The flight landed at Detroit International Airport, and Chen Youwei and his entourage, who stepped off the plane, were immediately warmly greeted by the local government of Detroit and the senior management of General Motors.

To Chen Youwei's surprise, Xie Mingshan, the Chinese ambassador to Citigroup, also appeared in the welcoming crowd, such a person who is not low even in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs appeared, which still made Chen Youwei feel inexplicably proud.

Generally speaking, the ambassadors of influential countries such as Citi are generally veterans of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and many of them are the most likely successors to the foreign minister.

Chen Youwei is just the mayor of a sub-provincial capital city, and now he is personally greeted by the ambassador to Citigroup who is treated at the ministerial level, and this kind of courtesy is not something that can be enjoyed by just one person.

After a brief welcoming ceremony, Chen Youwei and Xie Mingshan sat in a limousine, and although the two had never met, they also talked and laughed at first sight.

"Thank you so much to Ambassador Lu Xie for being able to greet me in person, I am really flattered!"

Chen You's words were not entirely polite, he took out a cigarette and smiled enthusiastically: "I've been holding back on the plane for a long time, Ambassador Xie doesn't mind, right?" One too? ”

Xie Mingshan looked at the rising star in front of him, who was very famous in China, shook his head and smiled: "Mayor Chen, please do it, I don't need it." ”

Noticing that Chen Youwei's eyes flickered in the chic of swallowing clouds and spitting fog, as if he was thinking about something, Xie Mingshan chuckled: "Mayor Chen is still thinking about why I appeared here in person?" ”

"Hehe, yes, Ambassador Xie's arrival did make me a little stunned!" Chen Youwei was very appreciative of the other party's quick words, and he was also concise and to the point.

"Citigroup is a superpower in the world, with a strong section-level economic strength, as well as military strength second to none, they show off their power in the world, and our China basically has no weight in their eyes!"

Xie Mingshan was not polite at all, although the things he said were strictly speaking a little inconsistent with his identity.

Xie Mingshan has such an attitude, Chen Youwei can understand something to some extent.

The 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China is still two months away, and at such a critical moment related to the power game of various factions in China, the Chen family, which is on the rise, has obviously become a key link for many forces to seek support.

In terms of diplomacy, the Chen family is basically a blank space without much attention, and this sensitive department with strong technical characteristics is more or less a small group under several factions that have existed since the founding of the People's Republic of China.

After the special period, the Chinese political system gradually formed a relatively fixed balance model, especially in the 80s, because the game was too fierce, and the special rank of state councilor appeared under the government affairs yuan system.

In terms of administrative level, the state councilor is higher than the general ministers of the central ministries and commissions, but lower than the vice premier of the State Council.

However, judging from the actual situation, the power that the state councilors can actually control should not be underestimated, especially the leaders of some ministries and commissions who have old qualifications after balancing their interests, and their actual power is no less than that of the vice premiers of the State Council.

It is not an exaggeration to say that the State Councilor is actually a vice premier in disguise, but no one will admit it personally.

Like the Vice Premier, the number of State Councilors is limited, but if nothing happens to the foreign service, one of these seats will not be able to run under normal circumstances.

It's just that in the 90s, this mode of operation of state councilors was still just taking shape, especially when the 19th National Congress was about to be held, and no one dared to say that their whereabouts were 100% fine.

Foreign Minister Long Xiangtian arrived at the station, and it is not surprising that next year's National People's Congress will step down after the 19th National Congress. Regardless of whether Long Xiangtian is going to be this state councilor or not, the vacant throne he has vacated will naturally become the target of competition among several powerful vice ministers of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Although the Chen family will not easily meddle in the affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Chen Youwei also knows very well that Hu Xiaosong's grandfather is a veteran of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and he has already been in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for decades.

The relationship between the Chen family and the Hu family is not a secret in the capital, and Chen Youwei has been able to figure it out, perhaps the senior ministerial-level ambassador to Citigroup of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs around him is precisely thinking about this.

"Detroit has a mediocre status in Citigroup, and in the past, the Motor City was quite famous, but now it has a bit of a twilight feeling!"

Xie Mingshan noticed Chen Youwei paying attention to the street scene speeding by outside the car window: "The crime rate here is high and racial discrimination is also serious, so there is a serious outflow of many people, which is a serious problem for a city that is already in a development dilemma!" ”

Chen Youwei nodded slowly, he knew no less about Detroit than Ambassador Xie beside him, and even the bankruptcy of the entire city of Detroit more than ten years later, he was clear.

"Mayor Chen, Detroit still attaches great importance to your arrival, especially General Motors, and they have publicized a lot of local media, which is said to be a good show of their significant achievements in our Chinese market in front of their competitors!"

Xie Mingshan shook his head with emotion and said: "With my understanding of Citigroup, they rarely attach so much importance to things outside of Citigroup, it seems that Mayor Chen, your Spring City really shocked them." ”

Chen Youwei snuffed out the cigarette butt in his hand and chuckled: "I was still a little worried about this visit, but Ambassador Xie's words have given me a lot of confidence!" The more they show such an attitude, it only shows that the so-called auto industry in Detroit is really struggling, and maybe we can get more from it! ”

"That's good......"

Xie Mingshan nodded slightly, quickly figured out what the other party meant, and nodded: "I heard that the new car of Chuncheng FAW has been rolled off the assembly line?" ”

"Well, it is expected that 200,000 new cars can be put into the market in the second half of the year, and the cooperation between the two sides of the joint venture plant between FAW and GM is still good, and it is progressing smoothly." Chen Youwei's eyes flashed with a proud smile and said: "What FAW lacks is technology, and the foundation is still good, especially tens of thousands of excellent technicians, which is the key to their smooth production!" ”

"So, you can have an annual output of about 500,000 vehicles?" Xie Mingshan was surprised: "If it is really this scale, I am afraid that your FAW can at least occupy half of the domestic market, right?" ”

Chen Youwei waved his hand with a smile and said: "It's still far away, don't forget Pusang over there in Shanghai, they can be put into production nearly ten years earlier than us, plus the small car production plant in Tianjin, the annual output of 500,000 production lines can account for 20% of the domestic market, which is good." ”

"Also, the car is still a relatively high-end commodity in our Huaxia after all!" Xie Mingshan naturally heard the other party's proud tone, and said with a small compliment.

"What Ambassador Xie said is that the current car is a bit high-end for most people in China, but the momentum of domestic economic development is very strong. Once our Chinese economy breaks through the bottleneck, our car market will have an unimaginable take-off! ”

Chen Youwei looked at Xie Mingshan, who was a little stunned, with great interest and said with a smile: "FAW is here to talk to GM about the follow-up phase II production line, if nothing else, we are ready to increase the entire production capacity to an annual output of two million vehicles, and even directly increase to the scale of five million vehicles in five years!" ”

Rao is a well-informed figure like Xie Mingshan, and he can't help but be shocked by the other party's bold words.

"Five million?! I'm afraid that there is not so much market capacity in China throughout the year! Xie Mingshan had an in-depth understanding of the arrogant young man in front of him, and he naturally wouldn't superficially think that the other party was just bragging.

"If China's economy wants to have a reborn progress, it must make great efforts to start in manufacturing-related industries!"

Chen Youwei said calmly: "The automobile industry happens to be an excellent breakthrough, don't underestimate this is just a gadget that can fly with one step on the accelerator of four wheels and a tin box." With the development of science and technology and the continuous improvement of people's living standards, it is not easy to truly master such an industry technology that can affect thousands of households. ”

"What does Mayor Chen mean is that it is possible for the country to list the automobile industry as a pillar industry of the country to develop?" Xie Mingshan reacted quickly, and immediately grasped the key in the other party's words.

"Listening to the feedback from the Planning and Economic Commission, this kind of call is not small. Especially in the upcoming successful performance of our Spring City FAW and the situation in Huhai Pusang, I am afraid that many places have this strong impulse to invest in the car industry! Chen Youwei shook his head secretly and said with a wry smile.

Xie Mingshan was a little surprised by the other party's expression, and asked: "This should be a good thing for the country, is Mayor Chen still worried about FAW?" This is completely unnecessary, with FAW's performance one step ahead, they just want to chase that I'm afraid it's a few years later, not all places have FAW's foundation and strength! ”

"It's true to worry about FAW, but I'm not worried about FAW's future market development!"

Chen Youwei sighed faintly, took out a cigarette and lit it again, shook his head and said: "Whether it is FAW or Poussin, we have hardly mastered the slightest bit of the key engine in the automotive industry. It's hard to imagine that when everyone is rushing to start the automotive industry, the most critical things are still imported from abroad in large quantities. Although we are a good car assembly plant at best, such a cruel fact makes it difficult for me to be happy! ”

Xie Mingshan's eyes were solemn, and he finally looked at the famous officialdom rookie in front of him thoroughly.

"What does that require us to do?"

At this moment, Xie Mingshan knew very well that since the other party was ambitious, some of the small measures prepared before were not on the table. In this case, it is better to take advantage of such an excellent opportunity to see if it can help the other party with this lofty ideal goal.

An upright conspiracy may be more effective than those small tricks that are underestimated!