What the hell is a private enterprise?

Chapter 481 Inland River Fleet?

"President Tang... hello."

After much deliberation, Joshua Mongol finally uttered a statement that greatly disappointed the reporters and car owners who were watching the spectacle.

Let's see who's tougher on whom! It's interesting to watch these big shots break down in their defenses.

Tang Wen was somewhat surprised by this miraculous transformation, but readily agreed, saying:

"Then, can we talk alone?"

……

Tang Wen and Joshaim sat down facing each other, and Tang Wen's first words made the other forget everything he wanted to say:
“Mr. Joachim, I hope that Feiyue Auto and Hans BMW will form a joint venture to facilitate the entry of BMW cars into the domestic market and achieve localization.”

"Eh?"

Joshua was visibly taken aback. He had even considered the possibility of being threatened with drowning in Da Wan or receiving hush money to settle the matter, but he had never considered this possibility.

Is this an attempt to turn enemies into friends?
He ultimately decided to play it safe and feign indifference:

"Mr. Tang, is this how your company intends to end up blatantly plagiarizing designs and technical aspects?"

Tang Wen: "Are you really sure the Hanma S9 copied the BMW 740?"

"Of course!"

Joachim's temper flared up again, and he opened his backpack and began piling out evidence, all of which were very rigorous analysis documents.

Everything from the appearance to the performance of the components is clearly described, indicating that it was carefully analyzed after being sent back to the home country.

The evidence was so strong that after BMW submitted it directly to the local court, they indicated they could impose a hefty fine on Gaijin.

Even if they can't receive it now, Tang Wen's business will be immediately frozen and detained if it involves the EU.

Therefore, Joshua was full of confidence and waited for Tang Wen's sophistry.

However, the latter simply picked it up with great interest, opened it, and even praised it:
"You are truly professional. I can't even achieve the 2S standard in my own factory. I just copy the technical document format. You are far superior. You are really great."

"In any case, these facts prove that the Hanma S9 is a highly replicated product in terms of both performance and appearance!"

"Alright, since you all agree, then that's true."

Tang Wen sighed and put down the evidence. Joshaim, who was opposite him, was overjoyed. He had brought a recording pen with him!
This recording alone can cause the other party a lot of trouble.

"But have you really thought about what this means?"

"what?"

Tang Wen's question brought him back to his senses; he didn't understand what kind of trick it was yet.

“Mr. Joachim, you must have noticed that although our Hanma S9 has many similarities to the BMW 740, if you have investigated the supply chain, you will find that all the parts used in the Hanma S9 do not come from the supply chain. Do you agree with this?”

In other words, without BMW's technology supply chain support, relying solely on China's closed supply chain, we achieved near-perfect performance and appearance for the 740, and at only a quarter of your price.

"..."

Joachim finally sensed that something was wrong, and cold sweat began to seep out from his back.

唐文还在继续：“740应当代表了你们量产车的最高水平，我们能制造出S9，也能有对标5系、3系、1系。”

Joachim (sweating profusely):

"That's a threat."

Tang Wen ignored him:

"For your sake, the reason we chose the Hanma S9 is because most of the steps can only be done manually, and mass production is not yet possible. But this situation will change in a year or two at most." "Then why did you choose to form a joint venture with BMW?"

"Money, of course it's money. I believe you can all see that the Hanma S9 is being sold at a loss. If we were to jointly produce BMWs, it would not only make us money but also allow us to acquire Hans' industrial technology."

Joachim's expression turned cold:

"So it's easier for you to plagiarize now?"

"No, since it's our own industry, we will naturally compete in a different market segment. For example, Feiyue Auto's joint ventures produce high-end models, while Hanma will naturally avoid other market segments. Of course, the premise is that you must transfer technology, including some core technologies."

What if we say no?

"Then let's rely on our own abilities."

Tang Wen rested his hands on the back of his head, leaned back in his chair, and looked at him.

The atmosphere became tense, with both sides remaining silent for a long time, before Tang Wen broke the awkward silence once again:

“If you are willing, Geigin will borrow 10 billion marks from Hans to purchase technology licenses from BMW and set up a joint venture factory. Of course, the joint venture should have the decision-making and pricing power over the entire domestic products.”

Joachim's eyes widened:

"You borrow money from us to buy our products, and you expect to have autonomy?!"

"It's not like we're not going to pay it back. It's just a little bit of oil. Besides, the domestic economy is so good now. I'm willing to do joint ventures with you because it's an open market. Do you understand? We're joining the WTO next year. It won't be so easy for you to talk to state-owned enterprises."

And you know I have some really good American friends, like GM, Ford, and Westinghouse, who are all very willing to work with me.”

After a long stalemate, Joshua took a deep breath and said:

"I'm just the Vice President of the Far East region; I need to report to my superiors."

"and many more."

Tang Wen stopped him and added:
"It would be better if the loan was low-interest or interest-free for the first few years."

"..."

Joachim's face was already contorted with rage, but he held back.

……

After Joachim left, Tang Wencai snapped his fingers with satisfaction. A ship girl came in, massaged his shoulders, and told him the summarized battle report:

"The F-15s should have mostly withdrawn. Now, it's the Jets' planes on alert. The Q-97 sneaked in and deployed a drone; the results have just been confirmed."
Of the 16 fighter jets in that bombing raid, 5 successfully penetrated the defenses, 4 dropped their bombs and sank 2 ships, and the rest were intercepted. Only 1 F-15 was destroyed, and 2 others were confirmed to be damaged.

Tang Wen closed his eyes. It was already 3 a.m. in Nanmei. Through the T6 drone's view, he could see that most of the two civilian ships had sunk into the water, and the turbulent river had also washed away a lot of equipment.

While the losses to the Imperial Air Force and Marines were far less severe than in previous naval campaigns, they still achieved their objective:

The resistance was strong, but the damage was controlled reasonably. It hurt a bit, but it was tolerable, so we still had to keep fighting.

Logically speaking, the Empire should have acquired some small destroyers and frigates—in fact, littoral combat ships could all enter the Amazon River for escort duties, or even just refit a few old ships from Brazil.
But they were too hasty, preferring to risk being used as bait to let the air force take advantage rather than playing it safe, and now they have suffered a great loss.

Before personally delivering the cars to the customers, Tang Wen could only rest for a few minutes, and he couldn't help but think about how to add some color to the lives of the Ma Run team.

I just thought of inland waterway vessels... Who says inland waterways can't have a navy?

The Amazon River is no ordinary river; its main channel is normally 5 to 10 kilometers wide, and during the high-water season it can even reach 40 kilometers!

The main waterway is navigable by ships up to 10 tons, and theoretically, it could even accommodate an aircraft carrier.

Hiding some destroyers and frigates, or even a bunch of large aircraft carriers equipped with Krupp 37mm cannons, would certainly make things lively for them.

Going a step further... it's not impossible for the Marines to be bombarded by battleships?
(End of this chapter)