Chapter 107: Messing with my brother, there is a future

As the saying goes, gold always shines, but for the American car giants, this "beast" of Fernandez is no longer a problem of gold, this car is more dazzling than a 500-carat diamond!

At first, they were a little sluggish in their response, but when the information was fed back layer by layer, the Big Three immediately showed a speed that was not commensurate with their sheer size: the next morning, representatives of the three major auto giants all showed up at the Fernandez booth, even Chrysler, a "giant" on the verge of bankruptcy and only having its last breath left.

Rosemary was firmly on the move, each of them only gave them an hour or so, and of course there was nothing substantial to talk about in a short hour, not to mention that they didn't send someone who could make a decision on the spot, but the three auto giants all got the results they wanted: as long as the price was right, Fernandez could not only transfer the exterior and interior patents of the "beast", but also cooperate on a wider scale.

"So far, Ford has given the best conditions," Rosemary sent off the Chrysler representative, and before he had time to take a sip of water, he hurriedly reported the results of today's talks to Chen Geng: "They are willing to pay $2 million to buy the exterior and interior patents of the 'Beast', although the price is lower, but they said that after buying our exterior and interior patents, they can authorize us to use this set of exterior and interior for free, and allow us to develop some exterior and interior decoration kits." ”

The so-called exterior and interior kits, to put it bluntly, are some flashy, look very high but are actually used to fool people, but many people are willing to pay for it, such as BMW's M kit, optional M kit more than tens of thousands, is it that after the M kit is installed, your 3 series will become M3, and the performance has improved by leaps and bounds?

Of course not, except for looking more imposing and good-looking, it is useless for anything else, and the biggest role of this M kit is to help OEMs take money out of customers' wallets. But I can't stand the customer's love of this tune: it's just good-looking? It doesn't matter, I want it to look good, as for the performance, I can't use the current performance.

To some extent, Ford's decision to allow Fernandez to develop exterior and interior kits for the "beast" was a tacit endorsement that Fernandez could make more money by selling kits.

Chen Geng nodded noncommittally: "It still sounds quite sincere, is there any?"

"Yes, and Ford said that they can help us arrange tests, and if our 'beast' can pass Ford's relevant tests, they will allow our 'beast' to hang Ford's logo," Speaking of this, Rosemary couldn't help but say excitedly: "Boss, Ford's sincerity is very strong." ”

Allowing the "beast" produced by Fernandez to hang Ford's logo? Chen Geng was also a little moved.

This commitment is amazing, which means that Ford is willing to endorse the quality of these full-size SUVs produced by Fernandes, which is coveted by dozens of modified car production companies in the United States, but usually the OEMs will not give such a quality endorsement: you can purchase our chassis, but you are not allowed to use our trademark, but it is different here at Fernandes, which is equivalent to Ford providing warranty for Fernandez!

It seems that in order to get the patent authorization for the exterior and interior of Fernandez, Ford has really made a lot of money, but the point is not this, the point is that this is only the first official contact between Ford and Fernandez, and they can offer such a price code in the first contact, with Rosemary, a business elite, how much can Fernandez finally get from Ford?

It's exciting to think about.

But Chen Geng had seen the world in the end, and this benefit was not enough to make him too excited, so he just nodded casually: "It's sincere enough, what kind of conditions did GM give?"

Seeing that Chen Geng was able to keep calm after hearing such generous terms from Ford, Rosemary was a little shocked: The gap between me and Mr. Fernandez is so big? The Beast's exterior and interior patents and won't allow us to use the exterior and interior, though they can give us the production line in Mexico for a symbolic $200,000. ”

Speaking of this, Rosemary pouted directly: "They're too stingy." ”

"It's stingy enough," Chen Geng was pleased by the conditions given by General Motors, and shook his head: "Is there anything else?"

"No," Rosemary shook her head, "that's all." ”

"Sure enough, he is the boss of the three giants of the American automobile industry, and the shelf is bigger than others, but also, people are the bosses, and it is normal to look down on us," shaking his head, Chen Geng then asked: "What kind of conditions did Chrysler give?"

When asked, Chen Geng actually didn't have much hope for the conditions given by Chrysler, who made the current Chrysler cars down.

How far Chrysler has fallen now, many people may not dare to imagine: they are now on the verge of bankruptcy!

This can be seen from many introductions of Lee Iacocca, who single-handedly saved Chrysler and at the same time buried Chrysler to become the largest automobile manufacturer in China: due to the incompetence of his predecessor, the company was almost anarchy, discipline was lax, 35 vice presidents were in each other's hands, financial chaos, cash was dry, shoddy products were made, and the backlog was serious, and on the day Iacocca took office, the company announced that it had lost 1 for three consecutive quarters. $600 million, the company is really at a critical moment of life and death.

And our Mr. Lee Iacocca is now "a great master" who has just been fired from Ford Motor and has not yet found a job.

Although he didn't have much hope, Chen Geng was still a little curious, what kind of conditions would they give?

"Chrysler has no sincerity in cooperating at all," Rosemary pouted disdainfully: "I came to talk to the secretary of Chrysler's executive vice president, and he told me that Chrysler was not interested in the design of the 'beast', but if we agreed to give his boss a 50% kickback, his boss would convince Chrysler to buy our exterior and interior design patents for $4 million." ”

Chen Geng was shocked: "Did he really tell you so directly?"

Although this kind of thing is not uncommon to eat kickbacks anywhere, but do you want to be so naked @naked @naked?

"I'm surprised, too, but that's exactly what he said," Rosemary said with a look of disdain, "I don't really have much confidence in working with such a greedy guy who has never seen money." ”

Chen Geng nodded, there is no doubt that Chrysler can play at the same time, and they are not a good partner to work with.

"And what do you mean?" asked Rosemary, "Ford or GM, which one do you lean into?"

Chen Geng asked rhetorically: "Why only choose one?"

"......" Rosemary blinked, not understanding what Chen Geng meant for a while.

Chen Geng smiled: "You forgot, for me, there is no difficulty in designing a new shape and interior, so ......"

Another thing that Chen Geng didn't say was that it was a boring thing to let only one of them ride the dust in the market, and it would always make it a little more difficult for them to clear the customs.

"Ahh Is that all right?"

"As long as it's four wheels and runs on the ground, it's fine!" Chen Geng said confidently.

“OK。 Rosemary nodded, although in her opinion, Chen Geng's words were suspected of bragging, but X-bo and "Beast" were placed here, not to mention the pickup drawn on the paper before, even if it was bragging, it was still a cow to brag.

Chen Geng continued: "Your task is to agree to their requests, and then strive for the best possible conditions for us...... Well, you don't have to wait until half a year later to buy an airplane, if this negotiation can get enough good conditions and get the money, we will buy the plane. ”

Rosemary's hand froze, a little incredulous: "Really, boss, you're not kidding?"

"No kidding," Chen Geng said, "the Beechcraft King Air 100 or 200, and it's definitely an aircraft that is no more than 12 years old." ”

For business jets that have been used for more than 30 years and are maintained and maintained in strict accordance with the maintenance plan given by the manufacturer, a business jet with an age of only 12 years is in the most golden stage of use, which is roughly equivalent to a second-hand car that has been used for three years and is in good condition for maintenance and use, or a young man who is twenty-seven or eighteen years old and energetic, such an aircraft is the most popular in the second-hand business jet market, and the price is much cheaper than the new aircraft, and the most important thing is that there is no need to wait for the manufacturer's scheduling.

Rosemary didn't expect Chen Geng to be so generous, she thought that Chen Geng would be good if he could agree to buy a Beechcraft Baron G58, but she didn't expect him to plan to buy the King Air 100/200? This is recognized as the most mainstream and best performing model in the mid-to-high-end business jet market.

Her whole body became excited, she looked at Chen Geng with bright eyes, and said confidently: "Then I'm welcome...... boss, from now on, you can contact the seller. ”

"Well, I'm waiting for your good news. Chen Geng nodded with a smile.