A few years ago, Zhongyuan Automobile Group Co., Ltd. also became John Bull China, acquired 30% of the shares of the local manganese and copper company, became the largest shareholder of the local taxi manufacturer, and cooperated in the development of a fuel cell version of the TX5 taxi to be delivered to John Bull in China.

After the financial tsunami and the European debt crisis that began last year, the sales of manganese and copper taxis plummeted, and Zhongyuan Automobile Group also bought the remaining shares of manganese and copper at a relatively cheap price this year, saving the latter from bankruptcy and becoming the parent company behind the taxi manufacturer.

Manganese Copper is also ramping up the production of fuel cell taxis, as the number of hydrogen fueling stations in the city of London is increasing, which is enough to support the company to produce more fuel cell taxis.

Retrospectively, this manganese copper company is an authentic century-old enterprise, it was founded in 1899, the earliest business is the production of marine propellers, in the mid-60s of the last century, manganese copper acquired the famous British motorcycle engine company Villiers, since then entered the field of motor vehicles, and then in the 70s acquired the manufacturer of taxis began to enter the field of taxis.

Although the acquisition of this small taxi company will not bring much revenue to Zhongyuan Automobile Group, because the factory has a small output, the entire company employs less than 500 people, the previous annual output was only more than 2,000 vehicles, the turnover is less than 200 million US dollars, the pre-tax profit is only more than 7 million US dollars, there are independent dealers, distributors and service outlets in Leeds, London, Manchester and Birmingham in China.

And this company's products are still mainly handmade, and the price of the products is between 350,000 and 420,000 yuan, the price is high, and the output is low, so there are no orders at all when the financial tsunami comes.

However, Li Jianfeng is very interested in the company's special status in China and the additional service concept and brand effect, the company has a lot of experience in designing taxis, such as wheelchair accessibility, strict on-the-job assessment of drivers and high standards of service, etc., are the outstanding characteristics of London taxis.

The dilemma that this company is facing is easily solved by reducing costs and prices, and it is easy to export the company's products to countries within the European Union.

Products produced in the EU by EU countries can circulate freely within the EU without providing any supporting documents, but non-EU products that circulate between EU countries need to provide EU transshipment declaration documents, which is a very cumbersome process.

This is also the reason why Yang Jie agreed to buy the Jaguar and Land Rover brands, after all, the production of these two brands is now done in the territory of John Bull, and the products produced can easily be sold in the EU.

Today's John Bull automobile manufacturing industry is relatively fragile, mainly occupied by foreign-funded assembly plants, which are dominated by Japanese, German and French car companies, while domestic self-owned car brands are roughly only Aston Martin, McLaren, Morgan, etc.

As far as the domestic automobile market is concerned, 80% of the locally produced cars are exported, of which nearly 60% are exported to EU countries, and more than half of the parts used to manufacture cars come from overseas.

Now Zhongyuan Automobile Group Company must have its own production line in the EU if it wants to enter the EU market, such as Japanese car manufacturers and giant automobile group companies in the EU.

Zhongyuan Automobile Group Co., Ltd. now has more than 40,000 domestic sales of cars in Johnbull, and the total sales in the EU have also reached more than 400,000 units, so it is logical to carry out localized production.

Yang Jie only sees John Bull as a springboard for Zhongyuan Automobile Group to enter the EU automobile market, and Zhongyuan Automobile Group has set up factories in Poland and the Czech Republic to start producing low-end automotive products, and will not invest in large-scale construction of factories in China.

In the face of Her Majesty's question, Yang Jie naturally said that he would rejuvenate the two car brands of Jaguar Land Rover and become the flagship of the John Bull automobile industry.

"After Zhongyuan Automobile Group takes over the two brands of Jaguar Land Rover, it will increase the launch of new energy models with fuel cell power systems, so that users can enjoy high-end luxury car products and be more environmentally friendly. ”

Yang Jie opened his mouth and said.

Her Majesty nodded, "I heard that you are world-class in fuel cell technology, and it is very good that you can bring such advanced technology products to our country." ”

Yang Jie spoke to Her Majesty the Queen for a while before leaving Buckingham Palace, and was then transported by a convoy to Clarence House, a nearby boulevard in Westminster, next to St James's Palace.

Built between 1825 and 1827, Clarence House was the place where the royal family would host official dignitaries from both the UK and overseas, and hold official seminars, luncheons, receptions and dinners to bring people from all walks of life together.

It is also the official residence of the Prince of Wales, the Duchess of Cornwall and Prince Harry and Prince William.

Yang Jie doesn't know too many people in John Bull, but now he has become a world-class business tycoon, and has recently acquired two well-known car brands of Jaguar Land Rover.

When he got out of the car with Bai Bing and Song Manli, Prince William was already waiting there.

"Hello, Mr. Yang, I'm William. ”

Prince William took the initiative to shake hands with Yang Jie.

"Hello, His Royal Highness Prince William. ”

Yang Jie said with a smile.

The young prince in front of him, who was more than five years younger than Yang Jie, was full of heroism, and at this time he was also curiously looking at Yang Jie in front of him.

Then he also politely shook hands with Bai Bing and Song Manli and greeted him.

"Mr. Yang, are you really the boss behind Manchester United?"

Prince William asked.

"Prince William is a Manchester United fan?"

Yang Jie nodded and said with a smile.

"Of course, most of the royal family are Manchester United fans. However, I recently learned that the owner behind the team behind the acquisition of Manchester United was Mr. Yang. ”

A few years ago, Guanghua Bank, a subsidiary of Huaxing Group, bought Manchester United for more than 50 million pounds for more than the Glazer family, costing more than 840 million pounds, equivalent to more than 10 billion dollars.

Manchester United is arguably one of the top clubs in Europe's top five leagues, with a 117-year history that has topped the league 20 times, the top of Europe three times, and a number of titles such as the Club World Cup and the Super Cup.

Yang Jie bought this team before mainly for the promotion of various products of Huaxing Group Company, after all, football is the most influential sport in Europe, and the audience is very large, and it is very cost-effective to buy a European team for publicity.

Moreover, Manchester United's ability to absorb money is one of the few in world football, with an annual profit of more than 100 million euros, which is also very profitable, and through this team to endorse various products of Huaxing Group Company, it is very obvious to boost the sales and popularity of Huaxing Group's products.