industrial maniac

Chapter 155 The second batch of M8 Raymond's commission

After talking on the phone with Lei Meng, Xu Fei thought of the Carlyle Chairman Keynes mentioned by the other party and the fact that the funds were locked up, so he simply contacted the [-] interns who were given to Bain Capital two months ago to make some inquiries.

With the strengthening of intermediary capabilities, these interns have gradually become full-time employees, and one of them even got into the management team.

After a while.

The other party sent materials related to the financial turmoil.

Carlyle and Bain's means of dealing with the 'three links' is very simple.

Since you are engaged in industry, then I'll go 'long' on raw materials, and 'short' on semi-finished and finished products.

It's like building a ship. In the past, the raw materials purchased were 50, the manufacturing cost was 30, the price was 100 million, and the profit was 20.

Now I have raised the price of raw materials to 80 yuan, and then used second-hand ships to lower the market price of new ships to 70 yuan.

One up and one down, if you sell a new boat, you will lose 60 yuan directly with interest.

Under this operation, since March, the prices of aerospace materials, metal materials, medical materials, composite materials, and ceramic materials have all increased significantly.

On the contrary, prices of automobiles, medical equipment, electromechanical devices, and aerospace equipment have been greatly reduced.

If the 'three links' do not carry out sales business in order to stop losses, the market share is bound to be taken away by low-end products.

Especially ships, automobiles, medical vehicles, and electromechanical devices are all durable goods. If you miss this business, you will never meet the same customers again in three to five years, or even ten years.

If the "three links" continue to operate, they will lose money and earn money, and the inventory products will depreciate, their own assets will shrink severely, and the market value will directly evaporate, which is just in line with the short-selling plan of Carlyle and Bain.

Under this series of dazzling operations, 'Three Links' was beaten helplessly.

Moreover, Carlyle and Bain are the world's top investment companies, and their internal employees are all top financial professionals in the industry.

If I hit you, it’s not over. I will take advantage of the depreciation of your assets to make a strong acquisition, and then increase the overall value through financial operations, and then sell them off.

Make one shot, earn money twice, and at the same time erode your industry, weaken your strength, and help you cultivate more competitors...

Tee was really freaked out.

It wasn't until General Electric came up with the recording of the cooperation with Carlyle chairman Keynes when it attacked Raymond, threatening Keynes to transfer Carlyle's internal information to Tecom, that the situation reversed.

Santong first exposed the relationship between Lao Bu and the ruthless gang Harden, and then made targeted arrangements according to the deployment of Carlyle Investment, and then exchanged part of the shares to persuade Blackstone to ask the other party to attack the old rival Bain Capital.

Carlyle and Bain were originally in a good situation, but the 'long' part was locked up, and the 'short' part was also locked up by the short side. If everything came true, the capital of the two brothers would shrink by half.

And this time.

In order to reverse the defeat and save the approval rating, Governor of Texas Xiaobu is giving an anti-terrorism speech through CNN real-time information.

This represents a complete break between Lao Bu and Harden on the surface.

As for asset cutting...

It is estimated that there is nothing wrong with Harden.

Xu Fei deleted the email sent by the intern, and then used the program made by the hacker to repeat the operation several times to eliminate the traces left by this contact, and then considered the second batch of M8 orders.

With the power supply of Daze Industrial Park, if all projects are suspended, it will take at most half a day to manufacture 900 sets of M8 parts.

The trouble is the assembly, and the military-grade electrical control equipment that cannot be produced in-house.

Such as infrared detectors, thermal imaging displays, two-way stable fire control systems, etc., must be disassembled from the Grizzly tank.

According to the previous idea, first arrange a group of half-sized children, disassemble the Grizzly Chariot, and then assemble the M8 after getting familiar with the structure.

But Raymond urged him tightly, as a dog friend, we should give strong support no matter what X, and take the opportunity to make a lot of money.

Xu Fei looked at the calendar. Tomorrow's Women's Day, he immediately announced a half-day paid vacation.

随后通知工程师们调整现有的4300套工业机器人，用于组装6V750C柴油机。再招募500名工程师，负责组装M8主体。而一直留在大泽动力的200名工程师，则负责拆装灰熊战车的电气装置。

Rough calculations, 900 chariots can be completed in about a week.

As for what the half-children do...

Help the engineer, and experience the craftsmanship of the master by the way.

After making all these arrangements, Xu Fei peeled an orange, drank a bottle of milk for elementary school students produced by the "Three Cows" that the base rewarded the commander, put on reading glasses, and read the exclusive newspapers and periodicals of the Youth League to learn about the Youth League, charity , poverty alleviation and other work progress.

Then I checked the authenticity with the staff of the grass-roots supply and marketing cooperatives through a landline phone, and immediately yelled at a few people who were not able to do things well, and then praised a few people who were doing things well. embankment.

"Hmph, if you dare to fool this book, I'm afraid you may not know who is the most well-informed in Zeshi!"

Xu Fei looked at the time, two hours had passed.

Immediately picked up the phone and contacted Raymond.

"Old Lei, good news!"

"You said."

"I cried and begged my father to let him talk to the old leader for two hours. After years of friendship, I finally persuaded Weapons to help make the M8."

"Great!"

"Coincidentally, there is a batch of M8s on the side of the weapon that are going to be sent to Tibet. You should know that this matter has been in the news, and the third brother has been protesting."

"Yes, I know, what do you mean?"

"That's right, Weapons is willing to transfer this department's inventory of tanks, no more, no less, 500 vehicles. If we produce another 400 vehicles, maybe we can ship them to you next week."

"Xu, I don't know how to thank you."

"Listen to me, these chariots are not foreign trade type, and the quotation is a bit high."

"How many?"

"They offered 500 million yuan, and they never let go. I called grandpa dozens of times, and finally helped you to 420 million yuan!"

"Xu, thank you for your help, but I can't accept this price."

"How much do you pay at most?"

"350 million!"

"Weapons will not accept it, and, because it is used in Tibet, the quality of this batch of M8 is much better than the previous batch, especially the engine, not only has the power increased from 500 horsepower to 750 horsepower, but also uses new materials, which are better than the previous batch. The previous generation was 20% fuel efficient, Lao Lei, you are a general, you should understand what this means.”

GM's M8 didn't sink into the ocean and is currently being delivered.

If Raymond wants to win back the order, he must have certain advantages.

And the power is increased to 750, and then high-tech support is added-the energy utilization rate is increased by 20%, which becomes a big killer.

When the time comes to compare, the M8 of General Motors will be thrown away after shopping around, and the North American Military Department will definitely choose Raymond.

In this way, my family helped Raymond turn the tables, the relationship between the two parties became closer, and they made a lot of money.

Of course, this 6V750C is definitely not the original ceramic composite material engine of the Grizzly Chariot. It is just that in the process of improving the 6V300C, the conventional diesel engine made of ordinary materials is very noisy, easy to enter sand, and there are occasional failures such as missing cylinders and smashing cylinders. occur……

But with power and fuel consumption, it is enough to beat the previous M8.

"Xu, if it's what you said, I can offer 380 million."

"It's too low, the fuel consumption of the engine is reduced by 20%, which has high technical value."

"385 million!"

"Old Lei, I'm helping you, not negotiating business with you."

"Sorry, your tone of voice made me hallucinate. I always feel like I'm negotiating the price with the seller."

"Okay then, I'll give you some contact information, you can talk directly to Weapon."

"Xu, thank you!"

"We're friends!"

"Yes, we are brothers!"

North America.

Lei Meng hung up the communication, browsed the email sent by Xu Fei, and tried to contact Dongshan Weapon.

"Hello? Hello, I'm Carlyle, Raymond."

"Hi, my name is Sun, what's the matter?"

"I would like to purchase a batch of M8s."

"Sorry, we don't have that model."

"Sorry, on your side, it should be called the Grizzly Chariot?"

"Grizzly, 3000 million."

"Really? I plan to purchase 900 vehicles. What's the lowest price?"

"900? Minimum 2800 million."

"Then I'm leaving now, let's meet and discuss in detail?"

"Are you sure about purchasing?"

"Yes, sir, trust me."

"Well, first pay 100 vehicles as a deposit, a total of 28 billion US dollars."

"Why?"

"100 cars, $28 billion, that's right."

"Wait, the 2600 million you said is US dollars?"

"if not?"

Raymond was silent for a moment, "Are you sure this is the Grizzly Chariot?"

"Yes, it's definitely a grizzly bear, not the M8 kind of crap."

"Sorry, maybe I have some misunderstandings, so I'm sorry."

Lei Meng hung up the communication and contacted Xu Fei again.

"Xu, I want to know the difference between the Grizzly and the M8."

"Grizzly? It's a plateau killer. It can drive freely on a plateau at an altitude of 5000 meters, and it can even do 'drag racing mobile shooting'. I don't know the rest. It was on the news in North America before. video car."

"Can't M8 do it?"

"In the plains, it should, maybe, probably, but in the plateau...the engine materials don't cost money? The car body materials don't cost money? The electrical control equipment doesn't cost money? General Motors quotes 350 million yuan, so naturally it must be manufactured according to the 3...300 million standard."

"But at 2600 million U.S. dollars, the overall value far exceeds that of heavy tanks."

"I'm not sure about this, maybe which parts are more advanced, like this batch of M8, which is 20% more fuel-efficient than the previous batch."

'Damn GM! '

Raymond cursed secretly, wishing he could kill Smith.

His suspicion that GM had stolen United Defense's technology was not unfounded.

Because there were four companies competing for the development of the M8.

CCVL in FMC Food Chemistry
Cadillac's Stingray light tank.

Teridyne's armored artillery system.

The IKV91 of Swedish Gelong Company.

Now FMC has become United Defense, Cadillac belongs to General Motors, and Gelong has long been controlled by General Motors for the production of low-speed high-torque hydraulic drive systems.And Terrida was bought by General Motors, maybe a long time ago.

Combining the technologies of the three companies and absorbing the CCVL developed by FMC, the overall performance will definitely surpass the M8.

And now, hearing about the Grizzly Chariot worth $2600 million...

'Traitors of North America! '

Lei Meng took a deep breath and said calmly, "Xu, I want to know the base price of the M8."

"You hung up the phone just now. I talked to the leader of Weapons. I sacrificed some TEP benefits to help you get a price of 400 million. I can't do anything lower."

"Well, at this price, maybe I can ask Congress for some more money, saving 20% ​​of fuel, which is indeed a bright spot."

"Yes, I think so too."

"Xu, thank you. When you come to North America, I will definitely entertain you well."

"You're welcome, but, Lao Lei, the transportation will take time, I suggest you check and accept it nearby."

"You mean, transport this batch of M8s to Nanbangzi, or Wajima, and I will take the military there to shorten the delivery time?"

"Yes, there is an old saying in China, that is, the night is long and the dreams are many."

"It makes sense, I'll arrange it right away!"

"And Lao Lei, can you help with my North American vehicle certification?"

"The Texas certification has been sent to you. There are only a few inspections left for the North American certification, and it will be completed in three or two days. However, I suggest you change to a dealer. General Motors' main business is to manufacture cars. They have weak distribution, and that's not me putting them down, it's the truth."

"Any good suggestions?"

"There is a newly established car group in California called Penske, which represents high-end brands. Maybe you can consider it. In addition, AutoNation, the largest car retailer in North America, is also very good, but they may charge a high commission."

"clear."

Little Red Flag is not well-known, so looking for a dealer is tantamount to asking the other party to help open up the market, and you must make a profit.

If the little red flag is famous all over the world, the dealer will take the initiative to come to the door to ask for supplies. At that time, it will be like helping the other party to make a name for themselves, and the other party will definitely give money.

Xu Fei thought about it carefully and decided not to change the dealer for the time being.

One is that General Motors does not default on the payment for the goods, and the delivery is completed, and the return of its own funds is fast.

The second is the reputation of General Motors. Except for Smith's fraudulent accounts, the overall reputation is not bad, and it is more reliable than car dealers with no assets.

The third is that General Motors has a shipping company that connects countries around the world, saving a lot of trouble.

When the production volume of the company increases, the two sides become real competitors, and Xiaohongqi has gained a little reputation. During this period, professional dealers will definitely come to the door.

Just like the distribution rights of Mechanical Three Kingdoms, it will not be too late to talk about it.

Moreover, there is no need to build high-rise buildings to sell cars. As long as there is a site, a steel structure exhibition hall can be built in three to five days.

.........

The next day, October 3nd.

Daze Industrial Park is on holiday for half a day, and the employees are not idle.

Mainly, in order to prevent Daze from becoming a "Lei Xiaze" that devours everything in summer, the Daze Industrial Research Office invited a large number of experts to purchase in batches a large number of sandy jujube trees that are suitable for survival in alkaline soils. , Cistanche, and cactus, try to plant them in advance while the permafrost has not yet melted.

For the time being, it can also be regarded as a warm-up activity before the arrival of the Arbor Day.

Xu Fei waved the shovel, stepped on the hand, and worked with the employees in full swing.

Wait until 10 am when a flight flies across the sky.

Airplanes are a rarity these days.

More than 2 people stopped in unison, put their hands on their foreheads, and looked up.

Seeing this, Xu Fei suddenly thought of his handjob, if he flies into the sky, he will wave to the 2 people below...

Quickly looked around, found the little secretary, and whispered: "Where is my Yunyaoer?"

"Demolished."

"Demolished?!"

"It was dismantled a week ago, and two modified gas turbines were replaced. It suddenly fell down shortly after takeoff and fell into scrap iron. The engineer parachuted, and nothing serious happened. I guess the lab hasn't had time to tell you."

"Why so fast? I haven't opened it yet!"

"If you open it, the whole county will have a feast."

The little secretary rolled her eyes and ignored this fellow.

Xu Fei was stunned for a long time, but suddenly lost his energy.

At this time, the second secretary came to report, "Director, General Motors intends to redeem the mortgage contract."

The financial turmoil reversed, and the three links suddenly became stronger, and naturally made money.

Xu Fei had expected this for a long time, and contacted the Huaxia People's Bank in advance yesterday to ask the other party to prepare a second mortgage of 10 billion Citigroup bonds and 2% of Hanwha's shares.

As long as GM pays, including the 50% stake in Modu GM, the ownership of the Daewoo General Factory, and the four mortgage contracts expire together, the company will get 31.5 billion in payment, and the Huaxia People's Bank will deduct 20 billion for crude oil, leaving 11.5 billion US dollars.

In this way, there is no need to care whether the Daewoo General Factory has been evacuated by the North American base.

These matters are handed over to TEP's operation center in the magic city, including the purchase of crude oil with excess funds, and there is no need for Xiao Xu, the factory manager, to do it himself.

However, considering that the purchase price of the first two batches of crude oil was US$13/barrel, the current purchase price is US$11/barrel, which is enlarged to billions of dollars, which is equivalent to a loss of US$[-] billion...

Xu Fei suddenly felt distressed.

Fortunately, crude oil is for use, not for frying.

After spending a whole morning, there is a little life around Daze Power.

As for the interior of Daze Power, as early as the initial stage of construction, the method of replacing and filling the soil layer was adopted, and many flowers and plants were transplanted, just waiting for the spring to bloom.

noon.

The big canteen eats a big table for free, rewarding all employees who participated in the tree planting activities.

After drinking and eating, all projects resumed production, and the second batch of M8s also entered the assembly stage.

Wait until evening.

Raymond remitted the payment to TEP's capital turnover account opened at the World Settlement Bank, 400 million x 900 vehicles, totaling $36 billion.

Lei Ge is still very reliable when it comes to making money.

徐飞整合猎犬培育基地剩下的3亿美刀投资，第一批M8尾款11.5亿，加上第二批M8货款36亿，凑够50亿美刀。

First contact Zhang Shiren and ask the other party to place an order of US$10 billion in crude oil to the Emirates, and then leave the remaining US$40 billion in the World Settlement Bank to let James purchase crude oil from the west coast of North America.

This is also Xu Fei's recent knowledge that North America is actually the world's second largest oil producer.

.........

in the next days.

Daze machinery roared, and the lights never turned off at night.

Here, you can hear the sound of pile driver construction.

The sound of cutting and grinding steel plates and ingots can be heard.

You can hear the sound of the electric hoist lifting and the conveyor belt motor running.

You can hear the sound of thousands of people working, resting, or sleeping.

It can also be seen that the ever-increasing Yuancheng logistics fleet is sending brand-new little red flags to Qinggang in batches.

Xu Fei stayed comfortably in the workshop office, occasionally ran to the production workshop, occasionally to the laboratory, and occasionally walked on the newly repaired road with the vicious dog.

It's a pity that all the old folks have entered the toy factory, and the mutton soup restaurant, bun shop, donkey meat restaurant, etc. on the roadside have all entered the big dining hall, and even the photo studio and many shops have all moved to the street of Daze Power Front door room.

The only thing left now may be the empty agricultural machinery station, the still bustling post office, and the overcrowded supply and marketing cooperative.

However, the Huangnigang Daji not only did not disappear, but moved to the provincial road at the entrance of Daze Power.

In particular, the 16 large mechanical characters of the Three Kingdoms seem to have become a mark of recording stalls.

For this reason, Xu Fei had to sign the appropriation document for continuing to expand the provincial road.

After all, it is too dangerous for logistics vehicles to come in and out.

Coincidentally, the square in front of Daze Power Gate is 1000 meters long and 200 meters wide, which can lead to the east and west ends, connecting the high-speed exit and the north gate of Huangnigang.

Never thought.

On the first day when the roads at both ends were opened, the Huangnigang Daji was also moved to the entrance of Daze Power, but the provincial road was vacant again.

Moreover, the construction team of the Hongqi Automobile Factory arrived, and Lao Xu, who moved to Lincheng, also led a reinforced team back to Daze to start the residential building project on the east side in an all-round way.

In addition to the 5000 new employees who joined Daze Power, more than [-] old employees before...

The Wong Nai Kong Fair is open every day!

On the side of the road, there are also many new mutton soup restaurants, new bun shops, and new various food stalls...

For this reason, Daze Power had to continue to expand the gate house to meet the needs of renters, and even began to turn to both ends, forming the word "匚", covering Daze Power, Daze Toy Factory, and Daze Industrial Research Office .

3 month 14 number.

Xu Fei followed 900 M8+ and arrived at Incheon Military Port by ship.

At the same time, I saw Raymond again.

"Hi, Xu, you've grown taller!"

"Yes, I am troubled."

"No, look at me, 1.9 meters five, the one who looks the most eye-catching wherever I go."

"Our two cultures are different, and I like to be subtle."

"Ok."

Raymond boarded the M8+, tried driving, shooting, and inspected the manufacturing process of each part and the overall performance. "It's not bad. I plan to invite personnel from the military department to inspect and accept it tomorrow."

"Are they here?"

"Yes, it's in Seoul."

"Old Lei, I suggest checking and accepting today."

"Just for one night."

"There are many dreams at night."

"The goods are already here, don't worry too much."

The voice did not fall.

Raymond got the call, "What? GM finished the delivery? We have to send 28.8 billion back to Congress? Impossible, the military has agreed to buy our M8...Congress says it's too expensive and over budget? Shit, Those old guys don't know the difference between 500 horsepower and 750 horsepower, and don't know what 20% savings in fuel consumption means!"

Xu Fei listened beside him, and took out his mobile phone to check the time.

He had always been worried about the delivery of General Motors, so he was in a hurry to complete the order two days in advance, and then sent it to the Incheon Military Port in one day.

I didn't think about it, I was still a step slow.

Returns are not possible.

Even Raymond probably won't return it.

really.

After Raymond ended the call, he ran to a distance and contacted more than a dozen people in succession.

In the end, he walked back with a stiff face.

"Xu, our deal has been concluded. I originally planned to take you to experience the style of Seoul."

"Sorry, I'm underage."

"..."

Raymond wanted to laugh, but he couldn't laugh, "I'm going back, return to North America as soon as possible, try to stop the other party's order before Congress allocates funds to General Motors, and convince Congress to purchase my M8, at least the military department supports it I."

"Hope you hit the ground running."

"Xu, you have to do me a favor."

"Please say."

"Ask for me Mr. Strauss, Chairman of TEP, if he is interested in United Defense."

"Oh?"

"If interested, both of us can sit down and chat."

"Okay, old Lei, don't worry, I promise to bring the word to you!"

(End of this chapter)