Chapter 46: Shooting

Midtown Manhattan, Rockefeller Center.

Bruce packed up his things and let out a long sigh of relief.

"Hey, Bruce, I heard you're really going to work for your daughter, really?" An old colleague came up.

"No, it's not a part-time job, I'm the CEO! Chief executive officer. I just don't worry about my daughter. ”

Bruce was slightly embarrassed.

"Hey, now you're on an equal footing with our leader......"

"Alright, guys, it's time for me to go."

Bruce was relieved to come out of the office almost as if he were running away.

CEOs are actually quite rare these days. The CEO (Chief-Executive-Officer), that is, the chief executive officer, is a product of the reform and innovation of the corporate governance structure of the Americans in the 60s of the 20th century.

Hearing this word in this world, it is still from Bruce's mouth, in fact, the CEO of their company was also the last time Bruce appreciated. Bruce's company faced a major personnel move, and Bruce was put in the position as a result.

The CEO system, which originated in the United States, is a form of corporate management and an important part of the modern corporate system, which is probably the future. The reason why this system can prevail in American companies is determined by the characteristics of the ownership structure in the United States.

In the United States, a company's shareholding structure is mainly composed of two types of shareholders: one is a very dispersed minority shareholder. Because the minority shareholders are small and very dispersed, they do not care and do not have the ability to interfere with the work of the company's operators; The other type is the so-called institutional investors, such as pension fund companies, life investment companies, trust investment companies - it is worth mentioning that it is Lawrence Rockefeller who founded venture capital. They generally hold the majority of the shares in the company, but they are not the real owners, but only act as agents of the fund on behalf of the owners of the fund. Therefore, such shareholders are not so concerned about the quality of the company's operation, but more concerned about the market price of the shares they hold. Most of them "vote with their feet" and quickly sell off their holdings as soon as they find out that their holdings are not yielding well. Then there are the independent directors who are not directly related to the company. This shareholding structure determines that the board of directors is neither able nor willing to exert substantial and strong constraints on the enterprise. Therefore, the highly dispersed and very weak characteristics of shareholders' equity determine that shareholders generally do not directly intervene in the company's daily business activities, but are fully responsible for the company's business activities by professional managers.

Of course, the CEO of Catherine's company is, in a sense, different. The CEO may seem to have replaced Catherine now, but in the future, such a company will become the core of a company's overall management.

Catherine's business was not limited to the United States, she wanted to be a multinational company.

Another background for CEOs is in these multinational companies.

Bruce originally had a good job.

However, now for the sake of his daughter's career, he has chosen to leave the company.

He still remembered the red face of his head after his reason for resignation was heard.

Is it really so bad to work for your own daughter?

Hey! My daughter is a genius! Genius! How can genius be understood by your group?!

However, Bruce is indeed very talented, and after taking over the company, the first thing he did was to set up an office in New York, basically moving the business from distant Georgia to New York, and then shipping directly from Georgia, which can be said to be quite convenient.

As a result, the company's business has increased by 20%.

Immediately afterward, Bruce hired a lot of new employees, basically supporting the entire company's structure, and no longer a single person was in charge like the original Catherine.

When that was done, Bruce traveled to Georgia to see the factory production. Catherine did a good job in this regard, and Bruce thought it was pretty good, so nothing changed.

The whole company is now showing an upward trend and is developing vigorously. Although the scale is not large, because its founder is Catherine, a "little genius", the company's popularity is not bad, coupled with Time Magazine's interview with Catherine, the current state of the entire company should be relatively good.

Once that was done, Bruce wasn't idle, and in fact, Catherine wouldn't let him be idle. ,

Now the company produces the "Magic Chess" series, and the shipment has reached 300,000, although it is not a sales volume, but it is already a very good result. Each box of the game costs $10, and each set costs $5, and the funds are quickly being returned.

In the original era, the reason for the development of the DND series happened to be "The Lord of the Rings", and now, it has become Catherine's "Harry Potter", in other words, Catherine's "Harry Potter" has replaced the Lord of the Rings and began to radiate and influence across the United States.

After the funds were returned, Catherine considered setting up a new subsidiary, which was the Apple she had been thinking about.

Catherine's positioning of Apple, which is also entertainment and fashion, is at the forefront of the times, which is her requirement for this company.

After the incorporation, the company's first product, GameTV, was ready to go on sale.

According to the plan, GameTV has now started production, but it has not started selling for the time being, but has begun to stock up.

The reason for this is because of the World Expo.

Catherine is ready for GameTV to be unveiled at the Expo first and then go on sale.

However, there are already people inquiring about it.

After all, Catherine had already revealed it to Time magazine, but there was no way to understand what a "video game" was from the text.

If it were someone else, the matter would have passed, but Catherine's recent limelight is not small, and what was originally ignored is now beginning to be mentioned.

Although Catherine didn't care, the effect of "hungry sales" has also been highlighted.

However, Catherine has been practicing target shooting now, but her best result is currently only 5 rings......

This is a shooting club, or rather, a private shooting club.

"Kate, you're so good, you actually shot 5 rings!"

Lily exclaimed from the side.

"Maybe."

Catherine shrugged.

This is Jenny's grandfather's estate, and the place is also closed. Otherwise, when others saw that the little girl had come to such a place, the other members would probably be shocked.

Catherine looked at the M1911A1 pistol in her hand.

M1911A1, it is the oldest gun among the top ten famous guns in the world. However, the gun seems to have been modified to look slightly "pocket-sized", with less recoil, but it is also less powerful, and it seems to be intended for women.

When Jenny first invited Catherine and her friends over, she was honestly taken aback.

This place, to be precise, should have been Old White's birthday present to Jenny, but it was only known that it was all done today.

Jenny is now 15 years old, and although the United States can only have a gun license at the age of 16, this does not affect her from practicing guns here.

In fact, after learning that she had been invited, Catherine's friends were thrilled.

Although guns are allowed in this part of the United States, they are not old enough to prohibit them.

Everyone was excited to have the opportunity to get up close and personal with such a weapon.

But when it comes to gun practice, they don't have it, they can only say it's just fun.

The only one who was practicing seriously was Catherine.

She always believed that there should be one or two ways to protect herself, especially after being stunned by Bitman.

Catherine is not lacking in precautions now, but what she lacks is the means to prevent it.

After all, this is the most chaotic time for law and order in the United States.

"Perhaps...... Should I really set up a security company? ”

Catherine remembered her "Black Reef Project", but she seemed to think that the name was not good to use as a security guard, and that it was more appropriate to use it as a mercenary.

It was the time of the Vietnam War in the United States, and this was the time for such a company to develop.

Moreover, Jenny's grandfather was an arms dealer, so maybe they could cooperate!

Catherine's eyes lit up.

Here's your chance!

"Bang!"

Another shot, Catherine laughed, 10 rings.

-- It's just a target next to it.

She quietly shifted her position, then smiled and stroked her gun......

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