The car giant started by marrying the daughter of the king

Chapter 220: Expanding overseas, should we follow or not?

The plane slowly lowered its altitude, passing through layers of clouds, like a graceful dancer lightly stepping down the steps of the stage.

The sunlight slanted in from the plane window, interweaving with the warm lights in the cabin, adding a touch of warmth to the end of the journey.

As the altitude continued to decrease, the scene on the ground became clearer and clearer. The runway was like a ribbon welcoming the returnees, quietly spreading out before our eyes.

The moment the tires touched the ground, accompanied by a gentle bump, the plane stopped steadily on the runway, as if a traveler after a long journey had finally found his destination.

Zheng Haiming and others couldn't wait to get up and prepare to get off the plane.

In fact, after the plane lands, you have to wait at least ten minutes before you can actually get off the plane.

"Xiao Jiang, you've worked hard on this business trip. Rest at home for two days to adjust to the time difference, and then go back to work in the factory."

After the group left the airport, Zheng Haiming briefly spoke to Jiang Hui and the others, then got into his own car and headed home eager to return.

When these people returned to China, they had naturally already communicated their itinerary with people back home.

Whether it was Zheng Haiming, Chen Qi, or Zhu Jiansheng, they all had drivers to pick them up.

Jiang Hui must have followed Zhu Jiansheng.

"Thank you, Director Zheng. I will report to you at the factory in two days."

Since your boss asked you to take a rest to adjust to the jet lag, Jiang Hui naturally wouldn't be polite.

There are quite a few things I want to confirm these two days in order to prepare for the next steps.

"Dad, this time we went to General Motors for an inspection, and Austin, as our host, gave us a very warm reception."

"Now that we have returned home safely, should we give him a call later to express our gratitude?"

Jiang Hui now really wants to know the specific situation in America.

In today's China, it is not easy to know the changes in international crude oil futures prices.

It would be best if I could talk to Austin directly on the phone.

"It is indeed necessary. Let's go to the post office together tomorrow and call him back."

Zhu Jiansheng knew that Austin would invite them to inspect this time, and the most important thing was that he wanted Jiang Hui to go.

So when Jiang Hui suggested calling to express gratitude, he fully supported it.

"Go to the post office to make a phone call?"

"Don't we have a telephone at home?"

Jiang Hui asked this, and Zhu Jiansheng couldn't help but feel a little speechless, and said: "There is a phone at home, but it's difficult to make a domestic long-distance call. It is mainly used within the city. Do you still expect to make an international long-distance call?"

"These days, if you use your phone to make international calls, they might think you're a spy and monitor your calls."

Zhu Jiansheng also knew that his son-in-law would occasionally appear ignorant of certain "common sense" issues of this era.

Fortunately, Jiang Hui performed very well in other aspects, and Zhu Jiansheng could only conclude that no one is perfect.

"So if Austin wants to find me, he won't be able to call our house?"

Jiang Hui thought about how when he was in America, he left his home phone number to Austin and Linda.

It seems like all this effort is in vain, the other party just can't get through.

"It will definitely not work in the next one or two years, but as technology advances, the situation may slowly change."

Zhu Jiansheng gave the answer with certainty.

This made Jiang Hui feel a little helpless.

Is it so difficult to make a phone call?
But Zhu Jiansheng thought it was natural.

You have to know that these days, if you want to install a telephone, it depends on your rank. Only leaders at the department or bureau level or above can apply to have a telephone installed at home.

But at that time there were too few lines, and so many leaders in the capital had to wait in line. It was even more difficult for ordinary people to get wine, and it was very common to find someone to approve it through connections.

Even after a few years, the problem of installing a telephone has not been solved so quickly.

It is common for the phone to be installed after several months to half a year. There are also cases where some users have not installed a phone for three to five years.

Besides, at that time, the initial installation fee for a telephone was several hundred to thousands of yuan, which was unaffordable for ordinary people.

Jiang Hui obviously still lacks some understanding of these things.

"Then go to the post office tomorrow and call Austin."

Even if you don't want to, you have to accept this fact.

What else can we do?

"You still have to be careful when you speak on the phone. Many international calls are subject to special scrutiny."

Zhu Jiansheng was worried that Jiang Hui would talk to Austin without restraint and might get into unnecessary trouble.

These words really reminded Jiang Hui that he not only had to call Austin, but also Linda.

If someone really monitors our phone calls and some of the information spreads, it would cause unnecessary trouble.

It seems that I should not call Linda directly for the time being.

However, if that were the case, and he wanted to use the funds in his account to invest in stocks after his crude oil futures contract reached the conditions he specified, the problem would be how to notify Linda.

I really need to think about this issue carefully.

The father-in-law and son-in-law chatted along the way and soon returned to the courtyard.

"Dad, call dad!"

Jiang Yuxuan, who was almost nine months old, could already call "Mommy" and "Daddy" unclearly.

After Jiang Hui returns home, he will definitely tease her a lot.

I went abroad for half a month this time, and when I came back I felt that the little girl had changed a lot.

Now I can stand by myself holding on to a chair.

When Jiang Hui went abroad, he could only crawl on the ground.

"Beep beep beep~"

The little girl was not shy at all. When she saw Jiang Hui, she struggled out of Zhu Lin's arms and tried to throw herself onto Jiang Hui.

"You are so exhausted, go take a shower first."

Nowadays, smoking, drinking, etc. are all allowed on airplanes.

Jiang Hui himself doesn't smoke, but he can't stop people from smoking on the plane.

So as soon as the person got closer, Zhu Lin smelled a strong smell of smoke.

"Xiao Jiang didn't get much sleep on the plane, so take a good shower and have a good sleep first."

"Anyway, Zheng Haiming gave you two days off, so you have plenty of time to spend with the little girl."

After Zhu Jiansheng handed the luggage to Fang Zhen, he consciously prepared to take a shower.

Jiang Hui, who is a clean person and likes to take a shower every day, naturally has no objection.

After taking a shower, you will definitely not be able to fall asleep if you go to bed at this time.

The whole person is still in a relatively excited state.

Take out some of the things you bought from the suitcase, especially some items specially purchased from America, which are worth introducing to Zhu Lin and the others.

The next day, Jiang Hui got up very early.

There is a time difference between China and America. If you go to the post office too late, it will be past nine or even ten in the evening in America, and it will be difficult to get through on the phone.

I should have left Austin's home phone number instead of the company's.

However, after all the trouble, Jiang Hui was surprised that the call actually went through.

"Jiang, you finally called me."

"I called you many times yesterday, but I couldn't get through. It made me very anxious."

"Then Linda advised me to wait a little. Calculating the time, you were about to call me."

On the other end of the phone, Austin was very excited.

As time went by, more and more information about Baghdad and Persia emerged.

There are also more news reports.

In the past, people just thought that the names of the two countries were similar and their geographical locations were similar, so they thought the relationship should be okay.

In fact, it is not the case at all.

Although Baghdad and Persia are neighbors, the ethnic groups are completely different. Baghdad belongs to the Arabs.

The land they are in has always been the main core area of ​​the Arabs.

The Persians are Aryans and have no blood relationship with the Arabs.

There are differences in language and culture between Persia and Arabia, and they have been at war throughout history. There is a huge gap between them and they hate each other.

Although both places believe in Islam, there are divisions within Islam. The ruling class in Baghdad is "Sunni", while the entire Persia belongs to "Shia".

In the eyes of many foreigners, these two factions belong to the same sect, but they are like water and fire. They have been "fighting each other" since the death of "Prophet" Muhammad, and have even fought many wars.

In the Middle East, Sunnis are the majority, and almost the entire Arab world is made up of Sunnis. Shiites are a minority, centered in Persia and radiating to neighboring countries.

It can be said that Baghdad is the border between Sunnis and Shiites, where conflicts can easily break out.

The military forces of both countries are actually very powerful.

Baghdad has 40 troops, 2200 tanks, more than 3000 heavy artillery, and 470 fighter jets.

The Persian military was theoretically stronger, with 80 regular troops, more than 500 fighter planes, 1700 tanks, and more than 1000 large-caliber artillery pieces.

Under normal circumstances, Baghdad would definitely not dare to attack Persia easily, but due to special reasons, Persia gave up its own military strength, making Baghdad feel that victory was certain.

So, Saddam dispatched 1200 tanks and 8 infantrymen in three routes, attacking Shiremberg in eastern Persia, Mehran in the middle, and Khorramshahr in the south.

Persia was completely helpless in the face of these sudden enemies.

They never expected a scene like this to happen.

So the situation became one-sided.

"Austin, thank you for the warm hospitality of General Motors during this overseas inspection. You are welcome to come to China for communication and exchanges when you have time."

Jiang Hui pretended not to know what Austin wanted to communicate most and started with a set of official and polite greetings.

This made Austin itchy.

"Jiang, how long do you think this conflict will last?"

Austin knew that this question might not get any useful answer, but he asked it anyway.

After all, this is related to whether he will continue to invest in oil futures in the long term.

"I don't know now, but it looks like Baghdad is making a lot of moves, and it probably won't end in a short time."

"Austin, you must have more sources than me and can get more information."

Jiang Hui's words were not meant to be perfunctory to Austin.

In fact, the relevant American departments are aware that Baghdad will take action.

They even provided some support, but this information would not be easily disclosed to the public.

Even though Austin was no longer considered middle class in America, he was still a long way from the ruling class.

"Jiang, the media are saying all kinds of things now. I've been reading the relevant news all day."

"We are also evaluating the impact of this incident on the future development of the automotive industry within our company."

Austin and Jiang Hui casually exchanged related content.

The war has just broken out for two days and all kinds of news are emerging one after another.

However, a lot of the information is messy, and there is even a lot of contradictory content.

He didn't know how to judge.

"The auto industry has already been hit by rising oil prices and is destined to move towards more fuel-efficient development in the future."

"However, large-displacement engines still have their own fixed market and it is impossible for them to disappear so quickly."

When it comes to the topic of the automotive industry, Jiang Hui has no particular concerns.

Normally, the content of the communication between him and Austin should be about this aspect.

Even if they are monitored, the contents of these conversations are completely able to withstand scrutiny and there is no need to worry.

Besides, with so many calls, it is impossible for every call to be monitored carefully.

In particular, many people know how Jiang Hui and Austin met.

This time, he had just returned from an inspection in the United States, so it was only natural for him to call back to communicate and express gratitude.

"As a result, Japanese automakers may develop faster and faster in the future, which is very disadvantageous to General Motors."

"They have done a really good job in saving fuel."

Austin has very complicated feelings towards Japanese automakers such as Toyota, Honda, and Nissan.

In the early years, he completely looked down on these car companies and felt that the cars they made were not good.

But now the car companies that he once looked down upon are bringing tremendous pressure to General Motors.

It can be said that the situation is constantly changing.

"Yes, if the engine is to be fuel-efficient, we need to work hard on refined production and control..."

Following Austin's topic, Jiang Hui started chatting casually.

Only Jiang Hui, who is not short of money, dares to make such a call. If it were an ordinary family, they would probably go bankrupt after this call.

The cost is at least several hundred yuan, or even several thousand yuan, which is simply not affordable for ordinary families.

Even Jiang Hui only exchanged pleasantries for less than ten minutes before quickly ending the conversation.

Of course, in the end he also firmly expressed his investment views on crude oil futures.

After a 20% increase, everything will be cleared.

It depends on whether Austin follows or not.

He even told Austin that he would write a special letter to Linda and asked Linda to check it out.

Obviously, Jiang Hui wanted to tell Linda the next arrangements through a letter.

The Iran-Iraq War had just broken out, and it would certainly take some time for oil prices to reach their high point. Although it would take a little longer to write an international letter and mail it, it was still in time.

(End of this chapter)