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Chapter 1496: South America's Changes (Second Update, Please Subscribe)

"what!"

The moment he learned about the price, Zhang Sen, the deputy general manager of Volkswagen, screamed:

"Oh my god, are you sure?"

"Yes, it's settled, 3500 rubles!"

Gusev's answer made Zhang Sen so shocked that he didn't even know how to describe it. No matter what, he couldn't believe that a car that could only be sold for 1000 rubles could be ordered at such a high price.

After a while of being shocked by the Russian style, he said:

"Mr. Minister, you should know that my initial suggestion was 1200 rubles. I think this price is in line with your national conditions and is also conducive to the development of the automobile industry. After all, we are not manufacturing luxury goods. Automobiles are just industrial products. Only when they are fully popularized can we further promote the development of technology. And price is the first factor in promoting the popularization of automobiles."

It has to be said that as a foreign investor, he is extremely responsible to the partners and does not just sell production lines and automotive technology to them.

"I know. So, our initial plan was 1300 rubles, but..."

Gusev said in an extremely helpless tone:

"The final decision is not in my hands! They think that if the price is too low, it may lower the grade of the car and will not be conducive to people's struggle."

Finally, he shrugged his shoulders helplessly, as if he agreed with this truth. In fact, it was more of an acceptance.

All we can say is that Mikhail was a bit conservative. In another world, a few years later, when the Lada cars imported from Italy's Fiat went into production, they set the price at 7000 rubles per car!

Because of this, VAZ became the most advanced car produced in the Soviet Union, and it was the ultimate car dream of many Soviet people. Having a VAZ car was equivalent to realizing their ultimate dream. At that time, it was common for Soviet people to wait a year for delivery after ordering a VAZ.

And now, it is just over 3000 rubles, which is extremely conservative!
In fact, this is also the characteristic of the Soviet economic system. The prices of goods in non-market economies are also artificially set, and often deviate from their own value. It is impossible to know whether such an economic system is competitive. But the price is definitely hard to describe.

It was at this moment that Zhang Sen felt the shock from the Soviet Union. One thought was churning in his mind - shock!
However, this is actually because the Soviets understand the Soviets. If the price is not set higher, how can its advanced nature be reflected and become the ultimate dream car of the Soviet people?

A few days later, with this shock, Zhang Sen embarked on his journey home. On the plane back to Chang'an, he wrote on paper from time to time.

"... That is, a 3600 ruble car would be worth 4000 dollars at the official exchange rate. How much did Volkswagen's "Charites" sell for in the European and American markets during the same period?

The latest models cost between $1800 and $2000 a car!"

He drew two lines on the number with a pencil, and then Zhang Sen said:

"It's really hard to imagine. They actually sold it at twice the price of the United States."

Compared to such high prices, the Soviets’ income is far less than that of Americans, but so what?
They can still sell a car at a sky-high price, and it is foreseeable that your car will be popular in the market for a long time in the future, because there is simply no better car in this market.

This car will even become a symbol of luxury. At least compared to those cars made in the Soviet Union, it is far ahead in technology and reliability.

As soon as the manager finished speaking, assistant Ma Pengcheng followed up.

"Yes, it's incredible that an old car can be sold for such a high price."

After a slight pause, Ma Pengcheng seemed to have thought of something and said:

"Ah, if you calculate it this way, it's really a pity. If this factory is a joint venture factory, then the profit we get from selling a car here is almost ten times that of other markets."

Zhang Sen nodded at the assistant's words and said with no regrets.

"Yes, it's a pity to say that. For example, the profit of each car produced in our overseas factories is not much higher than that produced locally, but in Russia..."

While mentioning Russia, he emphasized his tone and said with a tone full of regret:
"It's a pity that there is only one Russia in the world."

The most regrettable thing is that although they cooperated with the Russians, this factory had nothing to do with Volkswagen after its completion.

"Yes, even if we invest in Hungary, we may not be able to get such a rich return."

These things are hard to come by, after all, not every country will offer such a high price.

However, the shock from Russia still made them realize that there is a market in the world that they had never expected in the past.

This market may be closed, but if you can break into it, you will definitely be able to make extremely lucrative profits.

In this way, the plane flew all the way south, and more than ten hours later, the plane landed at Chang'an International Airport.

Like ordinary passengers, Zhang Sen and Ma Pengcheng returned home after passing through the domestic channel and customs inspection. After Ma Pengcheng and several other staff members left by car, Zhang Sen drove out of the front door of the airport in a "Charites" car driven by his driver.

As the "Charites" car drove on the highway, Zhang Sen just wanted to go back to the long-term private room of the Peace Hotel to take a hot bath, have a dinner delivered by the restaurant, have a good sleep, and then take a plane back to Dongning.

Chang'an is just a transit point.

Zhang Sen, who was sitting in the car, leaned back and lit a cigarette. He looked out of the car while smoking. Soon, the car entered the city. After entering the city, he said:
"If there's a newsstand later, stop for a while."

When the car stopped at a roadside newsstand, the driver immediately got out and bought two newspapers as he asked, then handed him a late Chang'an Evening News. A piece of news in the latest news column caught his eye. The news was published in the middle of the second card.

After seeing this news, Zhang Sen couldn't help but be stunned, and then read it several times in a row.

The news in the evening paper was not very clear, it was talking about Brazil, a country in South America.

The title of the message is:

A military coup took place in Brazil.

As he was watching the news again, an idea began to form. If it were someone else, they would ignore the news. After all, it was far away in Brazil, but Zhang Sen was not that kind of person. He was a businessman who could always see opportunities in many things.

In fact, he was not the only one who saw the opportunity.

On March 3, gunfire rang out in Rio de Janeiro as Brazilian soldiers launched a military coup, overthrowing the former Cuban government that was pro-Soviet. A right-wing military government came to power and, like all coup soldiers, arrested "dissidents" everywhere.

To put it in some terms, Brazil was in white terror overnight.

When the whole country fell into white terror, in the American Embassy, ​​the American ambassador and CIA officials opened champagne there.

"Cheers to our success!"

After the toast, the Ambassador said:
"Now, we are very glad that Brazil has once again returned to the embrace of the free world!"

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Yes, compared to the Guatemalan government that was moving further and further towards Cuba, this military coup finally brought the country back.

From any perspective, this is a victory, a victory for the Americans.

As the US Ambassador to Pakistan, Lincoln Gordon, put down his glass, he said:

"Okay, now the situation here has basically stabilized. Now the problem for Shengli is the transfer of power."

After that, he looked at Wilson who was sent by the CIA and asked:
"Mr. Wilson, do you think the generals will give up their power?"

"Mr. Ambassador, we all know very well that Brazil is a country without a military tradition. I believe that General Castillo Branco will return power to the elected authorities after the situation stabilizes. Of course, the current situation here still cannot be separated from his military personnel."

When Wilson said this, he was very confident. After all, Brazil is different from other South American countries. It has no military tradition.

This so-called military tradition is actually a tradition of military rule in the country. This is very normal in South American countries, and for this reason, military coups are endless.

However, since the overthrow of the Brazilian Empire, the United States of Brazil has been like the United States. Although the two parties have been constantly arguing, the army has remained neutral.

In this country with fine traditions, how could the military seize power after a coup?

Of course, those politicians would never tolerate the military doing that.

"Indeed, without the army's suppression, Gutla and his supporters would not easily give up power. Therefore, at this stage, the situation here still depends on the army."

Ambassador Lincoln Gordon thought for a moment, then said:

"Well, let's arrange a meeting between us."

The "we" he was referring to was of course the Brazilian president they had already chosen.

Although the United States has expressed its support for the military coup, they do not support it. Brazil has become a military government after the military coup.

So in addition to the chief of staff, they also chose a politician, and the chief of general staff was just a tool.

Of course, a tool person should have the awareness of being a tool person. If he does not have this awareness, then help him to improve his awareness.

"Okay, I'll arrange it."

Wilson nodded and said:

"But if you meet him now, it is likely to cause dissatisfaction to the general."

Listening to Wilson's reminder, Lincoln Gordon thought for a moment and said:

"There is no need for this. They have always needed us. If we show too much importance to them, then these Brazilians will definitely ignore our interests."

As he said this, Gordon's tone was full of American arrogance.

This kind of arrogance is actually possessed by all Americans. After all, America is now the number one on the blue planet.

When dealing with foreigners, such arrogance is inevitably revealed in their words.

"Ok, I see."

Wilson then arranged a meeting between Oishi and the candidate, but what surprised him was that when the ambassador went to meet the candidate, they did not know that there were military intelligence agencies monitoring them outside the embassy.

This news soon reached General Castillo Branco's accusation department. Faced with this expected news, General Castillo Branco was not panicked. He just thought silently for a while, and then said:

"Get the car ready, I'm going somewhere..."

(End of this chapter)