Reborn in the Tokyo Bubble Era

"Do you speak Idali?"

Xu Guoping looked at him again, did he want to go to Yidali's shipyard?

So he said, "I can learn."

Tao Zhiming laughed, which seemed to be an answer with high EQ.

"Then study hard."

Tao Zhiming pointed to the bench next to him, went to sit down and said, "Old Xu, you are a smart person, and I won't go around the corner anymore. I think you are a useful person, but you just haven't opened up the pattern, and your IQ and EQ are not good enough." Poor. I have the capital to give you a try and see if you are really usable. But you still have to use this time to prove to me whether you are credible."

Xu Guoping nodded: "I understand, this is my chance, you are my nobleman."

"After the acquisition of RIVA, I will not arrange the person in charge of the management. Huona Jiangyangshui will only serve as the director of RIVA on my behalf, and pay attention to the financial situation. The office in the United States should be abolished."

Xu Guoping was shocked, and couldn't help but look at him.

"You heard that I was going to buy Blockbuster the other day." Tao Zhiming looked back calmly, "It's all about money, I will definitely take this company down. It's an American company, and I'll let you be in charge of it. CEO, I have sufficient funds for you. In three years, you have to open it all over the United States. And if possible, you can open some stores in Europe through joint ventures with local companies in Europe.”

Xu Guoping couldn't believe it, and asked him to take charge of a company with tens of millions of dollars?

"Video tape rental is just for training your management talents and business ability." Tao Zhiming looked at him and asked with a smile, "Are you confident?"

"...Yes!" Xu Guoping gritted his teeth, this is the biggest opportunity in life.Just a company employee, this status is very different from that of a multinational company executive.

"Okay. I estimate that the acquisition will be completed within this year." Tao Zhiming gestured, "In three months, you will have to use all your strength to straighten out Blockbuster."

"Three months... OK!" Xu Guoping calculated, if the acquisition is completed within this year, it will take nearly half a year in total.

"But this matter has nothing to do with your major." Tao Zhiming said with a smile again, "I need you to do two more things. The first thing is to become a director of Azimuth Betty, with the help of supervising me in There are opportunities for yacht orders over there, to learn more about Azimut’s business conditions and their shipbuilding techniques. Therefore, you have to go to Idali regularly.”

"...Azimut?" As an employee of RIVA's Mizhou office, how could he not know about another big company with him.Xu Guoping just didn't expect that Tao Zhiming also invested in Azimut.

Tao Zhiming continued: "Second thing, as the CEO of my local company in the United States, you are responsible for helping me connect with other matters in the United States. Including monitoring the progress of my private jet and liaising with KPMG, Help me scout assets for future acquisitions."

"...I'll do my best." Xu Guoping didn't dare to promise this time, so many things would be on him in one go.

"You are from Stanford, so you have to think more about how to arrange these things." Since Tao Zhiming wanted to take this talented student into his own hands, he took this opportunity to teach him first. Friends who feel capable, including entering a new team, how to subdue the original people through financial and personnel means, and use your intelligence in the new role of the boss."

Xu Guoping nodded silently, it's not like he didn't think about it before.The United States is a country where capitalists are at the top. Who would not dream of being a boss?Now, he was looking forward to and apprehensive, and then said hesitantly: "The most important thing is my identity, I'm afraid there will be some people who will not accept it..."

"There must be problems in this area, but you are the one who sends money to others, and you are the one who brings others money. What is there to worry about? Don't be short of breath." Tao Zhiming looked at him and paused before saying, "This It's also my test for you. With half a year as the deadline, if you do what I expect, I'll handle the green card for you directly."

"Really?" Xu Guoping was overjoyed. He didn't know why, because Tao Zhiming looked at him differently, and he believed in this promise even more.

"Of course." Tao Zhiming said with a smile, "Even if you haven't got your green card yet, if you become the CEO of Blockbuster, you don't have to worry about getting married."

The joy on Xu Guoping's face froze suddenly, and then he became embarrassed.

"An accident?" Tao Zhiming asked in surprise.

Xu Guoping was silent for a while, and then said calmly: "Last night, I came to New York temporarily and found out that my girlfriend cheated on me."

"..." Tao Zhiming was speechless for a while.

Xu Guoping sighed: "I'm not afraid of you laughing at me. My parents have been urging me to start a family and start a business. It just so happens that I will do my best to do what you entrusted to me."

"It's better to find out early." Tao Zhiming shook his head with emotion, "If it wasn't for your visa being late, I would have taken you to Yidali."

Xu Guoping was a little puzzled suddenly: "The RIVA you bought, if you have a yacht order, why don't you let RIVA do it?"

"I want to buy RIVA. If I place an order with them first, wouldn't Hector raise the price?" Tao Zhiming didn't mention his long-term goal, "Besides, RIVA can't make the main yacht. By the way, If you are the director of Azimut, you can’t stay there for a long time. You need to find an expert in shipbuilding for me. I ordered a top-level yacht of more than 100 meters from Azimut, and it will take three years to build. In terms of quality, as a supervisor, help me check it out.”

"More than 100 meters?" Xu Guoping blurted out, his voice full of disbelief.

"That's right." Tao Zhiming patted him on the shoulder meaningfully, "Blockbuster is only used to train you. After three years, if Blockbuster can get on the right track, then we can arrange a more professional manager People will take care of it. In terms of shipbuilding, when the time comes, you should communicate more with Huona Jiangyangshui and gradually reserve some talents."

"...Boss, how much money do you have?" Xu Guoping couldn't help asking, although it shouldn't have been asked.

Tao Zhiming would not answer either, but said lightly: "It's better to pay attention to how much money you can earn. When the transition period is over, I will give you a basic monthly salary of 1 yuan. It depends on you how high you can reach in the future." ability."

Xu Guoping said awkwardly: "I was reckless. Don't worry, I will do my best."

Tao Zhiming nodded: "I will tell Hector first, you prepare, and when he and the KPMG people go to Tokyo to sign a formal acquisition contract with me, you can go with me."

"it is good!"

"Keep going, what to do in this preparatory stage, and ask first if you have any questions."

In New York's Central Park, Xu Guoping only felt that his fate had quietly turned.And after this conversation focused on work, Xu Guoping also sincerely admired him.

I don't know why he is so good. He is only 24 years old, but he knows so much about how to manage the company, how to find talents, and even the business culture of the United States.

Although he wanted to acquire Blockbuster, he naturally made preliminary preparations.But Xu Guoping listened to him talk about the reasons why Blockbuster was able to succeed, and it seemed that he had pointed out the direction for future operation and expansion.

Tao Zhiming also felt quite satisfied. If he wants to develop a career in the United States, it is relatively difficult to find a core person.It takes time to be smart, hardworking, and loyal.

Zhao Yuanxi has studied in the United States, so he naturally knows a few friends who are not bad.However, Xiangdao was established in the vein of Zhao Yuanxi, and it was easier for Tao Zhiming to go there, and it was easier to control.But in the United States, it would be a little inappropriate if it was built with the friends Zhao Yuanxi knew as the team.

With Xu Guoping as the core, if he can manage Zhao Yuanxi's friends, including his own, well, then the future will be of great use.

Tao Zhiming finally patted him on the shoulder: "Since you said that you will go back to Los Angeles to deal with your girlfriend and contact other friends, then I won't take you to Broadway tonight. I will ask Jiu Mina to book it for you through the hotel." Air tickets."

Although Xu Guoping now intends to cultivate trust with him again, the most important thing is to do what he told him well, right?

Seeing him rushing to the airport in a taxi from the entrance of the hotel, Tao Zhiming said to Kumina Maehara: "Pantao Club's office in the United States, do you have any recommendations for the person in charge of finance?"

Kumina Maehara smiled: "Yes, but you need to decide this."

"Who?"

"A deep valley pear."

Tao Zhiming looked at her in amazement: "How do you know she is willing to come?"

"How about I explain it to you carefully?" She said with watery eyes, "Go back to the room and talk."

Tao Zhiming was really interested, and the corners of his mouth curled up: "Let's go, let me have a deeper understanding."

Chapter 363, Sweetheart of America

Broadway is actually a street, and the street named after "broad way" doesn't look very wide now, especially at night.

Now on both sides of this street, because there are a lot of cars parked, although the sidewalk is not narrow, there are many people passing by, so it seems quite congested.

Tao Zhiming was walking on the street, Huo Najiang Yangshui and Ogata Toshio stood on each side, protecting the two walking in the middle.It's not exactly side by side, but it's kind of domineering.

"If it's all in English, we can't understand it." Huona Jiangyangshui said, "Why don't you go to a bar or a dance hall and see what the dance halls in New York look like."

Tao Zhiming glanced at him indifferently: "I'm going to be the president after all. Can't you learn English well? Yachting and golf service clubs, watching musicals and stage plays will be good for you."

Huona Jiangyangshui was speechless, and muttered: "When I was young, I rebelled because I didn't like these things very much."

Tao Zhiming continued to glance at him: "It's time to grow up now. Speaking of it, it seems that your grandfather's health is a bit bad again. Inheritance and so on, you have to fight for it. Otherwise, it will not be easy for you to get shares in BRAVO SPORT Save enough money."

"..." Huo Na Jiang Yang Shui completely turned off.

Maehara Kumina smiled when she heard that, the young master of the dignified Chiyan family left the family to work for the chairman. Is this something wrong with his brain, or is the charm of the chairman too great?

Looking at the dazzling signs of theaters of various sizes and other shops on the street, Tao Zhiming found the MajesticTheatre where the hotel helped book tickets.

The repertoire was the classic "The Wizard of Oz". Tao Zhiming and others booked a box on the second floor wing, which was a little private.

The semi-circular box has a good view and makes people more relaxed.

There are several versions of "The Wizard of Oz" movie, but Tao Zhiming is also the first time to watch a stage play.

I don’t know if it’s because the Neon people travel more now, but someone came to sell the Neon language version of the plot introduction and line specials.

This place has specialized in stage plays and musicals for many years, and it is indeed in place in terms of business details.Tao Zhiming naturally let each of them take a share, so it's good to have a look before the opening.

At eight o'clock, the show really begins.

The whole show lasted nearly three hours. Tao Zhiming watched it for a while, but he didn't know if it was because of jet lag or the musical just didn't interest him, so he sat there and fell asleep after a while.

And Toshio Ogata and Hona Jiang Yangshui saw that Kumina Maehara had also fallen asleep.

They looked at each other and shook their heads helplessly.

Huona Jiangyangshui felt that he had scolded himself for improving his taste, and then fell asleep in the theater in a blink of an eye.

He turned his head to see if anyone else was doing the same, and saw two chicks snickering and pointing their fingers in the box next door, which was a little higher than theirs.

He rolled his eyes, is this a shame?

Just about to glare at them, Toshio Ogata pulled him and shook his head.

The less trouble, the better.

Huo Na Jiang Yang Shui thinks about it too, Tao Dalang is thick-skinned, so he won't care.

Tao Zhiming fell asleep like this until Huona Jiangyangshui woke him up, and looked around in a daze, only to see that the curtain call was taking place on the stage.

"Is it over? Why did you fall asleep..."

Kumina Maehara, who was also awakened by the applause, was a little embarrassed, and stood up and applauded like others.

Maybe it was because I was too tired to tell him about Fukani Riko in the hotel in the afternoon...

Amidst the applause, the guests in the box behind him seemed to feel less restrained, and said amusedly: "It's so funny to stand up and applaud immediately after waking up after the end, vulgar neon man."

Tao Zhiming turned his head to look in surprise, only to see that Huona Jiangyangshui was also turning his head and glaring.

"Why do you care about them?" Tao Zhiming really had a thick skin, "Your English is pretty good, can you understand me?"

"I can understand the word neon! It must be talking about us." Huona Jiangyangshui said depressedly.

"This is just right." How could Tao Zhiming care about such passers-by's evaluation, instead he said happily, "After a short sleep, I just found a place to continue playing. But don't get drunk, lest you get on the plane time trouble."

"A face like ours will be very conspicuous in a New York dance hall, right?" Toshio Ogata was a little worried, "In that kind of place, people who drink too much often lose control. The United States is very repulsive to us neon people now... "

His responsibility is that he always feels that if the chairman is going to play all night and wait for the plane to sleep, why not let his friend arrange it?

"...That's right." Tao Zhiming felt that four people like himself couldn't play together in the ballroom.Toshio Ogata, who is a bodyguard, doesn't know how to drink alcohol, so wouldn't he look like a fool there?And it wouldn't look good if he drank and danced with Maehara Kumina.

He thought for a while and said, "Go ahead, change to another company, there are shows that only start late at night."

"...I don't understand." Huo Najiang Yangshui was very melancholy, "Besides, what should I do if I fell asleep again?"

Toshio Ogata also persuaded: "Let's go back. There are so many guns in the United States, and we four neon faces are very likely to be in danger on the streets late at night."

Tao Zhiming thought for a while, then looked at Kumina Maehara, and smiled calmly: "That's right, then go back."

Anyway, the only ones who need to maintain a better state after arriving in Yidali are myself, Huo Najiang Yangshui and Ogata Toshio, and they can adjust their time difference as they like.And when he returned to the hotel, he naturally had something to do.

Maehara Kumina lowered her head secretly happily, but she also thought it was the best idea.

The four of them walked to the door and were still in the corridor when they saw a girl not far away leaning her upper body slightly forward, holding a few photos and a piece of paper in her hand and saying to the person in front of her, "Just let me see you Boss, I just finished performing in another theater, I already have stage experience, please!"

Seeing the pleading expression on the girl's face, Tao Zhiming couldn't help being stunned and stopped.

"...The matter of recruiting actors is really out of my control, and didn't the boss already reject you last time?" The man said helplessly, "Everyone has to prepare for the next performance, how could it be possible to see you at this time? ?”

"I've already lost weight! As long as your boss sees me this time, he won't call me fat or ugly, and I don't have any stage experience!"

Seeing Tao Zhiming standing there, Huona Jiangyangshui asked suspiciously, "What's wrong?"

Tao Zhiming confirmed it, it was really her.

I live next to Central Park, but I came to Broadway to play a musical in the evening, and there was such a romantic relationship.

Jennifer Aniston, the future of America's sweetheart.

This made him a little dazed, he didn't expect to meet her here, and she was thinking of changing jobs to better theaters on Broadway and participating in better plays.

"...It's nothing." Tao Zhiming walked over slowly, only to see that she was still rejected, and she stood there holding the photo and bowing her head in frustration.

Thinking of what he said just now, Tao Zhiming couldn't help but feel amused.

Is it fat and ugly?She actually encountered such comments.

"Hello." Tao Zhiming stood in front of her and greeted her with a smile.

Jennifer raised her head in astonishment, and saw an oriental face.The other party had a friendly smile on his face, but the layers in his eyes were complicated.She, who has always been very fanatical about acting, suddenly felt that this kind of look...how should I put it?Why is it a feeling of seeing old friends, but also contains surprises and expectations.

"...Hello, who are you?" She looked again, and there were three other Orientals behind him.And he was wearing well-fitting clothes, all of which looked expensive.

"My name is Tao Dalang at Neon, you can call me Bravo. I heard what you said to the staff here just now, are you an actor?" Tao Zhiming didn't answer her, but continued to ask.

"Yes." Jennifer was a little weird, someone called Bravo?

"The expression of asking others for help just now is very cute. Did he not soften his heart?" Tao Zhiming teased, "I think you have the potential to become a good actor, can you tell me your name?"

"Thank you...my name is Jennifer Aniston." Just after hearing a joke-like compliment, she was a little bit ecstatic, but also curious, "Are you an audience?"

"Yeah, I'm an audience." Tao Zhiming actually stretched out his hand, "Nice to meet you, please call me Bravo Tao."