Reborn As a Pirate

"Unlike war, Chairman, business is a fine art."

Walking in the bright and clean floor aisle, stepping on the thick and soft floral carpet, Lorraine and Manager Strence walked together.

The manager is not the kind of arrogant person, on the contrary, he is as attentive as the old oriental shopkeeper on TV.

He is very meticulous, and he has been preparing for the arrival of the Lorraine team since the Golden Deer entered the dock. The office prepared English tea and Spanish desserts, and even Fur, Tamia and Pita.

Fur, Tamiya, and Phi Tas are typical Egyptian snacks.

Pitta is a strange bread baked with corn and wheat. The characteristic is that the chef will use a special technique to leave an interlayer when kneading the dough. When the dough is baked, it will bulge and hollow, and cut in half to form a pocket , so it is also called "pocket bread".

Fur and tamiya are the fillings for pocket bread.

Fur is a salad-like dish made of fava beans seasoned with oil, lemon, salt, meat, eggs, and onions; tamiya is small fried balls of ground chickpeas and spices.

In all fairness, these things are not rare in terms of production methods and raw materials, and the finished product is like a very salty crepe.

But Haina hasn't eaten the local snacks from her hometown for more than ten years. As soon as the smell of pita bread came out, she couldn't move anymore.

The business of bombarding fake virgins is gone, and the cold-faced Assassin's demeanor is gone. Now she is occupying the reception room by herself like a wild cat protecting food, and even Lorraine is pushed out. .

The fact that he was kicked out by Hana let Lorraine know that Fan Nugel Strence is a caring person.

A conscientious office manager like him would never be arrogant in front of the boss. He used a provocative tone only to attract Lorraine's attention and win a chance to perform in front of the big boss.

So Lorraine stopped and looked at the bustling street outside the window: "Tell me, where is the subtlety of the business?"

Strence beamed.

"Chairman, there are a total of four exchanges in the Virgin Islands and the Leeward Islands under my office. Among them, the specialty of the Leeward Islands is sugar, and the Virgin Islands are also rich in copper mines besides sugar."

"These are two different products. There are two trade lines for sugar. The inner line goes to Barbados, which is mainly supplied to the ocean-going fleet of the European branch, and the outer line goes to many ports in Northwest Europe. 70% of them are still supplied to the European branch for resale trade. We operate our own There are not many. And there is only one line for copper mines, starting from St. Croix, transiting at St. Dyna, and arriving in Boston.”

"Near sea trade and ocean trade." Lorraine interrupted at the right time, proving that he listened carefully.

"Yes, near sea and ocean!" Strums cheered up. "In terms of flow alone, the output of copper with the same value is roughly 1.5% higher than that of sucrose in the same period, and 47% lower than that of the outer line."

"However, this calculation ignores labor costs, ship damage, accidents, and storage costs. If these are included, the gross profit of copper is 28.6% higher than that of sucrose internal lines, and the basic income is only slightly lower than that of external lines."

"Then comes the third element of art, fashion!"

"Thanks to the beautiful manager Xavier and the wise Parker chairman Hong Fu, we have huge policy preferences in the nascent United States, just like the seasonal art pop will generate a premium, and high-grade copper mines are widely sought after in the United States."

"This is a great victory of mathematics, Chairman! Our office has collected a total of 107 records of incoming and outgoing goods for six consecutive months. We are shocked to find that the net profit of operating copper is 69.2% higher than that of the internal line of sucrose, which is much higher than that of the external line. 14.9%."

"This has completely subverted the traditional perception that the profitability of short- and medium-distance trade cannot be compared with that of long-distance trade. It is worthwhile for each office to re-evaluate the trade chain in its own hands and give full play to regional characteristics.

Optimize the industrial structure! "

Lorraine's forehead was trembling with a loud bout of excitement, he retreated a little more without a trace, covered his mouth and cleared his throat.

"Calm down, Mr. Strence." Lorraine paused, "I heard a subversive discovery just now, but I can't figure it out."

"This discovery seems to be treated more seriously, and in a more formal way, the American branch will lead the various firms to conduct trade chain assessments, form a wider report, and then the general association will make conclusions and make recommendations based on the trade situation in Europe. Instead of... uh..."

Lorraine waved his hands in embarrassment: "I'm sorry, I don't think you should at least give me your opinion in private in the current method that is similar to a secret meeting. I guess, is this what President Parker meant?"

Strence's complexion changed suddenly: "No! Chairman, I think my expression has caused you unnecessary misunderstandings. I have no intention of questioning the principle of resource sharing among branches."

"We are all Drake. Every middle-level manager of the chamber of commerce knows that the principle of sharing is the most effective way to use the resources of the chamber of commerce. Although the internal discounts of the chapters and chapters will indeed lower the unit price of the goods, but the goods imported from Europe It's the same."

"President Parker puts together the discounts we give and the discounts given by Europe at the annual meeting. Every year, there is a surplus in the Americas. After all, Europe only exports industrial products, and the value of each shipment is much higher than ours. Output."

Lorraine frowned: "Then I don't understand..."

"Chairman, the analysis I just made was a combination of trade discounts between branches." Strons said solemnly, "Leewind and the Virgin Islands have mature copper mining industries, and the newborn United States has no upper limit on minerals. The voracious demand for this constitutes an extreme case in our office."

"Does such a case exist in other offices? As you said just now, my report has been submitted to New York, and the trade chain assessment of the pan branch has started two months ago. Vice President Leonard Grab it with one hand."

"My words today only represent our office, chairman. Because of this discovery, the office plans to adjust and expand its trade focus in the next five years. Chairman Parker is very interested in our new plan and has added an additional investment of 3,000 pounds. , the Maritime Group ordered four of the latest 30-meter Bermuda Sloops for us.”

"These new ships will double our capacity and make room for a new copper contract without giving up the sugar contract. I've even bid for a new contract, £100,000 over five years, £50,000 Current rates, plus a 3% tax discount and a free long-term rental berth in the Port of St. Croix!"

"Isn't that great?" Lorraine became more and more confused as he listened. "New ship and new contract, you have proved your business talent and work ability. As long as you implement this contract in place, I believe you will have a bright future."

"Not enough, Chairman!"

Strence stared like a grave robber who lost his mind in front of the treasure.

"Nineteen months ago, I was suddenly promoted to St. Croix from my position as a trading manager in Kingston. At that time, it ranked ninth among all ten offices in the Americas, and its business flow and annual profit were only higher than that of the Bay of Honduras. The Barrios offices are slightly higher, and we are not as profitable as Barrios.”

"I guess that's why President Parker promoted me. Even if the Virgin Islands have a good reputation as the Pirate Islands, even if the Leeward Islands can't get out of the shadow of their windward neighbors in business, we shouldn't operate anyway." worse than our Central American colleagues during the sanctions period.”

"I boldly acted as a tyrant. In just three months, I replaced all managers of four trading houses, fired 11 employees, and wiped out all the short-term and temporary hires, and replaced them with those who cherish the work more young people."

"I also forcibly prevented unions from forming. Labor leaders in Boston and Kingston called me a scab and threatened to retaliate against me and make me pay for my actions."

"So I still don't know who broke my leg outside the old office, but I don't care."

"Relying on the miserable condition of the wheelchair, I successfully applied for the funds to buy the land, built the current office, and used the water tank to allow the Maritime Group to set up a dock in this shallow port with not outstanding conditions. It has attracted the attention of the members of the Baishang Association.”

"The business of the office has grown by leaps and bounds. In the monthly report last June, our turnover ranked ninth among the 14 offices, the fifth in profit, and the third in profitability, second only to New York and San Francisco, which are mainly engaged in European business. Dyna has reached the highest peak since the establishment of the office."

"It's a pity that God's favor for me ends here. After the peak, our turnover is still rising, but the growth rate of profits has slowed down, and the profit rate has fallen back to ninth, the ninth out of fifteen offices."

"I started the evaluation of the trade chain in the bottleneck, and got the support of the president for the second time based on the evaluation report. I have already told you about the content. There are four large transshipment ships. Can deliver one."

"I see a second chance for the rise of the office!" Stirence became enthusiastic all of a sudden, "But in the face of this opportunity, President Parker's support is far from enough. Sloop, who cannot do without the islands, can only Let's rise above my ambition to make the St. Croix office the most competitive in all of America!"

"Chairman, the Virgin Islands are pirate islands. Based on the risk of the route, there has never been a gunboat here. Our export to the United States has always relied on expensive hired ships. The return rate of 72% means that every ten ships Three ships refused or were incapable of continuing to serve us."

"You initiated the siege of the Handy Driki. The battle has been fought for six months, and our return rate has risen to 94%. The pansy has established enough prestige on this dangerous sea, and you have won a lot The day of victory is the best time for the office to start independent transportation!"

Hearing this, Lorraine finally understood.

In order to improve the competitiveness of each branch, Lorraine and Carmen launched a development fund of 30,000 pounds per year shortly after the establishment of the asset management company of the General Assembly, and it was only distributed to offices with excellent plans and good prospects.

As for whether to issue or not, and how much to issue, these powers are in the hands of the development department of the asset management company, and the final decision is in the hands of Carmen.

Lorraine has a lot of influence on the money, but usually only the particularly interesting projects will be handed over to his desk, and those small projects with thousands of pounds or more will not be bothered by Lorraine, and neither will Carmen. Filter it out for him.

He looked at Strence with both a smile and a smile: "After a long circle, it seems that you have already handed over the plan to the development department of the General Assembly..."

Strence broke his work in the blink of an eye, and stood up straight awkwardly: "I handed it over for four months, but there has been no response..."

"It will probably take another two or three months. Manager Xavier has no time to read those plans. She is preparing to establish an industrial and mining group."

"Establish... an industrial and mining group?"

"You will hear about it soon." Lorraine smiled, "Your vision is very accurate and your plan is excellent. I will let Manager Xavier carefully consider your project, but before the plan is implemented, you need to find An excellent admiral."

After speaking, Lorraine turned and left.

Strence stood blankly in front of the window, muttering, "Admiral... isn't he the captain?"

Reborn as a Pirate