Chapter 87 Great Depression (6)

Huang Xuan was not waiting in the hotel

He had a lot of things to do, such as drawing pictures, robbing a few well-dressed gentlemen to pay for their rooms, such as wandering around the market in search of business opportunities

The most important thing was to find a few more suitable buyers

Huang Xuan didn't have much experience in this area, but with ford's smooth schedule, it was easier to convince more manufacturers

Using a simple but effective method - advertising, the advertising tools used in this era are very advanced: the telegraph

The telegram of the 1930s was expensive, but the effect was obvious

Because of its expensive and commercial nature, the companies receiving the telegram would not throw it into the trash as easily as the newspapers do today

On the other hand, the telegram also met Huang Xuan's requirements, simple but interesting

He only wrote three simple words in the telegram: tomorrow at 9: 00 pm, the design of the new car will be sold at the elise hotel

There is already a company bidding for it

Huang Xuan believed that his performance at the rouge plant should attract the attention of many people, and if anyone was interested in buying the design, they should be able to get the information that ford was very interested in the design

Is there anything more gimmicky than using ford to drum up business

As for whether anyone else was willing to buy it, that was not the point

As long as there was enough pressure on ford, Huang Xuan believed that the v8, which was completely designed by ford itself, would definitely make it unbearable for ford to give up

Henry

Ford was a man who thought highly of himself

In fact, he did stand higher than most americans, but he wasn't always right about Ford Motor Co's operations

He liked to make judgments that were unaffected by others

Most of the time, these judgments were based on intuition, not intelligence

Sometimes the result is right, sometimes it is wrong

Blindly expanding the production base, reducing research and development costs, and buying stocks were all his wrong decisions

Of course, this was a hindsight, but the wrong, it was wrong

Ford was a talented designer who built a gasoline engine on his own and designed a t-car from scratch

At the same time, ford was also a genius manager

He created the concept of cheap cars, he created assembly lines, and he created the five-day working week

But his conceit was also a headache

Most of the time, ford believed in its ability more than the team, so Ford Motor Co was always lagging behind its competitors in the development of new technology

It was no exaggeration to say that ford was a factory with high productivity but ordinary technology

It was just a big factory

From the beginning to the end, ford was an efficiency advocate

He hadn't produced new models for more than 20 years in a row

All he did every day was to increase production

It wasn't until the t model was invaded by the chevrolet that he woke up and closed the factory for research and development, but it didn't give ford any warning

When General purpose took the throne of the first car company, ford still focused on improving production efficiency

Under the guidance of this thought, Henry

When ford saw the drawing his son had brought, he nodded imperceptibly and asked, "How's the v8 design going

" "Not very well

" The ford v8, also known as the flattop v8, soon became the darling of all the entry level racers in the united states

In the thirties and forties, the flat-headed v8 was highly regarded by modified racers

At the same time, ford, which was powered by the flat-headed v8, also won the 1936 and 1938 monte carlo rally championships

As long as you look at this information, you can understand that such a classic car, in the development aspect, there must be a lot of innovation and difficulties

Old ford flicked the drawing on the table with his finger and said with a deep face, "Will it be better than this design

" "Well

We can't be sure

" Edsel hesitated and said, "The main problem is that this is just a blueprint, not even a prototype car

No one knows if it can meet the requirements described above

" "He didn't make the prototype

" "I don't think so

" Edsel recalled Huang Xuan's appearance and said, "He seems to only have blueprints and is in a hurry to ask for money

" With a frown, ford sat back in his chair and said, "He wants $ 100,000

" "Yes

" After waiting for a long time, ford said, "If there is no problem with the drawing, give it to him

" Henry

Ford still had something to say

Such a complicated drawing could not be drawn without the original car

That is to say, if the drawing is fine, then there must be a prototype car, and the other party does not have it, then the source of the drawing is very problematic

However, for ford, this was not a problem

If it could save millions of dollars, or even one-tenth of it, it would be able to get rid of the problems caused by the source of the drawings, let alone the government at the moment being overwhelmed by the economic crisis

Besides, ford never paid attention to the government, and Roosevelt had angrily changed his car because of ford

On the other side of the city, Alfred

Sloan, the new president of General purpose, also got a small ad from Huang Xuan, but he didn't pay much attention to it

He just told a supervisor to go and see what Henry was thinking when he just took over the position of ford

The elise hotel

About five years ago, a suite like this cost $ 30 a day, and the great depression had forced the hotel to lower its fees several times

Now, four yuan a day was enough

Of course, Huang Xuan was still waiting for ford to send the money

He had decided

As long as Mr

Ford gave him $ 100,000, he would not let him take the money back

If ford didn't bring the money, he would have committed more violent crimes

This was the situation

He had already used millions of dollars of energy and brought millions of dollars worth of supplies

If there were no profits, everything would be wasted

Now, unlike the first few trips, Lorraine had very little energy at that time, and he had no protective measures, so using violence was likely to be more rewarding

Besides, having no target was also a big reason

It was different now

He was in a budding financial kingdom, with a headband of alloy, a plane base on his back, and no other travelers harassing him

The designer, edsel, did not know that the $ 100,000 in the suitcase had been "Reserved" by Huang Xuan

He also specifically asked Brown to bring 20 strong security guards with guns to meet at the elise hotel

As the waiter came to the door, edsel smiled and shook hands with Huang Xuan, "The weather in Detroit is getting better

It's been a little cold in the past few days

" "All right

" Huang Xuan didn't say much

He let Edsel in and introduced him, "This is Mr

Edward

He also wants to see my drawings

" "Of course

" Edsel did not know this Edward, but the other party obviously knew him

The two sides greeted him amicably, hiding their doubts in their cheeks

Without too much formality, Huang Xuan asked, "Do you mind if I look at the cash you brought

" Edsel's face was a little stiff

He didn't expect Huang Xuan to be so direct, but he nodded and motioned for Brown to show it to huang xuan

Although Lorraine could easily check the suitcases of the people present, Huang Xuan was willing to make a gesture that would make the conversation easier

The suitcase contained a neat and tidy federal reserve roll, the dollar of this era, with a face value of $ 100 and $ 1000

The latter had not been issued since 1969 and should have 20 bills

The rest were neat hundred dollar bills, a bit like withdrawing money from the bank of china

"Ok

We can start the conversation

" Huang Xuan happily pushed the suitcase to Brown and got up to open the bedroom door, which contained a mountain of blueprints

"Take your time

" Huang xuan sat down and drank tea from sri lanka

The representative of the General purpose had an unpleasant feeling of being forgotten, but huang xuan didn't even look at him

Gm was just a backup option

He told ford that I had other companies to sell

But as long as Edsel didn't say no, he wouldn't spend his time on the General purpose

To be more precise, Huang Xuan thought time was more important than money

Two more days later, no more money would be useful

In the bedroom were the drawings drawn last night

Huang xuan slept on the bed, and Lorraine easily used his energy to complete the work

Ford Motor Co people quickly buried themselves in the hundreds of drawings, and their work was much easier than drawing them

Not in a hurry, he dragged the teacup to edsel and said, "Mr

Ford, what's your relationship in New York

" "There are some

" "I want to buy a printing plant in New York

The equipment should be as advanced as possible

What can you do

" This was the method huang xuan had thought of all night

It was a little despicable, but it worked

Edsel looked at Huang Xuan strangely and said, "There are many closed factories now

If you want to buy them, it's very simple

" "That's good

" Huang Xuan smiled and said, "But I hope I can save some time

Maybe you know where such a factory is

" Of course it was a matter of money, but Edsel still gave Huang Xuan two names, "As a friend, I think I should tell you that the investment environment in the united states is already a little, uh, the rate of return has become low

" "I understand

" Huang Xuan smiled and closed his eyes to recove