Chapter 158 Benz One
February 17, 1903, on the streets of New York, USA.
This was a small square that originally had a lot of passenger flow, but for some reason it was temporarily occupied and filled with many cars of the same appearance but different colors.
Although this is currently the most prosperous city in the United States, Americans have never seen so many cars parked in one place.
For both Americans and Europeans, cars are temporarily just a luxury, a plaything for capitalists and nobles.
"Dude, what are you doing? Where did all these cars come from? I'm afraid that Boss Dans doesn't have the financial resources to buy so many cars!" Around the square, a young boy who seemed to have just entered society asked the slightly older boy next to him with curiosity.
"Frank, I asked you to read more books, now it's all right, right? A car costs at least a thousand dollars. To fill up this square, there must be at least hundreds of cars! Do you think Boss Dans can afford so many cars?" The boy next to him said angrily after hearing his partner's funny question.
They were all workers in a factory owned by a boss named Dans. After working for a month, they finally got a day off.
They had planned to come to the familiar square to find the stall selling the famous novel drink called Coke. It was said that the Coke had the effect of curing diseases. They were tired from working for a long time, so they drank a bottle of delicious Coke to relax.
But who would have thought that when they arrived at the square, not only was the Coke stall next to the square gone, but even the square was filled with many cars.
The square, which usually had passenger flow, was basically emptied. Of course, it cannot be denied that people were afraid of scratching these cars and stayed away.
The price of cars these days is thousands of dollars, and the repair cost is tens or hundreds of dollars.
This is unaffordable for ordinary people. If they accidentally scratch it, they may lose several months' salary.
This gave rise to a very strange but not surprising phenomenon. The square, which should have a lot of passenger flow, was empty, but the road outside the square was full of curious people, staring at the cars parked in the square.
To these people, the cars parked in the square are simply checks worth thousands of dollars. If it weren't for the rows of American policemen protecting the order, these cars alone would probably be enough to cause unrest on the scene.
Just as everyone was talking about it, a few people finally walked to the center of the square, stood in front of the loudspeakers that had been set up long ago, and said with a smile: "Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the launch ceremony of the new car of Benz Automobile Factory. This launch ceremony is carried out simultaneously around the world, and multiple sales points have been set up in the United States, the British Empire, Germany, France, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Italy, Australia and other countries."
"Before the official sales begin, please allow me to briefly introduce the background of Benz Automobile Factory and the research and development process of the new car."
"Benz Automobile Factory was born in Germany and is currently the largest automobile factory in Australia. All the cars you see today are from the cooperation between Benz Automobile Factory and American enterprises, the United Benz Automobile Factory of the United States. Our factory uses the most advanced production technology, which greatly reduces the production cost and time of automobiles. And we have cooperation with many countries in the world, including the United States, the British Empire, Germany and Australia. The capital of the American automobile factory alone was as high as 2.5 million US dollars when it was established. "
"Now, please allow me to solemnly introduce our new car, named Benz One. "
Because it is the first time to sell it, the introduction of various performances of the car takes a long time.
In order to gain a foothold in the United States, a purely capitalist country, the person in charge of the introduction is also very scheming. He introduced the background of the Benz Automobile Factory in detail, and only showed that the Benz Automobile Factory has a triple relationship with the British Empire, Germany and Australia.
More importantly, in order not to make Americans feel repelled. Benz Automobile Factory also has a tricky operation, which is to secretly acquire an American company, and then let this American company and Benz Automobile Factory join forces to establish the United Benz Automobile Factory of the United States.
Although the United Benz Automobile Factory of the United States is jointly established by American companies and the Australian Benz Automobile Factory, in fact, both companies belong to the Australian royal consortium, that is, Arthur.
Perhaps it was because the capital and cooperative countries introduced earlier shocked these Americans. Even though the introduction alone took more than an hour, not many people chose to leave.
This is beneficial to the sales of cars. Even if there are not many people in the crowd who can really buy cars, the remaining people can pass on today's news, which is equivalent to advertising for the Benz Automobile Factory for free.
The crowd of onlookers talked a lot, but most of them were admiring the strong background of the Benz Automobile Factory and the new car data. No one really expressed their desire to buy a car.
In fact, this is also the current situation of the automobile market. There are cars with excellent performance in the world now, but as long as they are touched with the word car, they represent expensiveness and luxury.
Not to mention cars with excellent performance like this, which are priced at thousands of dollars, which are not affordable for ordinary American civilians.
Some Americans have even begun to laugh secretly. Even if the so-called Benz car is strong, what does it matter?
Without investigating the US market, so many cars were blindly produced. Even if they are sold for a year, they will not be sold.
At that time, these cars will have to be sold at a low price, or piled up in the warehouse waiting to be scrapped.
To fill the entire square, at least hundreds of cars must be parked. This will probably cost a lot of money. Even if the Benz car factory is strong, it will be distressed!
There are not a few people with such a mentality. After all, cars are toys for the rich. In capitalist countries like the United States, the oppression of the rich on the poor is very cruel, which also leads to a large number of poor people hating the rich, that is, hatred of the rich.
Even if the Benz car factory is essentially a foreign enterprise, isn’t it also opened by the rich?
As long as they are rich, they are the evil capitalist class. Many Americans want to see these capitalists in trouble.
However, this is not the fault of American capitalists. This phenomenon is very common worldwide.
The oppression of ordinary civilians by capitalists has not ended even in later generations, but has become more and more intense.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the next is the most exciting moment. I will announce the initial price of the new car Benz One. What do you think it will be?" The person in charge of introducing the car data asked with a smile.
Although no one answered, many people even looked at him with contempt. After all, who doesn't know that the price of a car is thousands of dollars? Is there any need to ask about this matter again?
The man was not angry, and continued to smile and announced mysteriously: "Maybe this price will surprise you, but it is indeed the price after careful consideration. I announce that the global unified price of Benz One is 150 pounds, which is 750 US dollars!"
750 US dollars? This price surprised many Americans present, and even felt a little incredible.
Although this price is still a sky-high price that most Americans cannot reach for the time being, compared with other cars on the market that cost thousands of dollars, Benz One is already relatively cheap.
There are also cheap cars in the United States, and there are even many.
However, these cars are generally the first production works of various car workshops. They have various problems, big or small, and some cannot even be driven directly on the road. They are just for display.
This also made the people present once again question the Benz One. The performance advertised on the surface is very good, even the top in the current car market, but the price is indeed very cheap. Will such a car really be as good as advertised?
Perhaps seeing the disbelief and suspicion of the crowd, the person in charge of the introduction was not distressed and continued to explain with a smile: "Please don't doubt it first. We can guarantee that any car we sell has all the functions and data we introduce. If there are any problems with the car you buy, as long as it is verified that it is indeed a problem before it leaves the factory, we can unconditionally refund and compensate three times. If it is a man-made problem after the sale, we are also happy to provide a low-cost repair opportunity. If the repair amount does not exceed fifty dollars, we can also directly waive the repair fee. Of course, this is only the first repair, which can be regarded as the sincerity of our car factory to all users."
There is more than one way to eliminate these people's doubts. The man continued: "In order to completely reassure all users, as long as you are sure you want to buy our car and have enough funds. You can experience it first. We provide you with a test drive car, allowing you to drive more than ten kilometers for free. It is no problem to buy the car after confirming that all the data is accurate."
The concept of test drive is still vague for these Americans. Since its birth, cars have become something that only the rich can enjoy, and the rich do not need a test drive to determine the performance of the car.
In addition, the cost of handmade cars before was very expensive, and any problem might cost hundreds of dollars to repair.
This is also the reason why car factories do not provide test drives. If the car has problems due to the test drive, this is something that the car factory and the person who buys the car cannot afford.
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In addition, the title of the book is tentatively set as "The Rise of Australia", which can achieve the intention of changing the name, clarify the main line of the book, and will not be too different from the original name. Can everyone accept it?