Chapter 133: Strategic Southward
Trains run from California to New York. It was past nine o'clock in the evening when Li Kangping returned to his house in Queens, New York.
Counting the journey back and forth between the east and west coasts, Li Kangping went on a business trip for nearly a month this time.
The first thing I did when I got home, I wrote my thesis.
The Principle of Electron Spin and Incompatibility is not just written for molecular medicine instruments.
Molecular medicine instrumentation is just one of the basic theories contained in The Principle of Electron Spin and Incompatibility that support many application development projects.
The long journey was very tiring, and Li Kangping wrote a few pages of papers, and then went to sleep.
The next day, at Zeus Corporation headquarters in Manhattan, the four shareholders convened a meeting of ministers/deputy ministers from various departments.
"Last year, I suggested opening a second mahjong factory to strengthen Hera's position in the U.S. market. But our acquisition of a Jersey City-based radio company has made the company's financial position tighter right now. The heads of the departments are all Americans, so Mr. Liu and the other three shareholders spoke English at the meeting.
Liu Shaowen said: "At this time, I still tend to build a second mahjong factory. Our Bronx mahjong factory cost a total of $150,000 to build. At that time, we bought a 12-acre farm in the Bronx for $12,000, which was a good deal. However, it is no longer possible to buy such cheap land. Therefore, the construction cost of the second mahjong factory will definitely exceed 200,000 US dollars, which is about 10,000 US dollars. ”
"Mr. Liu is right, it really takes so much money to replicate a mahjong factory in New York with an annual output of 120,000 mahjong pairs." "If we decide to build a second mahjong factory, the investment in the radio sector will be reduced by 10,000 dollars, and the expenses of the headquarters and Zeus Lab should be reduced as much as possible." For example, we already have more than a dozen company cars, so why buy six more cars for the General Management Department? ”
"I bought a car because I didn't have enough money, and I think it's okay!" Minister Tim Forint of the General Management Department shouted.
"Oh, Will, are you Grandet?" Li Kang spread his hands and said.
But I have to admit that having a "Grande" in the finance department is not harmful to the whole company.
"Actually, Will is right, we have to minimize costs and save money." Li Kangping said, "As we all know, New York is expensive for land, labor costs, and everything, so is it possible for us to build a second mahjong factory in other states?" I mean, is it okay to be in Florida? ”
"Florida?" Everyone was surprised.
"One of our bamboo suppliers is Bamboo Garden in Miami, and we built our second mahjong factory in Miami, which saves the cost of transporting bamboo raw materials from Miami to New York," Li explains. Moreover? Miami's land, labor, and various expenses are cheaper than New York's? In addition, Miami itself is also a port city, so the sea transportation is convenient? It is convenient to transport mahjong to other ports in the eastern United States. Of course? In this way, it does not actually save transportation costs. That's not the point? The point is that other costs in Miami are relatively low. ”
"Also, I was unsettled by the bamboo suppliers in San Francisco. Carlson's mahjong factory in San Francisco has just started construction? Bamboo suppliers in San Francisco can't wait to work with them. Thus? Suppliers in San Francisco are not loyal. So, I want to support a supplier in Miami, the site of our second mahjong factory, and I want to consider Miami. ”
Ultimately? The meeting agreed to build a second mahjong factory in Miami.
After the meeting? Liu Shaowen led the elite personnel of the Finance Department and the Procurement Department to Miami for investigation.
In the evening, Li Kangping came to Sophie's apartment.
"Honey, I haven't seen you in a month! Don't leave tonight, and tomorrow night too! Sophie screamed and pounced on Li Kangping.
Sophie knows that her boyfriend disappeared for a month because he was busy with his career.
She and him soaking in the bathtub? She asked, "Is the trip to California going well?" ”
Li Kangping stroked Sophie's lower abdomen, his palm slowly roaming over her smooth body? She hummed in comfort.
"A new animation company in Hollywood called Walt Disney Studios? My company owns 40% of the company. ”
"What? Animation company? ”
"I thought the characters in the animation company's work were all fictional cartoon characters, but Walt Disney --- he is a 22-year-old film genius? He let me know? Can live-action actors appear in cartoons? Alice, for example, is a 6-year-old Kansas girl. ”
"Really? Where can I watch Alice? ”
"The cartoon Alice hasn't been released yet, and you can only go to Walt Disney Studios in Hollywood to see Alice right now. That's how I understand it, since a 6-year-old girl can play a role in a cartoon, then a 16-year-old girl and a 26-year-old girl should be able to do the same. By the way, Sophie, I don't know how old you are. ”
"Twenty-three years old."
"Oh, you're the same year as me, so what month are you?"
"Me too?"
"yes, Jennifer, Jeff, Harry, they're all my employees, they're all born in 1900, just like me."
"My birthday is the day, Kangping, do you remember?"
"It's so easy to remember, I can't forget."
"Birthdays are made up of four identical numbers, which looks very monotonous...... Well...... Kang Ping...... Why do you always like to ...... in the bathroom?"
"Okay...... Kang Ping...... I also enjoyed ...... in the bathroom."
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When it was dawn, Sophie, who still got up first, made breakfast and woke up her boyfriend to eat.
Sophie took a sip of milk and said, "Kangping, you know, big directors and big stars generally sign contracts with film companies, and little people find their own work. Last week, I got an assignment for a one-minute commercial, the kind of commercial that plays before the movie is shown. ”
"Sophie, why are you getting shorter?" After eating breakfast, Li Kangping wiped his mouth with a napkin, and said: "You first acted in a feature film of dozens of minutes, but now it has become a one-minute advertising short film. ”
Sophie explained: "I can't be idle, otherwise my acting skills will be wasted, short films are short films, and advertising short films can also play acting skills." ”
"Honey, are you having financial difficulties? The rent for this apartment is not cheap and I wish I could pay the rent for you. ”
"Kangping, thank you, but no more. I think I can support myself. Sophie's fingers rubbed the pendant of the diamond necklace and she said, "You've been good enough for me, and I wish I could do something for you."
"Sophie, would you like to go to Hollywood and shoot commercials? Meet Walt Disney by the way. ”
"Kangping, if I do this, can I help you?"
"I think it can help me with mahjong. And mahjong that helped me is equivalent to helping me. ”
"Well, I'll go to Hollywood and meet Walt Disney for a mahjong commercial as you said. But, in that case, we'll not see each other for another month! ”
After the meal, Li Kangping went to work in the company, and he summoned Benjamin to the president's office.
The construction of the second mahjong factory is a major event of the company, and all shareholders need to hold a meeting to decide whether to build the second factory.
The advertising business is in charge of the sales department, and Li Kangping is in charge of the sales department, and this business does not need to hold a general meeting of shareholders, and Li Kangping can judge it himself.
"Benjamin, you made two suggestions when you were in San Francisco. Regarding the first suggestion, the new second mahjong factory has been led by Mr. Liu to Miami for a field trip. The second suggestion is to increase the advertising investment of Hera mahjong, which I agree. Actually, the newspaper advertisements and outdoor advertisements of Hera Mahjong have never stopped, and now, I think it is possible to add a movie theater advertisement, and a one-minute commercial of Hera Mahjong will be shown before the movie is shown. Li Kangping said.
"I think it's okay, you can do it." Benjamin agreed.
"Walt Disney did a movie commercial when he was in Kansas, so let him make a commercial for our Hera mahjong. Whether it's a live-action commercial or a cartoon commercial with a live actor, I hope Walt Disney's Hera mahjong commercial will have a real actor. The live-action actor is called Sophie Buffalo, and she's my friend. So, Benjamin, go ahead and do your work along that lines. ”
Li Kangping arranged to go down, and a few days later, Sophie boarded a train bound for California.