Chapter 283: Japan Inspection, Bold Austin
Jiang Hui and his party stayed in Shencheng for a week. They walked around the construction site on the first and last days.
Not to mention, just one week later, the appearance of the construction site has changed a lot.
This can be said to have given some people a better understanding of the speed in Shenzhen, and also gave them more confidence in the future of BMW cars.
Especially this week, Jiang Hui officially finalized the design plan for BMW Light. After returning to the capital, he will directly start making a 1:1 clay model. At the same time, he will let the engine department, chassis department, Various departments such as the Auto Body Department, Interior and Interior Decoration Department, and Electronic and Electrical Equipment Department officially started working.
At the same time, the transfer of Suzuki Motor's production lines has been finalized.
Austin and Jiang Hui have made an appointment to fly to Japan together to officially finalize the matter.
“Shall I go to Japan with you?”
Under the grape trellis of the courtyard, Zhu Lin was playing with her daughter there when Jiang Hui suddenly asked her to follow her to Japan next week. After inspection, she was quite surprised.
For a long time, Zhu Lin rarely participated in Jiang Hui's work.
Even though he holds the position of general manager of BMW Technology in Hong Kong City, Zhu Lin is actually not very involved in the company's management and is more of a symbol.
"Anyway, you're not at work now, and you've never been to Japan before. Let's just go there together as a tourist."
Jiang Hui knows that in the next one or two years, he will definitely be very happy. busy.
If it hadn’t been for a business trip, I probably wouldn’t have had time to travel with Zhu Lin.
Besides, it is quite inconvenient to travel domestically in this era.
Except for the capital and the magic city, if you travel to other places as a foreigner, you may not even be able to guarantee basic safety.
Especially since the security situation in many places in recent years has not been particularly ideal, Jiang Hui has no intention of challenging it.
"Just go with Xiao Jiang, I will take care of the child."
Fang Zhen naturally hopes that the relationship between his daughter and son-in-law can be more harmonious.
It is rare that Jiang Hui takes the initiative to take Zhu Lin to Japan for inspection and tourism. It would be a pity to miss such a good opportunity.
Jiang Hui and Fang Zhen both said so, and Zhu Lin stopped being coy and said directly: "Okay, then I will go abroad with you for a few days."
"I heard about Japan. Many people like to eat sashimi, and they don’t know what the experience will be.”
There are few Chinese people in this era who are not interested in studying abroad or traveling abroad.
It’s just that most people don’t have the opportunity or conditions to accomplish this.
“At this time, Japan was very different from us in terms of food, urban construction and industrial development.”
"It's good to go out for a walk and gain some knowledge, but there's no need to make a fuss."
"What they have now, we will have in the future."
Jiang Hui is very aware of the huge difference in urban construction between Japan's big cities in the 1980s and China's.
It can be said that the scene of Japanese cities that Chinese people saw thirty or forty years later is basically the same as when they returned to the 1980s.
……
Zhu Lin now has a passport from Hong Kong City. Even if he comes in temporarily, he doesn't have to worry about visas and other matters affecting the overall schedule.
So soon, Jiang Hui took Zhu Lin, Hou Guoming, Chen Chenxing and others, and flew from the capital to Japan under the guidance of the guide from the First Machinery Department.
"Jiang, I'm glad to see you again in Japan. I think every meeting is a good thing for both of us."
Austin was at the airport in person It was definitely a great honor to welcome Jiang Hui.
Of course, the main reason must be that Austin has some things to agree with Jiang Hui in private.
"I heard that General Motors' business has grown significantly this year. The financial report is expected to turn losses into profits, and sales have achieved positive growth for the first time in several years."
"This shows that Austin, you led the design team to develop The new models are recognized by consumers.”
The more active Austin is, the happier Jiang Hui is, which means that the purchase of second-hand production lines from Suzuki is basically settled.
“The Cadillac flagship sedan that you helped me design for General Motors was officially launched this year. The current response in the market is very good.”
“The company is already preparing to accelerate the advancement of the pickup truck that you helped design. model, and strive to go on sale within next year.”
"By then, our sales and profits are expected to improve further, and a lot of your credit is also responsible for this."
Austin's words are not simply flattering; states a fact.
It is precisely because of these changes that Austin is more aware of Jiang Hui's value.
With such a technical talent, there is no harm in establishing a good relationship with him.
“It would be best if these two models could be liked by American consumers.”
"I see that General Motors is also integrating resources with Suzuki Motor to launch more models that meet market needs in the future. President Murphy's decision is very forward-looking."
Jiang Hui and Austin They chatted with each other for a while, but considering there were other people in the car, Austin didn't say anything else.
Austin waited until he checked into the hotel before asking Jiang Hui to have dinner alone. "Jiang, those promises you made before are all counted now, right?"
After eating something simply, Austin put down his knife and fork and started to get into the topic.
He worked so hard just for the extra benefits.
Otherwise, there would be no need for him to be so active in working on a phased-out production line for Suzuki Motors.
"Austin, we always keep our promises to our friends."
Jiang Hui looked at Austin expectantly.
After struggling for so long, it’s almost time to see the real results.
"I have communicated with all parties about Suzuki Motor's automobile production line. It will eventually be sold to BMW Technology as scrap, and then you will hire Suzuki Motor's engineers to help you assemble the production line."
"In the end, BMW can get this production line with a residual value of at least US$20 million for only US$3.5 million."
After Austin said this, his eyes kept staring at Jiang Hui.
“No problem, according to our previous agreement, you can get a basic income of US$2 million, plus an additional income of US$3.25 million, for a total of US$5.25 million.”
“This amount Half of the funds will be transferred to your designated account on the day Suzuki Motor signs the contract with BMW Technology, and the other half will be transferred to your desired account after all the production lines enter the port city.”
When buying a production line, the purchase funds in the final contract are lower than the "consulting fees" spent in the middle. This is also a strange existence.
But Austin is so courageous, and Jiang Hui naturally has no objection to Suzuki Motors.
Of course, Austin certainly did not take all of the $5.25 million alone.
As for who can benefit from it, whether these people are from General Motors or Suzuki Motors, Jiang Hui doesn't care at all.
Jiang Hui didn't even care whether Austin sold some of General Motors' interests to Suzuki Motors during the process.
Jiang Hui only cares about when this production line can be successfully disassembled and transported to Shenzhen.
Of course, the final assembly is definitely also very important.
Don’t buy a bunch of scrap metal and come back, it will be embarrassing.
“I have a very good relationship with the head of Suzuki Motor’s production headquarters. I helped arrange his son’s study abroad in the United States.”
“I can ask him to make arrangements when the time comes. A group of Japanese engineers are here to help BMW Technology assemble the production line smoothly.”
Seeing Jiang Hui fulfill his promise so happily, Austin was in a very good mood.
$5.25 million in 1982, this value is enough to make anyone tempted.
“That would be great. In order to facilitate some subsequent training, we also hope to arrange for photographers to take pictures of all the conditions of this production line. It will also be more beneficial to the assembly work later.”< br>
Jiang Hui has heard a lot about Japanese people doing small tricks.
Although there is Austin's endorsement this time, Jiang Hui feels that Suzuki Motors will most likely not cause any trouble.
But it is still necessary to take some preventive actions in advance.
Otherwise, you will have no choice but to suffer a loss by being dumb.
After all, Suzuki Motors follows the equipment scrapping process. It seems to be a matter of course that the equipment sold to BMW Technology will have some problems.
“If you have any specific needs, you can put them forward. As long as they are not too excessive, I can help you coordinate them.”
General Motors is now considered the majority shareholder of Suzuki Motors. And the number of shares held is still increasing.
At its peak, General Motors held more than 20% of Suzuki Motors.
For a listed company, this ratio is already very high.
As a representative of General Motors, Austin's influence within Suzuki Motors cannot be underestimated.
Of course, the most important thing is that Japan has a special relationship with the United States.
General Motors, the leading large enterprise in the United States, can mobilize huge official resources in Japan.
"Thank you very much. Then I will ask the people below to sort out the specific situation and let them contact Suzuki Motors."
It's not a particularly important project, and it definitely doesn't need Austin. Go and meet with Jiang Hui.
As long as Austin said that and asked Suzuki Motors to arrange for docking personnel, everything would be easy to handle.
Anyway, Suzuki Motors has not done any loss-making business.
Originally, if no one wanted this production line, it would indeed need to be scrapped.
Now that Austin can be sold a favor, some people in the middle can still get benefits. Naturally, no one will easily jump out and interfere with it.
If you influence others to make money, that is much more serious than conflicts at work.
(End of this chapter)