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"John, is that you?" Maersk was a little unsure for a moment.

"That's right, it's me. I'm on the Army Staff side now. John didn't want to dwell on the subject, he wanted to know how the two men of Ponykek and Randolph got together. Shouldn't Randolph be his dad's assistant in London now?

"John, I didn't expect to meet you so soon." Randolph also stepped forward to say hello, "What a coincidence. We just talked about you? ”

"Speaking of me?" John was even more confused by Randolph's words. How could these two people know each other and still talk about him together? Could it be that the Maersk family also had a relationship with the Churchill family? I've never heard of it before.

"I came to the United States with a delegation from the Procurement Committee to discuss arms procurement. I just arrived in New York this morning and caught a train to Washington in the afternoon. Randolph explained: "We had some trouble at sea, and Mr. Maersk did us a great favor. No, Head Freeman and I took advantage of the time in the morning to come over and express our gratitude. ”

"Procurement committee? What a coincidence. I'm now in charge of the Army General Staff in charge of the approval of arms exports, and it seems that we will have to deal with each other in the future. ”

"It's great. By the way, let me introduce you to it. With that, Randolph introduced John to a middle-aged man in his 50s standing next to him.

"Sir Freeman, this is Mr. Vanderbilt of Hughes Aircraft Company."

"John, this is Sir Freeman, the head of our delegation. Didn't you want to visit him the last time you were in London? ”

Randolph reminded him of this, and John finally knew who the Lord Sir was in front of him. Admiral Wilfried Freeman, member of the Royal Air Force Commission and responsible for research and development and aircraft production.

This is a major figure in the British aviation industry. When I wanted to buy the patent for the Merlin engine from Rolls-Royce, I tried to get some friendship with him through Churchill.

"Sir Freeman, it is an honour to meet you." John's attitude towards this future God of Wealth is very respectful.

"Nice to meet you, Mr. Vanderbilt." John's uniform helped him gain a lot of favorability with Freeman: "The H-1 fighter has performed very well in Finland, and congratulations on developing an amazing aircraft." ”

After a short greeting, Randolph took the lead in saying goodbye: "It's not too early, we still have to catch the train, so let's take our leave." John, we'll talk more when you get back to Washington. Thank you again, Mr. Maersk, for your help and wish you all the best in the United States. ”

It wasn't until Sir Freeman and the others were far away that Ponyk breathed a sigh of relief. "This old man's aura is more than my father's, and he made me sweat this morning."

John was happy, and said in his heart that Freeman is an air force admiral, and he has a noble title, and your father is an old captain from a pirate family, can you compare.

Maersk led John and Walter into his room on the third floor. "I just arrived the day before yesterday, and I haven't had time to find a place to stay. This building is the property of my uncle's company (Maersk's cousin Hans, who is German and has a shipping company in the United States that specializes in transporting crude oil), and I will stay here for a while. ”

John understands that this is the case with many shipping lines in their offices in the port area. Downstairs are offices, and upstairs are temporary quarters for the company's sailors. "There's an office building next door that belongs to one of my cousins, and I can ask for you if you need it."

"That's great! Thank you, John, I've been worrying about this for the past two days. Pony Maersk said happily: "Uncle Hans has gone to Argentina, and I don't know anyone here." As you know, my English accent is too strong and it's a bit difficult to communicate. ”

"This is New York, Mueller, and there is no accent. You'll get used to it in no time. John continued: "I haven't introduced you yet, this is Walter, the general manager of FedEx. I'm in the army right now, and I have a lot of things that are inconvenient for you, so you can go directly to him if you have anything. ”

Walter had been "invisible" to the side just now, and John had not introduced him to Randolph and Sir Freeman. Ponyk thought he was John's assistant or something. In the past two days in the United States, he has specifically inquired about the situation of FedEx. Unexpectedly, this man who has not spoken is the general manager of the famous FedEx company. Ponyk quickly got up and apologized for his faux pas.

"Mr. Maersk, don't be so polite. John has mentioned you to me many times and said that you are very thoughtful when it comes to shipping. Walter had been watching Ponyk just now, and he had already seen that the young man was still a fledgling "rookie" and knew what to do with him.

John also poured Maersk into the ecstasy soup at the right time: "When Muller first discussed container intermodal transportation with me, he gave me a lot of inspiration. Otherwise, how could FedEx's container shipping business develop so well now. ”

Maersk blushed from being praised and was soon fooled by the idea of a new joint venture with FedEx by John and Walter.

Ponyk has been worrying about the future these days. The Port of New York is one of the most competitive international ports, with a large number of shipping companies. This time, he brought six ships to the United States to open up the market, and he had neither connections nor channels, so it was so easy to open up the situation.

However, even if there is no business, the rent of the wharf, the maintenance of equipment, and the expenses of personnel are not less than a day. If this situation continues for half a year, he will be empty. Do you want to pick up the job like a bunch of small boat owners? That small profit doesn't help.

If you work with FedEx, it's different. Backed by FedEx, the leader of the U.S. logistics and transportation industry, Pony at least doesn't have to worry about not being able to get a job. In addition, John's idea of piloting container water and land transportation between New York and Houston was also very popular.

Before leaving for Maersk, his father, Maersk Sr., suggested that he try to cooperate with John's FedEx when he arrived in the United States. That's why he sent that telegram to John before he left.

But is it really necessary to take a stake in the fleet and set up a new joint venture? Pony Maersk weighed it for a long time and felt that there was nothing wrong with this cooperation.

Of course, there is no problem. John's plan is very fair, FedEx pays, Maersk Line ships, and both parties hold 50% of the shares. FedEx also ceded the company's management rights (John couldn't find anyone) and only stationed financial supervisors in the company.

John's idea was clear, let's start the joint venture first. When Denmark surrenders in the future, he has a way to make Maersk spit out the shares, so why rush for a while.

In the end, Maersk said that he needed to discuss it with his father who was far away in Copenhagen and give a reply in a few days. John also knew that Maersk could not make this decision on his own.

After he asked Maersk to make up his mind, he contacted Walter directly. As for himself, he had to hurry up and catch the evening train back to Washington. He had come to New York this time under the guise of a business trip, and the second lieutenant staff officer who had come with him had already been left in the hotel all day, and it would not be a good idea to drag it any longer. Even if he was only temporarily helping out at the Army Aviation Command, it could not be too blatant.