Facing Lee Iacoca's gaze, Rosemary shook her head honestly and unceremoniously: "No, we don't sell." ”

"Not for sale?" raised an eyebrow, and Lee Iacocca was a little surprised.

He didn't believe that Rosemary really refused to sell after spending so much time for half a day, and the reason why he didn't sell ...... It must have been something she wanted more.

"Not for sale, but we can cooperate. ”

"......" Lee Iacocca smiled: as expected, this woman had a great appetite.

Raising his hand, he motioned for Rosemary to continue: Although this woman's appetite seems to be greater than she imagined, it doesn't matter, as long as her conditions are not too excessive, it is not impossible to consider.

Fernandez took a stake in Chrysler's family with this model. ”

Rosemary made it clear in just one sentence why she didn't sell the design, she wanted to maximize the profit - it was clear that the long-term way to get the car's project dividends was to sell it directly to Chrysler.

While despising Rosemary's greed, Lee Iacocca was somewhat convinced that Fernandez did have such a car that was cheap, fuel-efficient, more spacious than Japanese cars, and at the same time conformed to the aesthetic point of view of Americans: if there was no such car, why would he cooperate with Chrysler?

With his hands clasped in front of his face and his two index fingers gently touching each other, Lee Iacocca finally spoke: "Miss Rosemary, you have a great appetite. ”

Rosemary said honestly, "Because this car is worth the price!" Mr. Iacoca, if you could sell your car for $10,000, would you sell it for $5,000?"

"Of course not, but only if your car is really worth $10,000. But that's not the point, the point is: Miss Rosemary, why do you think I'm going to accept your terms?"

"I didn't think you'd accept my terms. ”

"Oh?"

"There are four automakers in the United States, in addition to Chrysler, but also Ford, General Motors and AMC, and in the face of the offensive launched by Japanese cars in the face of this sudden oil crisis, everyone is having a hard time, and they are all looking for a model that can have a certain competitive advantage over Japanese cars...... So even if Chrysler doesn't work with us, I don't have to worry about finding a partner. ”

"Funny, really funny. Lee Iacocca clapped softly.

Needless to say, Rosemary's words are of course telling herself that their Fernandez company can not only cooperate with Chrysler Motors, but also cooperate with other automakers, and another layer of deeper meaning is that if Chrysler Motors wants to rely on its identity as one of the four major American automakers to engage in some off-board moves, they are not without a way to deal with it: If you dare to engage in off-board moves, it's a big deal that I will give what I have in my hand to your competitors and let your competitors press you again!

In a word, this is not only a smart woman, but also an extremely business-minded woman.

Rosemary smiled: "It's good that you understand."

There are some things that don't need to be said, everyone is smart people, and the meaning is enough.

"I now have some confidence that you can indeed come up with such a product," after a moment of silence, Lee Iacocca finally spoke, and he said slowly: "Chrysler Motors really needs such a product, let's not talk about how we cooperate, how do you prove that this product of yours will definitely become a hit?"

Rosemary clenched her fists: it worked!

She knew that if he hadn't succeeded in piquing Lee Iacoca's interest, he wouldn't have asked the question.

"I trust your vision and judgment," Rosemary said, "not only did you pioneer the 'car staging' in the history of car sales in the world, but you were also the 'father of the Mustang', and you worked your way up from sales president to Ford Motor president, which speaks to your ability to design and sell."

It may be difficult for you to design a model that can sell well from scratch, but if you are given a car, let you judge whether the car can be recognized by the market and whether it can sell well, I believe it is only your basic ability. ”

"Hah...... You're right. ”

Lee Iacocca had a bit of smugness on his face, and Rosemary's compliments made him very comfortable, even if he Lee Iacocca was kicked out of the door of Ford by Henry Ford because of his high achievements, which in itself shows his Lee Iacocca ability: not everyone has the ability to make great achievements: "But unless I see your car now, we can't talk about ...... at all"

"No, no, no, Mr. Iacoca, I can't give you our product until we have agreed on a plan for the distribution of benefits between the two parties in this project. Rosemary shook her head and was resolute: "Fernandez is just a small company after all, we don't dare to bet, and we can't afford to bet." ”

Lee Iacoka thought for a few seconds, and finally nodded: "You go on." After a pause, Lee Iacocca added, "I hope you're not too greedy." ”

Lee Iacocca has given in!

Why did he give in? Because for Lee Iacocca now, he doesn't really have many options.

Chrysler cars are terrible right now, and they are in dire need of a fist product;

Now Chrysler is on the verge of life and death, and has no qualifications to play character and arrogance with any partner;

The current Lee Iacocca is not the arrogant and invincible Lee Iacocca who took the Chrysler car out of the quagmire, was touted by the whole world, and was glorified, he was just swept away by the Ford car, and now he is trembling and vowing to make a new career, so that Henry Ford, the bastard who threw himself out of the Ford car, knew what a serious mistake you made when you kicked Lao Tzu out of Ford!

After making sure that Fernandez really had a car that they thought was at least good for themselves, Lee Iacocca couldn't help but be moved: this was indeed the best and most convenient way to bring Chrysler out of the quagmire - as long as that Fernandez could maintain the design skills of the "beast" and X-BO, there was indeed a considerable possibility of coming up with a popular model in the market.

"We only take what we deserve...... We want 30 percent, and we have to hang our logo on the back of the car. ”

"Thirty percent, impossible!" Lee Iacocca immediately shook his head: "All the testing, production, sales and after-sales work is carried out by Chrysler, you just designed a car, and you want to take away the benefits of thirty percent? This is absolutely impossible, at most one percent will be given to you, and the ownership of this engine belongs to Chrysler...... By the way, what is the level of performance and fuel consumption of this engine?"

When asked about this question, even if Rosemary's face has already been trained to be as thick as a city wall, she blushes a little at the moment: "This is a 1.8-liter displacement in-line four-cylinder gasoline engine, this engine has a maximum power of 89 hp and a maximum torque of 123 Nm, and there is also a 2.0L displacement in-line four-cylinder engine to choose from, this engine has a maximum power of 100 hp and 138 Nm respectively."

The length, width and height of the body are 4697mm, 1729mm, 1369mm, wheelbase is 2720mm, the body structure, for the time being, there is only a four-door three-sedan five-seater sedan to choose from, but later we will develop two-door sedan four-seater, hatchback wagon and other models......"

Lee Iacocca listened and nodded: "It sounds good, although the performance of the engine is a little weaker, but it is not bad for a 1.8 and 2.0 engine, you haven't said how the fuel consumption is." ”

"According to the calculation method given by the Highway Bureau, the average fuel consumption we calculated per 100 kilometers was 12.7 liters to 15.3 liters. Rosemary's face turned red.

"12.7 to 15.3 liters? Not bad," Lee Iacocca nodded repeatedly, but couldn't help but be a little curious: "The results of your calculations?"

"This engine...... It was designed by our boss, and now the prototype is being built......" Speaking of this, Rosemary was a little embarrassed: she was weak in her heart when she hit the white wolf with empty gloves.

“......”

The engine is being built as a prototype? Lee Iacocca was stunned for a full minute before he looked at Rosemary dumbfounded: "Don't you tell me that your car is still on paper?"

Rosemary snapped the bill and said, "Now the design of the whole vehicle is complete, uh......"

Lee Iacocca patted his head in pain: he had already boldly estimated the courage of Fernandez, but he didn't expect that these guys would be so bold - they would fool themselves with a bunch of drawings!

"Ahem......"

Rosemary had to continue to bite the bullet and say: "Actually, this is the best, you can judge whether this car can be recognized by the market based on our design, and if there is anything that needs to be adjusted, you can also adjust it in time......"

Lee Iacocca knew Rosemary was telling the truth, but ...... You're just fooling me with a bunch of drawings?

Taking a deep breath, Lee Iacocca looked at Rosemary seriously, "Are you sure you've done all the design work?"

Rosemary took out a rendering of the car's face and handed it to Lee Iacoca: "Mr. Iacoca, with your ability and professionalism, you should easily judge how well we have done the design through this rendering." ”

Although it is only a rendering of the front face, and there is no side view and no rear view, seeing this is different from the angular design of this era, this front face is rounded, full, and even a little futuristic, which makes people fall in love with this car at a glance - there is no doubt that this is indeed a well-finished design drawing, not a concept map used to fool people.

Although there is no way to get a glimpse of the whole vehicle, it can be judged from the renderings of the front face that the design work of this car has been basically completed.

In this case, Lee Iacocca felt that he really needed to talk to the woman in front of him about cooperation.

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