Although the prototype has already been produced, it will not be until the end of the year at the earliest if it wants to be put into large-scale production.

However, Jonas, the big boss, has agreed to the production of this car, so there will be no obstacles.

At this stage, Jonas did not want to dictate the management of Opel, and everything was discussed after August.

Jonas spent two days at the Opel factory, inspecting all the production departments, transport departments, and even going to the proving ground to try out the joy of driving on different terrains.

On 11 July, Jonas traveled to Wiesbaden, the capital of Hesse, to attend a reception hosted by Hessian Governor Koch.

At the reception, Jonas reiterated that Opel would not cut a single job and promised to add more than 3,000 jobs over the next three years.

was originally a very ordinary business reception, but because of the appearance of Jonas, it became a star-chasing conference. Hesse, which includes the Rhineland next door, has hundreds of children of big names asking Koch for invitations.

On the day of the reception, in addition to the big shots, there were more than 300 young people, most of whom were girls.

Jonas was given the warmest of receptions, and at least thirty beauties were insulted at one drinking party.

Neuer and Helen were their opponents, and they couldn't even squeeze into Jonas's side.

Although Jonas apologized to Neuer, he also showed great enjoyment. That night, a somewhat lost Neuer took Helen by the way, and the two of them went back to Switzerland first.

Jonas did it on purpose, and Neuer followed him, he could only watch, not eat, and he was already suffocated.

Jonas had the plane take them back to Switzerland, and the next day they left for Gothenburg, Sweden.

And here, in addition to the leadership of Volvo, there is also Balm waiting for him here!

Balm has been an intern at Hoffman since '84, and she and Stertten are classmates of Jonas, but they don't have such good learning conditions as Jonas, and they still have a year to graduate.

After Jonas' relationship with Neuer became more stable, Balm's situation was actually very awkward.

Many people know about their relationship, including Venus.

However, no one sees her as a threat to Neuer, and her height of 186 and shy personality are not the standard of a qualified wife of a large family.

Although Venus knew her, because Neuer was not yet an adult, Jonas had already tasted the taste of a woman, and he could not let him continue to be a monk, which was regarded as acquiescing to her existence.

In the summer of '84, she interned at Dongying, and when she came back, she still worked in the company on weekends.

But after the summer of '85, Balm rarely appeared in the company, and even when he went to the company, it was only a handover.

After the acquisition of Volvo this year, Jonas put her in charge of Volvo's financial audits, acting as a liaison between Hoffman Investment Bank and Deloitte & Touche.

During the summer holidays, she stayed in Gothenburg and bought a two-storey house in the center of Gothenburg between the botanical garden and the cemetery as her future home.

She was originally a Swede, but her hometown was in Jälival in the Arctic Circle, which was so remote that it was difficult to even go out in winter.

Gothenburg is the second largest city in Sweden, just over 200 kilometers away from Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark.

She knew very well that Jonas was not from the same world as herself, she was just the daughter of a miner, but Jonas was so good.

However, as long as Jonas does not break up with her, even if she is ridiculed, she is not willing to give up.

She also knew that Hoffman's control of his companies was inseparable from contacts like her.

Being arranged by Jonas to come to Volvo is actually the most suitable for her.

After graduating next year, she plans to apply for a postgraduate degree in economics at the University of Gothenburg while working.

The house she now buys is only eight kilometers from Volvo and three kilometers from the University of Gothenburg.

After working part-time at Hoffman Investment Bank for more than two years, she earned 30,000 Swiss francs in her first year, and last year she exceeded 300,000 Swiss francs because of Hoffman's high profits.

And this villa on a hillside in the center of Gothenburg cost her less than 50,000 Swiss francs.

Except for the beginning, her parents helped her take care of it, and after the summer vacation, in addition to work, all her energy was spent on decorating the house.

She wanted to make it a warm little home, so that Jonas would have the warmth of home when he came to Sweden.

Although she knew that Jonas would not be able to come once.

She didn't know, in fact, what she did, Jonas knew, Plov had already investigated everything about her.

The plane landed at Gothenburg Airport, and since Jonas had told the Volvo Group that they would arrive tomorrow, they probably knew from their flight records that they had arrived today and would not have bothered them.

In the absence of Plov and Kaia Young, Jonas was upset by Kalisler's performance, but he did not blame Kalisler.

He is already working hard, but his ability is not good, and he is helpless.

At a drinking party in Germany, he was harassed by groups of men and women, and he couldn't get good security measures at all.

When he came to Gothenburg, there was no convoy to pick them up, and he even arranged a few pick-up cars, which were delayed for more than half an hour.

It was Jonas who called Balm, who immediately arranged for a car to pick them up.

Balm was very surprised, and after receiving a call from Jonas, she realized that Jonas had arrived early in order to have time alone with her.

At this time, she could no longer take care of her work, so she asked Koenig, who was temporarily in charge of Volvo, to take a leave of absence, and immediately drove home.

Twenty minutes after arriving home, Balm had just boiled a jug of water when he noticed two cars stopped on the road, three or four meters lower than the house.

She hastily opened the door and ran down the stairs, where Jonas smiled softly at her through the fence. "Balm, the new home is beautiful. ”

Balm became a little shy and pulled the door open. "Jonas, just a very small home. ”

Compared with the house of the Jonas family, this place is of course very small, with a two-story wooden house of less than 100 square meters on the first floor, and only more than 200 square meters with a yard.

But for a person, such a home is big enough.

Seeing Jonas looking around the house, she couldn't help but ask, "I'm still waiting for your call, ready to tell you my address, but you've already arrived ......"

Jonas laughed, "I knew you bought this house, and you wanted to surprise you, but it was ruined by Kalisler. ”

Kalisler, who was carrying Jonas's suitcase, and the other three bodyguards were a little embarrassed, so they could only hide their embarrassment with a dry smile.

Jonas asked, "Is there a place for them to stay?" and if not, I sent them in a car to find a hotel. ”

"There are two rooms on the ground floor, just a little smaller. ”

"Enough. ”

The house was built on a large rock more than three meters high, suspended on one side of the road, with two cars in the front yard and now a Volvo 760 SUV parked inside.

You have to go up the big stone along the wooden ladder before you can enter the house, although it is a little inconvenient, but the yard is very stylish,

On the first floor of the house, there is a sloping awning, and there is a small garden on the side of the hillside, but it is planted with hardy evergreen wood.

Knowing that Jonas was coming to Sweden, although he didn't know if Jonas would come to his house, Balm had prepared a variety of vegetables and food.

The bodyguards brought their luggage in, and not wanting to disturb Jonas and Balm, went out to sit at the small table on the first-floor platform and chat.

Without the bodyguards, Balm unconsciously approached Jonas. The slightest contact with Jonas and the feeling of his breath can make her heart feel indescribably happy.

Her simplicity is also the point that Jonas likes her the most, she is not beautiful, but she is very cute, she is very tall, but her heart is very small, she seems to be mighty, but in fact she is very gentle.

This contrast gives her a charming quality that Jonas loves.

She took Jonas to his house from the bottom to the top, from the outside to the inside, every detail of the arrangement, to introduce Jonas to his ideas.

However, when Jonas put his arms around her not slender waist, she was shy. "Don't, the bodyguard is still ......"

"They're going to be ...... all the time"

"That can't be now...... Oh yes, I brought some financial reports from Volvo and I was still in the car......"

Watching her run away in a panic, Jonas couldn't help but laugh.

When you come to the window, you will see the rolling cold hills, scattered with wooden houses, which are even more lonely than Switzerland.

Jonas was a little distressed, but he couldn't bear to give up on her, and it was probably best for her to stay here.

Turning to go downstairs, Balm was taking some documents out of his bag, and seemed to be a little afraid that Jonas would be angry, and was paying attention to his face.

Seeing Jonas smiling, she immediately became happy. "Volvo launched five new cars last year, but sales have been sluggish. The sales of recreational vehicles did not exceed 5,000 units last year.

The 780 luxury sedan, which sold 1,300 units, and the 480 coupe, sold only 4,000 units a year.

The best-selling is still the 740 business vehicle, which has been on the market since the end of '84 and has sold 230,000 units so far. ”

Jonas asked, "So, the potential of the Volvo car is still good?"

"If you don't include the bus and truck plant, the loss is almost 200 million Swiss francs, plus the profit from the bus and truck plant, the overall loss is almost flat, a slight loss. ”

Jonas went to the bar between the kitchen and the living room, sat down on a barstool, took a sip of tea and asked, "I remember they were spending too much on R&D, right?"

Balm nodded and said, "Not only that, but Volvo's pension expenses are too high, you know, we are a high-welfare country in Sweden." ”

"So, I'm going to put Volvo's R&D and sales in other countries, Sweden, and I'm going to be mainly responsible for production in the future. ”

Balm was about to say more, but Jonas pulled him over. "Today I don't talk about official business, I only talk about personal affairs. ”