Chapter 1007: A Chance to Rank Parallel with Lincoln and Cadillac (Second Update)
From a 1993 point of view, the Triumph Traveler certainly deserves the title of "the most luxurious cruising touring motorcycle", but in terms of luxury and variety of luxury configurations, even the Honda Gold Wing, which has always been known for its luxury, is hard to match.
As for Harley? Ha...... At this time, Harley was forced by low-cost Japanese motorcycles and fell into the quagmire of continuous losses, so he had to turn to the government of the United States and use improper government means to curb the pressing of Japanese motorcycles.
It is not difficult to understand that the police car that can be selected by the Uruguayan government as the state guest escort is also indicative of the quality and reliability of the car that can be selected by the government of a country to drive the police car...... Of course, Jessica would not have thought that those cars in Uruguay were given to them by Lin Hongfei.
With reliable quality and beautiful products, there is a foundation for success, which Jessica knows very well, she quickly closed the information and asked Lin Hongfei with a serious face, "Boss, what do you need me to do in a year?" ”
"I will give you all the rights except for the necessary regulatory rights, and you have only one goal: to capture at least 10% of the market share in your respective market segments!"
"One thing to keep in mind is that the Voyager is positioned as a high-end luxury motorcycle that is a little bit higher than the Harley Glide and the Honda Gold Wing, and in any case, the price is higher than the Grand Glide and the Gold Wing, and in this segment, I allow you to run at a loss...... If you can make a net profit of more than $1 million after a year, you can take an additional 10% of your net profit as a bonus, even if you are successful. ”
Lin Hongfei's request was obviously difficult, but Jessica's breathing suddenly became short.
Although I have not been in contact with the two cars of the Royal Star and the Royal Princess, since my cousin said that it was good, it was quite highly evaluated. That's really good to think about, it's a guy who doesn't have much money but likes to find fault with everything; As for the Voyager of this Victory brand and other styles under the Victory brand, although I have not experienced it, but looking at the engine parameters, it is basically equipped with the same engine, since the Traveler can be selected by Uruguay, a moderately developed country like Uruguay, to open the way for the police car of the state guest escort with excellent quality and luxury configuration, it makes no sense that the size of other models is constantly problematic; And most importantly, as long as the net profit is more than $1 million? You can take 10% of your net profit as a bonus?!
Doesn't that mean you have an annual salary of at least $400,000?!
"What if...... I mean if," she resisted the excitement in her heart, staring at her boss "with great affection." "Boss, if I could make more for the company?"
"Over $3 million in net profit, you can take 15% of the net profit as a bonus; More than $5 million, 20%; more than 8 million, 25%; More than 10 million. 30%! Lin Hongfei is not ambiguous at all, if Jessica can make $10 million in profits for her company's motorcycle business in the U.S. market in a year. So what if she is given an annual salary of more than one million? "All of that. The company will give you a bonus in the form of share dividends. ”
He didn't say what Jessica would have gotten if she had done better, and Jessica didn't ask more, and apparently Jessica herself didn't think she would be able to make a net profit of more than $10 million a year in just one year.
Jessica, who was still holding back the excitement in her heart just now, her face suddenly turned red: according to the personal income tax system of the United States, the level of personal income tax on salary income is cumulative. More than 60% of the annual salary of 1 million will be taken away by government departments in various names, but if it is a share dividend, it is another matter. Up to 20%.
"You're such a good boss." Jessica said this very sincerely.
"If possible, I want you to be able to take $2 million, $3 million, or even more from me." But compared to Jessica's excitement, Lin Hongfei's reaction was much more flat, and he said jokingly, "Believe me, I really don't mind at all." ”
If there is really a person who can bring an annual net profit of more than 10 million US dollars to the US market with his bare hands without any foundation, then what if she is given an annual salary of one million? Such a sales elite deserves such a heavy bet...... It's just that whether Jessica can get such a high salary depends on her ability.
"There is no problem with the price of the royal star and the royal princess," Jessica, who was only an account manager before, immediately completed the role change and put herself in the position of general manager of such a big project, she frowned, "But the brand of victory ...... Boss, I want to say that this is a good car, but such a brand that has never been heard of in the market wants to sell more expensive than the long history of the Grand Glide and the Golden Wing, this, it is difficult to ...... It's very hard, it's almost impossible to do, unless you open a factory in the United States, hire American workers, and put a deep American imprint on the brand of 'Victory.' ”
This is the truth, even the Japanese, who think that they are invincible, are still unrepentant when they have a blue nose and swollen face when the United States touches it, and they only understand a supreme truth in this era: no one from any other country can play Americans, and only Americans can play Americans.
Lin Hongfei has never played this trick, although he has been in the United States for many years, but the nature of his work makes it unnecessary for him to do so, but he knows about the setbacks encountered by Japanese cars and motorcycles entering the American market and the Japanese means of resolving them, since the Japanese tricks work, Lin Hongfei naturally learns and uses them, and he smiles even brighter: Maybe by the end of next year, Jessica can really take $1 million from his pocket?
"What about your proposal?"
Jessica's answer was unhesitating, "There are many bankrupt motorcycle manufacturers in the United States, we can buy one at will, don't even use his name, replace it with the name of 'Victory', only use his nominal American blood, and then build factories in the United States, recruit skilled skilled workers, recruit designers, and solve local employment problems...... It's like everything the Japanese did in the United States back then, but there is a problem with it. ”
What else can be the problem, it is nothing more than that the sales of Victory motorcycles next year may not be ideal. After thinking about it, Lin Hongfei said, "To open a factory in the United States, this matter needs to be discussed by the company before deciding, so that the brand of 'Shengli' will be excluded from your business scope first." ”
"It's good." Jessica breathed a sigh of relief: to be honest, she was good at marketing, but she was really worried about creating a factory from scratch or producing relatively professional motor vehicles.
Opening a branch factory in the USA? Lin Hongfei touched his chin and thought thoughtfully: This may be a good idea?
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"Ha ......" saw Lin Hongfei again, Li. Iacocca was even happier than seeing his own mother, "Lin, I have to praise you, you have done a good business, no matter which Miss Jessica is the person arranged by Citibank or not, this time we have all earned it!" ”
Didn't you earn it, and you got the confidential information of several U.S. congressmen at one time. Iacocca's next campaign is a huge advantage: with this, he can get the support of several additional members of Congress out of thin air, which is equivalent to adding another heavy bargaining chip to his campaign work, and there is nothing more gratifying than this, as for just yesterday he warned Lin Hongfei to be careful of this Jessica? To hell with that, Citibank would never lose several congressmen for the sake of one congressman, and no capitalist would do such a stupid thing.
"Yes, our luck has always been good," Lin Hongfei nodded with a smile and bluntly said to Li. Iacocca asked, "Iacoca, what kind of conditions are you Chrysler going to give me?" I'm telling you, I can guarantee that as long as you do what I suggest, the Chrysler 300C will henceforth no longer be an American muscle car, but a model second only to the Lincoln City and the Cadillac Fretwood. ”
This was obviously said a little late, if Lin Hongfei said it yesterday, maybe Li. Iacocca could also use this to convince the rest of the company's management, but now ...... Depressed, now there is a request to Lin Hongfei's Li. Iacocca didn't dare to complain about Lin Hongfei, on the contrary, this guy's heart was full of ecstasy now, "Lin, what did you say?" Do you have a way to make our 300C a Lincoln TownCar, a Cadillac fleetwood? ”
"It's second only to Lincoln City and Cadillac Freitwood." Lin Hongfei corrected.
"Okay, okay, it's second only to Towncar and Fleetwood," said Lee. Iacocca nodded repeatedly, looking hopeful and incredulous, "Are you sure you can really do it?" ”
Speaking of which, as one of the three major automobile production giants in North America, not having its own top-of-the-line flagship model has indeed always been an eternal pain in Chrysler's heart, Ford can say that it has its own flagship model, Lincoln City, and General Motors can say that its flagship model is Cadillac Fretwood, but what about Chrysler Motors? Could it be that the top-of-the-line flagship model that claims to be its top-of-the-line flagship model is the JEEP Cherokee Grand Cherokee, which only debuted in the North American market last year?
Oh, God! No kidding!
"I'm sure," Lin Hongfei nodded with great certainty, of course he was extremely sure, "but there is a premise: you must listen to me and do exactly what I suggest." (To be continued.) For mobile phone users, please go to read. )