slightly stunned, and then nodded with a smile and said, "Okay." Coca-Cola is world-renowned. I am also honored to be able to visit such a great company. Starr did not mention Tang Bao's Coca-Cola charity donation incident, and Tang Bao was even less eager to mention it.

More precisely.

Tang Bao personally drove to the headquarters of Coca-Cola Company and clearly stated his attitude, if Starr insisted on asking Tang Bao to make it clear, it would be too uninteresting.

Soon.

Starr stepped into the role of a tour guide. Attentively led Tang Bao to visit every corner of the Coca-Cola Company. And Tang Bao is also very patient, Coca-Cola has a history of more than 100 years, and it must have its uniqueness to be able to operate for so long and grow into a world-class great company. Even if you can't comprehend it all, it's okay to learn it.

When you settle down to do something, time often flies. It's fleeting in the blink of an eye. Tang Bao's visit to the Coca-Cola Company was like this, and before he knew it, it was noon.

Starr may have seen that Tang Bao was very interested in visiting the Coca-Cola Company, and did not specifically remind the time, but when Tang Bao saw the company's employees leaving one after another, he suddenly realized that it was time for the noon break. "Well, time flies so fast, Mr. Starr, and I'm sorry to delay you so much." Tang Bao said slightly apologetically, Starr is the vice president of Coca-Cola, and he will not be as free as him in terms of time. He knew that one morning was enough time to disrupt Starr's work schedule.

"You're so polite, Mr. Tang!" Starr smiled and said. At the critical moment when Coca-Cola was overtaken by its old rival Pepsi Coca-Cola and its stock price plummeted, it was reported that Tang Bao, chairman of the company's major shareholder, Phoenix Investment Group, visited Coca-Cola, which was undoubtedly a beneficial help to Coca-Cola. If it is used properly, it will undoubtedly solve the dilemma of Coca-Cola more properly and quickly.

None of that aside.

Just because Tang Bao is the major shareholder of Coca-Cola, Starr has the motivation to accompany and win Tang Bao's support for the company!

Strictly speaking, Tang Bao is one of his bosses.

"Mr. Tang, it's lunchtime, if you don't mind, I'll invite you to a Coca-Cola working meal!" Starr invited with a smile.

"Gladly." Tang Bao happily agreed.

Soon.

Starr and Tang Bao came to the canteen, and with the arrival of Starr, some of the employees who met each other also greeted each other, but they were not too surprised, and they seemed to be accustomed to the things in the staff canteen that Starr came forward for. On the contrary, it was Tang Bao, who had been following Starr's side, which attracted more attention.

The canteen is quiet and the dining environment is good.

But.

Frankly speaking, compared with the canteen of Phoenix Investment Group, it is not half a point. It is no wonder that although the reputation of Phoenix Investment Group is not as famous as Coca-Cola, it is difficult for ten Coca-Cola companies to compete in terms of profitability.

……

"Hey, man, who's that young Asian guy sitting next to the VP, who deserves to be treated like this by the VP?" The clerk in a corner was very surprised and curious when he saw Starr personally bring food for Tang Bao, and some of them were talking and laughing, as if they were flattering.

"I don't know...... However, I heard that Mr. Starr put down all the work at hand and accompanied him to visit the company for a morning! ”

"I've heard that this person may be from Phoenix Investment Group."

"That makes sense. The company is now in a mess, the situation is very unoptimistic, and it is very much in need of the support of heavyweight investment institutions like Phoenix Investment Group. Some time ago, the SAK fund, the fifteenth shareholder of Coca-Cola, sold all its shares in favor of PepsiCo...... This is a huge blow to our company. However, compared with the impact of the SAK fund's sell-off of stocks, it is clear that the top management attaches more importance to the attitude of Phoenix Investment Group. ”

"yes. Phoenix Investment Group has always been known for its precise stock selection, and the stocks it sells either have no potential for appreciation or have plummeted, and few are spared. If Coca-Cola stock is also pulled into the list of stocks sold by Phoenix Investment Group, it will be a disaster, can the management not pay attention to it? ”

"I've heard a friend who works at Phoenix Investment Group mention that they seem to have a 'gold stock list' internally. All stocks included in the list will be held for a long time, and they will only increase their holdings and not sell them. Coca-Cola stock is also fortunate to be on the list...... However, it is rumored that Phoenix Investment Group is reconsidering the investment value of Coca-Cola stock! ”

"The young man sitting next to Vice President Starr wouldn't be the one who came to inspect Phoenix Investment Group, right?"

"Possibly!"

"Hey, this young Asian looks familiar...... Ah, I remember, he's the boss of the Phoenix Investment Group - Don! A young man wondered as if he had discovered a new continent.

Hear the words.

Several employees who gathered together to talk in a low voice were also taken aback, and subconsciously looked at Tang Bao, who was laughing and talking with Starr not far away.

Phoenix Investment Group's reputation, coupled with Tang Bao's Chinese identity, his reputation is very loud, and it is difficult to find people who have not heard of Tang Bao. However, there are not many people who have seen Tang Bao's true face. Therefore, Tang Bao and Starr spent a whole morning in Coca-Cola and were not exposed.

But.

Obviously, this low-key ends here. As the first person to recognize Tang Bao appeared, it quickly spread. More and more people whispered about it.

"Mr. Starr, it seems that your staff is curious about me?!" The changes in the surrounding atmosphere naturally couldn't hide Tang Bao's eyes.

He could clearly feel a lot of eyes on him......

"Mr. Tang is an investment myth on Wall Street, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is a stock god, and it is normal to be curious about you." Starr replied with a smile.

Originally, Starr also planned to find someone to release the news afterwards. Said Tang Bao visited the headquarters of Coca-Cola. But now there is no need to do more, so many people in the cafeteria are talking, and the news naturally spreads...... It's hard to hide a reporter who can't hide it.

No way.

Coca-Cola has been in a lot of trouble lately. The stock price is also falling in shocks, and Starr needs to use clever means to stabilize the situation. More precisely, to stabilize the position of the management! Many shareholders are already very unhappy with Coca-Cola's recent performance.

"......" pursued Starr, Tang Bao just laughed it off. The god of stocks? With decades of rebirth memories, his investment "vision" in the stock market is unmatched, even by Warren Buffett, the god of stocks. All the stock gods are scum in front of him!

Tang Bao's interest was not affected by those surprised glances behind him, and he chatted with Starr very speculatively. Regarding the various difficulties of the Coca-Cola Company mentioned by Starr, Tang Bao will occasionally express his own opinions. In fact, Coca-Cola's transformation strategy has set the tone, even if Tang Bao does not mention a word, Coca-Cola will get out of the predicament and move towards the fast lane of development again.

"Well, Coca-Cola's strategy of going back to a single business is very sensible, and you have to understand that not everyone is doing everything. Since the decision has been made to concentrate on the main business, why should it be dragged and disconnected? The most obvious is the transportation business, which simply sold two subsidiaries with uncertain profit prospects, but still retained a profitable transportation company. It seems to be keeping a cash cow for the company, but you don't realize how much energy a small transportation company can retrain. And the advertising agency that specializes in Coca-Cola's advertising business, I don't think it's necessary to keep ......"

"Huh?"

Starr hesitated that Coca-Cola's advertising company was responsible for the company's advertising planning and promotion, and handed it over to outside advertising companies, because they were worried that those advertising companies would not be able to understand Coca-Cola's corporate culture and would find it difficult to design advertisements that fit the product.

"Can't bear these cash cows that still make a lot of profits?" Tang Bao asked with a smile.

Starr was silent.

"Oh, that's it, I'm just making a suggestion. But I'm going to put it here, and you're going to have to get rid of these businesses sooner or later! ”

Coca-Cola has now made the right strategic decision to return to homogeneity, but it is still affected by immediate interests in its implementation, and it is difficult to implement it thoroughly.

"Mr. Tang, according to what you mean, all of the company's financial investment business will be sold?" Starr shifted the subject.

Apparently.

Tang Bao's suggestion that Coca-Cola sell off the businesses that could bring a lot of profits to the company was a little difficult for him to accept.

"Financial investment business ......" Tang Bao muttered, generally when the enterprise group develops to a certain scale, it will carry out financial investment business. The purpose is different, some are simply the pursuit of investment returns, some are in line with the company's development strategy, the implementation of horizontal or vertical expansion, and some simply carry out diversified expansion. "Well, whether to stay or not to stay depends entirely on your development strategy! If you want to really return to the main business, then it is best to do pure simplification! Seek an ideal financial partner, perhaps better than you can do it yourself. Of course, if Coca-Cola has huge ambitions in the field of financial investment and wants to find a place on Wall Street, it is a different matter. ”

Starr was silent again.

He has to admit that Tang Bao is very reasonable, in fact, Coca-Cola's financial investment company is not so satisfactory. Compared with those professional investment institutions on Wall Street, there is a huge gap, and the Phoenix Investment Group, which is in the limelight, cannot be compared.

Then.

A young man in a suit walked up to Starr and whispered, "Sir, President Guo Sida will arrive at the company in half an hour!" ”

The man in the suit is Joey and is Starr's assistant.

"Got it." Starr nodded slightly, not at all surprised that Guo Sida was in a hurry to return to New York. Negotiations with bottlers are important, but negotiations with Tang Bao to sell Columbia Pictures are even more important. However, Guo Sida's reaction speed also exceeded his expectations.

Apparently.

Guo Sida's attention to Tang Bao is even more than Starr expected.

"Mr. Tang, I have good news for you, President Guo Sida will arrive at the company in half an hour, and I believe that Mr. Tang will soon get his wish!"

Well?

Tang Bao was surprised that Guo Sida actually came back so soon! It's really fast, faster than Tang Bao expected. (To be continued......)