Return to Hong Kong Island for a Century

Chapter 418 Distributor Tiering (First Update)
These distributors came to Hong Kong Island and found Tin Ka-fai.

Tian Jiahui felt helpless in the face of these distributors, because they insisted on paying him money.

"Mr. Tian, ​​we can wait two months, but there has to be a first-come, first-served principle."

"That's right, that's right, look, we flew all the way from Europe."

"We can pay first, the full amount is fine."

“Exactly, exactly.” Several European dealers insisted on paying because they wanted to get the first batch of cars after the expansion as soon as possible.

"Mr. Tian, ​​the potential of the European market is greater than that of Africa or North America."

"That's right, we in Europe won't set any restrictive policies like Aramco."

Tian Jiahui was cornered in the office, knowing that these distributors were trying to force the boss to make a statement.

So he said, "Please wait a moment, everyone. I'll call the boss."

"Mmm." These distributors didn't dare to confront Li Song, nor did they know his whereabouts.

After receiving the call, Li Song asked, "Old Tian, ​​what do you think we should do?"

Li Song refused to accept orders for two reasons: firstly, he used scarcity marketing, and secondly, he couldn't push too hard on production expansion.

Personnel training must follow certain procedures.

They also have to pass assessments before they can be hired. If they are pushed too hard, there might be some oversights.

Finally, and most importantly, BMW cars are cheap, and all dealerships want them, but deciding who to give them to and how much to give is uncertain because production capacity two months from now is unknown. So, taking on too many orders now could cause problems.

"I think we can accept pre-orders. That would make it easier to decide who to send the orders to first and who to send them to later." Tian Jiahui thought it was a good idea to accept orders.

"The key is that we don't know the production capacity two months from now. What if we take on too many orders?" Li Song asked.

“Mr. Li, we can pay you in advance, the full amount, whatever you can give us.”

“Exactly,” the distributors, who were all nearby, quickly replied upon hearing this.

“We are accepting pre-orders, but we can’t give them to you first, as that would be unfair to the other distributors,” Li Song continued.

"Mr. Li, we can convene a dealer conference and give priority to those who pay in full."

"In addition, we can increase the margin."

"Mr. Li, we could categorize distributors and prioritize supplying the higher-level ones," the European distributors suggested to Li Song, offering their opinions in a cacophony of voices.

"Old Tian, ​​you can make the arrangements." Li Song knew that the dealer tier system was inevitable, but his requirement for tiers would definitely cause some dissatisfaction among the early dealers, especially the motorcycle dealers.

Now that other distributors have brought it up, we can resolve it naturally. If anyone objects, these people will speak up for us.

"Boss, I'll give you a plan as soon as possible. I'll call a meeting with the distributors now," Tian Jiahui said on the phone.

"Okay, I'll treat you to dinner tonight," Li Song replied.

"Okay, boss," Tian Jiahui replied, hanging up the phone.

"Everyone, our boss is treating you to dinner tonight," Tian Jiahui said.

“Okay.” The distributors nodded in agreement.

Some of these dealers have other motives. BMW mainly sells minivans now, but last time I saw them also selling sedans, SUVs, and sports cars.

The market for sedans, SUVs, and sports cars in Southeast Asia and Africa is definitely not as large as in Europe.

Moreover, these mid-to-high-end cars are even more profitable.

BMW dealerships received a notification from Parkson Company and rushed to Hong Kong Island.

The only BMW dealerships without dealerships are Benzi and Wawa, and of course, Fat Bear doesn't have one either.

Because the Fat Bear camp does not recognize patented technology.

We have distributors in other places. Even though the economies of Africa and Southeast Asia are not good, there are poor people in every place.

Moreover, the less developed a place is, the more rampant the corruption is. For example, a president in the Philippines embezzled more than 10 billion US dollars and then fled to Aramco.

Similarly, many African countries are very poor, but there are also many wealthy people.

Furthermore, Africa has the largest production of gold and diamonds.

In the evening, Li Song hosted a banquet for the distributors at the Wenhua Hotel.

"Welcome everyone back to Hong Kong Island." Li Song greeted them warmly upon arrival; these were all the God of Wealth.

Li Song is unlike some company bosses who are arrogant when business is good.

"Thank you, Mr. Li!"

"Thank you for your hospitality, Mr. Li." The dealers present were all somewhat obsequious to Li Song.

Because Li Song's influence is so great, even an interview in the far East can affect America's stock market, although there are other forces involved.

But why didn't these forces choose someone else?

It's all because Li Song is famous and dares to speak his mind.

"Mr. Li, I didn't know you had sedans and SUVs?" The London dealer approached Li Song as soon as he sat down.

"There are no plans to expand production at the moment, after all, the competition in the sedan market is fierce," Li Song said.

“Mr. Li, we can wait for other markets, but we can’t wait for the Daiying market. You know how our local cars are; if we’re late, others will take over.”

"Moreover, transporting cars from Hong Kong Island to London has an advantage over other imported cars because there are no tariffs," the dealer said.

Hearing this, Li Song thought it made sense: "We'll discuss it in detail later."

"Great!" The dealer was overjoyed, clinking glasses with Li Song while glancing at the others. He thought to himself: "You little punks, what do you have to compete with me? I'll be selling cars right away."

Another European distributor, seeing that Li Song was alone, quickly sat down and said, "Mr. Li, MTU would like to reach a settlement with you."

Li Song asked, "Didn't they sue us first?"

“Mr. Li, this was a mistake by the previous management team at MTU. They have replaced them with a new management team,” the dealer said.

"Okay, how do we reconcile?"

“That means our patents don’t interfere with each other…” the other party replied.

"This isn't a good idea. How much money did I spend on the lawsuit?" Li Song was unwilling to give in so easily.

He was more than happy for MTU to continue suing him. MTU was his boss's engine company, one of the top in the world. Suing him for patents was like advertising for him.
“Mr. Li, MTU spent more and suffered greater losses,” the other party continued.

MTU sought a settlement because it saw no hope of winning, as Britain had become involved.

During this period, Dai Ying's influence was greater than that of San Dezi.

In international lawsuits, especially those that are relatively ambiguous, the background of both parties is the most important factor.

On the other hand, Li Song's influence is growing, and Sandezi is also aware of his reputation in Europe. Once Li Song targets the government or history, Sandezi's government will be in a relatively passive position.

That's why they sought someone to mediate.

MTU suffered significant losses because many civilian companies were hesitant, as it was obvious that Li Song's technology was superior and his products would be cheaper.

The impact on military applications is minimal, but the military is somewhat dissatisfied because some of the technologies Li Song has publicly revealed are superior.

In fact, MTU is also developing a next-generation engine that reaches 1500 horsepower.

Unfortunately, when the Leopard 2 actually took to the battlefield, it was decimated by drones.

"I need to discuss this with my lawyer." Li Song did not immediately agree.

Because we need to see the opinions of lawyers and those in London.

In fact, Li Song knew that the lawsuit with MTU was a mess and would eventually be settled.

However, the settlement also requires timing. Right now, I don't need to promote myself. After a while, when the trucks in the mainland succeed, I can settle the settlement and take the opportunity to do some advertising.

"Okay, I wonder if Mr. Li has any plans to build a factory in Europe?" the distributor asked again.

"I don't have the energy right now," Li Song shook his head.

Li Song plans to establish a factory in London, primarily producing high-end car models.

I plan to establish a factory in Hungary later; it's a good country.

Forget about other places, it's better to build a factory in America.

Li Song used to think that investing in Aramco was inappropriate, since he was under sanctions and his factory might be frozen.

But then I thought, if it's frozen, then it's frozen. This completely exposes Amei's true nature.

However, Li Song has to wait. He wants to wait until his own chip is developed so that he can establish a highly automated car company in California, USA.

The company has adopted a large number of automated equipment to reduce manufacturing costs at Aramco.

For example, using robotic arms.

Of course, the first-generation robotic arms could not perform as many movements as the later intelligent robotic arms, and their efficiency was also inferior.

However, we can build more robotic arms.

Of course, this is just a plan, and whether or not to do it will be decided later.

Then other distributors also came to Li Song to get acquainted with him.

After the banquet, Li Song had a brief talk with the BMW dealer in London and decided to test the waters with 200 BMW Z series cars.

Actually, the dealer wasn't sure either, so they took 200 vehicles first, 100 each of the 1.5L and 2.0L automatic transmissions.

Of course, there was also an agreement that priority would be given to the London market, since the London car market was beyond saving.

"Old Tian, ​​we can speed up the acquisition of the Jaguar Land Rover brand."

"Once BMW's production capacity is up, we will produce sports cars and SUVs. The sports cars will be branded as Jaguar, and the SUVs will be branded as Land Rover."

"Keep the requirements as low as possible. We only need some technical personnel. It's best to let the London side handle the other management personnel." After the banquet, Li Song and Tian Jiahui left together, and Li Song said in the car.

“Okay, boss.” Tian Jiahui nodded.

“If dealers in Southeast Asia and Africa have any objections to this dealer tiering system, you can give them a larger share of motorcycles,” Li Song added.

Many BMW car dealerships in Southeast Asia and Africa were formerly motorcycle dealerships.

"Uh-huh."

"So, boss, how many cars are you preparing for this order?"

"A hundred thousand vehicles, I guess. Once the supply chain in mainland China is up and running, the production capacity will be very high," Li Song said.

"In addition, we should accelerate the layout of mineral resources and not get bogged down in small amounts of money. The biggest fear for industrial products is being held back by upstream material suppliers," Li Song continued.

"Okay." Tian Jiahui nodded.

Li Song returned to the mainland the next day, first taking a stroll around the electronics laboratory in Guangzhou.

Then we arrived at the BMW Industrial Zone, which has now officially become the Guangzhou BMW Industrial Zone. It was bustling with traffic, and Huangpu Port was continuing to expand. There were trucks everywhere, and at this time, Dongfeng trucks were the mainstream.

"Mr. Li, the flying scooter has been a great success in the test." As soon as Li Song arrived at his office, Ma Shengli brought him the good news.

(End of this chapter)