Chapter 1101 Unannounced visit
In the end, of course nothing happened. Not only did Lin Zheng not be thrown to death, he even ate a delicious meal of dumplings in the embassy.
The celebration banquet held by the embassy is not gorgeous, but it is very lively. Working abroad all year round makes them more clear about what these compatriots who come abroad on business trips prefer to eat. They are all home-cooked meals that everyone likes to eat. The final show is a high hope for...Dumplings!
After coming out of the embassy, everyone stroked their stomachs without exception and hummed: "When I was at home, I didn't think the dumplings were so delicious, why did I eat so much?"
"You don't understand this, right?" The man next to him touched his stomach with a happy expression: "This is the root of us Chinese. No matter where we go, the people in the foodie empire will always be people in the foodie empire..."
Lin Zheng was eating quite restrainedly, but he was still able to hold on. He killed a whole plate of dumplings by himself. Now he was squinted his stomach and enjoying the happiness of being filled with his stomach. Lao Ren, who was also enjoying his own happiness, stabbed Lin Zheng twice: "Oh, brother, that car... was produced by your company, right?"
Che? Lin Zheng was a little surprised, looked in the direction of Lao Ren's finger, and immediately smiled: "It's true."
A two-seater version of smartity swayed and slowly drove past everyone. Compared with the big cars around, the orto version of smartity looked quite funny, and the hybrid logo at the rear of the car surprised Lin Zheng: has the sales channel of smartity been spread to Finland?
"Is it really produced by your company?" Lao Ren was a little curious: "How is this car sold?"
"It's okay, the production line is basically full." Lin Zheng said quite modestly.
Lao Ren was surprised. Such a small car that was comparable to insects could reach such a large production capacity. In Lao Ren's opinion, this was really incredible: Europeans' habits of using cars are so strange? Anyway, he thought that this small car was really nothing good, and there were only two people in total. It was too impractical. But such an impractical car could still sell so well. He could only admire Lin Zheng's ability: "Okay, brother. Since it is full, I didn't consider going to go to another line to increase production capacity?"
"I'm thinking about this." Lin Zheng said quite modestly, but it's not the case at all. The former R world champion is now ambitiously preparing to realize the second spring of his life. Waldegard is preparing to put on a production line, but two. He is preparing to expand the production capacity of smartity to a scale of 160,000 to 180,000 vehicles in one fell swoop. Although Lin Zheng is still a little hesitant about suddenly expanding the scale to such a level, Waldegard is very confident.
However, the orto version of smartity I saw on the street aroused Lin Zheng’s thoughts: Should I go and see the people’s reactions to this car in person?
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This smartity sales store in Helsinki is a separate sales store and does not follow Ford's sales channels. Lin Zheng stood outside the door of the sales store and looked in through the huge floor-to-ceiling window. The area inside was not large, only more than 200 or 300 square meters. It was like candy, and there were orto versions of O-meat R versions of smartity. There were several ladies in the store looking at the car, and it was obvious that the business was good.
Probably because Lin Zheng was standing outside for a long time and attracted the attention of the staff in the store. A staff member who should be in his 40s with a big belly walked out of the room and greeted Lin Zheng enthusiastically: "!%¥#¥…#%…"
I guess it must be over 220 kilograms, right?
"Can you use English?" Lin Zheng was a little embarrassed. The other party should be speaking in Finnish... Whether it is Finnish or not, he didn't understand a single word anyway.
My brother is fat, and he may be really good at it. When he heard Lin Zheng talking to him in English, he immediately changed to English: "Sir. Do you need to come in and take a break?"
Only during this first meeting, this smartity dealer left a deep impression on Lin Zheng: they did not come to push their products to themselves, but asked themselves to come in and take a break and sit down.
Thinking of the sales staff of magic car that he had experienced with his nostrils facing the sky, Lin Zheng suddenly felt resentful: This attitude is better than magic car, just like the sky and the earth.
"Is that OK?" Lin Zheng seemed a little embarrassed.
"Of course." Seeing Lin Zheng's appearance, Fat Brother smiled: "Sir, are you here to travel to Helsinki?"
"Travel?" Lin Zheng nodded: "That's right."
"Traveling in Finland is definitely your most correct decision," Fat Brother raised his thumb, and didn't know what modesty is. He grinned and bragged to Lin Zheng: "Helsinki is a good place. At this time, the Gulf of Finland is simply God's gift to the world... Oh, you can call me Stub."
"Hello, my name is Lin."
"Lin?" Fatty Stub smacked the pronunciation in his mouth and looked at Lin Zheng in surprise: "Are you Chinese? I thought you were Japanese... Oh, sorry, I have no other meaning, but for us, it is difficult to distinguish between Chinese and Japanese, so..."
"I understand," Lin Zheng nodded with a smile. He had already passed the time when others got their nationality wrong and they were angry. He smiled and said to Stu: "For Europeans, it is indeed difficult to distinguish between Asians, just like letting me distinguish between whites."
"That's right, that's what it means," Stub laughed happily: "Friends, what do you want to drink? I have the best coffee and black tea here... Oh, I remember you Chinese like to drink tea? Sorry, because I rarely meet Chinese people, so I don't prepare tea here..."
"Anything is fine," Lin Zheng was really curious about the fat brother: "Hey, Mr. Stub, you know I am a tourist, it's impossible..."
"I understand what you mean," before Lin Zheng finished speaking, Stub waved his hand with a smile: "I don't mean to sell you. I just see you seem a little tired, so... well, I hope that when you return to your motherland, you will be a happy and pleasant experience when you talk about this trip to Finland to others."
This guy...
A businessman invites a tourist to come in and sit, is it really coming in and sit, not to sell his own products? Lin Zheng also smiled: If his dealers have this kind of quality, not to mention that they have two new production lines, there is no problem with adding four new ones.
He followed the fat brother in honestly and unceremoniously, and asked curiously as he walked: "What kind of car do you sell here? Smartity? I have never heard of this brand."
Stub was a little surprised: "Doesn't your country have this car?"
"No."
"Oh, no wonder," Stubb said at once, pointing to one of them and said to Lin Zheng: "This car is called smartity, and it is a product of an American car manufacturer. It is a small and flexible vehicle that is positioned for urban commuting. This is a two-seater orto version, and this is a four-seater O-R version... Hey, man, you must have never imagined that they also have hybrid models."
"No?" Lin Zheng showed his surprise appropriately: "Hybrid? Are you talking about the kind that is similar to the Toyota Prius?"
"Do you know Prius? Oh, by the way, your Republic and Japan are both in Asia, and it's not surprising to know Prius at all," Stub was a little surprised at first, but he was relieved immediately. He pointed to one of the four-seater O-R versions and said to Lin Zheng: "This car is even more powerful than Prius. The comprehensive fuel consumption of Prius is more than 5 liters, but the fuel consumption of this car is only a little more than 3 liters..."
"But this car is much smaller than the Prius." Lin Zheng frowned and perfectly played the role of a somewhat picky consumer.
"Yes, it looks smaller than the Prius, but Tesla has borrowed the design concept of Honda's machine minimization and maximization of riding space. Although the car is not big, the space inside will make you unbelievable, making you feel that this is not the interior space that a A00-level mini car can create. The most important thing is that it is really fuel-efficient. Even the conventional fuel-powered version of the car is very fuel-efficient. You know, my store has only been opened for less than two months and has sold more than 130 cars."
Isn’t that an average of 60 or 70 vehicles sold per month? Lin Zheng was really surprised: “So many?”
It doesn't seem to be much sales per month, but if you know that Ford's average monthly sales in 4S stores in North America are only 30, you will be surprised by this number: Although smartity is a A00-level microcar, and its profits are much lower than the average profit margin of all kinds of Ford Motor's products, double sales are enough to offset the profit difference; not to mention the store rent, a Ford Motor's 4S store has an average area of 800 square meters, and the area of this smartity sales store can be 280 square meters, and the rent is much better than the Ford 4S store.
"You are also surprised, aren't you?" Lin Zheng's surprised expression made Stub proud.
"I'm really surprised," Lin Zheng nodded, as if he wanted to say something, but hesitated for a moment.
Stub immediately realized what Lin Zheng wanted to say, and asked with a smile: "Do you think smartity is just a small brand without any fame? How can it have such good sales performance, right?" (To be continued...) i1292
Chapter completed!