Chapter 157: Benzone
February 17, 1903, on the streets of New York, USA.
It was originally a small square with a lot of traffic, but for some reason it was temporarily occupied, and many cars of the same appearance and color were parked.
Although this is currently the busiest city in the United States, Americans have never seen so many cars parked in one place.
For both Americans and Europeans, the car is just a luxury for the time being, a plaything for capitalists and aristocrats.
"Man, what is this doing? Where did so many cars come from? I'm afraid that the boss of Dans does not have the financial resources to buy so many cars! Around the square, a young boy who looked like he had just stepped into society asked the slightly older boy next to him with a curious expression.
"Frank, let you read more, okay? A car is at least a thousand dollars, and to fill this square to the brim, there must be at least a hundred cars! Do you think Boss Danse can afford to buy so many cars? The young man next to him said angrily after hearing his partner's funny question.
They were all workers in a factory owned by the boss named Danse, and after a month of continuous work, they finally got a day off.
They had planned to go to their familiar square to find the stall selling a novel drink called Coke, which was said to have healing properties, and it happened that they were tired from continuous work, and drank a bottle of delicious Coke to relax.
But who would have thought that when they came to the square, not only were the Coke stalls that had always been there next to the square gone, but even the square was filled with a lot of cars.
The square, which usually has a lot of traffic, is basically emptied, and of course, it cannot be denied that people are afraid of scratching these cars, so they stay away.
Cars in those days often cost thousands of dollars, and repairs cost tens or hundreds of dollars.
This is something that ordinary people can't afford to spend, and if they accidentally scratch it, they may lose their wages for a few months.
This is a very strange but not surprising phenomenon, the square that should be crowded with people is empty, but the road outside the square is filled with curious people, staring intently at the cars parked in the square.
For these people, the cars parked in the square are simply checks for thousands of dollars, and if it were not for the rows and rows of American police officers next to them to protect order, I am afraid that these cars alone would have caused unrest at the scene.
Just when everyone was talking and wondering, a few people finally walked to the center of the square, stood in front of the loudspeakers that had already been arranged, and said with a smile on their faces: "Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the launch ceremony of the new car of the Benz Automobile Factory. The launch ceremony was held simultaneously on a global scale, with multiple points of sale in the United States, the British Empire, Germany, France, Austria-Hungary, Italy, Australia, and other countries. ”
"Before the official sales begin, allow me to briefly introduce the background of the Benz automotive plant and the development process of the new car."
"The Benz car plant was born in Germany and is currently the largest car plant in Australia. All the cars you see today are from the cooperation between the Benchi Automobile Plant and the American company, the Benz United Automobile Plant in the United States. Our factory uses the most advanced production technology, which greatly reduces the production cost and time of automobiles. We also work with many countries around the world, including the United States, the British Empire, Germany and Australia. The U.S. auto factory alone was built with a capital of $2.5 million. ”
"Now, allow me to introduce our new car, named Benzone."
Because it was the first time it was released, it took a long time to introduce the various features of the car.
In order to gain a firm foothold in the United States, a purely capital country, the person in charge of the introduction was also very scheming, and gave a detailed introduction to the background of the Benz Automobile Factory, which almost showed positively that the Benz Automobile Factory had a triple relationship with the British Empire, Germany and Australia.
And more importantly, in order not to make Americans feel excluded. The Benz Automobile Plant also has a snack, that is, secretly acquiring an American company, and then allowing the American company to unite with the Benz Automobile Plant to establish the Benz United Automobile Plant in the United States.
Although nominally the United Automobile Plant in the United States is jointly run by the American company and the Benz Automobile Plant in Australia, in fact both enterprises belong to the consortium of the Australian royal family, that is, Arthur.
Perhaps it was because of the capital and cooperative countries introduced earlier that shocked these Americans, even if it took more than an hour just to introduce them, not many people chose to leave.
This is good for car sales, even if there are not many people in the crowd who can actually buy cars, and the rest of the people will be able to pass on today's news, which is equivalent to advertising for the Benz Automobile Factory for free.
The crowd of onlookers talked a lot, but most of them admired the strong background of the Benz automobile factory and the data of new cars, and none of them really expressed their desire to buy a car.
In fact, this is the current situation in the automotive market. It's not that there is no car with excellent performance in the world now, but as long as the word car is stained, it means expensive and luxurious.
Not to mention a car with excellent performance like this, which can easily cost thousands of dollars, which is simply not affordable for ordinary American civilians.
There are even Americans who have begun to secretly ridicule, even if the so-called Benchi car is strong?
Without investigating the U.S. market, so many cars are blindly produced that they can't be sold even if they are sold for a year.
At that time, these cars will not have to be sold at a low price, or they will be piled up in warehouses waiting to be scrapped.
To be able to occupy the entire square, at least hundreds of cars must be parked. I'm afraid this will cost a lot of money, even if the strength of the Lingbenz Automobile Factory is strong, it will be distressed!
There are not a few people who have such a mentality, after all, things like cars are toys for the rich, and in a capital country like the United States, the oppression of the poor by the rich is very cruel, which also leads to a large number of poor people hating the rich, that is, hating the rich.
Even if the Benz Automobile Plant is essentially a foreign enterprise, isn't it also run by wealthy people?
As long as the rich are the criminal capitalist class, these capitalists can be unlucky, which is what many Americans want to see.
However, it is no wonder that the American capitalists are very common in this phenomenon.
The oppression of ordinary civilians by the capitalists has not ended even in later generations, but has intensified.
"Ladies and gentlemen, then the most exciting time remains. I'm going to announce the initial price of the new Benz ONE, what do you think it will be? The person in charge of introducing the car data asked with a smile on his face.
Although no one answered, many people even cast disdainful glances at it. After all, who doesn't know that cars can cost thousands of dollars at every turn? Does this kind of thing need to be asked again?
The man was not angry, and continued to smile and mysteriously announce, "This price may surprise you, but it is indeed a price after careful consideration. I am announcing that the global flat price of Benzone is one hundred and fifty pounds, which is seven hundred and fifty dollars! ”
Seven hundred and fifty dollars? The price surprised many of the Americans present, and even found it a little incredible.
While this price is still a sky-high price for the vast majority of Americans, it is relatively cheap compared to other cars on the market that can easily cost thousands of dollars.
Cheap cars in the United States are not absent, there are even a lot of them.
But these cars are generally the first production of various car workshops, they have all kinds of problems, big or small, and some of them can't even go directly to the road, just to display the works.
This also made everyone present question Benzone again, the performance advertised on the surface is very good, even the top in the current car market, but the price is indeed very cheap, will such a car really be as good as advertised?
Perhaps seeing the disbelief and skepticism of the onlookers, the person in charge of the introduction was not distressed, and continued to explain with a smile: "Please don't doubt it yet, we can guarantee that any car sold has all the features and data we introduced." If there is any problem with the car you purchased, as long as you verify that it is indeed a problem before leaving the factory, we can refund you unconditionally and pay triple compensation. If it is a man-made problem after the sale, we are also happy to provide a low-cost repair opportunity. If the amount of the repair does not exceed 50 dollars, we can also directly waive the repair fee. Of course, only the first repair is like this, which is also the sincerity of our car factory to all users. ”
This is not the only way to reassure these people, the man continued: "In order to completely reassure all users, as long as you are sure that you want to buy our car and have enough money. You can get a sneak peek, and we offer you a test drive car that will allow you to drive more than ten kilometers for free. Once you are sure that all the data is accurate, you can make a car purchase without any problem. ”
Test drives are still a vague concept for these Americans. Since its birth, the car has become something that only the rich can enjoy, and the rich do not need to test drive to determine the performance of the car.
In addition, the previous hand-built cars were very expensive, and any problems could cost hundreds of dollars in repairs.
This is also the reason why the car factory does not offer test drives, if there is a problem with the car because of the test drive, this is something that neither the car factory nor the person who bought the car can afford.
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In addition, the title of the book is tentatively set as "The Rise of Australia", which can not only achieve the intention of changing the name, but also clarify the main line of the book, and will not be too different from the original name, can you accept it?
(End of chapter)