Benjamin made his point: "Our advantage is that the Bronx mahjong factory is fully operational, with an annual production capacity of 120,000 Hera mahjong pairs. Currently, we are the only homegrown mahjong manufacturing company in the United States, and Hera Mahjong is the only U.S. brand. Moreover, Hera mahjong has a certain brand awareness. If price wars cannot be avoided in the future, then the brand power of Hera Mahjong is our effective competitive weapon. ”

"Our disadvantage is that the Bronx's mahjong factory has a capacity of 120,000 mahjong per year, which is the limit."

"Our threat: a new mahjong manufacturer in California, and perhaps competitors from other states."

"Our opportunity point: to use our existing sales channels and brand power to control the American mahjong sales market to the greatest extent before the competitor's mahjong factory is put into production."

"Considering the above SWOT, my suggestion is, first, to immediately build a second mahjong factory, so that our maximum production capacity can be increased to 240,000 pairs per year, which will help us further control the US mahjong market. Second, expand the brand influence of Hera mahjong and increase advertising investment. Mr. Li, this is the suggestion of the sales department, what do you think? ”

The sales department is a department that people love and hate.

Increasing sales, increasing profits, and expanding brand influence are core businesses that rely on the sales department to achieve.

At the same time, the sales department is also an extremely money-burning department.

Liu Shaowen is the head of the finance department of the headquarters, and Wei, the finance commissioner, is equivalent to the vice minister of the finance department.

Before Mr. Li could speak, Will shouted first: "Oh, Benjamin, you want to build a second factory and increase advertising investment, how can our finance department have so much money for your sales department!" ”

From a professional point of view, Benjamin and Will are qualified salespeople and financial personnel. The sales department is responsible for spending money, the finance department is responsible for saving money, and each department and unit performs its own duties.

When the sales department and the finance department quarrel fiercely, it is necessary for the company's leaders to weigh the pros and cons.

Li Kangping thought for a moment and said: "Benjamin's proposal is not unacceptable, I preliminarily estimate that if you want to implement Benjamin's two-point proposal, you need to invest at least 200,000 US dollars. Will also said that our company's financial pressure is very high now, and investing $200,000 is not a small amount. Therefore, it is necessary to convene a shareholders' meeting and make a resolution at the meeting. Today is our last day in California, and tomorrow we go back to New York. Everyone, rest early. ”

And they all went back to their rooms. Li Kangping opened the curtains and opened the window, and the cool evening breeze in California stirred the cigarette in his hand flickering on and off, disturbing his thoughts to fluctuate.

Ding dong. The doorbell rang, and it was Jennifer.

"You smoke a lot? More than any other day before. "Jennifer dumped the cigarette butts out of the ashtray? Wash it and put the ashtray back on the table? poured another glass of soda for Li Kangping.

"Thank you." Li Kangping adjusts the position of the chair? He was sitting in a chair, facing out the window? He said, "My shoulders and neck are sore, help me pinch them." ”

Jennifer kneading his shoulders? She said, "Kangping? I can't help much, I can only listen to the company's marketing strategy or financial plan, I can't give professional opinions. ”

"Jennifer? Do you know? There are many things that cannot be achieved by relying solely on paper articles, and it is more difficult to get other scholars to accept your paper than writing an academic paper. If they acknowledge, you have academic standing and have the opportunity to continuously improve your academic status. It's a different story when your academic standing rises to the very top. To gain full recognition from the academic community? You can do academic PR or you can wait quietly. Li Kangping squinted? Enjoy Jennifer's unprofessional but comfortable shoulder and neck massage.

"I see, you're visiting Professor Milligan? It's actually academic PR. So Professor Milligan was a very important academic figure? ”

"A guy who was nominated for the Nobel Prize, we think he's a big shot. And if he won the Nobel Prize? That's even bigger. ”

"Kangping? What do you mean by elevating academic status to the very top? Is it the Nobel Prize? ”

"In a sense, that's right. But from a more far-reaching perspective, a person's contribution, status, and influence are not only determined by what awards he wins. It's just that if I get an award, then I don't have to travel across the United States, PR a candidate all day, and still haven't got the perfect result I wanted. ”

"Kangping, I don't know physics, I want to ask, how far is it from what award you get?"

Li Kangping put his palms together and stretched his hands horizontally to the limit, he said, "So far." ”

"Hey, it looks like it's difficult." Jennifer sighed.

"Although it was difficult, I was confident academically. Doing business is another matter, and doing any business is risky. I had thought that the superheterodyne radio would definitely become a bestseller in the United States, but Will said that the Poseidon Radio Company was a huge abyss, a major hidden danger that could bring down the entire Manhattan Zeus Company. Is it a cash cow or a hidden danger? Hey, I can't tell you right now. Li Kangping looked a little upset and said.

"Kangping, anyone can shake their confidence, but you must be strong." Jennifer said softly, "When I first met you in 1920, you were just a rookie student and didn't know anything. In the past two years, I have watched you obtain your Ph.D., publish many papers, communicate with the masters of American academia on an equal footing, and be hailed as a rising star in physics. You relied on the tens of thousands of dollars earned from imported mahjong and stock speculation to create the Manhattan Zeus Company, in the 'rolling development' model, the current Manhattan Zeus Company is not a small company, our company is worth millions of dollars, you are a millionaire! Camping, you know, what does it mean to be a millionaire in the United States? It means success! That's right, Kangping, you are young and promising, you are the most accomplished young man I have ever met. So, Kangping, please trust your own judgment. ”

"Jennifer, it was a pleasure to talk to you, and my judgment seems to have returned." Li Kangping's mood improved a little, and he asked, "You came to my room to look for me, did you call from the New York headquarters?" ”

Jennifer said: "Mr. Alan Biederman called, and he said that the physics experiment in the Woodgate lab was successful, that they had all the experimental data, and that they thought the experimental data was sufficient to support a physics paper that Dr. Lee had published. Mr. Alan Biederman wants to be the first to tell you the news. ”

"Oh, that's great!"

Li Kangping looked excited, his hands pulling a distance in the air, this time about a foot.

"Now, the distance from me to win the award has been shortened to this length." Li Kangping said.