1、Doyouknowwhoishe?Members:ZuoSiyi,ZhouPei,ZhangTing,ZhouKe,ZhengXin、SuWenrong,LuYongcheng,FangHuadongDo you knowwho is he?BillyDurant:GeneralMotorssfounderContents:1,Billyslifebriefintroduction2,Billysanecdotes3,Billyssaying4,Billyswealth1,BillyslifebriefintroductionBillywasbornonDecember8th,1861inBo
2、stonDorchester.Billysgrandfatherwasabusinessman,andin1858hemovedtoFlint.There,hehadeverbeenthecitysmayor,andhadahugeinfluenceonthecityspoliticsandeconomy.In1872,BillymovedtoFlintwithhismother.Whenhewasachild,hewascleverandlovely.Whenhewas17,hechosetoleaveschoolforworking.Sincethen,hestartedhisbrilli
3、antandlegendlife.Heenteredthecarriageindustryin1886,andduringthefollowingyearshedevelopedthecompanytothelargestcarriagecompanyintheUS.In1904,BillyenteredtheBuickboardofdirectors,andbegantoentertheautomotiveindustry.Atthatmonent,Buickhadjuststarteditsbusiness.Twoyearslater,Buickbecameasuccessfulcompa
4、nyunderhisleadership.In1908,BillyestablishedtheGeneralMotorsCorporation(GM),whichistheworldlargestcarcompanynow.AftertheestablishmentofGM,Billypurchasedsomefamouscarbrands,suchasCadillacandPontiac.In1910,BillyfirstlostGM,andthebankerstookchargeofthecompanyinsteadofhim.AfterthelossofGM,hecreatedanoth
5、ercarcompany,whichistheChevroletMotorCompany.WiththehelpofChevroletssuccess,hetookinchargeofGMagain.And,healsoaddedChevroletinhisownGMempire.However,in1921BillysecondlosthisGMbecauseofthefinancialproblem.Andthistime,hewilllosthischildforever.FailurenevercantbeatBilly,afterthenheusehisownnamecreatedD
6、urantMotorCompany.However,hefailthistime.Afterthisfailure,heleftthecarindustry,andoperatedabowlingalleyandrestaurant.In1947,Billycompletedhislegendlife.2,BillysanecdotesWhenBillywassalesmen,hisbossaskedhimcanonlyspend$2forworkoneday.Buthespent8dollarsand15cents,hisbosswasangry.However,hecouldnotthin
7、kthatBillybroughthim22,000cigarorders.WhenoldBillymanagedarestaurant,thereportersaskedhimtowashdishesfortakingphotos.AlthoughBillyknewthatthereportersridiculedhim,hestilldidit.ThefunnythingwasplacedontheheadlineofallthenewspapersinUSonthesecondday.3,BillyssayingDonotworry,wearestillmoveforward.Ihave
8、nomoney,butIamhappy.AndIstillcontinuemycareer,becauseIcannotstop.Themeaningoflifeismorethanmoney.4,BillyswealthIthinkBillygiveourwealthisnotjusthisGMempire,butishispursuitoftheturemeaningoflifespirit.Aggressive,confidence,optimistic,happinessandthanksgiving,Ithinktheseareourwealthoflifethatweshouldtakecomprehend.Thankyou!