/newmessage.php?tosys=1&title="The Crossing Begins with the Titanic."

Chapter Errors/Click here to report

162 Blue Giant - IBM!

Situ Nan's question made Thomas? Watson was surprised that as a salesman, he thought he was not only selling goods, but also selling himself.

It was clear that the unfathomable youth in front of him was interested in him. Thomas? Watson glanced at Situ Nan, was silent for a moment, and said, "I was born poor and haven't read any books. At the age of 17, I started selling sewing machines to farmers for my boss in the countryside, and I was quite satisfied with the 12 dollars a week at the time.

But then I learned that the general sales are calculated on a commission basis, and I should have received more than $60. So I left the company. Later, I sold pianos, stocks, and meat, but my partner swept all the money away the next day. Hehe. ”

Thomas? Watson recalls his youthful years and the difficult days when he was busy running around when he was young, and he can't help but feel a little emotional.

He continued: "After being cheated, I had to work in my old job and work as a salesman again in the National Collection Company. There, in President John? Henry? Patterson has been working under him for 18 years, and he is a very good entrepreneur with great sales skills, and he has learned a lot and I have benefited a lot.

It's just that then the company didn't do well, John? Henry? Patterson was sued in court, and I had to leave the National Register and join the current computing and watchmaking company as a sales manager in a department. I can say that I have been in this business for a long time, and although I sometimes use some skills, I will never sell a bad product to a customer, and this is absolutely guaranteed. ”

Thomas? Watson looked at Situ Nan with burning eyes, and thought, don't you want to know about my experience? Okay, now that I've said it, I'm honest enough, why don't you hurry up and place an order?

He desperately needs this list, and if he doesn't meet his sales target this month, who knows how those people in the company will make it difficult for him?

Well, who calls himself a stain? The people on the board, with the exception of Flint, the big boss, have all isolated themselves, and they can only endure humiliation and rely on their achievements to silence them.

This is not an easy task, the market is becoming more and more competitive, and the computational watchmaking company is only a medium company, and the product does not have much advantage in all aspects.

The most let Thomas? Watson's concern was the company's inefficient management, which often led to a mess of accounts. Thinking about it, there are always some grievances in my heart. But in the eyes and in the heart, a small sales manager does not have much right to speak.

Just now, Thomas concealed a little, that is, he used to be the number two person in the national cash register company, and after the original boss was sentenced to prison, he almost got in, but fortunately, he was released on bail in the end.

That's a lot of money, almost Thomas? Watson was destitute. Now that he is married, how old is his son, and the pressure of raising a family is great, is he more chic than when he was alone, and Thomas is middle-aged? Watson sighed in his heart.

This is just a matter of breath, Situ Nan naturally can't think of Thomas? Watson thought so much in his heart, but it is almost certain that the salesman in front of him, who has some vicissitudes and some downfalls, should be the founder of IBM in history.

Follow Thomas? According to Watson, the current computational watchmaking company is really not good, and there is no shadow of the blue giant at all.

The blue giant in the previous life is really the best bullfork, the world's largest information technology and business solutions company, with operations in more than 160 countries and regions.

The most terrifying thing is that there are more than 22,358 patented inventions, which set up one technical patent barrier after another for similar enterprises, and his competitors feel depressed. Imagine a company that spends $100 million a year in a patent lawsuit to win back $1 billion

Situ Nan drooled when he thought about it.

"Husband William, are you alright?" Seeing Situ Nan in a daze, the corners of his mouth were still drooling, this is a little evil, Thomas? Watson asked, a little worried.

"Oh it's okay"

Situ Nan hurriedly wiped his mouth, there was an indescribable embarrassment, and the image of the big man who had just managed it was not easy was completely destroyed.

Think too much

Situ Nan said self-deprecatingly in his heart.

It's rare to meet a historical cow, and your first reaction is the glory of the other party in the future, which is indeed a little too sensitive.

Even if you let Thomas? It's not a big deal for Watson to run IBM on his own, in fact, the rise of the Blue Giant is entirely due to his son Thomas Jr.? Watson. (Well, I'm still playing with mud.) It's early, but it's cheap, don't take advantage of it, it's a bastard, since you meet it, don't let it go

Situ Nan thought to himself.

"Very good husband Watson, congratulations, brilliant salesman, you have succeeded and my new company's office equipment will be handed over to you." Situ Nan said. Rare to take the initiative to reach out and Thomas? Watson shakes hands.

"Thank you." Thomas? Watson was a little flattered, he knew that if a big man like the other party could do a good job in his first business, there might be more business to take care of him in the future.

"By the way, Husband Watson, I just heard you tell Robles that the Computational Watch Company is interested in bringing in new investments?" Situ Nan said tentatively.

"I think this is necessary" Thomas? Watson frowned, gritted his teeth and said, this question is too difficult. Thomas? Watson shouldn't have said that, but he hated the guys on the board of directors so much that he might be able to change his situation a little if he could bring in a new boss.

This is a bit ambiguous, it seems that this guy is really fooling Robles in the guise of the company's investment, Situ Nan thought to himself, he had already gotten enough information from the other party's words. Since Thomas? Watson said that it was necessary, that is, to show that the company was not in a good situation, and this was not also his own opportunity.

Situ Nan was keenly aware of this.

Sure enough, Thomas? A week after Watson returned satisfied, Situ Nan confirmed the opportunity to intervene in the computing watchmaking company from the feedback information.

However, it was getting closer and closer to the entry of the United States into the war, and Situ Nan was busy arranging the transformation of the various enterprises of the consortium to a wartime economy, and the matter of the computing and watchmaking company was put aside.

Of course, it is not completely aside, and the relevant preparations are still made, and representatives of Robles Securities have also begun to contact the shareholders of the calculation and watchmaking company, but it has not yet reached the stage of substantive negotiations.

This time the opponent is not weak, calculating Charles, the majority shareholder and chairman of the watchmaking company? Frink, a well-known trust lord on Wall Street, had a bad relationship with the Morgan consortium, and Situ Nan did not want to fight with the other party unless necessary, so on the premise of not threatening the other party, Robles Securities hoped to buy the shares of the computing and watchmaking company from other shareholders, and in a roundabout way, he tried to bring the computing and watchmaking company under the umbrella of the William consortium, even if it became a peripheral member.

Two or three months passed in the blink of an eye, and the shape had changed a lot, the United States had entered the war, the insurance and railroad companies had become busy, and the business of the calculation and watchmaking companies had changed considerably, but the problem of mismanagement of the company had not changed too well.

It was at this point that Robles Securities finally had its hands free to make the investment in a computational watchmaking company. Charles? Does Flint know it's Thomas? After Walter "lured the wolf into the house", he got a little angry and reprimanded him.

But the other shareholders of the company were a little moved, which made Flint feel threatened. He's not Thomas? Watson, as the king of Wall Street's trusts, Flint is also a figure who often makes waves in the financial market, and naturally knows that Robles Securities, a new force that has risen rapidly in just a few years, is not small, so he does not dare to take it lightly.

In fact, the full name of the computational tabulation company should be the calculating-tabulating-recording time company, which was formed by the merger of three different companies, and the initiator was Charles? Frink, who owns a stake in the company, J.P. Morgan & Co.8 Most of the rest is held by the owners of the original three companies.

Since the calculation and watchmaking company is not very inconspicuous now, if Robles Securities Company were to attack this company, it would not attract the attention of the Morgan consortium, and as for Frink's own attitude, there is some ambivalence.

On the one hand, he was very angry at the company's lifeless operation, and he had long been dissatisfied with the company's other shareholders, but there were too many constraints and it was not easy to deal with. At the same time, he was too busy, and the computational watchmaking company was only one of his industries.

Calculate the current situation of the watchmaking company and Charles? There was a big gap between Frink's original plan to merge these related companies into a small trust, and it was a humiliating failure for Frink, the "father of trusts" who had already organized 24 trusts

The continuous losses in the past few years have made Frink's heart ache. So it was imperative to introduce new investment, but the other party was Wall Street rookie Robles Securities, which made Frink a little jealous.

After learning that Robles Securities was about to buy 5 shares from Holris, a shareholder who had lost patience with the company, Charles? Frink couldn't sit still.

One day in June 1917, just a few days after the William's departure, Flink met Robles, the first official meeting of Wall Street's older trust magnates and Wall Street's upstarts.

The two sides have tried a few times before, and they have a relatively in-depth understanding of each other, and there is no need to waste time too much in turns.

Robles got straight to the point: "Husband Fly, I know that the Computational Watchmaking Company has been losing money for the past few years, and although its market value was as high as $17 million when it was first founded in 1911, now with all due respect, it is not even worth $10 million. Hey"

Robles shook his head incessantly, ignoring the ugly faces of Frink and the other negotiators of the calculation watchmaking company who were present.

This is the upstart of Wall Street, who gave the other party a resounding slap in the face as soon as it opened

(Unfinished appeal to be continued.,The collection has been dropping.,If you're free, smash a ticket.,Any ticket is OK.,Subscription,Less updates.,I'm embarrassed to ask)

162 Blue Giant - IBM!

162 Blue Giant - IBM! to the URL

Genius remembers [Aishang Novel Network] in a second biquge.info provides you with wonderful novels to read.