BEC情景对话：Branch Offices

Dialogue 1

M:  Have you gotten work from our Sidney office? We have been trying to solve the details for opening up our Shanghai branch for the last few weeks,  but I have been waiting for the go-ahead to close the real estate deal to give us a office space to start the branch. 

F:  We haven't heard anything from Sydney,  some facts came off last night from the New York branch,  but because of the time difference,  no one was here to receive them. 

M:  The New York Branch wouldn't have any information regarding our Shanghai deal anyway,  if anything,  it would come from the Sidney branch or our London headquarters. 

F:  If the headquarters is in London,  then why are you so worried about the news from Sydney?

M:  Even thought London is the company's headquarters,  the CEO is based in Sidney,  we already get the approval from the board of directors,  but I'm waiting for his OK before I close the deal. 

F:  So,  where are the members of board of directors based?

M:  The board of directors is made up me members from over seven different countries, that's what happened when you have a big international company with the network that covers multiple countries. 

F:  You know what I wondered then? How do they get together for the quarterly meetings?

Dialogue 2

M:  What's deal with Asia area's sales? Did you have a chance to look at any other reports that came in branch offices?

F:  We got numbers back from our offices in Beijin,  Hong Kong,  Taipei,  Singapore and Tokyo,  we're waiting on Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur. 

M:  What did the preliminary figures tell you? any kinds of trends going on from the branches in the Far East?

F:  It's hard to say,  because the branches are located in diversity different countries. 

Culture and social influences will definitely plays a part in the success of the product in the varies of market. 

M:  For example?

F:  For instance,  some product that do very well in Tokyo branch are flop in Malaysia,  we're talking about different people with different life styles and different needs,  each of the branches takes this type of things into consideration,  when they compile their reports and their market plans.