Chapter 68: Shocking Starters (6)
The roaring voice of Contini could not be more familiar, except for the Italian Minister of Aviation, the authority on air supremacy theory, there was no one else, only to see the Minister of Aviation coming down from the stairs angrily, followed by a girl who was sobbing and full of grievances.
"Teacher, what's wrong? You don't like it? ”
"Who likes these inexplicable things? Hurry up and take people away for me, and I'll give them back to you! Duhei's face was as black as the bottom of a pot, he slapped the gift money on Contini's hand, and said hatefully, "Calais, it's not me talking about you, you have to put more of your mind to the right path and less crooked ways." ”
"Teacher......" Contini smiled wryly, "I know you are upright, but ......"
He gestured to the other rooms that were getting darker, "How many refused?" ”
Du Hei's face froze, and his tone slowed down slightly: "Then you can't go along with it." ”
Contini first asked Antonio to arrange for the model who was rejected by Duhei to leave, and then sighed and explained: "I know that the teacher is upright and unaccustomed to these practices, but this is the reality of Italian politics, Hegel said that existence is reasonable, and I can only adapt to this set of rules before I have the power to change all this, otherwise I will not be able to mix, a circle has a circle of rules, politics and business are the same, at most I can only manage myself." Your disciples, though only 20 years old and not yet graduated from university, have 3 assistant ministers and 9 chairmen of companies on their shoulders, and soon 3-5 more companies to be formed. In that case, I naturally can't help but understand the reason. ”
Duhei nodded slightly, Contini has indeed made achievements at this age that no one can match.
Seeing Du Hei's tense face relaxed, Contini also breathed a sigh of relief and blinked: "In order to realize the lofty ideal, it is necessary to make some temporary compromises, the teacher's own bumpy experience must have explained a lot, in a sense, I have learned your lessons, you don't want the only disciple to isolate himself from the mainstream before he grows up, right?" ”
Du Hei was silent when he said this, he remembered the energy of most of his life, and seemed to feel that what Contini said also made some sense, but he was embarrassed to say it directly, and finally said: "Calais, I can also understand, but it is difficult for people to learn well, but it is easy to learn badly, I hope you can stick to your heart, don't get lost in the bright lights, usher in the send-off, you have to do a big business, very far." ”
"I know, teacher, I won't forget." Contini smiled, "I won't stay in a hotel, let alone find a model to spend the night, I can handle that." I'll be back at base with Uncle Antonio in a moment, and I'll have a few hundred pilots and other personnel waiting for me to settle in. ”
Du Hei patted him on the shoulder: "I'm sorry, I may have spoken in a heavier tone just now, I hope you don't think about it too much." These paratroopers have trained well, and in the end the motorized assault is also a bit interesting, others look at it as a stunt, but I look at it as a military quality and a new tactical drill. ”
"The teacher hopes that it will be good, and I will ask you to take care of and correct me in the future."
Du Hei sighed: "I will step down after the formation of the independent air force in May, and the leader himself will also serve as the supreme commander of the air force. ”
Contini knew it was inevitable, but he still held on to the last glimmer of hope: "Can't the teacher stay in the army?" Even if you don't become a chief, you can always be an advisor, right? ”
"No, I want to make some voices without restrictions, and it is inconvenient to have an official identity; Second, the leader himself is more sensitive to military power, and if I continue to be here, he may not be very comfortable. ”
"Then if you retire and hope that you will agree to be an advisor to United Airlines, this title will not be official."
"Let me think about it." Du Hei nodded noncommittally, "It's not too early, you should go back to the base early, and pay attention to safety on the way." ”
On the way back, Contini said to Antonio: "Uncle Antonio, at the dinner just now, the Minister of War Diaz and I whispered, and the leader wanted me to help him train a group of Leader Guards in the same way as guards, and the candidates were selected by him, and the training expenses were borne by us. ”
Antonio was taken aback: "This is a lot of money, and it is best to decline it." ”
"It's impossible to refuse, it's not easy for the leader to refuse, but Diaz also knows that there are economic factors involved, and said that he can compensate us in places that are not obvious, what compensation do you think is better?"
If he couldn't give the money directly, Antonio also felt a little troublesome, and he said after a long time: "What does the young master think?" ”
"The three cities of Bologna, Florence and Cagliari found me land to build a new aviation base, and the price was more favorable; In addition, a 60 million lire loan will be coordinated, and the interest will be calculated according to normal commercial standards, but there will be a soft guarantee from the War Department or the Prime Minister's Office. ”
The so-called soft guarantee is a credit guarantee that the government leaders and bankers greet and instruct the loan without issuing an official letter or guaranteeing the government's obligation to repay on their behalf.
Antonio was a little surprised when he heard that he would continue to borrow 60 million lira: "In this way, the loan amount this year is as high as 130 million lira, and the interest expenses alone will be nearly 8 million a year." ”
"Everything is difficult at the beginning, this price is to be bearable, and now that the stall is so big, the United Iron and Steel, United Chemical, and United Shipping behind me have all released rumors, and they must be done."
Antonio groaned, feeling that there were still tens of millions of dollars in the United States, which were worth 200 million lira when converted, so the risk was basically controllable, so he said: "If you really want to take out a loan, then just borrow more, open your mouth for 90 million, see how much the War Department can bargain with, as for the land, you don't need to press too much, just give him a proper discount, and now Matteotti is staring at it like a mad dog, but he can't find a chance." ”
"Then I entrusted this matter to you to discuss, and the thought of dealing with a banker gives me a headache, and I am ...... age."
"No problem, I'll do it." Antonio smiled, "Young Master, I found that I need to have a new understanding of you, I used to think that you spent too much money on these guards, but judging from the effect of today's scene, it is indeed excellent; I'm also a little worried about this huge opening and launch ceremony, but now it seems that the feedback is also good, just now the latest statistics show that a total of more than 300 cars were ordered today, only a few standard editions, most of them are luxury and commemorative editions, according to this momentum, I think the sales will be considerable, maybe much more than 200 units per month. ”
"My estimate is 500 vehicles/month, which is why I have arranged such a large production system and personnel." Contini smiled slightly, "In two days in Rome, there will be a ceremony to donate 20 motorcycles to the police station, you can build momentum again, and by the way, sell it to a part of the government system, what police, customs, army, postal I think can be used, just give them the standard version." ”
Antonio quickly calculated: the X1 series is priced relatively high, the gross profit can reach almost 40%, if it can really achieve the annual sales of 6,000 vehicles, then the net profit margin is expected to exceed 25% - the more the number, the more obvious the scale effect, the higher the income. As for the income tax, you don't have to worry about it at all, the young master has so many loss-making units, as long as he casually makes a transfer payment, he can make the account evenly, which is finally a comfort for the heavy losses.
He nodded slightly in his heart, for the first time he sincerely thought that Contini's seemingly nonsensical business skills actually contained a lot of power, if he could really work together with a variety of ecology, he believed that in a few years there will be a prosperous day!