Chapter 145: Acquisition of Lamborghini
Lin Qiangsheng shook hands with Reagan under the introduction of the introducer, and the 69-year-old presidential candidate shook Lin Qiangsheng's hand in surprise and said, "Are you also a voter who supports me?" ”
Lin Qiangsheng smiled and said, "Yes, Mr. Reagan!" I am willing to contribute my own limited strength to your campaign! ”
In a short period of time, Reagan's secretary knew the details of the young man, and he whispered a few words in Reagan's ear.
Reagan's expression changed from surprise to shock, and he turned his head to Lin Qiangsheng and said enviously: "What an amazing young man!" When I was your age, I was still struggling to play a small role! ”
Lin Qiangsheng said with a smile: "No! It should be said that the United States is a magical land! Mr. Reagan, it would be even more amazing if I could become president of the United States at your age! ”
Reagan was stunned for a moment, then smiled: "It's all possible, America is a free world!" ”
Lin Qiangsheng nodded, he took out a check that had been prepared from his pocket, handed it to Secretary Reagan, and said, "This is to help Mr. Reagan campaign!" In the meantime, I have a company called DBR, and I hope Mr. Reagan will remember it! ”
Other companies may be able to send a representative or something, but Lin Qiangsheng had no choice but to report himself directly.
Reagan's financial adviser took the check, carefully checked the authenticity of the check, and the amount on it, and immediately showed a look of surprise on his face.
Reagan glanced at the check handed over, and it turned out to be a check for $5 million, he also turned his head to look at Lin Johnson in surprise, and said with a smile: "Thank you for your generous support!" Mr. Lin, your age really surprises me, and I won't prepare drinks for you, that's against the law! I will remember your generosity. And thank you very much! ”
Lin Qiangsheng's goal was achieved, and he successfully sent the money to Reagan, who once served as the governor of California, which is equivalent to the position of governor and secretary of the provincial party committee in China.
But this money Lin Johnson sent out. But he is very relieved, because the president of the United States rarely collects money and deals with allies, unless Lin Qiangsheng breaks the law or touches the bottom line of the United States.
After returning from the reception, Lin Qiangsheng has been excited, and this opportunity to meet historical figures is really amazing. When Reagan became president, I don't know if I still remember him as a person, but Lin Qiangsheng will let him remember, because he prepared more than $30 million in political contributions to Reagan, just so that he could spend his time in office. Meantime. Under Reagan's monetary tightening, it would be nice to still be able to get a lot of loans.
To put it bluntly, he wants to be Daewoo, crazy borrowing. Of course, he can afford to pay it back.
On February 2, Lin Johnson said goodbye to Lane and boarded a plane at Kennedy Airport, which was bound for Turing Airport in Italy.
After arriving at the airport. Stephanie had been waiting for him. The two immediately arrived in Santa Agata in northeastern Italy. Bolognese, where Lamborghini AG is headquartered, is located in this town.
For half a century. Lamborghini has created a series of extraordinary dream cars, including classic models such as the 350GT, Miura, Espada, Countach and many others.
At present, Lin Qiangsheng heard that the company was on the verge of bankruptcy, and immediately asked Stephanie to understand the situation, buy the company, and work with Ferruccio. Lamborghini himself contacted.
Since Ferruccio. After Lamborghini sold the Lamborghini tractor factory, its financial situation deteriorated. He is now constantly seeking financial support to support Automobili Lamborghini's operations.
Stephanie and the team at the negotiation company approached Ferruccio, who of course couldn't ask for it, and at this point he really reached a moment of despair, and the company was about to go bankrupt.
The acquisition of the supercar company was not a great deal, and Lin Johnson bought 100% of Lamborghini for $12 million.
Ferruccio couldn't wait. This old man is more urgent than Lin Qiangsheng, and he keeps urging Lin Qiangsheng to pay immediately, and it is really strange to do a supercar to do his kind of journey!
Lin Johnson met Ferruccio, and the old man already knew in advance that it was a billionaire from the East who had bought his company.
The old man was very happy, which proved that if Lamborghini was bought by this young man, it would be easy for him to get money from this billionaire!
Lin Qiangsheng smiled and said to Ferruccio: "Mr. Lamborghini, I hope that the company will continue to develop new cars, and at the same time, I will also provide funds for the company to continue to develop the military off-road vehicle Cheetah!" I would also like to set up a tractor research institute, and I would like to ask for the help of Mr. Lamborghini! ”
After hearing this, Ferruccio said excitedly: "Okay, you are already the boss of Lamborghini!" The ownership and management rights of the company are yours, as long as you provide me with funds to let this company continue to develop new cars, it will definitely give you a huge surprise! ”
Lin Qiangsheng nodded and said with great certainty: "Of course, I believe that my vision is no problem!" When he thought of the classic Lamborghini models of later generations, he was coveted at the time, but now that the entire Lamborghini company is his, he doesn't have to envy it!
Lin Johnson visited the factory, the Lamborghini factory is still a factory in the 60s, but the factory has a lot of precision machine tools. However, Lin Qiangsheng still decided to reinvest in new technology and equipment to build a new factory in Lamborghini!
Since Ferruccio is still young, ask him to continue to run the company until Lin Qiangsheng finds a suitable successor.
Ferruccio didn't expect the young billionaire to be so straightforward, he had just spent a huge sum of $12 million to buy his company and invest money to build a new factory!
"The Tractor Research Institute, too, can't relax! Do you want to hire some people to start researching again, or is there any hope of buying the Lamborghini tractor factory back? Lin Qiangsheng asked Ferruccio.
Ferruccio shook his head regretfully and said: "At present, the Lamborghini tractor factory is controlled by the agricultural equipment manufacturer SAME, and this enterprise is now operating very well, I'm afraid SAME is reluctant to make a move!" ”
Lin Qiangsheng nodded and said regretfully: "It's a pity! China is a country where agricultural machinery is scarce. There is a vast market for agricultural tractors! ”
Ferruccio's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly said, "You know, after SAME took over the tractor factory, it carried out layoffs. I have a lot of old friends here who are still here, and if you think they're okay, you can rehire them! The technology of these people. Guaranteed to be top-notch! ”
Lin Qiangsheng saw a group of old workers who had passed half a hundred, all standing more than ten meters away looking at the new owner, he nodded in unison, and said, "If there is still some use, then stay!" ”
Ferruccio immediately spoke in Italian, and many of the old workers were at once excited, and they spoke a lot of Italian enthusiastically.
Stephanie wanted to translate for Lin Qiangsheng because she could speak Italian, and Lin Qiangsheng smiled and put it away. Said: "I know, they are happy! ”
Lamborghini was sold, and the workers did not know what their fate would be. If the new owner were to lay off employees, they would also lose their jobs. The new boss did not drive them away, of course, it was a happy thing for the whole factory.
There are currently more than 100 workers in the company, and there are more than 100 families in this town, and Lin Qiangsheng does not want to be hated by the people of this town. Moreover, these old workers also have the skills to make supercars and tractors, and staying is also of great help to Lin Qiangsheng.
Lin Johnson visited a small warehouse in Lamborghini. This is Lamborghini's museum. Inside, several classic Lamborghini sports cars are displayed.
Ferruccio passionately told Lin: "This is an important Countach model in Lamborghini's history, and this car was designed by Master Gandini. The low body combined with the angular crests gives the car an aggressive look. In terms of power, the Kontash was originally equipped with a 4.0LV12 engine, which was later replaced by a 5.0L and 5.2L engines. This is a car with a lot of personality, and the current market table is also very good, the company has sold 726 units, and it will be able to have a good table in the market in the future! ”
Lin Qiangsheng nodded. Walking around Kontash, he said with a smile: "Well, it's still worth it for me to buy this company!" After you buy it, you will have a product, and you can sell it for money! ”
Ferruccio nodded hurriedly and said, "Yes! Lamborghini is very promising! At present, the company has a new plan. It's the next generation of Lamborghini classics, and if you invest in it, you're sure to produce a world-class supercar! ”
Lin Qiangsheng nodded and asked, "Do you have eyebrows at present?" Are you ready? ”
When Ferruccio heard Lin Qiangsheng's question, he immediately looked like a deflated eggplant, and he smiled awkwardly: "Not yet!" However, as long as you invest your money, you can start developing right away! ”
"We will continue to ask the genius of the automotive design world, Master Gandini, to work for us! He will definitely create another classic model! ”
Lin Qiangsheng asked: "Money is not an issue, but how long will it take for this project to be completed?" ”
Ferruccio pondered for a while and said to Lin Qiangsheng: "It depends on how long Master Gandini takes to design the model, and we can add equipment to the body after the size is set!" You can rest assured that as long as the body is designed, we will launch the product soon! ”
Lin Qiangsheng pondered for a while, as far as he knew, the next generation of Lamborghini ghosts was indeed classic. It took Gandini two or three years to design the body, and Lamborghini took more than a year to develop the whole car. At that time, Chrysler had already acquired Lamborghini and overhauled the Ghost model!
In fact, the ghost model that was introduced later was not the original design of Gandini, and the Americans made a lot of modifications to the Gandini prototype, and the effect of the design exceeded that of the Gandini master.
Lin Qiangsheng thought, took out a blank piece of paper from his bag, took out a pen and immediately began to draw by hand.
Lamborghini's Diablo, arguably the most glamorous Lamborghini car ever, sold for at least $240,000.
The wedge-shaped body, perfect drag coefficient, and simple and powerful body lines make this car capable of far surpassing other supercars!
Ferruccio looked at Lin Qiangsheng in surprise and found that he was hand-drawing body sketches!
"Oh! Oh, God! This is Lamborghini! When Lin Qiangsheng drew the ghost model, Ferruccio exclaimed in surprise.
Lin Qiangsheng hand-drew a sketch of the Lamborghini 90 version of the ghost, handed the drawing to Ferruccio, and said, "In this way, how long will it take to make the finished product?" ”
"This! My Virgin Mary! This is Lamborghini! Oh, God! A series of shouts, Ferruccio looked at the car on the paper in shock, and really didn't know what to say.
Could it be that this young rich man is also a Gandini-level design master?! (To be continued......)