Chapter 162: Opportunity to enter the aircraft manufacturing industry
The polite man in front of him looked very qualified, and Hepburn's mother could see a superior temperament in him.
This is something that she, as a nobleman, can only feel when she has often come into contact with these superiors.
The other party's statement shows that he sincerely wants to help his daughter.
That's enough.
"Mr. Fang, you're right. Hepburn really should focus on his studies now.
I am grateful for your ability to sponsor Hepburn through his studies. β
Hepburn's mother was very free and easy, and accepted Fang Lang's statement that she would sponsor her daughter's studies.
This made a large number of rhetoric prepared by Fang Lang useless.
Hepburn also looked at his mother in great surprise, not understanding how his mother, who had always been very independent, could accept Fang Lang's investment so easily.
And very directly expressed is funding.
There is a big difference between funding and investing, and investing will want to see a return.
The subsidy is indeed direct financial help, and whether it is reciprocated depends on the willingness of the subsidized.
But funding clearly puts itself in a very low position.
Fang Lang understood very well what Hepburn's mother meant, and the investment Fang Lang said was actually to take care of Hepburn's self-esteem.
Although he knows what Hepburn's achievements will be like in the future.
He didn't really want to get a return on his investment with Hepburn either.
And Hepburn's mother can't predict Hepburn's future, so he knows very well that the investment Fang Lang is actually funding.
So she spoke out very directly, putting herself in a vulnerable position to be funded.
This untwisted approach made Fang Lang breathe a sigh of relief.
"That's good, there's ten pounds here, and I'll have someone send you ten pounds a month.
You can give Hepburn more nutrients, but you must not faint due to malnutrition.
If you continue like this, your and Hepburn's bodies will really collapse. β
Feeling Fang Lang's sincere concern, Hepburn's mother and daughter were very moved.
By the time he returned to Reinhardt's house, Reinhardt had already returned home.
Obviously, finding a house is such a trivial matter as not having to be done by us Mr. Reinhardt himself.
"Haha..... Let's see, this is who is back. Isn't this our Monsieur Alexandre Dumas? β
Reinhardt teased Fang Lang who came back.
"Looks like our Reinhardt is very envious! Do you need me to pass on some experience to you? β
When there was no woman around, Fang Lang would not care about Reinhardt's ridicule.
"Cut! I talk to the girls about love, and you don't know how to play in the mud in that corner! β
"Really? How did I hear that Mr. Reinhardt was being disciplined very hard by his fiancΓ©e? β
"Where did this rumor come out, I ......"
Seeing Reinhardt's face red and wanting to defend something, Fang Lang smiled and waved his hand:
"Alright! It's all rumors, I know. Did you find the house I asked you to help you find? β
Reinhardt breathed a sigh of relief when Fang Lang was not ridiculing himself, but asking about the house.
"It's not that easy, and now a lot of London has been destroyed in the bombing.
It can be difficult to find a suitable place to live near the Marie Lambert Ballet School.
If you don't mind, I know of a nobleman who wanted to sell a house in Mayer, but it was larger.
I don't know if you're interested. β
"Mayer, is that your neighborhood?"
"That's right, a lot of British aristocrats live here, and the environment here is very good.
If you buy a house here, you'll have your own home when you come back to London, right? β
Fang Lang remembered that when he was in New York, he had been staying in a hotel, and there were indeed many inconvenient places.
Now in London, I also live in Reinhardt's house, and I have a lot of retinue, and there are a lot of business to deal with, which is really not suitable.
"Let's go, let's take a look!"
The two walked a block to what Reinhardt called the residence, a four-story house along the street with a distinctly baroque sculpture on the faΓ§ade that looked very luxurious.
On the other side of the street is a large park, and it is already evening, and you can see the sunset slowly setting over the horizon as you look through the park.
Fang Lang remembered that London was one of the cities with the highest housing prices in the world.
If you buy a property here now, you might be able to make a lot of money.
"Can I go in and see what's going on inside?"
"Not right now, the homeowner is in Australia now, and the keys are kept with the asset management company, and they won't be delivered until tomorrow.
But I've been to this house, and each floor has four bedrooms and two living rooms, which is very large.
There are a total of sixteen rooms in the whole building.
As your accommodation in London should be sufficient. β
"Is the title of the house clear? There won't be any hand tails! β
"Don't worry! The owner of the house was a lord, and if he wasn't settling in Australia, he wouldn't have thought of selling the house. β
"Okay, since you think Reinhardt thinks it's a good house, don't look at it, let's go through the formalities tomorrow!"
The next day, when Fang Lang was about to go with Reinhardt to handle the transfer of his first property.
Reinhardt's mother, Mrs. Henderson, suddenly arrived in London.
Because Fang Lang and Mrs. Henderson cooperated to invest in shipyards in the United Kingdom, the two are no strangers.
"Fang, I heard, you bought Aston Martin? It must have been Reinhardt's idea! β
Mrs. Henderson was clearly aware of Reinhardt's obsession with Aston Martin.
As soon as I heard that Fang Lang had bought Aston Martin, I immediately knew the reason.
Therefore, the purpose of this special trip to London may also be for this matter.
"Haha....... Mrs. Henderson, it was indeed Reinhardt who gave me a tour of the factory.
Personally, I feel pretty good.
The purpose of this visit to Europe was to find some suitable investment projects.
So, you don't have to worry about it. β
Fang Lang could feel that Mrs. Henderson was obviously worried that Fang Lang had been misled by Reinhardt without knowing it.
wanted to break Reinhardt's purpose, so that Fang Lang would not find the problem by himself afterwards.
Blame Reinhardt.
The three of them sat on the couch in the living room and chatted, certainly not carrying Reinhardt behind their backs.
When he heard that his mother suspected that he had cheated on his friend, he was very dissatisfied.
Whispered:
"Mom, if you think you can't save Aston Martin, it doesn't mean that Fang can't save it.
He has changed the way Aston Martin thinks about it, and he will definitely be able to give Aston Martin a new lease of life. β
Mrs. Henderson listened to her son's words, apparently surprised.
As the mistress of the Henderson family, her husband worked in the Navy, so a lot of the work in the family business was actually decided by Mrs. Henderson.
When Reinhardt wanted to buy Aston Martin, he was rejected by Mrs. Henderson.
After all, in his opinion, the market for Aston Martin, a car brand, is not large, but the investment is not small, and the gains outweigh the losses, and there is no investment value.
Unexpectedly, his son told him today that Fang Lang had changed Aston Martin's business ideas, which made him very curious.
Seeing Mrs. Henderson look at her inquiringly.
Fang Lang did not hide it, and gave a brief explanation to Mrs. Henderson about his future plans for Aston Martin and his views on the future of the automotive industry.
After hearing Fang Lang's explanation, Mrs. Henderson fell into a brief contemplation.
"Fang, you are so optimistic about the future of automobiles, but what about airplanes?"
Fang Lang was stunned for a moment, airplane? That's a tall thing, and I don't have the strength to participate in the aircraft market.
Wait, no! It seems that the current aircraft are not as advanced as they were later!
The manufacture of piston engines is not much different from that of automobiles!
Nowadays, many aircraft manufacturing enterprises seem to start from the production of automobiles!
I have brought the difficulty of manufacturing advanced aircraft in later generations into the current era!
The manufacturing technology of today's piston aircraft seems to be similar to that of later generations of agricultural aircraft!
Brazil is the world of big farmers, can they use the engine production line of automobiles to produce aircraft engines?
Then build some simple agricultural planes to sell for money!
In later generations, aren't Brazil's toucano fighters propeller planes?
Of course, the toucan's engine is a turboprop, not a piston engine, and this guy fills a lot of gaps in the field of modern air force operations.
At first, this aircraft was also developed as a trainer aircraft, so can you also prepare in advance?
If you have the ability to manufacture equipment for the navy, land and air forces, then your voice in the Brazilian army will become pivotal in the future!
As for whether someone wants to nationalize their own company, it depends on their teeth, whether it is good enough.
Since Mrs. Henderson asked what she thought of airplanes, could she have learned more about their family's aircraft manufacturing business?
"Aircraft, of course, is the most promising industry, and World War II has proven the importance of air supremacy. An army without an air force can only become a living target. β
"By the way, you are a soldier, what do you think the future development direction of the Air Force will be!"
Mrs. Henderson's question made Fang Lang a little surprised, was this a test of herself?
Fang Lang is very aware of the future development direction of the Air Force, but he does not want to tell what he knows.
Let's not say whether others believe it or not, if I say the direction of the development of the Air Force one by one, I won't be treated as blame!
After thinking about it, he said:
"The future of airplanes is definitely in the jet plane! There is no doubt about that. β
Hearing Fang Lang's words, Mrs. Henderson became a little silent.
Fang Lang and Reinhardt looked at Mrs. Henderson after a while, and it took a while for Mrs. Henderson to react and say with a slight apology:
"I'm sorry, I'm distracted. Why do you think jets are the future?
Our engineers told me that jet engines are unreliable and have high fuel consumption, which is simply not enough to fly across the oceans! β
It seems that this is a fan of propeller aircraft!
Jet engines are unreliable, also because they have just appeared!
It's a sure thing that the technology is not yet mature.
Just because of this, it would be too childish to think that jets have no future.
Britain will also be regarded as an aviation power in later generations!
There's no reason why you can't see through this!
"This ..... Mrs. Henderson, I don't know what the name of the family's aircraft company is?
What kind of aircraft are you making now? β