"Thank you, sir."

After waiting until he couldn't see those fierce gods, Su Li finally breathed a sigh of relief and said to John gratefully.

"Well, let's go."

Just experienced the attitude of the United States towards the Chinese, John was naturally not in a good mood at this time, and briefly introduced Su Li to his future boss Hans, and got into the car with Anna to pick them up.

Nothing to say all the way.

The Huntelaar family's mansion on Madison Avenue was still working day and night to be completed early next year in time for John and Anna's wedding, so for the time being, the Brister family had to live in the old Huntelaar house first—in fact, Mr. Brister originally planned to stay in a hotel, but at John's strong invitation, he finally decided to stay at home.

In addition to the Brister family, there were three servants with him, plus Su Li, the old mansion was definitely not enough. Therefore, when John sent a telegram saying that he was about to board the ship, old Huntelaar had already asked the servants to start preparations, including vacating John's study as a bedroom, and some of the servants moving out to live, etc., and finally barely prepared enough rooms.

When John and the others arrived home, everyone naturally had a lively greeting.

The elder Huntlaar had been in Berlin for so long, and his relationship with the Brister family had long been very close, so there was no need to get acquainted with each other. Crossing the Atlantic was exhausting, so we had an early rest after dinner......

……

After everyone had gone to rest, the light was still on in old Huntelaar's bedroom.

Although it was a long journey, John was really young and physically strong, and John had a good adaptation to sailing and did not feel so tired. So after the others went to rest, he went to his grandfather's bedroom and briefly talked about the results of the six-month trip to Europe.

“…… That's the case. ”

After a brief explanation, John concluded: "We don't have to pay a penny to build a pharmaceutical factory in England and France, and a thirty percent stake may not seem like much, but if you consider the vast colonies and spheres of influence of both countries. I believe it is certainly in our interest as well. ”

"Well, that's good."

After a moment of silence, old Huntlaar nodded.

The two had actually discussed this matter before John went to Europe, and later communicated by telegraph several times, so old Huntelaar had no opinion. As discussed at the beginning, although cooperating with others would take a considerable part of the benefits, the colonial markets in Britain and France were indeed very attractive, and John's choice of partners was also very suitable for the future.

Finished talking about the pharmaceutical company. The old man changed the subject, and then asked, "John, do you really plan to build a car factory in North America now?" In that case, I am afraid that it is better to transport the aurora from Europe! ”

"Well, it's not a good deal."

Smiling slightly, John nodded.

Although the navigation technology of this era developed rapidly, the cost of shipping was still quite high, considering that the shipbuilding technology was still far inferior to that of later generations. It's just that compared to the cost of crossing the Atlantic, a new car plant in North America will be built. The training of a large number of skilled workers, as well as the purchase of a large number of machines. The cost of transportation is not too large.

What's more, the cost and selling price of Aurora!

In the final analysis, although the United States is in a period of rapid development, strictly speaking, the market size is not comparable to that of Europe, and if you build an automobile factory here, you must consider the market. An Aurora costs more than a thousand dollars, which few people can afford at current American incomes. The market is not too big, and it is enough to have one plant in Karlsruhe.

And about this matter, the two have already discussed it.

By accumulating technology from GM in Europe and building an automobile plant in North America at the right time, it is possible to reduce the upfront investment. There can also be mature technology that can be used, which is the solution to maximize benefits.

But after listening to John's words, old Huntelaar did not speak immediately.

To be honest, John himself did not have much business talent, and the elder Huntelaar knew that his grandson was not very interested in this area, but he also knew that once John decided to think about something, he must have a reason, and what happened before has fully illustrated this. So even if he was a little unimpressed with John's plan, old Huntelaar still wanted to listen to his thoughts.

After a moment of silence, John said lightly: "Grandpa, I know that it is definitely not cost-effective to build a car factory in North America, but this time when I went to Karlsruhe, I found some bad signs, that Mr. Bentz...... Hehe, it seems a little uneasy! ”

"Carl? Bentz? ”

After hearing this, old Huntelaar's brow suddenly furrowed.

After taking a deep breath, John nodded, "Yes, that Mr. Benz seems to be very dissatisfied with the current scale of production, and wants me to increase investment or bring in other funds to expand the production of Aurora...... Grandpa, although we own the majority of the shares of General Motors, we can't underestimate the inventor of the automobile! And ......"

John paused when he said this, and then sighed softly: "And after all, it's Europe, not North America!" ”

"Hmm......"

After a moment of silence, old Huntelaar nodded slowly.

The Huntelaar family's home base is North America, New York, and the two have long reached a consensus on this. In this respect, no matter how large their industry in Europe is, it comes down to the larger market there, rather than trying to shift the family's focus there. In this respect, the elder Huntelaar understood John's idea, if the conditions allowed, the base camp should be established as soon as possible!

Don't worry about anything else, the key is General Motors.

Although John built a world-class R&D center at the Heinz pharmaceutical company in Berlin, in the long run, he positioned it as a follow-up R&D center, that is, research on the discovery of a drug and the use of Germany's strong chemistry to achieve industrial production. John had full confidence in this, and he did not think that anyone else in this age could be more powerful than himself.

But in the case of car companies, it's a different concept.

After all, John is a layman, he can take out the steering wheel, take out the transmission, and take out the advanced tires with a vision that is ahead of the times, but when it comes to core technical issues, such as the improvement and manufacture of engines, he can only rely on Daimler people. So fundamentally, General Motors is still in the hands of three professionals, and John just has a certain advantage with deep pockets and advanced design.

In this case, there are actually many hidden dangers.

John never minded judging anyone with malice, so the solution was to divide the eggs into two baskets, and it would be better to have more eggs in this basket at the base camp than in other places...... (To be continued......)