Chapter 821 Unimagined
On August 25, 2011, Ivanta successfully gave birth to a baby boy at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York.
Mount Sinai Hospital is located on Fifth Avenue in New York. It is one of the best obstetrics and gynecology hospitals in New York. It should be attributed to Ivanta’s persistence in exercising and her physical fitness is very good, so they The birth of my son Theodore TP was relatively smooth.
“Look at him, how beautiful he is, baby.”
After giving birth, Ivanta took the child back to the manor on Long Island to recuperate. After all, there will be a dedicated A team is at work for her recovery, and if anything happens, the best medical staff from Mount Sinai Hospital will be there as soon as possible by helicopter.
Now, after two days, Theodore's skin is no longer as wrinkled as it was when he was just born. He has grown a bit. He looks small, and his big eyes are full of curiosity. He looked around, looking very cute.
When Barron held him close to Ivanta, he seemed to see his mother. Theodore stretched out his little hand towards Ivanta, with a small expression of grievance. ...
Seeing this, Ivanta quickly took the child from Barron's hand. When she saw Theodore smiling in her arms, she felt that her heart seemed to melt. , couldn't help but said to Barron:
"Yes, dear, he is really a little angel. Maybe our Theodore can become the commander-in-chief of the United States in the future!"
< br>Oh? This is a path Barron never imagined.
But it seems that as a member of the TP family, Ivanta is really a bit like her father, and she is still a bit obsessed with the commander-in-chief.
But it doesn’t matter to Barron, after all, it will be forty years later - so far, the youngest commander in the United States, uh, also named Theodore...< br>
Theodore Roosevelt took office as the commander-in-chief of the United States at the age of 42 years and 322 days.
Besides, wouldn’t it be more comfortable to become the person in power behind the commander-in-chief instead of being a superficially superior person like the commander-in-chief?
……
"Why are you here? Jenny."
At this time, Jenny Smith came to New York. She called Barron and made sure to see him.
"You should know, Barron, John is in trouble."
"Is this why you meet me this time?"
Seeing that Barron is taking a rest With a look like that, Jenny gritted her teeth and said:
"Otherwise, although between us... John is my husband after all."
"This is not like you, Jenny."
Hearing Barron's words, Jenny glared at him One glance:
"What do you think I should be like? Abandon him when something happens to him, and then stay with you? You and I both know that you are too crowded, Barron."
“Okay, what do you want me to do?”
Although Jenny did not know what John did in the "death of David" at first, it is obvious that with her current attitude, she should already know something.
"I hope you can continue to support him. I heard that the shareholders of Sinclair Group hope that he will leave the company temporarily..."
"Jenny, let John avoid it for the time being, and It's not about abandoning him as you said, but it's about protecting him. After the incident is over, John will return to the position of chairman."
"I don't think this is really right. , Barron, avoiding is a sign of weakness. If you have done nothing wrong, why should you avoid it?"
She softened her voice and said to Barron sincerely:
"I haven't asked you for anything before. I just hope that you can support John now. Only by retaining your current position can you withstand those attacks. Otherwise... the variables are too great."
Hear her say After saying this, Barron was silent for a moment and said to her:
"I can do what you said, but you need to understand that the final result depends on what John himself does. If he is still like before If you make a mistake like that, you might as well leave here as soon as possible. ""I only need this one chance."
"Okay, Jenny, but you need to let John know that the FBI has already done it. I got involved in this matter, so I asked him to pay more attention to it. I don’t want to be caught by the other party because of what he said.”
If the FBI intervenes, the resources they can use will far exceed the authority of the police. In addition to the possibility that the phone calls of John's related personnel may be eavesdropped, even their daily conversations may be monitored by the other party.
So Barron must remind Jenny about this.
This does not have much to do with Barron. On the one hand, what he values is the Sinclair Group’s media communication capabilities. Even if John is arrested by the police, for the Sinclair Group , the impact is limited - at most the short-term stock price will be affected; on the other hand, this matter has nothing to do with Barron in any case, and even if the FBI intervenes, it is impossible to monitor him.
So since Jenny stood up to plead for John, it’s not that she can’t give him another chance.
If he messes up again this time, he will have to bear the consequences himself.
After getting a satisfactory answer, Jenny finally felt relieved...
Of course, in order to thank Barron, Jenny was even more involved in their subsequent knowledge learning. With her learning ability, Barron couldn't help but admire him, he was very happy...
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“At present, Costco has begun to promote e-commerce business in North America, but the specific model still needs to be explored…”
Costco’s Barron can understand what the CEO said.
For Argos Retail Group, which mainly competes with Amazon in the field of e-commerce in the European market, it is also their goal to be able to enter the e-commerce business into North America and threaten Amazon in its "home".
After acquiring Costco, they can finally promote the e-commerce business here based on the retail company's sales network in North America.
But Costco’s e-commerce business still has a problem that needs to be solved.
That is Costco's own sales model, which relies on membership fees to make profits, ensuring low prices and high quality, and very high customer loyalty, which allows it to maintain steady growth all year round.
But for the same reason, if we talk about developing e-commerce business, the current European and American method is to include shipping and handling fees into the product price. Therefore, for Costco, the result is Online shopping prices are usually higher than in physical stores.
At present, many customers who shop through e-commerce are often office workers who do not have much time. Although the price of online shopping and then delivery to their homes is slightly higher than that of shopping in physical stores, it is not unacceptable.
However, as the competition among e-commerce intensifies, price wars are inevitable. Consumers will be more inclined to look for cheaper products. Therefore, Costco members will generally choose to purchase in-store or other online retailers. .
On the other hand, the delivery services provided by Costco on the website are mainly divided into same-day delivery and two-day delivery, which has great limitations on product selection.
As a simple example, if a consumer opts for two-day shipping, the platform will not offer perishable items such as fresh produce, bakery treats, or roasted chicken.
In the current period when Costco’s e-commerce business has just launched, its delivery staff can achieve same-day delivery. Compared with two-day delivery, the delivery fee is definitely higher, and many customers will often choose With two-day delivery, the types of goods purchased are bound to be limited.
These are all problems that Costco needs to solve in its future e-commerce business.
(End of this chapter)