Ann Oh, Nick. It's great. Where are we going to?
Nick To nine countries. We have nine development laboratories.
In fact, only now I realize how large the company is, a real
global company.
Ann But the company started here in America.
Nick Yes, in this sense, we're American. Each company has to
be incorporated somewhere here or in Japan or Canada or
India. But our corporation is a real multinational one.
Ann What does it mean?
Nick Well, we're in 126 countries and we have there 125000
employees. We do our business in 28 languages and more
than 32 currencies. Our plants are situated in 13 countries
and we have eight development labs.
Ann Now I see. You are multinational. But such industries as
shipbuilding, aircraft, automobiles can't survive without
selling abroad.
Nick Right. By the way, do you know that for the last seven
years more than half of the corporation's net income has
come from overseas business. We are the part of the world
community.
Ann It's exciting, isn't it?
Nick Yes, now we really can feel that nations are tied to each
other through business operations. This internationalism is
our hope for a better world.
Ann Well it's time to pack.
Nick Later
Ann Nick, can you explain me why do you sell a computer to a
company in Canada when the company has a plant in
Canada?
Nick Well, Ann. For example, it's not unusual for a automobile
company from Britain to manufacture in France for sale in
Britain with Canadian-made engine, Swiss transmission
and German axles. It's international business.
Ann But it's so complicated to sell the goods to a foreign
company with different currencies and all that.
Nick I can tell you how we do.
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