The Pioneer of the Rebirth Era

Looking at Yang Dongxu who is much, much younger than himself, it seems that he is not as old as his son. Dave's mood is extremely complicated. If Yang Dongxu is the boss of the 76ers, he can barely accept it.

But Yang Dongxu is still the boss of BMW Motor Company, and he started his business from scratch. This has shaken his values ​​of being a business genius.

"Can I ask why you established a branch in Detroit? I don't doubt your company's development plan, but you know the current situation in Detroit." Dave pondered for a moment and said.

The current investment environment in Detroit is not to say that it is the worst in the United States, but it is definitely so bad that it is among the best. What's more, Yang Dongxu invested in a car company.

Detroit is the birthplace of American cars, even the base camp. Several of the largest car company manufacturers in the United States are all in Detroit, and there are extremely powerful consortiums behind them.

When you come to Detroit to invest in a car branch, do you feel that China is too far away and these car companies can’t reach you, so you take the initiative to feed it into their mouths?

"The investment environment is indeed poor, especially the security environment. But from another angle, it is precisely because of the decline of Detroit that I can get better investment policies, right?

And here has the world's largest number of experienced car production workers, many car engineers who can help me, and even I can get some car production lines and production technology at a lower price. These are also advantages, aren't they? " Yang Dongxu said.

Dave didn't speak for a while, staring at the young man in front of him for a few seconds, "For Derek's sake, I have to give you a piece of advice. Of course, what you said are all advantageous resources. But conservative, traditional, Proud Detroit is really a big mud pit right now, and there is a high chance that your investment will not get a corresponding return."

"I have prepared a risk assessment report before investing. The reason why I asked you to cooperate is that I don't have many resources and connections in Detroit. I hope you can help me recruit ordinary workers and automotive engineers.

If possible, I would also like you to act as an intermediary to help me acquire a few production lines that other car companies don't want. Of course, I can't be too far behind. It would be even better if I could just get me the right to use some car technology, or the right to buy it. I will pay you what you are satisfied with. "

With the lessons learned from Haina Branch, Yang Dongxu will naturally not repeat the same mistakes when he invests in the United States. So he decided to borrow the resources of Dave, a local.

"What you said is not a difficult thing. I have good cooperative relations with many car companies. Recruitment is even easier. Now hundreds of thousands of people in Detroit are unemployed, and many people have decided to leave their hometowns and go to other places. There's a place to live. I think they'd appreciate it if you gave him a job."

"That would be great, but I have a small request. That is, I hope that the workers who enter my company should give up some of the rights of union members, and as a guarantee, I can guarantee that their wages will not be lower than The average wages of similar positions such as Ford and General Motors." Yang Dongxu said.

"This." Dave frowned.

The power of trade unions is very strong in the United States, and this is also the power entrusted to them by the Constitution. As citizens of a country that talks about human rights, fairness, and freedom all day long, asking them to give up the power of the trade union will definitely cause an uproar.

"Detroit's current results are certainly due to the development of the economic environment, and Detroit's backward development is directly related to it. However, the contributions of the big men in the labor union in this regard are also indispensable.

I don't want the company I just invested in to start production before the recruited workers start to go on strike, demanding wage increases and reducing working hours. I invest to make money, not to use money to help Detroit for charity. "Yang Dongxu knocked on the table in front of him.

The trade unions in the United States are definitely at the same level as the grandpas and aunts in China. Sometimes they are unreasonable and you can’t touch him, and you even need to pay money to settle the matter. Yang Dongxu obviously didn't intend to get used to such a temper.

Anyway, the unemployment rate in Detroit is very high now, and the types of jobs related to automobile production can be picked at random. If you like it, let's sign a contract and officially hire him. If you don't, then just leave. He doesn't want to hire a group of uncles to serve in the factory.

"I can only say give it a try. You know that Americans value their rights very much. You will undoubtedly violate their rights again." Dave said after a moment of silence.

"But I also gave corresponding compensation, and I didn't cheat them. This article will be clearly written when recruiting workers. If they want to stay in Detroit.

Wanting to have a steady salary to pay off their mortgages, car loans, and all kinds of credit cards, I gave them a job, and they should also give up a little bit.

I feel that the renunciation of this power is insignificant to them, after all, it is a formal contract. I didn't deduct their wages, I didn't restrict their freedom, and it didn't even have anything to do with human rights.

All I want is that during normal production, they get the pay they deserve, and they should learn to be grateful instead of thinking that this is not enough, and want to be threatened by various strikes by the uncle. "On this point, Yang Dongxu intends not to give an inch.

"May I ask, how much do you plan to invest and how many workers will you recruit?" Dave asked.

The subtext of this sentence is: Since you came up and stipulated this and that, how much do you plan to invest? If it's just a few million dollars, then you go away and don't waste my time here.

"5,000 US dollars in the initial investment." Yang Dongxu raised two fingers: "If the first investment achieves the results I want, then the later investment will not be less than 200 million. And in the early stage, I plan to recruit 500 skilled workers in various positions And 50 automotive engineers, and of course the corresponding talents in management positions.”

"It is indeed a considerable investment. If you are sure that you really invest 200 million yuan and write it down in the memo, maybe there is a lot of room for manipulation in this matter." Dave rubbed his chin.

"This matter is a request from the government, and you are the middleman I am looking for. I will pay you enough. You should do things for me and stand by me." Yang Dongxu reminded Dave.

"Ah, I'm sorry, the sense of substitution is too strong. It's mainly because you are too strong. I will adjust my mentality. But how much is my agency fee?" Dave's face flashed an embarrassing look, but for him The embarrassment of the big boss was nothing at all, and he continued to speak without blushing.

"Based on the current average of Detroit's preferential policies for investors, I will ask the negotiating team to agree on a value with you.

To reach this average, your intermediary fee is 100,000 US dollars. For every 1% discount, you can get 100,000 more and so on.

The same is true for purchasing automobile production lines, or ready-made factory land. Buy it at market price, and I'll pay you $100,000. If you can keep the purchase price as low as possible, you can get a 20% commission on the part that is below market value. " Yang Dongxu said.

"It seems to be a big business." Dave didn't come up and ask for more reports, but rubbed his chin and roughly calculated his income.

Not to mention the purchase of factory buildings and production lines, with his relationship and capital. There is no problem in lowering tens of millions or hundreds of millions of things to a few million, so the 20% remuneration is millions of dollars.

Don't think that Dave is a billionaire with a lot of profitable companies under his hands, his pockets are bulging. Hundreds of millions of assets are just assets, fixed industries, and the company's appraised value.

And the money that can be used in his own bank account is just over 300,000 US dollars. That's right, there is only so much money in his account balance. Whenever he wants to buy some big toys, such as yachts, such as airplanes, he can't pay all at once, and can only borrow money from the bank.

Therefore, the temptation of millions of dollars belonging to her cash income is not small for him. What's more, the commission ratio can still be negotiated.

"Are you going to stay in Detroit for a few days? I can take you around the city and let you know more about it. Maybe you will have more confidence when investing." Dave changed the topic.

"Two days later, I'm going back to China, and there are still many things I need to deal with. In the future negotiations, there will be negotiating partners from the United States to cooperate with you." Yang Dongxu said.

"Although the two days are a bit tight, I think it should help you meet some talented people in Detroit, and then give a general introduction to those car production lines that are more cost-effective." As a businessman, Dave obviously knows how to negotiate in order to take the initiative.

To introduce Yang Dongxu to people with energy in Detroit is to let Yang Dongxu see his connections and capital. Let him see how much profit space he can get for him, and then talk about the intermediary fee, he will undoubtedly be able to take the initiative.

"Of course there is no problem. Oh yes, I forgot to mention just now that although I plan to build a factory in the United States, a large part of some car parts will not be purchased locally in Detroit, but will be imported from China."

"This is obviously a big problem." Dave frowned again.

Investing in a car factory can revitalize the economy of a car production chain, if the car factory is doing well.

However, if the manufacturing plant imports parts from abroad, it will undoubtedly make other manufacturers in this industrial chain unable to make profits. So they will naturally not support Yang Dongxu, which will undoubtedly make his negotiation more difficult.

"Don't you buy any parts locally?" Dave asked.

"It's not so absolute. If the quality is the same, the parts they produce are cheap enough. I have no reason to spend a lot of money to import from China, right?" Yang Dongxu shrugged.

Dave rolled his eyes, it was obviously nonsense. With the production cost of American auto parts, it would be hell if it could be lower than that of China. The production technology of their auto parts is indeed advanced, but labor costs and other taxes are really expensive.