Reborn Industrial Tycoon

"Nanzhou Metro Morning News" has a certain reputation in the south, but compared with "Focus Talk", there is a huge gap.

If the news report of "Nanzhou Metro Morning Post" can be noticed by "Focus Talk" and conduct an in-depth investigation, it will be enough to be written into the work report and promoted as a model.

For a young reporter of Zhao Liang's level, if the news he reports can be published in "Focus", it is enough for him to brag about it for a lifetime.

At this time, Zhao Liang saw the "Ghost Castle" news he reported on "Focus Talk", and the excited expression on his face was like winning a lottery jackpot.

The colleagues around him also showed envious expressions, and several young female colleagues looked at Zhao Liang differently.

Everyone who was dining in the canteen put down their chopsticks and looked at the TV, as if waiting for the verdict of victory.

On the TV, Teacher Shui faced the camera and said with an upright face: "This wholesale mall with an investment of tens of millions and an area of ​​500 acres is considered a face-saving project, and is even called a ghost castle by some media!

However, when interviewed by the local government, they said that the wholesale mall was operating normally. So what is the truth? Who is lying? Our reporter from the "Focus Talk" program team personally went to Qinghe City to investigate the truth of the matter.

"

The screen on the TV changed, and footage shot by "Focus Talk" reporter Kong Zhenlong appeared, along with a narration introducing Kong Zhenlong's investigation process.

The TV scene starts with Kong Zhenlong getting off the train, and then taking a three-wheeler to the wholesale mall. After arriving at the wholesale mall, a close-up of the bus stop sign is shown, and then the camera follows Kong Zhenlong into the wholesale mall.

When pictures of storefronts being busy with renovations appeared on the TV, Zhao Liang's face instantly turned pale.

"How is this possible!" Zhao Liang exclaimed.

The colleagues around him also looked at Zhao Liang with surprised expressions. The scene on TV was completely different from what Zhao Liang reported.

Soon, those surprised expressions turned into doubts, and some older colleagues even showed disdain.

Obviously they have decided that Zhao Liang's "Ghost Castle" report was fabricating fake news to attract the attention of the audience.

"That's not the case. When I went there, there was indeed not a single person inside!" Zhao Liang defended loudly.

However, the pictures on TV were contrary to what Zhao Liang said.

"I took the photo at that time!" Zhao Liang then defended.

The next second, the scene of people coming and going in the wholesale mall appeared on the TV again, and the questioning expressions on the faces of the colleagues nearby became more intense.

Compared with photos and image data, image data is obviously more convincing.

What's more, this is a report from "Focus Talk", which is the most authoritative in-depth news reporting column in the country. How can the content reported by "Focus Talk" be false!

Who do you trust more, "Focus Talk" or a young reporter like Zhao Liang? Normal people will believe "Focus Talk".

Under the serious expression on the host Teacher Shui's face, Zhao Liang's defense seemed so feeble.

"By the way, foreign newspapers also reported this. They said that the wholesale mall was a ghost castle. Even if you don't believe me, you still don't believe the foreign media!" Zhao Liang defended again.

Just as Zhao Liang finished speaking, Teacher Shui on the TV spoke again: "So where did the name Ghost Castle come from? After our investigation, we found that the name Ghost Castle came from a news report from a foreign media.

The entire content of this news report is to discredit and completely ignore the economic development achievements of our country in recent years. Such a vibrant wholesale mall has also been dubbed a 'Ghost Castle'.

name, then the authenticity of this title is self-evident.

Some irresponsible media in our country did not fully investigate the reports of foreign media. Instead, they listened to the reports of foreign media and directly quoted the reports of foreign media. As a result, we have seen the so-called "ghost town"

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"No, I went there to investigate, and there was indeed no one there at the time!" Zhao Liang defended again.

However, this time, the colleagues around him slowly dispersed, obviously wanting to stay away from Zhao Liang.

Obviously, Zhao Liang has been blacklisted by his colleagues.

The twenty-minute "Focus Talk" ended quickly. Zhao Liang was no longer in the mood to eat, so he quickly gestured for his lunch box and returned to the office.

As soon as he entered the office, the leader's voice rang: "Zhao Liang, come here."

Zhao Liang looked at the leader's livid face and suddenly felt that something was wrong, but he still walked over.

"Boss, are you looking for me?" Zhao Liang asked slightly nervously.

The leader snorted coldly and said, "Have you watched the "Focus" just now?"

"Leader, please listen to my explanation..." Zhao Liang said quickly.

"It's no longer necessary. If you have anything to say, write it down in a self-reflection letter!" The leader paused, and then said: "The self-reflection letter must be written in a more profound way, so that I can plead with you and try to keep your job.

.But the punishment will definitely not go away! You have to be mentally prepared, this time at least it will be a demerit."

Upon hearing the word "demerit", Zhao Liang's face suddenly turned pale.

The newspaper office can be considered a job within the system. For people within the system, a demerit basically means that there is no room for advancement in his career within ten years.

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The American NBA has entered the playoffs. The Los Angeles Lakers, owned by O'Neal, defeated the Trail Blazers with a score of 3-1 in the first round.

At that time, the NBA playoffs were still a best-of-five game in the first round, and the second round was a best-of-seven game.

In the second round of the playoffs, the Lakers met the strongest Jazz team in history.

The combination of Karl Malone and John Stockton finally reached its peak this season after years of running-in. Even though the Lakers had O'Neal, they were still eliminated by the Jazz.

In this round of playoffs, Kobe performed pretty well, averaging 8.8 points per game, which also exceeded his average in the regular season.

Ordinary young players, with little game experience, may be able to play well on a regular basis, but in the playoffs it is easy for them to fall behind and their data will decline.

However, Kobe's statistics have improved, which has also helped Kobe attract a large number of fans. Many fans are optimistic about the future of this young man.

After the Jazz defeated the Lakers, they eliminated the Rockets, advanced to the NBA Finals, and then met the Chicago Bulls led by Jordan.

Facing the Bulls' weak inside line, Karl Malone was really killing everyone. Rodman, the Bulls' rebounding leader, had a hard time stopping Malone from scoring. Of course, Malone couldn't stop Rodman from grabbing rebounds.

In this round of the NBA Finals, Malone and Rodman, the duo, turned basketball into WWE professional wrestling, and the two took porcelain to the extreme.

The final result of the game was, of course, that the Chicago Bulls led by Jordan won the second championship of the second dynasty.

The NBA in the 1990s was known as the era of the "four major centers". At that time, almost every team was chasing big centers, and the team's team building thinking also centered on big centers.

However, the strange thing is that it was Jordan and his Bulls who dominated the 1990s, and the Bulls at that time never had a powerful center.

The four major centers only have a chance to win the NBA championship when Jordan is away.

This also shows from the side how terrifying Jordan was at that time.

When he was young, Kobe was really very similar to Jordan in terms of his playing style. He was imitating Jordan in his fadeaway jump shot, pulling the lever under the basket, and even biting his jersey. It can be said that the young Kobe was on the path of learning from Jordan.

The person farthest away.

Perhaps for this reason, many fans like Kobe and hope that he will become Jordan's successor.

After the Lakers were eliminated, Li Weidong came to the United States again to inspect the operation of Feiyue Brand.

In addition to being a very good designer, James Bond is also a qualified operator. With his efforts, Feiyue is expanding in an orderly manner.

Looking at the financial statements in his hands, Li Weidong sighed softly and thought to himself: "It seems that I don't have to worry about Feiyue Brand!"

If it were in China, Li Weidong would not dare to be a hands-off shopkeeper. But in the United States, Li Weidong, the boss, would not need to participate in the operation of the company at all.

The system of professional managers has been implemented in the United States for many years. The laws and regulations in this area are very complete in the United States. As the owner of a company, you can completely hand over the management of the company to the CEO. You only need to show your face on the board of directors.

Just listen to the financial report.

Especially after entering the 21st century, large companies in the United States generally prefer to hire senior managers to manage the company, while the bosses hide behind the scenes.

If the company is not running well, the CEO will be fired and replaced. If there is a problem in the company, the CEO and his management team will be blamed.

As a result, those obedient Indians became CEOs of various American companies. As a result, Indians also had an extra project to brag about.

Among the world's top 500 companies, dozens of CEOs are Indians, and Indian corporate management standards are among the best in the world. In fact, they are just a group of high-level wage earners.

However, in the minds of Indians, working for European and American companies is a very honorable thing, and the working emperor is a national hero in the eyes of Indians.

It is also because the United States has a business environment for professional managers, so Li Weidong simply handed over the management rights of the Feiyue brand to James Bond.

In China, Li Weidong would never dare to do this. If he is not someone he trusts very much, how dare he hand over the company to the other party? If he is unlucky and encounters a selfish person who plays some tricks, the company might be taken away directly.

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Domestic regulations on professional managers are not yet complete after all, and most business owners do not trust professional managers. Therefore, domestic companies still mainly rely on the second generation to take over.

Seeing Li Weidong put down the financial statements in his hands, James Bond knew that this hurdle had been passed, and the boss was quite satisfied with the operating situation of Feiyue Brand.

Next, James Bond began to make requests, and he said: "Mr. Li, our brand has expanded to more than a dozen stores, so I think it is time to set up a research and development center to develop our own

Sneaker technology.”

Li Weidong thought for a moment, then asked: "Do you have any plans for the R&D center?"

James Bond nodded: "There are talents in this field in Los Angeles, and I can find them."

"In that case, let's give it a try!" Li Weidong paused and then asked: "Do you have any ideas about the direction of research and development?"

"Not yet, but I would like to do further research and development on the basis of the air cushion." Bond replied.

"Nike is working on a shox technology, do you know?" Li Weidong asked.

"I've heard a little bit about it, and heard that the research and development of this new technology has made progress. My friends at Nike said that this is a technological leap that will lead to a revolution in basketball shoes. But what exactly is this new technology, I don't know.

I don't know." Bond replied.

Li Weidong replied: "The so-called shox technology is to add vertical elastic columns to the soles. The elastic columns compress when encountering external impacts. Then when they return to their original height, the explosive rebound force will push the wearer forward.

.”

"So that's it!" Bond nodded in realization, and then asked: "Are we also going to develop in this direction?"

Li Weidong shook his head: "No, I don't think this technology is as useful as Nike boasts. The risks of this new technology are too high and may even cause injuries to players.

I do have a suggestion, we can not be limited to basketball shoes with hard rubber soles, we have many options in this regard, such as using relatively fine nylon fibers to aggregate together, or some elastic rubber to foam!"

"Okay, after the R&D department is established, I will ask them to investigate the feasibility of these two materials." Bond said immediately.

Of the two solutions proposed by Li Weidong, the former is Nike's ZOOM technology, and the latter is Adidas' OST technology.

Nike has three major sneaker technologies. The first is airmax technology, which is the traditional air cushion. This has always been Nike's flagship product.

The second one is shox technology. When this technology was developed, it was very popular and was hailed as a revolution in basketball shoes like air cushion technology. However, it turned out that it was a failed technology.

Some people believe that shox technology can cause injuries to players, and many fans also blame Vince Carter's knee injury on shox technology.

The third one is ZOOM technology, which is nylon fiber polymer.

This technology has a very good shock absorption effect and is very comfortable to wear on the feet. It is very popular among consumers. Although basketball shoes with ZOOM technology are several hundred dollars more expensive, most people think they are worth the money.

In order to compete with Nike's ZOOM technology, Adidas launched OST technology, which is the so-called "shit feeling". This technology uses a kind of elastic rubber to foam.

Li Weidong knew the direction of sneaker development, so he directly named nylon fiber polymerization and elastic rubber foaming. These two technologies, no matter which one is made, can be used as core technologies to compete with top sports brands.

After talking about the R&D department, Li Weidong continued: "One more thing I have to do when I come to the United States this time is to finalize the next brand spokesperson!"

"Do you want to find another brand spokesperson?" Bond nodded and continued: "Although that young man Kobe is very good and is improving all the time, there is still a gap between him and a star player.

We should look for a more famous player to endorse, which will help increase our sales and significantly increase brand awareness. Mr. Li, who do you have your eye on?"

Li Weidong smiled slightly and said: "The person I am interested in this time is named Tracy McGrady! He is also a high school student."