Chapter 88: I Want to Fly into Space
"Haha, President Xu, do you feel a lot of pressure to have a beautiful lady like Miss Steele as your lover?" Kennard looked at Xu Yi, who still had a wry smile on his face, and chuckled quietly.
Xu Yi glanced at him, exhaled, and sighed, "I think we are each other. You have such a beautiful and lively sister, and you must be under a lot of pressure. ”
"Pretty and lively?" the muscles on Kennard's face twitched a few times, and the smile on his face turned into a wry smile. "I can accept the evaluation of pretty, as for liveliness...... I'd rather Sophia not be so lively. ”
The two looked at each other and laughed at the same time.
Just such a conversation, the two seem to have become a lot closer to each other all of a sudden.
After laughing, Kennard asked, "President Xu, why do you pay so much attention to the governance of the Sandy River? No matter how you look at it, this matter should have nothing to do with you and the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, right?"
"On the surface, it doesn't matter. But Kennard, have you ever thought about the benefits of managing the Sandy River?" Xu Yi asked rhetorically.
"The benefits?" Kennard pondered for a moment and frowned, "What are the benefits other than preventing flooding?"
"No, flood prevention is only a basic requirement, and the real benefit is that the Sandy River, if it is well managed, can allow river transport to play a more important role. Xu Yi replied.
"River transport?" Kennard frowned. "President Xu, don't you want to help President Potter because you saw what happened to him?"
"That's just one aspect. The real reason is that the city of Bangta does need river transportation now. Xu Yidao. "Kennard, the Walmart Chamber of Commerce is in the grocery retail business. So what's the most important factor for the Walmart Chamber of Commerce?
"This ......," Kennard hesitated. "I guess we have plenty of goods. Otherwise, Uncle Hank won't ask for priority supply by name in your partnership proposal. ”
Xu also knew that Kennard was explaining for Hank Wilson, so he smiled and understood. He continued, "So how do you ensure that the Wal-Mart Chamber of Commerce has enough goods at all times in its stores in various cities in the Kingdom?"
Kennard thought for a moment, and suddenly his eyes lit up.
"President Xu, I see what you mean. Do you want to show how important transport is for business?"
"That's right. Xu Yi nodded appreciatively. "Now that Bang Ta City is developing so fast, it is conceivable that Bang Ta City will inevitably produce countless goods in the future. In this case, Bangta City must need a very strong transportation capacity to transport these goods produced. ”
Kennard nodded, "Yes." Take the magic machinery that Uncle Hank negotiated with you as an example, if you can't ship all the magic machines produced in Bunta City, including your Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, to all parts of the kingdom in time. If these magical machines were to be piled up in Bonta City, it would inevitably cause extremely severe losses. ”
"It's okay to lose money normally, but the point is that if you can't have enough transportation capacity to support it, it will be an extremely heavy blow to the magic machinery industry that is about to grow in Bunta City. Many small chambers of commerce that are not strong may spend all the money just to produce a batch of magic machinery, so if this batch of goods cannot be shipped out and sold, it will be a disaster for them. Xu Yi said seriously. "I've always hoped that there would be many chambers of commerce involved in the magic industry in Bonta City, and I don't want to see that. ”
Kennard stared at Xu Yi for a while, and suddenly asked, "President Xu, I have been with you these days to observe the operation of you and the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce. There's always a question I want to ask you. ”
"Say, it's not good to hold back any questions in your heart. Xu Yi said with a smile.
"I want to ask, why do you do a lot of things as if you are cultivating competitors for yourself and for the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce? It is completely easy to dominate the entire magic machinery industry. In that case, both you and the new flying chamber of commerce will cause extremely large benefits, even unimaginably large. Why don't you do that?"
"Do you want to know the real answer?" Xu asked.
"Of course. I hope that President Xu will answer this question seriously. Because it's about a big decision that I'm going to have to make next. Kennard nodded.
Seeing that Kennard's expression was very serious, Xu Yi was a little strange. But after thinking about it, he replied with the same seriousness: "Actually, before you." I've already been asked this question by a lot of people. I'll repeat it to you here. I developed magic machines and founded the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, at first it was really just to make money, but now, it is far more than that, do you believe it?"
Kennard nodded without hesitation: "I believe." If it's just to make money, then a lot of what you're doing is simply incomprehensible. ”
"If only you could believe that. Xu Yi smiled and continued: "Since it is not to make money, then of course there is another purpose, or it should be said that it is a goal. My goal, in the near future, is to make the convenience of magical machines accessible to all, thereby improving the standard of living and making life more comfortable for everyone on the continent of Sainz. ”
"Is this just a closer goal?" Kennard was a little surprised. "And what's your farther goal?"
"The further goal is to greatly increase the level of magic technology in the entire Sainz continent, and then the whole world will undergo a huge change, people can not only live humbly on land, but also be able to dive underwater and fly into the sky. Or even ...... Space. ”
"Space?" was the first time Kennard had heard the odd term. "What is this?"
Xu Yi stretched out his finger to the sky and asked Kennard, "You can see clouds floating in the sky now, do you know what is higher than the clouds?"
Kennard looked up at the sky, high above him, out of reach, and shook his head slowly.
Although there was once a magician who flew to a very high place with wind magic. But to date, no magician has ever been able to touch the clouds. Not to mention reaching higher than the clouds.
"Hello, far higher than the sky. In fact, it is an incomparably large void that you can't even imagine. And in this void, at every extremely long distance, there will be a continent similar to the Sainz continent. I want to go to space, I want to go to other continents in space. Because maybe in those continents, I can find my true home. ”
Looking at the inexplicable melancholy expression on Xu Yi's face, Kennard was very puzzled.
Not to mention how Xu Yi knew that there was an endless void outside the sky, what did he say about finding a true home in those continents?
Could it be that President Xu, who has always been very rational and calm, actually has the qualities of a poet?
Xu Yi stared at the sky for a long time. Then he lowered his head and looked back at Kennard.
Seeing Kennard's inexplicable face, Xu Yi didn't plan to explain more, and asked with a smile: "How is it, you know why I want to train competitors now, right? Because I just want this industry to develop as quickly as possible, and it is best to be able to realize my dream while I am still alive." ”
Kennard shook his head, thinking to himself that this dream of President Xu was really crazy enough.
However, it is said that everyone who can achieve great success in the end will seem a little crazy.
From this point of view, this President Xu has the potential to achieve great success in the end.
Come to think of it. Kennard quietly made up his mind in his heart.
"President Xu, if you want to realize this dream of yours, it is not enough for you alone, I think you should still need some help. Kennard said. "Listen to Haynas. You've always wanted to find someone to manage the specific affairs of the Chamber of Commerce for the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce...... Belch...... General Manager, right?"
Xu Yi looked at Kennard in surprise and nodded, "That's right." I did always want to find a general manager to take some of the work off my shoulders, but I never had the right person. ”
Kennard smiled. He pointed to himself: "President Xu, what do you think?" Can I be this general manager?"
Although he had already guessed a little from Kennard's demeanor, Xu Yi was still shocked when he heard Kennard really say it.
"Kennard, you are the son of the patriarch of the Emma family, how can you come to work in the Chamber of Commerce?"
"I'm not the eldest son, so I don't have the right to inherit the patriarch. And I don't have any knighthood now, so I don't have any problem getting into business and becoming a businessman. In fact, my family has raised me as a businessman, and by the time I was 14 years old, I had already begun to get in touch with and deal with some specific affairs of the Wal-Mart Chamber of Commerce. Until half a year ago, I was the assistant to the president of the Wal-Mart Chamber of Commerce, and I actually handled countless specific affairs up and down the Wal-Mart Chamber of Commerce. President Xu, what do you think...... Am I qualified to be the general manager of your new flying chamber of commerce?" Kennard asked.
"Of course I do. Xu Yi nodded without hesitation. "But I don't understand why you want to be the general manager of our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce. In your capacity, if you want to pursue a career in business, the Volta Chamber of Commerce is obviously a much better choice. ”
"President Xu, you just told me about your dreams, and I have dreams too. My dreams may not be as big as yours, but one thing I have in common is that I want to change the world in my own right. I don't see this hope in the Wal-Mart Chamber of Commerce, but here in you, in your Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, I see this hope. So I want to seize this hope and try to see if I can really change the world with my own efforts. ”
Looking at Kennard, who had a serious face and a sincere expression, Xu Yi was silent.
With Kennard's status, as well as his education in the Emma family and the training he received at the Walmart Chamber of Commerce, he is indeed a very suitable general manager.
Although he is even a year younger than Xu Yi this year, in fact, he is probably much more experienced than Xu Yi in the business industry.
Such a person wants to be the general manager of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, strictly speaking, it is actually a bit condescending.
Xu Yi wanted to agree, but he still had some concerns.
"You're a member of the Emma family after all, and you're going to go back to the Walmart Chamber of Commerce in the end. If you work in our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, it is actually a waste of time. Xu Yidao.
Kennard smiled slightly: "President Xu, although I am from the Emma family, it does not mean that I will always be bound by the family. This time, I made a special trip to ask Haynas to bring me here, just to see if the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce could give me the possibility of leaving the family to realize my dreams. Now that I've found out about it, do you think I'll let it go?"
Seeing that Xu Yi was still hesitating to think about it, Kennard said again: "President Xu, in fact, I have already obtained my father's consent to come this time, so you don't have to worry about the pressure from our Emma family. Besides, you don't have any loss in hiring me as this general manager, right? Whether I leave or not, at least during my time here, I can make my own contribution to the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, and I believe that I am capable enough to do that. In that case, what are you worried about......, President Xu? Don't you even have the courage to do so?"
Xu Yi looked at him, thought for a while, and smiled: "Don't deliberately irritate me." Well, since you are willing to come and serve as the general manager of our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, then from now on, you have officially entered the probationary period. I must remind you that although your identity and resume are gorgeous, the new flying chamber of commerce is different from the Walmart chamber of commerce, and the things that need to be done are naturally different. If you don't do well, don't blame me for not giving face and just firing you. ”
Kennard grinned, baring a mouthful of white teeth and smiling brightly.
"Rest assured, I will never give you a chance to fire me. (To be continued......)