Hearing Reinhardt's words, Fang Lang shook his head helplessly, knowing that the other party was just joking. Buckingham Palace was not open to the public yet.
If you want to see it, you can only look at it on the street outside. What's so good about it?
It would be nice if I could move in and live there.
However, after thinking it over, I decided not to make such a request to a British person.
"Forget about Buckingham Palace. I'm just here for a stopover. Why bother?"
"I was just about to ask you! What are you doing in Germany at this time?"
"Of course I'm going to pick up bargains! No...it's an investment!"
Reinhardt looked at Fang Lang's expression carefully before saying:
"Are you serious? Germany has been destroyed. What else is there to invest in?"
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"You British nobles, of course, look down on these scraps of copper and iron, but we in Brazil are extremely poor! This time I went to Germany mainly to investigate two projects, medicine and automobile and military manufacturing."
"If we want to invest in these industries, we should have them too!"
Fang Lang was stunned when he heard Reinhardt's words. Of course I know that the Big Infant Empire has these.
But the cost of investing these in the UK is definitely higher than the current cost in Germany!
Are there any famous pharmaceutical brands in the UK? We don’t even know where GlaxoSmithKline is now!
There are many car brands and the technology is very advanced, but the trade unions in the UK are really shitty. Many excellent car factories have been dragged down by the trade unions.
However, the trade unions in the UK are not as fucked up as they were in later generations, so it seems we can also consider the British automobile industry!
If that doesn't work, just set up a R&D institution in the UK and produce in Brazil to reduce costs.
Although we cannot compete with the United States and Germany in military industry!
But there are also several very powerful companies, such as Rolls-Royce, one of the world's three largest aircraft engine suppliers.
The full name is Rolls-Royce, which is the company that produces the famous Rolls-Royce cars.
Before World War II, the company was mainly engaged in automobile design, production and sales, but also engaged in engine manufacturing.
After the end of World War II, the production of aircraft engines became one of the company's main businesses.
However, this enterprise was later taken over and nationalized by the government for a period of time due to losses. It is a key national enterprise in the UK, and Fang Lang did not dare to get involved!
“Do you have cheaper ones in Germany?”
Fang Lang directly asked the core question.
"Ah! This? I don't know about this either. But there is a company that I think is very cheap right now. You can consider it."
Fang Lang really became interested when he heard Reinhardt say this.
"Tell me about it."
"How should I put this? I wonder if you have heard of the car brand Aston Martin."
Reinhardt said a name with some guilt.
Aston Martin is Bond's car, how could you not have heard of it!
But the company's main product seems to be high-performance coupes! The market share of these things is not very large, so there is not much money to be made!
"I've heard of it! What's the matter?"
"This company went bankrupt during the war due to poor business! If you want to enter the automotive industry, you might consider acquiring this factory."
Fang Lang looked at Reinhardt strangely and said:
"Rienhart, are you now responsible for attracting investment to the UK? Besides, didn't you say your family is not short of money? You can easily take care of a bankrupt factory like this yourself!"
As a British naval aristocrat, Reinhardt's family owns a considerable industry. If he wants to save a car factory, Fang Lang believes that he has the ability to do it.
Hearing Fang Lang's words, Reinhardt said awkwardly:
"I have also mentioned this topic to my family, but they refused. The situation of the family business is not ideal now. During the war, the family's shipyard and aircraft factory were the main bombing targets of the Germans.
At that time, the country's military needs allowed us to continue to receive orders, but now there are no orders and the survival of the company has become a problem.
The shipyard can still cooperate with your Global Shipbuilding to produce ships, but the aircraft manufacturer has no orders at all, so it is starting to transform and develop large-capacity transport aircraft, which requires a large amount of capital investment.
So, my proposal to acquire Aston Martin was directly rejected by my family! "
"Oh my god, you said you wanted to entertain me, so you're not waiting for me here, are you?"
After hearing what Reinhardt said, Fang Lang immediately realized that this was not a treat for him at all!
It turned out that she was waiting for him here!
Reinhardt smiled embarrassedly and said:
"I heard that you were going to Europe for inspection! Believe me, Aston Martin is definitely a very good car brand and you won't be disappointed."
"Tell me honestly, why do you want to save this factory? You're not attracted to the factory owner's daughter, are you? You want me to pay for picking up girls? Damn! You're really talented."
Thinking that Reinhardt might have asked him to help save the factory because he liked the girl, Fang Lang cursed out loud.
“How is that possible! I am really a fan of this factory. I own two Aston Martins myself. I told you that in 1939, Aston Martin designed an Atom concept car.
Do you know how advanced it is with its automatic transmission and independent suspension? It's a pity that it's bankrupt now. If I don't save it, I may never have the chance to see it go into mass production. "
These words really scared Fang Lang. He didn't expect that automatic transmissions were already available at this time. He remembered that most vehicles at this time were equipped with three-speed manual transmissions.
Of course, the three speeds refer to the forward gear. If the reverse gear is added, there will be four gears.
Some U.S. military vehicles have four forward gears.
If Aston Martin really has such car-making technology, can it digest and absorb this technology?
"Does he produce his own engines and gearboxes?"
"Of course! Aston Martin started out as a racing car manufacturer, so they must use their own technology for engines and gearboxes! In the 1922 French Grand Prix, they set world records for both speed and endurance."
Originally, Fang Lang wanted a sturdy, fuel-efficient and inexpensive car. When he heard Reinhardt introduce the Aston Martin, a performance sports car, he refused.
But if he really has a full set of technical capabilities, Fang Lang would really start to be interested.
Seeing Fang Lang lost in thought, Reinhardt was overjoyed. He knew that Fang Lang had been moved, so he quickly struck while the iron was hot and said:
"Just saying it may not be clear enough, why don't I take you to the factory to have a look!"
"Are you serious?"
Didn't you say you'd come over to rest? Didn't you say you'd treat yourself?
I just got off the plane and you want to take me to see a car factory. Isn’t that a bit too much?
"Of course it's not far. It's in Gayton, Walker County. We'll be there soon. By the way, I'll let you experience how it feels to drive my Aston Martin."
Seeing Reinhardt's excited expression, Fang Lang felt that he had definitely been fooled.
This guy had been waiting for me here with a plan in mind!
"I've finally figured it out. You're not here to let me rest. You even said you'd treat me well. You're a liar."
"Haha... Fang, you can't say that. We are all friends. Taking you to visit the factory is also a treat for you, right?"
In this situation, what else could Fang Lang say? He could only shake his head helplessly and go out to get in the car.
But to be honest, Fang Lang felt that driving Reinhardt's Aston Martin was really good, although it could not be compared with modern cars.
However, it is much more advanced than most cars of this era. Of course, as a coupe, its riding comfort still needs to be improved.
Driving such a coupe and looking at the British scenery outside the car, Fang Lang still felt very comfortable.
However, Fang Lang's good mood was soon ruined again.
"Rienhart, didn't you say it wasn't far? We've been driving for almost three hours now. How far is it?"
"Don't worry! Fang, we're almost there, we'll be there soon."
"You've repeated this three times! Tell me honestly, how far is it?"
"I really won't lie to you this time. Believe me, it will be here soon!"
Fang Lang looked at Reinhardt's sincere eyes and thought that he had already driven for three hours. Even if he went back now, it would take another three hours to get back to London. He could only keep driving forward.
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 underestimate this place. However, this is indeed the birthplace of Aston Martin."
Reinhardt pointed to the red brick factory building not far away.
Now that he was already here, Fang Lang couldn't just go back without even taking a look.
When he arrived at the factory gate, Fang Lang found that two middle-aged men were already waiting there.
Fang Lang glared at Reinhardt and asked, "Aren't you prepared? Wouldn't others be waiting at the gate early?"
It seems that after not seeing him for a while, Reinhardt has learned bad things very quickly!
"Fang, this is Bertelli, Aston Martin's head of vehicle design.
This is Renwick, Aston Martin's powertrain engineer."
After Fang Lang shook hands with the two men respectively, he walked in under their guidance.
Fang Lang felt a little disappointed when he entered the factory, because it was far from the factory of hundreds of thousands of square meters in Fang Lang's mind.
Apart from a fairly decent red brick 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 to see here.
"I heard from Reinhardt that you made a concept car that uses an automatic transmission and independent suspension? I wonder if I can take a look."
"Of course, Mr. Fang, please follow me."
Bertelli pointed deep into the factory.
Soon several people came to the Atom concept car, and Bertelli reached out and pulled up the dust cloth covering the car body.
What catches the eye is a vehicle with a slightly rounded and streamlined appearance, and the large grille already has the shape of the iconic big mouth of later Aston Martin.
The two round headlights look like two big black eyes.
The first time he saw it, Fang Lang understood why Reinhardt was trying so hard to get it mass-produced.
This exterior design is definitely quite advanced for this era, not to mention that this car is also equipped with an automatic transmission and independent suspension.
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