Reborn Brazil as a Plutocrat

Chapter 438 Inspection of Mercedes-Benz

Although what Adams Teach said was a bit confusing, Fang Lang also had some understanding of the character of Antal Heydrich.

To be honest, Fang Lang liked having such a person as his subordinate, but if he were to be placed as the commander of the Rio de Janeiro Naval Base, Fang Lang didn't think it was appropriate.

Because, if the other party is a pure soldier, unless you can get the other party's allegiance, there is no way to guarantee that the other party can be used by you after sitting in this position.

This is obviously not in your own interests.

Adams Teach obviously also knew Fang Lang's concerns, so he quickly continued:

"Fang, if you are willing to meet the other party, I can come forward and talk to him first.

I believe that after these few years of silence, he should be able to understand something.

If he still doesn’t make any changes, then we’ll see if there are other candidates.”

Fang Lang didn't expect that Adams Teach would have such high regard for this person, and he didn't know if he had some personal relationship with this person, but these are not important.

If this person is really what Colonel Teach described, Fang Lang would like to transfer him to work in his aircraft carrier formation.

Since Adams Teach volunteered to contact the other party, of course he would not refuse.

He nodded and said:

"Okay, you can come forward and talk to the other party first.

If appropriate, you can bring him to see me."

After receiving a positive reply, Adams Teach seemed very happy. Although Antal Heydrich was not his person, if he recommended him to Fang Lang, he would have a good relationship.

If Antal Heydrich really joins Fang Lang's camp, he will definitely become his ally.

"Okay, without further ado, I will ask him to meet and chat this afternoon."

Next, the two of them stopped discussing this topic. Instead, they started chatting all over the world. Fang Lang also took the opportunity to start instilling some future naval construction concepts into the other party.

Even the development direction and trend of missiles in future wars, as well as the construction ideas of the next generation of guided missile destroyers, allow Adams Teach to keep up with his own development direction.

This lunch was a feast for both the guest and the host, and Adams Teach gained a lot. It was not until he left the Navy Club and returned to his car that he could no longer hold back the tears of joy.

For so many years, he has always been a good old man, not daring to offend anyone and trying to please everyone, so that he can sit safely in the position of commander of this naval base.

I remember when I first came into contact with Fang Lang, Lieutenant Colonel Graham of the Logistics Department of the Expeditionary Force Headquarters had a lower military rank than him, but he could ignore him at all, just because there were people behind him.

But now that he has joined Fang Lang's camp, he can be considered a person with support. When he can truly become the chief of naval staff, who will dare to think that he is a good guy?

After seeing off Adams Teach, Fang Lang returned to the room and called Sirio Reich of the Second Logistics Department, asking him to send someone to investigate the naval colonel named Antal Heydrich.

It's not that Fang Lang doesn't trust Adams Teach, but there are many things that Adams Teach doesn't necessarily know, such as the other party's political leanings, interpersonal relationships, etc.

Since, if you want to use him, you must conduct a comprehensive investigation on the other party to avoid unnecessary trouble in the future.

This kind of internal investigation is of course easy for the agents of the Second Logistics Division who work in the Brazilian Intelligence Agency. After all, the other party's work files must be backed up and archived in the Brazilian Intelligence Agency.

Of course, if Fang Lang wants to investigate the other party, he must not only see these things on the surface. Fang Lang must also fully understand many things that are not written on the files.

After receiving the order, the Second Section of the Logistics Department immediately took action.

Today's matter can be regarded as a spur-of-the-moment idea, so it was done in a bit of haste. I have to say that this is also an opportunity for Adams Teach, who happens to have the opportunity to independently manufacture warships.

Fang Lang was thinking about how to use this opportunity to deepen his influence within the navy. At the same time, he was escorted by guards to the Mercedes-Benz automobile factory in the suburbs of Rio de Janeiro.

There was silence all the way. When the convoy arrived at the gate of the Mercedes-Benz automobile factory, there were already more than ten people waiting at the gate.

Only two of them were people that Fang Lang knew before. One of them was the German representative during the original negotiations in Germany, and the other was the general manager of Fangyuan Group assigned to the Mercedes-Benz automobile factory.

Because Fangyuan Group owns 51% of the shares of the Brazilian Mercedes-Benz automobile factory, the general manager must be sent by Fangyuan Company.

This professional manager named Gianvito Blanc was hired by Fangyuan Group with a high salary from the American Ford Company. Since he was able to put the Mercedes-Benz Brazil factory into production in a short period of time, it shows that he must be quite capable.

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After Fang Lang got off the bus, everyone enthusiastically stepped forward to shake hands with Fang Lang.

As the general manager stationed by Fangyuan Group, Gianvito Blanc suddenly received the notice at noon, quit a lot of work, and went to the door in person to wait for Fang Lang's arrival.

After everyone exchanged greetings at the door and introduced each other, Fang Lang spoke directly and praised without hesitation:

"Today, I noticed that there are many new Mercedes-Benz cars on the streets of Rio de Janeiro. It seems that your work is very effective!"

Everyone who was still a little uneasy heard this and let out a long breath. After all, such a surprise inspection really made these professional managers worry about whether they had done something inadequate.

Gianvito Blanc stood in front of Fang Lang on the left, guiding Fang Lang toward the interior of the factory, and said with a smile on his face:

"Yes, boss.

This brand-new Mercedes-Benz factory combines Mercedes-Benz car technology with the assembly line technology I brought from Ford, making our car production more efficient, lower cost, and easier to train workers.

This year, we plan to produce 50,000 vehicles annually."

Westerners don’t know what modesty is. Fang Lang offered praise, and Gianvito Blanc responded unceremoniously and commended himself for his achievements.

Fang Lang didn't care when he heard this. Although the annual output of 50,000 cars was not enough for a quarter of Ford's production at this time. But for a car desert like Brazil, a factory with an annual output of 50,000 cars could be built in two years.

A car factory is still very worthy of recognition.

Therefore, Fang Lang certainly had to praise the other party.

"Very good. If you can successfully complete this goal this year, I will ask the head office to reward all employees. I hope you will not disappoint me."

All the managers who heard about the rewards were excited, and Gianvito Blanc even asked directly:

"Really? Thank you so much. I wonder what kind of reward we can get?"

This guy's directness really gave people a headache, as if he was afraid that Fang Lang would regret it, so he immediately wanted to clarify the reward plan on the spot.

Fortunately, Fang Lang is not a stingy person. He never hesitates to reward managers who are capable and can earn enough profits for themselves.

"If you can achieve this goal, I promise to give 5% of the factory's annual net profit as a reward to everyone. As for the specific distribution, it depends on everyone's work performance."

Everyone started whispering among themselves after hearing this, and even the German representatives were full of excitement.

Don't think that five percent is a small amount. After all, the rewards that each of them, the management team, may receive are tens of thousands of dollars. Tens of thousands of dollars in this era is not a small amount. With the current prices, at least

Buy 3-4 cars.

No wonder everyone was so excited, and many people even clapped.

Gianvito Blanc directly expressed his position on behalf of everyone:

"Boss, please rest assured! We have decided on this reward! We guarantee to successfully complete the target of annual production of 50,000 vehicles!"

After hearing this, everyone behind him also expressed their opinions one after another.

After seeing that everyone's emotions were aroused, Fang Lang promptly started to pour cold water on everyone.

"Don't be happy too early. What I want is not just the production of cars, but more importantly the quality of the cars. Because of the world war, global civilian car production has come to a standstill.

It was not until June 1945 that the U.S. War Production Board deregulated and re-approved the production plan for 200,000 new cars. This was also the only country among all countries that deregulated civilian automobile production.

During the war, because there were no new cars, people's requirements for vehicle after-sales service continued to increase. Many car brands were unable to provide customers with spare parts when they needed repairs due to quality problems.

Make customers lose confidence in this brand.

After this incident, people began to focus not only on the price and performance of the car, but also on the quality and after-sales service of the car.

I wonder how our Mercedes-Benz cars provide customers with after-sales service and car quality assurance?"

Fang Lang's words obviously surprised everyone. They didn't expect that the other party would know so much about the automobile industry, and they hit the point directly.

Even General Manager Gianvito Blanc didn't know how to answer this question for a while. He glanced at the people who came with him and saw that everyone didn't know what to say, so he could only bite the bullet and said:

"Boss, the common practice for all car brands now is to only sell cars. As for the after-sales issues of the vehicles, dealers in various places solve them themselves."

Since Fang Lang raised this question, he obviously knew the current situation very well.

Coming from a later generation, he knew very well that it was not until the 1970s and 1980s that the concept of 4S stores began to appear in Europe. Although judging from the development trends of later generations, 4S stores may also face being eliminated.

But at least the next seventy or eighty years will be the golden development period for automobile 4S stores. It is precisely because of the existence of automobile 4S stores that major brands have developed rapidly.

This is also the reason why Fang Lang suddenly came to visit the Mercedes-Benz factory on a whim.

"Do you think this kind of service can satisfy customers?"

Everyone looked at me and I looked at you, and for a moment they were speechless. Everyone who positioned themselves as production managers naturally couldn't answer this question.

Seeing that everyone was silent, Fang Lang didn't blame anyone, he just walked forward and said:

"Don't be nervous, everyone. I don't mean to blame you, but I want to bring this issue up and discuss it with you. I hope we can discuss a solution that can satisfy customers.

Everyone can speak freely and if you can come up with a good solution, we will all be grateful to you!"

After hearing Fang Lang's words, a middle-aged white man in his thirties whispered in the crowd:

“Customers won’t be happy!”

(End of chapter)