The young Aiken was so ambitious that he asked for a good seat on the 7th floor of the SBC building. From here, he could see the San Antonio River, where there were often Spanish-style cruise ships and Mexican-dressed bands performing. Plaza San Antonio with a wide view.
In addition, Mr. Mather also hired four beautiful secretaries, doubling his staff team. Of course, Aiken is not a pure playboy. He likes to choose beautiful women mainly because they are eye-catching. , rather than other further purposes.
Just like looking at his own kingdom, in the past two days, Aiken likes to walk around in this conference room-like room. Occasionally, he will follow his father's example and play mini golf near the door. , although he played badly.
The blond female secretary walked in with her slender waist and said with a charming smile: "Mr. Mather, Mr. Whitaker informed us that the directors are invited to go to the conference hall."
"I got it, Nina, call me Aiken, I told you."
"Okay, Aiken."
Aiken, who had a handsome face, blew a kiss, picked up the PDA from the table with a smile, and said, "Let's go now."
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For a company like Southwestern Bell, whether they are shareholders, directors, or gentlemen with voting rights, one or two representatives or lawyers will always be stationed at the head office, not only to do some daily work, but also to Understand what's going on within the company.
The internal meetings of the board of directors usually only decide on the report submitted by the president and give some general direction requirements. However, a man who is good at operating capital does not necessarily mean he is good at management. Facts have proved that Buffett is a genius financier, but not a qualified industrialist. Countless business cases illustrate that manpower is always limited and trust is crucial. To use the words of Sun Tzu in The Art of War, we must beware of the dangers of central defense. CEOs need to be "outside, and the emperor's orders will not be accepted." Once the directors have determined the candidate for the president, they should not make contradictory requirements.
Southwestern Bell has developed so rapidly in recent years, largely due to Whitaker, who is a competent chairman and president and has made outstanding reforms for SBC in reducing costs and increasing profits.
Therefore, Whitaker's reputation at Southwestern Bell is also quite high.
This can be seen from the expressions of the staff after Huang Xuan walked into the SBC building. The faces faced by the majestic, the kind, the capable and the fearful are completely different, and Whittaker belongs to the former. , unsmiling, serious, but always met with subordinates who smiled at him - this is what most bosses expect to do, but actually cannot do.
Welcoming Huang Xuan and his party on the 48th floor was Chief Operating Officer (COO) Randall Stephenson. He stood in front of the open double doors with a smile and said: "Finally we meet our mysterious investor, Huang Mr. Xuan.”
"Oh, I hope it didn't hinder you."
"Of course not. In fact, I know you." Stephenson lowered his voice deliberately.
"What?" Huang Xuan still spoke in English.
Stephenson lowered his head and smiled and said: "As for that horse race, you know, I am also a horse racing fan. I go to Kentucky for vacation every year and I have three horses."
The Carlton track where Red Rabbit played was a private track. Just as people had guessed, the "Pink Rabbit" disappeared like a shooting star. Due to intentional or unintentional avoidance by the horse racing industry, there were no more reports except for the person involved. However, In certain social situations, there are always people willing to take it out and show it.
Whittaker said in confusion: "What Marseille?"
"Uh, a game, in Florida." Huang Xuan said confused.
Whitaker said nothing more, and Stephenson led the way and asked: "Is the banker Aiken?"
Huang Xuan curled his lips downwards, made a helpless expression, and said, "That's right."
"Oh." Stephenson shook his head. He was the chief operating officer, so the discord between the two directors was not good news for him.
Huang Xuan sat down in the second seat on the left row, and Dian Wei stood boldly behind Huang Xuan. The staff originally wanted to ask him to leave the conference room, but after looking at his appearance and speaking, he retracted.
Every staff member thought that others would say it, so they would not try to provoke Dian Wei. So when the directors entered the room one after another, only Huang Xuan stood out like an iron tower behind Dian Wei. striking.
When Aiken entered, he saw Dian Wei at first sight.
Ever since he learned that Huang Xuan had invested a large amount of money in SBC, Aiken Mather had fantasized about the second meeting between the two countless times, but he had never imagined it would be like this.
Because Dian Wei knows him.
Therefore, before Huang Xuan could see clearly, Dian Wei stood in front of him.
Like a dark cloud, covering the whole world.
Aiken tried hard to raise his head, looked at Dian Wei's chin, and said in a low voice: "Hi, big fat man, you are blocking me."
First of all, it must be stated that Dian Wei is not fat, and secondly, he cannot understand English. But Aiken's expression was not friendly, so Dianwei breathed on his face and stared at it.
Just like a tiger staring at a rabbit, considering the question of braised or stewed.
The blond secretary put the files on the table with trembling hands and fled out of the office as fast as he could. Aiken was left with a dry mouth and said: "Mr. Huang, what do you want to do here?"
"Dian Wei." Huang Xuan shouted, and then said in English: "You blocked him."
If Aiken was full of energy when he just entered the door, now he can only be said to be not depressed.
With 8% of shares, he is the third largest shareholder of Southwestern Bell. Aiken sits first on the right hand side, next to Whitaker in the middle, but there is no sense of security at all.
Huang Xuan's gaze seemed to pierce him - this was an image derived from some superior person.
Aiken suddenly complained: It was actually me who lost the money.
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Beyond the word count: A reader asked what the current moment of this book is. Adhering to the tenet of "this book is purely fictitious, any similarities are purely coincidental", the time is deliberately disrupted.
The approximate time set by Dolphin is: 10 years before the 1st century. The scientific and technological trends are midpointed and carried out in order, while the political trends are distributed according to needs and carried out out of order, but will not disrupt far-reaching political issues.
I don’t want to give an exact time, but I can describe the following places: BD has just started to develop, Clinton is already the former president, 911 has happened, plus SBC acquired AT&T, interested readers can find that the timeline is not Not orderly. But it will not affect the development of the plot. (To be continued)