CHAPTER XIX 46
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On April 17, 1914, just after ten o'clock in the morning, one BMW after another drove in front of a huge mansion, and then many well-dressed gentlemen took their wives' arms and walked into the mansion one by one.
"God, it's all the latest Lincoln!"
In a far corner, the young reporter couldn't help but exclaim: "This ...... I think this model was only released two months ago......"
“……”
Glancing at the pink newcomer next to him, veteran reporter Hunter couldn't help but roll his eyes, and shouted angrily in a low voice, "Shut up for me!" A car of the latest model is just that...... What the hell are you surprised about?! ”
"But...... That's a car that costs more than $2,000! ”
The two eyes could not be separated from the cars, and the young reporter couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of spit and muttered.
For a young man earning only two dollars a day, let alone a Lincoln of more than 2,000 dollars a piece, even a BMW of 400 dollars cannot afford it. You must know that although he is alone, he has to eat up a small half of his salary every month's rent, and the rest is just a life of food and clothing, and he doesn't even want to buy a car of his own without a few years of hard work.
"Sneer......"
Seeing the ugliness of his subordinates, Hunter sneered: "Didn't you see who came here?" Mr. Taylor of Huntelaar Pharmaceuticals, Mr. Ford of Huntelaar Motors, and senior executives of Huntelaar banks and insurance companies...... That's big shots in New York and the whole of America! Pick out any one, not to mention the salary, that is, the annual dividend will not be less than six figures, just a car...... And as far as I know, these cars should have been personally gifted by Mr. Huntelaar! The top executives of the Huntelaar consortium each have one, haven't you heard the news? ”
"Gift...... Gifted?! ”
The young reporter's eyes widened in shock, and it was clear that the news was beyond his comprehension.
"Uh...... Look at your attendance! ”
Seeing that his subordinates looked like mud was not on the wall, Hunter almost couldn't help but go up and kick him: "It's just a few dozen cars, what's it worth?" Besides, who is Mr. Huntelaar? The richest man in the United States, with a net worth of more than $1 billion...... Many of the workers in his factory now get paid five dollars a day, so what are dozens of cars? ”
"Goo-dong!"
Swallowing hard, the young reporter couldn't help but whisper: "But...... Isn't everyone saying that the Huntelaar consortium is now over-expanding, and there is a problem with funds, and it needs to be ......"
"You know what?!"
Glaring at his subordinates fiercely, Hunter said sarcastically: "With the behemoth of Huntelaar Bank, how can there be a problem with funds?" If something really went wrong, could Mr. Huntelaar give everyone a car so generously? ”
"But ......"
"No, but!"
Hunter finally got a little impatient, glared at his subordinates viciously again, and said sharply: "Give me a good look, now the Huntelaar consortium is on the cusp, don't you see that other peers are staring closely?" You're just talking about it alone, and you're not playing......"
……
“…… Mr. Taylor, what exactly do you say Mr. Huntelaar for? ”
Holding a glass of red wine, Mr. Ford of Huntelaar Motor Company couldn't help but ask in a low voice: "Our monthly truck production has exceeded 10,000 units, and it will even exceed 16,000 units in June, but the sales momentum can no longer be compared with last year, and there is a large amount of inventory this month, which is ......."
"Hehe, we're the same."
Unscrupulous frowning, Mr. Taylor said with a wry smile: "In fact, not only our Huntelaar Pharmaceutical Company, but as far as I know, wireless communication companies, chemical companies, weapons manufacturing and shipyards, and other enterprises belonging to the Huntelaar consortium, have begun to have the problem of increasing inventories in the past few months......"
Taylor, who was the first to follow John, is certainly not comparable to Ford.
Ford helped John get the assembly line – and John was a little embarrassed about that – but Taylor's role in the management of the Huntelaar consortium was even greater. For example, the formulation of the Huntelaar consortium's standardized specifications, such as sorting out the management system of each factory, etc., it can be said that the reason why the Huntelaar consortium has been able to develop at a super high speed over the years, but at the same time there has been no major management problems, almost half of it is due to Taylor and several of his students.
To put it simply, Taylor is the number two person in the Huntelaar consortium!
Therefore, in addition to the share dividend awards of several companies, Taylor's annual salary is now as high as 300,000 US dollars, which is twice as high as Ford! It's just that because of the rapid rise of Huntelaar Automobile Company, the annual sales and profits now exceed the old Huntelaar Pharmaceuticals and Huntelaar Medical Devices, so compared to Henry, who gets dividends? Ford isn't much worse.
But at the end of the day, Taylor's status is still higher.
So Ford basically only knows the situation of its own car company, but Taylor knows better that nowadays, except for a few elevator companies and so on, almost every company in the Huntelaar consortium has more or less this phenomenon, that is, overcapacity and overcapacity! However, in comparison, the situation of shipbuilding, automobile, chemical, and weapons manufacturing companies is even more serious, and it has reached the point where it has to be solved.
In Taylor's opinion, the Huntelaar consortium is already very dangerous.
Because the atmosphere in Europe is becoming more and more tense, the arms expansion war of various countries has reached a very crazy point, and the products of the Huntelaar consortium are naturally rising, and the sales volume has increased greatly, such as trucks, chemical products, weapons, etc., but the increase rate has never been able to keep up with the increase in production capacity, and in the first half of this year, Mr. Huntelaar also strongly asked them to continue to increase production and research newer technologies......
"If that's ......"
For a while, Taylor suddenly opened his mouth and whispered: "Maybe that's why Mr. Huntelaar held this grand birthday party this year?" ”
"Hmm...... Possibly! ”
His eyes narrowed slightly, and Ford nodded slightly.
On April 17th, is it John? Mr. Huntelaar's 46th birthday. As was customary in previous years, and as John had done, there would only be a small banquet in the house, to which the closest friends were invited. But this year is completely different, Anna? Mrs. Huntelaar personally came forward and invited almost all the senior executives of the Huntelaar consortium, as well as many high-ranking people in New York City, to hold a grand banquet to celebrate her husband's birthday!
The mystery of this cannot but make people think deeply.
It seemed to many that the current Huntelaar consortium was undoubtedly on the verge of a swamp that would perish them, but his king insisted on going inside, ignoring almost all the opposition of the people, even if it was the likes of Taylor and Ford, who knew that their bosses were still in a state of ignorance about business beyond vision and technology.
So......
Glancing at each other, Taylor and Ford's eyes suddenly glowed!