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Chapter 1380 The conspiracy is revealed (Second update, please subscribe)

Take over the American car market!

This sentence sounds a bit arrogant, the kind of arrogance that is out of control.

At least for now, that's the case.

How many cars are produced in the United States now?

Although the current automobile production in the United States has not yet exceeded 1000 million vehicles, it is almost there. Since Ford, the automobile industry has always been the pride of Americans.

After the war, entrepreneurs from all over the world went to the three major American automobile factories to learn from them, and Detroit became an industrial pilgrimage site. BMW, Wuling, and Volkswagen all introduced a large amount of equipment and technology from the United States during the construction of their factories, especially the former two, where most of the equipment came from the United States.

At that time, simply copying the Ford factory was the easiest thing to do, but considering the strength of BMW at that time, it was simply a fantasy. First of all, Ford's stamping production line was huge, and because the molds were heavy, it took a day to change the molds. Ford used a stamping production line to produce only one type of sheet metal parts.

But BMW at that time lacked funds and foreign exchange and could not afford numerous expensive stamping equipment. Secondly, the market was limited. Even if it could afford those expensive equipment, one day's output was enough for BMW to sell in a year, and this year's products were not just one car model: officials needed luxury cars, factories needed trucks, and cities needed compact cars. What was the point?
BMW's managers and technicians then discussed and researched together, and agreed that Ford's mass production model was not suitable for them, and that they had to develop a new way of manufacturing things. They then began a series of exploratory and practical actions at Wuling.

Thus, BMW's just-in-time, automated production, namely the "lean production model", was born.

Everything has a source.

Although the "lean production model" has made the automobile industry here successful, and it is respected by consumers worldwide for its stable and excellent quality, it is undeniable that the automobile technology introduced from the United States has promoted all of this.

From automobile technology to manufacturing processes to mechanical equipment, most of them originated from the United States. But now, someone stands up and says - we want to occupy the American market.

With a production of 300 million versus 1000 million, the United States is leading!

In terms of technology, the United States leads.

Even in terms of funds, each of the Big Three is wealthy. For example, Ford can spend tens of millions of dollars to attack people and cars for the sake of a merit.

Faced with such behemoths, some people say they want to defeat them!

Defeating the Big Three American automakers is certain, but occupying the American market or even acquiring the Big Three... that's a bit difficult.

Is he kidding?
Obviously, Zuo Xiaohan is not a person who likes to joke, he has his own opinions.

"Your Excellency, we have our advantages. Our production costs are lower, our skilled workers are better, and our product quality is better. It is entirely possible for our products to beat American cars in the market."

Looking at His Excellency, Zuo Xiaohan's tone became serious and eager:

"Of course, I know this is a long process, but I believe we can do it, so we need to be prepared. The United States has the Big Three, so we will use our Big Three to defeat them!"

If it were someone else, they would probably say - you are dreaming!

But Li Yian knew very well what would happen in the next few decades. The American automobile industry, which now seemed to be a model for the whole world to learn from, actually had too many crises hidden behind its seemingly glorious appearance. When the new century arrived, the three major American automobile giants all went to Washington to apply for assistance.

In the end what happened?
There are different opinions.

One thing is certain: at first, it was Japanese cars that crushed the American auto industry. And then, before they could launch a counterattack, the rise of new energy vehicles directly killed them without leaving a single piece of armor.

this is the truth.

"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. It's good to have this thought, but we must also recognize our own shortcomings. Now the Big Three are still in the leading position in technology, so let's take it step by step!"

Li Yian never opposes ambition. After all, ambition is necessary for growth.

A soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier, and a car company that doesn't want to overthrow the Big Three is not a good car company.

Replacing it is the inevitable result of growth.

After thinking for a while, Li Yian added:
"Integration is integration, but remember that it must be a commercial approach. Also, big companies all have their own corporate problems, and we must pay attention to this, especially us..."

When talking about us, Li Yian couldn't help but be speechless. There are so many companies in the company, how many of them has he visited?

What are the corporate diseases of big companies?
To put it bluntly, it is to be out of touch with the grassroots. Take General Motors as an example. The company's senior executives are high up in the sky, with exclusive use of the 14th floor office area, exclusive cafeteria, special elevators and special business jets. They lock themselves in the tranquility of this ivory tower, looking at the surface data on the computer all day long to direct the operation.

After the company went bankrupt, Ed Whitacre succeeded Rick Wagner as CEO. When he often wandered around the workshops, factories, design centers, engineering centers, and laboratories alone, the employees were all surprised. It is conceivable how divorced the management was from the front line!
Does this kind of thing only happen at General Motors?
Obviously not, this is true in any large company, but the importance of each varies. Executives in any company have their own exclusive restaurants and elevators, but the names are different, either high-level restaurants or small canteens.

That's it.

What about here?
This is no exception...

Thinking of this, Li Yian couldn't help feeling ashamed.

"I should go to the grassroots more often. I can't be like those people and completely away from the front line!"

After all, this is all my family business!
As soon as Zuo Xiaohan left the official residence with his automobile industry integration report, Li Yian immediately began to prepare to inspect the grassroots.

But before he could leave, Jia Wentao, the executive director of the Investigation Department, came to his office and handed in a report.

After reading the report, perhaps because the content of the intelligence was too shocking, Li Yian did not speak after reading it. Instead, he took out a cigar silently, slowly cut off one end with a cigar plier, lit the other end with a match, and then gently pinched the cigar, moved it to his mouth, took a puff, and exhaled the smoke. Through the cigar smoke, his eyes were dim. At this time, Li Yian did not even pace around the office thinking about the problem as he did in the past, but just smoked the cigar silently.

Occasionally, he would cast his eyes towards the table and the report.

The report is only a few pages long, but its volume is astonishingly large!

He took a few puffs of his cigarette, put the remaining cigar on the table, pointed at the report file, and asked:

"Well, is this information reliable?"

"My job is to verify this news again and again. This is an unusual matter, so I have to verify its reliability from multiple sources."

"Who provided you with this information? Is it reliable?"

The reason I ask this is because... this matter seems to be similar to what many people have speculated.

"Completely reliable, but, sir, we all know that this game is always full of false information. We don't know whether this is false information released intentionally. My job is to find the real intelligence among the false information."

"You can find gold by searching the sand. That's the essence of intelligence work."

Li Yian pulled the report in front of him again and read it through again.

When he looked at the contents of the report, he read it almost word by word, as if he wanted to find some clues from these words, or in other words, find something that made him question and doubt.

But unfortunately, the information revealed by this intelligence is true. At least all this will happen in the near future.

Looking at you, Jia Wentao said, "Your Excellency, what position should we take in this incident? It can basically be determined that they are brewing a big conspiracy involving the Pentagon, the CIA and other departments."

After a brief pause, Jia Wentao added.

"Although we don't know what the conspiracy is, we can be sure that it will have a profound impact on Washington."

It's more than just an impact, it's completely overturned everything.

Li Yian thought so in his heart.

"us……"

Li Yian did not speak immediately, but took out the cigar from the ashtray and continued smoking, as if he was thinking about something.

After thinking for a long time, he said.

"For this kind of thing, our best choice is to stay away from it. We must keep a far enough distance to avoid getting into trouble."

After thinking for a while, he added:

"Withdraw our investigators from these people. This matter must not have anything to do with us."

It is better not to get involved in some things. Li Yian knows very well which direction this matter will develop!
Once it gets involved with me, I won’t be able to explain myself!

After Jia Wentao left the office, Li Yian, who was sitting on the leather swivel chair, picked up the report again and continued to read it word by word.

"Since the beginning of the year, the Pentagon's military intelligence chief and senior CIA officials have held several secret meetings in Washington...FBI Director Hoover may also be involved..."

The content of this intelligence is extremely large. Although some of the intelligence is analyzed and comprehensively judged after collection, the amount of information contained in it is unimaginable and even makes people feel a little unreal.

After all, this is really too shocking.

But on the other hand, Li Yian couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and even felt a sense of sudden enlightenment.

It was like a mystery that had been bothering him for years had finally been solved.

Sometimes, this world is so magical. The conspiracy that has lasted for many years has been recognized in some way at this moment. On the other hand, it seems that he can unravel the mystery and smell a hint of abnormality.

It's not just abnormal, it's simply unbelievable.

The conspiracy theories about this incident never stopped for more than half a century. Various analyses never stopped either. Not only did countless people think it was a conspiracy, but many experts did too.

But for many people, it is just a "conspiracy theory". The so-called "conspiracy" is just some people's speculation, but now? Faced with this piece of evidence,
Even though it was only indirect evidence, it gave Li Yian a sense of sudden enlightenment, as if the conspiracy had been exposed to some extent.

But at the same time as he suddenly realized it, another thought emerged in his mind - this matter was not as simple as it seemed.

“This matter is not simple!”

Li Yian said to himself:
"What kind of conspiracy is behind this? Or, who is manipulating all this?"

(End of this chapter)