My Italian: Chapter 372 Turin car factory

Turin is one of the important industrial cities in Italy, and its steel and military manufacturing is very good.

Of course, Turin is also a sweet city. One-third of the chocolate in Italy is produced in and around Turin, so it is also known as the sweetest place in Italy.

Giovanni Agnelli also felt the sweetness, today is a big day. This is about Giovanni Agnelli's business with friends, and it must not be sloppy.

"Everyone is working hard to clean up the factory."

The factory that Giovanni Agnelli mentioned looks very simple. In the production workshop converted from an abandoned small warehouse, eight people, including Giovanni Agnelli, are trying to make the messy workshop neat and tidy.

Of course, the most noticeable thing in the workshop is a semi-finished car placed in the middle. Judging from the pristine condition of the car, which is full of percussion marks, this is definitely a 100% handcrafted car.

Of course, this is also the pride of Giovanni Agnelli, not everyone can produce 5 cars a year (in 1895, Giovanni Agnelli sold five cars to Baron Sydes and his friends, and in the previous one In 2008, his factory nearly closed).

Look at the people who are as ambitious as they are. After starting their own car factories, a lot of them went out of business after producing one or two cars, and even closed down before even one car was completed. In Turin alone, Agnelli knew of several.

So for the vast majority of car producers, survival is the top priority.

Of course Agnelli is still alive, but if he wants to live better, his small factory needs more financial and technical help.

And the one who needs to receive this time is the big man who can bring him the required technology and funds.

If Morales knew that others called him a big man, he would wake up with a smile because he had seen what a real big man looked like.

And he, a manager of an investment bank, is not qualified to use this title.

Of course, for those workshop-style car factories, Morales does deserve to be called a big man.

"Squeak~"

A car stopped in front of his factory, and Morales got out of the car with his top hat.

"Hello, Your Excellency Morales, welcome to Brother Auto Factory."

Giovanni Agnelli greeted Morales as he got off the bus with a sincere smile.

"Mr. Agnelli, take me to your factory now."

As a manager of an investment bank, Morales' time was precious and he was unwilling to waste it, so he directly asked to visit the production workshop.

"Okay Mr. Morales, this way please."

In the face of the request of the possible big money master, how could Agnelli refuse, and directly lead him to the factory workshop of the document.

Along the way, Agnelli took the opportunity to introduce his own factory. "Mr. Morales, our brother car factory is definitely the most powerful factory in Turin (there are three in total). Our factory currently has eight senior car manufacturers, with an average experience of 7 years and 2 months, and our factory not only has good staff, but also has their own abilities.”

"This is Burr, who is proficient in forging and has ten years of forging experience."

"This is Roland, proficient in..."

Giovanni Agnelli introduced the other seven people one by one. In his mouth, his own car factory was a hidden dragon and a crouching tiger, and it was waiting for it to soar into the sky.

Of course, these introductions are not comparable to the introduction of the product. I saw Agnelli pointing at the semi-finished car.

"This is a car built for Lord Garrett. This 07 car has a CN-3 petrol engine produced by the Milan Power Research Institute, which can provide a strong power of up to 32 horsepower. And we use The 15cm wide tires have stronger grip, and we use spring suspension, so that the car will not be too bumpy even when it runs at a speed of 60 kilometers per hour.”

Giovanni Agnelli introduced that Morales didn't pay much attention to it, and he heard too many such introductions. Which factory owner doesn't say that his factory is hype, but unfortunately he is not concerned about this aspect.

"Mr. Agnelli, how much does your car cost?"

In the face of the sudden question from the sponsor, Giovanni Agnelli answered immediately. "This 07 model uses a lot of new technologies, so we sell it at 28,000 lire. However, our car factory is planning to expand operations, so as to reduce costs, maybe in two years the price of the car will be reduced to two Anything less than ten thousand lire is possible.”

Giovanni Agnelli also has his own confidence in saying this. Although the cars are all hand-made, he can unify the models that everyone likes, and then purchase and build them centrally, which will reduce a lot of time and cost. .

Hearing this, Morales asked.

"Mr. Giovanni Agnelli, what do you think is the most important thing in the development of automobiles in the next ten years, and what should your factory do?"

Giovanni Agnelli was stunned when he heard this. The big money lord played his cards out of common sense at all. How could he ask this right away?

However, when facing the waiting eyes of the other party, Giovanni Agnelli knew that this question was quite difficult. This was a test of his own vision, so he pondered.

And Morales waited silently by the side, not rushing him.

After thinking about it for more than ten minutes, when people almost thought he was asleep, Agnelli opened his mouth.

"In the next ten years of cars, I think performance is important, but if you want to develop, the price factor is the key. At present, car buyers in various countries are aristocrats or rich people, which is not conducive to the promotion of cars. I think cars need Make it affordable for ordinary people, of course, it won't be possible within ten years. But we can get the middle class to buy cars first, then my factory needs to figure out a way to do that."

Giovanni Agnelli said this, his eyes brighter and more excited, because he felt that he saw the future of the car.

"First of all, in terms of the price of cars, the current income of the middle class will not be considered for cars with tens of thousands of liras. It is too expensive and they don't have that much financial resources, so we need to consider reducing the price of cars to thousands of liras. And If you want to reduce the car to thousands of lire, then first of all we can't do it by hand in the workshop. The parts of the car must be made by machine, we first choose one or two models that everyone likes, and then use the template in turn to create a standardized Cars, yes, standardized cars."

"Standard craftsmanship, standard specifications, and standard processes. This will definitely bring down the price of the car, even to less than five thousand liras."

Giovanni Agnelli said with a look of excitement, as if he had been enlightened by God.

"Clap clap clap!"

After Giovanni Agnelli finished speaking, Morales on the side clapped, and the other seven employees also clapped.

"Wonderful, very wonderful, I haven't heard such a wonderful speech for a long time."

Morales said to him with a smile. "Congratulations, Mr. Giovanni Agnelli, you have convinced me. Don't worry about the investment issue. It will take a few days. I hope you don't misunderstand. This is because the granting of funds to you all requires approval. , I only have the qualification to approve a maximum of 200,000 liras."

Morales' words made others extremely happy, while Giovanni Agnelli was much calmer, only to see him smile slightly. "This will trouble your Excellency."

It's not that Giovanni Agnelli is unhappy, but that he feels that after mastering the code of wealth, Giovanni Agnelli has full confidence in the car factory he founded, so the money is no longer a problem.

"you are welcome."

Morales then chatted with Agnelli for a long time, and it was clear that Morales respected him more after that baptism.

But time passed quickly, and it didn't take long for the sun to set. Morales walked out of the workshop, glanced at the sign posted outside, and said to Agnelli who saw him off. "This brother car factory is not stylish enough. I think it can be named after Turin."

"The Turin car factory?"

Giovanni Agnelli pondered the name in his mouth.

"Thank you for your suggestion, I will consider it carefully."