Lin Qiangsheng returned to the hotel in the city, and he did not bother the two racers for fear of disturbing them. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Belgian rider Bo Nianbochen, who finished second in San Marino in '85, must have no shortage of racing experience. There is also veteran Alan Jones, who played for Williams in 1980 and won the Drivers' Championship of the year.

There's also Nikki Lauda, a three-time Drivers' Championship, and his good friend, Technical Director Clay Regazzoni. Both men used to be great race car drivers, each with a lot of racing experience, and Nicky also runs a shipping company.

The Eastern Star Racing Team has already brought four important cars, 60 personnel and about 30 tons of equipment to the Yakarepagua circuit.

The fleet had to be configured to ensure that technicians and engineers could work with the same efficiency as they would at the fleet headquarters, and a tailor-made communications center was used for fleet management and entertaining visitors.

The entire convoy needed at least 10 trucks to escort and organize, which was a remarkable feat, and the need to carefully consider how to fit the maximum amount of equipment into the smallest space, was a great job for the two supervisors, Nicky and Clay.

Each leg is divided into three days, including free practice on Friday at 11~12 am, regardless of results. and the first time test at 2~3 p.m., the results will be used as the basis for the starting order of the official qualifying race on Saturday.

Saturday morning 9~9:45 and 10:15~11:00 am are free exercises, regardless of results. Saturday 2~3 p.m. is the time measurement qualifying race, and Sunday is 2 p.m. for the main race.

In general, the duration of each stop is between 1 hour and 2 hours, and the race will be terminated if there is an unexpected situation such as weather or major accidents.

Lin Qiangsheng considered that the reason why he chose the last three days of the week was probably because there would be more audiences at this time.

After all, F1 is an extremely expensive sport, and if sponsors want to achieve the purpose of publicity in the game, the more spectators the better. F1 enthusiasts will be able to come and watch it live, as the test cars on Friday and Saturday, the pre-race show and the opening ceremony will not be visible to the TV audience.

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On Friday the next day, Shi Jin came to the hotel early and reported to Lin Qiangsheng about Brazil's car policy, and he also needed to know more about the Brazilian market, after all, it was a local factory, unlike Southeast Asia, where the Chinese population is very small, and most of them are willing to work in a family business, and if you want to build a factory, you have to understand the local customs.

Brazil's imported cars are subject to high tariffs, and Lin Qiangsheng already knows it, which is basically similar to China's policy.

As a result, Dongxing exports very few cars here, and most of them are exported to other South American countries such as Argentina and Venezuela. But the Brazilian car market is still coveted, with millions of cars produced and sold every year, as long as one or two percentage points is hundreds of millions of yuan in sales.

Brazil's currency denomination changes a lot, especially in the 80s, when inflation made it more frequent, and it is one of the countries with the largest currency depreciation in Latin America.

"The Brazilian government has recently developed a new industrial production plan to encourage domestic and foreign investment in the country's industry," Shi said. However, there are still a lot of restrictions in the field of auto investment, and it is better for us to find an influential family to work with! ”

Lin Qiangsheng asked, "How many shares do I give them?" ”

Shi Jindao: "Mr. Lin, Volkswagen, for example, has cooperated with the Monteiro Alanya family in Rio to participate in the Brazilian automotive industry in the form of a joint venture, and Volkswagen has an 80% stake. It's a good idea to involve local families, so that our dealings with the Brazilian government are taken care of by local families, which can make us a lot less troublesome. ”

Lin Qiangsheng thought for a while, nodded and said: "If that's the case, then do as you say, we are definitely not as good as some internationally famous automobile companies, looking for some local forces to help, I mean we will give them at most 15% of the shares, no more!" ”

Shi Jin nodded: "I think this ratio is more appropriate, but the local forces are generally very greedy, and I'm afraid that 15% of the shares won't be able to send them away!" There was a worried look on his face, he had lived here for more than 20 years, and of course he knew what kind of virtue Brazilians were, typical of bullying the weak and fearing the hard.

Lin Qiangsheng shook his head noncommittally, and flipped through the information in his hand, which were all handwritten by Shi Jin.

Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz and Sweden's Saab-Scania (which was still a company at the time) all set up subsidiaries in Brazil in the '50s, and Japan's Toyota also invested directly in Brazil in the '80s.

Brazil's car policy is still quite restrictive, forcing these companies to set up factories directly, and the types of cars produced must be approved by the government.

According to different models, the initial localization level must reach 35%~50%, and the domestic production rate must reach 90%~95% within 3 years, and the engine must be produced in large quantities, and the Brazilian industry must be used to provide parts as much as possible. In short, there are many restrictive measures, which makes Lin Qiangsheng look very familiar.

Unlike China, Brazil did not invite these car manufacturers to come, while China invited people to invest in the country, and the treatment was completely different. Yes, after all, Brazil is already a middle-income country.

In addition, there are incentives in which the Brazilian government offers preferential exchange rates for imported equipment depending on the amount of capital invested.

Ancillary materials and equipment that must be imported are exempt from customs duties and internal taxes. Foreign-funded enterprises can import used equipment that works well without paying a foreign exchange deposit.

Unlike China, Brazil does not limit the proportion of foreign investment in order to encourage the development of the automotive industry.

Under the policies of curbing the import of automobiles and encouraging domestic production, international automakers have no choice but to build local factories if they want to get a piece of the Brazilian car market.

From the mid-50s to the early 80s, the Brazilian automotive industry began to take shape in more than a decade, producing vehicles that could not only meet the needs of the domestic market, but also export in large quantities, and the policies of the Brazilians played a big role.

Some of the Volvo and Scania models imported from China in the seventies and eighties were produced in Brazil, and the Santana imported in China was itself a product of Volkswagen Brazil, and many parts were exported from Brazil to China.

Lin Qiangsheng looked at these materials and said with a smile: "Brazil's auto policy does look beautiful, but whether it can really make the rise of the domestic auto industry is two words, foreign brands have occupied the country's auto market!" ”

Shi Jin nodded and said: "If Mr. Lin wants to produce cars in Brazil, he must start with 35~50% of the local production of parts, otherwise the Brazilian government will restrict us from production!" ”

Lin Qiangsheng said: "It is not easy to build a factory in Brazil, starting to achieve such a high localization rate, which is more radical than China's policy, and the localization rate must reach 90~95% within 3 years, Brazilians really dare to think!" ”

Shi Jin hurriedly said: "Actually, it's not that difficult to operate, you know..."

He whispered in Lin Qiangsheng's ear: "Mr. Lin, the Brazilian government is very corrupt, if you are willing to spend a sum of money and find the right person, then it will not be so difficult for us to build a factory and put it into production!" ”

Lin Qiangsheng was stunned for a moment, this Shi Jin was teaching him to bribe local officials. Thinking of the corruption of the Brazilian government and various social problems, he suddenly remembered a Brazilian film called "Elite Troops" that he saw in his previous life, especially the second one, where the protagonist felt powerless in the face of the system.

He looked at Shi Jin in front of him again, maybe he was really suppressed, and his enthusiasm for the people from the motherland made this middle-aged man spare no effort to tell him this method.

Lin Qiangsheng didn't want to think about it, and was silent for a while before he nodded and said: "That's it, you don't come forward in person, we have to find an agent, not overseas Chinese, we want to find a foreigner to deal with Brazilian officials!" ”

Shi Jin said in surprise: "Sir, you gave me this task?" ”

Lin Qiangsheng nodded and said: "If you can do it, I will give you 5% of the shares of the future factory, I also need a person to talk to in South America, I think you are more suitable!" ”

Shi Jin was both surprised and excited, and at the same time a little uneasy, his mind turned a few times and nodded heavily: "Okay, Mr. Lin, I will take over this task, if something happens to me in the future, I will take it myself, and I will never affect you!" ”

Lin Qiangsheng smiled dumbly and said, "Lao Shi, you can rest assured." There are so many foreign-funded companies in Brazil, I don't believe they haven't used some improper means. Which one have you seen exposed? Even if it is exposed, does it have any effect on them, not at all! ”

He patted Shi Jin on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, even if something happens, I will find a way to settle it, and it won't affect you in the slightest." ”

Shi Jin's heart is gone, he really wants to cry without tears, the idea he gave to the boss ended up on him, if he has an accident in the future, the lawsuit is small, and it will affect the family affairs!

But after thinking about it, Lin Qiangsheng actually promised to give him 5% of the shares of the car factory, and his heart suddenly became excited, the automobile is a big industry, and he knows that this is more profitable than his own workshop.

Thinking about it, Shi Jin made up his mind, even for the sake of his children, he had to earn a future! (To be continued.) )