Everyone present knows that Edsel’s so-called consultation is to ask his wife and dad for instructions, but everyone has long been used to it. Bloom once again expressed doubt, "Mr. Ford, maybe they stole those drawings?" We may be sued for this. "
"Who cares about him? We paid for it, "Steven sneered.
Chapter 17 The Great Depression (6)
Huang Xuan didn’t wait in the hotel. He had a lot of things to do, such as drawing pictures, robbing several well-dressed gentlemen to pay for their houses, and wandering around the market looking for business opportunities.
The most important thing is to find a few suitable buyers. Huang Xuan has much experience to follow in this respect, but it is easier to say that more manufacturers have a smooth trip with Ford.
Huang Xuan used a simple but effective way-advertising made advertising tools very advanced in this era.
The newspaper of the third century is expensive, but the effect is obvious because of its expensive and commercial characteristics. The company that receives the newspaper will not easily throw it into the trash can like today’s newspaper. On the other hand, the newspaper also meets the requirements of Huang Xuan, but it is simple but interesting.
He wrote three simple sentences in the newspaper, which caused a new car design to be sold at Elis Hotel at 9: 00 every day. A company has bid for it. Huang Xuan believes that his performance in Ruge factory should attract many people’s attention, and if he is interested in buying this design, he should be able to get such information. Ford is very interested in this design.
What could be more gimmicky than using Ford to drum up business?
Whether anyone in other companies is really willing to buy it is not the point. It is enough to put enough pressure on Ford. Huang Xuan believes that this V designed by Ford itself will definitely make Ford reluctant to give up.
……
Henry Ford is a man who thinks highly of himself. It is true that he is taller than most Americans, but he is not always right in the management of Ford.
He likes to make judgments without being influenced by others. Many times, this judgment is based on intuition rather than intelligence, and the result is sometimes correct and sometimes wrong. He blindly expands the production base, reduces R&D and purchases of stocks, and all these are his wrong decisions. Of course, this is an afterthought, but mistakes are mistakes.
Ford is a genius designer who built a gasoline engine from scratch and designed a prototype car by himself. At the same time, Ford is also a genius manager. He created the concept of cheap cars, the assembly line industry and the five-day working week. However, his conceit is also a headache. Most of the time, Ford believes in his own ability rather than the team. Therefore, Ford eventually lags behind its competitors in the development of new technologies. It is no exaggeration to say that Ford is a factory with super high productivity but ordinary technology.
From the beginning to the end, Ford was an efficiency advocate. He didn’t produce new models for more than two years in a row. Every day, everything was high production. Until the model was invaded by Chevrolet, the factory woke up like a dream to carry out research and development, but this didn’t alert Ford. After Tong occupied the throne of the First Automobile Company, Ford still focused on high production efficiency.
Guided by this idea, Henry Ford nodded and asked, "What about V design?"
"Not very smooth" Ford V, also known as Flat Head V, soon became the darling of American entry-level racers after its launch. In the 1930s and’ 40s, Flat Head V was highly praised by modified racers, and Ford also won the Monte Carlo Rally in 1936 and 1993. If you look at these materials, you will be able to see that such a classic car must have many innovations and difficulties in its development.
Old Ford fingered the drawings of the table and said with a deep face, "Will it be better than this design?"
"Well … we’re not sure," Edsel hesitated. "The main problem is that this is a drawing, even a prototype. No one knows whether it can reach the above indicators."
"He didn’t make a prototype?"
"Does it look like it?" Edsel recalled Huang Xuanyang. "It seems that he has drawings and is in a hurry to get money."
Ford frowned and sat back in the chair. "He wants 10 thousand?"
"yes"
After waiting for a long time, Ford said, "If there is no problem with the drawings, give them to him."
Henry Ford has something to say, so complicated drawings can’t be drawn without a prototype, that is to say, if there is no problem with the drawings, there must be a prototype, but the other party doesn’t, so the source of the drawings is very problematic.
But for Ford, these are not problems. If we can save millions of dollars, we can get rid of the problems caused by the source of drawings, not to mention the fact that the government is overwhelmed by the economic crisis at the moment.
Besides, Ford never paid attention to the government, and Roosevelt was angry with Ford and changed his car.
At the other end of the city, Alfred Si Long, the new president, also got the advertisement of Huang Xuan, but he didn’t pay attention to it. He told a supervisor to go and see what Henry was thinking.
Elis Hotel
Huang Xuan crossed his legs and waited in the suite living room. About five years ago, this suite cost 3 dollars a day, but with the advent of the Great Depression, this hotel had to reduce its income several times. Now it costs 4 dollars a day, which is enough. Of course, Huang Xuan is still waiting for Ford to send money. He has decided to ask Mr. Ford to bring 10 thousand dollars, and he will not let him take it back.
If Ford doesn’t take the money, it’s hard to say that he will commit more violent crimes. This is the situation. He has already spent millions of dollars on energy and brought millions of dollars worth of materials. If there is no profit, everything will go wrong.
Now it’s different from a few trips. At that time, Lorraine had little energy and no protective measures, which made the violence more likely to outweigh the gains. Besides, there was no goal, which was also a big reason. Now it’s different. He is in a budding financial kingdom, with a base on his head and a tightly woven alloy back, and there is no harassment from other travelers …
The designer Edsel didn’t know that the $10,000 in his hand box had been "reserved" by Huang Xuan. He also specially asked Brown to bring two strong security guards with guns to meet at the Elis Hotel.
As the waiter came to the door, Edsel shook hands with Huang Xuan with a chuckle and said, "Is the weather in Detroit getting used to it? It’s a little cold in recent days."
"It’s all right," Huang Xuan said without much talk about letting Edsel in. "This is Mr. Edward who also wants to see my drawings."
"Of course," Edsel didn’t know this Edward, but the other side obviously knew him. The two sides greeted each other in a friendly way and converged their doubts on their cheeks.
Without too much ceremony, Huang Xuan asked, "Do you mind if I see you bring cash?"
Edsel’s face was stiff. He didn’t expect Huang Xuan to be so direct, but he nodded to show it to Huang Xuan.
Although Lorraine can easily check the boxes of all the people present, Huang Xuan is still willing to show a gesture, which will make the next conversation easier.
The box is neatly prepared by the federal reserve, that is, in this era, there are two kinds of dollar denominations: one dollar and one dollar. The latter has not been issued since 1969. There should be two hundred-dollar bills, and the rest are neat. It’s a bit like withdrawing money from the bank of China.
"OK, we can talk." Huang Xuan happily pushed the box to Brown and got up and hit the bedroom door. There were mountains of drawings inside.
"Take your time," Huang Xuan said and sat down to drink tea from Sri Lanka.
Tong represents a kind of being forgotten and unhappy, but Huang Xuan didn’t even look at him. GM is an alternative. He told Ford that I have other companies to sell, but if Edsel didn’t say no, he wouldn’t bother to say that Huang Xuan’s recognition is more important than money. There is nothing more to delay for two days.
The bedroom was painted last night. Huang Xuan slept in the bed. Lorraine easily made the energy finish the work. Ford people were quickly buried in the hundreds of drawings, which made their work much easier than drawing these drawings.
Huang Xuan was in no hurry to drag the teacup to Edsel. "Mr. Ford, do you have anything in new york?"
"There are some"
"I want to buy a printing factory in new york. I want to be as advanced as possible. Do you have any ideas?" This is Huang Xuan’s way of thinking all night. It’s a little mean, but it’s better than good
Edsel looked at Huang Xuandao strangely. "There are many closed factories now. It’s very easy if you want to buy them."
"That’s good," Huang Xuan said with a smile. "But I hope I can save some money. Maybe you know where there is such a factory."
Of course, this is a question of funds, but Edsel just told Huang Xuan two names. "Friend, I think I should tell you that the investment environment in the United States has become somewhat, er, the rate of return has become lower."
"I’m white" Huang Xuanxiao smiled and reposed.
Chapter 10 The Great Depression (7)