Hardy Empire 1945

Chapter 245 President Johnson Begging

The main building of each supermarket is not less than 5,000 square meters, the parking lot must be larger, at least three times the size of the main building, and the parking lot is free.

For fruit and vegetable agricultural products, you can find Crocker Agricultural Group. Their products include almost all kinds of vegetables and fruits, rice, noodles, grains, nuts, meat, seafood, and even flowers.

In addition, the goods also include food, daily necessities, clothing, toys, various daily necessities, household appliances, cosmetics, firearms, and ammunition.

As for these merchants, Hardy's idea is to implement the model of signing and joining to provide commodities. Tens of thousands of suppliers must suppress profits and make customers feel cheap. This is definitely a big project.

Hardy looked at the two presidents.

Hunter, the logistics company has invested 5 million US dollars, and the 10,000 trucks will be yours. The staff are all veterans who have retired from the military. The construction of the logistics company will be left to you. If you encounter something that can't be solved. Find me again.

Good boss. Hunter agreed.

Sam Wharton, the supermarket chain will build five supermarkets first, three in Los Angeles and two in San Francisco. I hope it will be completed in one and a half years. The staff are also veterans. As for the female cashiers, you recruit yourself.

I understand boss.

As things go on, Hardy can just wait and see the results. If these people do not do well, another group of people will continue to work on it. He knows that these two industries will have great development in the future. If they do not do well, it is only a human factor.

And these two industries are not just about making money.

Supermarket chains are cash cows and can provide a large amount of cash. Generally, they can hold down the funds of merchants for one to three months. After repeated cycles, the effect of this money will be huge.

And with tens of thousands of merchants, he can control an extremely large industrial chain, which is also very important.

The last point is that his employees and customers are his resources. With an industry with such huge resources, even those politicians should respect him.

The same goes for logistics.

Major General Williams was working. The phone on the table rang. He picked it up to answer it, and a male voice came from inside, Major General Williams, this is the White House office. Mr. President wants to talk to you on the phone.

Williams was stunned for a moment, the president is looking for himself?

Involuntarily, the sitting posture was a bit taller.

Williams has met with President Johnson. The president is nominally the supreme commander of the army. When the logistics meeting was held to study how to deal with this batch of eliminated materials, the president also participated in the meeting, and Major General Williams was also one of them.

At the end of the meeting, it was decided that Major General Williams would be responsible for handling this batch of supplies.

Or the board that President Johnson personally took.

Major General Williams. President Johnson's voice came from the other end of the phone.

Hello, Mr. President, my name is Williams.

I read the report you submitted. It said that you have sold more than 400 million US dollars of goods in the first half of the year. This result surprised me. You have done a very good job, Major General Williams. President Johnson praised road.

Thank you for your compliment, Your Excellency. This is what I should have done. Williams said modestly.

Can you tell me what you did? the president asked casually.

In fact, he didn't want to know how his subordinates did it, but he couldn't make a phone call and just say a few words.

Mr. President, strictly speaking, we have to thank a company for this matter. In order to expand the sales area, we cooperated with a company and outsourced the sales tasks to them. Recently, they have been helping us sell. William Major General Si said very simply.

The President is not surprised at all about business outsourcing. This is a tradition in the United States. All the weapons of the US military are bought from weapons contractors, and it is reasonable to find sellers to sell waste materials.

Which company is it?

It's the Hardy Group.

Johnson has naturally heard of the Hardy Group. In the past two years, the Hardy Group has suddenly risen and has become a large group with assets exceeding one billion in a short period of time.

What people are most familiar with is not how much their assets are, but ABC TV. From its official launch to the present, ABC TV has overwhelmed the other two major broadcasters in just one year and has become the highest-rated TV station in the United States. TV.

Together with the Global Times and their magazines, Hardy Group has now become one of the top media companies in the United States.

Are you familiar with that Hardy? President Johnson asked.

This is a bit difficult to answer, Williams thought twice, Yes, the relationship with their boss Jon Hardy is not bad, in fact, the outsourcing sales of waste materials was also his idea, he said professionally. Things should be done by professional people, the logistics department is not the sales department, it is better to outsource.

After a meeting with someone from the department, I felt that what he said was right. This task may involve a lot of our energy. It is better to find a professional company, and then give the business to the Hardy Group. With them, it really saves us. It's a lot of trouble, and it's more suitable than the price we sell ourselves.

President Johnson gave Major General Williams a few more words of encouragement, then hung up the phone.

President Johnson stood up and walked to the window, looking at the lawn in the front yard of the White House with his hands behind his back, thinking silently.

Would you like to try him?

Will he agree?

He is from California, and the political camp is likely to be on the Republican side. Now that Dewey is much more vocal than him, will he choose to support himself?

Franklin Roosevelt, the only four-term president in history, died 82 days after he was elected president for the fourth time. By law, Johnson took over directly as vice president and became president of the United States.

This year, in 1948, there will be a new round of presidential elections, and Johnson's opponent is the Republican Thomas Dewey. It can be said that everyone thinks that Dewey will win this time, and Johnson will lose.

In the last poll, a measly 32 percent supported Johnson.

In the newspapers, people trumpeted Dewey's easy victory over Johnson, and even slogans read Welcome to Dewey, our next president.

Whether it's campaign experts or members of Congress, or even within the White House, even within the Democratic Party, most people don't think Johnson has much hope of being re-elected this time.

Dewey was funded by a consortium, gave speeches, and rallied tens of thousands of people wherever he went, while Johnson had few supporters and campaign finances were so tight that he could not hold large events.

More newspaper commentary, this is the most suspenseful campaign ever.

But how can Johnson be reconciled? He wants to seek re-election. He has been working hard to put forward his own ideas, increase exposure as much as possible, take a train without money, and even give small-scale speeches at stations and squares.

A few days ago, Dewey was interviewed by NBC and talked about it on the TV station. Later, according to the survey, hundreds of thousands of families watched the program.

Johnson knows the power of TV, a new medium, and it has a tendency to surpass newspapers, because he can let you express your speech more freely, and let people see you more intuitively, just like giving speeches everywhere.

Not the dry campaign lines and political lines in the newspapers.

When Major General Williams told him about the Hardy Group, a flash of lightning flashed through Johnson's mind.

In fact, he only listened to what Williams said. At that time, there was only one thought left in his mind. The Hardy Group is the owner of ABC. If he can do an exclusive interview on ABC TV, the effect will definitely be far better than Dewey's acceptance of NBC. 's interview.

Because he knows that the ratings of ABC TV are now well-deserved first in the United States, even surpassing the ratings of the other two major TV stations combined.

Several of their major programs have long occupied the top five favorite programs of the audience, and now they have a 'super idol' talent show. It is said that once this program came out, other programs lost their ratings, scaring the other two major TV stations to ABC When the 'super idol' shows are put on, they are put on junk shows to avoid their edge.

But what he is worried about is, will Hardy help him?

This is not just a commercial act. Because of the election, many people will list him as a political act. If Hardy agrees to appear on ABC TV, it is equivalent to supporting him.

as a successful businessman.

Hardy would be cautious.

As a California consortium person, born close to the Republican Party, the probability that he will become his own supporter is very low.

This is where Johnson struggles the most.

suddenly.

Street lights in the White House yard were on.

Lighting up the front yard of the White House.

President Johnson reacted in surprise. It was already dark and he had been standing here for a long time.

Johnson looked at the light and suddenly made up his mind.

What about failure.

I contact the other party, as for how to choose is the other party's problem.

He returned to the President's desk and sat down at the Resolute Desk, picked up the phone and called the White House office, Call me and then contact Major General Williams of the Logistics Department.

Major General Williams saw that it was getting late and was about to go back for dinner, but just as he was about to stand up, the phone on his desk rang and he picked it up to answer, Hello, who?

Hello Major General Williams, this is the White House office, the president is looking for you, please answer the phone.

Williams was very surprised. Didn't he call two hours ago, why did he call again? Did he not praise enough just now, and are ready to praise himself again?

The call was connected, and the voice of President Johnson came from the receiver again: Major General Williams, you just said that you are very familiar with Mr. Hardy of the Hardy Group, right?

Yes, Mr. President, Williams said.

Do you think it is not suitable for you to do business with Hardy?

Williams, I want to talk to Mr. Hardy about something, can you help me get in touch? said President Johnson.

Ah, of course, but I don't know, what does Mr. President have to do with Mr. Hardy? Williams asked.

I hope ABC TV can arrange an exclusive interview for me. I wonder if Hardy is convenient. President Johnson said.

Major General Williams has been in the official world for a long time, so he naturally knows what the president's words represent, Mr. President, I'll help you contact Hardy.

That's troublesome, I'll wait for your answer.

After hanging up the phone, Major General Williams had a lot of thoughts in his mind. He naturally knew that the president's recent form was not good, his approval rating was very low, and he was looking for supporters everywhere.

But will Hardy support President Johnson?

He didn't know what Hardy's political proposition was at all, but he had to make this call. He was just a contact person. How to choose depends on Hardy's own decision.

Hardy received a call from Major General Williams. At first, he thought he was going to ask himself about the recent sales of waste materials. He smiled and said, General, don't worry, the sales are not bad, and the second wave of materials has been shipped out.

Hardy, I'm not asking this. Major General Williams said.

Oh, so what do you want to ask?

It's President Johnson. President Johnson called me and asked me to help you contact you. He wants to do an exclusive interview on ABC TV and ask if you can arrange it for him. Major General Williams said.

President Johnson!

Hardy was surprised to hear Williams' words. He really didn't expect that President Johnson would take the initiative to find him.

Hardy was thinking.

Major General Williams did not rush, because Williams knew that this kind of political investment is very important to a businessman, and it may be related to future development, or even the life and death of the enterprise.

Both were silent for a while.

Hardy's mind was thinking fast.

He naturally knew about this President Johnson, except that his name was different from that of the later Master Du, other deeds can be said to be similar, even his competitor is still called Dewey.

Now Johnson's approval rate is very low. There are various reasons, both international and domestic. In short, almost no one is optimistic about Johnson's re-election. Dewey's voice is very high. Until the last survey in history, Master Du's approval rate is still far away far lower than the opponent.

But in the end, a miracle happened. Just during the election, there was a big reversal today. Master Du unexpectedly won.

Falling below the glasses of countless people.

There are also many people who pay because of their investment failures, including a bald head.

Although President Johnson in this world is in the same situation as Mr. Du, can he also make a comeback? No one can guarantee it.

Hardy backed him, arguably a very risky investment.

Hardy is a member of the California consortium. California is naturally a Republican camp, but now he is backing Johnson. If Johnson fails, Hardy's life will become very difficult. It is normal to be excluded by Republican politicians and even be kicked out of the California consortium. Both are possible.

Hardy thought for ten minutes.

Major General Williams accompanied Hardy in silence for ten minutes.

Hardy finally spoke up.

General Williams, I hope I can arrange a meeting with His Excellency the President and have a serious chat with him. Hardy said.

Okay, I'll help you contact the president's side.

President Johnson received a call from Williams and heard that Hardy wanted to chat with him. Johnson felt that there was an opportunity. I would also like to chat with him. You tell Hardy that I will invite him to play at a private golf course in Washington tomorrow. .