464 The ultimate goal for the future
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"Boss, why am I still a little confused? It doesn't seem like we're talking to them about a loan, but giving them a chance to participate in our Xiangshui Town. On the way to buy a car the next day, Suzanne asked a question that she hadn't figured out all night.
"Do you know why you can't figure it out?" Liu Heming looked out of the taxi and asked with a deep face.
"I don't know. Suzanne shook her head honestly.
"Because all you're thinking about is the car you're going to buy today, so why don't you think about anything else? Liu He understood, she said with a glance.
"But I still don't understand. Suzanne frowned and said, "I feel that yesterday's interview was that you were blackmailing these two banks, if they don't agree to the loan, they won't have a chance to enter Xiangshui Town in the future." ”
"Do you know why you have such thoughts?" Liu Heming looked at her and asked seriously.
Suzanne thought cautiously for a moment and shook her head.
"Well, because in the lives of American people, whether rich or not, they are used to living on loans. Liu Heming sighed and said.
"Buying goods, getting used to credit cards, or paying in installments. If the amount is larger, you will need to take out a loan. It's a convenient way of life and allows you to do a lot of things when you don't have enough money. ”
"But have you ever wondered if this way of life brings you convenience at the same time, but also makes you add some dispensable expenses?
"So, even if people know that the bank is a vampire, they still don't dare to provoke him. Because you don't know when you're going to need his help, for all customers, the bank only compromises for a while, and more often than not, it's very strong. ”
"That's it, we need the support of the bank this time, what if they think we are threatening them and make a private agreement not to give us a loan?" asked Susanna.
"What to do? Make a salad. Liu Heming snapped his fingers and said.
"There are not just one or two banks in the world. I just need a long-term, stable relationship, and also to reduce some unnecessary troubles. ”
"$100 million is not a lot of money for many banks, and when they can see the expected profits, why would they reject our loan request? ”
"If Citi and **** can't give us a result before the end of the month, then you can contact all the banks frequently, even some foreign banks. ”
"This loan is just to add a layer of insurance to us. I really can't do it, I can still ask Haya for help, but I don't want our future deal with the Qatari royal family to be mixed with more mess. ”
"It would be better if we could borrow money, so that the money we didn't need could be invested in the construction of Xiangshui Town and the planting of pastures. However, in the process of this loan, we must take the initiative and be stronger, so that we can have a greater chance of success in the loan. ”
"Well, I always felt like we'd be a bit of an adventure this time. Without thinking about it, today I would be able to own a Ferrari. Suzanne said a word and became excited.
Liu Heming shook his head helplessly, it seems that this red prancing horse is not only obsessed with men, but also women.
Foreign auto shops are not called 4S shops like in China, but dealers. These dealers or car dealers, their strength is generally very strong, and their assets are at least tens of millions of dollars or even hundreds of millions, and listed companies have them.
There weren't a lot of cars in the showroom, just a few Ferrari production cars. Not to mention, even Liu Heming looks hot, and the shape of each model is so sharp.
Don't look at the cars, there are a lot of people in the exhibition hall, and there are also sales staff on the side who are introducing to customers in detail.
Because Suzanne negotiated the price with the salesperson here in advance, the bargaining step remained. After confirming the configuration information and price of the car, Liu Heming wrote a check for 237,000 US dollars, and a 2015 Ferrari California was done.
During the whole process, Liu Heming didn't need him for anything other than taking a small bag around and writing a check.
"Don't you have to take a test drive?" After Suzanne took the formalities, Liu Heming asked curiously.
"No, I've been staring at this car for a long time. I've been following her since she went public. Suzanne couldn't hide her excitement.
"In three days, the car will be delivered to me, and I will have the first Ferrari in my life, hahahaha......"
Susanna's laughter was exaggerated, and it also attracted the attention of many people in the exhibition hall. But no one laughed at her gaffe, and even in the United States, Ferrari cars are in the real luxury class. Thirty or fifty thousand dollars of cars are the real mainstream on the streets of the United States.
"Actually, I don't think there's anything good about this car, it's so short, even if it runs fast, what can it be? Liu Heming glanced at his lips and said.
"yes, boss, why don't you change cars?" asked Suzanne curiously.
I didn't know much about it before, but I also lived in the ranch for a few days, and Liu Heming's car is a shabby car for him now. It's just a Ford pickup, it's still second-hand, even if the boss wants to be low-key, it can't be like this.
"Well, there's a very important issue involved. Liu Heming said seriously.
"Even though these cars look sharp, they still look a little worse in my opinion. I like the cars that look taller, like SUVs and pickups. ”
"However, in the future, our Xiangshui Town will be built into a pollution-free town, and there will not be any fuel vehicles in the town of Xiangshui Town in the future, but all of them will use new energy vehicles. ”
"So I don't think it's useful to buy a car, more often than not, I live in a small town, and I just rent one outside. ”
"Boss, although this idea is very beautiful, but can it really be all new energy vehicles? So what will happen to the residents living in our town in the future? Even if public transportation is developed, they need to have independent passenger cars, and they need some private space. Suzanne asked, frowning.
He thinks that the boss's idea is good, but it is difficult to realize this idea. Trucks have a lot of natural gas, that's fine. But what about private cars? There are not many luxury cars in the new energy vehicles. For ordinary citizens, Tesla with more than 60,000 dollars is very good, but the rich may not be able to look at it.
The future of Xiangshui Town will be aimed at many wealthy people, who are accustomed to those traditional luxury cars. For example, those top car manufacturers, Rolls-Royce, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Aston Martin...... Cars from such manufacturers
"It's a matter of luck, but if you can't talk about it then. Liu Heming shrugged his shoulders and said very irresponsibly.
"As long as we set this goal, we must work towards this goal. Don't worry if you can't succeed, I can play a leading role myself. ”
Suzanne shook her head, she really didn't understand Liu Heming's thoughts. At the beginning, although she often heard Liu Heming talk about this matter, she didn't expect Liu Heming to really do it. It seems that the boss is also ruthless enough to himself.
"Actually, it's just a matter of habits. Liu Heming said with a smile.
"If the people in the town, no one deliberately shows their identity. Is there any difference between driving a car for a few thousand dollars and driving a car for hundreds of thousands of dollars? In the future, Xiangshui Town will be used for living, not for showing status. ”
"Well, you have a point in what you say, anyway, the future Xiangshui Town will also need your investment. Suzanne said helplessly.
"Then in the future, after the headquarters of the sales company is built, I won't have the opportunity to drive this California? ”
"That's pretty much what it means, in the planning of Xiangshui Town, there will be a super-large parking lot near the airport. Cars coming from outside have to park there, and then change to public transportation or rent new energy vehicles. Liu Heming nodded.
"But it also requires a process, and it requires a lot of investment, and it is impossible to do it in one step. But in a few years, when the technology of new energy vehicles matures, not just in words, our standards will be officially introduced. ”
"We have to have our own characteristics, and this is the characteristics. When you live in Xiangshui Town, every breath of air you breathe is very fresh, will that life be very comfortable?"
This is his ultimate goal, and the process of achieving it will be difficult. Just like Suzanne feared, there will be a lot of rich people with their favorite brands. People have been riding for so many years and are used to it, and if you let people change to other cars now, they will definitely have a rebellious mentality.
Whether his plan can be realized depends on whether these top car manufacturers can achieve technological breakthroughs. Anyway, he thinks that science and technology are developing so fast in this era, maybe it won't take three or five years, but it's really okay.
I'm still young and can afford to wait.
I found a casual restaurant, had lunch with Susanna, and then Liu Heming rushed to the airport. That's the way things are here, whether Citi and **** will give them a loan depends on the results of their investigation. There is a lot of work waiting for him in the pasture, and the next few months will be the harvest season for the entire pasture.