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Chapter 508 Pride and Prejudice

Suning has always known that trust has its limits. No matter how outstanding Takahashi Iwaichi is, Suning needs to remain sober. It is impossible to really ignore the tycoon. Being a hands-off manager also requires a certain level of skill.

First, he asked Takahashi Iwaichi to arrange for Korn Ferry to send the information of the candidate heads of the two companies. The final right of selection and appointment was still in his own hands. Looking at the resumes of each candidate, Suning began to ask questions and interview them.

"David, since you have worked in the trade industry for nine years, what do you think about the issue of blockade?" Suning looked at the candidate David Jones with a smile, feeling that his resume was really rich.

"Takahashi-kun? What's going on?" David was obviously a little confused, because Suning next to Takahashi Iwaichi was just a teenager.

"David, this is the son of our company's boss. All his questions are of concern to the boss. You just need to try your best to answer them." Takahashi Iwa explained with a smile.

"Huh? Why doesn't the boss come out in person? Does he look down on me, David Jones?" It was clear David Jones wasn't satisfied with Takahashi Iwaichi's explanation. He felt ignored. "I've worked for the largest trading company, Trafigura Group, for seven years. I have extensive work experience and abilities. You can't treat me like this."

"David Jones, do you want to be an enemy of our Kohn Ferry International?" Suning stopped Takahashi Iwaichi from continuing to explain, and then did not mind David Jones's arrogance and prejudice, but looked at David Jones with a calm expression.

"This..." David Jones finally came to his senses. After all, Korn Ferry International was a behemoth. He stared blankly at the young man in front of him for a moment. "I'm a trade expert. I deserve some courtesy. Aren't you known as a civilized and courteous nation? Why are you treating me like this?"

"David Jones, do you think my parents are ignoring you by letting a little kid like me show up to interview you?"

"Yes! I want to meet the boss in person. I have a huge plan that I want to tell the boss in person." David Jones firmly asked to meet the real "boss".

"Haha, Davy Jones, all we can see now is your personal resume, which doesn't prove your ability at all." Looking at the persistent Davy Jones in front of him, Su Ning said disapprovingly, "Excuse me for being blunt, but you haven't seen the strength of my parents yet."

"What? I'm a talent recommended by Korn Ferry International?"

"David Jones, don't forget that the owners of Korn Ferry are also my parents."

“.”Reality made David Jones sober up a little.

"In this world, only those who are capable can be arrogant. David Jones, please show your strength." Looking at David Jones who had sobered up a little, Suning said meaningfully.

"What do you want me to do?" David Jones, who was much more sober, was sweating profusely and suddenly realized that he still didn't know how to address Suning.

"Now, all you need to do is answer my questions." Su Ning glanced at David Jones's extensive resume again. Suddenly, he felt a surge of admiration for his talent, so he didn't mind being more patient with him. "As for meeting my parents, that's going to have to wait until you successfully join Tycoon Trading and prove yourself."

"Blockade is the natural enemy of trade, but also a huge feast for trade, which brings more opportunities." David Jones's answer was still a little angry.

"If you were appointed as the head of this trading company, how would you contact and trade with the Soviet Union?"

"Because there is no basis of trust between the two parties, I will give up profits in the first one to two years. Moreover, the Soviet Union has developed heavy industry but lacks light industry. I will look for cheap light industrial products for barter." Once David Jones regained consciousness, he quickly began to get into his role.

"Oh? Is it too primitive?" Su Ning suppressed the smile in his heart and asked pretending to be ignorant.

"Humph! It is precisely the primitive means that are most needed by all parties."

"David Jones, how do you find cheap light industrial products?"

"Simple! Just place the order directly through a trading company, lower the price to an extremely low level, and maintain a certain profit margin for the supplier."

"Oh? From what you said, you have a goal?" Suning couldn't help but be surprised.

"Yes! China has many suitable cheap products. We can also provide loans or technology to help them upgrade. It will be easy to achieve mutual benefit, and we can also make more money." Qualified managers need to maximize their interests.

"David Jones, congratulations on becoming the general manager of Tycoon Trading Company."

"What? You can really make the decision?" David Jones looked at Suning in surprise, his face full of questioning.

"Of course! Otherwise I might as well go to the amusement park and watch the circus!"

"I'm sorry! I thought you couldn't make a decision at first, so you were so irrational." At this time, David Jones quickly stood up and apologized to Suning.

"David Jones, my parents don't mind using an employee with a bad temper, but this employee has to show his or her own abilities, so let us all see what you're made of."

"Yes! I won't let you down."

"David Jones, you only have two years. If you fail to expand Tycoon Trade within two years, you may pay the price for your arrogance today."

"Ah? Yes! I know what to do." David Jones knew that arrogant people without ability would be ruthlessly abandoned by capital.

"Well, the next focus of the trading company will be trade with the Soviet Union. You should first make a detailed trade plan and then hand it over to Mr. Takahashi Iwaichi for review." Seeing that David Jones understood his own identity, Suning smiled and made the arrangements.

"Yes! I'll submit the report as soon as possible."

After David Jones left, Takahashi Iwao looked at Suning with a worried look on his face, "Hengjun! This David Jones is too arrogant.

If it weren't for the reputation of Korn Ferry, he wouldn't even bother talking to us, judging by what happened just now."

"Uncle Takahashi, generally capable people are arrogant. Let us see his strength first." For Suning, which is extremely greedy for talents, this kind of tolerance is still available.

"Hyungjun! I feel like David Jones is a lunatic. He doesn't look as good as his resume says." Takahashi Iwao couldn't help but question.

"That's right! Resumes can be falsified and embellished. Although Korn Ferry now belongs to us and we've ruled out that possibility, we still need to make our own observations and judgments." Seeing that Takahashi Iwaichi was very disgusted with David Jones's arrogance, Suning really wanted to say that what he needed was a madman. "The most important thing is that David Jones's business philosophy is in line with my expectations and should be able to meet my requirements to the greatest extent possible."

"Huh? Hyungjun! I'm still a little worried about this Davy Jones. We have to be cautious."

"Uncle Takahashi, didn't I ask him to give you the plan for review? From now on, you will just be responsible for supervising him."

"Huh? Okay!" After hearing Suning's arrangement, Takahashi Iwaichi finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Uncle Takahashi, did this Zheng Zeqiang resign from Universal?" Suning took out another personnel document from the file.

"Yes! He is a shipping talent recommended by Korn Ferry International's Hong Kong branch."

"Well, then let him be the general manager of Tycoon Shipping Company."

"Ah? Hengjun, I asked him to come for an interview tomorrow. Aren't you going to interview him?" Takahashi Iwa looked at Suning in surprise.

"Forget it! Don't run into guys like Davy Jones again. It's better to rely on their work ability." "Okay! I'll go down and make arrangements."

After Takahashi Iwa left, Suning smiled silently, because David Jones met his requirements very well. Not only did he have a good vision, but he was also very courageous. More importantly, he had worked in the Trafigura Group for many years and had extensive work experience and connections. He was exactly the talent he needed.

As for David Jones's arrogance and rudeness, these are trivial matters that Suning considers to be insignificant. Suning still values his work ability more. As long as he has this ability, Suning does not mind some indulgence.

Trading with the Soviet Union requires not only keen observation, but also sufficient courage. Fortunately, David Jones currently has both. As for his future work performance, we need to continue to observe.

Soon David Jones handed in a detailed plan. After reading it, Takahashi Iwa was very satisfied and gave it to Suning for review.

"Uncle Takahashi, this David is pretty good, right?" Looking at the plan in his hand, Suning looked at Takahashi Iwaichi with a smile.

"Hyungjun, it seems okay at the moment. It depends on his performance next time."

"Well, we'll just have to wait and see."

"Hyungjun, I hope you didn't make a mistake."

"Haha, Uncle Takahashi, please help me contact a Russian teacher. I want to start learning Russian."

"Ah? Will this affect your studies?"

"It's okay! I like studying and studying makes me happy." Suning suddenly said something pretentious.

Christmas of 1987 has passed, and 1988 is approaching. Suning really can't help but want to get involved in the big fat piece of meat, the Soviet Union.

Suning can speak German, Japanese, English and Korean, but has never been exposed to Russian. Therefore, he plans to learn Russian to facilitate communication with partners in the future.

"Aunt Shen, New Year's Day is coming soon. Do you want to go back to Seoul?" Seeing that Shen's mother had become accustomed to the work and life here, Suning also put aside his worries about her.

"Master Hengjun, no thanks!" Although Shen's mother felt a little tempted, she still refused. "Business at the Seoul restaurant has been very good recently. If I leave, I'm worried they won't be able to handle it."

"Oh! During the Lunar New Year, I will go back to Seoul. How about I give you ten days off then, and you can go back to Seoul to reunite with your family."

"Thank you! Master Hengjun." Shen's mother looked at Su Ning in surprise.

Chen Runji and Li Hairen are now running back and forth between Seoul and Hong Kong. They are mainly busy with their film and television companies. They spent this year's Christmas and New Year in Seoul. Suning was the only one left in Hong Kong. Tycoon Trading is really complicated now, and Suning can only keep an eye on it in Hong Kong at the beginning.

Suning suddenly realized that he attached too much importance to trade with the Soviet Union because it was related to his next plan. Fortunately, David Jones did not disappoint him and the first contact was perfect.

Tycoon Trading bought two "soon-to-be-scrapped" civilian aircraft from the Soviet Union at a low price, and then sold them to Thai Airways at a high price. Tycoon Trading made a lot of wealth from it and also began to make friends with the Soviet upper class.

Seeing that the first transaction went so smoothly, Suning couldn't help but relax. In the future, David Jones only needs to purchase cheap light industrial products from China and then operate it in a similar way. He believes that he will gradually establish a deep friendship with the Soviet upper echelons.

Suning has not left the stock market and is still looking for funds from the stock market. This is an easy thing for Suning. Every time Suning can accurately judge the stock market trends. Takahashi Iwaichi has to admire Suning's ability to invest in the stock market.

The main reason now is that Suning is low-key enough. The account belongs to his mother Li Hairen, and it is Takahashi Iwaichi who is running it, so the outside world has no idea that this is the operation of a teenager, otherwise the outside world will definitely go crazy.

"Hengjun, this is Natasha, a top student in the Faculty of Law at the University of Hong Kong." Takahashi Iwaichi quickly brought a young girl in her early twenties, who looked particularly charming and seductive with her blonde hair and blue eyes.

"Natasha, this is a nice name. You will be my Russian teacher from now on." Looking at the young and beautiful blonde girl in front of him, Suning regretted that he was still just a child.

"Chen Hengjun, I'm very curious why you thought of learning Russian?" Natasha looked at Suning with an inquiring look.

"Haha, no child likes to study. My parents have some business dealings with the Soviet Union, so they want me to learn another language." Suning had already thought of a reason.

"Well, Chen Hengjun, I'm very happy to be your Russian teacher. Let's study hard together from now on." The girl named Natasha obviously accepted the reason given by Suning.

Natasha is about 1.7 meters tall, with blonde hair, big blue eyes, and a high nose bridge. She really looks like a doll. But when he saw her slim figure, Suning couldn't help but question what she would look like when she gained weight after marriage.

"Chen Hengjun, why are you looking at me like that? This is really impolite." Natasha looked at Suning with confusion, and there was some displeasure on her face.

"Natasha, I heard that Soviet girls tend to gain weight after marriage. I can't relate to your current slim figure."

"There's nothing we can do! This is the physique of us Soviet Russians." Natasha seemed helpless when talking about this issue.

"Natasha, how many years have you been in Hong Kong?"

"Four years! I'm a junior this year, plus one year of preparatory courses, so it's exactly four years."

"Natasha, is your preparatory course also mainly focused on language learning?"

"No! Because the university of Hong Kong uses English as the medium of instruction, and the foundation course doesn't involve much language instruction, there's just some limited exposure to Chinese."

Studying with a beautiful girl by his side is worry-free. Natasha is very dedicated in teaching. He takes advantage of his free time to come to Chen's house in Banshan. Suning's Russian level has improved by leaps and bounds, which also surprised Natasha.

"Chen Hengjun, no wonder your parents arranged for you to learn languages. You really have a talent for languages."

"Haha, thanks to your good Russian teacher."

"Chen Hengjun, I see a lot of Chinese calligraphy in your study. Do you really like calligraphy?"

"Yes! My hobby is calligraphy, and my level is pretty good." Suning said very modestly.

"Chen Hengjun, can you teach me how to write?"

"can!"

"Thank you so much, you are such a gentleman." Seeing that Suning agreed easily, Natasha kissed Suning on the cheek in surprise.

Suning knew that foreign women were always open-minded, and since he was only thirteen years old, he did not take Natasha's kiss to heart. Instead, in addition to learning Russian, he began to teach Natasha how to write calligraphy.

(End of this chapter)