"Haha, President Xu, do you feel a lot of pressure to have a beautiful lady like Miss Steele as your lover?" Kennard looked at Xu Yi, who still had a wry smile on his face, and laughed softly.
Xu Yi glanced at him, exhaled, and sighed: "I think we are in love with each other. You have such a beautiful and lively sister, so you must be under a lot of pressure."
"Beautiful and lively?" The muscles on Kennard's face twitched a few times, and the smile on his face turned into a bitter smile. "I can accept the evaluation of beautiful. As for lively... I would rather Sophia not be so lively."
The two looked at each other and laughed at the same time.
With just such a conversation, the two of them seemed to have become a lot closer to each other all of a sudden.
After laughing, Kennard asked seriously: "President Xu, why are you so concerned about managing the Sandy River? No matter how you look at it, it should have nothing to do with you and the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, right?"
"On the surface, it doesn't seem to matter. But Kennard, have you ever thought about the benefits of managing the Sandy River?" Xu Yi asked back.
"Benefits?" Kennard thought for a moment and frowned: "Aside from preventing floods, what other benefits are there?"
"No, preventing flooding is only a basic requirement. The real benefit is that if the Sandy River is properly managed, river transportation can play a more important role." Xu Yi replied.
"River transportation?" Kennard frowned even more. "President Xu, don't you want to help President Potter because you saw what happened to him?"
"This is just one aspect. The real reason is that Bangta City really needs river transportation now." Xu Yidao. "Kennard, the Walmart Chamber of Commerce is in the grocery retail industry, so what is the most important factor for the Walmart Chamber of Commerce?"
"This..." Kennard hesitated. "There should be enough goods, otherwise Uncle Hank wouldn't ask for priority supply rights in the cooperation plan he gave you."
Xu also knew that Kennard was explaining for Hank Wilson, so he smiled to show his understanding, and continued to ask: "Then how to ensure that the Wal-Mart Chamber of Commerce can have enough goods at all times in its stores in various cities in the Kingdom? Woolen cloth?"
Kennard thought for a moment. Suddenly his eyes lit up.
"President Xu, I understand what you mean. Do you want to show the importance of transportation to business?"
"That's right." Xu Yi nodded appreciatively. "Now that Bangta City is developing so fast, it is conceivable that Bangta City will inevitably produce countless goods in the future. Since this is the case, Bangta City must have very strong transportation capabilities to transport these produced goods. That’s it.”
Kennard nodded: "Yes. Take the magic machinery that Uncle Hank discussed with you as an example. If all the magic machinery produced in Bangta City, including your New Flying Chamber of Commerce, cannot be transported to various places in the kingdom in time, If we let these magic machines accumulate in Bangta City, it will definitely cause extremely serious losses."
"It's just a normal loss of money. The key is that if there is not enough transportation capacity to support it, it will cause an extremely serious blow to the magic machinery industry that is about to develop in Bangta City. Many small chambers of commerce that are not strong may just Producing a batch of magic machinery will consume all the funds, so if this batch of goods cannot be shipped out and sold, it will be a disaster for them," Xu Yi said seriously. "I have always hoped that there would be many chambers of commerce involved in the magic industry in Bangta City. Naturally, I don't want to see this situation."
Kennard stared at Xu Yi for a while. Suddenly asked: "President Xu, I have been following you these days to observe the operations of you and the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, and I have always had a question to ask you."
"Tell me, it's not good to keep it in your heart if you have any questions." Xu Yi said with a smile.
"I want to ask, why do you do so many things for yourself? How about cultivating competitors for the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce? With the leading advantage that your Xinfei Chamber of Commerce currently has, you can easily dominate the entire magic machinery industry. . In that case, both you and the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce will gain extremely huge benefits, even unimaginable. Why don’t you do this?”
"Do you want to know the real answer?" Xu Yi asked.
"Of course. I hope President Xu can answer my question seriously, because it is related to a major decision I may make next." Kennard nodded.
Seeing that Kennard's expression was very serious, although Xu Yi was a little surprised, he thought about it. Still answered equally seriously: "Actually, many people have asked me this question before you. I will repeat it to you here. I developed magic machinery and founded the New Flying Chamber of Commerce. At first, it was really just for Making money, but now, it is far more than that. Do you believe it?”
Kennard nodded without hesitation: "I believe it. If it is just to make money, then many of your practices are simply incomprehensible."
"As long as you are willing to believe this." Xu Yi smiled and continued: "Since it is not to make money, of course there is another purpose, or should be said to be a goal. My goal. To put it more closely, it is We want everyone to be able to enjoy the convenience brought by magical machines, thereby improving the living standards of everyone on the continent of Sainz and making everyone live more comfortably.”
"Is this just a closer target?" Kennard was a little surprised. "So what are your further goals?"
"The further goal is to greatly improve the level of magic technology on the entire Sainz continent, and then the entire world will undergo a huge change. People can not only live humble lives on land, but also be able to dive underwater and fly Up to the sky. Even... space."
"Space?" This is the first time Kennard has heard this weird term. "What is this?"
Xu Yi pointed his finger at the sky and asked Kennard: "You can see now that there are clouds floating in the sky. Do you know what is higher than the clouds?"
Kennard raised his head and looked at the high, unreachable sky, and slowly shook his head.
Although there have been magicians who have used wind magic to fly to high places, so far, no magician has ever been able to touch the clouds, let alone reach a place higher than the clouds.
"Let me tell you, far higher than the sky, there is actually an extremely huge void, so big that you can't even imagine it. And in this void, every extremely far distance will There is a continent similar to the Sainz continent. I want to go to space, just to see other continents in space, because maybe I can find my real home in those continents.
Looking at the inexplicable melancholy expression on Xu Yi's face. Kennard was puzzled.
Not to mention how Xu Yi knew that there was endless void outside the sky, why did he say that he could find his true home in those continents
Is it possible that President Xu, who has always behaved very rationally and calmly, actually possesses the qualities of a poet
Xu Yi stared at the sky for a long time, then lowered his head and looked at Kennard again.
Seeing Kennard's puzzled look, Xu Yi didn't intend to explain more, and asked with a smile: "How about it, now you know why I want to cultivate competitors? Because I just want this industry to develop as fast as possible The better, the better to be able to realize my dream while I’m still alive.”
Kennard shook his head, thinking that President Xu’s dream was really crazy.
But it is said that everyone who can achieve great success in the end. It will all look a little crazy.
From this point of view, President Xu has the potential to achieve great success in the end.
Thinking of this, Kennard quietly made up his mind.
"President Xu, if you want to realize your dream, it's not enough for you alone. I think you need some helpers," Kennard said. "I heard from Hainas that you have always wanted to find a... uh... general manager for the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce to manage the specific affairs of the Chamber of Commerce, right?"
Xu Yi looked at Kennard in surprise and nodded: "Yes, I have always wanted to find a general manager to share some work for me, but there has never been a suitable candidate."
Kennard smiled slightly and pointed at himself: "President Xu. Do you think I can be the general manager?"
Although he had already guessed a little bit from Kennard's expression, Xu Yi was still shocked when he heard Kennard actually say it.
"Kennard, you are the son of the patriarch of the Emma family, how can you come to work in the Chamber of Commerce?"
"I'm not the eldest son. So I don't have the right to inherit the patriarch. And I don't have any title now, so there is no problem in joining the business world and becoming a businessman. In fact, my family has trained me as a businessman since I was a child, and When I was fourteen years old, I was asked to come into contact with and handle some specific matters of the Wal-Mart Chamber of Commerce. Until half a year ago, I was the assistant to the president of the Wal-Mart Chamber of Commerce, and actually handled numerous large and small matters in the Wal-Mart Chamber of Commerce. "Chairman Xu, do you think... am I qualified to be the general manager of your Xinfei Chamber of Commerce?" Kennard asked.
"Of course I'm qualified." Xu Yi nodded without hesitation. "But I really don't understand why you want to become the general manager of our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce. With your status, if you want to engage in business, the Volta Chamber of Commerce is obviously a much better choice."
"President Xu, you just told me about your dream, and I also have a dream. Although my dream is not as big as yours, there is one thing in common, that is, I hope to change the world with my own strength. In I don’t see this hope in the Walmart Chamber of Commerce, but I see this hope in you, in your Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, so I want to seize this hope and try to see if I can really change this with my own efforts. world."
Looking at Kennard with a serious and sincere expression, Xu Yi remained silent.
Based on Kennard's identity, the education he received from the Emma family and the training he received at the Wal-Mart Chamber of Commerce, he is indeed a very suitable candidate for general manager.
Although he is even one year younger than Xu Yi this year, in fact, he is probably much more experienced than Xu Yi in the business field.
For such a person to want to serve as the general manager of Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, strictly speaking, it is actually a bit unqualified.
Xu Yi really wanted to agree, but he still had concerns.
"After all, you are a member of the Emma family, and you will eventually return to the Wal-Mart Chamber of Commerce. Working in our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is actually a waste of time." Xu Yidao.
Kennard smiled slightly: "President Xu, although I am from the Emma family, it does not mean that I will always be bound by the family. This time I specially asked Hainas to take me here just to see the new Can the Flying Chamber of Commerce give me the possibility to leave the family and realize my dream? Now that I have discovered this possibility, do you think I will let it go?"
Seeing that Xu Yi was still hesitating and considering, Kennard added: "President Xu, in fact, my coming this time has already been approved by my father, so you don't have to worry about the pressure from our Emma family. In addition, you hired me to come here." I don't have anything to lose by being the general manager, right? Regardless of whether I leave or not, at least I can make my own contribution to the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce during my time here, and I believe I have enough ability to do this. . If that’s the case, what are you worried about, President Xu? Don’t you even have the courage to do so?”
Xu Yi looked at him, thought for a while, smiled and said: "Don't provoke me on purpose. Well, since you are willing to serve as the general manager of our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, from now on, you will officially enter the probation period. I must remind you that although your identity and resume are magnificent, the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is different from the Walmart Chamber of Commerce, and the things you need to do are naturally different. If you don’t do well, don’t blame me for not giving you face and dismiss you directly.”
Kennard grinned brightly, showing off his white teeth.
"Don't worry, I will never give you the chance to fire me."