Schmidt invited everyone to have a meal in BMW's canteen, and after the meal, he took everyone to BMW's assembly workshop. Of course, this era cannot be compared with the fully automated workshops in twenty years, but there are already many semi-automated workshops here.
Automated machinery exists, and workers and machinery cooperate very well. Generally, a group of five people can assemble a car in only about 20 minutes, and the efficiency is five times that in China.
In the next two days, Schmidt invited Liu Lang and everyone to visit some sights in Munich. He really showed his kindness as a landlord. He also told Liu Lang that this matter needed to be decided by the board of directors, but his personal
The intention is to agree to Liu Lang's request, but this is still for Liu Lang's sake.
Of course Liu Lang expressed his gratitude, but in fact I am afraid that is not the case. Luhua Company is already a burden to them, but they need to evaluate the value of this business. From the perspective of BMW Company, of course, the higher the price, the better.
The transaction was probably worth over 100 million U.S. dollars, but Liu Lang was mentally prepared. It was worthwhile for Norinco to exchange money for technology.
On the fourth day, Liu Lang received the invitation. This time he wanted to meet the real people in power behind BMW, that is, all the board members. Liu Lang was wearing a Chinese tunic suit and brought Wang Zhendong, Yang Yong, Du Song, Lin Hai, and He Tao with him.
and Sun Hu and others came to BMW again.
BMW is a highly modern enterprise, but it is actually still a family-owned enterprise. The largest shareholder is the Kate family of Germany, which holds 46% of the shares of BMW. It is a dominant company, but the Kate family rarely interferes.
The management of the company is completely taught to professional managers.
The relationship between the Kate family and BMW dates back to the mid-1950s. At that time, the Kate family was only engaged in textiles and military industry. Until Herbert Kate, a man with a strategic vision, decided to extend his business tentacles to the Bavarian automobile manufacturing plant, which is BMW.
company.
At that time, BMW's management was very poor and its operations were very unsuccessful. In 1956, BMW's year-end financial statements showed that the financial loss for that year was 6 million West German Marks.
Herbert Kate's acquisition of BMW was immediately opposed by his family, but his determination to acquire BMW was extremely firm.
Because no one provided funds to Herbert Kate and the banks left him, he decided to take a risk and invested his private assets as a bet, using his own funds to expand BMW's capital stock. If BMW failed, he would also
Bankruptcy.
Everyone knows the subsequent results. BMW has gradually become a world-class company, with an annual output value of tens of billions of German marks. The wealth of the Kate family has always been at the forefront of the German rich list. Herbert Kate in 192
After his death, he also became the spiritual symbol of the family.
There are many ancient families in Europe, which have lasted for hundreds of years. The most famous ones are undoubtedly the Medici family in Italy, which single-handedly promoted the emergence of the European Renaissance, and the legendary Childe.
The family is said to still control the economic lifeline of Europe. As for the Kate family, it does not have such a long history. It is only a hundred years old, but it is still amazing. A family that has lasted for hundreds of years has no problems with culture and upbringing at least.
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Of course, there are such families in China. Of course, they cannot be called families, but should be called clans. For example, the Hu family in Zhejiang Province has famous people such as Hu Xueyan and Hu Shi in history. The Qian family in Qiantang is even more famous. The country has two bombs and one
Among the Xing Yuanxun, there are several Qian family members, as well as the Lin family from Fu Province. These are relatively large clans in China.
However, clans and families are different. European families have their own industries and control land and various resources. They don’t have to worry about life. Of course, if management is not good, future generations may become bankrupt, such as Liu Lang
The Sanqiu cup placed in the Yongli Museum was found in an old castle in France. It is no longer known who the owner of this old castle is. It is only known that they were reduced to selling off their ancestral property.
Unless the royal families of various European countries can enjoy the wealth given to them by the country, the remaining families have to find business opportunities on their own. The Kate family is a successful family. They made their fortune through military industry and weapons under the insight of Herbert Kate.
The transformation was successful and he became a rich man in Germany and even Europe.
The current chairman of the board of directors of BMW is called Stant Kate, the son of Herbert Kate. He is in his mid-fifties, wearing a suit and leather shoes. He stands there extremely calmly, as if he would not move even if the sky fell.
There were two young men on each side of him, both in their twenties and forties. They seemed to be his sons and daughters. The family business was now training for successors.
"Chairman, let me introduce to you. This is Jimmy Liu. I have been friends with him since I was a minister. Jimmy, this is our chairman Stant Kate!"
Schmidt introduced.
"Hi Jimmy, nice to meet you!"
The middle-aged man stretched out his hand very gracefully.
"Hello Mr. Stenter, nice to meet you!"
Liu Lang shook hands with the other party and exchanged greetings.
"I didn't expect the second richest man in the world to be so young. Oh, by the way, I forgot. Jimmy, you became famous at a young age. You founded Shengtang Company at the age of six. In just ten years, you established the entertainment company with the highest market value in the world.
, a few years ago you established Fengxing Investment Co., Ltd. to get involved in the investment field,
After investing heavily in the computer industry, it only took five years for the income to reach more than 50 times. Your personal wealth reached 6.5 billion US dollars. Time magazine regarded you as the king of investment. Your IQ is the history of mankind.
One of the tallest people in the world, it is our honor to meet you today!"
"Mr. Stenter is too polite. In my opinion, investment is just a trick. It cannot compare with the contribution of industry to mankind. BMW's products represent the pinnacle of the automobile industry. It is my dream to own such a company, so
You are the real winner!
And there is something you may not know. During the war years, the Mauser hand produced by your family was the best weapon for us to fight the enemy. It was widely used in our country. We have never paid you any patent fees.
So I specially want to thank you here!"
The Mauser gun that Liu Lang mentioned was made by the Kate family. This kind of gun is what is called "box gun" in China. During the Anti-Japanese War, "box gun" was widely used and became the most commonly used and best gun.
The country's soldiers used this handgun to destroy countless enemies.
Stander was slightly startled after hearing this. The Mauser was jointly manufactured by the Kate family and the Mauser family during World War I. There are many Mauser series, including rifles and hand rifles. There are also several models of rifles.
Each one can be called a classic, but in comparison, the Mauser Hand N is much inferior, even a failure.
The reason is that there are some problems with this n design. The front and rear weights are uneven. After firing the bullet, the n head cannot be controlled when it bounces upward. Of course, the accuracy is not good. How to use this n? It is simply a defective product, Liu Lang
He specifically said that this kind of n is very useful in China, and Stenter thought that the other party was flattering him.