The journey starts from the Titanic

It seems that people are really unsightly, and there is nothing simple behind every successful person.At least Situ Nan doesn't have a college degree right now. When he wants to go back to Los Angeles to build a university by himself, he will send himself a diploma.

The exquisite dinner continued, and their conversation gradually deepened in a polite and friendly atmosphere.

"By the way, I heard that Mr. Chrysler and William Durant have some contradictions. I wonder if I am interested in starting my own business?" Situ Nan asked suddenly.

"What? Cough..." Walter Chrysler looked at Situ Nan with a surprised look, and he just accidentally choked.

After a sigh of relief, Walter Chrysler continued: "Sorry, I don't understand what you mean. I have always had a good relationship with Mr. President."

After speaking, Chrysler looked at Situ Nan with a serious expression. It seemed that the question Situ Nan raised just now was too direct and made him a little angry.

"Haha. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t mean anything else. I just think you’re too shameless to stay at General Motors. I think you should have a position more worthy of your talent, rather than endure him under William Durant. roar.

When water flows to lower places and people go to higher places, people should always think about themselves.For example, your good friend Henry Leland, he resolutely left Cadillac in order to pursue his ideals. Although it is a pity, it might not be because he gave himself a chance!"

Situ Nan thought he was not a qualified lobbyist, but for an ambitious and assertive person like Walt Chrysler, there was no need for rhetoric, just to grasp their unwillingness.

"Thank you Mr. William for your kindness, but I am doing a good job at General Motors at the moment, and I have no intention of leaving for the time being." Walt Chrysler did not refute Situ Nan's words, nor did he refuse it. Obviously Situ Nan said it to his heart.

"Oh, that's okay. The door to me will always be open for you. Besides, who knows what will happen in the future?" Situ Nan said with care.

It's impossible. If you shook your arrogance, the other party was crying obediently and shouting to be his own little brother, right?However, Stuart still has confidence in Walt Chrysler.Who knows Situ Nan has already seen through, is Walt Chrysler an ambitious guy?

Ambition is like pregnancy. No matter how well you hide it, or you don’t notice it for a while, it will always be reflected when the time comes.

After smiling, the two continued to dinner.

Situ Nan was right. Recently, Walter Chrysler had a conflict with the company's boss William Durant.

William Durant has always been keen to predict that the US auto industry will become more popular in the next two to three years. Therefore, General Motors has recently merged a number of auto companies. The momentum of development is somewhat aggressive, even the Ford next door. Feel the pressure.

Walter Chrysler has a different view on this, he thinks William Durant is taking a risk.Since Durant returned to GM for the second time, he has not only failed to learn from the previous excessive mergers, but has intensified. Now he has to expand aggressively, which will inevitably lead to the company's management level not keeping up with the speed of mergers, and the chaos caused will not be worth the loss. .

Therefore, Walter Chrysler strongly recommends that William Durant focus on organizing the company's government affairs and strengthening the level of production management, rather than annexing companies that cannot be digested for a while.

This was a good suggestion, but it was rejected by William Durant, who was self-sufficient.On this issue, neither of the two can convince.

What makes Walt Chrysler uncomfortable is that the fellow William Durant also teased himself for being short-sighted and not knowing how to seize the opportunity.It's so kind to run into donkey liver and lungs!

Speaking of which, William Durant has an appreciation for Water Chrysler.

Water Chrysler was born into a family of railway technicians and was a technical genius, so he quickly emerged from the railway company.

Before he joined the Buick Motor Company, he was already an executive of Chicago's Great Western Railway Company, managing more than 10,000 employees.At the age of 33, Walter Chrysler became the general manager of the American Locomotive Company again, which has a promising future.

But at the time, Walter Chrysler believed that railroads no longer had an advantage over the automobile industry, so he decisively jumped from the railroad industry to the booming automobile industry.

Although the salary is only half of the original salary, Walt Chrysler is still willing to be the director of a factory under Buick.By changing the automobile manufacturing technology from cold rolling to hot processing, Chrysler solved the problem of Buick car axles and also developed a steel body instead of a wooden body.

So it also won the respect of President William Durant.Within a few years of joining Buick Motor Company, Walter Chrysler became president of Buick Motor Company with the support of William Durant.He has recently been promoted to vice president of General Motors.

But things were not as good as expected. Walter Chrysler did not expect to have a conflict with William Durant soon after taking office, so he was in a bad mood.

In fact, he was right.

A few years later, General Motors really got into trouble because of Durant’s mismanagement, and Durant, who insisted on going his own way, was finally kicked out of General Motors by the DuPont family. After that, the founder of General Motors died. Neither was able to return to General Motors.

It’s a bit far, but through this matter, Walter Chrysler had a bad opinion of William Durant. He gradually felt that if he worked under the other side, he might be aggrieved, because recently he I found that he and William Durant had different views in many ways.

Originally, before tonight, Walter Chrysler had no idea of ​​leaving General Motors, but he was just shooed by Situ Nan, and he found that he was a little bit eager to move, even though he said so firmly.

"Mr. Chrysler, what are you thinking about?" Situ Nan saw Walter Chrysler who was on the other side distracted, holding a knife in his hand and not cutting meat. The action had been maintained for a while, and he had no response after calling him several times.

"Ah? Nothing. Sorry." Walter Chrysler said awkwardly.

"Haha." Situ Nan smiled understandingly, but I've already said it tonight, would this make Walter Chrysler easily avoid it?

Situ Nan put down his knife and fork, turned the scarf on his chest and wiped his mouth, and said something that shocked Walt Chrysler: "Mr. Chrysler, I think you will be the next Henry Ford!"

"What? Are you kidding?" Walt Chrysler stared at Situ Nan, thinking that the other party was joking?

Ford is the ultimate dream of all people in the automotive industry!

Although there are large and small trusts in the United States, and there are many capitalists named XX, there are only three real industry kings, namely the oil king Rockefeller, the steel king Carnegie and the automobile king Ford.

"No, I'm serious." Situ Nan looked at Walter Chrysler with a serious face.He knew what the other party thought, if it weren't for crossing, someone suddenly told Situ Nan that you would become the next Rockefeller.Situ Nan would probably shake his head straight after hearing this.

The two looked at each other, and Walter Chrysler realized that the other party was really not joking. He really didn't know how he would have such confidence in himself.

"Mr. William, thank you for your compliment no matter what you say." Walter Chrysler said modestly.Perhaps the other party is really confident, but Walter Chrysler himself has no bottom.

Also, he is now just a senior employee in General Motors. He has not yet his own business, so many correct propositions cannot be realized.

As for being someone like Henry Ford, many people have dreamed of it, and Walter Chrysler is no exception.But few are sure they can do that.It's as if we dream of becoming millionaires every day, but we know in our hearts that this is impossible.

Chapter 118 Chrysler's Attention

Seeing the other person’s unbelieving look, Situ Nan couldn’t help but said, “Walter, my friend! You should know better than me how fast the American auto industry is now. New companies are established every day, and there are a lot of The car was built.

This is a turbulent era, and everything is possible. You may think that Ford is great, but in my opinion it is nothing more than that. At least I have the confidence to build a car company that will not lose to Ford and GM.

Don't think I'm joking, I'm serious, and I'm not afraid to tell you that my goal is to become the second Rockefeller, and that goal is not far away."

"What?" Water Chrysler's eyes widened, and the guy in front of him was bragging to the sky.

Situ Nan was not annoyed either. After all, the information they received was completely unequal. He knew Water Chrysler very well, but the other party did not know much about him.

"Have you heard of Occidental Petroleum? That is my company. Although it is not as good as Standard Oil now, I believe I will live longer than John D. Rockefeller! Even if I can't surpass him, I will rank second. Still have confidence.

As for other industries, such as the California Steel Company and the lesser-known companies like Stoney Foods, I wonder if you have heard of it?That's my industry, but they are in far away Los Angeles. It's not surprising that you haven't heard of it."

Situ Nan said with some bragging rights. Although he thought he was a very low-key and humble person, Situ Nan was also a little proud to see the more and more wonderful expressions on Walt Chrysler's face. These words he held back all night. .

Damn, the other brothers yelled and shook their arrogance, and countless little brothers were happy to vote, but Situ Nan had to coax this Walter Chrysler so well, and now the other party might not nod.

"Oh. My goodness. Although Leland told me some of your situation, I don't know you have such a big industry, and you are so young. How did you do this?" Walt Chrysler Asked in surprise.

"Opportunities, vision, and foundation." Situ Nan said, "Walter, do you know why I say you are the next Ford? Because in my opinion, you are not short of opportunities and vision, just an opportunity. Believe it I, your potential is no worse than Henry Ford.

Think about it ten years ago. Wasn't Ford also a downgraded engineer?Maybe you don’t have the same scenery as the manager of the railway company!

You just missed a good opportunity, why not give yourself a chance?You can do it too!"

Situ Nan said encouragingly.His words were like the temptation of the devil, and Walter Chrysler was confused.If the other party really has strong financial resources as he said, it seems that it can really create a world in the automotive industry.

"Why me? I know that Detroit still has a lot of good talents. Their talents are not lost to me. I believe that with your financial support, it will not be difficult to establish a new car company." Water Chrysler Asked.Despite his heartbeat, he knew that pie would not fall out of the sky for no reason.

This question is really difficult for Situ Nan. Could it be that he said, man, who calls you the most famous, I don't know any other people, "It's better to be a good person than to be familiar". Who else should you look for?