He Zuoming, the general manager of New York Watch Company in the United States, steadily came to the door of the conference room and gently opened the door of the conference room. He saw that the conference room was already filled with more than 30 senior company personnel, except for a few Asians.
Apart from the faces, the rest were all Americans with blond hair and blue eyes. He Zuoming's secretary, Kathleen Nyalang, was sitting at the head of the table as the recorder.
After several years of development, Shouwang Company has developed into a huge enterprise group with more than 53,000 employees and assets of more than 3 billion. The company's main business projects include silk fabrics, home appliances, and cars.
and a series of products. The products are exported throughout the United States and Europe, especially the stockings produced by Shouwang Company, which are said to be one of the must-have equipment for every woman.
Such a huge group is naturally the focus of the US government and other interest groups. Especially in recent times, many companies have requested to contact Shouwang Company and asked Shouwang Company to authorize them to also produce stockings. These companies
Among them is the famous DuPont consortium.
DuPont, founded by Irene Dupont and almost synchronized with the history of the United States, is one of the top ten consortiums in the United States. It is also the most unwilling DuPont to deal with the silk stockings sold by Shouwang Company. DuPont was as early as 193
It took researchers Gerald Burchett and Wallace Carothers five years to invent nylon, a new "synthetic silk." After years of intense development, it was almost complete in 1938.
At that time, Shouwang Company intervened and registered the patent first, and then sold it in the United States first. This way of grabbing food from the tiger's mouth made the entire DuPont consortium hate it.
However, with the huge sales of Shouwang Company's silk stockings, the identity of the Chinese official background behind Shouwang Company gradually emerged. After careful investigation, the DuPont Consortium found that the boss behind Shouwang Company was directed at Su Tong, the supreme ruler of China today. Such a powerful background
This also made the DuPont consortium somewhat cautious. However, the senior executives of the DuPont consortium with a keen sense of smell have recently discovered that the attitude of the upper management of the United States towards China has changed. Now the DuPont consortium, which was already restless, began to make moves.
Just two days ago, the DuPont consortium openly sent people to contact He Zuoming and asked Shouwang Company to agree to DuPont's participation in the production and sales of stockings. This is why this meeting was held today to discuss.
When He Zuoming walked in, everyone in the company stood up and nodded to show respect to the company's founder. After all, He Zuoming's contribution to the company in the past few years is obvious to all.
He Zuoming smiled and nodded to everyone, then sat down slowly and said, "Okay, I invite you all to come here today to discuss one thing, that is, the DuPont consortium sent a proposal to our company a few days ago.
The proposal requires our company to license them and allow the DuPont consortium to also produce nylon stockings. In return, the DuPont consortium will pay us a one-time payment of US$15 million for the right to use the patent for a total of 17 years. I want to know what everyone thinks.
view this matter"
As soon as He Zuoming's words came out, there was a bit of chaos below, and many people had angry looks on their faces. The DuPont consortium's offer of 15 million US dollars was really harsh, and it would not be an exaggeration to say it was bullying. Now
Shouwang Company's annual sales of silk stockings have reached 300 million U.S. dollars. DuPont only paid 15 million to buy the 17-year patent rights for silk stockings. It can be described as a robber.
A middle-aged man in his forties with already gray hair stood up and asked: "Boss, I can't believe that such harsh conditions were proposed by DuPont. Could it be that the heads of the top leaders of the DuPont consortium collectively went crazy?"
Are they rusty? Or do they think people in our company have suffered a collective stroke and can no longer think effectively?”
The person speaking was Mr. Jack, the sales director of Shouwang Company and one of the veterans of Shouwang Company.
"Oh Jack, I also really hope this is a prank by DuPont, but this letter is indeed sent by DuPont, and it has the signature of their president, Mr. Ramon Dupont." He Zuoming shrugged helplessly.
He said: "Gentlemen, please take a look at it. This is the agreement sent by DuPont. Kathryn, show this agreement to the gentlemen."
When Kathryn sent the copied agreement to everyone present, everyone finally believed this ridiculous fact. Many people immediately came to the conclusion that the DuPont consortium was crazy, otherwise it would not have been sent.
Such a ridiculous agreement.
Compared with the sneers and disdain of many people towards this agreement, several Chinese people in the conference room and Jack and other senior executives frowned. They had smelled a hint of conspiracy in this agreement.
Because no sane businessman would write such a ridiculous agreement. As the saying goes, anything abnormal must be a monster. If DuPont can write such a discriminatory agreement and send it to Shouwang Company, then there must be something in it.
with conspiracies and actions they don't know about.
"Those damn arms dealers, how dare they issue such a ridiculous agreement? Don't they know that if we just authorize them like this, our company will lose two to three hundred million US dollars in sales every year?" The company's technical consultant
Director Ma Rang Lila shook his head and said.
Marjan Lira was talking about DuPont's massive arms sales during World War I. DuPont made a lot of money by selling arms during World War I. Their president at the time, Pierre S. Dupont, wanted to clear his name in front of the public.
He earned a reputation as a "dealer of death" during World War I. He once had a "wonderful" confession that can be used as a reflection of his heart: "People's general view of an arms manufacturer is: vicious, cruel, and abhorrent to peace.
, and disdain the pursuit of peace. These people do their best to fan the flames between countries and take pleasure in the conflicts that ensue, because these conflicts create huge profits for their arms companies. I think this is what people think about
This is a common view among arms manufacturers, but in fact this is a common misunderstanding." DuPont then bluntly said: "War, whether it is domestic or foreign, we are waiting for it anytime, anywhere, because it created
The market for gunpowder.”
When the angry company executives calmed down, they realized that this time they were facing a consortium that was closely related to the United States, both in politics and the military. This consortium had deep roots in the United States.
It is definitely not comparable to Shouwang Company, an upstart that has only been established for four years. Since they can write such a seemingly idiotic agreement and send it to the company, they must have something to rely on. If Shouwang Company does not agree, then
Next, we will inevitably be suppressed by DuPont in all aspects.
At the same time, in a country house in New York, Ramon Dupont, the current president of the DuPont Consortium, was walking in the back garden of the villa with his nephew Williams Dupont.
After walking with his uncle for a while, Williams couldn't help but ask: "Uncle, did you really write that agreement? Why did you write it like this?"
"Doesn't this agreement seem absurd and unruly?" Ramon Dupont asked with a smile and glanced at his nephew.
"Yes, I believe that no sane person would write such an agreement. It would make our DuPont family the laughing stock of the entire American business community." Williams did this to his uncle.
His behavior was very incomprehensible.
Ramon said earnestly to his nephew who was still in college: "Child, today I will give you a lesson that you have not had in school. You must remember anything that seems unreasonable on the surface.
, there is a conspiracy behind it. It doesn’t matter who planned this conspiracy, but it will tie you tightly like a shackle."
"Uncle, are you planning to plot a conspiracy against Watch Company?"
"Oh no" Ramon shook his head, "This matter has nothing to do with me. I am just an executor, but I don't mind getting some benefits from it."
Williams was a little confused. He asked in confusion: "Uncle, your words have confused me. Can you explain to me in detail?"
"Williams, you are one of the most outstanding people among the younger generation of our DuPont family, so I should also teach you something." Ramon said seriously: "The reason why our DuPont family can squeeze into the United States
What do you think is the most important reason for being ranked among the top ten financial groups?"
"It may be due to our business philosophy, integrity, and inextricable connections with the US government, or the ability of our consortium itself, etc." Williams said with some uncertainty.
"No, you are wrong, dear Williams." Ramon shook his head, "You have forgotten the most important point, which is also one thing that the top ten financial groups in the United States have in common, that is, our top ten financial groups are all run by Americans.
This is why the American government is willing to closely integrate the country's interests and future with ours. This matter was originally ordered from above, otherwise do you really think I would be so stupid?"
"ah"
Williams was surprised when he heard this, "Uncle, Watch Company is just a company that sells stockings at best. Although they have made some money over the years, stockings cannot pose any harm to the security of the United States.
, If the American government suppresses foreign companies just for the sake of making money, then if word spreads, it will completely destroy the image of freedom and openness that our United States has accumulated over the past hundred years."