Chapter 869 854. Crisis (5/5)

Chapter 869 854. Crisis (55)

The helicopter landed on the tarmac of the Holden Motor Company. The skinny camel was bigger than a horse. After all, Holden Motors is a car brand that has ruled Oceania for half a century. It is easy to understand that their company has a tarmac. .

Kaplan shook hands with Wang Bo and praised: "Hello, Mr. Wang, I am so glad to meet you. I have heard many friends mention you. You are the youngest and most promising young man in the Green Party."

"Also, I'm very interested in Sunset Town. Unfortunately, I'm so busy with work that I don't have time to go there. But next year when I have some free time, I will definitely take my family to Sunset Town for a vacation. It has become a vacation paradise."

Wang Bo smiled brightly: "Thank you very much for your recognition of Sunset Town. I think it's really good to take a vacation with us. Mr. General Manager is very welcome to Sunset Town."

After the two sides exchanged pleasantries, Kaplan turned to the topic first and asked, "I heard from Chairman Alexander that you plan to purchase a batch of high-end tourist buses?"

The faces of the people behind Wang Bo became strange, and Kidd whispered to Hani: "No wonder this guy is so enthusiastic, so he thought we were here to give money."

Hani said calmly, "Don't talk, let the boss deal with it."

How does Wang Bo cope? This expected gap is a bit big, how did Vajona convey it to him? He clearly said that Sunset Town needs a batch of high-end tourist buses, and the need is the same as the procurement? !

So he laughed and said, "Oh, our town really needs a batch of these cars now. You know, New Zealand's bus system is too bad. We want to build a bus network by ourselves."

Kaplan nodded in agreement: "Yes, New Zealand should build a more effective bus system. We have all seen that. There have been demonstrations against bus fare increases across the country a few days ago."

Wang Bo didn't see the news, but he was very happy. It turned out that not only Sunset Town had this problem.

Kaplan continued: "Our Holden car has transformed into agricultural vehicles and buses. I bet there will be no car in New Zealand that is worse than us in this regard. Why don't we visit the production line?"

It's not that they brag, Holden can have this confidence, especially in terms of buses.

From 80 years ago to the present, Holden has always been best at manufacturing car bodies and decorations. Buses do not have high requirements for engines and gearboxes, but have the highest requirements for body comfort, so it is the right choice for them to shift their development direction.

Then, under the leadership of Kaplan, chief engineer and designer of Holden Motors, they got on the electric tour bus and drove to the dragon-like factory building.

It can also be seen from this how bad the situation of Holden Motors is now, and the business of a town can make them pay attention to it-if it is for Vajona's sake, Kaplan brought his subordinates to receive Wang Bo and his party. Yes, without bringing the New Zealand company's designers.

Wang Bo vaccinated them first on the road: "Holden's excellence is self-evident. I think the reason why it can't win the big market is mainly due to publicity. You lack good advertisements."

Kaplan showed a very approving expression, and said: "Yes, Mayor Wang, I knew you were an expert in industry as soon as I heard this."

"That's right, we lack exposure, which is why our market share has dropped again and again. But our Holden Motors is such a concept, based on strength and speaking with quality!"

Wang Bo was dumbfounded when he heard this. Isn't this riding a horse a lie? You Holden Motors have the face to say that you are based on strength? Dare to say that you speak with quality?

Of course, he knew that Kaplan also despised him in his heart now. The problem of Holden cars is definitely not a simple publicity problem. They spend a lot of money on car promotion every year.

Entering the factory building, the busy production line is displayed.

After all, this is a top-level automobile production line in a developed country—perhaps it can be said to be a top-level automobile brand in the past. The production line is highly mechanized, and the factory is spotlessly cleaned and extremely beautiful.

Wang Bo kept nodding as he watched, and when he entered the second workshop, two middle-aged men suddenly ran out.

One of them took off his clothes and exposed his chest: We have to eat, and the weekly salary standard cannot be lowered any further.

Another middle-aged man shouted: "Mr. General Manager, please pay us unemployment benefits! We have worked for Holden all our lives, you can't do this to us!"

Wang Bo knew what the two were talking about. Zhou Xinstandard’s matter was because Holden’s losses had not stopped even though it tried its best. The media had already revealed that Holden’s production of cars was not profitable at all. The car lost money.

Under this predicament, Holden wants to start labor negotiations, hoping to reduce the weekly salary of 280 New Zealand dollars for employees.

That is to say, now the employees of Holden Company work for a full month, and their income is less than 1,200 New Zealand dollars. Of course, the premise for these employees to get this income is that the weekly working hours are less than 40 hours.

But the income is too low. When employees come to work, they come to work to make money. If everyone is idle and can’t make money, what is the difference between unemployment and unemployment? How could the employees be willing!

It was embarrassing now. Kaplan did not bring security guards with him this time, but technicians, who were ready to answer technical questions raised by Wang Bo and his party.

So when there was a violent crisis, he couldn't solve it right away.

Next, Wang Bo saw a scene that stunned him. The general manager of Tangtang Automobile Company ran to persuade the two of them earnestly:

"You go back to work first. The company is undergoing transformation and is in pain. It will be fine in the future. After we successfully transform and occupy the market, the dismissed employees will be recruited back!"

"The weekly salary standard is set by the headquarters. This is an unreasonable standard. I will protest. Don't worry, this standard will never be implemented in the company! As long as I am here, then..."

"What if you're gone?" an employee asked immediately.

Kaplan said decisively: "That's impossible, there will be no problems with my position, you can rest assured..."

"We're not talking about your position, we're talking about your people," the man interrupted him again, "what if you die in office?"

Wang Bo felt a little sympathetic to Kaplan. He was thinking, is it a bit too inhumane for him to want to sponsor at this time?

After thinking about it, he felt that this was no problem, it was not considered inhumane. In business, which capitalist does not have bloody hands?

It's just that he was a little worried. Given Holden's current situation, he might not be able to get sponsorship.

The two obviously came to find fault, and Kaplan wisely chose to avoid their entanglement, and signaled the chief designer to take Wang Bo and his party to leave.

He couldn't go away by himself, and the two stopped him, so Wang Bo couldn't stand it anymore, so he went up to push the two away and took Kaplan away.