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发表于 2007-7-29 10:49
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homework:
Now the VOA special English program Words and their stories.their are many specail terms in the world of business.the following story is about a sweet heart deal which i made last week .i made a deal with a friend.and we both made a profit .
i had started a small company.several years ago ,i worked hard to make it successful.it was a sin-making business.it was a small company,not a balloon cheap company.it was not known nationally ,for the quality of its sins.it did not make millions of dollors in profits,and it was private,it was not a public company with shares ,treated and stock market.Still,i worked hard building up my besiness,i did not work only a few hours each day ,no bankrious hours for me.instead,i spent many hours each day,seven days a week ,trying to grow the company,i never cut corners,or try to save the expenses,i made many cold calls ,i called on possible buyers,from a list of people i hadn't ever seen. such calls were often hard sells ,i had to be very firm .Sometimes,i sold my sins at a loss,i did not make money on my product,when this happend ,there were cut begs,i had to use fewer supplies,and reduce the number of workers,but after several years ,the company broke even,profits were equal to expenses,and soon after,i began to gain ground ,my sins were selling very quickly,they were selling like hot cakes ,i was happy,the company was looking forward and making real progress,it was in the black not in the red,the company was making money not losing it .
my friend knew about my business,he is a leader in the sin-making industry .a real big gun if you know what i mean,he offered to buy my company,my friend wanted to take it in public,he wanted to sell shares in the company to the general public. my friend believed it was best to strike while the iron is hot,he wanted to take action at the best time possible and not wait,he offered me a ball park estimate, at the amount , he would pay to buy my company,but i knew his uneducated guess was low,my company was worth much more,he asked being counter,to crutch the numbers,that is ,he asked his accountant to take a close look at the finance of my company,and signed how much it was worth,then my friend increased his offer,my friend's official offer was finally given to me in black and white,it was return unpaper and more than i ever dreamed ,i was finally able to get a break ,i made a huge profit on my company,and my friend also got a bank for the buck ,he got a successful business for the money he spent . |
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