After Zhou Wen finished drinking and talking at Zhao Changshu's headquarters, he drove back to the provincial party headquarters. At the entrance of the party headquarters, he saw old Henry, the American doctor who came to the banquet with Delman and others last night, and his son.
The brother guarding the gate didn't go there yesterday and didn't know them. So the father and son had been waiting for Zhou Wen at the door.
Although Zhou Wen was a little surprised, he still stopped at the door and greeted them. It turned out that they came specially to visit Zhou Wen.
After entering Zhou Wen's office and Zhang Xiaoping made tea and exited, Old Henry expressed his purpose of coming a little embarrassedly.
When Zhou Wen was communicating at the banquet yesterday, he learned that Old Henry was also a licensed doctor in the United States. However, due to the advent of the Great Depression in the United States, a large number of people were unemployed, and many families had difficulty even eating. How could he go to the doctor? His little one
The clinic was finding it difficult to maintain. He followed the advice of his son from the American General Electric Company who was stationed in Shanghai and took his wife to China to look for opportunities. As a result, he came to Taiyuan by chance.
It happened that there were no foreign doctors practicing medicine in Taiyuan except for a hospital opened by Japanese, so I opened a clinic in the foreign area. The business was quite good, much better than in the United States.
But in the first half of this year, because General Motors had not received any big orders in China (big orders were given to German companies in Nanjing), the layoffs fell on his son Henry Jr.
After Henry was laid off, he could not find suitable employment opportunities in Shanghai for a while, and now he has no hope of employment when he returns to the United States. As a result, he had no choice but to come to Taiyuan with his little money to join his father.
Yesterday, old Henry had a conversation with Feng Tianpei, a fat and careless junior brother, and learned that Zhou Wen wanted to build a hospital. He took it seriously and came to see Zhou Wen today to see if it was true.
Zhou Wenxin said that it was no wonder that at the banquet yesterday, he discovered that little Henry didn't speak much. It turned out to be that he was troubled by work.
I only heard Old Henry say: "Zhou, if you really want to build a hospital, I am willing to cooperate with you. I have practiced medicine in the United States for many years and have many relationships with American medical institutions and companies. The hospital needs to purchase various equipment and medicines.
I can help you buy it. But this is a lot of work. I want to hire my son Henry Jr. to take charge of the preliminary preparations. He has been a sales representative in China for General Motors for several years and can speak fluently.
Chinese. He is familiar with the situation in China and the United States."
After saying that, he looked at Zhou Wen expectantly. After hearing this, Zhou Wen changed his mind to another thought. While he was thinking about it, little Henry thought he was in a bit of a dilemma, so he said in Chinese next to him: "Mr. Zhou, please believe me."
Me. I studied economic management at Columbia University in the United States. Working at General Electric Company, I am familiar with the knowledge of many industries and all the procedures and channels of international trade.
The initial preparation and purchasing of the hospital were left to me. I know that the Great Depression is currently occurring in the United States, and many companies and factories have a large backlog of products that cannot be sold. I can choose the equipment and drugs that are most suitable for us but are also the cheapest.
.I promise to let you spend the least amount of money to achieve the best results. The salary I require is not high, a monthly salary of 2...no, 100 US dollars will be enough."
Looking at Henry and his son who were looking at him eagerly, Zhou Wen did not talk about the hospital. Instead, he asked about little Henry's detailed experience and some financial problems. In the uneasy torment of the father and son, Zhou Wen and little Henry
Henry communicated for more than an hour, and Zhang Xiaoping came in to refill the tea three times.
Finally, Zhou Wen said with a smile: "I'm sorry, Mr. Henry, I think you are not suitable for this position."
Hearing this, old Henry's eyes were full of disappointment. Little Henry's eyes had always been melancholy, but now they were even more desperate. He closed his eyes in sadness, feeling disappointed, pain and confusion intertwined in his heart. He wanted to immediately
He stood up to say goodbye and quickly left this place that made him even more disappointed. When his butt was less than one centimeter away from the sofa, Zhou Wen's next words made his butt firmly fixed on the sofa again.
"I think you should be on a higher platform to fully utilize your talents. You can be my agent. I am about to build a steel plant, a transportation company, a hospital, a pharmaceutical factory, and even an ammunition
Factory. I will also set up a defense company in the future. I need a talent like you to control the establishment and management of these projects. I will come to work tomorrow, with a three-month trial period and a monthly salary of 300 US dollars. If it is suitable after three months
, you are my general manager, remember, you are the general manager of all industries. The monthly salary is 500 US dollars. When these industries make money in the future, they will give you bonuses every year."
During the economic recession in the United States in the 1930s, even in the United States, the per capita annual salary was only about 2,000 US dollars. An annual income of 6,000 US dollars was already considered a high-income earner, not to mention that there would be dividends in the future.
Little Henry couldn't believe his ears. He was so excited that he looked up at Zhou Wen hoping to get confirmation again. Zhou Wen smiled and nodded. Little Henry couldn't control his emotions immediately and covered his face with his hands on the sofa.
Sobbed softly.
Old Henry was also excited and said loudly: "Zhou, do you know? You almost caused my heart disease. Now I have to compliment you against my will, Zhou, you are an angel. Thank God, thank you, Zhou. This
Andrea and I can finally have a good sleep."
Zhou Wen understands little Henry West's current mood very well. There is an old saying in China: A thousand-mile horse often exists, but a bole does not always exist.
Zhou Wen had experienced what happened to little Henry in his previous life, and he became an international mercenary out of frustration.
He exchanged some polite words with Old Henry and then said with a smile: "Old Henry, I won't let you go. You can only be the director of the hospital in the future. Both of you, father and son, can work for me.
Hahaha!"
At this time, little Henry had calmed down his out-of-control emotions, stood up and bowed to Zhou Wen, and then said loudly: "Sir, I will not let you down, I promise! I will make every penny you spend worth it."
Excellent value for money. Thank you for giving me this opportunity.”
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After sending away the ecstatic Henry and his son, Zhou Wen no longer controlled his emotions. He felt that today was a double happiness. He met a good senior, Zhao Changshu, and solved a series of big things that were originally difficult. And he felt that he was around him again.
When there was a shortage of economic talents, I rushed to send a little Henry. Haha, he graduated from a prestigious American university, worked for the largest multinational group at the time for many years, and he can speak Chinese. Tsk, tsk, tsk! I really have Buddhist luck.
The steps back to the office became much lighter. Zhang Xiaoping was surprised to see the wind blowing at the feet of his usually steady and calm senior brother, who walked past him humming a tune he had never heard before.
"Why--
today is a good day
Everything you want can come true
today is a good day
We open the door to welcome the spring breeze..."
Zhang Xiaoping's mouth opened wide as if a big duck egg had been stuffed...
