Chapter 878 Forgive me for not being able to do so!
Chapter 878 Forgive me for not being able to do it!
Late night, Las Vegas, Pyramid Hotel.
Hall and two people of similar age were drinking in a large suite. Romanée-Conti, which was a red wine that Hall had collected for a long time, brought it out to entertain two old friends today.
"Hall, you should talk to Gao and let him express his support for Cabot," an old man said slowly while shaking the wine glass in his hand.
Hall slowly shook his head and said, "Portolo, it's difficult. He is very wary of us. This is inseparable from our successive suppression of some Chinese companies."
"The advent of his small one-man attack submarine has forced our aircraft carrier to wander around the port. This grudge is not easy to resolve."
"Within our group, and within Parker's group, there have always been voices trying to deal with him."
"This makes him very uneasy. If it were me, I wouldn't feel at ease either."
"The large renewable resources ecosystem system has been upgraded in China and Europe, but we have not taken any action at all."
"I called Emerson, General Manager of the Americas Region of Renewable Resources Company, and his reply was that he was waiting for notification from the headquarters. Without approval from the headquarters, the upgrade would not be carried out for the time being."
"This shows that he is also on guard against us."
Hall said this slowly. It is not that simple to further cooperate with Gao Zhicheng. First of all, some people within the group do not agree.
"A bunch of people without vision"
"Nowadays, striving for hegemony has no meaning. The top priority is to vigorously develop space technology and enter the starry sky. Focus on the earth."
"madness!"
Another old man said this very unhappily, and both Hall and Portolo nodded, agreeing with what the old man said.
Now we should shift our focus to the research and development of space technology at all costs. When the United States masters space, things on earth will be solved with a wave of its hand.
Such a simple thing, but these people are obsessed with it for their own personal interests.
"Daly, I think you need to take action. At least discuss it with the elders of the other party and suppress the bugs within our two major groups."
"At this stage, we must suppress them and make it difficult for them to come on stage and speak out. Otherwise, the good situation will be ruined!"
Portolo watched Daley say these words seriously and realized that some people in the team couldn't do it unless they were rectified and let them continue to cause trouble.
Maybe it will cause new problems. At that time, a lot of the existing energy of the United States will be occupied by these nonsense.
"Let's discuss this matter later. It's useless to expect one or two people to unite. Only with the participation of most people from the two major groups can this matter be solved."
"Hall, is Gao still in San Francisco?" Dailey looked at Hall and asked.
"I just received the news today that Gao has arrived in Irvine, Los Angeles, and is inspecting Activision Blizzard. I really don't know what there is to inspect in a game company."
Hall opened his mouth and came, knowing very well Gao Jin's itinerary, including the news of Gao Jin's flight to Irvine today.
"Don't underestimate game companies, I got the news"
"The game companies under the Protoss Group have experienced substantial profit growth for two consecutive years. Last year, the profits turned over to the Protoss Group reached US$2.6 billion."
"Sometimes I really admire Gao Jin. So many of his companies basically maintain high profits. Is there anyone on earth who can play business better than him?"
Portolo said these words on the side. Hall and Daley were stunned after hearing this. They made so much profit. Is there any mistake?
"Where is Activision Blizzard? How much profit did it make last year?" Hall asked immediately.
"Activision Blizzard did not turn over profits last year. According to the organizational structure of the Protoss Group, its subsidiaries must maintain sufficient cash reserves. Activision Blizzard's goal is US$50 billion."
"Profits cannot be handed over before this goal is achieved."
"Without profits, CEO Ruiz has no year-end bonus!"
Portolo said this with a smile. Last year, Activision Blizzard's profit was more than 3 billion US dollars, but there was no bonus for such an achievement. Ruiz, the CEO, was quite unlucky.
What's more, Activision Blizzard has laid off so many people, and each fired person needs to be compensated. The cost of this alone is as high as two billion U.S. dollars.
"You underestimated him, Portolo." Daley shook his head and said this. Hall and Portolo both turned to look at Daley.
"Gentlemen, I got news from China that Xingling Group and its subsidiaries began secretly laying off employees the year before last."
“You couldn’t see the reason at the time, but now you’re going to see it?”
"Gao Jin is not very young, but his layout is very far-reaching."
When Daley said this, Portolo and Hall stopped talking, both understanding what Daley meant.
Xingling Group and its subsidiaries have been secretly laying off employees for more than two years. Now that things are going well, the world economy has begun to decline, and life is difficult for everyone.
Many companies that want to lay off employees are forced to do so by the government, which imposes a heavy burden on them.
The Protoss Group is not in this situation. It has reduced its personnel and increased its cash reserves. When the world economy collapses further, it is estimated that the Protoss Group will start buying and buying.
Portolo frowned and said, "Why do international giants like them have such a keen sense of smell, even more sensitive than the government? This is unscientific!".
"This is very scientific!"
"All government departments are busy competing for fame and fortune. No one cares about how the world economy has become. Anyway, they are guaranteed harvests despite droughts and floods."
"Another one, CAI, FBB, and other departments all have their own small treasury, which is not nice to say."
"Even if the federal government doesn't allocate funds, they can easily run for a month without collapse!"
Hall is very clear about what the disadvantages are, but he is unable to change them. Anyone who tries hard to change will end up being vilified by the media and then investigated by relevant departments.
Most of the energy is spent on ineffective internal consumption.
"This kind of thing cannot be changed overnight, so let's not discuss it."
"I heard that this time the Panama Economic Forum purchased a batch of translators from Xingling Group. Is it true?" Dailey asked.
Portolo shook his head and said he didn't know. Hall nodded and admitted that it was true.
"This was proposed by the Panamanian Organizing Committee. Xingling Group temporarily produced a batch for use by the Panama Economic Forum. Currently, people from Xingguang Scientific Research Group have set up servers in Panama."
"It can be completed before the official opening of the forum. The instant translator is also being produced in a factory in China and will be flown to the Panama Forum by then."
"Anyone who comes to attend the meeting is free to buy. You can buy it or not."
"I heard that there are two types of pricing. The basic version is priced at US$350, and the deluxe version is priced at US$600. I don't know the specific cost."
“The service fee is 20 euros a month”
Hall told everything he knew. Portolo and Daley nodded slowly. Needless to say, the Star Spirit Group made a lot of money this time.
"Hall, you can talk to Gao Jin when you participate in the forum. You can promise him that we will protect his investment in the United States so that he does not have to worry about anything." Daley looked at Hall and said this seriously.
sentence.
"Daly, you can't promise this on your own. I must get the authorization from the committee."
"You all know Gao's nature. If something unpleasant happens to me after I promise, I will end up very miserable, as long as he spends a mere million dollars."
"There will be many Americans coming to kill me and my family. The risk is too great, so I cannot do it!"
Hall simply refused. He would not do anything without a clear explanation for this kind of thing, otherwise, he would be doomed.
After listening to Hall's words, Daly smiled and nodded, sighing secretly in his heart. Unexpectedly, now even Hall began to doubt his words.
The integrity between people is really gone.
"Botolo and I will return to Washington tomorrow. You will receive formal authorization from the committee during the forum. Our top priority is to enter space."
"Everything else can be discussed!" Daley said this seriously, not joking at all.
Not only Daly, many people have the same view as Daly. At the current level of the countries on the earth, it is already difficult for the United States to maintain its original dominance.
Even if it succeeds, it will drag the United States into hell.
There is only one way to save hegemony, which is to change the track and enter space. When one day the United States can dominate space, all the problems it currently faces will no longer be a problem.
The three of them drank red wine and chatted for a long time. Then they ended up going back to their rooms to rest.
One night passed, Gao Jin got up and went to the gym to exercise. After the exercise, he took a shower, changed clothes, went to the restaurant to have breakfast, and then set off with his people.
Visited Activision Blizzard headquarters in Irvine.
Today's Activision Blizzard headquarters is different from usual. Ever since he learned the news that Gao Jin was going to inspect, Ruiz started to take action.
After the floor was swept, it was washed again with water, and all the exterior walls of various buildings were cleaned.
Various sculptures have also been cleaned and maintained by professionals, and the flowers, plants and trees have also been tidied up and are very neat.
The parking lot has also been rectified, random parking is strictly prohibited, and all employees must be neatly dressed in professional attire.
After Gao Jin arrived in Los Angeles yesterday, Ruiz notified various departments to hold a meeting and clearly told everyone that the boss would come to inspect tomorrow.
If there is a problem in that department that makes the boss dissatisfied, just get out!
The economy is not good at the moment, and no one dares to be careless. Today, everyone arrived at the company on time, and no one, including Ruiz, ate anything.
Knowing that Gao Jin's motorcade would arrive at the company in about ten minutes, Ruiz took the management to the parking lot to wait. Not long after everyone arrived at the parking lot, Gao Jin's motorcade arrived.
When Gao Jin got out of the car, Ruiz walked over to him, shook hands with Gao Jin, and then introduced the senior management of the company to Gao Jin. Gao Jin shook hands with everyone one by one.
Then, we walked toward the office building together, first going to the large conference room to listen to Ruiz's work report.