"Ha, ha, Chairman Xu, with a beautiful lady like young miss Stiel as your lover, do you feel a lot of pressure?" Kennard looked at Xu Yi who still had a bitter smile on his face and gave a small laugh.
Xu Yi looked at him and let out a sigh before saying, "I think we're the same.
You have such a beautiful and lively little sister, so the pressure must be very big. "
"Beautiful and lively?" Kennard's face twitched a few times and the smile on his face turned into a bitter smile.
"I can accept the evaluation of beautiful, but as for lively ….. I would rather Sophia not be this lively."
The two looked at each other and broke out in laughter at the same time.
With just a single sentence, it was like the two of them had become much closer.
After laughing, Kennard asked with a serious look, "Chairman Xu, why do you care so much about managing the Sandy River?
This matter shouldn't be related to you and the New Flyer no matter how you look at it, right? "
"It doesn't seem to be related on the surface.
But Kennard, have you thought about the benefits of managing the Sandy River? "Xu Yi asked back.
"Benefits?"
Kennard thought for a bit before saying with knit brows, "Other than preventing floods, what other benefits are there?"
"No, preventing floods is just a basic requirement. The real benefit is that after managing the Sandy River, it can play a more important role in river transport." Xu Yi replied.
"River transport?" Kennard knit his brows even more.
"Chairman Xu, it can't be that you want to help chairman Porter because you saw what happened to him, right?"
"That is only one aspect.
The real reason is that Banta City does need river transport right now. "Xu Yi said.
"Kennard, the Walmart Chamber of Commerce is in the grocery business, so for the Walmart Chamber of Commerce, what is the most important factor?"
"This ….." Kennard hesitated a bit.
"It should be because they have enough goods. Otherwise, Uncle Hank wouldn't have asked for priority supply rights in the cooperation proposal."
Xu Yi knew that Kennard was explaining on behalf of Hank Wilson, so he smiled to show that he understood. He continued to ask, "Then how do we ensure that the Walmart Chamber of Commerce's stores in the various cities in the kingdom have enough goods at all times?"
Kennard thought for a moment and his eyes suddenly lit up.
"Chairman Xu, I understand what you mean.
Are you trying to show the importance of transportation to business? "
"That's right." Xu Yi nodded approvingly.
"Now that Banta City is developing this quickly, it can be imagined that Banta City will produce countless goods in the future.
Since it's like this, Banta City must have a very strong transport ability to transport these goods. "
Kennard nodded, "That's right.
Take the magic machines that Uncle Hank discussed with you. If you can't transport all the magic machines in Banta City, including your New Flyer, to the various parts of the kingdom, letting these magic machines pile up in Banta City, it will cause serious losses. "
"It's fine if it's just a normal loss of money, but the key thing is that if we don't have enough transport ability, it will be a large blow to the magic machine industry that is about to develop in Banta City.
There are many small companies that aren't that strong that have to spend all their money just to produce a batch of magic machines, so if they can't transport these goods out, it will be a disaster for them. "Xu Yi honestly said.
"I always hoped that there would be many companies involved in the magic machine industry in Banta City, so naturally I don't want to see this situation."
Kennard looked at Xu Yi for a while before suddenly asking, "Chairman Xu, I've been following you and New Flyer these past few days and I've always wanted to ask you a question."
"Speak, it's not good to keep this question in your heart." Xu Yi said with a smile.
"I want to ask, why are there many things you do like you're training competitors for the Frestech Chamber of Commerce for yourself?
With the lead that your New Flyer has, you can easily dominate the magic machine industry.
Like this, whether it is you or New Flyer, you will receive large benefits that people can't even imagine.
Why don't you do this? "
"Do you want to know the real answer?" Xu Yi asked.
"Of course.
I hope that Chairman Xu can seriously answer this question of mine because this is related to an important decision that I will be making soon. "Kennard said with a nod.
Seeing that Kennard's expression was very serious, although Xu Yi was a bit surprised, after thinking about it, he still seriously replied, "Actually before you, there were many people who asked me this question.
I'll repeat it to you here.
I developed the magic machines and founded New Flyer just to make money at first, but now it's far from just this goal, do you believe it? "
Kennard nodded without any hesitation, "I believe it.
If it's just to make money, there are many things that I can't understand at all. "
"It's good that you believe this."
Xu Yi revealed a smile before continuing, "Since it's not to make money, of course there are other goals, or perhaps it should be called goals.
My goal, in the short term, is to let everyone enjoy the convenience that magic machines bring to Sines, thus improving everyone's standard of living and making everyone's lives more comfortable. "
"That's just a short term goal?" Kennard was a bit surprised.
"Then what's your further goal?"
"A further goal would be to greatly improve the level of magic technology in Sines, and then the entire world would undergo a huge change. Not only would people have to live a lowly life on land, but they would also be able to dive into the water and fly into the sky.
Even … space. "
"Space?" This was the first time Kennard had heard of this strange term.
"What's that?"
Xu Yi pointed at the sky and asked Kennard, "You can see that there are clouds floating in the sky, so do you know what's higher than the clouds?"
Kennard looked up at the high, untouchable sky and slowly shook his head.
Although there were magicians who used wind magic to fly to very high places, until now, there had never been a magician who could touch the clouds, let alone reach a place higher than the clouds.
"Let me tell you, in a place much higher than the sky, it's actually an incomparably huge void, so big that you can't even imagine it.
And in this void, there were continents that were around the same size as the Sines Continent that were separated by a certain distance.
I want to go to space because I want to see the other continents in space.
Because maybe I can find my true home in those continents. "
Seeing the inexplicable melancholy on Xu Yi's face, Kennard was very puzzled.
Not to mention how Xu Yi knew that there was an endless void beyond the sky, what was with him saying that he could find his true home in those continents?
Could it be that Chairman Xu, who had always been very rational and calm, actually had the characteristics of a poet?
Xu Yi stared at the sky in a daze for a long time, then lowered his head and looked at Kennard again.
Seeing Kennard's puzzled face, Xu Yi didn't intend to explain more. He smiled and asked, "How is it? Now you know why I want to cultivate competitors, right?
Because I want this industry to develop as fast as possible. It's best if I can realize my dream while I'm still alive. "
Kennard shook his head, thinking that Chairman Xu's dream was really crazy.
But it was said that everyone who could achieve great success in the end would seem a little crazy.
From this point of view, Chairman Xu had the potential to achieve great success in the end.
Thinking of this, Kennard secretly made up his mind.
"Chairman Xu, if you want to realize your dream, you alone won't be enough. I think you will need some help." Kennard said.
"I heard from Hannas that you've always wanted to find a general manager for the New Flyer to manage the Chamber of Commerce's affairs, right?"
Xu Yi looked at Kennard in surprise and nodded, "That's right. I've always wanted to find a general manager to share some of my work, but I haven't found a suitable candidate."
Kennard smiled and pointed at himself, "Chairman Xu, do you think I can be the general manager?"
Although he had guessed a bit from Kennard's expression, hearing Kennard say it out loud still shocked Xu Yi.
"Kennard, you are the son of the Emma Family's patriarch. How can you work for the Chamber of Commerce?"
"I'm not the eldest son, so I don't have the right to be the patriarch.
Moreover, I don't have any title right now, so entering the business world and becoming a merchant wouldn't be a problem.
In fact, the family has been training me as a merchant since I was young. When I was fourteen, I was already in contact with the Walmart Chamber of Commerce's affairs.
Until half a year ago, I was still the assistant to the chairman of the Walmart Chamber of Commerce and was in charge of the Walmart Chamber of Commerce's affairs.
Chairman Xu, do you think … … that I have the qualifications to be the general manager of New Flyer? "Kennard asked.
"Of course you have the qualifications." Xu Yi nodded without hesitation.
"But I don't understand why you want to be the general manager of New Flyer.
With your status, if you want to enter the business world, the Walmart Chamber of Commerce is clearly a much better choice. "
"Chairman Xu, you just told me about your dream, and I also have a dream.
Although my dream isn't as big as yours, we have one thing in common, and that is that we hope to change the world with our own strength.
I don't see this hope in the Walmart Chamber of Commerce, but here, in New Flyer, I see this hope.
So I want to grasp this hope and see if I can really change the world with my own efforts. "
Looking at the serious and sincere Kennard, Xu Yi was silent.
With Kennard's status, the education he received in the Emma Family and the training he went through in the Walmart Chamber of Commerce, he was indeed a very suitable candidate for the position of general manager.
Although he was a year younger than Xu Yi, in the business world, he was probably much more experienced than Xu Yi.
Strictly speaking, it was a waste of talent for such a person to be the general manager of New Flyer.
Xu Yi wanted to agree, but he still had some concerns.
"You are still a member of the Emma Family and will eventually return to the Walmart Chamber of Commerce.
Working in New Flyer is actually a waste of time. "Xu Yi said.
Kennard smiled, "Chairman Xu, although I am from the Emma Family, it doesn't mean that I will always be bound by the family.
This time, I specifically asked Hannas to bring me here to see if New Flyer can give me the possibility to leave the family and realize my dream.
Now that I have discovered this possibility, do you think I will let it go? "
Seeing that Xu Yi was still hesitating, Kennard continued, "Chairman Xu, in fact, my father has already agreed for me to come here, so you don't have to worry about the pressure from the Emma Family.
Also, you don't lose anything by hiring me as the general manager, right?
Regardless of whether I leave or not, at least during my time here, I can contribute to New Flyer, and I believe that I have the ability to do so.
Since that is the case, Chairman Xu, what are you worried about?
Don't tell me … … you don't even have the courage to do this? "
Xu Yi looked at him, thought for a while, and smiled, "Don't deliberately provoke me.
Alright, since you are willing to be the general manager of New Flyer, then from now on, you will officially enter the probation period.
I have to remind you that although your identity and resume are very impressive, New Flyer is different from the Walmart Chamber of Commerce, so the things you need to do are naturally different.
If you don't do well, don't blame me for not giving you face and directly firing you. "
Kennard grinned, revealing his white teeth in a brilliant smile.
"Please rest assured, I definitely won't give you the chance to fire me."