Author: Khurav

"You are right, but Mr. Welch, you don't quite understand my ambition and pursuit."

"You see, I'm still very young, aren't I? In my relatively long life, I am now considered financially free, well, extremely free! So, what do you think, for me, the meaning and pursuit of life?

Where?"

"Do you want to do charity or public welfare? Set up some education funds, or raise two sports teams, racing teams, etc. Maybe in the future, but now, I feel that I don't have such noble sentiments yet. For me, my hometown,

Helping the development of my hometown is probably what I want to do most now!”

"Of course, an airport may be a small airport now, but I will definitely not be willing to let it always be a small airport. My hometown of Douglas will always be a small city."

"Then, when the demand becomes greater and greater, I will spend more and more money. Since I have to spend it, I will invest the money in advance."

Left hand instead of right hand?!

Even in terms of airport investment, we can also cooperate with the local government and invest together.

In this way, you can make a fortune from airport construction. You can also make a fortune from General Motors for equipment procurement. Going back and forth, it can be said that no matter how you do it, you will make money!

This is not difficult to understand, but Welch couldn't help but smile bitterly:

"I still feel that your conditions are too good, or that your trust in me is somewhat unfounded!"

"Isn't this bad?"

Carter has no idea of ​​​​explaining this problem. You can't say that you know how to take GM to a new height in the future, right?!

"The number of seats on the board of directors cannot be easily increased. This is the rule set by my mentor Mr. Jones. As for me, you should also know that the first thing I do when I take office is to lay off employees and reduce the management level. To me, expanding the board of directors is not

I hope to see it. But when the next board election is held, we can find a way to get a spot."

"Yes, I agree! Even if you express your opinion, I will not join the board of directors."

After communicating with General Electric, Carter went to Chrysler. At Chrysler, Carter received a warm welcome that was completely different from that of General Electric.

To paraphrase a certain sketch, in the greeting line at the door of Chrysler, there was a roar of gongs and drums, firecrackers blasting! Red flags were waving, and there was a sea of ​​people.

Carter also understands the purpose.

I have to say that Lee Iacocca, the current president of Chrysler, is also a ruthless person!

This man is not as famous as Sloan, but Ford's classic Mustang is his handiwork. Speaking of which, he has some connections with Carter. After all, Carter's first car in his life was Ford's Mustang GT.

"Mr. Black, look, this factory once provided 3,352 M3 tanks and more than 17,000 M4 tanks to the front line during the war! But now."

In the Detroit factory, the lazy workers and the half-working and half-stopped production lines give no clue that this was once a factory. It almost supported half of the U.S. Army's tank supply in World War II.

Like Welch, after being fired from Ford, this president worked hard to prove himself to Chrysler. The first thing he did when he came to power was layoffs. But unlike Welch, he laid off mostly senior executives.

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There were originally 35 Chrysler vice presidents, but he laid off 33 of them in one fell swoop. However, it was more difficult for him to deal with workers who relied on labor unions.

After all, Chrysler only survived by taking money from the federal government! And what does the federal government want? Of course it is the employment rate.

You fucking laid off all the workers, and the Automobile Workers Union protested and caused trouble in front of my White House every once in a while. Didn’t I just get paid to get into trouble?!

"Later, call the union representatives in the factory to see me in the office. I know what you want to do, but I can tell you clearly that the M60 has reached its end. Instead of thinking about getting orders through me, it is better to consider getting through Congress.

Because of the relationship, we can use arms sales to sell those obsolete goods!"

"Of course, I also understand the difficulty of your current financial constraints. You have just made profits for a few years, and you still have to repay federal loans. You want to invest in research and development, but the money cannot bear it. It doesn't matter, I will find a way to help you get the M1

The production of tanks is authorized”

Walking slowly inside Chrysler's Detroit factory, the workers' indifference and the management's swarming were in stark contrast.

To be honest, the Automobile Workers Union is definitely the main culprit for why Chrysler is what it is today! But for me, the problem of the Automobile Workers Union has never been a problem to me.

The best thing to do is to use your identity as the regional chairman of the Automobile Workers Union to negotiate;

Zhongce, at worst, breaks up and moves all the factories to Georgia!

If I get really desperate and encounter a collective boycott from the automobile union or something like that, I have some options:

If they resist, just boycott. They have many markets that they can open up.

For example, China

China now attaches great importance to joint venture car companies

As long as Chrysler agrees to move the factory to China, that guy will give land to land and policy to policy.

Workers rioting? It doesn’t exist, okay!

Moreover, we are still in the honeymoon period between China and the United States. In the ratings that Carter saw in the White House, China is now positioned as a non-ally partner country. Even the products embargoed against China in the Batumi embargo list have been reduced considerably.

To a large extent, if you just build a car factory yourself, there will be no risks and no obstacles at all!

Chrysler, a car company brand, also has a very interesting history and pedigree. If this thing enters the Chinese market early, it will not be able to develop into a high-end car.

Have you ever seen how many foreign junk brands China has supported that are on the verge of bankruptcy?

Besides, Chrysler itself is not garbage.

It's just a problem with these workers, no, the management also has a problem.

"What the hell?! You refused FAW's request to introduce the Dodge 600 production line?!"

I'm still thinking about how those people will switch from Chrysler to Rolls-Royce for wedding celebrations in the future. If the Chinese market is planned in advance, maybe it can completely replace Rolls-Royce's status.

Carter casually flipped through this year's work diary, and two records almost blinded Carter.

The first is that Chrysler acquired a company called Jeep this year; the second is the minutes of the meeting with the same automobile representatives.

"Yes, they have introduced the production technology and production line of our 488 2.2-liter inline four-cylinder engine this year. This engine is most suitable for the Dodge 600 model. They have introduced this engine technology, so, for Dodge

The 600-meter production line is definitely a must. I’m just raising the price now, I don’t think there’s any problem with it!”

"In order for their country to develop in the automobile industry, American technology is necessary. In the past two years, except for the discontinuation of our Dodge 600, there has been no news of the discontinuation of other models. If even ours

The price is too expensive, and they are even less likely to buy a production line that is being put into production by another company! They will definitely come back!"

Unlike Carter's dumbfounded look, Iacocca's expression was full of confidence. Just like what he said, he was confident that FAW would still find it and accept his offer of US$17.6 million.

However, Carter saw a very dangerous message in the meeting minutes!

"Have you noticed this record? A representative of FAW mentioned that Hahn, the chairman of Volkswagen of Germany, went to FAW."
Chapter completed!