Chapter 1488 Is It a Scam??

Hans was still cautious about the identity of the Indian prince, and he sent someone to investigate it as soon as possible.

The first investigation result was that the identity of this prince was real and reliable, and there was indeed such a prince with the same name and surname in Haryana.

It's just that these are just the simple information collected by BMW, because of the bad market in India, so BMW only has a few agents and dealers in India, and has never had its own people stationed in India, so it is not clear what the real situation in India is.

Secondly, Haryana is a very remote area of India, and because the roads are very bad, Haryana is a bit mysterious in the eyes of Indians, and the news is very scarce.

However, the family and identity of this Indian prince are real, Haryana was formerly a small country in India, and although India was colonized by the Da Yu Empire, the Da Yu Empire did not revoke the identity of these kings, but allowed them to continue to rule, they only need to pay taxes to the Da Yu Empire on time.

Later, with the efforts of the great hero Gandhi, the Great Empire agreed to make India independent, but because India was still full of states at this time, in order to allow the country to be recognized by various local forces for the first time and unite to become independent.

As a result, India adopted a federal system, although the following kings were abolished, and the original kingdom was changed into a state province. But in fact, it was only a nominal reform, the original king was still the king, but the name was changed to a high-ranking official, and these kings still enjoyed their great wealth, as well as great dominance over their people, and even a certain amount of military armament.

As we all know, in order to maintain their rule, kings must engage in deification and mysticism, and package themselves as mysterious and magical, and they are destined kings.

So people in Haryana and India, although they all know that there is such a prince, but it is not clear what this prince looks like, and there are no photos.

So if a company like BMW, which has no foundation in India, wants to find out the true face of the prince of Haryana, it will probably not be possible to do it in a month or two.

But for the sake of this prince's incomparably wealthy style, Hans is willing to believe that this prince is real, after all, if it is not true, then his negotiations with Daqian will be deadlocked.

In particular, I heard that Citroen and Daqian on the other side negotiated very well, and the two sides have begun to discuss the details of the contract one by one, which means that there is not much time left for Hans.

"No, Land Rover is not famous enough, I have never heard of this brand in India, and the price tag of $1.5 billion is too expensive, this is my bottom line, I don't agree!" But His Royal Highness the prince was also very difficult, and after starting negotiations with Hans, he very simply refused.

"Your Royal Highness, our Land Rover is the best brand in Europe, and even in the whole country!" Hans hurriedly said, "He may be less famous in the United States, but in Europe, the name is like your Gandhi, which is huge in the automotive industry!" ”

"Nonsense, in the country, the most famous is Rolls-Royce, do you think I don't understand cars?" The prince said unhappily.

"Hahaha! Rolls-Royce is indeed the most famous, but it is a car of the aristocracy, a car of the royal family, a poor car with few sales, and ordinary people can't afford it at all! With such a car, it is impossible to revitalize the automotive industry in your country! ”

"Also, in fact, even Rolls-Royce uses engines produced by our Bavarian mechanical engineering factory, and we also provide a lot of spare parts."

"Even soon, Rolls-Royce will become a brand of our Bavarian Maschinenbaure!" Hans said proudly.

"Oh! It's true, you're going to buy Rolls-Royce!! The prince was stunned.

"Hmm!" Although Hans was a little worried that he had accidentally leaked the company's secrets in one go, seeing the prince's shocked and softened attitude, Hans felt that he was right, and then continued, "Your Royal Highness, in fact, Land Rover is your best choice. I've been to your India, and a lot of the roads there are so bad that they don't even have concrete pavement, am I right? ”

"That...... We'll all be fine in the future......" The prince's expression was a little ugly, but he said strongly.

"Yes, I also believe that it will get better in the future, but for now, there are still some vehicles with higher chassis and better off-road performance, which can also adapt to the driving environment in India. Therefore, SUV off-road vehicles are the most suitable type for India, and our Land Rover is the king of off-road vehicles, and the Hummer of the United States is called the double hero! ”

"You have the same brand values as Hummer!" The prince's eyes lit up when he heard the Humvee.

"Yes, that's it!" Hans proudly said that in terms of brand influence, Land Rover can indeed compete with Hummer.

"Okay, you managed to convince me, but $1.5 billion is too expensive, how about $1 billion? You're going to sell me all the production lines, drawings, patents, and engineers of Land Rover! Without these things, I simply can't produce Land Rovers in India! The prince exclaimed.

"No, if you want to add these things, it has to be $1.5 billion!" Hans insisted.

$1 billion to sell Land Rover, this price is too much of a loss, and even $1.5 billion, the price is a bit of a loss, so Hans is very insistent.

But the Indian prince also insisted on $1 billion, and for a moment both sides seemed to be locked in a stalemate in negotiations.

It wasn't until three days later, when Hans and Ott Martin were negotiating, that Ott Martin seemed a little restless, and after the negotiations reached an impasse again, he couldn't help but say, "Well, we don't want Land Rover, just sell us the rest for $4 billion!" ”

As soon as Ott Martin said this, Hans's expression changed dramatically, and then he suspended the negotiations under the pretext of being unwell, and returned to his office with some anxiety.

"President, why did you stop negotiating? In fact, we use 4 billion to sell them something other than Land Rover, isn't it just right? The secretary asked, a little puzzled.

"No, that's not right, why did these Chinese people suddenly propose to buy something other than Land Rover directly with 4 billion? Could it be that they already know about the Indians? Hans muttered to himself anxiously.

"Maybe it's possible!" The secretary whispered.

"That's not right, our negotiations with the Indians are very confidential, I have been blocking the news very strictly, except for us and the Indians, it should be impossible for those Chinese people to know the news, but they do!"

"And, if you think about it carefully, is it too coincidental that these Indians came, we happened to be at an impasse in negotiations with the Chinese, and the Chinese people just didn't want Land Rover, and then these Indians came to us to buy Land Rover, don't you think it's all too coincidental, it seems that these Indians are here to help the Chinese!" The more Hans spoke, the more beads of sweat appeared on his head.

"However, didn't we take the initiative to find these Indians from the United States? And they have been in contact with GM for a long time, and their status in India is also correct......" the secretary whispered.

"That's true, but I always feel that something is wrong!" Hans anxiously walked a few steps around the room, and then said, "Do you think this is a possibility?" Those Chinese people have no interest in Land Rover, so they want to spend $4 billion to buy something other than Land Rover, and this is the most suitable choice for them! ”

"But they also knew that it was impossible for us to keep the Land Rover and sell the rest of the order to him, which would be too cost-effective, so they came out with such an Indian."

"They want to give us the illusion that the Indians are willing to take over the Land Rover, and then they can buy the rest for 4 billion!"

"This ......" The secretary stopped talking, and he didn't dare to express his position at this time, otherwise if he really stabbed Lou Zi, whose fault would it be!

"So the only way to do this is to try these Indians first!" Hans licked his lips and said.

"If this is really a scam, then there is a premise, that is, we have to reach a $4 billion purchase agreement with the Chinese first, and then those Indians will slip away!"

"So, we can ask the Indians to reach a purchase agreement with us first, and if these Indians are really under the guise of being sent by Daqian, they will definitely not be able to shell out the money to buy Land Rover."