Huang Xuan didn't wait in the hotel, he had a lot to do, such as drawing pictures, such as robbing a few more well-dressed gentlemen to pay for their rooms, such as wandering the market in search of business opportunities.

The most important thing is to find a few more suitable buyers, and Huang Xuan has little experience to follow in this regard, but with Ford's smooth journey, it is easier to convince more manufacturers.

Huang Xuan used a simple but effective method - advertising, and the advertising tools used were advanced in this era: the telegraph.

The cost of the telegram in the 30s was expensive, but the effect was obvious, because of its expensive and commercial nature, the company that received the telegram would not easily throw it in the trash like today's newspaper office, and on the other hand, the telegram also met Huang Xuan's requirements, simple but interesting.

He wrote only three simple sentences on the telegram: tomorrow at 9 o'clock, the design of a new car will be sold at the Elis Hotel, and a company has already put a bid. Huang Xuan believes that his performance at the Rouge plant should attract the attention of many people, and that those who are interested in buying the blueprints should be able to get the information that Ford is interested in the blueprints.

Is there anything more gimmick than using Ford to solicit business?

As for whether other companies really want to buy it, this is not the point, as long as it can give Ford enough pressure, Huang Xuan believes that this V8, which is completely designed by Ford itself, will definitely make Ford can't bear to give up.

……

Henry. Ford was a man of high self-esteem, and in fact, he did stand taller than most Americans, but he wasn't always right when it came to Ford's business.

He likes to make judgments without human influence, and many times, such judgments are based on intuition, not intelligence. Sometimes it's right, sometimes it's wrong. Blindly expanding the production base Rouge, reducing R&D expenses, acquiring stocks, and so on are all his wrong decisions, of course, this is from the position of hindsight, but wrong, is wrong.

Ford was a genius designer, starting from scratch and building a gasoline engine on his own, designing the Model T. At the same time, Ford was also a genius manager, it was he who created the idea of cheap cars, it was he who created the assembly line operation, it was he who created the five-day work week. But his conceit is also a headache, most of the time, Ford believes more in its own capabilities than in the team, so when it comes to the development of new technologies, Ford has always lagged behind its competitors, and it is no exaggeration to say that Ford is a very productive, but technical and mediocre factory, just a large factory.

From the beginning to the end, Ford was an admirer of efficiency, he did not produce a new model for more than 20 years, and what he did every day was to increase production, until the Model T was invaded by Chevrolet, and then woke up like a dream, closing the factory for research and development, but this did not give Ford a wake-up call, and when GM occupied the throne of FAW, Ford still focused on improving production efficiency.

Dominated by this kind of thinking, Henry. When Ford saw the drawings brought by his son, he nodded imperceptibly and asked, "How is the design of the V8?" ”

"It didn't go well." The Ford V8, also known as the Flathead V8, quickly became the darling of entry-level racers across the United States. In the '30s and '40s, the flat-top V8 was revered by tuners, and Ford won the 1936 and 1938 Monte Carlo Rally. As long as you see these materials, you can understand that such a classic model must have many innovations and difficulties in terms of development.

Old Ford flicked the drawings on the table with his fingers, and said with a deep face: "Will it be better than this design?" ”

"We can't be sure of this ......." Edsel hesitated: "The main problem is that this is just a drawing, not even a prototype, and no one knows if it will be able to meet the indicators described above." ”

"He didn't build a prototype?"

"Apparently not." Edsel recalled Huang Xuan's appearance and said, "He seems to only have drawings, and he looks like he's in a hurry to ask for money." ”

Ford frowned, sat back in his chair, and said, "He wants 100,000 yuan?" ”

"Yes."

After waiting for a long time, Ford said, "If there is no problem with the drawings, give it to him." ”

Henry. Ford still has something to say, such complex drawings cannot be drawn without a prototype, that is, if there is no problem with the drawing, then there must be a prototype, and the other party does not have it, then the source of the drawings is very problematic.

None of this was a problem for Ford, though, and if it could save millions of dollars, or even a tenth, it could get rid of the problems caused by the source of the drawings, not to mention the fact that the government was struggling with the economic crisis.

What's more, Ford has always ignored the government, and Roosevelt once changed his car angrily because of Ford.

On the other side of the city, Alfred. Sloan, GM's new president, also got a small advertisement for Huang Xuan, but he didn't pay attention to it, just told a supervisor to go and see, he just grabbed Ford's position, and he also wanted to know what Henry was thinking.

Elis Guesthouse.

Huang Xuan waited in the living room of the suite with his legs crossed, about 5 years ago, such a suite cost 30 US dollars a day, and the advent of the Great Depression made this hotel have to reduce the fee several times, now only 4 yuan a day is enough, of course, Huang Xuan is still waiting for Ford to send the money, he has decided that as long as Mr. Ford takes 100,000 US dollars, he will not let him take the money back.

If Ford hadn't taken the money, he would have committed more violent crimes. It's a matter of circumstances, he's spent millions of dollars in energy, he's brought millions of dollars worth of supplies, and if there's no profit, everything would be wasted.

It's not the same as the first few trips, Lorraine had very little energy, he didn't have any precautions of his own, and the use of violence was probably not worth the cost, and besides, the lack of goals was also a big reason. Now it's different, he's in a burgeoning financial kingdom, with a densely woven alloy hood, a plane base on his back, and no other travelers to harass him......

Edsel who was designed did not know that the $100,000 in the suitcase had been "booked" by Huang Xuan. He also specifically asked Brown to bring 20 able-bodied security guards with guns to meet him at the Elis Hotel.

As the waiter came to the door, Edsel chuckled, shook hands with Huang Xuan, and said, "The weather in Detroit is still adaptable, it has been a little cold in the past few days." ”

"It's okay." Huang Xuan didn't say much, let Edsel in, and then introduced to him: "This is Mr. Edward, and he also wants to see my drawings. ”

"Of course." Edsel didn't know the Edward, but the other party clearly knew him, and the two sides greeted each other in a friendly manner, closing the doubt in their cheeks.

Without too much politeness, Huang Xuan asked, "Do you mind if I see the cash you brought?" ”

Edsel's face was a little stiff, he didn't expect Huang Xuan to be so direct, but he still nodded obediently and motioned for Brown to show Huang Xuan.

Although Lorraine could easily inspect the suitcases of everyone present, Huang Xuan was willing to make a gesture that would make the rest of the conversation a little easier.

In the suitcase are neat Federal Reserve volumes, that is, the US dollars of this era, there are two denominations: 100 US dollars and 1000 US dollars, the latter has not been issued since 1969, there should be 20 sheets, and the rest are neat 100 yuan bills, a bit of a Chinese bank withdrawal money.

“OK。 We can start talking. Huang Xuan happily pushed the suitcase to Brown, got up and opened the bedroom door, which was filled with mountains of drawings.

"Take your time." Huang Xuan sat down and drank tea from Sri Lanka.

The representative of General Motors had a kind of unhappiness of being forgotten, but Huang Xuan didn't even look at him. GM was just a backup option, and it was he who told Ford that I had other companies to sell. But as long as Edsel didn't say no, he wouldn't spend his mind on GM, more precisely, Huang Xuan believes that time is more important than money, and if it drags on for two more days, no amount of money will be useless.

In the bedroom was the drawing drawn last night, Huang Xuan slept on the bed, and Lorraine easily used energy to complete the work. The Ford people were quickly buried in the hundreds of drawings, and their work was much easier than drawing them.

Huang Xuan was not in a hurry, and dragged the teacup to Edsel: "Mr. Ford, do you have anything to do with New York?" ”

"Yes, there are some."

"I want to buy a printing shop in New York with as advanced equipment as possible, is there anything you can do?" This is the method that Huang Xuan has thought about all night, a little mean, but it is better to use.

Edsel looked at Huang Xuan strangely and said, "There are many factories that have closed down now, if you want to buy it, it's a very simple matter." ”

"That's good." Huang Xuan smiled and said, "But I hope to save some time, maybe you know where there is such a factory." ”

Of course, it was a matter of funding, but Edsel still told Huang Xuan two names, and said, "As a friend, I think I should tell you that the investment environment in the United States has somewhat, uh, the rate of return has become lower." ”

"I understand." Huang Xuan smiled, closed his eyes and recuperated.