reborn industrial empire

Chapter 381: Get a piece of the pie

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Detroit is the automobile city in the United States, and it is also a famous blue-collar city in the United States.

This city is located on the edge of the Great Lakes and is the largest city in Michigan. The city was founded in 1701 and was originally built by French fur traders.

Later, after it became a territory of the United States, relying on its natural geographical advantages, it became a famous heavy industry city in the United States. Especially later, with the rise of the automobile industry, it gradually became a famous automobile city in the United States.

The headquarters of the three major automobile companies in the United States are all located here. With the advent of World War II, the automobile industry here also reached its peak.

After the end of World War II, as the United States began to share more war dividends, emerging industries such as the financial industry and electronic computers emerged, and with the large-scale invasion of Japanese cars.

Detroit's major automakers began to hire a large number of blacks in order to save costs, and many black workers also poured into the city as job opportunities increased.

However, as American cars and Japanese cars lost ground in competition in the automobile market, the golden age of the American automobile industry was never restored. Under such circumstances, a large number of workers lost their jobs.

What followed was a massive layoff of automobile companies, as well as an increasing crime rate. Robbery, drug trafficking, murder, and rape have become the main theme of this city.

The constant racial conflicts also caused a large number of white people to leave the city and migrate south, leaving only the black people who had nothing to grab.

So far, the population of the city of Detroit has dropped to more than 700,000, which is less than half of its peak population. Among these 700,000 people, more than 82% are black, and

The number of white people has dropped to about 10%, and white people have completely become a minority in this city.

The extremely low education level of black people, coupled with their extremely high crime rate, has made Detroit one of the cities with the worst security in the United States. It has even surpassed the original famous Chicago and become one of the most famous crimes in the United States.

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However, this is the foundation of American automobile culture after all, so although the current security environment in this city is very poor, the three major automobile companies have no plans to leave this city.

At least so far, the headquarters of the three major American automobile giants are still located here.

The center of General Motors, the world's largest automobile company, is located in the Renaissance Center in the heart of the city. This complex of five buildings is located on the banks of the Erie River.

Opposite is the Canadian city of Windsor. Compared with the shabby city of Windsor, this magnificent building has earned Americans a lot of face.

General Motors has used this building as its headquarters for some years, but it was rented in the early days. Later in 2008, they directly bought the building for US$625 million and became the company's property.

But sadly, GM had to declare bankruptcy in 2009 and applied for bankruptcy protection from the government.

Jin Xiaoqiang's arrival in Detroit was not publicized. Until now, he has been keeping a very low profile. Even when he arrived in the United States, not many people knew about it.

When he arrived in Detroit, it happened to be afternoon, and he did not choose to rest. Instead, he went directly to the General Motors headquarters, where Nick Reilly was waiting for him.

After leaving the airport, Jin Xiaoqiang got into a Cadillac luxury car sent by General Motors to pick him up and went straight to the Renaissance Center.

The car drove directly into the secret underground parking garage of the building. Those who could drive the car into this garage were all high-level people in GM. Ordinary employees did not enjoy such treatment.

Then he took a special elevator and went straight to the conference center on the 42nd floor. When he walked out of the elevator, Nick Reilly and several other white people had been waiting there for a long time.

"Haha, hello, my friend, we finally meet again."

As soon as Jin Xiaoqiang stepped out of the elevator, Nick Reilly came over and gave him a warm hug, as if the two were very close friends.

The people at GM who attended this meeting were of a very high standard. Even GM's current president, Howard, appeared in the crowd welcoming Jin Xiaoqiang.

Of course, the people who could appear here were all senior executives of GM. Nick enthusiastically introduced these people to Jin Xiaoqiang one by one.

Among them were Howard, the current head of GM, and several other senior board members. Jin Xiaoqiang shook hands with everyone one by one and exchanged greetings.

As the hottest car person in recent years, the greatest car designer, and the youngest leader of a large automobile company, Jin Xiaoqiang's reputation in the automobile industry can be said to be very high.

Many of these people came here to see what was new. After all, although Jin Xiaoqiang was well-known before, he had always kept a low profile and was not often exposed in the news media, especially in Western news media.

So many seniors in the automobile industry here come to see what Jin Xiaoqiang looks like.

After getting to know these GM executives one by one, everyone dispersed one after another. After all, Nick was hosting today's meeting.

He was the one who invited Jin Xiaoqiang here, and he is now the president of GM in the United States. What exactly does he want to talk about with Jin Xiaoqiang? It is difficult for others to interfere or participate.

After all, these are all part of office politics. In short, as the saying goes, where there are people, there are rivers and lakes.

Nick waited until Jin Xiaoqiang got to know these people one by one, then led Jin Xiaoqiang inside and directly into his office.

He is now a popular figure within General Motors.

It was the project he led and completed in cooperation with Huayang Power that brought very huge profits to GM.

You must know that although GM sells a lot of sales every year, there are not many truly profitable projects, and they have been silent in the mid-size car market for many years.

However, after cooperating with Huayang Dynamics, Huayang Dynamics' products were very popular among consumers as soon as they were introduced to the United States.

The high-end Qoros series is very popular among urban white-collar workers, while the Eado has won the favor of young consumers with its excellent appearance, handling performance, and perfect power performance.

As for the Octavia, it is even more popular among people with low-end incomes. After all, the car is so affordable.

In 4 months, a brand new brand was able to sell more than 100,000 vehicles in the United States, and it is speculated that there will be an even greater blowout trend in the future. How can such an achievement not make Nick popular in the company?

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So his office on the 42nd floor is very large, which just reflects his current status in the company. Outside the office window is the silently flowing Erie River, and not far away is Lake Erie.

In the midsummer of August, the scenery overlooking from such a high floor is really extremely beautiful.

After asking Jin Xiaoqiang to admire his office and the beautiful view downstairs, Nick's secretary also brought over two cups of freshly brewed coffee. The two of them sat down and got to the point.

"Mistkin, your previous moves in the stock market were really beautiful. To be honest, I really didn't expect that you are not only an excellent car designer, but also a master of finance."

Nick picked up the coffee and took a small sip, and then said it half as a compliment and half as a test. In fact, his test also contained some threats.

You must know that Jin Xiaoqiang has always kept a low profile when it comes to entering the US market. Even in his Thunderbird company, the only people who know his identity are a few senior executives, and not many employees below him know his identity.

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But Nicolelli talking to Jin Xiaoqiang like this was to show that they were well-informed.

"Haha, it's nothing. It just happened to happen and the opportunity was taken well."

Jin Xiaoqiang said to Nicolelli with a smile, but he felt very unhappy in his heart. However, he also knew that his actions would be difficult to hide from the eyes of these guys. After all, he borrowed one billion U.S. dollars from them in exchange for

Everyone will monitor the movement of these funds.

"Well, we have been paying attention to Thunderbird's performance now. This company has begun to become famous on Wall Street. I wonder how Mistkin will manage and operate this company in the future?"

Nick asked tentatively again.

"Haha, it's really hard to say. It depends on the situation!"

People from Tianchao are the best at Tai Chi, and Jin Xiaoqiang is certainly not weak either.

"Okay! Let me get straight to the point. I am very interested in your Thunderbird company, Mr. Jin. You previously borrowed one billion in funds from us. At that time, you stated that you would repay it at the end of the year, but you would have to borrow one billion.

Three-thirds of the rebate. But now we at GM are very interested in the Thunderbird Investment Company you run, Mr. Jin, so you don’t have to rush to pay back the one billion. We plan to use the one billion to invest in shares. What do you think?

Sample?"

Nicorelli tentatively asked Jin Xiaoqiang, and when Jin Xiaoqiang heard what Nick said, he immediately smiled coldly in his heart. Sure enough, this was his idea.

These Americans are really like a group of vultures, trying to get a piece of the pie wherever there is meat!

"With all due respect, Mr. Reilly, this is impossible. But don't worry, I will definitely return your one billion to you with interest before the end of the year."

Jin Xiaoqiang's answer was decisive.

Are you kidding me? Why do you Americans like to pick peaches so much? Do you really think I am a soft persimmon, so easy to pinch?

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