Time Smuggling Starting from the Year 2000

At full capacity, the Beta factory can produce 10 tons of paper per day, and each $100 bill weighs just 1 gram. One million green notes weigh exactly 10 kilograms. According to rough calculations, this factory can produce 1 billion US dollars of banknotes every day-the US dollar in this period is called Federal Reserve roll. Toys of certain currency or such-and-such banknote.

However, with only Lorraine working and only Huang Xuan as a labor force, the Beta factory can't even produce 1 ton of paper products per day. Due to the special nature of green notes, its output will also decrease accordingly, but no matter what , It is no problem for the factory to produce more than 20 million US dollars every 12 hours. As for the cost, the government's mass production cost is about 4 cents, and the modified money printing machine in Lorraine is much more expensive, costing about 20 cents or even more. But these have no effect.

Sitting behind a remodeled bulky printing machine, Huang Xuan looked at the information on the energy screen in front of him, and said, Lorraine, help me contact Li Qing again, um, contact Li Shenggang first.

It's 3 a.m. on p112.

Right now, time is precious.

Li Shenggang should not have slept yet, and there was even some noise on the phone. Huang Xuan didn't like to care about these things. This was very similar to his mother's personality, with a clear distinction between public and private, and priority was given to completing work.

I'm sorry to bother you. Huang Xuan was full of energy, and said, Is it convenient to talk now?

Convenient and convenient. Li Shenggang is now in charge of four factories. Although each factory is losing money, he still feels very satisfied.

En. How's the situation of the factory? Huang Xuan asked knowingly. He knew the situation of the factory better than anyone else. Now the FOB price of aluminum ingots is rising every day, but the factory loses tens of thousands of yuan a day when it starts operation. If it weren't for his asset support, it would have been bankrupt and liquidated long ago.

Li Shenggang naturally wanted to pour out his bitterness, talking about the problems of retired workers, the problems of factory managers, and the problems of supply and marketing... Huang Xuan listened patiently for more than ten minutes. Just said: Then I know, you have worked hard during this time. But the factory still can't shut down and run at full capacity. Find a way to apply for a little more power quota.

This... Li Shenggang glanced hesitantly at his friend who was still having fun in the room, patted his chest cruelly, and said, Boss, don't worry.

I just like your peace of mind. Huang Xuan encouraged him in his unique way, and said, Is the cash flow still normal now? Is there any problem?

Now that Huang Xuan asked, Li Shenggang said: Boss, the power consumption of the factory has almost been peak recently. After checking the equipment, there is no problem. I also asked the old workers specifically, and said that a ton of aluminum used to cost a little more than 10,000 kwh. It is enough, now it has to be 25,000 degrees, is it because the equipment is aging a little bit. If this continues, more and more losses will be incurred.”

That is a loss. Huang Xuan thought to himself. Since returning to the country, the oil and other resources in Brazil were used up again, so they had to renovate these electrolytic aluminum plants. Don't worry, Huang Xuan said lightly: You don't have to think about these issues, just follow what I said, all the aluminum ingots will be shipped to Brazil, and Hexin Industry will take over.

Understand, understand. Although Li Shenggang still didn't quite understand, he nodded repeatedly.

That's good, work hard. Huang Xuan said and hung up the phone.

With a source of energy, Lorraine was full of energy, and quickly connected to Li Qing's call. This guy was in a daze, Huang Xuan yelled twice, and said directly: Brother Qing, help me early tomorrow morning, thank you A few experts, by the way, let them do this thing again, according to the last request, to bring all the models manufactured by General Motors in the 1930s, whichever is convenient, not necessarily all of them, but the more the better.”

This request woke up Li Qing suddenly, but he saw the appearance of those experts checking the information and modifying the drawings. Before he could say anything, Huang Xuan thought of something again, and said, By the way, ask them if there is any... Who knows how to draw planes, it’s still a classic model from the 1930s, just buy one first. If you don’t know how to do it, then find someone, ask my mother to help, remember.”

This time, Li Qing was completely awake. Even if he hadn't read anything about aircraft manufacturing, he knew that the troublesomeness of this thing and the car were two different concepts, but before he could say anything, Huang Xuan snapped The phone hung up.

Li Qing looked at the phone, then at the clock on his head, his brows were like a pair of wet swimming trunks.

...

Leslie came to the factory early, and his hair, which was carefully rubbed with lard, regained its luster. Like his little belly, it showed the owner's happy state of mind. Along with him came two truckloads of various chemicals.

Hans called Huang Xuan out of the workshop, and the latter kept rubbing his sore temples. He had a trial run for a whole day last night. Although there were no problems, the noise was still unavoidable. The appearance of the remodeled printing machine has not changed much. Lorraine transformed its main control part into an electronic product. It is doubtful how many people in this era can understand those complicated circuit diagrams.

Leslie looked happy. After seeing Huang Xuan, he took out two telegrams and said in a cheerful voice, You actually know Mr. Ford and Mr. Sloan. I received two telegrams from GM and Ford, both of which were requested to be forwarded to Yours. The Ford he was talking about was naturally Edsel Ford.

Huang Xuan took it with a smile. The address here was informed by the Combat Veterans Company. While talking about polite things like breakfast, he opened the telegram bag. The contents of the two copies were almost the same. Ford invited him to meet at the Hilton Hotel, while GM set a place to meet you at the Peters Hotel and said, Take me with you. Here comes something you're interested in.

It seems that the charm of Citroen TA is far better than that of V8. Huang Xuan thanked Leslie again and sent it to the factory in person. This Californian old man is a talkative guy, especially when the other party can make money for him, his throat It's like the piston of an F1 engine, rising and falling non-stop.

After sending Leslie away, Huang Xuan stood near the factory gate. With his head down, he kept thinking about the materials he had read in the past few days, and deliberated carefully.

In his plan, selling a second blueprint, or even more blueprints, is not in itself a money-making effort. With this factory, he can continuously produce counterfeit coins that are more like real ones, but if he wants to avoid trouble, especially when buying some large-scale transactions, he must go through the bank. Still need some reasonable source of assets.

Of course, the source of the drawing itself is also a problem. But that's Ford at the top, unless the Fords are willing to risk the loot or something worse. Otherwise, they will definitely excuse themselves - Huang Xuan is very familiar with this kind of business process, just like what Huang's funds often do. .

Huang Xuan only needs a quiet week, and hopes that no authority will cause trouble during this week. He believes that it is reasonable to pay more for this, or get less.

Hans. After going through the process in his mind, Huang Xuan raised his head and shouted. The lieutenant reacted quickly and straightened his legs to attention, which made Huang Xuan a little amused, and his nervous mood relaxed.

Get a car, let's go to the Hilton, and find someone else to send a telegram to GM. Tell them to meet me at the Hilton.

Okay. Hans found a taxi for Huang Xuan. It was an old T-model car, but the inside of the car was clean. The driver is well-dressed and courteous. Since about 1907, there have been taxis in New York that use cars as tools and charge by mileage. This kind of classic car that can only run 30 kilometers per hour opened Huang Xuan's eyes. In the new century, if he wanted to sit in such a tasteful old car, the price would be higher than that of a first-class cabin.

Hilton Hotel.

Huang Xuan did not go to Ford's suite, but registered a business room by himself, and asked Hans to invite members of Ford and GM.

The Ford company that came to New York could almost be called a negotiating team. The representative was Sales Director Stephen, and the deputy representative was Development Director Kent. In addition, there were more than 50 various support staff.

Relatively speaking, GM is much smaller in terms of number of people, but its level is not low at all. President Sloan flew to New York in person. Although he does not own GM shares like Ford and his son, Alfred, who will be the president for 25 years Red P. Sloan remains GM's most influential figure.

But it is no wonder that the two parties attached great importance to this transaction. The Ford V8 is only a model a year and a half later, and the Citroen TA is a model 4 years later-not to mention that at that time, this was a very modern and excellent industrial design.

Huang Xuan raised his head high, but his eyes were not arrogant. He was just telling the gentlemen present in his own way - you can ask me now.

Stephen quickly adapted to Huang Xuan's youthful impulse. He took out the old Ford's plan: 450,000 US dollars, to buy complete drawings, and send someone to guide the production until the first batch of TAs leave the factory.

So how much can you pay now? Huang Xuan was more concerned about the immediate interests, because he couldn't wait until Ford produced even one of the parts.

100,000 US dollars, sir. Stephen said in the way facing Edsel: We will pay 100,000 US dollars every month after that, and if the production cannot be smooth after 3 months, the remaining 150,000 US dollars will be charged. deferred payment.

Forget it then. Huang Xuan waved his hand and said, It's still my plan, 300,000 US dollars, pay with one hand, and deliver with one hand.

Stephen still wanted to fight for it, but Sloan bowed his body and said, It's only 300,000 U.S. dollars. Then he stretched out his hand.

In just a few minutes, he caught Huang Xuan's mind, which surprised him a little, but it was also in line with Huang Xuan's plan. He blinked lightly, held his hand with Sloan, and said: make a deal.

Stephen looked at the two in surprise, as if he couldn't believe that his two days of hard work had just gone to waste. Before he could express anything, Huang Xuan smiled apologetically at him and said, Is Ford also interested in other models?

Of course. There seemed to be a tendency to turn around, and Stephen immediately seized the opportunity.

We'll have to wait for another hour. Huang Xuan looked at his watch and said, The drawings are still on the way and will be delivered later. Before that, we can discuss other transactions.

Just as Stephen breathed a sigh of relief, he heard Sloan say, Mr. Huang, do we trade in cash, or through a bank?

Bank. Huang Xuan smiled. There is no easier way to deal with banks than deposits. Similarly, there is no institution that is easier to deal with American companies than banks.

He looked at the seemingly dissatisfied Ford Development Director, and smiled, Is Mr. Kent satisfied with the last drawing?

That doesn't really explain the feasibility of your design... Kent's words were euphemistic enough compared to the last time. Huang Xuan couldn't help but smile when he accidentally caught a glimpse of Stephen kicking Kent.

The atmosphere was a bit cold, and it seemed that the top managers of the two competitors rarely had the opportunity to sit together like this, but it was Sloan who calmed down the scene and said, Which bank do you want to deposit this money in?

Chase National Bank. Huang Xuan had already thought about this step.

For the Chinese, this Bank of America, which has just entered the top four, is unknown, but its owner, John D. Rockefeller Jr., will make many people feel familiar, and his father, John D. . Rockefeller, the founder of Standard Oil, will make everyone feel suddenly enlightened.

The so-called Chase National Bank is the predecessor of Chase Manhattan Bank and the financial pillar of the Rockefeller consortium. Rockefeller Jr. created the Fair Trust Company a few years ago, and based on this, he acquired Chase and eventually took control of the board of directors. As one of the transactions with excellent returns of Rockefeller Jr., it was through this bank that he purchased part of the shares of General Motors.

This was one of the banks that Sloan was most familiar with. He mistakenly thought that Huang Xuan had investigated both companies long ago, so he couldn't help laughing.

Compared with the wily and calculating Mr. Sloan, Huang Xuan has many deficiencies in the distribution of negotiation strength, but this is already a great improvement. Just think about it, being able to communicate with perhaps the best managers in the world will not be left behind The wind is enough to make 16-year-old Huang Xuan proud.

The people in the Ford company were a little depressed. Huang Xuan talked to Stephen intentionally or unintentionally, and Sloan interrupted from time to time. The three parties acted as if they had just met friends, but in fact, if Kent's rein was let go, The development director must have left the room angrily.

The unnutritious chat lasted for an hour. Hans' people finally delivered the drawings to the room. While arranging his staff to check, Sloan asked Huang Xuan with a smile, Shall we go to the bank now?

No hurry. Huang Xuan smiled inscrutablely and profoundly, and said, Do you know Hammer? Armand Hammer.