Chapter 394 Arrogant Farol
"The NBA in the 1970s and 1980s was really boring. The games weren't good to watch at all."

In the box of the United Center, after watching for a while, Li Changhe felt a little bored.

Basketball games these days are really boring to watch.

Compared with the elegant outside play, the inside-based play is indeed not very enjoyable to watch.

Especially nowadays, NBA jerseys are all close-fitting.

It would be fine if a group of girls were wearing tight-fitting jerseys, which are similar to the hot pants of later generations.

But it's really an eye-opener to see a bunch of big, strong men wearing such tight-fitting jerseys.

What kind of aesthetics!

"Let's go!"

Li Changhe, who couldn't bear to watch it any longer, naturally had no reason to stay here, so he stood up and left first.

Steven doesn't like watching it anyway, and as for Ming Wang and the others, it's even more boring to watch.

On the way back, Steven sighed in his heart, thinking that his money was wasted.

Li Changhe sat in the car with his eyes closed, seemingly resting, but actually he was thinking.

He came to watch the Bulls game tonight on a whim, but he also had other considerations.

The main idea is to buy a team.

For Li Changhe, there are two ideas for buying a team now. One is to follow the steps and follow history, and then choose the right time to buy the Bulls.

The benefit of this for Li Changhe is that he can follow the historical context and catch the momentum of Jordan, and Jordan may still be the same Jordan.

When he grows up to be the god of basketball, he will take advantage of this favorable situation to promote the sports industry under his control.

This kind of development will be relatively safe.

The other option is to buy the team in advance, draft Jordan, and then bring the team to Los Angeles to build a championship team yourself. If you can build a team dynasty that is stronger than the Bulls dynasty in history, you can achieve the same effect, or even better.

After all, if he replaces the Lakers and makes his team the glory of Los Angeles, Li Changhe will also be able to consolidate his position in California.

However, after watching the game, Li Changhe rejected the second idea.

It’s simple, I just don’t have the time and energy to run a team.

The reason why he valued the Lakers before was because the Lakers had a blast off the start, and the combination of Magic and Skyhook was already considered the top force of this era.

Now if we follow the second idea and set up a team back in Los Angeles, the success rate is hard to say unless Li Changhe runs it carefully.

A team cannot be built by simply stacking stars, otherwise how did the Lakers' F4 lose that year?

What's more, Li Changhe is not an NBA fan. At best, he can only be regarded as an NBA novel fan. He has only read some basketball sports novels on Qidian. He has a simple understanding of basketball of this era.

Forget it, let's just let nature take its course. Wait until the Bulls get the draft pick, then buy the Bulls, and then train Dan Zi and let him be a good tool man.

It’s a pity that the influence of the Bulls will bring him benefits, but it will not be as convenient as being in California.

When they returned to the hotel, Su Haiwen had not come back yet, and Li Changhe did not ask any further questions.

Steven on the side hesitated for a moment, but ultimately did not suggest taking Li Changhe out to have fun.

The main reason was that he still couldn't figure out Li Changhe's temper, and he didn't dare to flatter this powerful young master of the family easily.

Li Changhe returned to the room, picked up an English magazine and started reading.

It's really boring to be alone at night these days. No wonder young Americans like to have parties. It's more fun when there are more people.

Fortunately, Li Changhe is not bored now. He is using the information in these magazines to check his memories to see if he can find some useful information.

After all, part of his memory of overseas is relatively superficial, and he does not have a very thorough understanding. So when it comes to doing things here, he is actually not as comfortable as he is at home.

Unfortunately, after reading all the magazines and newspapers in the room, Li Changhe didn't find much information that could be compared with his memory.

There is so much junk in these newspapers that there is nothing useful at all.

"Hey, Vic, what's up this afternoon?"

The next morning, when Li Changhe was having breakfast in the hotel restaurant, Su Haiwen came over in high spirits.

"What's wrong, brother-in-law?"

Li Changhe shook his head and asked with a smile.

"You want me to help you find some talented people, right? My professor at the University of Chicago recommended one to me, and I thought maybe you could meet him."

"Farol Custer holds doctorates from Harvard Business School and the University of Chicago Law School. He understands business and international law, and he has also worked at General Motors for two years. He is an outstanding talent."

Su Haiwen spoke seriously to Li Changhe at this time.

"Oh? Brother-in-law, logically speaking, why would such an outstanding talent be without a job?"

"Whether it's Harvard Business School or Chicago Law School, they should be famous brands in the United States. Will there be a lack of job opportunities for such outstanding talents?"

Li Changhe asked Su Haiwen with a smile.

This person's resume is very outstanding, but for someone so outstanding, he should have plenty of job opportunities without any introduction.

"How should I put it? He has certain problems, but I don't think this problem is a problem for you."

"Faroel was very good. He worked at GM for two years and received top evaluations every year, but he later resigned from GM."

At this moment, Su Haiwen explained to Li Changhe the special features of this talent.

After listening to this, Li Changhe thought: "GM should not be so short-sighted. They should try their best to retain such an excellent talent!"

Large companies like this actually have certain talent training mechanisms, and will not have the mindless situations described in novels where talented people are suppressed and driven away.

And even if he leaves GM, with such an excellent resume, he will not lack job opportunities, and other big companies will definitely poach him.

"GM certainly tried to retain him, but most companies can't keep him."

"GM once wanted to retain him by offering him a promotion and a pay raise, but Farol put forward a condition that the only reason to stay at GM was to serve as the company's CEO."

"You know, that's impossible. Even if he is talented, GM will not hand over the power of the company to him."

"So Farol was kicked out."

"But this guy is too ambitious. Other companies that approached him all gave the same reason. The prerequisite for him to accept a job now is that it must be the position of the top leader of the company. If he is not offered the position of CEO, he will not accept the job."

"Of course, those big companies would never agree. Of course, some medium-sized companies are willing to give him the CEO position, but Farol has a second requirement, which is that the company must have a cash flow of no less than 100 million US dollars."

"He believes that this capital is the foundation for a company to become a world-class enterprise. Without this financial support, the company has no future at all."

"This condition naturally stumped many companies that were interested in him. A cash flow of $100 million is difficult for some medium-sized companies to obtain."

"And even if they did, they wouldn't give it to Farol to squander at will."

"As a result, Farol's reputation has become worse and worse. The nickname "Arrogant Farol" has become well-known in New York and Chicago."

"But my teacher told me that Farol is indeed very capable and a talented young man. He knew that I was helping you recruit talents and knew your strength, so he recommended Farol to me."

"My teacher believes that as long as you give him enough trust, he will definitely give you a satisfactory answer."

Su Haiwen said to Li Changhe seriously.

Last night, he went to meet an old friend at a classmate cocktail party, which included his doctoral advisor Professor Pierre at the University of Chicago.

After listening to Su Haiwen's introduction of Li Changhe's strength, Pierre introduced Farol to Su Haiwen. "Arrogant Farol?"

Li Changhe seemed to be thinking about something.

"How about it, do you want to meet him? I know that Farol's character may be difficult for others to tolerate, but you are different. His dictatorship will not affect you."

"Otherwise, you wouldn't let Wei Li manage a company as big as Hong Kong Land."

"My teacher recommended Farol to us because he knew your characteristics."

Su Haiwen knew that the CEO condition required by Farol was not a problem for Li Changhe, and Li Changhe was not the kind of person who would monopolize power.

Training a CEO is actually nothing.

What Su Haiwen was really worried about was the amount of 100 million US dollars and whether Li Changhe was willing to pay it.

As expected, Li Changhe continued with a smile: "Brother-in-law, being the CEO is no problem. I can also take out the 100 million US dollars. What I am considering now is, if we agree to all these conditions, what will happen if Farol looks down on us?"

"We two won't become clowns, will we?"

Hearing Li Changhe's words, Su Haiwen nodded: "I have also told this to my teacher. He said that he would persuade Farol when he returns."

"And the teacher called me this morning and said there is no problem with Farol. As long as we can meet his conditions, he will agree to work for you."

"In that case, let's meet him and see if this Farol is capable or not."

Li Changhe knew that Professor Pierre, Su Haiwen's teacher at the University of Chicago, was a great law expert in the United States. He had been teaching for forty years and had students all over the United States.

Law is a very important subject in the United States, and it is an industry that is extremely likely to produce political and business giants.

It is unlikely that someone who can be remembered and recommended by such a big shot is a fake.

There is no harm in meeting him. If he is indeed capable, then hire him. In addition to getting a talent, you can also establish a relationship with Pierre and the University of Chicago, which is not a loss.

You should know that although the University of Chicago is not one of the eight Ivy League schools, it is indeed a school with many Nobel Prizes and Fields Medals. Its physics discipline is top-notch in the United States. The American atomic bomb was developed here.

Yang Zhenning, Li Zhengdao and others have all served as professors at the Department of Physics at the University of Chicago.

In addition, this university was established by the Rockefeller family and is considered one of the Rockefeller family’s private schools.

It would be great for Li Changhe to be able to use the University of Chicago as a fulcrum to pry open the political and business relations in the United States.

"Okay, I'll make the call now."

Hearing Li Changhe nod in agreement, Su Haiwen smiled and said to Li Changhe.

Su Haiwen was quite proud to be able to complete the task entrusted by his respected teacher. After all, strictly speaking, he was not Pierre's favorite student.

Pierre had never cared so much about him before.

And just when Li Changhe was searching for talents in Chicago.

On the other side, the Rockefeller estate is one hundred kilometers north of New York.

This luxurious estate, built by oil tycoon Rockefeller in the early 20th century, covers an area of ​​4000 acres, or 16 square kilometers.

A total of 75 houses were built along the Hudson River and the hills beside it for family members to live in.

However, in the 1960s, their family donated most of the family estate to the country as a national park, leaving only a small part as a residential area.

Is it a noble character?
Actually not, because at that time, Nelson Rockefeller of the Rockefeller family had just been elected governor of New York State and became the highest-ranking member of the Rockefeller family in terms of political career.

This Nelson Rockefeller is David Rockefeller's elder brother. Since then, he has served as the governor of New York for four consecutive terms, becoming the boss of the entire New York. He has always intended to run for president, but unfortunately he was unsuccessful until he finally became the vice president during Carter's term.

And now, a Cadillac sedan slowly drove into the manor.

"Sir, we're here!"

The vehicle stopped in front of a gate.

This is the last entrance to the Rockefeller family estate and also the family’s private territory.

Although many young members of the Rockefeller family do not live here anymore, the third generation members of the family such as David Rockefeller all live here.

After all, this is their family's ancestral land.

"Hello, I'm Dennis from Chase Manhattan Bank. I've requested a meeting with Mr. David this morning."

"Okay, Mr. Dennis, please follow me. Mr. David has already given the instructions."

A car then drove out of the manor, carrying Dennis into the manor.

Soon, they arrived in front of a villa inside the manor. It was a two-story villa located on the mountain. It did not look luxurious from the outside, but standing here, they could overlook the Hudson River.

"Mr. Dennis, please follow me. Mr. David is waiting for you."

As soon as Dennis got out of the car, David Rockefeller's personal secretary came over and said to Dennis.

Dennis carefully followed the other party into the villa and then into the living room.

"Hello, Dennis, it's been a long time since we last met."

In the living room, a capable old man sat on the sofa and smiled at Dennis.

The slightly plump old man in front of me is David Rockefeller, the youngest son of John D. Rockefeller.
"Hello, Mr. David."

Dennis then respectfully greeted David Rockefeller.

To be honest, if it weren't for the fact that Dennis was a subordinate of David Rockefeller when David Rockefeller was in charge of Chase Manhattan Bank a few years ago.

With Dennis's current status, he is not qualified to meet David Rockefeller.

After all, Manhattan Bank may be the pinnacle of Dennis's career, but for David Rockefeller, it is just a place to work in his life.

"Sit down, Dennis. I heard you're doing well at Manhattan Bank lately?"

David Rockefeller said to Dennis with a smile at this time.

Dennis looked at David Rockefeller seriously at this time: "Mr. David, I'm sorry, there was a serious mistake in my work. I dare not hide it in front of you."

"Is it about investing in U.S. bonds? I know, that's not your fault. It's the problem of the investment department below."

"But I'm curious, what's the matter with you coming to see me today?"

David Rockefeller spoke gently to Dennis.

His attitude was not condescending, but the more so, the more out of reach Dennis felt.

"Mr. David, thank you for your trust. I came here this time to confirm something with you."

Although Dennis was in awe, since he was here, he still asked about his intentions.

"Oh, what's the matter?"

David Rockefeller asked with a smile.

"Sir, I want to ask, is there going to be a war in the Middle East?"

Dennis asked David Rockefeller nervously at this time.

After hearing what Dennis said, the smile on David Rockefeller's face gradually faded.

(End of this chapter)