In the spacious chairman's office of Global Group, Fang Lang considered it over again and again before picking up the phone and calling Wan Chongxin.
As his first subordinate, Fang Lang still trusted Wan Chongxin very much.
The trading company under his management will inevitably have to deal with the Soviet Union in the future. There are some risks involved, and he must be warned in advance to avoid losses to the company.
Wan Chongxin came very quickly. Ever since Fang Lang established the Global Group, Wan Chongxin has been concentrating on managing Global Trade and has rarely interfered in the business of other companies.
The main purpose of doing this is to avoid suspicion, but in fact, because Fang Lang seldom goes to the Global Group to work, he is able to participate in the decision-making of many matters of the Global Group.
He knew that Fang Lang was coming to the United States this time. After all, Fang Lang regarded him as a friend and did not hide his itinerary from him.
It’s just that the other party didn’t know that he would come to Global Group today.
"Boss, why didn't you tell me when you arrived in New York so I could pick you up?"
Fang Lang stepped forward and gave the other person a big hug, smiling and saying:
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"You are now the CEO of Global Trade and the vice president of the group company. You have to do everything. Isn't it a waste of the assistant you found for me?"
Wan Chongxin was very happy about his boss's enthusiasm. He had never thought that he would achieve what he has today.
From a young man struggling to make ends meet, he became the general manager of a global trading company in just over a year.
But it’s all thanks to the boss in front of me!
"Boss, the assistant is the assistant, and I am me. You can't forget me just because you have an assistant!"
Fang Lang heard the hidden meaning in Wan Chongxin's words and scolded with a smile:
"You are so good, Wan Chongxin. I knew you had bad intentions in finding me this assistant."
Wan Chongxin didn't mind it at all, he smiled and said:
"Boss, you can't wrongly accuse a good person!
At the beginning, I gave you the information of several people, but you chose this girl yourself!"
Fang Lang, who was exposed, coughed twice in embarrassment, drank a sip of water to cover it up, and then calmly changed the subject:
"Chongxin! Did you know that in mid-March, former British Prime Minister Churchill gave a speech in Fulton, the United States?"
"Speech? Churchill?"
Wan Chongxin understood that Fang Lang was trying to change the subject, but he was a little confused as to why he suddenly made such a big turn and started discussing the politician show with him.
Seeing Wan Chongxin's expression, Fang Lang realized that the other party obviously had not paid attention to this kind of news, and he couldn't help but shake his head.
He said to Wan Chongxin earnestly:
"Chongxin! Our Global Group is no longer the small company that smuggled cigarettes.
Today I noticed that many of our businesses are signed with government departments in some European countries.
If we really want to do these businesses well in the future, we must do sufficient research on the country's political trends.
The country we are in now is the United States, which is a capitalist country.
Do you know where the best place in the country is?"
Fang Lang's topic was really too profound. This was a level of knowledge that a poor boy from the lower class of ordinary people could not have access to.
After thinking about it, Wan Chongxin said uncertainly:
"Freedom and democracy?"
Unexpectedly, Wan Chongxin would give such an answer. Fang Lang asked with a bit of a smile:
“Do you feel free or democratic in the United States?”
Wan Chongxin fell into deep thought. After thinking for a long time, he said:
"It seems like none of them. But isn't the news all about promoting American freedom and democracy?"
Looking at the confused Wan Chongxin in front of him, Fang Lang shook his head helplessly and said to Wan Chongxin:
“Don’t believe what others say. Use your heart to feel and analyze things. Only then can you discover the truth of the world.
We have strayed off topic, I can only tell you.
Never follow the crowd at any time.
It seems that you don't know much about the United States.
Well, today I will reveal a corner of America to you, giving you a chance to see the real world.
As a capitalist country, the United States represents the interests of big capitalists.
All politicians are funded by big businessmen to come to power. Whether they are state legislators or the President of the United States, they are all spokespersons for business interests.
You have to know this.
Given the size of our group company, we can now proactively select some politicians to invest in.
This business has a higher return rate than commercial investment.”
"Ah! Boss, are you going to make a political donation to the president?"
"No, not me, I'm Brazilian and it's impossible for American politicians to accept political donations from me.
However, as an American, you can participate on behalf of Universal Group.
But it's not the time yet. If necessary, I will tell you what to do.
What I want to tell you today is that if we want to expand our business in the United States.
We must participate in politics, not just support the election of congressmen or the president.
We also need to understand the rules of the game between businessmen and the government.
Take the speech that former British Prime Minister Churchill gave in the United States that I just told you about. Of course, you may not have heard of it.
However, I hope you will study his speech carefully when you go home.
Let me now tell you what I think of this speech.
Churchill was reminding everyone to be careful of the Soviet Union's infiltration into Europe and the United States, which would undermine the foundation of the capitalist camp.
Two opposing camps were artificially created.”
Unfortunately, Fang Lang talked for a long time, but Wan Chongxin obviously didn't know much about these political structures and looked completely confused.
Seeing Wan Chongxin looking at him blankly, Fang Lang did not continue speaking, but looked at Wan Chongxin, hoping that he could digest and absorb some of what he had just said.
After a long while, Wan Chongxin asked uncertainly:
"You mean, the world will reappear, with two new hostile groups like the Allies and the Axis?"
Fang Lang was absolutely sure that Wan Chongxin might not quite understand the rules of the game between businessmen and the government.
However, I already understood the meaning of my last sentence.
He smiled and nodded:
“That’s not wrong.”
Fang Lang must have confirmed his guess. Wan Chongxin was shocked and said with horror:
"The war has just ended. Will there be another war soon?"
“There won’t be a war, at least not a direct war between two major powers.
After all, the world war had just ended, and no one could bear another war."
"I see what you mean, you are talking about the Soviet Union, right?
Does it require us to cut off our business with the Soviet Union?"
Fang Lang shook his head and said:
"Of course not, as long as the policy is not implemented, we can do business normally.
However, we must be careful to avoid risks and must never allow a situation where we send goods to the other party but are unable to recover the payment due to political reasons.
This will cause us great losses.
Today I saw that our company has business dealings with the Soviet Union.
We must always pay close attention to political developments in this regard and be prepared to have trade ties cut off at any time.
The best way is for us to train our own people in the government.
It's obviously too late now.
However, for such a big thing, there will be many signs ahead.
We focus on the statements made by some people from various major government departments in private or public occasions.
We must get out of this safely before the policy is officially released. Do you understand?"
Wan Chongxin nodded seriously, obviously realizing the seriousness of the matter.
This is a major event that will affect the world's political, economic, and military landscape for the next fifty years. It cannot be overemphasized.
However, Fang Lang's next turn almost caused Wan Chongxin to fall.
"Now that you understand the danger of this crisis, can you find the opportunity in it?"
Wan Chongxin was completely immersed in the dangerous scene that Fang Lang described to him, and at first he did not react to Fang Lang's intention at all.
Things have become so serious that there is no time to worry or be afraid, let alone think about whether there will be any opportunities in between!
Fortunately, after more than a year of training, Wan Chongxin is no longer the ignorant young man who knew nothing.
After Fang Lang's introduction, Wan Chongxin immediately thought of something and quickly said:
"You mean that there will be a huge gap in the products that were originally sold by the Soviet Union to Europe and the United States.
We can prepare early and take the opportunity to fill the gap.”
Fang Lang smiled and nodded with satisfaction:
“Yes, have you thought of any products?”
As the CEO of a trading company, Wan Chongxin must be aware of this basic information. He stood up and walked around the office, counting on his fingers as he walked:
“First of all, it must be agricultural products. Due to the war, Europe’s agriculture has been severely damaged. The largest commodity we sell to Europe now is agricultural products.
Among them, the demand for grain, oil, various condiments, and alcohol is extremely huge.
We currently purchase agricultural products from Brazil, and in the European market, our biggest competitors are grain traders from the United States and Eastern Europe.
If the situation you expect occurs, it means that food from Eastern Europe will not be able to enter Europe.
It looks like we need more food.
As for other commodities, I think we need to start investigating now to see what products are actually being sold in Eastern Europe.”
Fang Lang was not worried about Wan Chongxin's business vision.
Now, after Fang Lang's suggestion, Fang Lang believes that global trade will be able to take advantage of the opportunity to fill the gap in Eastern European goods and grow rapidly in Europe.
In fact, Fang Lang also knows a commodity that is most in short supply in Europe in a short period of time. Why is it in a short period of time?
Because this commodity is very abundant in Germany, this commodity is coal.
The reason for the shortage is that after Germany's defeat in the war, the Allies restricted the scale of Germany's coal mining and demolished many coal mining facilities.
The direct consequence was that the severe cold weather in 1946 and 1947 left many homes in Germany without heating and hundreds of people froze to death.
Although the situation in the UK was not as serious, industrial production had to be stopped in order to meet domestic civilian coal demand.
This situation is very similar to the energy crisis currently taking place in Europe.
Unfortunately, Brazil's coal resources are relatively scarce and of poor quality, making them difficult to develop and utilize.
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