Chapter 978 Zhang Jianguo in a daze
"What? Reporter? Interviewing me?"
Zhang Jianguo was totally confused, he even wondered if he had heard it wrongly.
"Yes! They are all reporters. There are more than a dozen people in the black crowd, and they are carrying video cameras. I don’t know where they came from. Mr. Wu and his men couldn’t stop them. They asked me to come up and report to you..." Lao Xu wiped the sweat from his forehead and said quickly.
Zhang Jianguo looked inexplicably surprised. He was not a news figure, so why was he being interviewed? Moreover, Zhang Jianguo could not think of what he had done recently, or what had happened in the company, that would attract reporters to come to the company headquarters to interview him.
Could it be...? Suddenly , Zhang Jianguo thought of a possibility. They were a logistics company, and they usually dealt with transportation, with long-distance freight accounting for the majority of their business. Was there a safety accident in that division or that branch's fleet? Did he not know about it, but the news media knew about it first? That's why they were interviewed by reporters?
Thinking of this, Zhang Jianguo's expression suddenly became serious. If this was the case, then this safety accident would not be small and might cause great trouble to the company.
"Xiao Lu, have you heard of any accidents in the regional companies and branch fleets?" Zhang Jianguo asked Xiao Lu hurriedly.
Xiao Lu was stunned for a moment before reacting. He immediately shook his head and said, "No! Absolutely not! Moreover, according to the company's regulations, if there is an accident in the regional companies and branches, it is impossible to conceal it. The headquarters has not received any such news at all."
"Lao Xu, where are you?"
"Assistant Lu is right. I don't have any such news." Lao Xu replied.
Hearing their affirmative answers, Zhang Jianguo felt a little relieved. Since it was not such a thing, Zhang Jianguo was relieved. Moreover, the management of the logistics company in recent years was very strict and formal. It cannot be said that there were no problems inside the company, but those were just trivial matters that were harmless. As for other major incidents, there were definitely no other major incidents.
"Have you asked what those reporters want to interview me about?" Zhang Jianguo asked Lao Xu.
Lao Xu shook his head: "A lot of people came and asked where you were right away. The scene was chaotic. Lao Wu temporarily stopped them and communicated with these reporters, but there were too many people and it was almost impossible to stop them. So they asked me to come up and talk to you about this matter. Is it..."
"Okay, stop stopping us. Reporters are the uncrowned kings. If we offend them, we might get into trouble. So, go down and talk to Old Wu. Ask him to take these journalist friends to the conference room first. I'll get ready here and come over later."
Zhang Jianguo has been in the business world for so many years and has rich experience in dealing with situations. He came up with the most appropriate plan after a little thought. After Lao Xu nodded and left, Zhang Jianguo gave Xiao Lu a look, and Xiao Lu immediately understood and hurriedly left the office to go to the conference room to assist Vice President Wu in making preparations.
After they left, Zhang Jianguo calmed down and picked up the phone to call several regional companies to inquire about the situation. After the regional companies responded, Zhang Jianguo was completely relieved. As long as it was not a company security issue, although he still didn't know why so many reporters were interviewing him, at least Zhang Jianguo was not panicked now.
A few minutes later, Zhang Jianguo came to the conference room. At this time, the conference room was already crowded with reporters who had rushed there. There were not only interviewing reporters and their assistants, but also reporter Xu Duo and photographers. These photographers also set up cameras in the conference room with the camera lenses pointed at the front. Zhang Jianguo was stunned when he came in. This was not an interview at all, it was almost like a press conference.
"Hello, journalists. I am Zhang Jianguo, the chairman of this logistics company. I am very happy that you journalists are here to interview me. On behalf of the company, I would like to express my congratulations to you journalists..."
Before Zhang Jianguo could finish his words, a microphone was extended towards him.
"Hello, Mr. Zhang. I am a reporter from XX Newspaper. I would like to ask you what you think about your son Zhang Hao's case?"
"Zhang Hao?" Zhang Jianguo was stunned. He never expected that the reporter interviewing him would actually ask about Zhang Hao. But Zhang Hao is not in the country. He has been studying in the United States for the past two years. Could it be that this kid got into trouble in the United States?
Thinking of this, Zhang Jianguo panicked and his face looked extremely ugly. He had many associations at once.
Could it be that Zhang Hao really got into trouble in the United States? What kind of trouble did he get into that caused so many reporters to come to his door? Thinking about the money Zhang Hao had used in his account before, Zhang Jianguo's mind raced. Thinking about the messy things in the American blockbusters he had watched in recent years, Zhang Jianguo's hands were shaking slightly. He only had this one son! What if something really happened?
"Mr. Zhang, I'm a reporter from XX TV. Regarding Zhang Hao's founding of Netscape in the United States, the current market value of Netscape has reached nearly 2.7 billion US dollars based on yesterday's closing stock price. As one of the founders, Zhang Hao owns 28% of Netscape's shares. Based on the current stock price, Zhang Hao has gone from being an overseas student to having a net worth of 756 million US dollars. As his father, what do you think of his success?"
"I'm a reporter from XX Evening News. Mr. Zhang, how did you train your son to achieve such great success at such a young age? According to Zhang Hao's current net worth, his wealth has exceeded 4.5 billion RMB, making him the richest man in China. As the father of the richest man, how do you feel now?"
"Director Zhang..."
Following the first reporter's question, microphones were continuously extended to Zhang Jianguo's mouth. At this time, Zhang Jianguo was completely stunned. He was just worried that Zhang Hao had gotten into trouble in the United States, but in a blink of an eye, things took a 180-degree turn.
Although Zhang Jianguo still doesn't understand what exactly happened, he vaguely heard something from the reporter's questions.
Zhang Hao founded a company in the United States? This company has been listed in the United States? And after the listing, the market value of this company has reached nearly 2.7 billion US dollars? His son Zhang Hao is the chairman of this company? He also holds 28% of the company's shares? Based on the current market value of the company's stocks, Zhang Hao's net worth has reached 756 million US dollars? Converted into RMB, it is more than 4.5 billion?
The huge shock of information made Zhang Jianguo's head buzz for a moment, and he was a little dazed.
He didn't know about these things at all. It was true that his son Zhang Hao was studying in the United States, but when did he become the chairman of a listed company? And he also had such amazing wealth?
After Zhang Jianguo resigned from his previous unit, he established this logistics company with the help of Song Yuanchao. It took Zhang Jianguo countless efforts over the past decade to grow the company to its current scale.
In terms of company size, the logistics company has a lot of assets, and Zhang Jianguo, as the chairman, is one of the richest people in China. Coupled with the investment returns of his wife Sun Xia in the clothing industry and commercial department stores, the Zhang family can be considered a truly wealthy family. Even if they are not as rich as the world's rich, they can definitely be ranked in the top 50 in China.
But even so, compared to the $756 million worth of Zhang Hao mentioned by those reporters, the combined wealth of Zhang Jianguo and his wife is not even half of their son's. How old is his son Zhang Hao this year ? He is just a young man in his early twenties, and he is also an overseas student. He has never done business. How did he suddenly become a rich man?
Zhang Jianguo opened his mouth and seemed to want to say something, but when the words came to his lips he didn't know what to say.
Because he knew nothing about Zhang Hao's affairs. If the reporters hadn't come to interview him today, would Zhang Jianguo know nothing?
Suddenly, Zhang Jianguo thought of something, which was the past incident in which his father and son had a quarrel because Zhang Hao had used the money in the account.
At the beginning, Zhang Hao said that the money was not wasted, but invested in some virtual network project. Could it be that Zhang Hao relied on this investment to have his current net worth? Zhang Jianguo thought that this might be possible, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt that this fact was a bit outrageous. A mere $300,000 earned a return of $756 million in such a short time? What kind of business can have such an amazing rate of return? Even if you do the kind of business that is punishable by death in the criminal law, you can't make such a huge fortune in a few years!
"Mr. Zhang, please tell us how you educate your children? How did you achieve Zhang Hao's success in education?"
"That's right, Mr. Zhang. Is Zhang Hao's success related to your profession? Did you teach him how to run a business since he was a child? Your current logistics company is the largest in China. Your original entrepreneurial history was also very bizarre. Can Zhang Hao's success now be said to be a case of the younger generation surpassing the older generation?"
Seeing that Zhang Jianguo did not answer the reporters' questions immediately, some reporters did not give him a chance to catch his breath and asked a series of new questions.
Some people even asked about Zhang Jianguo's education and training of his children, intending to analyze the reasons for Zhang Hao's success from this perspective. Of course, some people also asked Zhang Jianguo about the similarities between Zhang Hao and Bill Gates, and whether Zhang Hao could and become a new idol for the younger generation?
Zhang Jianguo has been a boss for a long time and has rich experience in dealing with people. Not to mention in the company, he is also very familiar with communicating with government leaders. But what happened today was the first time for Zhang Jianguo, and he didn't know how to answer many of the questions they asked.
But facing so many reporters, Zhang Jianguo couldn't just sit there and answer, so he had to bite the bullet and reluctantly answered a few questions. But as for other details about Zhang Hao, Zhang Jianguo could only use some "diplomatic words" to vaguely play Tai Chi. Finally, he used the excuse that he was busy with work and would be going on a business trip soon and could not continue to receive reporters. With the help of his assistants Xiao Lu and Lao Xu, he finally escaped from the meeting room, then quietly slipped out of the back door, got in his car and left the company in a flash.
