Return to 2000: Captain of the Great Powers

At [-] o'clock in the morning on September [-], US time, the eyes of the whole world were on Wall Street.However, at this moment, the sky in Japan is still full of stars. In the reception room of Kawasaki Heavy Industries Headquarters, Bombardier C-Series Aircraft Company Vice President Truger Howes is talking with President Ryan Valet inside.

"Understood, I will discuss this matter tonight." Truger House assured his boss during the call.

This time, he came to Japan by boat and car, and for no other reason, he chose Kawasaki Heavy Industries to reach a new cooperation to replace AVIC, which no longer cooperates.

Kawasaki Heavy Industries has been Boeing's parts supplier for many years, and has considerable experience in the manufacture of fuselage components, and the price is still fair.Of course, compared with AVIC, the cost of Kawasaki Heavy Industries is higher, but there is no way.

If a person of Truger House's level comes here in person, it means that the people under him are almost connected, and he basically just came here for a formality.Nothing will be fully settled until the moment the contract is signed, though.

This matter is related to the subsequent production of C-series aircraft. The parts left by AVIC have been used up before. If this cooperation is not negotiated, C-series aircraft will face the dilemma of no parts available in the future.

Although there is a high probability that there is no problem, Truger House is still a little nervous.

During the phone call, Ren Valet said: "Our people have already talked about it before, but if Kawasaki Mingzang temporarily increases the price, as long as it is not too outrageous, you can accept it. Now is not the time to make money, the first priority It's about surviving."

That's right, now Bombardier's C-series aircraft company's philosophy is not to make money, but to survive.

"However, when accepting Kawasaki Akizo's price increase, you have to make some gestures, don't let him think that we accept it too easily, otherwise, he will think that we are weak and deceitful, and continue to increase the price."

Now Ren Valette's attitude is quite humble. Before the final negotiation, he had accepted the temporary price increase by default, but he was afraid that the price increase would be too much and he would not be able to bear it.

Think back to five years ago, Bombardier's aircraft business department was still living quite well. Why do you have to look at people's faces everywhere now?

Truger House promised: "I know, I know, I'll take care of it."

"Well, it's up to you. Have you met Akizo Kawasaki?"

Trug House glanced outside, but there was still no sign of the secretary coming to communicate: "Not yet, but I should be allowed in soon."

"Okay." Ren Valette pondered for a while: "You adjust your emotions first."

After finishing speaking, Ren Valette hung up the phone, leaving only Truger House who was a little nervous.

The reason why Ryan Valet didn't come, but let Truger House, who is a little lower, come over. The reason is that a few years ago, some parts of Bombardier's Challenger business jet came from Kawasaki Heavy Industries. The purchase of related parts was discussed by Truger House, who can be regarded as having some private friendship with Kawasaki Mingzang.

It's just that, in just a few years, Truger House was in high spirits at the time, how could he be so cautious now, waiting for the message in the reception room?
He came here today to say hello in advance.It stands to reason that under such circumstances, Kawasaki Mingzang should deliberately spare time, how could there be something temporary?

In fact, for Truger House, the good news is that Akizo Kawasaki is indeed temporarily busy, and he is not deliberately leaving him alone.The bad news is that the reason for the incident is that Fujido just came to find Kawasaki Akizo, and pointed the finger at Bombardier.

In the office, Kawasaki Mingzang still wears a gray kimono and clogs. He naturally likes this kind of traditional clothing because it makes him feel peaceful and peaceful.

However, at this moment, looking at a newspaper on the tea tray, Kawasaki Mingzo could no longer maintain that peace.

It was a Honshu News newspaper in Japan. Compared with the five major newspapers, the sales volume of this newspaper was very average, and it was considered a second-rate tabloid.However, the words "Kawasaki Hot and Cold Industry Fraud" were printed on the front page of this newspaper, which made Kawasaki Akizo's forehead burst out with blue veins.

However, the date of the newspaper is not today, but tomorrow. This is a newspaper that should be published tomorrow.

Opposite Kawasaki Akizo, Fujido looked at Kawasaki Akizo who was hiding his anger and was a little afraid in his heart. After all, this is a well-known big chaebol in the whole of Japan.

However, with the passage of time, the fear began to gradually fade, and finally became flat and calm.

Kawasaki Mingzang took a deep breath, and the horrified rage on his face gradually disappeared, and finally he was neither happy nor sad, and then said indifferently: "How much is it, let's make a price?"

Fujido just smiled lightly and said, "President Kawasaki, I didn't ask for money?"

"Then let me mention it, isn't it the same? You came here with a newspaper to be published tomorrow, isn't it for money?" Kawasaki Mingzang said lightly: "The world is like this, you caught Kawasaki Heavy Industries If you have a handle, then you should get a matching harvest. Tell me, how much will it cost to keep this newspaper from appearing on the newsstands tomorrow?"

Although Kawasaki Mingzang was very angry, he did not lose his inch.He has seen a lot of reporters like Fujido Takeshi, and it is not uncommon for them to accidentally or deliberately discover loopholes in some big companies, and then use them as threats to obtain hush money.

Moreover, perhaps Godo Fujido is too famous, even a big figure like Kawasaki Mingzo knows the "name" of Goto Todo.

In this way, Kawasaki Mingzang became more certain that Fujido just came here to ask for a favor.

Kawasaki Mingzang always felt that problems that could be solved with money were not considered problems, especially for someone with the appetite of Godo Todo, even if he piled banknotes as high as him, it would not cost much.

Of course, if Fujido just doesn't know what's good and what's wrong, and Shishi opens his mouth, Kawasaki Mingzang doesn't mind letting him disappear in a physical sense, and it can save a lot of money.

"President Kawasaki, maybe you really misunderstood. I didn't come here with any demand for price." Fujido said seriously: "I just came to ask the president for one thing."

Kawasaki Akizo rubbed his chin, looking a little surprised, but he was also curious: "What's the matter?"

"President Kawasaki, did Bombardier come to see you?" Fujido asked suddenly.

Kawasaki Mingzang was still a little interested at first, but Todo just mentioned Bombardier all of a sudden, and a cold light shot out of his eyes: "Who ordered you to come here?"

Faced with Kawasaki Akizo's aggressive questioning, Fujido Takeshi's expression remained unchanged, and he even smiled calmly: "President Kawasaki, you should have guessed it."

Kawasaki Akizo stared at Fujido Takeshi, and slowly uttered two words: "Xu Cang!"

Fujido neither admitted nor denied, but repeated: "President Kawasaki, maybe you should pay more attention to my conditions, not who is instigating me. After all, this does not affect Kawasaki's own problems. .”

However, Kawasaki Mingzang did not follow Fujido Takeshi's words, but said to himself: "Not long ago, the former president of Boeing Asia Pacific came to me and mentioned the Bombardier matter to me. Unexpectedly, after After a while, another pawn came to be a lobbyist, and he also brought a bargaining chip, a good bargaining chip."

"President Kawasaki, does this make a difference to you?"

"Of course there is a difference. I don't like being chased away." Kawasaki Mingzang said coldly: "However, didn't Xu Cang get shot on the plane? It seems that there is no serious problem, and he still has thoughts. Strategizing."

Fujido just smiled and said: "Mr. Xu Cang has his own destiny, and he should turn evil into good luck."

"Turning disaster into good luck?" Kawasaki Mingzang smoothed the wrinkles on his clothes, then slowly got up: "Then how about Bombardier, how about he go through it by himself, why come to me?"

Kawasaki Mingzang turned his back to Fujido Takeshi, and walked away slowly, leaving only one sentence: "Go back and tell Xu Cang that Kawasaki Heavy Industries is not his puppet, and will not act according to his wishes."

Fujido also stood up, with a smile on his face: "So, President Kawasaki has made up his mind to cooperate with Bombardier?"

"Todo Takeshi, do your job as a reporter. You don't represent anything, and I naturally won't answer you."

"Yes, yes, President Kawasaki can ignore me, but you cannot ignore public opinion."

"Public opinion?" Kawasaki Mingzang turned sideways, with a joking expression on his face: "I, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, have been ups and downs for so many years, do you think we can be brought down by just one subsidiary problem? Fujido Takeshi, you are a reporter, you should understand this Share chips are not as strong as imagined."

"Yes, if it was just a little trouble in the past, but it's different now." Fujido just bowed his head and said very respectfully: "Mr. Xu Cang asked me to have a showdown with you, which means that he himself has no intention of taking advantage of this situation." A card, or in other words, he has more cards to play in his hand. President Kawasaki, Mr. Xu Cang is not threatening you, but showing his favor to you."

Kawasaki Mingzang couldn't help frowning, and after thinking about it, what Todo just said still made some sense.

Xu Cang put the matter of Kawasaki Hot & Cold Industry on the bright side, which means that he is ready to discard this card.If Kawasaki Mingzang moves fast enough, he has the ability to make up for the loopholes in the hot and cold industry before the matter is fully fermented.

But Xu Cang still showed his cards so easily.

If it wasn't that Xu Cang was too stupid, it was that he didn't care about this card at all.The bargaining chip of Kawasaki Heating Industry was given to Kawasaki Mingzang for free, showing that he can cause a lot of trouble for Kawasaki Heavy Industries, that's all.

Fujido just said that Xu Cang was showing affection to Kawasaki Mingzang, but there is actually some truth in it.

If Xu Cang was more ruthless, and broke out some ruthless news first, putting Kawasaki Heavy Industries in a disadvantageous position, that would be what should be done, this is called the head start.

However, Xu Cang did not do this, in fact, it was a different kind of courtesy first and soldiers later.

"Hehe, why can't it be his bluff?"

"President Kawasaki, please don't have any doubts about Mr. Xu Cang, this will cause you trouble."

Kawasaki Mingzang was a little bored: "Okay, don't say any more. I know about this matter and I have responded. You can just bring my words to Xu Cang and see off the guests!"

In Kawasaki Mingzang's rather annoyed words, his secretary came into the office and wanted to take Fujido Go out.

However, before leaving, Fujido Tsuyoshi left the last sentence: "Tomorrow, President Kawasaki, wait until tomorrow to make a decision. Twelve hours should not be so unacceptable to you, right?"

Kawasaki Mingzo waved his hand irritably, signaling the secretary to drive Fujido away.

However, Godo Fujido was self-conscious.After saying that, he tidied up his clothes and left the office in a dignified manner.

As soon as Fujido left, Kawasaki Mingzang stopped and stood still, the muscles on his face kept shaking, obviously in the midst of a battle between heaven and man.

Not long after, the secretary returned and said respectfully, "President, he has already left."

After speaking, the secretary planned to leave.

However, as soon as I arrived at the door, I heard Kawasaki Mingzang's voice: "Go and tell Bombardier's Troug House, just say me. I am in ill health, and the meeting will be changed to tomorrow."

At the same time, on the other side of the ocean, the office of the president of the Delta Air Lines headquarters building in Atlanta, Georgia, USA was filled with joyous laughter.

The president of Delta Air Lines has been depressed after the suspension of the CS300 transaction, but today an old friend came to his door, which made him very happy, and his old friend was Li Rongcheng who came to the United States with Qin Xin.

"Li, not long ago I heard that you resigned as the president of Boeing Asia Pacific. I still wanted to contact you, but your mobile phone has not been connected. I thought something happened to you." The president of Delta Air Lines is very young. , estimated to be in his early 40s, and his appearance is also above average, except for his hair volume.

Li Rongcheng smiled and said, "I went to China after resigning. The previous number is useless. It's normal if you can't get through. No, I came to the United States, and I came to you first."

"Hahaha, it's just right for you to come here. How is the job search in China going? If there is nothing suitable, come to me, and I can persuade the board of directors to give you a satisfactory position." The president of Delta Air Lines patted Li Rongcheng on the shoulder: "I am very happy. I told you earlier that Boeing is no longer the Boeing it used to be after the annexation of McDonnell Douglas, and you said at the time that I was worrying too much."

When mentioning his experience at Boeing, Li Rongcheng's face flashed a trace of embarrassment: "Forget it, let's talk about my affairs later. I found a good job in China, and this time I came to the United States with my boss on a business trip. Apart from meeting You, and I want to ask you something."

"Oh?" The president of Delta Air Lines crossed his arms: "What's the matter, tell me?"

"I heard that not long ago, your order for 75 CS300s was stopped by the trade commission?"

Speaking of this, the president of Delta Air Lines is full of resentment, and he has a lot of bitterness with Li Rongcheng.

"This order was made by me. It should have been a good description in my resume. I have carefully inspected the CS300 aircraft, and it is quite good. The most important thing is that Bombardier is eager to open up the US market, and the quotation for us is very good. Low, very low, and there are many discounts on post-maintenance support. At that time, I asked the financial side to calculate that the normal cost of this order within ten years was more than one-third less than that of switching to 737. This is still Based on the premise of our initial training system, as long as the time latitude is long enough, the cost can be reduced."

The training system for new models requires a lot of investment, but as time goes on, the cost of this initial investment will be shared.However, even without considering this, the cost of the CS300 is much lower than that of the 737.

In fact, this is not because the CS300 has a generational advantage over the 737, but because of Bombardier's profit reduction.

As Bombardier's first major airline partner in the U.S. market, Delta has great room for bargaining, and this advantage can be maintained for a long time.

Unexpectedly, this bonus was cut off by a report letter from Boeing before it was enjoyed, which made Delta's early investment directly in vain.

The president of Delta Air Lines is about to go crazy. Recently, he has been held accountable by the company's cost committee, and he is in a state of desperation.

"Louis!" Li Rongcheng said suddenly, "What if I can re-facilitate this deal?"

The president of Delta Air Lines was stunned: "Li, what do you mean?"

"I mean, I can persuade Boeing to withdraw the complaint against Bombardier." Li Rongcheng said seriously.

"This..." the president of Delta Air Lines opened his mouth, and then his eyes widened: "Is it really possible? Boeing can agree that CS300 itself will impact the US market, and it is not in Boeing's interest."

"This is my business. I can ask Boeing to withdraw the complaint against Bombardier." Li Rongcheng changed the subject: "But... I have one condition."