Chapter 46

In Midtown Manhattan, at Rockefeller Center.

Bruce tidied up his things and then took a long breath.

"Hey, Bruce, I heard you're really going to work for your daughter. Is that true?" An old colleague came up to him.

"No, not working for her, I'm the CEO! The Chief Executive Officer. I just don't trust my daughter completely."

Bruce was slightly embarrassed.

"Hey, now you're on the same level as our boss..."

"Alright, everyone, I should go."

Bruce almost fled from the office, only then did he let out a sigh of relief.

The position of CEO is still relatively rare. CEO (Chief Executive Officer) is a product of the innovation in corporate governance structure by Americans in the 1960s.

Hearing this term in this world, and from Bruce's mouth, in fact, the appearance of a CEO in their company was also when Bruce was promoted last time. Bruce's company was facing a significant personnel reshuffle, and Bruce was thus promoted.

The CEO system originated in the United States and is a form of corporate management, an important component of modern corporate systems—probably of the future. The prevalence of this system in American companies is determined by the characteristics of the American equity structure.

In the United States, the equity structure of companies is mainly composed of two types of shareholders: one is a large number of small shareholders. Due to their small size and dispersion, they neither care about nor have the ability to interfere with the operations of the company; the other type is institutional investors, such as pension funds, life investment companies, and trust investment companies—worth noting, the founder of venture capital was Lawrence Rockefeller. They generally hold a significant portion of the shares but are not the true owners; they are merely agents representing the owners of the fund. Therefore, these shareholders are not very concerned with the performance of the company but are more concerned with the market price of the stocks they hold. They often "vote with their feet," quickly selling off their shares once they find the returns unsatisfactory. There are also independent directors who have no direct relationship with the company. This equity structure determines that the board of directors neither can nor is willing to impose substantial and strong constraints on the company. Therefore, the highly dispersed and weak nature of shareholder rights means that shareholders generally do not directly intervene in the daily operations of the company but leave the management of the company's operations to professional managers.

Of course, in a certain sense, the CEO of Katherine's company is different. This CEO seems to have only replaced Katherine's work, but in the future, such a company will become the core of comprehensive corporate management.

Katherine's business was not just limited to the United States; she wanted to become a multinational company.

Another background for the emergence of the CEO role is in these multinational enterprises.

Bruce originally had a very good job.

But now, for his daughter's business, he chose to leave the company.

He still remembered the red face of his boss when he heard the reason for his resignation.

Is working for your own daughter really that bad?

Hey! My daughter is a genius! A genius! How can you people understand a genius?!

However, Bruce is indeed very talented. After taking over the company, the first thing he did was to set up an office in New York, basically moving the business from the distant state of Georgia to New York, and then shipping directly from Georgia, which was quite convenient.

As a result, the company's business increased by 20%.

Following this, Bruce hired many new employees, basically building up the entire company structure, no longer having one person, like Katherine, responsible for everything.

After these were done, Bruce went to Georgia to inspect the factory's production. Katherine had done a good job in this area, and Bruce also thought it was quite good, so he did not make any changes.

The company is now showing an upward trend, developing vigorously. Although the scale is not large, due to its founder, the "little genius" Katherine, the company's reputation is still quite good, especially after the interview with Time Magazine. The current state of the company is quite good.

After everything was settled, Bruce did not idle. In fact, Katherine would not let him idle either.

Now, the company's production of the "Magic Chess" series has reached 300,000 units, although not all have been sold, it is still a very good achievement. Each game box is priced at $10, and each set of molds costs $5, so the funds have been quickly recovered.

In the original era, the reason for the development of the D&D series was "The Lord of the Rings," but now it has become Katherine's "Harry Potter." In other words, Katherine's "Harry Potter" has replaced "The Lord of the Rings" and is beginning to radiate and influence across the United States.

After the funds were recovered, Katherine considered establishing a new subsidiary, which is the Apple company she has been thinking about.

Katherine's positioning for Apple is entertainment and fashion, leading the forefront of the times, which is her requirement for the company.

After its establishment, the first product of the company, GameTV, is also ready to start sales.

According to the plan, GameTV has already started production but has not yet begun sales; instead, it is stockpiling.

The reason for this is—World Expo.

Katherine plans to debut GameTV at the World Expo and then start sales.

However, some people are already inquiring.

After all, Katherine has already revealed this through Time Magazine, but people cannot understand what "video games" are from the text.

If it were someone else, this would have been forgotten, but Katherine has been in the spotlight recently, and things that were originally overlooked are now being mentioned.

Although Katherine does not care, the effect of "hunger marketing" has already become apparent.

However, Katherine is currently practicing target shooting, but her best score so far is only 5 rings...

This is a shooting club, or rather, a private shooting club.

"Kate, you're amazing, you actually hit 5 rings!"

Lily exclaimed from the side.

"Maybe."

Katherine shrugged.

This is part of Jenny's grandfather's property, and this place is also closed off. Otherwise, if others saw a little girl running to such a place, the other members would be quite shocked.

Katherine looked at the M1911A1 pistol in her hand.

The M1911A1 is one of the oldest guns among the world's top ten famous guns. However, this gun seems to have been modified, looking slightly "compact" with less recoil, but also less power, seemingly designed for women.

When Jenny first invited Katherine and her friends over, to be honest, she was quite surprised.

This place, to be precise, is a birthday gift from Old White to Jenny, but it was only fully set up today.

Jenny is now 15 years old. Although one must be 16 to obtain a gun license in the United States, this does not affect her practicing here.

In fact, after learning they were invited, Katherine's friends were extremely excited.

Although the United States allows gun ownership, it is still prohibited for those under age.

The opportunity to get up close with such weapons excited everyone.

However, when it comes to practicing, they can only say they are playing around.

The only one who is seriously practicing is Katherine.

She always believes that she should have one or two methods to protect herself, especially after being drugged by Bitman.

One learns from experience, and Katherine is not lacking in vigilance now, but she lacks the means to be vigilant.

After all, this is the most chaotic time for law and order in the United States.

"Maybe... I should really start a security company?"

Katherine thought of her "Black Lagoon Plan," but she felt that the name might not be suitable for a security company, more fitting for a mercenary company.

It is the Vietnam War era in the United States, and this is the time for such companies to develop.

Moreover, Jenny's grandfather is an arms dealer, and there might be a chance for cooperation!

Katherine's eyes lit up.

This is an opportunity!

"Bang!"

Another shot, Katherine smiled, 10 rings.

—But on the target next to her.

She quietly changed her position and silently caressed her gun...

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