Recently, there have been a lot of things, my thoughts are messy, and I have always wanted to write them all down and do things with peace of mind. It just happened that I finished talking all at once with the movie "New in Town" (New in Town/Fate First Arrival).
The movie "New in Town" (New in Town/Fate First Arrival) is starring Renée Zellweger. who is she? If you mention the protagonist of "Bridget Jones's Diary" (BJ's single diary) and the sequel, I think you may be able to recall it. This film tells that Renée was originally one of the executives of a large company and was sent to Minnesota (it seems that "Twilight" also took place in this state) to manage an unsatisfactory factory. Miami’s golden collar went to a remote area in the icy and snowy world, life, communication, management... everything was difficult and there were many obstacles. After several hardships, I have adapted to life, met love, and became enthusiastic about communication, and management is even more like a fish in water. But at this time, he was told by his boss that the factory's efficiency was too poor and ordered to close it immediately. After failing to negotiate with the board of directors, Renée suddenly discovered a business opportunity, so he revitalized the factory and won respect by adhering to the principle of "will be outside, and military orders are not tolerated". Things don't always go so well, and the boss feels that since it is so profitable, he simply sold the thing with the idea of "killing the chicken and getting the eggs", and got the money after dumping the burden. What a good thing. When the factory employees were frustrated, Renée appeared. She found a VC, bought the factory and gained love, becoming an independent CEO. At this point, the theater turned on the lights and closed the curtain.
Personally, I think that starting from the movie, the film is general, the subject matter is not novel or in-depth, I can tell from the scores of IMDB, I feel that it is the occasion of the current financial crisis; only from the protagonist, Renée’s smile is my favorite type , Simple and cute, from "BJ's Single Diary" to "Newcomer", the smile has been like a day for more than ten years.
The film is not in-depth but allows me to think a lot, which just connects some of the content I watched recently. Let me talk about the economy and work separately, focusing on the latter. Because part of the content is beyond the scope of my knowledge, besides the gibberish, I list the net and extract it, and hope that it will make the reader think a little.
In order to save time, I will briefly list the key words as follows:
Obama's two trillion shameful industrial and hotel industry M-type consumption structure
self-selection environmental service Blizzard and superstition humanity
layoff consultant Hong Kong employment and personal gaps are
blooming, first of all. Let's talk about the economy first. Actually, I haven't studied economics, so let me have a glimpse of it for the time being. I think the cold winter in the movie and the efficiency of the factory all hint at the current economic situation. When it comes to the economy, the current financial tsunami is indispensable; when it comes to the financial tsunami, the United States is indispensable for us; when it comes to the United States, it is indispensable to the global attention of mixed-blood President Obama.
I don't care about politics, not only that, I also deliberately don't care about politics. So my opinion is a little weird. From the very beginning of the vigorous US presidential campaign, I found it strange, why do people care so much about the US election? And the level of concern for this election far exceeds that of previous elections. Is it because of more people of color? The whole world is concerned, and that kind of care is far better than elections in one's own country. If you have always liked to care about current affairs and research evidence, then the attention to the campaign will be “make sense”; if you are only concerned about being good-looking, then it will make me unthinkable, as if there is a big family who wants to have a child, other families Parents and children care about: How is your child? Is it a man or a woman? Is it white or black? How long can I be born? ... That kind of concern makes me feel that it is no less than the family that gave birth to the child, or even better. But it must be admitted that the elections in the United States are more exciting than most other countries. It seems to start from this angle, because it is also "make sense" to pay attention to it. I would rather pay attention to Obama and his brother.
Earlier, people around us passed the exciting speech of our President Obama like a pilgrimage. I held back and listened patiently, but it felt no different from Martin Luther King’s "I Have a Dream". I am not at all excited. First, I don’t think it’s as wonderful as Martin Luther King Jr. said. Second, there is a famous saying in the speech: "Yes, we can!" This sentence can indeed arouse a moment of fighting spirit, strengthen a moment of confidence, and face the reality. In the financial crisis of China, what I am more concerned about is how he handles this mess. I don't doubt his ability. It's just that "it's up to people to get things done, and it's up to the sky to get things done." In such a troublesome environment, it's really difficult to give satisfactory answers to the people after taking office.
From online news and blogs, we can see that Obama-style reforms cost two trillion US dollars as soon as they open their mouths. "Recovery" replaces "salvation" and "market" replaces "institution." The speeches were resonant with the people, but the plan was due to the lack of details and new ideas in the market. On the day of the announcement, the Standard & Poor's 500 Index fell 4.9% to 827 points, the biggest drop since Obama took office on January 20.
Former Federal Reserve economist Zhang Xiaoling said, "The essence of Geithner's plan is to remove things that block the flow of bank credit so that credit can be recirculated." So these two core "one trillion" content: 1. It is the establishment of a "public-private investment fund" whereby the government and the private sector cooperate to purchase non-performing assets of financial institutions; the second is the cooperation between the Ministry of Finance and the Federal Reserve to provide strong support for consumer and commercial credit lending. The British "Economist" commented, "Paulson used rockets, and Geithner used nuclear weapons as soon as he came up." The "uranium resources" for "nuclear weapons" come from the upcoming huge US Treasury bonds. The main buyers of these government bonds are global investors including China.
The current political situation is actually very complicated. I don't understand and will not analyze it. In fact, the people are most concerned about their own pockets. Therefore, when I made a "shameful" evaluation of Obama's $18 billion in bonuses due to Wall Street receiving huge federal funding, I felt very feasted. But on another thought, what the Wall Street bosses said was right, “In order to retain good executives, we must pay at market prices (the subtext is high salaries). If we don’t give that much money, we can only hire second-rate high-ranking workers. Regardless, then we will lose more.” The government represented by Obama and the market represented by Wall Street, no one is right or wrong, just see that kind of method can get out of the ice cell faster.
In fact, these big situations are not personally relevant to us, and the chat is over. What people care most about is their own work. I only talk about my personal thoughts here.
Personality and analysis decided that I would choose to work in industry and hotels. I tend to work on things that are tangible and tangible, and are necessary services in life. Life is inseparable from water, electricity, clothing, food, housing, and transportation, so I am more inclined to related industries. In the pure computer industry, I am not inclined towards it. Although I may still have to start with it after graduation, I must only start with it.
Buffett said: "I like industries that can make a lot of money without any management. They are the kind of industries I want to invest in." He firmly believes that the companies and industries he invests in will have a long-term future. Strong stability. Buffett’s industry analysis experience shows that companies with long-term stable main businesses tend to have the strongest profitability, and the fundamental reason why their main businesses are stable for a long time lies in the long-term stability of their industries. Buffett never invests in industries that frequently undergo major changes, such as high-tech industries and emerging industries.
My opinion is similar to his. I never knew he had such an opinion before. I dare not say that the hero sees the same, but he has similar (not exactly the same) ideas. I am deeply honored. Some people think that the financial crisis, why I have a soft spot for hotel management, and I even have the idea of going to France and Italy to learn cooking. Regardless of the latter, the former can be discussed briefly. The operation of the hotel will definitely be affected by the financial turmoil, but not necessarily. Because today's society is an M-type consumption structure system, general hotels fluctuate with economic fluctuations, but high-end hotels remain basically stable. There are certain layoffs, because it is currently unable to expand the territory. The overall environment will affect its performance, but it will not hurt like investment banks or real estate companies. Temporary injuries can't affect the long-term Dapeng's wings.
Take the hotel industry as an example. I personally say it’s useless. Let’s quote others. Ye Haihua, CEO of InterContinental Hotels Group in Greater China, said: “We do see some tourists cut their accommodation expenses when arranging travel opportunities, but we also see that consumers of high-end hotel brands are relatively stable and stable.” Starwood Ms. Wendy Huang, Director of Sales and Marketing of the Hotel and Resorts Group in Greater China, said: “We noticed that the financial turmoil did not have much impact on the occupancy rate of loyal high-end customers of well-known five-star brands. Le Royal Méridien Shanghai, a subsidiary of Starwood In the past few months, the occupancy rate has not declined significantly, compared to the same period last year.” And Mr. Guo Jingwen, Chief Executive Officer of Peninsula Hotels Group said confidently: “Although the financial turmoil has led to the expected operation of the entire tourism and hotel industry Target decline. But unlike other hotel groups, what we see is the return on investment of newly established hotels in the next 50 years, or even beyond.” In
a nutshell: In this world, there are always rich people and poor people. People too. Aiming at the highest end to make money, or aiming at the lowest end to make money, there will be no shortage of money. In "I Guess I Guess I Guess Guess", there are many stores with monthly turnover of one million or more. Some only buy cheap cakes, bread, Sishen soup and scallion pancakes. You can see it. , Dare you say that there are few people buying it?
The above is about the external direction and environment. In fact, these are not what I should concentrate on learning. Because everyone can't change the general environment and direction, but everyone can change themselves. When everyone can achieve their own best, the entire society can also achieve a certain degree of optimization. The reason why Mechanism Design Theory was able to win the 2007 Nobel Prize in Economics naturally has its social application value.
Just like in "New in Town", you can't change the personality and habits of urban residents, so you have to learn to adapt first, and then use your own power to influence, and finally you can achieve a win-win situation. Let me talk about recent events first. It is said that someone from Huawei has jumped off the building again. I don't want to talk about how Huawei is doing. No matter how good or bad he does, he won't let people jump off the building. Because one of the greatest advantages of human beings is that they have the right to choose themselves.
I am studying at the Baptist University, and now it is time for classmates to look for jobs. I am like an outsider, watching them come and go, in and out, sad and sad. The deepest feeling is that most of the children here have a certain family background, and support them to realize their dreams, even if they face temporary unemployment. Their insistence on the direction is something I like, but I personally cannot do it for such a insistence on the direction regardless of the cost. Some people would rather take a salary that is not enough for food and clothing for a few months, and stick to their ideals. People at Huawei may be more of a salary with enough food and clothing, and they are struggling to survive in the enterprise. I can't be as great as they are. If I can't find the job I want to find, I will consider doing everything; if what I do is so stressful that I have to jump off the building, I would rather quit and find a low-paying job. Of course, I will adhere to a principle, that is, no matter what kind of job I am looking for, no matter how high or low the salary is, it must be related to my ideals, at least to maintain a certain degree of relevance and continuity.
There are many people born in the 80s and 90s, such as the recent news figure Wu Jigang, and there are also many people who cannot withstand the blows and torture. I can always hear countless complaints and entanglements. In fact, I have experienced many of them. Admit it, I might have the same reaction as them. But now I am not, those are really trivial to me now. I can't accept it, but I can bear it. I even deliberately use those things to cultivate and test my patience. In fact, although some people say something harsh, they are actually right; if they are wrong, then you can also learn the attitudes of different people to deal with things, so as to spur yourself. For example, the video "This is why the Chinese are weird (Chinese subtitles)" I saw two days ago was very angry, the debate was not good, and the guests were quite hostile. But you also know from it that you have to be careful not to make similar mistakes in the future. What's more, sometimes the correct behavior you do is misunderstood by others. At this time, you need a simple and complex philosophy.
Dealing with things is difficult and fun. The famous American game company Blizzard Entertainment Co., Ltd. applied for the registration of the English name "STARCRAFT:GHOST" as a trademark for e-sports services and other items for "StarCraft II", but was rejected on the grounds that the name involved the promotion of feudal superstition. I think Blizzard must be crazy. But you say what you are doing is right or wrong? Why do you say that there is a Ghost in the English trademark that I registered is a superstition? You promoted that "Journey to the West" is one of the four great masterpieces, and the adaptation and shooting of "Journey to the West" is not superstition? But in China it just doesn't work, so what should I do? Are you withdrawing from the Chinese market? hehe. . . A fool would do this. So it is said in advertising, "Think Globaly, Act Locally." Blizzard, you learn to go slowly in China... It
's easy to say but difficult to do. In fact, I still have many things that I think I can’t do well. I’m still scared and stage fright, but after all, I’m growing up step by step. I suddenly thought of a small conversation in the Three Holy Church in the Guoqing Temple in Taizhou, Zhejiang. Han Shan asked, "Someone in the world slander me, deceive me, humiliate me, laugh at me, despise me, deceive me, and deceive me. How do I deal with it? Shide said: "You bear with him, let him, avoid him, let him, bear with him, respect him, ignore him, in a few years, you will look at him again."
Just because I care about these things, I have a deep memory of movies that reveal or suggest humanity. In the movie "The Pianist," I felt very heartbroken by the protagonist’s mouth that squirmed from time to time because of hunger and the bucket of canned fruit he was holding tightly. When he was rescued by the Soviets, I was asked why he wore a Nazi. In his military uniform, I cried bitterly for his two words "I'm cold". In fact, the human mind is being purified little by little in this way. The purified people will become simple, and you can naturally understand why those people in "American Idol" are excited by the simple sentence "Welcome to Season Eight. You are through." The touch and madness from the bottom of my heart is what makes people love. And speaking of returning to the current real life, the job rises and falls, and layoffs are indispensable. So an interesting profession appeared earlier: layoff consultant. Of course, this profession also has a less terrifying title-career transition consultant. Yahoo!’s "gentle cut" strategy of layoffs has been affirmed by most external media. I think this position is indispensable. This is also a manifestation of human care.
In addition to internal self-cultivation, external experience is also essential. Every mainland student who comes to Hong Kong will inevitably encounter the so-called "Hong Kong culture". What is Hong Kong culture? I can't tell. But when I met with the senior leaders of the school, I could clearly feel the gap between me and Hong Kong culture and the elites of Hong Kong. Simply put, English listening, speaking, reading and writing, Cantonese debates, public relations etiquette, communication skills, thoroughness and meticulousness, etc., are all very different.
I have heard of high-level meetings several times. Maybe what I have heard is not high enough or comprehensive enough. But it can be said that they use English very frequently in meetings. Although it is a Cantonese conference, it is not surprising that three or four words pop up in each sentence. Some people speak inconsistently, and even the entire sentence is in English. Don't think that you can keep up with the pace of the meeting if you understand the teacher's lectures in class. Meetings need to be discussed. If you are not good at English, you can't mix it in. If Cantonese is not good, it really will... The school is friendly and can communicate in Mandarin. What is really needed in society is Cantonese. I personally find it difficult to shake this position, no matter if you take back Hong Kong for decades. In Hong Kong, the official documents of large companies and organizations must be in English, and most of the communication is in English, supplemented by Cantonese or Cantonese in English, and most of the communication in daily life is in Cantonese. You can disdain this way of communication, but it is a fact. Mandarin can only be considered a bonus. We all know the role of bonus points in elementary school.
Let's finish with a small example. You can also think about it. It's what they talked about when I was in the meeting. There is no so-called correct answer.
In the hotel industry, we all know that there must be a concept of hotel occupancy rate, so the level of hotel occupancy rate affects the price of hotel room rental. Then the question is, if the occupancy rate is above 80%, 60-80%, 40-60%, or below 40%, how should your hotel rental price fluctuate? Is it an arithmetic series with the highest fluctuation range of 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%? Or is the difference of 10%, 15%, 25%, 40% an arithmetic series? Or some other irregular combination? What is the basis? If I tell you, in Hong Kong’s hotel industry, the general occupancy rate of 6 can recover the cost, and 8 can make a lot of money. Generally speaking, the occupancy rate is 6-8%, and the average occupancy rate of Hong Kong hotels is less than 80%. . After you have the above data, how do you deal with a reasonable volatility ratio?
Hotel management is actually quite interesting.
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