Rebirth 79: I opened a bank in the United States

Chapter 541 Personal Interests
"The competition in the market, in terms of business, has to be up to you. I can help you find a way, but this is not my obligation. What I need to do is to ensure that your factory in Georgia has stable production."

Touching his chin, Carter began to pick up his private goods.
As a relatively sophisticated enterprise on its own "site", it is also an enterprise that is more capable of creating high-net-worth population.Carter doesn't actually want Toyota to fail in the US.

Especially the sole proprietorship Toyota, not the Toyota GM in California
But as the saying goes, everything has two sides.As a relatively high-end and competitive company in Argyll, and even South Georgia, Toyota's power is too strong, and it is not what Carter wants to see.

As a newcomer, Toyota now has something to ask of itself, and the two sides can still live in harmony.But Carter, who is well versed in Japanese urination, will not believe it unless he is insane, even if he is insane. After the investment, they will not think about turning customers
The UAW's actions, in a way, were actually doing Carter a favor.

Because of the existence of the UAW and their threat, the fledgling American Toyota is a bit wary, and even has to rely on itself in some places. This is the shaping of value.
"I'll find a time to make an appointment with Mr. Carter and Mr. Woodcock, and listen to what they mean. Then go to Michigan. What's the matter now. How should I say it?"

"Breaking Hitachi through anti-espionage laws, and inciting populist sentiment against Japanese products, smashing Toyota cars. The first item is hard to say, but in terms of what you encountered at Toyota, the main force must be the UAW, which is what they are used to Even behind the UAW, it should be the counterattack of American car companies.”

"The UAW connects millions of auto workers, and it also connects tens of thousands of auto-related companies and business owners. They are naturally a group. The auto workers are united to strike, and the business owners can't stand it. But if these business owners unite Putting pressure on the auto unions to crack down on Japanese cars. That doesn't violate the interests of the UAW does it?"

"Under such circumstances, the previous method of partial compromise is no longer applicable. Either you bow your head, hand over some technologies, and give up some markets. Or, go straight to the bar! After all, the market is still demand-oriented. Consumers are not fools, what kind of car is good, what kind of car is cheap, what do they buy!"

"If you want to choose a hard line, how the market responds and how to fight back is your business. In terms of legal aspects, or some political factors, you Japan Chamber of Commerce and General Motors can't get enough of it? Mobilize them to move first. , when I need to be used, I will not stand idly by."

After giving a guarantee that at least the scene was passable, Carter bid farewell to Akio Toyoda and left from New York.

Carter knows what he wants to be, just how to do it
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"Hehe, you should have seen those car stickers on the road boycotting Japanese goods and the second Pearl Harbor, right?"

Home in Woodcock, Michigan
The former ambassador to China, the chairman of the auto union, is sipping coffee leisurely.It was not surprising that Carter came to visit. Even after listening to Carter's thoughts, there was a very obvious look of appreciation on his face:

"Instigating public opinion, distorting guidance, although this method is dirty, it works! As for what happened in Indiana, thousands of people marched, demonstrated, and smashed. Unless the army is sent out to suppress it, it depends on local law and order. Power, how to solve it? But if the army is dispatched, whoever dares to issue this order will not want their votes! The Japanese can’t give this condition.”

"Especially now the trade union is very smart. It directly links the unemployment and welfare decline of workers with the invasion of Japanese car companies. This kind of interest bundling is the most capable of making everyone feel the same hatred. In addition, it will make workers, especially unemployed The emotions and conflicts of the workers have been transferred to the Japanese. This is what the Federation wants to see. Rather than letting them vent their anger on the Japanese and Japanese car companies, it is better than letting them vent their anger on the Capitol and the White House. better."

"So, there is no solution to this problem now?"

Carter lit a cigarette, his brow furrowed
Just judging from the current situation, combined with the historical trend he knows, Carter also understands it very well.Boycott Japanese products, or even slap the Japanese economy to death, this is what the US government wants to do and is willing to do.

In this regard, when this general trend of history, or all ... no, when the interests of the vast majority of Americans hope so, Carter will never be too hard to think about standing on the opposite side of the United States
But from the perspective of personal interests, we cannot cure this fundamental problem. Carter is very firm and clear about this.But mark.
If you can cure it yourself, the effect will be that no one can do anything about it, but you can bring a little bit of change to Japanese car companies. Will your value to Japanese car companies be even greater? high?Is it convenient to pull wool in the future?
Anyway, we also have the name of a regional chairman.
What if it works?

"From the source of the problem, there is no solution! Now the US government wants to divert domestic conflicts, and the Japanese are a good target; workers need to vent their anger, and the Japanese are another good target. In addition to trade unions, I also hope that these people are honest and obedient, and everyone wants to mess with them, so who can help them? Who is willing to help them?"

Putting down the coffee cup in his hand, Woodcock smiled and shook his head.Immediately, the topic changed:
"However, if you look at it from a small scale, for you personally, there is still a solution to this problem. Your appeal is only to increase your own value, so a regional chairman can do a lot of things!"

"It's a little convenient for a small business, and we can cooperate with each other to let them gradually increase their market share in Georgia. A southern state like Georgia is actually not friendly to Japanese car companies. Large displacement should be yours. The common pursuit of southerners! In this environment, AMC and Ford should be the best-selling car companies in southern states.”

"From the perspective of the market, if you help them gain more market share, or even a gap to enter the southern state market, your value will not be low; on the other hand, it is in terms of influence. Indiana, And here in Michigan, boycotting Japanese products and so on. Indeed, the atmosphere is strong, but the South is different!"

"The coverage of TV signals is limited. This kind of trivial matter will not attract the attention of national media such as the Washington Post or the New York Daily. After all, this is not glorious, and there is no explosive point. In addition, in terms of social conflicts, God, do you have any decent car companies and car factories in the south?"

"We can transfer the emotions of unemployed workers to the invasion of Japanese car companies, but the unemployment of southerners will reduce their income, right? We understand that when the income of market consumers decreases, the supply of agricultural and livestock products and energy supply will be the main source. The income of enterprises in southern states will basically drop, but this is also a ripple effect in the final analysis. The logic is connected, but the direct contradiction does not exist!"

"This gives you, the regional chairman, the room to guide the YL trend. It is difficult for you to reverse this trend in the north, but it is not impossible in the south!"

(End of this chapter)