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Chapter 864 Trip to England
The United Kingdom has always been known as a "manufacturing country" because it was the first country in the world to undergo an industrial revolution, and it has the reputation of "the cradle of the modern industrial revolution" and "the world's factory".

Perhaps in the eyes of many people, Britain's technology is not as developed as that of the United States, but this does not mean that Britain's industry is backward.

In fact, British technology at this time was not inferior to that of the United States.

There is the Cranfield Institute of Precision Engineering, an ultra-precision machine tool manufacturer, which ranks second in the world, second only to the British Aerospace Corporation of the United States.

There are aerodynamic giant Rolls-Royce acquired by Su Chen, global pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline, more than 200-year-old companies GKN, Marconi, etc.

Few people may know Marconi, which is the first company in the UK to manufacture radio equipment. In 1922, it created the famous British Broadcasting Corporation, also known as the infamous BBC.

In addition to these, the UK has the world's most powerful racing industry and automotive engineering companies.

In the field of racing, F1 probably best reflects the technical strength of the United Kingdom. For example, Cosworth, Judd, Gibson, AER and other racing engine manufacturers, and several dominant racing gearbox manufacturers are all palace-level existences in the racing field.

In the field of automotive engineering, the UK has a number of world-class independent automotive engineering companies: Lotus Engineering, Williams Advanced Engineering, RML, Prodrive, Tickford, Ricardo, etc., these are project partners of many large automotive companies.

From the perspective of the cultivation of scientific research personnel, the world's top universities such as Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial College, Durham and other top universities are still the cornerstone of the UK's scientific research strength.

Therefore, at this time, the traditional manufacturing industry in Britain has not declined to the point where it is mermaid.

It's just that most industries are rarely known to outsiders.

But the British are not fools. They are not waving money, and they will sell these properties.

The last time I was able to acquire those companies was because those companies were facing bankruptcy, and the government didn't want to take over due to policy reasons. They thought it was a troublesome thing, so it was cheap for Su Chen.

The plane landed at London's Heathrow International Airport.

It was already the beginning of September 1988. After returning to the capital for a meeting and then flying around, several months had passed before I knew it.

The weather in London is just in the middle of autumn.

After getting off the plane, Su Chen said to the girls around him: "I don't know if you are chasing stars or not. If we came earlier, we would definitely meet Michael Jackson's tour concert, but it's too late now .”

"I don't chase stars very much." Huang Ying said first, "It seems that I don't pay much attention to this aspect."

Li Ruotong said: "Even if we catch up, we probably don't have time to watch it."

"I like Teresa Teng." Xue Fang said with a smile, "In the past, I only used tapes to appreciate her voice, but now I can let her face me. This is something I never thought of."

Su Chen said: "There is no rehearsal in life, every day is a live broadcast, no one can predict what will happen tomorrow, let's go to the hotel first."

The person in charge of the branch learned that the boss was coming to the UK and had already arranged everything in advance.

If you wait for Su Chen to come over and arrange it yourself, it will be a waste of time and too troublesome.

What's more, staying in a hotel now is not like being able to book tickets online later, but you have to book tickets by phone, which is all kinds of troubles.

The person in charge booked the old and luxurious five-star Brown Hotel in London for the boss and his party.

Opened in 1837, the hotel is the oldest hotel in London and has hosted big names over the years.

Among them is Alexander Graham Bell, who is best known to the world.

At that time, Bell came to London to show his newly invented telephone to the British government and stayed in this hotel.

In 1876, it was from a room at the Brown Hotel that Bell successfully pulled out the first telephone in Britain.

In 1886, US President Theodore Roosevelt and his wife spent their honeymoon here.

Among the celebrities who have visited the Brown Hotel are also royal nobles, such as Napoleon III and his wife Queen Eugenie, as well as the Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie.

During World War I, Queen Elizabeth of Belgium lived here during her asylum in the UK. King George II of Greece, who left Greece in exile in 1924, also lived here for nine years.

And this old and elegant hotel has always been a place where writers find inspiration.

It can be seen that James, the head of the British branch, has spent a lot of thought in order to please the boss.

There are many people named James in the UK, such as James Santer, Queen Victoria’s portrait painter, James Watt, the man who worked on the steam engine, an important figure in the first industrial revolution, and James Bond in the movie 007.

James of the Saatchi & Saatchi branch is a Londoner in his 40s.

He used to work in a securities company in London. Since Shengshi came here to open a branch office, he was recruited here as the person in charge of the branch office.

Although there was intention to flatter him, Su Chen really liked his arrangement.

If the subordinate arranges himself in a dirty hotel, then the mood of the trip will not be very good.

"Dude, you arranged well." Su Chen said, "It seems that it is right to call you in advance."

James showed a gentlemanly smile: "These are what I should do."

A short silence followed.

Su Chen disagreed.

Because politeness and silence are one of the manifestations of a British gentleman.

If this subordinate chatters and chats all the time, Su Chen will wonder if he is really British.

The British hate chattering "talking about the mountains" very much, even when chatting with them, the topics are very particular.

Family, identity, age, work and even career are considered their private life, and others have no right to interfere, otherwise, it will violate their principle of politeness.

So there is a proverb in the West: "The home of the British is their castle."

James also seems to be aware that his silence is an impolite behavior, especially since his boss is still a Chinese.

I heard that Chinese people prefer to be lively, so James asked after struggling for more than ten seconds.

"Mr. Su, do you need me to report to you? Well, I'm talking about now."

This also shows the difference between the British and the Americans. The Americans can call boss in person, while the British like to use Mr. XX and will not call them bosses.

Su Chen shook his head: "Dude, it's not working time now, so you don't need to report to work. You can report to me when I'm working tomorrow."

"OK."

Began to fall silent again.

Soon, the car came to the hotel. James, who had been silent all the way, got out of the car and opened the door, and helped several ladies get their luggage out of the car.

After checking in, James accompanied a few people upstairs and said, "Mr. Su, I don't know if this is my first time in London. I don't know if I need to go with you, or I can arrange a staff member to do your job. Tourist guide."

"No need." Su Chen said, "Go and do your work first, and I'll let you know if there's anything else."

"Okay." James thought for a while and left his phone number, "This is my home phone number. If you need anything, Mr. Su, you can call me anytime."

After James left, Xue Fang said, "This Englishman doesn't seem to talk much."

"This is their gentlemanly demeanor, they like to keep silent." Su Chen said, "Let's take a rest first, and then go out to eat something. By the way, Huang Ying, please record the following message and send it back to Hong Kong..."

(End of this chapter)