February 1o, 19o7, Chep Industrial Zone.

This winter, there was a rare snowfall in the Sichuan Basin.

Wen Deji stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window of the office, looked at the falling snowflakes outside the window, and said thoughtfully: "This year's Chinese New Year's Eve is February 12th, today is the 28th of the lunar month, and there are two days left to be Chinese New Year's Eve. Hehe, it's been a year since I've been on this plane......"

Every festive season, when the Spring Festival is approaching, even if Wen Desi is a very strong-willed person, he can't help but feel homesick, and involuntarily thinks of his relatives and friends at home.

"Jingle Bell...... Jingle ...... Jingle ......"

At this moment, a crisp electric bell interrupted his thoughts. Wen Deji is not the kind of indecisive child, and immediately put aside the longing for relatives and friends in another time and space, and the thinking mode switched to work again.

He sat back at his desk and pressed the intercom button.

"Mr. Wen, the annual summary of each department last year has been summarized, do you want to send it to you?" Gu Xiaolu's voice came from the intercom.

"Okay, send it......"

A few minutes later, Gu Xiaolu walked in with a stack of folders.

"Mr. Wen, the habits of this era are completely different from ours at that time, the annual settlement of those domestic businesses is actually according to the lunar calendar time, and the Spring Festival is not the end of the year, so that our statements are not easy to do, too unaccustomed. As soon as Gu Xiaolu came in, he complained angrily.

In China in this era, all walks of life calculate time according to the lunar calendar, and Gu Xiaolu and others from the 23rd century are quite unaccustomed to it. For example, this year-end report is summarized from December to early January every year, but now it has to be delayed until before the Spring Festival according to the habit at this time.

Wen Deji smiled and comforted: "Hehe, just get used to it." This lunar calendar has been used in our country for more than 1,000 years, and everyone has lived like this. How long has the Gregorian calendar been in use?"

"However, our financial software, statistical software, and various management software are calculated according to the Gregorian calendar, and if we want to use the lunar calendar, all the software has to be modified. Modifying software is a trivial matter, the most important thing is that the time of the lunar calendar is not standard, and sometimes there is a leap month, and this leap month is different every time......" Gu Xiaolu retorted without concessions.

"Well, you have a point...... Mr. Wen thought about it carefully, but still agreed with Gu Xiaolu's opinion, and said: "As the name suggests, the lunar calendar is mainly formulated for agricultural production, and after entering the era of industrialization, there are indeed many inconveniences. In this way, after the Spring Festival this year, we will notify all departments and our relevant partners, and the future account settlement time will be subject to the Gregorian calendar......"

Although Mr. Wen is a Great China Scholar, he also has to admit that in the industrial society, China's traditional calendar is indeed not as good as the Gregorian calendar.

"Are you ready for the holidays?" asked Wen Deji with the information.

"It's ready, Mr. Wen. The Spring Festival holiday is set for seven days, from the 13th to the 19th, the official holiday will begin tomorrow, and the 2o will return to the company to report. Spring Festival duty and overtime personnel have also been arranged. Employees' New Year's gifts and red envelopes are scheduled to be placed this afternoon, and the Spring Festival dinner is scheduled for this evening. At 2 o'clock in the afternoon today, you need to attend the gift ceremony of the company's outstanding employees, advanced workers, model workers and middle-level and above personnel, and you will also participate in the dinner at 6 o'clock in the afternoon......" Gu Xiaolu Mali reported.

"Okay, I know, you can arrange it......" This kind of year-end entertainment, as the chief boss, Wen Desi must not be avoided.

Then, Mr. Wen began to look at the report in his hand.

Although paperless office has been achieved in the 21st century, various reports have also been electronic. But this era is not enough, some of the company's senior management and many middle-level personnel are still indigenous to this time and space, and many of these reports are to be shown to them. For these people, the electronic report is too sci-fi, and it is not easy to explain the origin of the light brain, not to mention that there are not so many light brains for them to use.

Therefore, Mr. Wen also had to compromise with reality and re-use the outdated "paper-based" office. Mr. Wen's secretarial team has expanded more than ten times, and the work that Gu Xiaolu could do by himself now requires more than a dozen people to do it. Oh, and there's a reason why the stall is much bigger now than it was before the crossing.

Judging from the report, Xingke's revenue last year was very amazing.

The ballpoint pen alone brought a net profit of 31.27 million US dollars to Mr. Wen, of which the hard-working and kind American people contributed 18.45 million U.S. dollars to Mr. Wen, the European people contributed 9.88 million U.S. dollars, and the remaining 2.94 million U.S. dollars was contributed by the people of Asia, Africa and Latin America.

"The Japanese are really poor = forced, and they actually spent less than 210,000 US dollars, which is not as much as Turkey, Ah San and I Daqing, which is also embarrassing to call the great powers......" Looking at the market columns of various countries, Mr. Wen pursed the corners of his lips disdainfully. In addition to the European and American powers, the best places to sell ballpoint pens are China, Turkey and India, and Japan is really nothing.

The second major profit item is lighters, and Xingke Company swept away $17.25 million in net profits from this little gadget. A lighter for $3o should be considered a very luxurious thing, but more than 650,000 were sold last year, so Mr. Wen had to sigh that there are so many rich people in this world.

Then there is the "Rose brand" cigarettes, which earned a net profit of 3.22 million US dollars for Mr. Wen, which is nothing compared to several tobacco predators in Europe and the United States, but considering that this brand has only been launched for less than half a year. Grabbing this market in the mouths of a group of predators is also quite a good result.

British American Tobacco, Imperial Tobacco, Reynolds, Altria and several other predators took a fancy to the new "filter", originally they wanted to buy out, but Banazal, who presided over the Zenith Company, of course would not agree, he only agreed to the patent authorization. The predator was originally going to make some small moves, but after learning the details of the Zenith Star Company, they still gave up those methods.

The capitalists of this era were not as gentle as their counterparts in later generations, and their temperament was basically gone, fierce, and ugly. For those who have no strength in the Ming family or competitors, threats, blockades, and low-price purchases are already considered conscientious, such as kidnapping, hiring murderers, and shooting black guns, and it is not uncommon to put a bomb or something in the competitor's house.

In this regard, Mr. Wen and others have been prepared for a long time. Before the Zenith Company was established, Banazal brought 2oo cyborg fighters to the battle, and then recruited more than 2,000 gunners and veterans in Europe and the United States to form a security company called "Blackwater". Well, the name of this company is indeed a bad taste, but these security guards are quite well-armed, and they have to be trained every day, and their combat effectiveness is stronger than the regular armies of many countries. Up to now, there have been 3ooo "security guards" in "Blackwater", all of whom are armed to the teeth, of which 6ooo cyborg fighters serve as backbone non-commissioned officers and middle and lower-level officers.

On the other hand, Zenith employs a large team of lawyers, and the fight in the court is absolutely not afraid. Then there is the use of bribery, political donations, drugs = quality control and other means, and also accused many politicians in the United States, including governors, senators and other senior officials.

With abundant funds, reliable manpower, and hundreds of years of technology, Banazal had turned the Zenith into a terrifying, thorny, claw-sharp monster in half a year. Although it is still a little lacking compared to those long-standing predators, this strength is enough for the predators to face it squarely, and they dare not play those tricks that cannot be put on the table.

The predators know very well that if they fight to the death with an opponent like Zenith, it is really difficult to say who will die, and even if they win, they will win. It's not a life-and-death contradiction that a fool would do this kind of thing, otherwise I don't know who will be cheaper when the time comes. Now that the Zenith Company has the qualifications to become a predator, then everyone is the same kind. Since they are of the same kind, then you can sit down and negotiate well.

After a month-long bargain, all parties reached a consensus, and Zenith licensed the patent of the filter to several peers and sent personnel to provide guidance. During the term of the patent, they paid Zenith a 5% royalty for each filter cigarette they bought.

"Galaxy Electric Company" is also more powerful, they have earned a net profit of 2.88 million US dollars with household vacuum cleaners and tungsten incandescent lamps.

It should be mentioned here that after the introduction of tungsten incandescent lamps, it caused Mr. Edison's dissatisfaction. This prodigy wanted to seize this patent, so he did some unseemly things such as bribery, threats, kidnappings, shootings, etc., so Comrade Banazal was angry, and Edison was tragic.

On November 11, 19o6, a gas explosion occurred in a General Electric Company's laboratory, injuring Mr. Edison and several of his henchmen who were working in the laboratory. On the way to the hospital, he was unfortunately involved in a car accident, and then was attacked by unknown armed men, and finally was shot 32 times and died......

After this incident, everyone who should know knows that the Zenith Star Company is definitely not a character that can be manipulated casually, and if you want to take a bite, think about whether your teeth are good or not. Subsequently, Banazal reached an understanding with Mr. Morgan, another major shareholder of General Electric, through the licensing of the Guò patent, and the two families have since reconciled.

In fact, Mr. Morgan and Zenith have worked together many times before, and Weigang's steel smelting equipment, as well as many other equipment, were bought from Morgan's company. Although Edison was killed by someone who clicked 32 likes, which made him not very happy, Banazal is not a soft persimmon, and his 3ooo elite is not a decoration, if he really wants to pinch it, even if Morgan can win, the loss will not be small. Edison is not Morgan's son, why should he avenge him, and besides, Zenith can bring a lot of profits, so fools don't cooperate. What's more, Zenith also said that if there are new patents in the future, it can continue to cooperate with Mr. Morgan.

The capitalist predators of this era are like that, you have to show enough strength to be qualified to cooperate with them. In fact, as long as they are regarded as the same kind, it is also a pleasure to cooperate with these predators. As long as you have muscles and can bring a lot of benefits, the predators will also be very cooperative.

The "Red Bull Beverage Company", which was born 6o years ahead of schedule, also earned $1.18 million in the world market by relying on its flagship "Red Bull" energy drink, as well as more than a dozen fruit juice drinks and tea drinks launched at the same time, mainly in the novel packaging method of cans.

Among all the products, the main product of monosodium glutamate is a little inconspicuous, because the European and American markets, which are the largest oil and water, do not buy this condiment, although they are also advertised, but last year's profit in Europe and the United States was only 130,000 US dollars. This is mainly due to the eating habits and cooking methods of Westerners, with very few families and restaurants buying MSG, and the biggest unexpected customers are the various canneries and meat factories.

However, in the Chinese and Japanese markets, MSG is selling very well, and the people of both countries are very enthusiastic about this novel condiment. Without blushing, Wen Desi named his monosodium glutamate factory "Heavenly Kitchen", and the brand was called "Buddha's Hand". Anyway, Mr. Wu Yunchu is still a pink and tender Zhengtai, and he is too human rights. "Bergamot" MSG comes in two packages, one is a 1oo gram glass bottle for home use, each bottle O. US$5 and the other is 1 kg tinplate can at 3 per can. 5 US dollars, mainly supplied to canneries, meat processing factories and other large customers.

Of course, the price of monosodium glutamate is still relatively high, and those who can afford it are basically middle-income families or above. The markets of the two countries provided about $20,000 in profits. But even with the support of the East Asian market, the total profit of the world is more than 350,000 US dollars, which is really shabby compared to other projects.

However, the purpose of Mr. Wen's MSG is to cultivate chemical talents and complete the industrial chain of deep processing of sucrose, not to make much money.

By the time of the Spring Festival in 19o7, the various industries of Wenzong had obtained a total of 56.15 million US dollars in net profits, plus more than 19.42 million US dollars from the sale of artificial gems and artificial diamonds, adding up to 75.57 million US dollars, which can really be called wealthy.

However, Mr. Wen's expenses were also very large, and he spent nearly $240,000 on building factories, mines, research institutes, and purchasing various machinery and equipment, cars, boats, and supplies, and $330,000 on land in Sichuan. It took 2oo0,000 yuan to purchase weapons, 20,000 yuan to form a militia group, nearly 170,000 yuan to build the infrastructure of the factory and the surrounding roads, 1oo0,000 yuan to pre-train and study abroad for more than 1ooo international students, 1.88 million U.S. dollars for various public relations, employment lawyers, advertising, etc. at home and abroad, 750,000 yuan to acquire factories in the United States, 260,000 U.S. dollars to set up Blackwater, and 3oo U.S. dollars to buy land in the United States and Mexico. Combined with other expenses, a total of $41.57 million was spent last year, leaving 340,000 left.

A surplus of $340,000 a year, which is a staggering number. The total government revenue of the Qing Dynasty in 19o6 was about 200 million taels, equivalent to 1. $4.2 billion, with a surplus of almost nothing. Xingke Company is just an enterprise, the total territory is less than half a county, the population under its command is less than 1o, and the fiscal surplus is equivalent to 23% of the total financial income of the entire Qing Dynasty, which is the advantage of industrialization.

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