Chapter 90: The Great Depression (9)

At full capacity, the beta factory can produce 10 tons of paper per day, and each $100 note happens to weigh exactly 1 gram. The 1 million "green bills" weigh exactly 10 kilograms, and roughly calculated, the factory is capable of producing $1 billion in banknotes per day – the dollar at this time is called the "Federal Reserve Roll", and in fact, the US "government" has hardly ever issued anything like such and such a currency or such and such a banknote.

However, with only Lorraine working and Huang Xuan alone, the beta factory could not produce even 1 ton of paper per day, and due to the special "nature" of green banknotes, its output would be reduced accordingly, but in any case, the factory would have no problem producing more than $20 million every 12 hours. As for the cost, the cost of mass production by the 'government' is about 4 cents, and the cost of Lorraine's modified printing press is much higher, about 20 cents, or even more. But none of this has made a difference.

Sitting behind a modified bulky printing press, Huang Xuan looked at the information in the energy screen in front of him and said, "Lorraine, help me contact Li Qing again, well, contact Li Shenggang first." ”

"It's 3 a.m. on P112."

"Right now, time is precious."

Li Shenggang shouldn't have slept yet, there was even some noise on the phone, Huang Xuan didn't care about these things, this is very similar to his mother's "sexual" personality, public and private are clear, and getting work done is the priority.

"Excuse me." Huang Xuan was in high spirits and said, "Is it convenient to speak now?" ”

"Convenient." Li Shenggang is now the head of four factories, and although each factory is losing money, he still feels very satisfied.

"Well, how's the situation at the factory?" Huang Xuan asked knowingly, he knows the situation of the factory better than anyone else, now the FOB price of aluminum ingots is rising every day, but the factory will lose 10,000 yuan a day, if it were not for the support of his assets, it would have been bankrupt and liquidated a long time ago.

Li Shenggang naturally wanted to pour bitter water, talking about the problem of retired workers, the problem of factory directors, and the problem ......of supply and marketing, Huang Xuan listened patiently for more than ten minutes, and said: "Then I know, you have worked hard during this time, but the factory still can't stop working, drive at full speed, and find a way to apply for a little more electricity quota." ”

"This ......" Li Shenggang hesitantly glanced at his friend who was still playing in the room, and was ruthless, patted his chest, and said, "Boss, don't worry." ”

"I just like your reassurance." Huang Xuan encouraged in his unique way, "Is the cash flow still normal now?" Is there a problem. ”

Since Huang Xuan asked, Li Shenggang said expectantly: "Boss, the electricity consumption of the factory has almost been peak recently, and there is no problem with the equipment, and I also specially asked the old workers, saying that in the past, a ton of aluminum only needed a little more than 10,000 kWh of electricity, but now it has to be 25,000 kWh, is the equipment aging a little serious." If this continues, there will be more and more losses. ”

That's a loss that has to be lost, Huang Xuan thought to himself. Due to returning to China, the oil in Brazil has been used again, so I have to renovate these electrolytic aluminum plants, and use them with confidence, Huang Xuan said lightly: "You don't have to think about these problems, or according to what I said, all the aluminum ingots will be shipped to Brazil and found Hexin Industry to take over." ”

"Understood, understood." Although Li Shenggang still didn't quite understand, he nodded again and again.

"That's good, come on." Huang Xuan said and hung up the phone.

Lorraine, who has an energy source, is full of energy, and quickly connected Li Qing's phone, this guy slept "confused" and "confused", Huang Xuan called twice, and said directly: "Brother Qing, you will help me thank those experts early tomorrow morning, and by the way, let them do such a thing, or according to the requirements of the last time, all the models made by GM in the 30s of the 20th century will be repeated, which is convenient to come, and it is not necessarily all wanted, but the more the merrier." ”

This request woke Li Qing up suddenly, but he saw the appearance of those experts checking the data and modifying the drawings, and before he could say anything, Huang Xuan remembered something again, and said: "By the way, ask them to see who knows the aircraft drawings, or the classic model of the 30s of the 20th century, just come first." I won't find someone else and ask my mother to help, remember. ”

This time, Li Qing was completely awake, even if he hadn't read about aircraft manufacturing, he knew that the trouble level of this thing and the car were two different concepts, but before he could say anything, Huang Xuan hung up the phone with a "snap".

Li Qing looked at the phone, and then looked at the clock on his head, his brows were like a pair of swimming trunks that had not been dried.

……

Leslie came to the factory very early, and his hair carefully wiped with lard regained its shine, and as with his small belly, he showed the happy state of mind of his master. He was accompanied by two truckloads of various chemical "medicines".

Hans called Huang Xuan out of the workshop, who kept "rubbing" his aching temples, and last night it had been running for a whole day, and although there were no problems, the noise was still inevitable. The revamped press did not change much in appearance, and Lorraine converted its main control parts into electronics, doubting that few people in this era could read the complicated circuit diagrams.

Leslie's expression was happy, and after seeing Huang Xuan, he took out two telegrams and said in a pleasant voice: "You actually know Mr. Ford and Mr. Sloane, I have received two telegrams from General Motors and Ford, both of which are asking to be forwarded to you." "He's talking about Ford, of course it's Edsel. Ford too.

Huang Xuan took it with a smile, and the address here was told through the Combat Veterans Company. As he said something polite like breakfast, he opened the telegram bag, and the two copies were similar, with Ford inviting him to meet at the Hilton and GM setting a place to meet you at the Peters Hotel, saying that he had "brought something of interest to you."

It seems that the charm of Citroen TA is far better than V8, Huang Xuan thanked Leslie again and personally sent it out of the factory, this old Californian man is a talkative guy, especially when the other party can earn him money, his throat is like a piston of an F1 engine, up and down.

After sending Leslie away, Huang Xuan stood near the factory gate, hanging his head, constantly recalling the information he had seen in the past few days, and carefully scrutinizing it.

In his plan, selling a second copy, or more, is not in itself for the sake of making money. With this factory, he will continue to produce **** that is more like real money, but if you want to get into less trouble, especially to buy some large trading goods, you still need a reasonable source of assets through a bank.

Of course, the origin of the drawings themselves is also questionable, but with Ford in front, unless the Ford father and son are willing to risk taking over the stolen goods or something worse, they will surely exonerate themselves — a business process that Huang Xuan is familiar with, as the Huang Foundation often does.

Huang Xuan only needs a quiet week, hoping that no authority will be looking for trouble during the week, and he believes that it is reasonable to pay more for it, or get something less.

"Hans." After going through the process in his mind, Huang Xuan raised his head and shouted, the lieutenant reacted quickly, and his legs stood up directly, which made Huang Xuan a little funny, and his nervous mood relaxed.

"Let's find a car, let's go to Hilton, and find someone to take a telegram to GM, and ask them to meet me at Hilton."

"Okay." Hans found a taxi for Huang Xuan, an old T-car, but the interior was clean and the driver was neatly dressed and polite. Since about 1907, New York has had car-based taxis, which are metered. This kind of classic car that can only run 30 kilometers per hour has opened Huang Xuan's eyes, and in the new century, if you want to take such a tasteful classic car again, the price is higher than that of first class.

Hilton Hotel.

Instead of going to Ford's suite, Huang Xuan registered a business room for himself and asked Hans to invite members of Ford and GM.

Ford's arrival in New York was almost a negotiating team, represented by sales director Stephen and deputy development director Kent, in addition to more than 50 support staff.

Relatively speaking, GM is much smaller in terms of numbers, but its rank is not low at all, and President Sloan himself flew to New York, although he does not own GM shares like the Ford father and son, Sloan, who is still GM's most influential figure.

But it's no wonder that both sides took the deal seriously, with the Ford V8 only a year and a half from now, and the Citroen TA four years from now – not to mention that at the time, it was a very modern and excellent industrial design.

Huang Xuan raised his head high, but his eyes were not arrogant, he was just telling the gentlemen present in his own way - you can ask me.

Stephen quickly adapted to Huang Xuan's youthful impulse, and he took out the old Ford's plan: 450,000 US dollars, buy complete drawings, and send someone to guide production until the first batch of TA leaves the factory.

"So how much can you pay now?" Huang Xuan is more concerned about the immediate benefits, because he simply can't wait for Ford to produce even one of the parts.

"$100,000, sir." Stephen said in the face of Edsel: "We will pay $100,000 every month after that, and if it doesn't work out after three months, the remaining $150,000 will be deferred." ”

"Then forget it." Huang Xuan waved his hand and said, "It's still my plan, 300,000 US dollars, pay with one hand and deliver with the other." ”

Stephen still wanted to fight for it, but Sloan owed his body and said, "Just $300,000." As he spoke, he stretched out his hand.

In just a few minutes, he caught Huang Xuan's mentality, which surprised him slightly, but this was also in line with Huang Xuan's plan, he blinked his eyes gently, shook his hand with Sloane, and said, "Deal." ”

Stephen looked at the two men in surprise, as if he couldn't believe that his hard work for two days had been in vain. Without waiting for him to say anything, Huang Xuan smiled apologetically and said, "Is Ford interested in other models?" ”

"Of course." There seemed to be a tendency to turn around, and Stephen immediately seized the opportunity.

"It's going to take another hour." Huang Xuan looked at his watch and said, "The drawings are still on the way, and they will be delivered later, and before that, we can talk about other transactions." ”

As soon as Stephen breathed a sigh of relief, he heard Sloan say, "Mr. Huang, are we transacting in cash or through a bank?" ”

"Bank." Huang Xuan smiled, there is no easier way to deal with the bank than deposits. Similarly, there is no institution that would be easier to deal with U.S. companies than banks.

He looked at the seemingly dissatisfied Ford development director and smiled, "Is Mr. Kent still satisfied with the drawings from the last time?" ”

"That's not a good indication of the viability of your design......" Compared to the last time, Kent's statement was euphemistic enough. accidentally caught a glimpse of Stephen kicking Kent with his foot, and Huang Xuan couldn't help but laugh.

The atmosphere was a little cold, and the top executives of the two rivals seemed to have few opportunities to sit together like this, but it was Sloan who soothed the scene and said, "Which bank do you want to keep this money in?" ”

"Chase National Bank." Huang Xuan had already thought about this step.

For the Chinese, the U.S. bank, which has just made it to the top four, is unknown, but his owner, John Jr. D. Rockefeller will make many people feel familiar, and his father, John D. Rockefeller, the founder of Standard Oil, will make everyone feel suddenly enlightened.

The so-called Chase National Bank is the predecessor of Chase Manhattan Bank, the financial pillar of the Rockefeller consortium, Rockefeller Jr. created the Fairness Trust Company a few years ago, and based on this to acquire Chase, and eventually took control of the board of directors. As one of Rockefeller's well-paid deals, it was through this bank that he bought part of GM's shares.

This was one of the banks that Sloan was most familiar with, and he mistakenly thought that Huang Xuan had already investigated the two companies, and he couldn't help but laugh.

Compared to the scheming Mr. Sloane, Huang Xuan has many shortcomings in the distribution of negotiation strength, but this is a huge improvement, just think about it, to be able to communicate with perhaps the best managers in the world, and not fall behind, is enough to make 16-year-old Huang Xuan proud.

The mood of the people in Ford was a little low, Huang Xuan talked to Stephen intentionally or unintentionally, and Sloan "interjected" two sentences from time to time, and the three parties behaved as if they had just met friends, but in fact, if Kent "reins" were released, the development director would have left the room angrily.

The chatting lasted for an hour, and Hans's men finally delivered the drawings to the room, and Sloane asked Huang Xuan with a smile while arranging for his subordinates to check them, "Shall we go to the bank now?" ”

"There's no hurry." Huang Xuan smiled incomprehensibly and said, "Do you know Hamer?" Armand. Hammer. ”