After rebirth, I became a great master

Chapter 496 Unlicensed Organization
"How would I know anyone from the United Nations?"

Zhou Haoran wasn't talking nonsense.

"I don't know it, what should I do?"

Zhang Yongxiang was completely bewildered.

Zhou Haoran pondered for a moment and said, "This winter, a cold front swept across the globe, making it very cold worldwide. Not only domestically, but the international market for cold-weather clothing is also booming. We could have the United Nations Clothing Development Organization organize a cold-weather clothing brand competition, and invite Antarctic People to participate and win a gold medal!"

"Wha...what?"

Zhang Yongxiang was stunned.

The look in his eyes as he looked at Zhou Haoran became increasingly respectful.

I wondered to myself, is Mr. Da really that powerful?

They've even extended their reach into the United Nations?

They can just decide to hold a big award and then actually do it, even going so far as to manipulate things behind the scenes and pre-select Antarctic as the gold medalist?
Zhou Haoran laughed and said, "Once we get back the videos and photos of Antarctic people winning the award at the United Nations, we can show them on TV and report on them in the newspapers. I guarantee that before long, many media outlets will follow suit. This crisis will be reversed, Antarctic people's brand image will be established, and we'll have gained so much free publicity."

Zhang Yongxiang swallowed hard. "If we can really beat those foreign companies and win the gold medal, then Nanji will truly be able to hold its head high and compete with foreign clothing giants."

Zhou Haoran laughed heartily, "Old Zhang, what do you think of my plan?"

"Great! That's wonderful!" Zhang Yongxiang's face flushed, his excitement palpable. "Sir, can you really do it?"

"can!"

Zhou Haoran waved his hand dismissively.

"does it worth?"

Zhang Yongxiang felt a little embarrassed. If he let the great man waste his favor on such a trivial matter concerning the Antarctic people, it would be no different from using a cannon to kill a mosquito.

"I think it's worth it. Isn't society nowadays full of people who worship foreign things? Like I said, we have to use magic to defeat magic!"

Zhou Haoran stood up and waved to Yangyang.

Zhang Yongxiang quickly stood up, bowed slightly, and said hastily, "Sir, is there anything I can do for you?"

"No need, I'll arrange it. Just wait for news." Zhou Haoran seemed to remember something and looked at him. "By the way, do you have a passport?"

"Ah, it's done."

Zhang Yongxiang was somewhat bewildered.

Zhou Haoran said, "Tell a few more trusted confidants to get their passports and US visas sorted out. Otherwise, when the UN awards the prizes, you might not be able to get your visas and go."

"Okay, I'll arrange it right away!"

Zhang Yongxiang was already completely convinced of the great man's abilities, and now he was even more convinced of them, not daring to speak loudly.

It truly gives one the feeling of reverence, as if they were deities.

United Nations……

Ho!
It feels so far away!
Even in this day and age, many people naively believe that the United Nations is the most powerful organization in the world, and that the most powerful person in the world is the UN Secretary-General…

Zhou Haoran took Ji Yingyang's hand and left from the Antarctic Man.

After taking only two steps, Ji Yingyang finally couldn't hold back any longer: "What exactly happened?"

Zhou Haoran chuckled. "What is it?"

Ji Yingyang rolled her eyes and snorted, "Why are you making arrangements for the United Nations now?"

Zhou Haoran said calmly, "It's just playing with information asymmetry."

What information gap?

Ji Yingyang took the initiative to link arms with him, her eyes filled with curiosity.

“Many people have never lived abroad, so they can only judge foreign situations based on their domestic experience.” Zhou Haoran understands this very well. “Not to mention now, even 20 or 30 years from now, this trick will still work.”

Ji Yingyang slapped him and said reproachfully, "Be more specific!"

"Huh?" Zhou Haoran said with a teasing expression, "Sister Yangyang, you've learned to be cute now?"

Ji Yingyang felt embarrassed and pretended to be angry as she quickly walked away from him, saying, "Fine, don't tell me then."

Zhou Haoran followed, putting his arm around her shoulder, and laughed, "Registering a company in China involves going through so many hurdles of review. If the name is even slightly unusual, it won't be approved. Registering an NGO is even more difficult; you have to be affiliated with a relevant management agency. It's different abroad, especially in the United States. To register an organization, an association, or a company, as long as the name isn't duplicated, you only need to pay a few dozen dollars in processing fees, and it's done."

Ji Yingyang, driven by a thirst for knowledge, didn't mind being held like this. Her eyes lit up. "The headquarters of the United Nations is in the United States!"

"That's the information gap!"

Zhou Haoran didn't delay.

He doesn't have many connections overseas.

I quickly came up with one.

I met Xu You, one of the founders of Baidu, during a previous trip to the United States.

He doesn't work in computers.

He graduated from the Department of Biology at Peking University. After studying in the United States, he worked as a senior salesperson and sales manager in several high-tech biotechnology companies in the US.

With a sales background, handling this small matter is easy for me.

"Brother Xu You, this is Zhou Haoran!" "Oh, Dr. Zhou!"

"Is your documentary 'Into Silicon Valley' finished filming?"

Zhou Haoran thought to himself that this guy had really wide-ranging interests; he quit his well-paying sales manager job to make documentaries. But it was precisely this kind of restless person who actively encouraged Robin Lee to return to China and found Baidu.

Xu You laughed and said, "We're filming!"

Zhou Haoran asked, "Is the funding sufficient?"

"It can still hold up."

Xu You self-funded the documentary, and fortunately, these kinds of films have very low costs, usually around a few hundred thousand US dollars.

Zhou Haoran said, "If you're short of funds, you can tell me."

"Okay, I remember it!"

Xu You chuckled, knowing full well that the call hadn't come out of nowhere.

Zhou Haoran frankly said, "Here's the thing, you're in the US, so please help me register an NGO soon, or a company would also be fine."

“I see…” Xu You was more familiar with this. “Registering through an agent is more complicated, and you might need to provide a lot of documents. I don’t know much about it either. But how about this, I know a friend who specializes in this kind of agent registration.”

Zhou Haoran found it too complicated, so he smiled and said, "Here's the thing, I want to register an organization called 'United Nations Apparel Development Association'. If there are already duplicate names, it can be changed to 'United Nations Apparel Development Promotion Association', 'United Nations Apparel Industry Support Association', 'United Nations Light Industry Development Association', etc., that's the gist of it."

"I understand!"

Xu You burst into laughter.

Zhou Haoran asked, "You guessed it?"

Xu You chuckled and said, "There are some in Silicon Valley. Just a few days ago, someone invited me, saying that the American Institute for Research and Development wanted to invite me to be their academician, and that I would have to pay a certain membership fee... As soon as I heard that, I understood that this is not an official American organization at all, just a shady private organization."

“These illegitimate organizations, sometimes labeled with titles like ‘United Nations,’ ‘United States,’ ‘Asia-Pacific,’ or ‘European Union,’ can be just as intimidating as legitimate organizations.”

Zhou Haoran had seen this many times.

Not to mention anything else, there are some in schools.

In the School of Computer Science, only Dean Cheng is currently an academician. However, there are two other professors who also hold the title of "academician," but these titles were purchased from dubious foreign institutions.

Write it on your resume.

Ho!
It's very effective!

They will be very competitive when recruiting master's and doctoral students.

Xu You was no stranger to this, saying, "The country has very strict regulations on this matter, precisely to prevent some non-governmental organizations from imitating the names of official institutions and deceiving the public."

Zhou Haoran said, "Yes, practice makes perfect. Without practice, it's hard to make a judgment. There aren't many shady organizations in China, which inevitably leads to Chinese people lacking the ability to distinguish between shady organizations abroad as well."

Xu You asked with a smile, "Dr. Zhou, why are you doing this kind of business? It may be legal, but it doesn't have a good reputation."

"This isn't business; it's public relations."

"Public relations?"

"There's a serious problem of worshipping foreign things and fawning over foreigners in Chinese society, which is really bad." Zhou Haoran never thought of making money through shady organizations; that would be too low. "Foreigners' approval is often the guarantee of national confidence. Even Moutai is an example; it's been using the name of its gold medal from the Panama-Pacific International Exposition for a hundred years."

Xu You smiled and said, "Dr. Zhou's observation is very accurate."

Zhou Haoran said, "Times are progressing, at least it's better than ten years ago. Foreigners are no longer called 'foreign guests,' and Chinese people and dogs can enter Friendship Stores."

Xu You twitched the corner of his mouth and then asked, "You want to apply to register a clothing-related organization?"

Zhou Haoran said, "Yes, there's a thermal underwear company in China called Nanji Ren..."

"Oh, I've heard of that!"

When Xu You returned home for the Spring Festival, his family bought him a set.

Zhou Haoran sighed and said, "Now Nanji Ren is facing a smear campaign, being defamed and slandered. In addition, the domestic thermal underwear market has taken off, and many foreign thermal underwear brands have entered the market to compete. Without some special measures, I'm worried that Nanji Ren won't be able to hold out for long."

“I see…” Xu You thought for a moment and said readily, “If it’s just this matter, it’s very easy to do. I can just register this non-profit organization in my own name. I’ll apply now and it will be done in less than three days. I’ve worked and lived in the United States for so many years, it’s much easier for me than for you.”

Zhou Haoran was delighted, "That's great!"

Xu You smiled and said, "Dr. Zhou, I always thought you were a research genius, but I didn't expect you to be so good at business. I heard you've joined ICQ's board of directors as an independent director and even become a technical advisor?"

"That's what happened."

Zhou Haoran readily admitted it.

"I really envy you!"

Xu You worked in Silicon Valley for ten years but never managed to get a senior management title.

"If you're interested, we can find a good project and collaborate on it together."

Zhou Haoran currently lacks good helpers overseas.

A long-term collaboration with Xu You would be a good choice.

Xu You was unaware of his business achievements and had little interest. "This collaboration is quite interesting... I'd also like to learn from you how you use shady agencies registered in the United States to leverage information asymmetry to enhance the brand competitiveness of domestic private companies."

Zhou Haoran smiled and said, "I guarantee you'll learn it."

(End of this chapter)