Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 1194 Hit the enemy's heart

Baekeland didn't get the chance to meet Rock until the third day. In fact, if Rock didn't see Baekeland at this time, it no longer affected the patent of phenolic plastics. Rock had already obtained phenolic plastic through Sir James Swinburne's Swinburne Company. The authorization of the patent, even if Baekeland returns to New York now, cannot change this fact.

But a reason that cannot be ignored is that, as a successful entrepreneur and a scientist with more than 100 patents, Baekeland does have the capital to make Rock look different.

Since Rock got Nyasaland, he began to recruit various talents. It took Nyasaland more than ten years to establish an image of valuing talents and technology. It cannot be destroyed because of the benefits of Bakelite.

Don't think how big the circle of technology is. There are more than a billion people in the world, and no more than a thousand people are eligible to leave their names in the history of technology. You can imagine how low this ratio is.

When he walked into Eagle Fort, Baekeland was actually feeling uneasy.

For Baekeland, the DuPont family was already an irresistible behemoth, but the influence of the DuPont family in New York was still incomparable to Rock's influence in Nyasaland.

In New York, the DuPont family is just one of many trusts. Although it is at the top of the food chain, there are many big families and large companies at the top of the food chain.

Rock is different in Nyasaland. The whole Nyasaland is the fiefdom of Rock. Rock is at the top of the food chain in Nyasaland just like the DuPont family in New York, but the difference is that Nyasaland There is only Rock at the top of the food chain.

As a member of New York's high society, Baekeland has also participated in many top-notch feasts and been to many so-called famous occasions. Among them, Eagle Castle is not the most luxurious, and the scale of the building is not the most majestic, but it gives Baekeland an impression Definitely the deepest.

Unlike those nouveau riche who wished to build houses with gold and precious stones, the interior decoration of Eagle Fort could even be regarded as rudimentary from Baekeland's point of view. Many places were just bare walls without even the simplest decorations. The corridors are not covered with world-famous paintings everywhere, highlighting the so-called wealthy background, and the door handles do not use gold, just ordinary stainless steel.

Or other materials are not necessarily.

Roque was not enthusiastic when he saw Baekeland, but this attitude made Baekeland a little more relaxed. If Roque was too enthusiastic, Baekeland would be wary of whether Roque was harboring evil intentions.

At this time, Baekeland must have forgotten how rough the police were when they took him away from the Table Mountain Hotel, and didn't mention Luo Keti.

"Before I came to Los Angeles, I always thought that New York was the center of the world. Now I realized that I was wrong. Los Angeles is not inferior to New York in many aspects, even worse than New York. It's a pity that I should have done it earlier. Let's take a look." Baekeland is really not flattering, he just came to Los Angeles for three days, but he has a very good impression of Los Angeles.

"I heard from people at DuPont that you want to have more in-depth cooperation with companies in Nyasaland. How about it? Do you have any new ideas?" Rock has always wanted to open the US market, but due to various reasons, Not enough has been done so far.

This aspect is mainly because Rock did not find a suitable spokesperson. Hoover is good, but Hoover is now more and more inclined to the political direction, and he is not sharp enough in business. To put it bluntly, the reason for Hoover's success is more Relying on coincidence and asymmetric information advantages, Hoover's own ability is not very good, otherwise he would not have so many failures after he was successfully elected president.

Compared with Hoover, Baekeland has even greater advantages. Baekeland is a very capable scientist first, and then a successful entrepreneur. In these two fields, Baekeland is better than Hoover.

Rock now not only needs a political spokesperson, but also a spokesperson in the commercial field.

"Yes, compared with the United States, Nyasaland's products have many advantages, such as the automobile industry. In fact, many new automobile companies have emerged in New York in the past two years. Ford's Model T is good, but it cannot satisfy all New Yorkers. People's needs." Baekeland really loves New York, his words, in fact, it is more appropriate to replace New York with the United States, but New Yorkers have become accustomed to replacing the United States with New York.

Ford and Nyasaran Motors are taking two completely different roads. Ford only produces T-model cars, and even the color is only black. It puts all its energy on how to increase production efficiency. The most produced car of all time occupies the market.

Nyasaran Automobile has differentiated operations from the very beginning. There are Lords in the high-end market and Diesel in the low-end market. The color models are also more abundant. Although this is less efficient, it can better meet the needs of different classes for cars. One point is actually very important. For example, the Model T produced by Ford has now become synonymous with cheap. Even if Ford launches higher-end models in the future, it will not be able to change people's deep-rooted impression of Ford.

This is what Nyasaran Motors has done very well. Lord Cars has established a high-end and luxurious image all over the world. There are also many wealthy people in the United States who buy Lord Cars from Europe and transport them back to the United States. It is even a joke in the market. You can buy ten Model T Fords.

It is a pity for Rock that there is no branch of Lord Automobile in the United States. Rock has always wanted to sell Lord Automobile to the United States openly, but the US government does not allow Lord Automobile to enter the United States.

Americans are already very proficient at playing double standards. In Europe, the United States is clamoring for free trade, but it is very difficult for European companies to enter the United States. The United States hopes to introduce European funds, but it does not need European companies.

This is also the reason why New York has been trying to compete with London for the global financial center. The United States needs funds to develop, and London needs to keep more funds in London in order to maintain its status as a global financial center.

"If you want to sell Nyasaland's cars to the United States, do you have any good ideas?" Rock didn't have time to beat around the bush. That cloudy way of talking was not suitable for Rock, and everyone was short on time.

"If you want to sell Nyasaland's cars to the United States, the best way is to directly invest in a car factory in the United States, produce in the United States, and sell locally." Baekeland is full of hope, but it is not easy to achieve this. It is because of this that Bakelite did not directly set up factories in Europe.

"Where do you think is the most suitable place to put the factory?" Rock obviously thought about this question, so he didn't ask why.

Investing and setting up a factory in the United States, on the surface, it does increase jobs for the United States and increase taxes for the U.S. government, but in fact this is a double-edged sword. If Rock invests in the United States, then Rock’s factory will If one more car is sold, the auto factories in the United States will sell one less. Not only Ford will be affected, but all American auto companies will be affected.

Even when Ford seems to monopolize the US market, there are still other car companies in the US that have survived strongly. For example, General Motors, which was established ten years ago, has struggled to survive under Ford's strong rule until now.

"New York, without a doubt New York." Baekeland said decisively. Even if the factory was moved to the United States, it would not be easy to compete with Ford in low-end models, so the most likely to open up the market must be high-end cars.

Don’t think that Americans are all pragmatists. The life of the rich is unimaginable to ordinary people. Gray T-shirts and jeans are all for image building. A T-shirt costs hundreds of dollars. Different.

Rock was noncommittal about Baekeland's judgment, and then ended his communication with Baekeland.

Investing and setting up a factory in the United States is not a matter of 1 to [-] yuan, and Rock will not make a decision with one word. Although Rock has this right, he must discuss it with the executives of Nyasaland Motors before making a decision. .

After returning to the hotel, Baekeland was extremely excited.

Although Roque didn't express his position clearly, Baekeland still saw the dawn of hope.

When dining in the hotel restaurant the next night, someone took the initiative to greet Baekeland: "Hi Leo, I'm Mike Carlisle from Nyasaran Automobile, can I sit down?"

"Of course, of course, please sit down, dinner alone is also very lonely—" Baekeland was enthusiastic. He had been waiting for the response from Nyasaland's car after returning to the hotel. Rock was very busy, and this kind of thing could only be done. Decide on a general direction. If there is any follow-up communication, it must be the communication between Nyasaland Automobile and Baekeland.

"Today's weather is terrible. It's been raining all day." When Mike Carlisle sat down, he habitually started chatting with the weather, which was as normal as asking "Have you eaten?"

"I like rainy days, so that I can think about some problems that I usually don't have time to think about in the office alone. Many of my inventions are done in the office." Compared with Rock's straightforwardness, Baekeland is more used to this kind of The opening method.

"I may go to New York with you in a few days. Now let's talk about the new company." Mike Carlisle is still more influenced by Rock, and efficiency is deeply rooted in Nyasaland.

"New company? Don't you want to use the current company?" Baekeland was surprised. Lord Automobile had already established its image all over the world, so it would be much more difficult to just give up.

"No, re-establishing a new company has nothing to do with the current Nyasaland Motors." Mike Carlisle has no choice but to establish a strong image of Nyasaland Automobile, and it is impossible to eliminate it. simple thing.

Baekeland finally felt Rock's determination.

(End of this chapter)