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Lin Qiangsheng also wants to make new military off-road vehicles look better, such as Dongfeng Mengshi, but he thinks that models like the Hummer may be better to drive on the plains, because of its large size, vehicle weight, and high fuel consumption, which are its shortcomings, and it is not suitable for promotion now.

The Warrior off-road vehicles are designed to meet the needs of the southern Xinjiang battlefield, the body should be narrow, light and light, to adapt to the tropical terrain and climate, it is improved on the basis of BAIC 212, reducing the difficulty of manufacturing and the cost of use.

Two days later, the fifth board meeting of BAIC Jeep Company was held, and Lin Qiangsheng was invited to attend this time.

Originally, the atmosphere of the meeting was very good, the environment was also good, and BAIC also prepared a celebration program, but soon after the two sides sat down, there were differences on some issues.

Klaibs said to Chairman Wu Zhongliang and other Chinese directors: "Mr. Wu, everyone, due to my age and lack of energy, I apply to step down from the position of general manager, AM headquarters has approved, I will return to the United States soon, and my work will be taken over by Assistant St. Peel!" ”

Wu Zhongliang and Zhao Nailin and others exchanged opinions, and said: "We oppose St. Pierre taking over the position of general manager, your first two general managers are not successful, how do we know if he can do it if St. Pier takes over, I propose that he will be on probation for 3 months first, and he can only officially take over after he is qualified!" ”

St. Pierre sat on the other side of Klebs, and after listening to the translation, his face was extremely ugly, which was a denial of his ability!

Klaibs was just about to refute, but Lin Johnson said: "Clay, let's talk about the other things together, and then we will discuss it!" ”

"Yes, sir!" Klebs nodded, and he deliberately turned his head to show respect for Lin Johnson.

The Chinese directors were amazed to see that the American managers who had been high up in the past bowed down one by one and completely obeyed this young man, although the description was a bit exaggerated, but it did shock them!

Klaibs continued: "On the second issue, we think that the cost of experts is too high, especially because the cost of the room is too high and the cost in China is too high. Our people originally came to China to help the joint venture company improve its technical level, and this cost should be borne by the joint venture company! ”

"No, a contract has been signed for this matter, so it must be done in accordance with the provisions of the contract, and the room fee exceeding the limit will be paid by AM!" Wu Zhongliang resolutely opposed the change of the contract and must not get used to these Americans.

Saint Pierre said angrily: "We think this regulation is unreasonable and needs to be changed, originally I didn't expect that it would be so difficult after arriving in China, and our expert group has not yet completed its task and is stranded in China." Our people are working for you, why do you still make us pay for the house! ”

Wu Zhongliang shook his head and said: "How can it be that we work, the joint venture company also has a share of you, and you are also making money for yourself!" ”

"However, BJ is obviously your master now, we are like working for you, and we have no status in the company at all, we protest, the extra room fee must be borne by you!" St. Pierdeau

"You can't say that, comrade America! We all got together for the good of the joint venture, and no one had the final say, and whoever said it didn't count! Zhao Nailin and others also joined the argument, and the two sides immediately quarreled.

Lin Qiangsheng frowned fiercely, he plucked out his ears, and looked at Ibeka beside him, with a helpless expression.

Ibecca didn't expect this to be the case, she probably wouldn't have come with her if she knew that the two sides would quarrel, it was purely a senseless dispute between the joint venturers!

She leaned into Lin Qiangsheng's ear and asked, "Are they arguing like this?" ”

Lin Qiangsheng said helplessly: "Yes, there is no way, this is a conflict of interests and concepts between the two sides!" ”

Ibeka shook her head and muttered a **** or something, Lin Qiangsheng smiled, he knocked on the table, and everyone stopped and looked at him.

Lin Qiangsheng asked Klaibs: "How many people are currently in China and where do they live?" ”

"There are a total of 14 members, including 9 experts and technicians, and we all live in the Friendship Hotel, all of whom are here to improve each other's technology and conduct technical training for system improvement, and they even have to ask AM to pay for the room, which is unreasonable!" ”

No wonder it's so expensive, the hotels that receive foreign guests are slaughtering people one by one, that's really not negotiable, and they really treat foreigners as porcupines. Probably the accounts were sent back to the United States, and the AM headquarters already had a slight whisper.

Lin Qiangsheng turned to Wu Zhongliang and the others and asked: "Is it possible for BAIC to vacate some houses to rent to us, just a guest house or something, which is much cheaper than staying in the Friendship Hotel, and you can also earn extra money!" ”

Wu Zhongliang discussed it with Zhao Nailin and others, and the conclusion was that earning foreign exchange for BAIC and earning foreign exchange for the country are not the same, anyway, they all have to be handed over to the state, once the Americans live in their own houses, it is possible for the country to earn less foreign exchange, foreigners are so rich, they can't do things that damage the interests of the public, and they don't count where foreigners live!

So Wu Zhongliang still shook his head and said to Lin Qiangsheng: "No, I didn't do this, we rented your house privately, and if the superiors blame us, we can't explain!" ”

This is a matter of concept, and the propaganda after the reform, especially the reports of various media, has lifted foreigners to the sky. Chinese think that foreigners have money, especially Americans are all rich, and they do have money, the dollar is worth more than the yuan, one dollar is ten yuan, so when converted to the common people, they feel that foreigners are all big money.

Wu Zhongliang and others think so, they think that this amount of money can be afforded, so they do not understand the US side's calculations.

Seeing that the Chinese side did not agree to this request, Lin Qiangsheng directly turned his head and said to Klaibs: "Then reduce the number of people, now 14 people, compressed to 5 people, leaving only 3 managers and 3 experts, all the others are withdrawn, I will communicate with the headquarters, so that the people who go back have a good arrangement!" ”

Klaibs nodded without hesitation and said, "I'll draft the fax when I go back and determine the personnel stationed!" ”

"What? Evacuate people! After listening to the translation, the directors stopped working, and they immediately stopped it, Wu Zhongliang said angrily to Lin Qiangsheng: "Why do you call AM's people to withdraw?" ”

Lin Qiangsheng spread his hands and said helplessly: "If the housing cost problem is not solved, the cost in China is too high, they can only return to China, this is not a matter of money or not, this is a matter of principle, AM is throttling various expenses, so I'm sorry!" He said this in Mandarin, and the Chinese side understood it.

"You, you're fooling around, unreasonable!" Wu Zhongliang said angrily.

Chen Xulin got up, accused Lin Qiangsheng and said, "Do you have this qualification!" ”

Klaibs had to get up, he wanted to maintain Lin Qiangsheng's position, he introduced to the directors of BAIC: "Everyone here, please allow me to introduce that this Mr. Lin Johnson is the Boss of AM Company, and his status is higher than the current company's chairman Samorena and chairman Dadwadai!" Mr. Lin's decision can fully represent AM! He raised his index finger several times in a row, accentuating his tone.

Lin Qiangsheng stood up with a smile, nodded to the Chinese personnel, and said, "I'm sorry everyone, I know that this decision may make it difficult for you, but this is the decision of AM Company, I am who I am!" ”

The directors of BAIC looked at each other, there was such a thing, it was beyond their understanding, when could a Chinese representative of the Americans, forget it!

Lin Qiangsheng smiled, eased the atmosphere and said: "In fact, BAIC has now mastered the basic requirements for Cherokee assembly, and it is useless to leave so many engineers, 3 people can completely guide you!" ”

"However, we will continue to localize and develop second-generation off-road vehicles, and you only have 3 experts left, how can this be enough!" General Manager Zhao Nailin said.

Lin Qiangsheng said: "You can't say that, there are only a few atomic bomb experts in China, isn't it still created, three experts are completely enough, and the ones I leave you with are all all-rounders who are proficient in automobiles, which is not good!" ”

Zhao Nailin said: "Mr. Lin, although the car is not as important as the atomic bomb, it is also a big project, and it takes automotive experts who understand all aspects to build a good car. The car includes all aspects, such as structure, engine, transmission, bearing system, electronic system, etc., which requires a lot of knowledge, and it is by no means something that two or three people can solve! ”

Lin Qiangsheng nodded with a smile and said: "This is what I want to say next, don't you want to localize, you want to develop second-generation models." Actually, in my opinion, you can't run before you learn to walk, you're going to fall!

So many experts stayed in the north. Jing, it's just to help you with these two projects, but I think that with the current situation of the company, it is considered a success to complete these two tasks in four or five years, but it is impossible for our people to stay in China for four or five years for such a long time! ”

He said as politely as possible, but the chairman of BAIC was very angry, Wu Zhongliang patted the table and said: "These contracts were signed in black and white, and you can't regret it!" ”

The other BAIC directors are also very angry, and their plan is to let the Americans help them complete the localization and second-generation cars. Now that the Americans have torn up the contract, they will not be able to complete the task, and they must not be allowed to do so, this young man is really messing around, it is simply a scourge, and many people are beginning to have such thoughts.

At this time, another director of the Chinese side said: "We are asking for an increase in the treatment of employees, from the original 4% to 10% of the turnover!" ”

The U.S. side said: "We demand that the treatment of employees and experts be tied together to talk!" ”

Zhao Nailin came up with another plan: "For the construction investment of the joint venture company, we calculated a plan, which requires an investment of 220 million yuan in 3 years, and the business plan for 3 years studied by our board of directors is 174 million yuan, and there is a shortage of 46 million yuan, which needs to be paid by AM!" ”

St. Pierre: "We are asking for a memorandum of understanding that the investment must be made on the premise of ensuring the production of the Cherokee to be effective, that is, you want to ensure that you continue to produce, what is the next step for you to import KD parts?" If there is a big change in production in the future, your investment plan will be ineffective! ”

"We can't guarantee it now, the government hasn't approved a single car!"

"That is, without an import license, the production quantity cannot be guaranteed, and there is no point in continuing to talk about anything!"

On September 29th, it happened to be the Mid-Autumn Festival on August 15, and there was supposed to be a celebration meeting, and the program was ready, but the board of directors just couldn't disperse, and the two sides kept arguing and couldn't reach any agreement.

Of course, Lin Qiangsheng does not participate in this kind of quarrel, but he has a thorough understanding of the "polite and courteous" argument style of Chinese managers.

Wu Zhongliang was very angry, sang a black face, and said: "If you can't reach an agreement, just forget it!" ”

Lin Qiangsheng said with a smile: "Everyone, calm down first, let's talk about it, there is no need to quarrel over some things!" ”

Wu Zhongliang smiled angrily, he knocked on the table, and said heavily: "Mr. Lin, do you know what the focus of our argument is!" ”

Lin Qiangsheng really asked, "What is the focus?" ”

"Hey!" Wu Zhongliang sighed loudly, angry and annoyed at this young man.

Zhao Nailin said: "Mr. Lin, the purpose of the establishment of our joint venture company is to export first, earn foreign exchange second, localize third, and develop second-generation military vehicles fourth!" ”

Lin Qiangsheng asked puzzledly: "You will come out of the exit, do you still need to talk about this?" As long as you export, you will have foreign exchange! ”

He also looked at Klaibs, who spread his hands and was very helpless about what the Chinese people thought.

Wu Zhongliang asked loudly: "We also want to export, but when we signed the contract, we promised that the Cherokee produced by the joint venture company would be sold back to the United States, and now your words don't count!" ”

Lin Qiangsheng asked Klaibs: "Is the contract written about resale?" ”

"Ugh!"

Klaibs shook his head and said, "It didn't fall on paper, but we did verbally agree to the Chinese request." However, sir, now the automobile import policy of the United States has changed a lot, it is different from before, and it is not realistic to sell back to the United States! ”

"How can you be so unreasonable!" Wu Zhongliang and the others immediately became excited again.

Zhao Nailin also asked excitedly: "Didn't you say yes at the beginning, help us sell back!" "This is the first time that I have heard the Americans say that they cannot sell back, and this time they finally told the truth, so the Chinese personnel were very shocked.

Lin Qiangsheng spread his hands and said, "Mr. Wu, everyone here, it's useless to be excited. Now the U.S. car import tariffs and regulations are indeed a lot stricter, this is not our AM problem, now and four or five years ago you have a different situation, time has changed!

The three major automobile companies, General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler, have a great influence on the US government and the private sector, and the US government cannot afford to watch the auto industry, the pillar of the United States, fall. Since the 80s, the United States has strengthened the management of imported cars, and now it is indeed not comparable to four or five years ago, and you can't look at the current problem with old eyes. As far as I know, hasn't the Chinese government also issued a policy of restricting imported cars this year, and the same is true for the United States! ”

"How can this be, you guys don't do things according to the contract!" The personnel of BAIC were very shocked, and Chen Xulin said: "But when you signed the contract, what you said was not like this!" ”

Lin Qiangsheng turned his head to look at him and said, "But when you signed the contract, you said that you would ask AM to help BAIC, introduce technology, and help you improve the model, why does it feel like you are completely relying on AM now."

Why give up the market to the joint venture car, how can there be such a good thing in the world, you sue me, do you believe it! ”

"Smack~!" Wu Zhongliang slapped the table heavily, stood up with a dark face, and said, "Since we can't talk, then forget it!" ”

Feng Xiantang was sent by the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation to take notes, and when the negotiations broke down, he hurriedly advised: "Don't worry, let's think of a way!" ”

He grabbed Wu Zhongliang's arm and made a look to prevent him from leaving, and it was not a matter for the others to see if they left, so they all sat down helplessly.

Lin Qiangsheng snorted coldly in his heart, but still said: "In fact, in addition to the North American market, you can think of ways in Africa and South America, and AM can give up some shares in these two markets, how about it?" ”

Wu Zhongliang said coldly: "What's the use of that, it's necessary to talk about not being able to sell the car to the United States!" "In fact he wanted to say that this is the need for the government, as the first joint venture car company, and it is located in the north. Beijing, BAIC wants to strive to be this example, but it can't be so direct.

Klaibs said: "The most important thing for us is to determine the number of KD parts, it is pointless to talk about anything if this is not determined, after the first batch of cars is produced, it will have to be stopped, and the company will go bankrupt, go bankrupt, and die!" ”

BAIC people hate Americans who "go out of business", "bankruptcy", "death" and the like at every turn, in the eyes of the Chinese, how can the enterprise go bankrupt, and besides, this is a joint venture automobile company, just in the north. Jing, they can't afford to take this responsibility!

"KD parts, you don't have to worry, we can import as much as the government approves to import, but the first thing is to have foreign exchange first, and there will be no foreign exchange if you can't export!" Wu Zhongliang said dryly.

"That's not what the contract said at the beginning, we expect to produce 4,000 units in the second year!" St. Pierdeau.

Zhao Nailin: "How much the government approves, how much we can import, how many licenses the superiors give us, we can produce, your question is beyond the scope of our board of directors, we can't decide for the government!" ”

"It is very rare for the government to intervene in a company in our country, and the original contract also wrote that the board of directors is responsible for the operation of the enterprise!" Klaibs said as he knocked on the table.

"Yes, it is written, but the enterprise can only be within the scope of its own authority, and the government must approve how many kd parts to import, and you can't ask us to exceed our own authority!" Wu Zhongliang said confidently.

Klaibs and others were very helpless, Lin Qiangsheng also scratched his head a little, this is purely a scoundrel, kicked the ball to AM, which means that AM will pay for it, and then sell the car to the United States, then this is not called a joint venture, but a sole proprietorship, BAIC is just an assembly plant.

These people from BAIC can neither count nor be the masters, and it is meaningless to talk to them, it is purely a waste of time.

The fifth board of directors broke up unhappily, which also allowed Lin Qiangsheng to understand BAIC's style of doing things, which added an unpleasant gray to the later cooperation between the two sides! (To be continued.) )