The Goddess Shines on America

Now that I have traveled far and wide in West Germany, of course, this business trip will not be just a meeting or two. In the events of the following week, the people from Draken Company led Alice competently. The others visited their factories and R&D centers all over the country.

　　 It must be admitted that Alice certainly had no chance to walk into the factory personally before this. Even if she had experienced the influence of the information explosion in her previous life, it was nothing more than a glimpse from news movies. Therefore, the various visits on this trip are indeed refreshing her personal experience, and they are definitely not in vain.

　　As a German company with the strongest industrial manufacturing industry in history, of course, Draken’s production process does not need to be doubted. It stands on the same level as the industrial manufacturing capacity of a whole country. That is to say, although they are still unable to realize the ability to popularize CNC machine tools, it is already easy to cut and manufacture patented steel that cannot be produced by the world's factories in the 21st century.

　　In this way, the gap in basic industries between different countries is most intuitively displayed in front of Alice.

　　 Thinking about that little ballpoint pen, thinking about that little ballpoint pen, is the most typical example. Of course, if you just simply produce a small steel ball with a price of a few yuan, it is naturally very easy, but the tungsten carbide material used in the high-end ballpoint pen ball is enough to wipe out all the factories in most countries. Furthermore, even if which countries have mastered this technology, the precise structure of the ball seat that makes the pen ball work steadily is currently only owned by Japan and Switzerland, and related production can only be achieved by importing equipment from other countries.

　　 This is also a concept with the giant grout of an aircraft carrier. As a grout of that level, a whole curved steel plate with a length of four or five meters has to be rotated tens of thousands of times per minute. This requires that its polishing process must be accurate to less than millimeters, and its strength and toughness have reached a very high level. Just a piece of steel plate is enough to stubbornly jam the fate of many countries around the world.

　　 After several days of visits, what Alice saw was just such a gap. Of course, Draken does not produce small steel balls, but the technology they use to polish the bits of giant drilling rigs is enough to rank among the top three in the world even in the 21st century. Already possessing such exquisite craftsmanship, but still thinking about using various means to improve technology, and is trying to expand into other fields, it really has to be admired, a century-old company well-deserved.

　　 Therefore, as a big man who is proactively approached by this big company, the business that Alice will come into contact with will inevitably move closer to Draken's core secrets. In one week, when she had visited all of the company's factories, the R&D center in Munich, Canada, it was time for an in-depth discussion.

"As a drilling rig company, when you expand your business, your first priority is the steel processing industry." In the private room, that is, in the office of Chairman Narud Wieland, there are no other people around, Alice's side Sipping tea lightly, while analyzing the future of the company with the helm with a holding of more than 10%.

"As long as we have a glance at the history of modern technology development, we will know that many technologies were initially used in the military field, and then gradually expanded to commercial use and people's livelihood. As the founder of Cisco, I am most concerned about this. Have a say."

　　 Wieland laughed. It is true. The Internet was originally created for military purposes. It was not until the end of the 1970s that Arpanet gradually opened up to the public. This is a typical example. As for the manufacturing of special steel, it is in full compliance with this process. Just imagine, which is the toughest and lightest metal that was not first used in the field of military weapons?

　　 "Our Draken is a very pragmatic company." He said: "Miss Wang, what do you think of the current situation in East and West Germany?"

　　 will actually involve this kind of problem, Alice immediately decided to be cautious: "Stable and variable coexist?"

Wieland smiled again. He looked around and seemed to check whether there was a bug around him: "As a native of West Germany, as a director of the company of Draken, Miss Wang, I can tell you straightforwardly. , The Berlin Wall will not last long."

Be cautious in words and deeds, this kind of topic is really not something Alice can express casually, she just grew up in surprise, and put on a shocked look: "No way? Can't hold on for long? East Germany Is it going to invade you? Or is there something new in the Soviet Union? Mr. Wieland, where did you get your conclusion?"

Wieland sighed slightly: "Of course I can feel it from the daily life of every day and night. Now the situation is getting more and more tense... Anyway, Miss Wang, have you ever thought about waiting someday for Germany to reopen? Once unified, in which camp will it be divided?"

　　 Alice’s answer at this time is of course only one: "NATO?"

"NATO, yes, since Gorbachev took the stage, the Soviet Union has become less and less competitive." Wieland calmly said bad things about the leader of the opposing camp: "But no matter which camp it is, it is a challenge. We who started World War II will definitely be greatly restricted in military development, just as Japan can only form a self-defense force now. If we want to transform, we must take this general environment into consideration."

It turned out that this is the reason. Alice nodded and said: "If Germany's military research and development capabilities are limited, it will be difficult for the company's transformed business to reach the level of high-end military industry, so you need to transplant this field to other countries. Europe. The whole background of the two treaties is nothing more than the conflict between the two treaties, so you are thinking of the development of the United States?

　　 It made sense to say so. Alice recalled the various visits during the past week, and Wieland maintained a high degree of mystery throughout the whole process. In the first meeting, he did not express the development direction of the company after the transformation like Alice, but in the subsequent visits, he took her to review the basic production capacity of the factory, especially the metal processing. It now seems that he is really waiting for himself to come to a similar conclusion first.

"America..." Wieland said with a smile: "Don't get me wrong, Miss Wang, we have no plans to compete with Lockheed and other companies for orders from the Department of Defense. We only started with drilling rigs. Compared to military aircraft and We are more interested in people’s livelihood for aircraft carriers to build sophisticated steel.”

　　 "People's livelihood...yes, in the field of basic industries." It is naturally more smooth to think like this. The other party's first idea was to borrow Alice's supercomputer to improve the accuracy of basic industry production.

"Then..." Wieland continued: "Since we have learned that Ms. Wang, you have invested in the property of Mr. Li Ka-shing in Hong Kong, you are interested in infrastructure and have a certain foundation. It must be easy to develop your business in the United States. Right?"

　　 One sentence after another is a routine, and Alice immediately sorted out the sequence. Draken apparently investigated himself early and figured out his temper, so he directly hooked her to West Germany on the grounds of using a computer; when he took the initiative to propose further cooperation initiatives, the other party was not in a hurry to respond to some specifics. Content, but first bring yourself to fully understand the strength of the company, and then in turn propose the cooperation ideas that you have prepared...

　　 "Hmm~"

　　 She smiled.

　　 She was actually tricked in the invisible, but Alice also had to admit that Narud Wieland's trick did make the horse **** right. After all, a century-old German drilling rig company wants to expand into other basic industrial fields. This is indeed her own conclusion. After having some basic cooperation with Li Ka-shing, she wants to expand similar businesses in Europe. It is indeed hers. Ideas generated by oneself.

　　 Can you blame the other party for being careful? Not at all, it was all an idea born by Alice herself in a British research institute.

　　 It can only be said that Draken has indeed put a lot of effort into this cooperation and studied Alice well. A very simple trick-borrowing a computer from the Institute, it really hooked her over. Originally, I was hooked, but now I explained the strength of Draken in detail before hearing Wieland's words...

"If you want to develop your career in the United States..." She nodded, "Whether it is for people's livelihood or military, high-quality steel is of course extremely popular. Just build a branch in Los Angeles. I live there, and everything is fine. It’s easy to take care of. And you should also be able to understand that the main business of Hutchison Whampoa in Hong Kong is also in the field of port logistics. If you two companies land on the West Coast ~www.readwn.com~ and I take the lead in the development, I believe the prospects will definitely not difference."

"Oh my god, then this is a very complicated and big project." The ghost knows that Wieland's amazement is a bit sincere, but it must be less than one-third: "and Remember Whampoa, of course I understand that when it comes to port logistics, wouldn’t Draken be able to immediately produce a batch of terminal cranes for a friend’s business?"

　　As soon as I said this, the two people in the spacious room burst into laughter. Win-win cooperation is such a wonderful thing. One Draken, one Hutchison Whampoa, if there is no Alice as the matchmaker, one party will definitely miss a lot of long-term crane orders, and the other party will definitely get high prices. Buy from a third party, let alone set foot on the US West Coast market together.

　　 Of course, Alice must also benefit from it, but since the general direction is set, the specific details are naturally easy to discuss. After all, she is not just working as a "technical consultant" in a company like a panacea with other people's shares.

　　 "Ok, ok." With a giggle, Alice got a cup of tea that Wieland poured for herself: "Well, I wish we have a good cooperation."

　　 Wieland also smiled and said: "The cooperation is happy, but I hope that time will pass faster. In this scene, it is most appropriate to celebrate with champagne."

Drinking with an old man is not something to enjoy. Alice sips tea lightly, her eyes rolled: "By the way, Wieland, about the business representative you sent here to find me, Wippel Pushkin , How much do you know?" (To be continued.)