During the first week of his home break, John often locked himself in his study. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info except for being forced to go to church a few times by Adele, who was worried about his mental state, he hardly went out. Although the sensible Ella was dissatisfied with her father not playing with her at home, she didn't cry too much. John is not closed off because of the failure of the Ford plan, after all, he even experienced the partner running away with money when he started the business in his previous life, and this setback can only be regarded as pediatric. Although the failure of the new company's first business was indeed demoralizing, it was not to the extent of breaking the bones. John did this because he needed to cool his somewhat overheated mind and reassess his strengths and weaknesses.

First of all, mastering the general trend of future world development is undoubtedly John's greatest advantage, which can allow him to take the lead in the future market competition. However, taking the lead is not the same as success, and the winner is the one who has the last laugh. John has a lot to make up for if he wants to play to his strengths. The most important thing is to deepen one's knowledge and understanding of the United States and the world as soon as possible, so as to avoid the recurrence of "common-sense" mistakes.

Second, he also needs to further strengthen his intelligence-gathering capabilities. The lesson this time told him that there was a big omission in the "historical information" brought by his previous life, and that making decisions based on these "historical experiences" alone was destined to be ruined. In fact, this wave of strikes had already shown signs in GM a few days before John crossed over. It was only because John had never heard of it in his previous life that he subconsciously did not pay attention to it.

John clearly realized that in order to make up for these shortcomings, it was not enough to rely on his "ingenuity" alone, and he did not have so much time to accumulate these "common sense", nor did he have so much energy to carry out detailed intelligence gathering work. Therefore, he decided to set up an organization within the company, like the think tank of the later large companies, the Ministry of Information, to help him complete these tasks. For this newly created department, John also created a new position at the company's decision-making level - CIO (Chief Information Officer). Of course, in later generations, the CIO was a technical position that provided information technology support to the company's decision-making level, and his chief information officer was more akin to the nature of the chief of staff in the military.

John's ideal candidate for CIO was his nephew, Cornelius Jr., who was six years older than him. Cornelius Jr. was John's cousin, the son of New York financier Cornelius III, and the fourth Cornelius in the family. Cornelius Jr., the fifth-generation eldest of the family, was born with high expectations. But after graduating from college, Cornelius Jr. did not venture into the family business, but entered the media and is now the owner and editor-in-chief of several well-known economic newspapers and magazines in New York. I believe that with his ability and the resources of experts and scholars in his hands, he should be qualified to be the chief information officer. In fact, Cornelius Jr. was very interested in taking on this new position, and readily agreed to John's invitation on the phone.

The smooth joining of Cornelius Jr. made John let go of the stone in his heart, and at the same time announced the end of his "retreat". Adele was very happy that John had finally managed to come out of the "shadow of failure" and personally cooked for John his favorite French steak. Ella even hugged her new friend "Doboton" and followed him inch by inch. Before the strike movement in Detroit ended, little Ella had been haunted by her parents not taking her to New York before, and the family of three decided to go to a vacation cottage on the shores of Lake Erie for a few days to rest.

Those days on the shores of Lake Erie were the most relaxed and enjoyable days since John came into the world. So much so that years later, he can still vividly recall the scene at that time. At the turn of spring and summer, the warm sun shines on the lake, and the breeze floats and sparkles. The meadows and maple forests by the lake were green, and Adele sat in the open space in front of the hut painting in oil, and he himself was napping by the lake in the sun, with a fishing rod by his side. Ella ran around the grass wearing her mother's big sunhat and threw the pebbles into the lake with all her might, startling away the fish that were about to be hooked.

Returning from a vacation on Lake Erie, John's whole body was refreshed, as if he had been recharged. In late May, he returned to Detroit, but not alone. Ella said that she would not agree to let her father go again, and Adele was also a little worried about her husband's mental state because of John's previous "retreat" behavior. So, this time, the family of three moved into an apartment near the Detroit Museum of Art with their maid Mary.

As the wave of strikes subsided, Detroit, the motor city, returned to its former bustle. Walter's subordinates were reconvened by John and began to plan their next steps in the company conference room. Although John gave them paid leave, Walter did not take off work like low-level employees. As an assistant manager and head of administration at FedEx, Walter never left the company for even a day. During this time, he not only recruited the entire administrative team, but also renovated the company's headquarters, where they now live in a conference room with huge floor-to-ceiling windows and an enamel company logo on the wall. Accord, the chief financial officer, and Donald, the head of the legal department, were not idle, not only working with Harold to complete a series of preparations to accept the New York Central Railroad's capital injection, but also submitted a letter of intent to buy a local transportation company in Detroit.

However, the biggest contributor to this acquisition plan is the head of personnel Dvořák. Dvořák's main entertainment during this "holiday" is to drive to various strike sites every day to watch the excitement. This labor expert, who was born on the streets, was at ease in this chaotic environment, and soon became involved with many trade union leaders. Even more surprising to John is that he is now in close proximity to the key figure on his "R-list", Jimmy Hoffa, the future president of the American Teamsters Union. Not only do the two often hang out together at the strike site during the day, but they also go to the tavern for a few drinks together at night. With the help of high alcohol and US dollars, Hoffa not only took the initiative to recruit many unemployed truck drivers for Dvořák, but also introduced him to the owner of a local transportation company who was eager to get rid of the company because of the strike.

John immediately agreed to the acquisition, and the $200,000 for a few dozen trucks might not be worth it for hundreds of skilled drivers, but it's a different story if you add a well-established business channel and local network. In the presence of local union leaders, John soon signed the acquisition agreement with the other party in the company's conference room. The union leaders were pleased that John hadn't fired any of his employees, and in the corner of the room, Jimmy Hoffa, was pleased with the amount of the check that Dvořák had quietly slipped into him.

When dealing with Jimmy Hoffa, John repeatedly told Dvořák to be careful. Although the guild leader was very respectful when he shook John's hand, the memories of his past life told John that he was an unruly, ambitious, cunning and treacherous fellow. Later in life, he collaborated with the mafia, repeatedly using millions of truckers' union members to successfully blackmail businesses and governments. Robert F. Kennedy, the younger brother of US President John F. Kennedy's attorney general, once wanted to use legal means against him, and even publicly said: "If I can't send this villain (Jimmy Hoffa) to prison, I will jump off Capitol Hill." But the cunning Jimmy Hoffa escaped, and after being acquitted by the court, he sent Robert Kennedy a parachute and a note with the word "jump!"

After completing the acquisition, FedEx finally opened up a good position in Detroit, securing several orders to ship parts to GM and Chrysler plants. Although the business is not big, it has finally opened. Soon, Harold told John another piece of good news. The family decided to step up their support for him, and they were ready to host a grand reception for him in New York in early June to introduce him and his company to the family's business associates.