At the moment of meeting Liszt, Zhuang Jianye was really surprised. In any case, he didn't expect to meet this "old friend" who was loved and hated by people at this time.
Not only Zhuang Jianye, but also Liszt.
Since H company's bullet a UAV lost to actor company's zeus-3 UAV system, H company will inevitably slide into the abyss of bankruptcy.
Fortunately, Linderman left behind and sold the company to General Motors in the form of equity replacement, becoming a part of the newly established atomic aviation system company.
Lister also joined GM, but as a veteran of H company, although Lister's position and salary are enviable, he has no real power in his hand. GM wants to digest the core backbone of H company before its marginalization.
This is too normal operation in any company, and Liszt has nothing to say. As long as he has a salary and a decent position, he really wants to find a wife, have a few children and live a few years.
However, if Liszt wants to be safe and stable, Lindemann, who sold himself to GM, can't know whether it's Alzheimer's disease or his ambition of so many years, and finally can't suppress his desire to fight. He secretly contacted Boeing, Northrop, Lockheed and other aviation giants to get GM's atomic aviation systems back.
A few years ago, when Linderman was in good shape, he might have been able to tear a big piece of meat from GM. the problem is that Linderman is irritable and impulsive, and his head is as good as a rusty machine. How can he compete with GM in this state.
Soon things failed. Boeing and other aviation giants immediately broke away from the relationship. General Motors, which was ready to eliminate the influence of H company, simply came to a big clean-up. They drove Linderman out of General Motors completely. They also sued the federal court, accusing Linderman of illegal trading, money laundering, intentional wounding and even child abuse.
In a word, even if the court doesn't sentence Linderman to imprisonment, it is inevitable that he will lose his fortune.
Linderman, who knows he can't go back to the world, finds out a limited edition Kirk pistol that has been treasured for more than ten years after losing his temper. He swallows his gun and kills himself in a lonely villa, ending his 76 year life.
However, Linderman's death only caused GM to withdraw its lawsuit against itself, but the cleaning of H company did not stop. As the CEO of H company at the beginning and Linderman's most trusted subordinate, Liszt was naturally the focus of the cleaning. Therefore, less than half a year after joining GM, Liszt, who was ready to live a safe life, lost his job.
If we put it in the past, the unemployed Liszt doesn't have to worry about not finding a home. After all, he is the pioneer of making UAV the first in the world, and he can blind the HR eyes of big companies with his dazzling resume.
However, Lindeman's operation before his death made the American business community feel that the people in H company are a group of lunatics. No matter how capable they are, no one would like to work with them. Therefore, Liszt would be politely invited out if he applied for an ordinary business director, not to mention finding a CEO position.
Under the wall everywhere, Liszt's savings soon ran out. Sadly, he was driven out by the landlord when he couldn't pay the rent. As a result, Liszt, the former CEO of H company and the pioneer of UAV into a new era, became a tramp on the street.
"In the end, my sister found me, and through her fiance, introduced me to Mr. Esther forth, the sales director of McDonnell Douglas company, and became his assistant with an annual salary of 120000 dollars."
In the 1980s, 120000 US dollars was enough for ordinary Americans to live a relatively prosperous middle-class life. But Liszt used to be the CEO of H company. He not only had an annual salary of nearly five million US dollars, but also had an equity dividend at the end of the year. What's more, Liszt had great power at that time.
So this contrast, Liszt's situation is a sky, a ground.
But Liszt, who has simply talked about the situation in the past two years, has no complaint at all. When he tells his experience, he doesn't procrastinate, as if everything is someone else's story. But it's just that the person who knows you is not your friend, but your opponent.
Even if Liszt's performance is plain and his narration of the past is concise, Zhuang Jianye, an old rival, knows Liszt too well. If Linderman is a tiger, Liszt is a wolf.
As long as it's a wolf, it's necessary to eat meat. Obviously, the annual salary of 120000 US dollars is not enough for this wolf.
"What do you want me to do?" After listening to a short story and feeling the hungry wolf's great ambition, Zhuang Jianye had nothing to hide and asked directly.
Liszt was not surprised, not surprised, but praised with a smile: "I like your outspokenness, to tell you the truth, I miss the time when I was in H company, how about it? Zhuang! Do you want to continue the original cooperation? "
Dancing with wolves?
In the shadow of the light, Zhuang Jianye's mouth turned up and showed a knowing smile.
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"No, absolutely not! Tengfei Airlines? I haven't seen the name of this company in the list of international aviation suppliers, asking them to provide spare parts and maintenance services. I'm worried that this $226 million DC-10 will be completely scrapped. Who will be responsible at that time, Mr. Liszt? Tell me, who will be responsible? Can you afford it with your annual salary? "A few minutes later, Liszt, who had finished his personal communication with Zhuang Jianye, returned to FOSS and others. After he told them the so-called "inquiring" news and some of his own suggestions, before FOSS gave an answer, the McDonnell engineer shook his head like a rattle.
Although the engineer was also very surprised by Zhuang Jianye and others' remarks on APU and composite materials, what he said and what he did were two different things after all. It was like loving a girl, secret love and going to bed were two different realms. Who can guarantee that those people in Tengfei airlines were not boasting?
So the prudent McDonnell engineer refused without thinking, even full of discriminatory words.
Liszt has nothing on his face, but he would like to drown in the toilet by grabbing engineer McDonnell's hair. But his strong self-control makes Liszt control his mood very well, turn a deaf ear to engineer McDonnell's words, and just wait for FOSS's decision in silence.
FOSS waited for engineer McDonnell to say that he was tired. He kept silent, rubbed his chin with his hand, and walked back and forth several times under the light. Then he asked uncertainly, "are you sure their APU will arrive tomorrow afternoon?"
After hearing this, Liszt's heart finally fell, and immediately responded with a bright smile: "yes, sir."