Chapter 408: Retaliation Begins
Chen Geng understands very well why Jack Welch is so excited, as the head of a company, he knows that he actually has such a big killer weapon in his hand, and it would be hell if he is not excited. Nodding to him: "Head, you can test it yourself." ”
"Of course I'm going to try, I'm going to have to try it myself!" Jack Welch even cursed impatiently, but you can imagine how excited he was in his heart.
As the chairman and CEO of the company, most of the time he does not need to do it himself, but this matter is different, this fuel consumption is really too important for the next development of AM cars, around this point, he can make countless articles, so he must personally test it.
"The interiors of these two cars, now there are only renderings, so I won't show you for the time being," pointing to the two 1:8 clay models on the table, Chen Geng said to Jack Welch: "Jack, I provided you with the weapon you want, and then I want you to give me an answer: How far can you do it with Hummer and these two cars?"
In the case that he provided Jack Welch with three big killer weapons in a row, Chen Geng was very curious, what height could Jack Welch push AM to?
"Boss, let me tell you this," Jack Welch said confidently, "With these three cars, three years! Three years at most, I guarantee that AM's annual sales will exceed 1 million units, and the annual profit will exceed 200 million US dollars!"
After a pause, Jack Welch said with a little regret: "Your requirements for quality and quality are too demanding, if it weren't for that, I could even advance this time by half a year"
Chen Geng smiled: "Jack, you know what I want." ”
Jack Welch was dumbfounded: Yes, the sacrifice of quality and quality in exchange for sales was never what Mr. Fernandez wanted.
But the next moment, he couldn't help but get excited: It's all like this, what else do you want!
Even his old superior, Mr. Reginald Jones, the current chairman of General Electric, is constrained everywhere in his work, often fettered from all sides, and most of his energy has to be used to negotiate with various stakeholders, and the real energy used in the development of the enterprise is even less than 30%.
But what about myself in AM, because I have a boss who has an absolute controlling stake as the backing, I can let go of my hands and feet, and I can hardly feel the constraints and fetters from within, and I don't know how much better it is than the dull and bureaucratic General Electric, which has serious bureaucratic habits, and this kind of working environment is not what I have always dreamed of, how about it?
Just let go and do it!
Any news has its timeliness, even if it is AM and HMMV news, especially after the Pentagon's strong AM bus platform, everyone understands that this matter is settled, unless AM and RAL die themselves, no one can snatch the production qualification of HMMV from the hands of RAL has already been closed, who will be interested in such news?
At this time, a report from the New York Post, a subsidiary of Murdoch's News Corporation: "Shock! Lee Iacocca has taken millions of dollars from Chrysler!", once again detonated the attention of the media and the public to Lee Eicocca.
In this report, the leading reporter of the New York Times said: Mr. and Mrs. Lee Iacocca rented a number of high-end apartments in many major cities in the United States, including Detroit, Boston, New York and Washington, D.C., all of which are located in prime locations in the city center, and each high-end apartment is a large luxury apartment with a total area of 200 to 300 square meters, and the rent is expensive, including the monthly rent of the 280-square-meter high-end apartment in Boston alone is $30,000.
The Lee Iacocca couple travel to and from these apartments on a luxurious jumbo jet, enjoying the premium service of top private chefs and maids, dining and wine, attending country club events, attending Wimbledon tennis tournaments and even traveling the world
And all of these bills, as small as a newspaper, a letter, and groceries, were paid for by Chrysler Cars Go, and the Lee Iacocca couple spent more than $50,000 a month on a large luxury business jet.
There is no shortage of photos of these bills in the report to prove that the report is true and credible, not a fabrication by reporters, and at the end, the New York Post raised its own question: Mr. Lee Iacoca, what about the fact that you swore in front of the media at the beginning of your tenure that "until Chrysler Motors turns a profit, I will only take a base salary!"?
The people and the media were excited all at once: there is still such a thing?!
Speaking of which, even if Lee Iacocca took millions of dollars from Chrysler Motors, this is actually not a big deal, after all, people's annual salary is $600,000, but the worst thing is that at the beginning of Lee Iacocca's tenure, he Lee Iacocca publicly said that "before Chrysler Motors turned a profit, I only got a basic salary of $10,000 a month!"
Subsequently, Chrysler's board of directors announced that if Lee Iacocca can lead Chrysler Motors to turn a profit, Chrysler Motors will not only pay Lee Iacocca back his previous annual salary, but also double it.
That was in 1978.
Lee Iacocca said that if Chrysler Motors does not turn a profit, I will only take a basic salary, and Chrysler Motors said that if you can turn Chrysler Cars into a profit, I will give you double the reward.
This incident was rumored to be a beautiful talk for a while.
It's still in my ears, you Li Iacocca made such a set?!
When Chrysler Motors did not completely turn a profit, it took millions of dollars from Chrysler in disguise in this way?!
Isn't this one set in front of you and one set behind your back!
With the development of society, no matter which country people are, in fact, everyone has similar moral requirements for a person, such as speaking to be reasonable, to keep promises, such as being consistent with words and deeds, and as a public figure, it is especially necessary to do these.
Is Lee Iacocca considered a public figure?
Of course!
Over the past year or so, as Chrysler's business has become better and better, he has frequently appeared on TV and newspapers, or participated in TV talk shows, or made speeches, and promoted his business philosophy and views, who dares to say that he is not a famous public figure?
But it's such a public figure, and his words and deeds are inconsistent, one thing in front of him and one thing behind his back, so
The media and public opinion are in an uproar!
Countless media outlets and reporters flocked to Chrysler to check whether the New York Post report was true, to ask Chrysler's board members what they thought of the incident, to ask ordinary Chrysler employees what they thought of it, and even to ask Lee Iacocca what he thought about it
"What the hell is going on?!Why is that damn New York Post having trouble with me?"
The office was in a mess, like a typhoon passing through, and Li Iacoca, who had "created" all this with his own hands, blushed and felt that he was going crazy!
"Boss," said the secret tremblingly, "could it be that the New York Post is not satisfied with the number of ads we have made in them?"
"No! not this!"
Before the secretary finished speaking, Li Iacocca denied his words: "Someone is messing with me! I know very well that someone is messing with me behind my back!"
Yes, that's why Lee Iacocca is terrified!
With amazing intuition, Lee Iacocca has already noticed that the reason behind this matter in the New York Post is not so simple, it is not a problem of advertising money at all, but someone is messing with themselves!
But the question is, who the hell is this black hand?!
The answer is actually not difficult, as the saying goes, there is a wrong, there is a debtor, as long as you think about who you have made enemies with during this period of time, who has the most motive to take revenge on yourself, who is most likely to be the leader behind this matter
PS: Brothers, please wait a few minutes.
Over the past year or so, as Chrysler's business has become better and better, he has frequently appeared on TV and newspapers, or participated in TV talk shows, or made speeches, and promoted his business philosophy and views, who dares to say that he is not a famous public figure?
But it's such a public figure, and his words and deeds are inconsistent, one thing in front of him and one thing behind his back, so
The media and public opinion are in an uproar!
Countless media outlets and reporters flocked to Chrysler to check whether the New York Post report was true, to ask Chrysler's board members what they thought of the incident, to ask ordinary Chrysler employees what they thought of it, and even to ask Lee Iacocca what he thought about it
"What the hell is going on?!Why is that damn New York Post having trouble with me?"
The office was in a mess, like a typhoon passing through, and Li Iacoca, who had "created" all this with his own hands, blushed and felt that he was going crazy!
"Boss," said the secret tremblingly, "could it be that the New York Post is not satisfied with the number of ads we have made in them?"
"No! not this!"
Before the secretary finished speaking, Li Iacocca denied his words: "Someone is messing with me! I know very well that someone is messing with me behind my back!"
Yes, that's why Lee Iacocca is terrified!
With amazing intuition, Lee Iacocca has already noticed that the reason behind this matter in the New York Post is not so simple, it is not a problem of advertising money at all, but someone is messing with themselves!
But the question is, who the hell is this black hand?!