Chicago 1990

According to Hamlin's feedback, Barn Chemicals can no longer survive. Old Barn is about to file for bankruptcy protection in just two days.?ranwe?n?????????a`

"Such a good factory, it's a pity."

In the office building of Baen Chemical's factory area, surrounded by a lot of bank and insurance company managers, Old Baen signed documents on the table. At first he glanced through the clauses, but didn’t look at them later. , Breathing heavily and just sign, from time to time betting out the window.

The towering chimneys are no longer working. Many large reactors and equipment have been dismantled and stacked neatly in the open air. The main factory area is silent. Only some small chimneys at the corners are still emitting white smoke. A silhouette of a busy worker in protective clothing.

In the past, all the workers who protested in front of the office building were gone, and the bosses were all over. No matter how much trouble they made, it would be no use to find a new job as soon as possible.

Old Barn is still capable of willpower. He saw Song Ya and Hamlin walking in and feigned angrily: "Damn it, it's too embarrassing to meet on this occasion. Don't write it in the lyrics. aplus!"

"I didn't expect..." Song Ya really didn't know how to comfort people in this situation.

"No surprises." Old Barn said: "It's been a tough year, don't you think? Haha!" He still joked to the financial professionals around him.

The faces of these people are very ugly. This year, Sears, one of the pillars of the Chicago economy, lost 3.9 billion yuan. The giant that owns a Sears credit card for every seven U.S. households has developed from retail to financial services and fueling. Stations, all kinds of electrical appliances, hardware, gems, and book stores, have almost all kinds of business, and the stalls are very large.After a period of rapid development in recent years, it suddenly hit the wall. Not only was it forced to sell Chicago’s iconic building, Sears Tower, the world’s tallest building, but also had to tighten its business and retreat from all fronts.

The real economy is unlucky, and the life of these financial institutions is naturally not easy. They saw Song Ya's eyes shine, just like seeing a gold mine, "Meet aplus again." A somewhat familiar white man came to introduce himself first. .

"Hello." Song Ya couldn't remember where he had been before.

"Wind City Open."

He made a swing motion, "I remember." Song Ya vaguely remembered being an opponent with him, yes, it was the first game of the amateur group of the Windy City Open.

"O'Grady, Northern Trust." The other party shook his hand.

Other people in the room also came closer, most of them were financial institutions under the Chicago Consortium that Song Ya had dealt with, Northern Trust, Harris Bank, and Insurance.

"Where is Edward?" Song Ya asked, he didn't want to be misunderstood as wanting to take the order.

"It's next door, you go find it." Old Barn said.

Song Ya confessed and withdrew, and found Edward in a meeting room next door.

This guy was much worse than the old Barn's concentration. Sitting in the corner, his head hung down, his tie was untied and draped around his neck, his face was ashen.

Aw Investment Company became Edward Investment Company because of this merger and acquisition. His partner withdrew. After Old Barn filed for bankruptcy, all the mess was his own. His partner changed from Old Barn to troublesome. The quagmire of various financial institutions is getting deeper and deeper.

"Hey, Edward, how is it? Is it okay?" Song Ya greeted him.

"Aplus?" He raised his head, his expression became a little complicated when he saw Song Ya, "You will take the opportunity, and now it is indeed an excellent entry..."

"Uh, sorry, Edward, I just came to see Old Barn."

Song Ya quickly interrupted his delusion, "What do you plan to do next?"

Edward rubbed his face, "In fact, the situation is not as bad as you think. The bank will not watch everything go to nothing.They have much greater influence than ours, and things will turn for the better."

"So the key lies in the next home of the equipment, right?" Song Ya asked.

"Well, it will probably be sold to Southeast Asia at a lower price, and now there is only one option." Edward said.

"But you haven't signed a contract with a Chinese enterprise?" Song Ya asked again.

"No way, force majeure." Edward shrugged. "It's good for both parties."

Song Ya and Hamlin looked at each other, and after a few words, they found an excuse to leave.

"What's wrong with you? aplus?"

Song Ya had been in a daze after getting in the car and was noticed by Hamlin.

"It seems things are going a bit."

Song Ya originally planned to use Gore’s campaign to get on the line with Wal-Mart’s senior executives. He remembers that when recording shows, the guests representing Wal-Mart and his own views were very close. If the affordable clothes of a+ apparel can enter the Wal-Mart hypermarket, which is mainly high-quality and cheap. Up.But after being advised by Samuel, he dispelled this idea. Now Old Barn goes bankrupt. If the chemical equipment is sold to Southeast Asia, the plan he and John Liu had made cannot be implemented...

"Is there anything I can help?" Hamlin asked.

Song Ya hasn't fully revealed his thoughts about these things, "Help me keep watching them, wait..." He thought for a while, "I'll talk about it after I finish the promotion of beautifulgirls in August."

In the evening, he took people to the charity dinner organized by Claire. It was inevitable to sing wherethelove. By the way, he made a sweet public appearance with Fergie and broke the previous scandal with Hallie.

Halle’s Stealing Mood, Sanbei Mi’s box office sold mediocre, with a production cost of 42 million, and the industry estimated that Beimi’s box office was only 70 million. Eddie Murphy’s ambitions suffered a major blow, although the film was sold overseas. It's very good. Global box office over 100 million is not a problem, but the overseas revenue share is lower, Paramount will not lose money, but their unlimited trust in Eddie Murphy may come to an end.

This is not good news for Halle either. The main responsibility is definitely not hers, but the two consecutive blockbusters that she participated in, the ultimate leader and the stealer, have failed to varying degrees. Again, Hollywood is very realistic.

"My task is complete, let's talk."

Claire's brokerage ability is the most professional. He introduced Song Ya to the main target who came this time, the deputy manager of the Midwestern community chain store under Sears Department Store, Scott.

Song Ya targeted him through a headhunting company. Relying on Riise’s personal ability to organize a full-scale distribution may be a bit difficult. A+ Apparel needs more professional talents. The community chain stores of Sears Department Store generally operate in relatively small communities. Various groceries, such as lawn mowers that are indispensable to the American people, hardware tools for repairing cars and houses, etc., naturally also sell some food, clothing and daily necessities.

"Clothing industry?" Scott is a powerful forty-year-old white man. He is not surprised that singers enter this field. "Where are you going to open the store? A gorgeous mile?"

"No." Song Ya briefly introduced his idea.

"Affordable clothing?" Scout was very surprised. "Which brand is it?"

"No, I do it myself, I have found my own brand, and the factory is in China." Song Ya said.

"Wow..." Scout looked at Song Ya again, "Do you have the energy to do this?"

"So I'm not here to invite professionals?" Song Ya raised his glass and gestured to the other party.

"Me?" Scout smiled, "I thought that Sears would not work, but that was only a temporary problem. We can continue to return to the department store business for decades."

"But you have been layoffs for several years, haven't you?" Song Ya laughed.

"So what, I'm not afraid of layoffs, the community chain stores are profitable, and the profit margin is not low."

Scout shook his head.

"But I know, you once suggested that Sears executives should learn more from Wal-Mart and accelerate the introduction of OEM-owned cheap products, right?" Song Ya continued to persuade: "I have targeted you through a headhunting company. , I have prepared the position of general manager for you."

Scout was a little upset, "I suggested it, but no one at the top listened to me. They just want to go the normal department store model..."