Introduce yourself, explain your motives.

Money-making and suchlike things

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Business soap opera, or money-bags also cry…

Episode 1: “Getting acquainted”

Reading for the gist. Read the episode below and be ready to sum it up in no more than 5 sentences.

Taking personal perspectives: Do the summing up of the text from the point of view of:

a) Charles Blake

Introduce yourself, explain your motives.

This is a story of an important business trip. It begins with two companies, Yamashita Limited and Advanced technologies. The main characters of this story are Charles Blake and Mike Epstein. Charles works for a Japanese company, Yamashita Ltd. Their head-office is in Tokyo, Japan; they manufacture industrial equipment and robots. At this time 100 per cent of their sales of industrial robots is in Japan.

Mike Epstein works for Advanced Tech, an American company. Their headquartersare in San Francisco, California. They manufacture electronic components and office computers. Eighty per cent of their sales are in the US, and twenty per cent are overseas and in Canada.

Charles Blake graduated from Columbia University in 1991. He studied international relations and a little Japanese. After graduating he worked for a small import-export company in New York. He was with their sales force for about 5 years. Then, in 1996, began working for Yamashita, a Japanese company. He is currently with their head office in Tokyo. His responsibility is to begin the export of industrial robots to North America. He lives in Tokyo and he is married to a Japanese woman, Mikio. They have a child, a son. He enjoys playing golf and tennis, but unfortunately he doesn’t have a lot of spare time.

Mike Epstein graduated from Stanford University in 1993. He studied electrical engineering. After graduation he went to work for a company in San Francisco for two years. Then in 1996 he went back to school and got his degree. In 1998 he went to work for Advanced technologies, Inc. He is now a systems engineer. It is his responsibility to help cut the production costs for a new factory that is going to be built near Frisco. He wants to increase the use of industrial robots to cut costs and improve the productivity. He is divorced and he has no children. He is fond of playing golf if he has time.

The story began two months ago, in April. Here is additionalinformation about how it happened. Mike Epstein of Advanced Technologies went to Tokyo. He attended a trade show and saw many industrial robots. Later, during engineering tutorials, he got to realize how effective the modern Japanese technologies were. During the tutorials and at the trade-show he got extremely interested in the industrial robots made by Yamashita Ltd. Then he met Charles Blake of Yamashita and they discussed the terms of delivery of the company’s production to the US. After the show they had a game of golf together and then Mr. Epstein returned to the US. Last month, in May, Mr. Blake got in touch with Mr. Epstein and informed him he would be in the US in June from June 10^th through June 20^th. If possible, he would like to meet Mr. Epstein and discuss their prospect cooperationin detail.

Mr. Epstein wrote back and invited him to come to Advanced Tech. in San Francisco. He wanted to have a sequence of meetings to have a closer look at the terms, offered by the Japanese would-be-partner. Mr. Epstein got quite interested in purchasing Yamashita’s robots.

It is Monday, June 10^th. Mr. Blake from Yamashita ltd., is in San Francisco. He wants to meet Mr. Epstein of Advanced Technologies. Mr. Blake arrived in SF this afternoon on a flight from Tokyo, Japan. He is now checking into the EmbassySuites Hotel in Silicon Valley, which is south of San Francisco. It is 4.15 in the afternoon.

Receptionist: Good evening, sir. Welcome to the Embassy Suites Hotel. Can I help you?

Blake: Yeah. My name is Blake, Charles Blake. I have a confirmed reservation.

Receptionist: Mr. Blake. Yes. And the reservation number?

Blake: Let’s see. Here it is – 14689.

Receptionist: I see. Let me check. Yes, sir. We have your reservation right here. That’s June 10^th trough the 13^th. Monday through Thursday night, is that correct?

Blake: Yes, that’s fine.

Receptionist: Okay, and the room is 685 on the 6^th floor. I’ve got the key right here and I’ll get a bellman for you.

Blake: What was the price of the room again?

Receptionist: That’s 180$ a night.

Blake: Okay, fine. Can I use my American Express for that?

Receptionist: Certainly, sir. Can I make a print of your card before we check you in?

Blake: Sure, there you are.

Receptionist: Thanks. All right, fine. We are all set here, Mr. Blake. We’ll get you to your room.

Blake: By the way, there is a chance I will be staying one more day, so I might be leaving on Saturday. Is that ok?

Receptionist: Let me check. Sorry, but we are booked up. Of course, if something occurs, I’ll let you know.

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