Several people moved from the sofa to the negotiation table, and Kim Do-jun lay on the chair, leaning his back against him, turned around, and was quietly waiting for them to come.

With his hands crossed and placed on his chest, after a while, he heard Han Chenghao come over and whisper in his ear.

"Do-joon, they're coming!"

"Hmmm! I know! ”

Kim Do-jun nodded, said lightly, and then stood up and stepped forward.

"Mr. Valan, this is my boss, you can call him Mr. Jaosn, the owner of KDJ Investments, and the person behind KDJ Motors!"

Joshua and Philip Varan shook hands as they casually introduced.

Before he could react, the assistant behind him seemed to think of something, walked forward with his head down, and whispered in his ear.

"KDJ Investments, it seems that it has just acquired a lot of shares in Arsenal, and has officially announced that it has become the second largest shareholder of the Arsenal team!"

For Europeans, football is not just a crazy sport, it's a blood-pumping sport, and there are very few people who don't watch it, or don't like it.

Going to the stadium on weekends to support your favorite team seems to have become a city routine, and from a young age to cultivate loyal team fans, generation after generation, many times you can often see gray-haired grandfathers and grandchildren watching training when they are open, which is both a culture and a kind of inheritance of football spirit.

Varan's face didn't change, but he nodded heavily, signaling that he knew. But the corners of his mouth twitched a few times unconsciously. was sharply captured by Kim Do-joon.

"Hello. Mr. Valan, welcome to Korea! ”

Kim Do-joon smiled slightly, stretched out his hand, and said hello.

"Hello Mr. Jason, I am honored to be invited, thank you very much!"

The two simply shook hands and said hello. Seeing that Kim Dojun was so young, with a trace of childishness on his face, he couldn't help but take a few more looks.

"It looks so young, but it makes frequent moves, buying shares in Arsenal, and buying Land Rover and Jaguar from Ford, it doesn't seem simple, what is the background?"

Philip Valan was also a little hesitant in his heart, and he had done his homework in advance when he came. He has a professional management team behind him, and everyone has their own responsibilities. Since he was ready to leave this company, he would definitely not have easily agreed to Joshua's visit to South Korea.

No matter how much I searched, I found that I couldn't find much information about KDJ Automobile Company, only its registered place, its CEO, its official website, its office address, and the rest of the information could not be found

And today I finally met the boss of this company, which was really a bit unexpected!

Kim Do-jun stood at the door, shook hands with Valan's team members one by one, and said hello, which was both the courtesy of the owner and his own demeanor.

"Sit down, everybody! I'm really sorry to have worked hard for you today, I'm really sorry to take such a long time to come here, let me introduce you to you, the two of them must have seen and understood, one is Joshua, the CEO of my company, and the other is Walker, the senior manager of American Express, and the one next to me is my personal butler Han Chenghao, just get to know each other briefly! ”

Kim Do-jun returned to his seat, sat at the front, and took the initiative to introduce them, and after he finished speaking, Han Sung-ho stood up one by one and said hello.

"Hello!"

"Hello!"

After some politeness, everyone took their seats, Kim Do-joon and Philip Varan sat opposite each other, the two of them occupied the front and back respectively, while the subordinates were lined up on both sides, took out their notebooks, took out notepads, and prepared to start today's negotiations.

"Okay, long story short, Mr. Philip is also coming to Korea today, I guess before I come, I should know why we invited you here, Joshua as the CEO of KDJ Motors, to a large extent, represents what I mean, I want to understand first, what do you think about this matter?"

Kim Do-jun has a completely different attitude towards career and love, a little cringe, a little scared, a little worried, to put it bluntly, he is timid and does not dare to take the initiative to attack.

If it were someone else, when I was with Taeyeon the day before yesterday, I would definitely correct the Fa on the spot and truly turn her into my own woman.

Because of this, he is still a little immature in dealing with his feelings, and he hopes to get in touch with more and understand more in order to understand his heart, know what he likes, where he likes, and why he likes it, he needs to give himself an excuse to convince himself of the reason.

As for his career, Kim Do-jun will not drag his feet at all, he will do things directly, go straight to the point, and ask questions when he opens his mouth many times, leaving no affection at all.

Philip Valan, I didn't expect Kim Do-joon to ask himself so suddenly, he was stunned for a moment, adjusted it a little, and then said slowly.

Stretching out his palm, he looked at Joshua, looked at Kim Do-joon, and spoke.

"I don't know if Mr. Joshua gave you my information when I came, anyway, I will briefly introduce myself, my name is Philippe Walan, born in 1953, graduated from the French Polytechnic School and the French School of Mines, in 1978, joined the French Pukki Group, as the head of various departments within the group, from production to research and development, to management control, strategy, project department, in 1995 as the general manager of the group branch ......!"

Before Philip Varan finished speaking, Kim Do-joon waved his hand and immediately interrupted him, although there were some impoliteness, but these things were still necessary.

Kim Do-joon cleared his throat and continued.

"In 2003 I went to London to take on the role of President of the UK-Netherlands Iron and Steel Metallurgical Group at a time of crisis, under your leadership. The Group's industrial and financial planning was revitalized. The group has also been able to turn losses into profits! In order to consolidate the achievements of the ferrous metallurgical industry. As well as maintaining the group's continuous dark war, last year facilitated the contact between the Conris Group and the Indian Tata Steel Group, and was finally hired by Tata Steel as the president of the group for two years, before finally facilitating the merger, but now I am at home, I am right! ”

Kim Do-jun said with a slight smile, and relaxed one by one when he spoke. is very stylish, even Han Sung-ho is not free to be attracted by the way he speaks, this is Kim Do-joon's most attractive moment.

Confident, steady, and atmospheric, between the manners, strategizing, as if the world is under control.

As early as when he came, Kim Do-jun had already received Joshua's information, read it carefully, analyzed the problems, and thought about it briefly. This came up, and immediately gave Varan a dismount.

Don't think he's young. Don't think that he is immature, on the contrary, he is mature and more sophisticated.

Philip Varan was slightly shocked, and the assistant next to him looked a little wrong, raised his head and glanced at Kim Dojun, and found that he was looking at him with a smile on his face.

Although he had a faint smile on his face, he looked at his eyes as if he was looking for prey, as if he had become a delicacy on his plate, which was really terrifying.

If he could, he just wanted to take a handkerchief from the pocket of his suit to wipe the sweat from his forehead, and sneak a look at his back, which was already a little damp.

Who knows, Kim Do-joon continued to speak.

"I heard that the French symbol Citroën Group is also inviting you to be the president of the group, right?"

This news was inadvertently revealed to him by Joshua when he was chatting just now, because Joshua himself didn't know whether it was or not, but it just came out by chance through grapevine, so he didn't dare to judge himself arbitrarily.

Who knew that Kim Do-jun actually took the initiative to say it, and even Joshua couldn't help but look at it twice.

"How did he know about this matter, from what source, it stands to reason that there will be no more than 10 people who know the news, what the hell is going on?"

There is no need to guess, Philip Varan already felt that his clothes were completely soaked, he helped his glasses, and forcibly pretended to be casual, in his decades of life, he had never spoken like today, but he was the first to investigate clearly, and there was no secret at all.

Such people are really terrible.

Then, Kim Do-joon finally added a sentence that completely broke down Philip Valan's inner defense.

"I heard that Mr. Varan has four children at home, right? It's really happy, a family of six, it's happy! ”

When he said this, Kim Dojun grinned and smiled slightly, revealing his white teeth, and some slightly dark skin looked unusually white and bright against the backdrop of his teeth.

Everyone looked at Kim Do-jun almost immediately, with a hint of horror in their eyes.

"Who the hell is this guy, why do you know it so clearly, even Valan's family background has been investigated!"

At this time, Varan couldn't hold back any longer, and quickly took out the handkerchief in his suit pocket and wiped the sweat from his forehead, which seemed to have an unstoppable meaning.

"Yes, yes, yes, I don't know how Mr. Jason is interested in knowing about my family, this doesn't seem appropriate!"

Europeans and Americans pay attention to protecting the privacy of the family, and generally do not talk about family matters when they work, these are personal matters, and there is no need to take them out.

Unlike Asians, almost all of them start with these family chores.

The civilizations and cultures of the East and the West are not the same, so many times there is some disharmony in various aspects.

Varan said euphemistically, he didn't want to talk about this, especially about his family, now that he had completely fallen below, he was a big step behind Kim Do-jun in momentum, and he would never talk to him with a swaggering attitude again.

Seeing this, Kim Do-jun nodded with satisfaction, glanced at Joshua, and then spoke.

"Since Mr. Varan is coming from the United States in good faith, we must take it seriously, especially to understand the background of the partner, isn't it right? Besides, I think Mr. Varan must have called in a lot of connections to investigate me, I guess so? ”

Kim Do-joon blinked deliberately and asked.

These things are human nature, and there is nothing to blame. It's like a recent college graduate looking for a job. before receiving the offer. You must go online to find out what the scale of this company is, what is the salary level, what is the treatment and benefits, and what are the future development prospects, these are all things that need to be considered clearly by yourself, and you can't make a decision just so-so.

And Varan and Kim Do-joon are both the same, hiring a management team. It's not just a casual interview and you say yes, it's no joke.

You have to think about how big the burden is on your shoulders, thousands of jobs are on your shoulders, you have to ensure that they eat and drink, that they are paid on time, that they can support their families, these are very serious facts, and they are in front of them.

If they weren't ready, they wouldn't have agreed to come and interview with Kim Do-joon. See the one above.

For a while, the atmosphere in the negotiation room suddenly became solemn, and the air swirling above gradually solidified.

Kim Do-joon held out his finger. On the table of the conference room, it was lit up like playing a piano.

After a while, he heard Valan's sigh of relief.

"Okay, I got it!"

"In that case, let's ask Mr. Varan to talk about the future development of Land Rover and Jaguar!"

Joshua started to be the host and immediately chimed in.

When it came to professionalism, everyone's expressions obviously began to change, bowing their heads and whispering, and they communicated with each other.

Varan didn't need any drafts at all, nor did he need any computer notes, and he just blurted it out.

"From what I know so far, there are many problems with Land Rover and Jaguar, the factory is redundant, the enthusiasm of employees to produce is not very high, the efficiency is low, the management is chaotic, the system is not perfect, there is no reasonable reward and punishment system, the quality and craftsmanship are not up to par, I have seen the information, customers who buy Land Rover and Jaguar, generally reflect that the quality of the car is problematic, and the maintenance and after-sales are not perfect, must be vigorously rectified!"

A few simple words touched Kim Do-jun's heart at once, seemingly simple, but every sentence hit the key point of Jaguar and Land Rover.

Kim Do-joon's face was expressionless, and he told Han Sung-ho to quickly write down what Varan said, and continued to ask.

"What should we do next!"

"It's very simple, if I, as the president of KDJ Automobile Company, come up with three fires, the first fire, burn to myself, I must carry out drastic reforms, even if it is a short period of pain, pay some high costs, but also to streamline employees, improve production efficiency, increase the income and welfare of employees, this is no way to do things, even if the government stops, we must explain to them, resolutely push forward!"

Varan paused, thought for a moment, and continued.

"Of course, this first fire also needs to revise the company's strategic objectives, from the previous automobile production and sales, to have an international and global vision, while maintaining the quality and service of the leading products, and finally in terms of the efficiency of the enterprise, become a benchmark for peers!"

The automobile industry is almost the pillar industry of many countries, such as General Motors, Ford of the United States, Toyota and Honda of Japan, BMW and Mercedes-Benz of Germany, and Citroen of France, all of which are the cornerstones of the national manufacturing industry without exception.

Without them, no matter how powerful a country is, it will be controlled by others, so this tells us that the competition in the automobile market is far more fierce than that of any industry.

After listening to this, Kim Dojun picked up the champagne on the table, took a sip lightly, and spoke.

"Mr. Valan, please continue, I'm listening!"

After getting off the horse, it is Corporal Lixian, a performance of humbly asking for advice, employing people is to control people, if you can't do this well, don't expect Kim Dojun to have much ability.

A good boss doesn't need to do everything yourself, you can't and can't, you don't have so much energy, you just need to put the person you choose, in the right place, so that he can use his talents, then it is perfect.

"The second fire, burning to emerging developing countries, especially China, Brazil, India and other countries with dense populations and a gradually developing middle class, if I become the president of KDJ Motors, the first thing is to visit China, of course, in addition to understanding the Chinese market, the main purpose is to find suitable partners, especially in the local construction of new plants, through joint ventures, as soon as possible to enter the emerging market, seize the commanding heights. Accelerate the launch of new products in China. This is very important. Especially for Land Rover and Jaguar, seizing the Chinese market is to save the future survival and development of these two companies! ”

Long before he came, Varan had already thought of himself as the president of KDJ Motors, learning to think through their lens and be a part of them, so what he thought, he understood. To a greater extent, it fits Kim Do-joon's concept, don't you see the smile in the corner of Kim Do-jun's eyes becoming more and more obvious? It can be seen that he is very satisfied with Joshua's choice.

In 2008, although it was only March, the trend of the international financial crisis has become more and more obvious, the European car market has begun to slowly shrink, and the sales of many car brands have plummeted.

Whether to stick to the market or choose to give it a go and seek a place on the international stage has become a question that many auto leaders need to think about.

Varan had already predicted.

"By 2010, the European market will decline by 7 percent. And the Chinese market will grow by 15%-20% in the future of the Chinese market. It will be the country with the largest increase in car sales in the world! ”

After Valan finished speaking, he rubbed his temples, he was about to be older, and he was indeed a little tired after taking such a long flight.

"As for the third fire, it is related to new energy, if we want to better develop the two companies, then we must continue to reduce the exhaust emissions and carbon dioxide emissions of automobiles, and actively develop new technologies to reduce carbon dioxide emissions to 50%, so that the Chinese and European markets can reach the level of synchronization, to put it simply, if we do not do well enough in China, Brazil, India, then it is difficult for us to succeed in the world, to become a world-class automobile company, Reform and development are the only driving force! ”

Varan finally said heavily, and as soon as he finished speaking, Kim Do-jun took the lead in clapping his hands and applauding, this time it really spoke to his heart, which coincided with his idea.

As early as the acquisition, he has already aimed the company's future development at China and Brazil, India, Russia, South Africa, these emerging markets, if you want to compete with other large enterprises, choose the weak place, is the most suitable.

In the following time, Kim Do-joon also had some detailed questions, giving examples, like a humble student, asking Varan for advice.

While giving enough face, I also gained a lot of knowledge.

For example, how to solve the problem of redundancy without affecting government relations.

How to get a loan from a UK bank without investing a lot of money.

For example, in the current situation, how to improve production efficiency and make the Land Rover and Jaguar brands go further? What do you want to know more?

These Valans answered in detail one by one, and Walker, who looked at the side, as an outsider, all nodded their heads in recognition and approval.

In the end, Kim Do-jun made up his mind, thought about it briefly, and asked.

"If I hire Mr. Varan as the president of KDJ Investments, how do you arrange the management team under you?"

This is a point that Kim Do-jun values very much, no matter how powerful Varan is, no matter how smart and capable he is, he can't solve everything, someone must help him, and this is exactly what Kim Do-jun wants to know.

Who is in his team, how they are, and what they are good at, it seems to be clear one by one.

Varan glanced at the staff next to him and said with a slight smile.

"This time, there are only 5 of my former staff members, who have worked with me for a long time, and there is certainly no problem with their ability and professional ethics, which I can guarantee with my reputation, so I will briefly introduce that if I am the president of KDJ Motors, there will be a management committee composed of 8 members who will be responsible for the daily operation and management of the company, and within the framework of the development goals of the group president, formulate strategic phalanxes and policies, set work goals and track the implementation! That starts with the first one on the left! ”

"Claude Anius, my Secretary General!"

"Martin, Head of Human Resources!"

While introducing, I also nodded and said hello to Kim Do-jun and others, so I can continue to get to know each other!

"Christopher Gema, Head of Purchasing!"

"Raghu, Minister of Finance!"

"Shantz, head of the executive department!"

After the introduction, he continued.

"These five are the team that came with me today, and of course I have some other colleagues in France, such as Vincent Lambert, who was previously in charge of South America Operations Department, Huazhiman East Asia and China Operations Department, Mark Gaeler, one of the employees I admire the most, a member of the Executive Committee and the head of the Brand Department, and now the General Manager of the Logo Brand, but he has officially left the company! Wait, the above are some of my team members, of course, there must be many shortcomings, and I need to work together with other executives and employees of Jaguar and Land Rover to connect with other things! ”

For these people, Varan introduced them as he asked his colleague to take out his notebook and put it in front of Kim Do-joon, and as he spoke, their photos and simple information would appear on the computer's monitor.

It can be seen that I really made full preparations for coming to see Kim Do-joon this time, and I came completely prepared!

No one knows whether the foreign monks are good or not, but from the current point of view, Valan's team is the most complete and complete, including everything from human resources to procurement to finance to brand promotion, etc., all aspects are very thoughtful, and Kim Dojun is also quite satisfied.

Without thinking about it for a particularly long time, Kim Do-joon, as the behind-the-scenes helmsman of KDJ Motors, signed an employment agreement with Philippe Walland.

"The first point is to hire Philippe Walan, as the CEO and president of KDJ Motors, to be fully responsible for the day-to-day management and operation of Jaguar and Land Rover, responsible for Kim Do-joon, under his supervision, and at the same time appoint Joshua and Han Sung-ho as members of the management committee, one as the company's vice president, and the other as a financial advisor, not to hold any actual position, only to supervise!"

"The second point, according to the global automotive CEO income report, the average annual salary of the CEO of the global automotive industry reached 17.5 million US dollars, according to their actual situation, the annual salary of Japan, Europe and the United States is very surprising, Ford's CEO Alan Murali's annual salary reached 28.9 million US dollars, while the income of the CEO of Honda in Japan is only 1.54 million US dollars, of course, Kim Dojun will not treat Philip Varan badly, his personal income, after tax reached a high income of 15 million US dollars, Not counting the completion of the current year's agreement, there will be a cash prize ranging from $300 to $5 million if the current year's tasks are exceeded! ”

"The third point is that the signed agreement also includes non-disclosure clauses, such as the unconditional confidentiality of Kim Dojun's identity, if it is leaked, all the consequences will be borne by himself, and at the same time, the company's current status quo lists a rectification timetable, and it must be done in the next two years to achieve profitability!"

In this way, when everything was done, it was already more than 12 o'clock at night, and after signing the agreement, everyone shook hands, took pictures, and went back to their rooms to rest.

Jin Daojun didn't go back, he was too tired at all, so he directly asked Han Chenghao to help find a room and fell asleep.

This night, he slept very deeply, as if he had a major event in his heart, and the stone hanging in the air finally landed. (To be continued......)

PS: It's really tiring to write commercial dramas, and I have collected too many materials, but I feel quite accomplished! Two in one today!