Chapter 159: A New Model for Automobile Sales
Early the next morning.
Xu Fei met Pupu, a builder who had been repairing in Ze City for a night and had come in a hurry.
The other party has a big golden back, is nearly 1.9 meters tall, wears a black suit, a red tie, and a pair of shiny black leather shoes, revealing the demeanor of successful people everywhere.
According to intelligence provided by the Boston Police Department.
Don't look at the other party's appearance of being thirty or forty years old, in fact, he is over half a hundred years old.
At present, it is mainly engaged in hotels and real estate, and there are several blockades and department stores.
His personal worth is as high as 2.6 billion US dollars, and his personal assets are not less than 300 million US dollars.
Compared with their own billions of dollars to buy crude oil at every turn, compared with the three links, Carlyle, and Bain, tens of billions of financial collisions at every turn, this money seems to be a bit insufficient.
But in fact, Director Xiao Xu's personal assets are at most 70 million red banknotes.
And Carlyle investment is equivalent to taking other people's money, helping others make money, and making some money by the way, like Chairman Lehman, whose personal assets do not exceed 100 million US dollars.
Even Romney, the founder of Bain Capital, has a personal asset of only $200 million.
The reasons are a bit complicated, such as taxes in North America.
Therefore, Pupu is the richest businessman Xu Fei has ever seen.
In addition, the other party has a lot of fame in the business field, including the whole of North America and even Europe.
Bankrupt four times, rise four times, have had cheating scandals, have been involved in divorce turmoil, and published many books on business management and business experience.
It's just that the reputation of the other party in the business field doesn't seem to be very good.
And is now on the verge of a fifth bankruptcy......
But a builder who has packaged itself as a 'brand image', made a lot of money by naming it everywhere, and has made a comeback after many bankruptcies, must have something unique.
Now.
The builder got out of the car and suddenly looked at the sixteenth ride of the iron bridge between Daze Power and the provincial road.
When he turned his head, he saw both sides of the main entrance of Daze Power, and under the sunlight, the oversized Ajin Ayin that exuded a strange light, his eyes fell into a short dullness.
So that the walking posture is smooth.
"Hi Xu, your toys are simply obsessive."
"If you like it, you can buy a pair and go back."
"Yes, I already have this plan!"
Pupu nodded very seriously, and continued while following Xu Fei into the factory:
"Maybe you don't know, I'm in the contract, opposite the headquarters of the home planet joint conference, there is a 77-story skyscraper, every time I go there, I will worry about the grandeur on the other side, because it is so dazzling, especially the hundreds of colorful flags......"
"In your East, this should be called feng shui conflict, I am an architect, I understand."
"So my business hasn't been very good lately."
"If I take these two peculiar guys back and put them on either side of the main entrance of my Pop Building......"
"I believe that those important people from all over the world who came to the conference will definitely be the first to see it."
"When the time comes, I will definitely exclaim: Pupu! Pop!! ”
"Yes, I'm going to buy two more to put in Manhattan......"
"No, I'm going to buy ten, and I'm going to put the door of the Taj blockade on the ground."
"Maybe ......"
Pop said, looking at the sky, "Maybe I'll ask the station if they can see it from there." ”
'Is it a chatter?' ’
Xu Fei remained silent all the way, took a sightseeing bus to the No. 1 office building facing the gate, and stepped into the conference room prepared in advance.
"Then the question is, Mr. Pop, are you going to want iron, or copper, or gold?"
Pop looked back at the two five-meter-high Ajin and Ayin at the gate, and wanted to say that he wanted gold, but obviously he couldn't afford it.
"It must be copper, if you put two gold in there, I'm afraid that someone will steal it, you may not know, it's very messy."
"Okay, ten, 2 million US dollars, remittance or cash?"
"My friend, that's too expensive, isn't it?"
"The copper price is 2,000 US dollars / ton, although Ah Jin Ah Yin is not solid, but it also weighs 5 tons, and only the raw materials, ten are 100,000 US dollars."
Xu Fei took the quotation prepared by the secretary on the spot, "You see, we need smelting, in order to avoid oxidation, we must use vacuum technology, carry out 7749 processes, and then form it in one piece, wait until it cools, and then use the unique electroplating process to produce a radiant effect."
On top of that, we also have to pay a lot of money to hire Master Huang, who is famous in the Asia-Pacific region, to personally consecrate them, you may not know what consecration is, in short, so that they can guard Feng Shui...... So, you can't buy it anywhere else. ”
Pop was silent for a long time, "Okay my friend, but if you sell it to someone else, you can't be cheaper than me." ”
"Coincidentally, sales have skyrocketed recently, and I'm preparing to raise prices."
Xu Fei took out the product manual, "Besides, they are not unknown, one is called Jin Gua and the other is called Yin Gua." If you are familiar with Chinese culture, you must know the golden toad. ”
"Yes, I have a few Chinese friends who are also in the real estate business, and they like to put a golden toad at the door with a copper coin in their mouth."
"That's a juvenile body, I'm an adult, I'm accomplished in cultivation, and I have great supernatural powers...... Hey, you don't understand it if you talk too much. ”
"No, Xu, I know, they bring me good luck!"
"Yes, like I ......"
"Yes, it's like your dog, business is too hot."
“……”
"Xu, you don't look very happy."
"If you don't mention dogs, we might be friends."
"If you ask me to invest in dogs, we might be brothers."
If it weren't for the fact that you were a foreigner, I would have implemented the rules of Huangnigang for you now. ’
Xu Fei sat diagonally at the conference table, just about to change the topic, when suddenly an unfamiliar number called in.
"Crooked, I, Xu Fei, Xu Shuji."
"Peace be upon you, my brother, and I am Harden."
“……”
Pop, who was also sitting on the table and was about to come over and put his arm around Xu Fei's shoulder, seemed to hear something, and after being slightly stunned, "Harden? ”
The same surprised voice came from the earpiece: "Pupu? ”
"Hey, my brother, you know Xu too?"
"Yes, I'm sourcing hounds."
"Great, we're all brothers."
Pop smiled happily and saw Xu Fei's puzzled eyes, "Harden, my cousin's cousin, we used to play together when we were young, and we had a very good relationship...... Oh, by the way, my cousin is the prince of the oil country. ”
After speaking, he stopped talking to the two of them, and walked to the side arrogantly to visit the light box on the wall of the conference room.
After Xu Fei heard this, he quickly thought through his thoughts, and always felt that he was going back and forth, whether it was friend or foe, he seemed to be a little suspicious of being related to each other.
"Mr. Harden, what's the matter?"
"Xu, if you do business with him, you must pay attention, he is a liar."
"Huh?"
Xu Fei was about to change rooms and ask carefully, but Harden continued:
"Xu, today I met with your TEP special advisor, Mr. Lan, who is unwilling to sell me jeeps and trucks, so it will be difficult for me to help you open up sales in West Asia."
Nonsense, Lan Feng ran West Asia to sell the little red flag.
If you put on a small red flag, come to a Boom from time to time~
The brand is indeed broken, but what do the superiors think?
However, Xu Fei borrowed the matter of selling dogs and entrusted Harden to help, not for Xiaohongqi, but to open up sales for TEP cars.
As long as there is an order, slightly adjust the shell of Xiaohongqi, hang the three silver-gray capital letters of TEP, and it will become Hongqi's biggest competitor in the future: TEP series.
"Mr. Harden, you should find Zhang Shiren for this matter, and when he sends you a hunting dog, he will bring the relevant information."
"Alright, Xu, can you add 10 hounds?"
"Do you still have any money?"
"Lao Bu doesn't dare to swallow my assets, at least I have many brothers and sisters in North America, and they will find a way to get back what belongs to us. In addition, I have many industries in the oil country. ”
"Very good, I wish us a happy cooperation."
"Yes, peace be upon ......"
Every time Xu Fei heard this, he felt his scalp tingle, so he simply stayed away from the phone and waited for more than ten seconds before hanging up.
Then he looked at Pop, who was pretending to admire the light box, but actually pricked up his ears to eavesdrop.
"Harden said your Pop Mansion is very good, and he is going to arrange for a few siblings to come over for a night."
"Xu, don't make this kind of joke, that's my life, if I am Boom~, I will be so distressed that I will commit suicide."
Pop said, taking out a magnetic card, "I know the rules of TEP, pay with one hand, deliver with the other, I can invest in the hound breeding base first, and then pick up the goods." ”
"You don't have to think about investing in hounds, I have an agreement with Raymond for a long time and will not allow third parties to join."
"It's a terrible decision, but I saw the official website of TEP (North America) that there is a tender for TEP car dealers, Xu, I have a great idea."
"Tell me about it."
"I have a lot of properties, hotels, office buildings, resorts, airlines, hospitals, department stores, ...... Xu, in fact, TEP does not need that kind of backward dealership, we can put the TEP bulletproof car in the lobby of a high-end hotel, at the main entrance of the resort, on the big stage of the casino, and even at the entrance of the VIP channel at the airport.
Ordinary TEP cars can be placed in ordinary hotel lobbies, mall gates, office halls, etc., at any time to experience, test drive at any time, order on the spot, and deliver to your door!
Also, we can place it on the opposite side of the home planet joint meeting, which is my territory. ”
Xu Fei experienced the expansion film, and in the large shopping malls of the future world, he has also seen cars placed in special positions, and even seen some car dealers set up stores on the first floor of the mall.
Therefore, there is also the idea of supply and marketing cooperatives to sell cars.
However, the supply and marketing cooperatives serve the grassroots and are obviously not suitable for selling luxury cars.
What Pop said just made up for the gap of Xiaohongqi and TEP in the mid-to-high-end market.
Xu Fei nodded slightly, agreeing with the proposal.
Take out the communicator and contact Raymond.
"Old Lei, I suddenly had a great idea."
"Say."
"If you have a hotel, office building, or resort, we can put the big red flag, or the high-end TEP car, in the most conspicuous place, experience it at any time, test drive it at any time, order it on the spot, and deliver it to your door!"
Popu: "??? ”
Raymond: "It's a good idea, Carlyle does have some high-end hotels, but to do that, you're going to need to give me a cut. ”
"It's not a problem, besides, I have a builder named Pop who wants to do that too, and he has a building across the street from the joint meeting on his home planet."
"I know him." Raymond thought for a moment, "You mean, working together?" ”
"The number of hotels that Carlyle has invested in is limited, and the number of hotels in the Pop Group is also limited, maybe we can set up a car sales company that focuses on high-end venues, and Lao Lei is the chairman and is in charge of connections. Pop is the general manager and is responsible for sales. I am the factory manager and responsible for supply. ”
"Great!" Pop excitedly said, "With the support of General Raymond, I dare to drive the TEP car into the White House!" ”
Raymond: "No, I've already been." ”
Then he said: "Xu, we can cooperate, but I have to bring in another group of people, otherwise we can't cover the entire field." ”
"No problem."
"But in this case, what about the little red flag?"
"Normal sales."
"I mean, you are responsible for both brands, and you can't favor one over the other, otherwise what will your leaders think of you?"
"Makes sense."
Xiaohongqi has an oriental background, and it is impossible to sell as unscrupulously as TEP.
In other words, once Xiaohongqi poses a threat to local brands in North America, North American capital will definitely try to invest in Hongqi, or even take Hongqi through various methods.
If both fails, North America will definitely be banned, embargoed, imported, or tariffs imposed......
At that time, it will undoubtedly be a disaster for Xiaohongqi, which relies on the North American market.
Xu Fei pondered slightly, "Xiaohongqi has too many limitations, and the sales volume is not as good as TEP cars, and I believe that the official can also understand that if the data is too bad by then, we will set up sales points in the Chinese area or Chinatown to sell as many points as possible." ”
"That's all there is to it."
Raymond paused and added, "It's better to put another hound in the car." ”
"It's going to be costly." Pop knew the price of the hounds and reminded, "If we lay 1,000 points of sale, it is equivalent to occupying 1,000 vehicles and 1,000 hounds, and we will invest too much in the early stage, in case we die, or lose a few hounds, we will lose all our money." ”
"As the factory director, I will solve this problem, and you can only take care of your own work." Xu Fei didn't say that he would invest in dogs, nor did he say that he would invest in cars, because this dealer is the same as Leifei Technology, which sells dogs and sells small red flags.
Bigger and stronger, financing and listing, speculating and selling, everyone will make a fortune together.
And when it's time to sell, his investment will be converted into a revenue share.
Raymond is a leader in the investment industry, so he naturally understands this truth and does not speak.
The purpose of Pupu here is to save his own industry, and to place a few hunting dogs or TEP luxury cars in Pupu Hotel, Pupu Building, Pupu Blockade and other business places to attract customers.
Now that he has met Raymond through Xu Fei and is involved in such a promising big business, if he asks for benefits, it is estimated that the plane will crash nine times out of ten on the way back to North America.
This kind of thing has already happened to him, and that time it killed a group of management who blocked the scene, and it also caused him to go bankrupt for the fourth time.
Therefore, Pop did not speak.
Xu Fei didn't say anything when he saw the two of them, "Lao Lei is going to register a new company, I will take Pop to take a few sets of factory photos for publicity, and when I get to North America, let's congratulate them together." ”
"No problem."
…………
11 a.m.
After everyone talked about the cooperation intention, Xu Fei took the Pupu company to visit the group and came to Daze Power-1 light tractor assembly center.
Pupu curiously walked into the workshop office, saw the dome more than ten meters high, the vast field of one thousand meters long and two hundred meters wide, and then looked at the chic office area.
"Xu, do you usually work here?"
"How's that, personality?"
"It's enviable, I suddenly want to build a manufacturing factory and try to be a factory director."
"Then you'll soon have your sixth bankruptcy."
"I don't like this blessing very much."
Pop said, walked into the material display area, picked up a metal pipe, and knocked on the steel components around him, "The quality is very good!" ”
"TEP is in the process of acquiring United Defense, and I may have been in charge of it, so I prepared some new products for Harsco in advance."
"Hasko, that sounds familiar, steel grating?"
"Yes, that's why I'll take you over and see, and if possible, we'll sign a supply and demand contract."
"Xu, I know that Harsco's products are very good, and the evaluation is also very high, but I can't afford to use them."
"What do you mean?"
"The quality is too good, if I use Harsco's steel to build a building, I will reduce the profit by at least one-tenth, don't look at the small proportion, but zoom in to the project worth tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions, this profit is very considerable."
"Are you building all the tofu scum projects?"
“No! I'm just doing things according to the standard, if 3 US dollars a steel bar can meet the minimum standard, why should I spend 5 US dollars to buy better quality? Besides, after the project is completed, after a short period of operation, it will be sold for money, as for its quality, after more than ten or decades, who will remember me? ”
"It seems that we will not be able to reach further cooperation in the field of steel."
In fact, Harsco can produce inferior steel grating, steel wire rod and so on.
But the original Harsco has spent 150 years building a high-quality reputation and has a group of loyal customers.
Xu Fei didn't want to be in his own hands, because of business expansion, he became an inferior steel supplier.
While chatting, the two visited the Xiaohongqi production line in the nearby factory without any secrets, and took a few sets of photos to promote TEP cars by the way.
Afternoon.
The Osawa power entrance.
"Xu, thank you for your hospitality, I have gained a lot from this trip to the East, and I will treat you well when I wait until North America."
"Hopefully you won't become a liar as Harden calls it."
"No, if I deceive you, Raymond will kill me."
Pupu, who was originally cynical, suddenly accentuated his tone seriously and seriously, "It's not a joke. ”
Seeing this, Xu Fei immediately became curious, because many people seemed to be afraid of Raymond, "What did he do?" ”
"Hmm~~ Klin, that is, the current head of North America, once scolded Raymond, Raymond sent a convertible car that day, which scared the other party and didn't dare to leave the white house for half a month, which eventually caused Kling to not hold back and get along with the secretary."
“???”
And what's going on?
In other words, are my partners, including potential competitors, so strong?
Xu Fei watched Pupu's convoy gradually move away, and his mentality changed subtly.
We can't afford to hold back!
But what are we supposed to do?
It seems that apart from producing cars, waiting for the acquisition of United Defense, and occasionally dealing with the more difficult problems of the youth group, there is basically nothing to do.
Xu Fei stood in place and thought for a long time, then returned to the workshop office.
The moment I stepped into the door, I caught a glimpse of the second secretary sitting at the workstation munching melon seeds.
"Second sister, your bonus this month is gone."
"Hmmm?!!"
Xu Fei took the melon seeds back with his hand, and naturally swallowed them, "You are not allowed to eat melon seeds at work." ”
"Why are you snorting?"
"I'm the factory manager."
“……”
At this time, seven men and eight women, who had not been seen for a long time, ran in shouting.
"Factory director, woe to you, woe to you!"
"It's all sales managers, frizzy, what's the system?"
"Factory director, your car has been robbed!"
"What's the car?"
"The five bulletproof versions of the big red flags that were transported to the capital for display drove to Huaxia Square today, and we just put up a big poster, and before the leaflets were distributed, they were snatched away by a group of people."
"It's the other way around!" Xu Fei took the case, "Who robbed it?!" ”
"Diagonally across the square."
"Diagonally opposite......" Xu Fei looked at the map, "left?" ”
"That's right, director, what should I do?"
"Delivered."
(End of chapter)