Reborn in Brazil As a Plutocrat

  Chapter 157 Aston Martin Bankruptcy

  Hearing Reinhardt's words, Fang Lang shook his head helplessly, knowing that the other party was just laughing, and Buckingham Palace has not yet opened to the public.

  If you want to see it, you can only look at it on the road outside. What's so interesting about it.

  If you can go in and live in it, it's almost the same.

  However, after thinking about it, it is better not to make such a request to an Englishman.

   "Forget about Buckingham Palace, I'm just here for a transit, why bother!"

   "I was just about to ask you! What are you doing in Germany at this time?"

   "Of course it's to pick up leaks! No. It's investment!"

  Linehardt looked at Fang Lang's expression seriously before saying:

   "Are you serious? Germany is already smashed, what else is there to invest in?"

   "You British aristocrats, of course, don't look down on such scraps, but we in Brazil are poor and white! This time I went to Germany mainly to investigate two projects, medicine and automobiles, and military manufacturing."

   "If you want to invest in these industries, we should also have one!"

   Hearing what Reinhardt said, Fang Lang was taken aback. Of course I know that the Daying Empire has these.

  But the cost of investing in the UK must be higher than the current cost in Germany!

  Is there any famous brand of medicine in the UK? GlaxoSmithKline does not even know where it is now!

  There are many car brands and the technology is very advanced, but the trade unions in the UK are so **** up. Many excellent car factories have been dragged to death by the unions.

  But now the British trade unions are not as **** up as later generations. It seems that the British auto industry can also be considered!

   If not, set up a research and development institution in the UK, and produce in Brazil to reduce costs.

  Although the military industry cannot do as well as the United States and Germany!

  But there are also several very powerful companies, such as Rolls-Royce, one of the world's three largest aero engine suppliers.

  The full name is Rolls-Royce, which is the company that produces the famous Rolls-Royce cars.

   This company was mainly engaged in the design, production and sales of automobiles before World War II, but it was also engaged in the manufacture of engines.

  After the end of World War II, the production of aero-engines became one of the company's main businesses.

  However, this enterprise was taken over and nationalized by the government for a period of time due to losses. This kind of key national enterprise in the UK, Fang Lang dare not get involved!

   "Are you cheaper than Germany?"

   Fang Lang asked the core question directly.

   "Ah! This? I don't know about this. But there is a company that I think should be very cheap now. You can think about it."

   Hearing Reinhardt say this, Fang Lang was really interested.

"What do you think."

   "How to say this! I don't know if you have heard of the car brand Aston Martin."

   Reinhardt said a name with some guilt.

   Aston Martin is Bond's car, how come I haven't heard of it!

  But the main product of this company seems to be a high-performance coupe! The market share of this thing is not large, so there is no money to be made!

   "I've heard of it! What's the matter?"

   “The company went bankrupt during the war! If you want to get into the car business, maybe you could consider buying this factory.”

   Fang Lang glanced at Reinhardt strangely and said:

   "Linehardt, are you still responsible for attracting investment for the UK now? Besides, didn't you say that your family is not short of money? You can easily get rid of this bankrupt factory by yourself!"

  As a British naval aristocrat, Reinhardt's family owns a large industry. If they want to save a car factory, Fang Lang believes that he has the ability to do it himself.

  Hearing Fang Lang's words, Reinhardt said awkwardly:

   "I also raised this topic with my family, but they rejected it. The current situation of the family business is not ideal. During the war, the family's shipyard and aircraft factory were originally the key bombing targets of the Germans.

  At that time, the country’s military needed it, and it was able to receive orders continuously. But now there are no orders, and the survival of the company is a problem.

  The shipyard can also cooperate with your Global Shipbuilding to produce ships, but the aircraft factory has no orders at all, so it is starting to transform and develop large-capacity transport aircraft, which requires a lot of capital investment.

  So, my proposal to acquire Aston Martin was directly rejected by the family! "

   "I'll go, you kid said you want to entertain me, so you just wait here for me?"

  After listening to Reinhardt's words, Fang Lang immediately realized that there is no need to entertain himself!

   So it was waiting for him here!

  Linehard smiled embarrassedly and said:

   "I heard that you are going to Europe for inspection! Believe me, Aston Martin is definitely a very good car brand and will not let you down."

   "Tell me honestly, why do you want to save this factory? It's not because you want to see the factory owner's daughter! You pick up girls and let me pay? Shit! You are really talented."

   Thinking that Reinhardt might ask himself to help save the factory because he fell in love with the girl, Fang Lang blurted out a direct curse.

"How is it possible! I am really a fan of this factory. I own two Aston Martins. I told you that in 1939, Aston Martin designed an Atom concept. car.

  With automatic transmission and independent suspension, do you know how advanced he is? It's a pity that it's closed down now. If I don't save him, maybe I will never have the chance to see it mass-produced one day. "

   This really shocked Fang Lang. He didn't expect to have an automatic transmission at this time. He remembered that most of the vehicles at this time now have a three-speed manual transmission.

  Of course, the three-speed refers to the forward gear, and if the reverse gear is added, there will be four gears.

  Some models of the US military have four forward gears.

  If Aston Martin really has such car-making technology, can it digest and absorb these technologies?

   "Did his engine and gearbox be produced by himself?"

"Of course! Aston Martin started out as a racing car. It must use its own technology for the engine and gearbox! In the 1922 French Grand Prix, it set a double world record for the speed and endurance of the car. "

   Originally, what Fang Lang wanted was a car that was durable, fuel-efficient and cheap. When he heard Reinhardt introduce a performance sports car like Aston Martin, he refused.

  But if he really has a full set of technical strength, Fang Lang will really start to be tempted.

  Looking at Fang Lang who was in deep thought, Reinhardt was overjoyed, knowing that Fang Lang had been moved, and hurriedly hit the railway while it was hot:

   "Just talking about it may not be clear enough, why don't I take you to the factory to have a look!"

"Are you serious?"

   You agreed to come and take a rest? Talk about treating yourself!

  Not long after I got off the plane, you actually want to take yourself to see some car factory, isn't that a bit too much?

   "Of course it's not far away. It's just in Gayton, Walkershire. I'll be there soon. By the way, let me let you experience my Aston Martin driving experience."

   Seeing Reinhardt's excited expression, Fang Lang felt that he was definitely fooled.

   This kid had planned to wait for him here!

   "I can see it. You didn't let me rest for any reason at all, and you said you would treat me well. You are a liar."

   "Haha Fang, you can't say that, we are all friends, and showing you around the factory is also entertaining you, right!"

   In this situation, what else can Fang Lang say, he can only shake his head helplessly, and go out to get in the car.

  But to be honest, Fang Lang really thought it was very good when he drove Reinhardt's Aston Martin, although it couldn't compare with modern cars.

  However, it is much more advanced than most cars of this era. Of course, the comfort of riding as a coupe still needs to be improved.

  Driving such a coupe and looking at the scenery of Britain outside the car, Fang Lang still felt very comfortable.

  However, Fang Lang's good mood was soon ruined again.

   "Leinhardt, didn't you say it's not far away? We've been driving for almost three hours now, how far is it?"

   "Don't worry! Fang, it's coming soon, we'll be there soon."

   "You have repeated this sentence three times! Tell me honestly, how far is it?"

   "I really won't lie to you this time, trust me, it will be here soon!"

  Fang Lang looked at Reinhardt's sincere eyes, thinking that he had been driving for three hours, and even if he went back now, it would take three hours to return to London, so he had to keep driving.

   As a result, we drove for another hour and a half before finally arriving at a small village.

   Yes, the village.

   "Is this the factory you told me about?"

   "Yes, Fang, don't look at this place as inconspicuous. But this is indeed the birthplace of Aston Martin."

  Linehardt pointed to the red brick factory road not far away.

  Since everyone has come, it is impossible for Fang Lang to go back without looking at it.

   When he came to the factory gate, Fang Lang found that there were already two middle-aged people waiting at the factory gate.

   Fang Lang glared at Reinhardt. Didn't you prepare for it, and others would wait at the gate early?

   It seems that I haven't seen you for a while, Reinhardt learns badly very quickly!

   "Fang, this is Bertelli, Aston Martin's model design director,

   This is Renwick, Aston Martin's powertrain engineer. "

   After Fang Lang shook hands with the two of them, he walked in under the leadership of the two.

   Entering the factory and seeing Fang Lang, he was a little disappointed, because it was far from the hundreds of thousands of square meters of factory Fang Lang had in mind.

  In addition to a passable red brick factory building, there is no other factory area in this factory.

  Looking at the sealed machinery and equipment in the factory, Fang Lang knew that there was nothing interesting about it.

   "I heard from Leonhardt that you made a concept car with an automatic transmission and independent suspension? I don't know if I can see it."

   "Of course, Mr. Fang, please follow me."

  Bertelli pointed to the depths of the factory building.

   Soon several people came to the Atom concept car, and Bertelli reached out and pulled up the dust cloth covering the body.

   What catches the eye is a slightly rounded and streamlined vehicle, and the large grille has the appearance of the iconic big mouth of the later Aston Martin.

  Two round headlights, like two **** eyes.

   Seeing it at first glance, Fang Lang understood why Reinhardt would go to such lengths to get him mass-produced.

   This exterior design is definitely quite advanced in this era, not to mention that this car is also equipped with an automatic transmission and independent suspension.

  (end of this chapter)