The journey starts from the Titanic

Situ Nan thought to himself, looked around, but didn't find the fellow Patton.

"Mr. William?"

A gray-haired old man appeared in front of Situ Nan, well-mannered and well-dressed. Situ Nan recognized him. He was the person in charge of the Peugeot family——Aman?Peugeot.

"Yes. Mr. Peugeot." Situ Nan nodded with a smile. From the invitation of the Peugeot family, he knew that the other party wanted to see him.

This old man is really witty, he appeared before half a glass of wine, ah, didn't let himself wait too long!Situ Nan thought to himself.

Oman?Peugeot saw a smile in Situ Nan's eyes, and was a little surprised. Does the other party know that he wants to see him?

It should be. The Peugeot family introduced the winery to Laura, and warmly invited their couple to attend today's banquet. With this mysterious young man's insight, he should be able to think of today's meeting.

Although Situ Nan didn't say anything, the calm and watery eyes told Aman?Peugeot, the other party is waiting for himself.

"I have a collection of exquisite wines in my cellar. Will Mr. William taste it?" Aman?Peugeot's white beard flicked and smiled.

"As you wish." Situ Nan smiled happily, greeted Laura, and left the ballroom with the old Peugeot man.

The French are proud of their wine culture. Many large French families run the wine business. Oman?Peugeot is no exception. In addition to cars, the Peugeot family also runs a wine business, but wine is not the focus of their business.

In the cellar of the Peugeot family, the old Peugeot showed Situ Nan his treasures braggingly, and chose a bottle of the best wine to share with Situ Nan.

"The authentic Bordeaux wine is better than the above! It is estimated that there are less than 100 bottles in the world!" Old Peugeot poured the wine to Situ Nan with a smile.

The young man in front of him is low-key, not keen on publicity, and his favorite is buying art and fine wine. The generous and generous Mrs. William buys most of the wine for her husband.

Situ Nan shook the wine glass, put it to his mouth, sniffed it lightly, and said in intoxication: "The wine of Bordeaux is really memorable. The brilliance and enjoyment have penetrated into the bones of the French. Cheers to the natural French. !"

"Cheers to the natural Frenchman!"

"Haha!" Old Peugeot smiled, "Compared to wine, I am obsessed with cars."

"Cars? That's a good thing!" Situ Nan echoed, guessing in his heart that the old man might have to discuss the car with himself."Peugeot's cars are great! American newspapers often praise the French cars as better than Ford cars!"

Shit!

Situ Nan said that Ford was on par with Peugeot, the old Peugeot whispered in his heart, who didn't know that Peugeot racing cars are not only famous in Europe, but also in the United States. Can the old Ford Model T be called a racing car?Although the old Ford was also a racing fan when he was young.

But Peugeot's reputation is outstanding, no matter how loud it is, it is just a racing car.After the First World War, Peugeot produced a large number of cars. It was the only one in France, with an annual output of over 10,000. That was only in France. It was nothing compared with the production of tens of millions of cars by the three major US auto companies.

The United States is the real kingdom of automobiles, and it excels in the field of automobile manufacturing.For the Peugeot family, who wants to do a big business in the auto market, they have a lot to learn from American auto companies.

The expression of the old Peugeot did not escape Situ Nan's eyes. Does this old head get auto manufacturing technology from Chrysler?Situ Nan thought to himself.

I was too lazy to talk nonsense with this old man, and smiled slightly: "Mr. Peugeot, can you tell me something? After drinking, I have to go to the game!"

This little guy is really quick in his mind!

Old Peugeot secretly praised and glanced at Situ Nan appreciatively.

Now that the other party understood what he meant, he didn't need to go around anymore, so he smiled gently: "We hope to cooperate with Chrysler, import production lines from the United States, and hope to get technical support from Chrysler. Of course, we are willing to pay a reasonable price. "

I knew it was so!Is it easy to introduce car production lines?Technology is the treasure of various auto companies. How can it be easily sold to others?

Even Germans who are good at machine manufacturing have a big gap with the United States in the automotive industry. Dailem and Mercedes-Benz are fighting each other and have not yet integrated them. They are far behind the American auto giants in terms of technology, scale and funding.

BMW is just an influential aircraft engine manufacturer. Germany's economy is not good, so it's not bad not to go bankrupt.Volkswagen has no way to talk about it, and Hitler mustache is still in jail.

All in all, Americans dominate the automobile industry. Chrysler has become the hottest automobile company in the United States by virtue of the hot sales of airflow cars, and it is the leader in the automobile manufacturing field.

The French automobile industry is still some distance away from the American automobile industry. It is not surprising that the old Peugeot coveted American automobile manufacturing technology.

"Cooperation? No problem? What can Peugeot do?" Situ Nan smiled."As far as I know, Peugeot has always been happily working with Ford Motor Company. Why did it suddenly think of Chrysler?"

Stuart is right. Peugeot has always had business dealings with Ford. Millennium Peugeot has introduced a car production line from Ford, and the experienced Peugeot often sends engineers to Ford for further studies.

After the First World War, Peugeot's technology improved rapidly, making breakthroughs in the field of automobile engines, and basically achieving autonomy in parts and components, inseparable from Ford.

Old Peugeot nodded, tacitly accepting Situ Nan’s words, and explained with a smile: "Peugeot does have a good cooperative relationship with Ford, but this does not affect our current cooperation? I really appreciate Chrysler’s aggressiveness in the field of automobile manufacturing. The Qiqihar cars you produced completely lead the trend, and I like them very much."

Recently, Peugeot bought an Airstream car and shipped it back to France. When the old Peugeot saw the guy, he immediately felt that "Airstream will replace the Model T".

Peugeot engineers immediately dismantled the Qiqihar car for research, and the report he got surprised the old Peugeot.Airflow not only achieved a breakthrough in appearance, but also used a large number of advanced production technologies, a level that Peugeot could not reach within a few years.

The old-fashioned Peugeot quickly realized that American cars would enter Europe in a big way. Ford has already come to the fore. Coupled with the menacing Chrysler, Peugeot will face heavy pressure and may be crushed by the other side.

"Joint venture company?" Situ Nan looked at Old Peugeot in surprise.

"Yes. I know Chrysler is looking for investment targets, why not choose Peugeot? In this way, we get American technology and improve our own level, and you also get the French car market, isn't it?"

Old Peugeot looked at Situ Nan with a sincere expression, and did not hide his intentions at all.

Cooperating with Peugeot can certainly open up the French market relatively easily, eliminating a lot of trouble, but after a few years of digesting Chrysler's technology, the other party is full of wings and will definitely kick Chrysler away.The French still have a hand in car manufacturing, but they are not like a certain countryman who stupidly trades the market for technology!

Situ Nan closed his eyes, tapped his fingers on the wine glass, silently calculating the gains and losses.He is not opposed to cooperating with Peugeot, not to mention the technical blockade of Peugeot. The other party can only find a partner if he is interested.For example, Ford doesn't mind cooperating with the French. Didn't you even move the car production line to the Soviet Union?

"The share ratio is one to one?" He opened his eyes and stared at Old Peugeot.

"Of course!" Old Peugeot nodded with a firm face.

He had inquired that Situ Nan was very refreshing in negotiations and didn't like to drag his feet.Half of the shares are also the maximum that Peugeot can bear. After all, the French are not Germans at the mercy of others, and it is even more impossible to give up the controlling rights of the company.

Situ Nan nodded, understanding the old Peugeot's thoughts.

In fact, when Chrysler entered the French automobile market, Situ Nan had two plans in mind. One was to establish a wholly-owned factory through acquisition, and the other was to choose an automobile company to cooperate.

Situ Nan was fond of Citroen, not Peugeot.Citroen has just transformed from a car toy manufacturer to a car manufacturer. It is weak and relatively easy to control. Chrysler is confident that it can obtain a controlling stake.

"Promise me a condition, I want to become a shareholder of Peugeot!" Situ Nan stared at the old Peugeot without showing any weakness!

Chapter 14 Perfume Chanel

"Sir, aren't you kidding me?" Old Peugeot looked at Situ Nan with a vigilant look. What kind of joke did he want to play Peugeot?

no way!

"No, sir, I'm serious." Situ Nan replied, looking at Old Peugeot calmly.

Interestingly, in history, the old Peugeot died in 1915, but now this guy is still blushing in front of Situ Nan.With him, Peugeot will reduce internal friction, and it may be better than before.

"No! It's impossible! Peugeot was founded by me. Unless I die, I will never let it fall into the hands of outsiders!"

Old Peugeot shook his head with a firm face.

The old man leaned on crutches, his face was wrinkled, and the age spots on his face were shaky. The rapid breathing told Situ Nan how angry this aging body was, like a cat stepped on its tail, staring fiercely. Go into its basin to fish for intruders.

I knew it was so!