Return to Hong Kong Island for a Century

Chapter 385 It's not that I'm incompetent, it's that the enemy is too cunning.

Yamaha and Honda are eyeing the American and Western yacht markets.

The main yacht brands in Japan are Yamaha and Honda.

In 81, the per capita GDP of the country was $1.06.

The GDP per capita in America is $1.4.

Therefore, the cost difference between the two products is quite large!
In the semiconductor and automotive industries, the small notebook computer completely outperforms Aramco's semiconductor and automotive businesses.

Especially during the economic and oil crises, small-displacement cars from small countries shone brightly in Aramco's market.

These two companies saw Li Song's crowdfunding campaign and immediately placed an order for 50,000 Panda airplanes.

So these two companies saw the potential in the yacht market.

The two companies offered prices 20 percent lower than the market price.

There was almost no profit left.

These two companies did this for two reasons. The first is to expand their market.

Expand the market with low-priced products, and then influence other yacht manufacturers.

The second consideration is the subsequent repair, maintenance, and upkeep.

Yachts, unlike airplanes, don't spend long periods of time in the sea, so they require more frequent maintenance and upkeep!
Most yachts are made of fiberglass, but their propulsion systems and cooling systems are made of seawater.

In addition, there are various parasites in the ocean.

Both companies believe they have offered very competitive prices.

The crowdfunding club also agreed to the proposal and the offer.

However, the evaluation committee, randomly selected by the crowdfunding club members, ultimately failed to approve it!

The members of the evaluation committee didn't even look at the design; they only looked at the quote.

He bluntly stated that his Panda aircraft was only 20% of the market price.

Your yachts are only discounted by 20%.

If the price reduction is only 20%, we can easily have all these orders mass-produced by Amer.

Yamaha and Honda were rendered speechless by the criticism from the members of the judging committee.

Because there are many ways to build a ship, the crowdfunding club has received 80,000 tentative orders for this yacht, and there are still tens of thousands more. It depends on the final price and who else will join.

Such a large number of orders can be handled through OEM, or contract manufacturing.

We can definitely reduce the price by 20%!

However, there is a problem that the small country needs to consider: all of its materials and energy are imported.

Another issue is the shipping cost from the notebook to Amei, because yachts, unlike other goods, cannot be simply piled up.

Additionally, we need to consider establishing after-sales service stations.

The head of Yamaha's yacht division communicated by phone with Nagata, the head of Honda's yacht division.

Nagata also received a message from Ami.

"Mosimoxi!"

"Those damned, greedy white pigs!" The two department heads met at a tavern. They greeted each other with a bow, then sat down and started cursing!
"Yes!"

"These greedy, despicable, and shameless bastards, they're robbing people."

"And judging from their attitude, even if we lower the price by another 10%, they definitely won't agree!"

"Those bastards, the higher-ups at the crowdfunding club definitely know about them!"

"These greedy, despicable, and shameless bastards!"

"They've already taken two million dollars from us!" The heads of the two departments cursed the crowdfunding club while drinking tea.

The heads of these two departments are now essentially being forced into their positions.

First, donate two million US dollars to the crowdfunding club; this is the apparent cost.

Lobbying those politicians through the relevant procedures came at a considerable cost.

Even the company president personally went to Ami to communicate with the politicians there!
If things don't work out now, the two of them will be packing their bags and leaving tomorrow.

So the two of them are very anxious now and can't help but curse at the crowdfunding club.

In fact, both companies' bottom line is a 30% price reduction, so that the orders appear to be at a loss!

However, it boosted the entire group's revenue!

These two groups have invested in quite a few upstream and downstream industries.

However, according to information from Ame, the price needs to be reduced by at least 40% in order to pass the initial review and then be publicly announced internally!
But a 40% price reduction would result in too much loss!
Selling a product by lowering the price by 40% is hardly a sign of competence.

"Do you think we've been tricked?" Nagata asked after taking a sip of tea.

"You mean?" Matsumoto, the head of Yamaha's yacht division, was taken aback when he heard this. He had just picked up his teacup.

"It's that damned Li Song!"

"The Panda Airplane crowdfunding campaign has already offended many Americans."

"If he were to launch another yacht crowdfunding campaign, he would definitely face many difficulties!"

"And now?" Nagata thought of this question after receiving Ami's call.

"idiot!!"

"Baka!!!"

"That damned beast!!" Matsumoto wasn't stupid; he realized what was happening immediately.

The only countries that can meet the requirements put forward by the crowdfunding club's review committee are certain countries.

First, exclude European and American countries!

Their costs simply don't meet this requirement!

Furthermore, exclude your own country!

The only country that can do that is its neighbor.

At this moment, the tavern staff heard the noise from inside the room and came over to greet them.

After the two men chased the staff away, the room fell silent.

"A calculated scheme!" Nagata sighed.

Matsumoto's mouth twitched. He had gotten the position of head of the yacht department by using his connections to get rid of the others.

And now I'm about to be fired!

The president personally intervened to pull strings, but his subordinates messed things up.

Those politicians in Europe and America are extremely greedy, and the entire group has put in a lot of effort in this matter.

The consequences are self-evident.

"No matter what, things have come to this point!"

"I'll head to Ame immediately and meet with the senior management of the crowdfunding club."

"We hope to find a breakthrough from their side!"

"Making this happen is the only thing we can do." Matsumoto now wants to get rid of this mess, but it's impossible.

"That's the only thing we can do now." Nagata had no other options.

"That damned Li Song!"

"He is the nemesis of both our families!"

"Motorcycles have taken over our market share."

"And now car manufacturers are trying to take away our market share," Nagata said through gritted teeth.

Because many Honda motorcycle dealers in Southeast Asia simply change their signboard and start selling BMW motorcycles!
This led to a sharp decrease in the number of Honda motorcycle dealerships.

"Is it possible to shift the blame onto Li Song?" Matsumoto asked.

"I think this Li Song is a threat to our entire industry!"

"Your Honda company is doing alright, after all, the head of your motorcycle division didn't have an easy time investing with the third boss either."

"If we're talking about losses, the motorcycle division suffered even greater losses," Matsumoto said in a low voice.

"Huh!" Upon hearing this, Nagata immediately straightened up!
Yes! The losses in the yacht division are far less than those in the motorcycle division.

If the head office wants me fired, then the head of the motorcycle department should be fired too!
The two men smiled at each other, because Honda, Yamaha, Suzuki, Kawasaki, and several other motorcycle companies had jointly invested in the Third Division.

They provided money and production lines, originally planning to mass-produce 50cc motorcycles within a year to compete with Li Song, but the factory is still not completed!
There are far too many problems now.

Because the third leader, from top to bottom, is too greedy.

The central government's documents, which are considered third-in-command, are completely disregarded by any of the various factions.

These companies initially signed investment agreements with the central government.

Then, upon arriving in each state, one faces various approval procedures, which are completed using monetary power.

Then, once we arrived at the destination, we faced many more problems!

Because the land owned by the third-in-command is privately owned, even if foreign investors obtain the permits, they still need to negotiate with the private individual to purchase the land.

Then all local construction work had to be done by local people.

They also have to work an eight-hour workday and have afternoon tea.

As for training workers, the three companies sent more than 400 technicians to train workers, but more than 300 of them had to return home within a week.

Because of various gastrointestinal diseases.

Later, they sent technicians over, and this time they prepared the meals themselves.

But after a week, they returned 80% of their original number because the local water was also undrinkable!

They are also facing demands for more compensation from local residents, who are citing water pollution and noise pollution as reasons!
The project was taken to court and then the court ordered it to stop.

Later, the three companies used their financial power, and then the rainy season came.

Even with parts shipped from the local area for assembly, only a few motorcycles are being produced so far.

Because local government departments that are completely unrelated to the matter can find all sorts of excuses to cause trouble at any time.

Of course, solving these problems is also very simple, as long as you have money.

If you don't pay, the locals might storm into your factory.

Burn down your factory, smash your equipment.

If you call the police, you'll have to pay the police station.

After taking the money, the police will solve the case quickly.

But don't expect to get your hands on the stolen goods or money.

Because several companies were scammed several times as soon as they arrived there.

And now the rainy season has begun.

"Ahem, actually, from another perspective, our failure can be considered good news!" Nagata coughed.

Matsumoto's eyes widened: "What?!"

Matsumoto could hardly believe his ears.

How can a bad thing turn into a good thing?
It's already a miracle that they were able to get out of there safely!

"It will make the company understand who the real enemy is!"

"It's that despicable and shameless Li Song!"

"More measures should be taken against Li Song."

"For example, if Li Song owns a passenger aircraft manufacturing company, we should get European and American countries to ban his aircraft."

“Our government departments can provide support to Boeing in another way, such as by purchasing more of their aircraft.”

"Furthermore, our government does not allow aircraft that have not obtained an Aramco airworthiness certificate and flight permit to pass through or stop in our airspace!"

"Furthermore, we need to target their automotive industry and get the European and American countries to take action!" The head of Toyota's yacht division finished speaking, took a sip of tea, and looked at Matsumoto!

"oops!!"

"Senior!!!" Matsumoto stood up and bowed deeply to Nagata.

"We're all in the same boat now!"

"We should support each other and get through this difficult time!"

"After you get to Amei, if you can't reach an agreement, try to shift the blame onto Li Song."

"After all, even the massive motorcycle division couldn't withstand it, so it's only natural that our divisions failed," Nagata chuckled.

"clear!!"

"I understand!!" Matsumoto immediately understood why the other party had told him so much.

Li Song, who was in Shanghai, sneezed several times and touched his nose.

"Who's thinking about you?" Zhu Ling looked up when she heard Li Song sneeze.

"No, your hair got into your nose!" Li Song shook his head.

"How long will it take to produce all these cars?" The two had just watched the news.

Leaders from Guangzhou visited the BMW factory and expressed their full support for it.

Li Song knew, of course, that this was the attitude of the higher authorities.

"It should be soon!" It's hard to say, because Li Song has never experienced this before.

However, the mainland has a lot of experience in large-scale battles.

"Are you going back to Hong Kong Island tomorrow?" Zhu Ling asked again.

"Ok!"

"I've already received a notification from the factory that I'm a spokesperson for BMW," Zhu Ling said.

"Ok!"

"Where are you planning to film?" Li Song wasn't very familiar with the specific arrangements for this project.

"I don't know."

"It'll probably be filmed in Shanghai!" Although Zhu Ling has secured an endorsement contract, she still has to follow the factory's arrangements.

"Would you like to film in Guangzhou?"

"Should I send a private plane to pick you up then?" Li Song asked.

"Okay!" Zhu Ling didn't refuse.

"Then I'll go back to Guangzhou tomorrow to make arrangements!"

"Thank you!"

"How should I thank you?"

"She's completely yours!"

"Hehe, come on, it's been prepared in the wardrobe for a long time." Li Song chuckled and picked up Zhu Lin.

I've seen too many of these types in my past life: bosses, nurses, teachers, security guards, queens, Christmas, catgirls... cough cough!
The next morning, Li Song returned to Guangzhou by private plane.

After returning to Guangzhou, I first took a stroll around the Electronics Research Institute. The results in the semiconductor field should be available by the end of the year.

We had lunch at the Electronics Research Institute before heading to the BMW factory.

"The higher authorities are currently compiling a list of factories capable of producing automotive parts!"

"Then have them send people to learn the technology!"

"We will provide full support to BMW," Ma Shengli quickly told Li Song.

"Thank you!!" Li Song breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this; this was the large-scale battle mode.

"The main leaders of the Ministry of Machinery Industry are serving as the team leaders and personally overseeing this matter!"

"Strive to complete the order as soon as possible!"

"All quality is determined by the BMW factory."

“The main leader of each factory is responsible. If a problem occurs in the factory, it is the responsibility of the main leader.”

"Our BMW motorcycle factory will definitely help our other sister factories learn the technology!"

"We will strive to ensure that every household in our country owns a car!" Li Song declared.
(End of this chapter)