Chapter 404: The Intermission Conference
Although he doesn't know the details of the dismantling of Northern Securities Company, Sheffield doesn't need to know the details. He only knows that Northern Securities Company was eventually killed. This result is clear.
Now that he knows the final result, Morgan's victory now can at most make this resistance more beautiful, which is also commonly known as standing and dying. As a history buff, Sheffield believes that the current Northern Securities Company is at best like Eastern Rome.
The last emperor resisted the Ottoman army in a single city. Or the last emperor of the Jin Dynasty commanded the Jin army to stab each other with the peak Mongolian field battles.
The federal government has indeed been ignored by big businesses for a long time, but that does not mean that the government can be regarded as a rubber stamp, even if it has indeed been this role for a long time.
If this victory of the corporate world is seen as a victory over the White House, Sheffield, who is an Eastern thinker at heart, must not believe it. He has always believed that there is no cultural barrier in this kind of thing. It depends on what the federal government thinks it is worth.
It's not worth it. If the federal government thinks it's worth it, the United States can do anything a centralized country can do.
Even when Ramon Hess came back, there was no news from the White House. In the eyes of many people, it seemed that it had stopped. Even Ramon Hess expressed optimism about this matter.
Sheffield, who had just finished a shopping trip with Sato Kiko, was noncommittal about Ramon Hess's optimism. This attitude made Ramon Hess think that he came back at the wrong time and disturbed his boss to experience the exotic customs.
"Preparing for the Beetle launch conference, the price is set at five hundred dollars, and it is mainly open to female customers." Sheffield, who is frugal by nature, finished smoking the last bit of the cigar, and even felt his mouth was a little hot, with white smoke, "Since it is a high-end
The model and after-sales guarantee must be in place, you can just discuss this with Mr. William Durant."
"I have already prepared for this, but boss, this price is beyond the affordability of most citizens. Can we discuss it?" Ramon Hess feels that with the current market share, United Automobile Company does not need to rush to launch high-end products.
Car model.
"This is not prepared for most citizens. It's enough for a group of poor people to know the difference between having and not having it. It's not that it can't be used. A steering wheel and four wheels, what's the point of being able to drive." Sheffield said blankly to Ramon Hess.
He glanced at it and said, "You want everything but don't want to pay for it, why don't you go and grab it?"
"The market is now an incremental market, and low-end models are easy to sell. But sooner or later the market will enter the stock market, and segmentation will be much more difficult at that time than it is today." Sheffield said to the person in charge of United Automobile Company, "
Ford is a simple-equipped vehicle that solves the problem of whether there are problems or not. I will not say the word poor, although they are indeed, I will use the word cost-effective to call them. From the perspective of our company, they are the most difficult to serve.
Customers, from the perspective of these car buyers, what they want is to buy the best thing with the least money."
"They don't know the principle of "you get what you pay for" and want to take advantage. But there is a proverb in the East: God is one foot tall and the devil is one foot tall. I have a way to deal with them. These people hope to experience the latest cars with the least money.
, but they didn’t know that all Ford cars have not been tested.” As for using the most fuel-consuming engine, slave owners must not talk nonsense about this.
Sheffield and Rockefeller Jr. have been on the phone frequently recently, discussing the promotion of car insurance. Of course, this excludes buyers of Ford cars and is currently limited to high-end models.
Morgan and Roosevelt had a fight. That was their business. At least for now, the United Company was safe, and business had to be done. The No. 1 Beetle had actually been delivered to the White House.
A car that has never been seen before, with a unique shape and color, and the identity of the first daughter of the White House, has been noticed by the good media. Alice Roosevelt has always occupied the center of public opinion news, and she is loved more than her predecessors.
The president in the White House is much taller.
This new car launch was of course scheduled to be held in New York. Although the slave owner had been letting New Orleans newspapers set the pace and pretending that New Orleans and New York were on the same level, he was not confused in his heart and knew the status of New York as a metropolitan city.
Time cannot be replaced. Only by holding the press conference in New York can the greatest effect be achieved.
At this time when Wall Street, major trusts and the White House were at war with each other, Ramon Hess approached Alice Roosevelt and said, "Dear Miss Alice, my boss has hired you as the spokesperson for the Beetle."
"Isn't this good?" Alice Roosevelt looked hesitant and asked anxiously, "Where is he now?"
A strange look flashed in Ramon Hess's eyes, and he said, "The boss has actually arrived. He is just resting at the sales office in Washington for the time being, preparing to go to the New York Auto Show."
"I want to talk to my father!" Upon hearing this, Alice Roosevelt hesitated for a moment and said, "Just ask him to wait for me."
How Alice Roosevelt persuaded the president, and how powerful the slave owner was in this matter, is impossible to know. The White House does not have his spy, and of course he does not need it. For ordinary matters, having the president's daughter is enough.
After getting on the train, Alice Roosevelt passed through two carriages full of bodyguards before arriving at the box where Sheffield was. She couldn't help complaining, "You are like this every time you come out? Are you too cautious?"
"When I took the train to Los Angeles, I once encountered a robbery." Sheffield said that it was the time he met Evelyn. "Thanks to the police in California, I am alive today."
After finishing the lie with a blushing face, Sheffield snapped his fingers, and the next moment a dining cart was pushed in, and then he said, "Eating and chatting is what you like."
Regarding the lawsuit between Roosevelt and Morgan, which is currently attracting a lot of attention, Sheffield did not ask anything about it. He pretended that there was no such thing and only mentioned the new car launch conference in New York.
"If you want me to help, just ask for help. I'm not short of money." Alice Roosevelt complained a little, and even took the initiative to mention the lawsuit. "With the relationship between trust companies and the White House, will it be wrong for me to show up?"
Your launches make an impact.”
"What impact? I have the media myself, can anyone make me speechless?" Sheffield reached out directly from Alice Roosevelt, took the milk tea and took a sip to taste the taste, and said with unfinished meaning, "In
Aren’t the lawsuits over? The lawsuits are over, what’s wrong with me holding my own new car launch conference?”
The slave owner naturally knew that this confrontation was just a small warm-up in Minnesota. But this did not stop him from pretending to be stupid. He could not just watch from the sidelines while others continued to litigate.
"As for the concept of spokespersons and endorsement fees, it is just a normal business model. My Alice is the darling of the media. I am asking you to help pay for the fees. This is very normal." Sheffield waited for the arrival to clear the table.
He directly took out the contract and said, "Sign it. This kind of spokesperson model will appear a lot in the future. It does not support you with your wallet, and it does not involve bribery. If you are not satisfied with the number, you can still negotiate."
"One hundred thousand dollars?" Alice Roosevelt covered her mouth in surprise, as if to confirm whether she had seen it wrong.
Alice Roosevelt must admit that compared with this number, the sentence "I am not short of money" is indeed inappropriate.
"Hi, William! I'm really happy to hear that you're coming to New York. I can't wait to attend the press conference." Vanderbilt III opened his hands and gave Sheffield a big hug, and then
Putting the spotlight on Alice Roosevelt, "As for you, our New York princess, welcome home."
"It's up to you how many people from New York's upper class can come." Sheffield said casually in front of Alice Roosevelt, "Still the old rules, my friend."
Sheffield is not afraid that Vanderbilt III will not agree, because he has not paid back the money so far. Even though the federal government has allocated the follow-up payment of 30 million US dollars for the Panama Canal. In the past, Vanderbilt II’s 20 million US dollars,
Still in Carnegie's stock, Vanderbilt III will only pay dividends when the time comes.
This does not mean that Vanderbilt III has no money. With the New York metropolitan railway system, money for social entertainment is not a problem. He also knows that in front of slave owners, he cannot be like in front of his father, who has no money.
Reach out. Conspicuous consumption has been reduced a lot. Of course, in the eyes of others, his life is still very luxurious.
"If it weren't for me, there's no telling how much of the property left by Vanderbilt II would be left." Sheffield explained the relationship to Alice Roosevelt, "Now add the dividends from the steel company and the income from the railroad.
, and the rent of so many building apartments, his life has not been affected at all."
At a critical moment, Vanderbilt II did Sheffield a favor. The slave owner had this intention, so he would not let his descendants continue to degrade. The money was equivalent to being kept by the slave owner, and he also admitted that it was
The money is owed, but there is no way to take it away.
If Sheffield wants to default on the debt, this lawsuit will not be easy for Vanderbilt III because Vanderbilt II died suddenly.
For the new car launch, a mansion on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan owned by the Vanderbilt family was selected. All the New York high society who came to attend were naturally invited by the Vanderbilt family, which has always set the trend.
Since it is run by the Vanderbilt family, it has become a stage for ladies and ladies to show off. Reporters from all over the world have gathered to participate in this Beetle launch, which is no less than a red carpet.
Sheffield sat in a partition on the upper floor, resting his chin on the railing, his eyes following the ladies and ladies who walked in. Finally, the new car launch conference, which almost turned into a catwalk, began, taking advantage of the opportunity of Morgan and Roosevelt.
Chapter completed!