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Tom Stockamp, ​​who has already determined that the Siebel electric sports car is a failure, has no intentions, and continues to listen to nonsense. As for letting Chrysler learn from Siebel, if it spreads, I am afraid it will not be known by others. He laughed so hard that he, Tom Stockamp, ​​would be so mocked by his peers that he couldn't hold his head up.

Tom Stockamp can be regarded as a busy man. The marriage with Daimler, the parent company of Mercedes-Benz, also had a crack. The merger of Daimler and Chrysler was actually for the American market.

But now, the cost of manufacturing a car in America is too high. Even General Motors and Ford are fleeing America and moving their production lines overseas. Daimler is still counting on Chrysler to earn a red-necked dollar. , that is purely meat buns beating dogs.

Now Daimler has discovered that instead of making money, it is losing money. The transatlantic marriage between the two parties has also cracked, which has caused Tom Stockamp a headache.

Even when there was a voice from Daimler, there was a rumor that Daimler's board of directors was considering terminating the marriage, regardless of whether it was true or not, but such news was enough to prove that Daimler's dislike of Chrysler was becoming a burden.

Seeing the figure of Tom Stockamp leaving, other Chrysler executives and senior engineers left one after another. They were not interested in taking another look at the Siebel electric car on the ground. The person who wanted to ask Tom Stockamp just now The engineer who made the comments could only sigh sadly.

This engineer really hopes that Chrysler can make some changes. In the past few years after the merger with Daimler, Chrysler has performed brilliantly on several modified cars. In the rest of the days, Almost standing still, just want to rely on Daimler's global sales channels to sell Chrysler cars to the world.

As a result, it is conceivable that Chrysler has not become a global brand, and some of its own cars cannot be sold in North America. Coupled with the high cost, Chrysler's cars have become unpopular. Car brands, such as Toyota and Honda, are very popular in America!

Chrysler needs to change. No one knows what will happen if they continue to stick to the old ways. It can't just rely on an old Jeep to rule the world. But no one wants to take the risk of change, Tom Stockamp It doesn't work, I can only watch the star of Chrysler slowly become dim...

On the golf course in San Jose Manor, Ballmer was swinging a club, with Song Yang and Edison beside him. Basketball was Ballmer's favorite sport, but because of his weight, the ankle injury caused by his large size made Ballmer Ballmer turned to golf, but at Microsoft Ballmer didn't give up sports either, running the New York City Marathon.

"Song, I heard the news. The owner of the Seattle SuperSonics is going to sell the team. I'm going to buy the team. I hope you can support me!"

Ballmer always has a passionate expression, as if he has been beaten with chicken blood. This point has to be accepted, thanks to his year-round sports, otherwise most people may not be able to bear it.

Since becoming the head of Microsoft, Ballmer has started to make his own voice, instead of continuing to live in the shadow of someone. Ballmer has always liked basketball. If he can get a professional basketball team, Definitely can improve Ballmer's influence in Seattle.

"Of course, if the acquisition of the Sonics is successful, I hope Bruno Yankee Sports will run the team!"

Ballmer also knows that if he wants Song Yang to support him, he has to pay a price. With Song Yang's influence on the NBA, as long as Song Yang is willing to support Ballmer, then this matter is a certainty.

The TV and Internet broadcast rights of the NBA are in the hands of Song Yang's ICNC and TNT TV. The NBA's largest sports sponsor and Reebok, the sneaker brand with the most signed players, is also the brand in Song Yang's hands. Song Yang supports Ball Mo, the owners of other teams and the NBA Board of Directors would never dare to object, who would make things difficult for Meidao!
"I think Hank Steinbrenner will be interested when he hears this news!" Song Yang brought Bruno Yankee Sports Company out clearly, and agreed to Ballmer's proposal.

Ballmer excitedly raised the golf club in his hand and looked very excited. If he can get the Supersonics, for Ballmer, it will not only fulfill his long-cherished wish, but also let him play in Seattle. How can Ballmer not be happy if his influence gradually surpasses someone.

After swinging a few shots, Song Yang, Edison, and Ballmer all sat down. They all knew that they did not come here this time to participate in the first sale ceremony of electric cars, or to play a few rounds of golf.

"Song, this is a member of the board of directors of Deutsche Bank Investment Bank Headquarters, a joint gift from you. May the alliance between Deutsche Bank and the Bruno family last forever!"

Edison pushed a watch box and an envelope in front of Song Yang, raised his wine glass and said to Song Yang.

Song Yang had a drink with Edison. He naturally understood what Edison meant. He took a sip of the drink, opened the box casually, and saw a custom-made watch inside. Just looking at the pile of diamond rings inlaid on the watch, one knows that this watch is definitely worth a lot.

Ballmer didn’t know what was inside the envelope, but just the huge watch that was almost wrapped in a diamond ring, Ballmer felt that the value might not be less than tens of millions of dollars, or even far more, which made Ballmer A little startled and curious, I don't know what kind of agreement Song Yang reached with Deutsche Bank Investment Bank, so that Deutsche Bank Investment Bank can send such a valuable gift.

Song Yang glanced at the watch. The whole watch was wrapped in diamonds of different colors. The watch strap was a platinum bracelet, which was also piled with gemstones cut into arrays. On the contrary, the quartz dial was obviously polished by a famous craftsman. , somewhat "bleak".

I don’t know if the artistic content of this watch is high or not, but it is obviously very valuable. This watch was made by the board of directors of Deutsche Bank, and it took thousands of hours for designers, gem experts and professional watch craftsmen to complete it. It is specially used as a gift for distinguished customers. Song Yang naturally belongs to the distinguished customers of Deutsche Bank. This watch is put at the auction. It is too much to say that the auction of hundreds of millions of dollars is too much, but it is not difficult at all to sell it for tens of millions of dollars. .

Song Yang closed the watch box casually. Over the years, Song Yang had put down a lot of watches in his collection room. He didn’t even know about the customized watches he gave to Jenny, Irene, Elsa, and Monica Bellucci. How much is it? This diamond watch is indeed valuable, but it is just an extra space in Song Yang's collection room.

However, when he opened the envelope, Song Yang was surprised, and then looked at Edison, "On behalf of the Bruno family, I would like to thank the board of directors of Deutsche Bank for the gift!"

Inside the envelope is a castle title deed covering an area of ​​more than 5 square feet. Compared to the San Jose manor in Songyang, the area is naturally not worth mentioning, but the location of this castle is very special. It is next to the Palace of Versailles. Whether the local castle is worth money or not, you can think of it!

However, for the watch and castle sent by Edison, Song Yang only took a few more glances, because Deutsche Bank Investment Bank can send such an expensive gift, which means that they may earn more this time, and they sent it this time Gifts are more than a hundredfold.

The gift from Deutsche Bank Investment Bank is naturally because it plays a double reed with Alcatel mobile phones, which makes them make money. It really makes money.

Before the release of the P6 smart phone, the outside world was bad-mouthing the P6. At that time, Alcatel Mobile and Deutsche Bank Investment Bank played a show, which made Deutsche Bank also bad-mouth the Alcatel mobile phone.

Edison took the opportunity to ask Deutsche Bank Investment Bank to buy a large number of Alcatel mobile phone concept stocks, and shorted Nokia, Motorola, Texas Instruments and other iconic stocks in the feature phone era.

As for the results, now Nokia stock has fallen to around 2000 billion U.S. dollars, and some of them can’t move. It’s not because the outside world is optimistic about it, but because it has fallen too badly. The market value of Nokia has fallen from 3000 billion U.S. dollars to 2000 billion U.S. dollars. , I’m too lazy to run anymore, the fund managers who invested in Nokia’s stock also bought cigarettes, but they didn’t take the elevator or take the stairs, no one sold it, the stock naturally couldn’t move down…

The market value of Nokia has evaporated by more than [-] billion US dollars. Motorola, Texas Instruments, Siemens, Sony, Ericsson and other companies have experienced a big dive in their stock prices, and the main short sellers of these companies are Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs. It is crazy. In less than half a year, the performance of Deutsche Bank Investment Bank has exceeded the sum of last year. Only Deutsche Bank Investment Bank knows how much it has earned, but looking at the old men on the Frankfurt board of directors of Deutsche Bank Investment Bank's headquarters, they can give Song Yang such a precious gift. , I know that they are probably already full.

After earning so much, it is really unreasonable not to give something to Song Yang, a great benefactor. After all, Deutsche Bank Investment Bank is still counting on one day to sing a double reed with Song Yang, and then cut it off. Chinese chives.

However, the stronger Deutsche Bank's investment bank is on Wall Street, the more beneficial it is for Song Yang. Edison is working hard to localize Deutsche Bank's investment bank and needs Song Yang's support.

Similarly, because Deutsche Bank Investment Bank is an outsider, it is naturally in two camps with the natives of Wall Street. Such an outsider can actually use it with confidence. Anyway, Song Yang would rather trust Deutsche Bank for three points, and he doesn’t trust Goldman Sachs. A nonsense for Wall Street institutions. Now Song Yang and Deutsche Bank Investment Bank are in an existence of mutual dependence. It is a bit too much to say that they are hugging each other for warmth. They have not yet reached that point, but basically on some things, the two sides can treat each other honestly. .

Pushing the watch and envelope aside, Song Yang raised his wine glass and gestured to Ballmer and Edison.

"President Ballmer, this time I invite you to come here for the business of Uber, but not all of this. I hope Uber can get Microsoft's investment. I promised Microsoft about this, and I will naturally do it." arrive!"

Song Yang said with awe-inspiring loyalty, "Of course, if President Edison is interested, Deutsche Bank Investment Bank can also invest in Uber!"

Anyway, regarding Uber's attitude, as long as it is a gift of a beautiful knife, Song Yang will not refuse anyone!