The journey starts from the Titanic

"Hello! Mr. Anderson!"

"Hello. Mr. William." Davis said enthusiastically.He dared not neglect, watching Situ Nan's eyes flashed with eagerness.Davis was surprised that his big boss was so young, but his style was quite big, just look at the sullen faces of several of his followers behind him, and they looked wary.

Strong and murderous!

It is in stark contrast to their master's self-confidence and demeanor.

Thinking of this, Situ Nan had a lot of weight in Davis's heart.

These days he followed Xu Zhouyang, but he saw that Xu Zhouyang was spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to buy a factory without blinking. What’s more terrifying is that Xuzhou recruited engineers and technicians everywhere. The remuneration offered is several times higher than that of local engineers. The only emphasis is on working in Los Angeles in the west.

This is a group of rich natives from the west!Rich, rich, with the smell of bullying dollars.Davis thought.

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Although it was a bit cold, the car was walking on Woodward Street, the center of the city, and Situ Nan looked at the city of Detroit with interest.

More cars!There are various styles of cars coming and going on the road.

The density of cars is also higher than that of Stuart in Pittsburgh. It is indeed the capital of automobiles.Cars are the only theme here and the best place to invest in cars.Thinking of this, Situ Nan felt hot.

Xu Zhouyang sat in the car and began to introduce Detroit to Situ Nan.

"Detroit is the largest city in Michigan in the United States and the county seat of Wayne County.

Founded by French fur merchants in 1701, it is an important port city located in the Midwest of the United States, north of Windsor, Canada and along the Detroit River.

Owing to occupying a strategic position in the Great Lakes waterway, Detroit has gradually become a transportation hub, shipping, shipbuilding and manufacturing industries.If you take a look at the pier, you will find that it is more lively than the city."

Xu Zhouyang smiled and continued: "The music here is also great, there are many famous theaters, you can go and see if you have time. I think you will like those high-end venues."

Situ Nan looked at it and found that it was indeed the case. There were a large number of gilded buildings on both sides of the road outside, one after the other, there were many hotels and shopping malls, um, it looked like "the Paris of America".

Like most industrial cities in the Midwest of the United States, Detroit was a city that emerged during the Gilded Age, but what really made him famous is the rapid development of the automobile industry in the past ten years, which almost condenses the essence of the American automobile industry to Detroit. coming.

"The automobile industry here is so developed! I originally thought that developing the automobile industry in Los Angeles would not be bad, but it can't compare with here.

I have never seen a city where more than half of the population in almost all production sectors are engaged in automobile-related jobs."Xu Zhouyang said with emotion.

"Yeah." Situ Nan nodded.

"After I got here last year, I started to be unfamiliar with my place of life. Thanks to meeting Davis, he had just resigned from General Motors and had a lot of connections in General Motors. Through his relationship, we recruited many cars. Engineers, some of them are unwilling.

Hey, there are too many auto talents here, and the competition is fierce. Any engineer from General Motors and Ford Motors who went to our west is all talented people, but here they are only one of them, so listen to Davis. When they said that going to the west would be much better than their original treatment, some people immediately agreed.There are also some who are reluctant to go to the west, but they are all tempted.

Some of these highly skilled engine engineers will be brought back to the Cummins Power Research Institute in Los Angeles.

Recently, Ford and General Motors have reorganized their parts suppliers. Some local auto factories can no longer get orders from big companies, because those big companies have their own parts factories.

Davis told me that if you want to make cars, you can buy parts factories with good technology and scale at low prices, and I think so.

So didn't I telegraph you?In the end you also agreed.

This is Davis's responsibility. You know that I can't negotiate, and I won't cut the price when I buy food.But that kid Davis started very quickly. Before you came, he had bought a transmission factory, a body shop and a tire factory in Detroit.

I suggest setting up another car design team. Engineers who are unwilling to go to the west can arrange to come here. These people are precious and have more experience than me. If you win over some parts factories, it is estimated that a car company can also Founded.But this is all your business, and I'm relieved when you come."

"Zhou Yang, this is a good job. Those factories should take the opportunity to buy it. And that Davis's is also good." Situ Nan praised. If you really want Xu Zhouyang to say it, I guess I will come this time. The Detroit thing was completed in just one half, so Situ Nan was very happy to hear it.

"Don't say it, these days it's acquisitions and digging, which makes my head bigger."

Xu Zhouyang continued with a bitter expression and vomited bitterness: "I can see these days, I am not a manager of a company. This time I have good luck, otherwise I guess it will be delayed. We have short legs and small arms. , You'd better go get other strong men! Besides, I haven't entered the laboratory for several months."

"Okay. Zhouyang, didn't you do a good job? See what you said, I feel like a bad guy. I can do it, and after this is done, I'll do what you want, is it all right?"

Situ Nan said with a smile.

He hadn't considered it well at the beginning. Xu Zhouyang was the one who did research, but he asked him to do things like soliciting people and buying factories.Of course, Situ Nan also sent other people to assist him, but it was indeed difficult for him.

Situ Nan looked at Xu Zhouyang's thin face with emotion. Well, this honest person is easy to use, but he can't bully him.

But Situ Nan was still very happy, because Xu Zhouyang's performance far exceeded his expectations.

Maybe this guy is really talented in management.If he can develop in this direction, it will make Situ Nan more happy than being a technical talent. How to say, Xu Zhouyang is also his own.

In the future, the management of the automobile company will be more assured for Situ Nan than others.

But even after thinking about this idea, Situ Nan always found it unrealistic.It is still in the early twentieth century, and there is color discrimination everywhere. Xu Zhouyang is a yellow-skinned person. It is okay to stay in the laboratory and do research. It is not realistic to run outside to show his face and do business.After all, they sell cars and the customers are all white Americans.

(I found that it was really annoying to edit the article! I felt dissatisfied every time by repeating it over and over again, but it was a big challenge for our novices. So this period of time has slowed a lot.

Chapter 105 Cummins Power Ambition

"By the way, this time Davis has contributed a lot. You have to reward others, so you can't work in vain?" Xu Zhouyang reminded.

He just talked about Davis Anderson: this kid used to be a director of Chevrolet Motors, a subsidiary of General Motors, but then fell out with someone, sighed, and kept helping me dig from GM. people.

He was also busy with the purchase of the auto parts factory a few days ago, so I just spend the money.That kid is an individual talent, give more opportunities, I believe he will be helpful to your career."

He is not greedy at all. Instead, he strongly recommends Davis to Situ Nan. He is really an honest man!

Situ Nan smiled and said in his heart, if you change to someone else, even if you don't completely swallow the credit, at least you will share a bit of profit, right?.

"Don't worry. If he does what you say, even if you don't say it, will I let it go?" Situ Nan smiled.

It is rare for Xu Zhouyang to recommend someone so strongly for the first time, and Situ Nan had to remember it.

"By the way, the $2 million you gave me has been spent almost, but Davis said it was very worthwhile. Those factories have produced parts for Ford, GM, Dodge and other manufacturers. The technology and quality are quite good. That’s good. It’s really cool to say that hundreds of thousands of dollars were spent on the check."

Xu Zhouyang smiled. He kind of missed the feeling of improperly treating money. He had never tried such a thing.

But Situ Nan seemed to be thinking about something. He didn't notice Xu Zhouyang's words for a while, so he didn't answer Xu Zhouyang's words."

Xu Zhouyang saw Situ Nan not speaking and thought that Situ Nan was angry. He wouldn't blame me for spending too much money?He thought.

Yes, 2 million dollars, you can buy thousands of restaurants like his uncle's in Chinatown, and the car running outside is only five or six hundred dollars!Two million dollars can buy thousands of cars!

Thinking of this, Xu Zhouyang felt a little guilty. He glanced at Situ Nan and asked weakly, "Is it too much? Why don't we take it back?"

"Huh? What did you just say? Why did you retreat?"

Situ Nan reacted and looked at Xu Zhouyang in confusion.

"I said I spent so much money all at once, isn't it too tricky?" Xu Zhouyang said.Feeling this guy didn't listen to himself?He had to repeat it.

"Oh! So that's what you said? Not much, not much at all. If you want to compete with Ford and GM, this little money is nothing but a drizzle."

Situ Nan said proudly.