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Chapter 489 Machine Tools(2)

"What is their industrial machine tool like, what is it used for, and what are other machine tools producing?"

Li Zhiyang was in his stomach, and after cursing again, he asked again.

"They didn't talk to me in detail, and you know, I'm not a mechanical professional, but that industrial machine seems to be able to produce a lot of CNC machine tools, and those machine tools are used to produce various parts of the engine. ”

Claude saw that Li Zhiyang was really interested, so he hurriedly and enthusiastically introduced Li Zhiyang.

"Oh, yes, how much are they going to cost?"

Li Zhiyang asked with a smile, but at this time, his heart was happy, he really picked up a treasure, and he really made a fortune today.

"You also know this, Mr. Li, these things are valuable in the world, and the things must be good things, and the price will definitely not be very low."

Claude said very cautiously, he knows very well what Li Zhiyang's identity is, so he doesn't dare to offend too much, the current big celebrity of the Rockefeller family.

"I know this, you just say it directly for business negotiations, you always have to make an offer."

Li Zhiyang was not in a hurry, he just said with a smile, the more this time, the more he had to calm down

"They're going to ask for $300 million. ”

Claude said very weakly, in fact, those guys didn't want to be so high at all, but of course he had to make a little difference from the middle, and he also had to prevent Li Zhiyang from bargaining?

"Okay, I know, but I haven't seen the machine yet, so we still have to serve these micro-services, and after I see the real thing, in the detailed discussion, I already understand your offer." ”

Li Zhiyang now has the bottom, and the other party's offer is not low, but he has to wait until he looks at the product before he can decide whether it is worth it or not.

"Of course, of course, Mr. Li, when are you, when do you have time, let's make an appointment and go over there to have a look. Once you've seen the actual thing, you make a decision. ”

Claude hurriedly said with a smile, he was still not sure if Li Zhiyang had taken a fancy to their things.

"Well, well, I'll contact you when I have time. It's not too early today, so let's get here first."

Li Zhiyang looked at the time, it was almost seven o'clock, and he had to go back now, otherwise Nancy would have to wait.

Anyway, it's in Detroit, and I can't look at it now, so he's not in a hurry.

And $300 million is not a big deal for him, but it's definitely different for those people, they must be in a hurry to sell it, but how can this thing be sold so easily now

Even if many people want to buy, the U.S. government may not be able to agree, so there are not many potential buyers for this deal

Li Zhiyang decided to hang them for a few days before speaking

When Li Zhiyang returned to the hotel, Nancy was really in a hurry, and he had said that he would play in Boston for a few days and then go back, but he didn't think that as soon as Li Zhiyang came here, he would find someone to talk about business, Nancy is a good-tempered person, and now he can't help but be a little angry.

"Honey, I'm sorry, it's all my fault, I apologize, it will definitely not be like this next time. ”

As soon as Li Zhiyang entered the room of their hotel suite, he saw Nancy sitting there with a dark face and watching TV boringly, constantly changing the channel, obviously waiting for him to be in a hurry, so he didn't wait for Nancy to get angry, and hurriedly apologized to Nancy.

"Hmph"

Nancy twitched her cute little nose and didn't say much, just pressed the remote control in her hand vigorously, obviously taking this remote control as a thing to vent her anger.

"Hey, I wanted to ask someone if they were hungry, I ordered a lobster dinner in the restaurant, it seems that someone has no appetite, forget it, I'll go down and eat alone."

Li Zhiyang saw that Nancy ignored him, so he sat down next to Nancy and said deliberately.

But this time it didn't seem to work, if Nancy had pounced before, this time Nancy was still sitting there with a gloomy face.

Li Zhiyang and Nancy have been dating for so long, and they really haven't quarreled much, and now he really has no experience in this situation, it seems that Nancy is angry, he just wanted to get up and call the restaurant of the hotel and ask them to bring a lobster dinner.

A large pillow flew over from behind and smashed on his back, and Li Zhiyang quickly turned around when he saw that it was loose.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he turned around, he saw a figure flying over, Li Zhiyang hurriedly reached out to catch it, and Nancy had already crashed into his arms like a koala.

"You scoundrel actually dare to grasp such a beauty, hanging outside alone, you have a kind"

Nancy was in Li Zhiyang's arms, pretending to be fierce Li Zhiyang said, after speaking, he kissed Li Zhiyang's mouth, the beauty is kind, Li Zhiyang can still say something at this time, he can only practice and work hard to give back to the beauty.

When the two of them arrived at the restaurant, it was already more than nine o'clock in the evening, and the restaurant was supposed to close at this time, but what kind of character was Li Zhiyang.

People are taking such a big man as the high-end of the flowering period, how dare the hotel offend it, so the people in the restaurant have been waiting there

When Li Zhiyang and Nancy arrived at the restaurant, there was no one in the restaurant except for the cook and waiters.

Li Zhiyang saw that it was just right, but he saved him the cost of chartering the venue, so he took Nancy directly to the window seat in the hotel restaurant.

Sitting here, eating a meal while overlooking the real Boston.

A huge lobster, with a good veal steak and a good bottle of red wine, cost a few hundred dollars for the meal

Li Zhiyang couldn't help but sigh that it was really cheap, of course, this is also relative to the salary of other Americans, as long as ordinary people save a little money and come to this place to consume a meal, they can also afford it. If this meal is taken to the Celestial Empire, this meal will cost at least a few thousand yuan, but how many ordinary people can afford to eat a few thousand yuan a meal in the Celestial Empire?

After that, Li Zhiyang obediently accompanied Nancy to have a good time in Boston for a few days, as for that Claude, he was completely left behind by him, anyway, he knew that Claude would definitely not find other buyers so easily.

Sure enough, when Li Zhiyang accompanied Nancy and played in Boston until the fifth day, that Claude couldn't hold back any longer, and Li Zhiyang was shopping with Nancy that day when he received a call from Claude.

"Mr. Li, how have you considered my proposal these days?"

Claude asked out loud as soon as Li Zhiyang picked up the phone, it seemed that he was a little impatient.

"Oh?

Li Zhiyang deliberately replied with a pretending to be confused.

"It's just that let's go to Detroit together. ”

How could Claude not know that Li Zhiyang was pretending to be confused, he really wanted to hang up the phone immediately, but he didn't dare, because he knew what would happen if he offended Li Zhiyang.

"Oh this thing."

Li Zhiyang replied with a haha, and then deliberately delayed for a while, pretending to think about it, and then replied half a minute later.

"In this way, you can get in touch with the people over there, make an appointment, and I'll take a look at it, but I want to make it clear, I want to see what the machine looks like when it works. And if I were to buy it, I wouldn't be allowed to use it on the machine for so long. ”

Li Zhiyang is really afraid that these guys will play with him and treat him as a wronged man.

"How is this possible, don't worry, Mr. Li, I promise in my mother's honor that they will never dare to play tricks, otherwise I will not let them go. ”

Claude swore to Li Zhiyang on the phone.

"Okay, you make an appointment with them, let's go over and have a look, and after you make an appointment, you can call me again." ”

Li Zhiyang hung up the phone after speaking.

Two days later, Claude called Li Zhiyang and told him that he had made an appointment, Li Zhiyang saw that this guy was really efficient, and it seemed that those guys were also impatient, so the better time to go to Detroit together.

In the past few days, Li Zhiyang has accompanied Nancy to turn around Boston, Boston and the two of them are basically tired of playing, and now Nancy is just bored, and when she heard that Li Zhiyang was going to Detroit, she immediately pestered Li Zhiyang to go together.

Originally, Li Zhiyang didn't want to take Nancy to Detroit, after all, it is now the crime capital of the United States, and the place with the highest crime rate in the entire United States, but under Nancy's repeated insistence, he had no choice but to take Nancy on the plane with him.

However, before getting on the plane, he still contacted James and asked him to arrange more people to come over, after all, gangster crime is rampant in Detroit, and he doesn't want any accidents to happen.

As soon as James heard that his daughter and son-in-law were going to Detroit, he immediately sent a lot of people from New York, and their family certainly had a certain amount of power in Detroit.

Although Detroit is home to many gangs, there are a few old gangs that have some roots in their family, so James also got in touch with those guys and asked them to ensure the safety of Li Zhiyang and Nancy in Detroit.

In less than two hours, the plane took Li Zhiyang and Nancy from Boston to Detroit, but this time the two could not keep a low profile.

As soon as he got out of the airport, he was closely protected by the people sent by James, got into an extended bulletproof car, and went straight to the best hotel in Detroit.

In the car, the bodyguards from New York told Li Zhiyang and Nancy that street crime in Detroit was serious, so it was best for them to go out with one or two bodyguards.

And it's best not to go out at night, and not to go to those mixed places, and stay away from those unscrupulous bars, and

Li Zhiyang listened very carefully, and he also deliberately told Nancy again.

Claude had already arrived in Detroit at this time to wait for Li Zhiyang's arrival, and after Li Zhiyang's bodyguard from New York and where Todd learned about the situation in Detroit, he planned to complete the transaction here as soon as possible, and never waste too much time here.

After all, since the outbreak of the Great Financial Crisis, Detroit's economic situation has deteriorated dramatically, and now this automobile city, which Americans were proud of and proud, has completely turned into a powder keg full of unemployed, homeless people, and gangsters

If there is one American city that has been hit the hardest by this financial crisis, it is undoubtedly Detroit.

The U.S. auto industry, in fact, has begun to decline a long time ago, and small cars are popular all over the world, and small displacement cars are gradually becoming the mainstream, and American cars still continue their past, rough and unfocused displacement style.

If it weren't for some so-called patriots in the U.S. domestic market who still support U.S. auto products, I'm afraid the U.S. auto industry would have been doomed a long time ago.

In the midst of the financial crisis, Detroit's three automakers, Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler, are now in a quagmire

In addition to Ford, which is still struggling to hold on, GM and Chrysler have announced several layoffs, two factories have laid off tens of thousands of people, and combined with their impact on the downstream industry of automobiles, there are now at least a hundred thousand or more auto workers in the city, in a state of career.

On the way to the hotel in the car, Li Zhiyang also saw the scene of spreading decay, there were many homeless people on the streets, and there were many abandoned houses.

Many factories on the outskirts of the city are already closed, and we don't know when they will be able to start anew.

The pride of this United States is now a state of clothing heroes in the twilight and waning days

Li Zhiyang no longer sees the prosperity seen in other cities in the United States, but the deserted and devastated scene, where he does not feel the joyful atmosphere of approaching Christmas at all

On the streets of December, many people are walking in shabby clothes and walking heavily, perhaps these people are still worrying about what to eat next and who will be there at night

However, these things are all the affairs of the US government, and it is not Li Zhiyang's turn to worry about it

After arriving at the hotel and checking in, Claude's phone call came in, because Li Zhiyang told Claude when he arrived in Detroit.

It seems that Claude doesn't want to stay in this sin capital for a second longer, so he directly agreed with Li Zhiyang that he would go to Auburn Hills together tomorrow to see those machine tools.

Detroit now seems to be very solemn, there is nothing to visit, Li Zhiyang and Nancy in the most prosperous area of Detroit, after a brief walk, went directly back to the hotel to rest.

The dimension of this city is relatively high, and it is close to the Great Lakes region, so the climate is relatively cold, and the two of them went back to the hotel early Maodong.

Li Zhiyang got up early the next morning, and went straight to Auburn Hills with a few bodyguards, which was not far from Detroit, and when he left, he also told Nancy not to go out and hang around

The Chrysler Corporation is headquartered in Auburn Hills, and when Li Zhiyang and his team arrived here, it seemed very deserted, and there was no prosperity that a large international company should have.

Claude had been waiting for them for a long time, and this guy was even more anxious than Li Zhiyang, and he had come here to meet his friends last night, and stayed at a friend's house.

After Claude met Li Zhiyang, after the two of them exchanged a few simple greetings, Claude took Li Zhiyang straight to the company's Chelsea test site.

At the edge of the test site, they turned into a two-story building, and he took Li Zhiyang around and around like a maze, and led Li Zhiyang into an office.

Li Zhiyang also carefully observed along the way, the façade of this building should be the machine tool workshop, there are many machine tools parked on the façade, but they are all in a state of shutdown, there are no workers at all, along the way, let alone a human figure, even a ghost They didn't see one or two.

As soon as he entered the office, Li Zhiyang saw a tall black man sitting in front of a desk in a daze, this guy was about the same age as Claude, but he looked much older than Claude.

Scattered white hair can already be seen on both sideburns, but he wears a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, which is very scholarly, but it is very different from the black man in Li Zhiyang's previous impression.

"Hey Lufus, this is the Mr. Lee I mentioned to you. ”

Claude didn't see the black man at all, and directly introduced him to Li Zhiyang.

In fact, his relationship with this Lueves was not so simple, the two were alumni in college, they were also friends in the same fraternity, and they were teammates on a bridge team, and later members of the same golf club.

Although they are not brothers, their relationship is better than that of brothers, after all, the two have been friends for decades.

"Hello Mr. Li, it's a pleasure to meet you. ”

Lufus stood up and held out his big black hand.

"Hello, I'm glad to meet you too. ”

Li Zhiyang shook hands with Lufus and politely arrived.

The two of them knew each other now, so they sat down and began to talk nonsense.

"Lufus, when I came, I saw that it was very deserted, and there were no workers in this machine shop, and now Chrysler doesn't produce micro-services?"

Li Zhiyang asked.

"Hmph, don't mention it, now the whole company, except for some accountants, and then calculate the year-end dividends for the big bosses, there are still people who care about production, and the entire factory has stopped production. ”

Lufus snorted coldly and said, it seems that he has been dissatisfied with the boss of the company for a long time

"Now here, it's your lathe workshop Weifu?"

When Li Zhiyang came in again, he saw a lot of machine tools, but at this time, he still wanted to confirm it in this Lufus.

"That's right, this is it"

It's almost the end of the month, and everyone still has a monthly pass microservice