"Grandpa, why are you hitting someone out of the blue?" After Hao Jianguo left, a beautiful girl with blonde hair and blue eyes popped out from somewhere and asked curiously.
"Because this person has gotten too big for his britches!" Grandpa chuckled. "The most important thing for a person is to understand their place. If you're a horse, you let people ride you; if you're a dog, you wag your tail; and if you're a pig, you grow fat meat."
"So, this person doesn't want to be a dog anymore and wants to be a pig. That's why Grandpa had to give him a lesson, right?" the girl asked.
"Well said, perfectly right!" The old man laughed heartily, hugged his granddaughter, and kissed her a few times. "It's so late, why aren't you in bed yet? What are you doing here with Grandpa?"
"My dad promised to buy me a phone, but I want to pick the model myself. I couldn't decide, so I came to ask you, Grandpa!" the granddaughter said with a smile. Although this little girl came from an extremely terrifying family background, her upbringing was also very strict. She wouldn't be allowed to have a phone until a certain age.
Therefore, owning a mobile phone was a very happy occasion for the little girl.
"Coincidentally, this document contains a lot of information about mobile phones. Why don't you pick one from here?" The old man then handed the document directly to his granddaughter. The girl quickly flipped through it and wore a thoughtful expression.
"I want to buy a Motorola!" the child finally said.
"Why that brand?" the old man asked curiously.
"Because in a few years, I might not be able to buy this brand of phone anymore!" the girl replied.
"Hahahaha!" The old man couldn't help but laugh. "Are you that optimistic about this plan?"
"No, I just think this plan is very powerful. It's almost unstoppable, just like nothing can resist the tide. This is a plan that cannot fail, unless..."
"Unless what?"
"Unless Grandpa you intervene to stop this plan, or due to other circumstances, otherwise these companies will likely face huge challenges!" the girl said.
"And what do you think? Will Grandpa intervene?" the old man asked again.
"That..." The girl pondered for a moment and then said, "Grandpa will definitely intervene."
"And why is that?" the old man retorted.
"Because this company called Jiangnan is too terrifying. Behind it is a rising nation. If we don't find a way to suppress it or control it, then it's very likely that we'll have another Morgan Grandpa next door!" the girl said. "We can't nurture a rival for ourselves!"
"That's not possible! Not at all!" the old man laughed heartily. "This guy is Chinese, so he will never become that damned old Morgan in his lifetime. As soon as I make a move, all his assets will vanish in an instant!"
"However, this Chinese man is indeed very capable. He can help Grandpa do many things that Grandpa finds inconvenient to do himself! So Grandpa can't move against him; instead, he should use him to get rid of some people!" The old man shook his head.
"Grandpa, aren't you afraid of nurturing a tiger that might bring disaster later?" the girl asked curiously.
"Not afraid, because this is not a real tiger!" The old man smiled and shook his head, then saw an apple placed not far away and smiled. "The real tiger will descend soon, and all these guys in front of us will be finished!"
The girl didn't quite understand, but it seemed the apple would be delicious!
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"Esteemed colleagues, I cherish the time we have spent together. Although we haven't achieved anything monumental, we have always worked diligently for the company."
"Now the time has finally come for me to complete my mission. I hope that in the days to come, you will all continue to serve the company well!" Bannon stood in the company's conference room and spoke passionately to all the employees.
Bannon's expression was very complex, and his tone was emotional. The employees below also had complicated and solemn expressions, while also speculating about who the new owner would be and how they would give this new boss a taste of their own medicine.
That's right, these company employees were not planning how to please the new boss at this moment, but rather how to show him who was boss, and it was a show of defiance that had been prepared for a long time.
Bannon had known about the company's acquisition talks at least a month ago, and as soon as Bannon knew, most of the other employees in the company also knew.
After all, the parent company was not exactly a secret organization, and the employees here were all connected through various relationships within the parent company. Such news simply couldn't be kept under wraps.
It was quite normal for Bell Mobile Communications to be sold. The company had been performing poorly lately, and its future was either a sale or outright bankruptcy. Everyone was mentally prepared for this situation.
So, upon learning that the company was about to be sold, they had already begun preparing a show of defiance for the new boss.
For example, some technical departments introduced bugs into the company's systems.
The administrative department scrambled various company situations, reports, and data into a mess.
The most audacious were the finance department employees who directly transferred some financial statements to their private computers.
In any case, all these tactics were ready. If the new boss dared to touch their benefits, they would play games with him and let him know who couldn't be messed with.
These methods sounded exaggerated and absurd, but reality was often even more absurd, and this was indeed the best way these employees could think of to maintain their positions.
These people also knew in their hearts that Bell's decline was inseparable from their constant slacking off. However, after the company was sold, the situation would be completely different. Their connections within the parent company would no longer protect them. The new boss could fire them if he wanted to, and he could use various means to torment them.
Therefore, to maintain their positions and benefits, these old employees had prepared a big surprise for the new boss. If the new boss treated them well and maintained the existing relationships, they would serve the new boss well and even pretend to work hard for a month or two, leading to a mutually beneficial situation.
But if the new boss dared to make drastic changes, then it would be a fight to the death, a complete separation.
Just as everyone was pondering the most prudent course of action, the office phone rang three times and then hung up.
This was the signal from the company's receptionist that the new owner's people had arrived. Everyone immediately became serious and returned to their workstations, pretending to work hard.
Soon, the elevator doors opened, and a group of people emerged. Everyone couldn't help but peek, and they were surprised to find that this group was mostly Asian, or rather, almost entirely Asian faces, with only a few Western faces, and they looked like lawyers, assisting with the company's acquisition process.
"Could it be that the new owner this time is a group of Asians?" Everyone's hearts became uneasy. After all, according to their understanding, this was the most disliked boss in the world, without exception.
Because Asian bosses were particularly stingy, they loved to exploit workers, and they also liked overtime. Some shops run by Asian bosses even required work until after 8 PM, which was a blasphemy against God. Working for a company run by Asians was practically no different from going to hell.
However, companies run by Asians were particularly formidable. If they entered an industry, that industry would be thrown into chaos. Therefore, Asian companies were particularly unwelcome in the United States. When these employees learned that they were about to be acquired by Asians, their expressions became even more grim.
"Hey, what do we do?" Seeing the group of Asians enter President Bannon's office, a few leading figures whispered to each other.
"Fight back! The more Asian they are, the more we have to fight back, otherwise we'll have to work overtime every day!" one person said. This statement was immediately supported by others, so everyone agreed that they must fight for their interests.
Half an hour later, Bannon's secretary began to summon all the workers to the conference room again for a meeting. Then, they saw the group of Asians in the conference room.
"Everyone, allow me to introduce Mr. Lei from China, who is the representative of BLM Company, and he is the new chairman of Bell Mobile Communications. Please welcome him!" Bannon announced from the stage, while Lei Jun, the new owner of Bell Mobile Communications, was a bit bewildered.
He never expected that the gift from Boss Huang would be an old American telephone company. This company was even the world's first telephone company, which was a truly unexpected gift.
It would probably cost at least tens of millions of dollars to buy this company.
However, Lei Jun liked this gift very much because it would save him a lot of trouble. For a Chinese company preparing to enter the US market, the most troublesome thing was not operational issues, but rather various procedures and permits, such as network access permits. This alone could hold him up for several months.
But now, they could also use Bell Mobile Communications' existing permits and licenses. Even the products that Lei Jun brought could be relabeled at the factory and immediately put on sale in the US market. It was truly magical and fast. At the slowest, it would take about a week, so this was indeed an excellent gift, except for the old employees in front of him.
"Next, please welcome our new chairman, Mr. Lei, to address everyone!" Bannon said with a smile and handed the microphone to Lei Jun.
The people below pricked up their ears, expecting the new chairman to announce his new policies, as a new broom sweeps clean. If he said anything that harmed their interests, they would make a big fuss.
Then they heard Lei Jun say, "Everyone, you don't have to work today!"
"Hmm!" Everyone smiled upon hearing this. This new boss was indeed sensible and seemed to be planning to give them a day off or even treat them to a meal.
Then Lei Jun continued, "You can go to the finance department and line up to finalize your severance packages according to the laws and regulations. You are all dismissed!"