Hearing Reinhardt's words, Fang Lang shook his head helplessly, knowing that the other party was just laughing, and Buckingham Palace had not yet begun to open to the public.
If you want to see it, you can only look at it on the road outside. What is there to see?
If you can go in and live there, it's almost the same.
However, after thinking about it, it was better not to make such a request to an Englishman.
"Forget Buckingham Palace, I'm just here for a layover, why bother!"
"I was just about to ask you! Why are you going to Germany at this time?"
"Of course it's to pick up leaks! No... it's an investment!"
Reinhardt looked at Fang Lang's expression seriously before saying:
"Are you serious? Germany has been destroyed, what else is there to invest in?"
"Of course you British nobles will look down on this scrap of metal, but we in Brazil are so poor! This time I went to Germany mainly to inspect two projects, medicine and automobile and military manufacturing."
"If you want to invest in these industries, we should also have them!"
Hearing Reinhardt's words, Fang Lang was stunned. Of course I know that the Daying Empire has these.
But the cost of investing in these in the UK is definitely higher than the current cost in Germany!
Are there any famous brands of medicine in the UK? I don’t even know where GlaxoSmithKline is yet!
There are many car brands and the technology is very advanced, but the British trade unions are so brutal that many excellent car factories have been dragged to death by the unions.
However, the British trade unions are not as strong as in later generations. It seems that we can also consider the British automobile industry!
If not, just set up an R&D institution in the UK and produce in Brazil to reduce costs.
Although it cannot compete with the United States and Germany in the military industry!
But there are also a few very powerful companies, such as Rolls-Royce, one of the world's three largest aero-engine suppliers.
The full name is Rolls-Royce, which is the company that produces the famous Rolls-Royce automobile.
The company was primarily engaged in the design, production, and sales of automobiles before World War II, but it was also engaged in the manufacture of engines.
After World War II, the production of aircraft engines became one of the company's main businesses.
However, this company was later taken over and nationalized by the government for a period of time due to losses. It was a key national enterprise in the UK, and Fang Lang did not dare to get involved!
"Are you cheaper than Germany?"
Fang Lang asked the core question directly.
"Ah! This? I don't know about this either. But there is a company that I think is very cheap now. You can consider it."
Hearing Reinhardt say this, Fang Lang was really interested.
"What do you think."
"How do you 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 this company’s main product seems to be high-performance coupes! The market share of this thing is not large, so there is no money to be made!
"I've heard of it! What's wrong?"
"This company went bankrupt during the war due to poor performance! If you want to enter the automobile industry, you may want to consider acquiring this factory."
Fang Lang glanced at Reinhardt strangely and said:
"Reinhardt, are you still responsible for attracting investment to the UK now? Besides, didn't you say that your family is not short of money? You can easily handle such a bankrupt factory by yourself!"
As a British naval aristocrat, Reinhardt's family owns quite a bit of industry. If he wants to save a car factory, Fang Lang believes he has the ability to do it himself.
Hearing Fang Lang's words, Reinhardt said awkwardly:
"I also mentioned this topic to my family, but they rejected it. The current situation of the family business is not the same.
In fact, during the war, the family's shipyard and aircraft factory were the key bombing targets of the Germans.
At that time, the country's military needs could still receive orders continuously. But now there are no orders, and the survival of the company is in question.
The shipyard can also cooperate with your Global Shipbuilding to produce ships. The aircraft manufacturer currently has no orders at all, so it is beginning to transform and develop large-capacity transport aircraft, which requires a large amount of capital investment.
Therefore, my proposal to acquire Aston Martin was directly rejected by my family! "
"I'm going. You said you wanted to entertain me, so you're not just waiting for me here, are you?"
After listening to Reinhardt's words, Fang Lang immediately realized that he was not entertaining him at all!
It turned out to be waiting for him here!
Reinhardt smiled sheepishly and said:
"Didn't I hear that you are going to Europe for inspection? Believe me, Aston Martin is definitely a good car brand and will not let you down."
"Tell me honestly, why do you want to save this factory? Isn't it because you have a crush on the factory owner's daughter? You pick up girls and let me pay for it? Damn! You are really a talent."
Thinking that Reinhardt might have asked him to help save the factory because he fell in love with other girls, Fang Lang blurted out a national curse.
"How is that possible! I am really a fan of this factory. I own two Aston Martins myself. Let me tell you that in 1939, Aston Martin designed an Ato concept car. .
Do you know how advanced it is with automatic transmission and independent suspension? It's a pity that it has gone bankrupt now. If I don't save him, I may never have the chance to see it mass-produced. "
These words really shocked Fang Lang. He didn't expect that automatic transmissions would already be available at this time. He remembered that most vehicles at this time have three-speed manual transmissions.
Of course, this three-speed refers to the forward gear. If you add the reverse gear, there will be four gears.
Some models of the US military have four forward gears.
If Aston Martin really has such car-making technology, can it digest and absorb these technologies?
"Are his engines and gearboxes produced by himself?"
"Of course! Aston Martin started out as a racing car, so the engine and gearbox must use its own technology! At the 1922 French Grand Prix, it set double world records for car speed and endurance. "
Originally, Fang Lang wanted a car that was sturdy, durable, fuel-efficient and low-priced. When Reinhardt introduced a high-performance sports car like Aston Martin, he refused.
But if it really had a full set of technical capabilities, Fang Lang would really start to be tempted.
Looking at Fang Lang who was deep in thought, Reinhardt was overjoyed. Knowing that Fang Lang had been moved, he quickly hit the track while it was still hot:
"Just talking may not be clear enough. How about I take you to the factory to have a look!"
"Are you serious?"
Did you agree to come over and take a rest? I promised to treat myself!
Not long after you got off the plane, you actually want to take yourself to see some car factory. Isn't this a bit too much?
"Of course it's not that far away. It's just in Guyton, Walker County. You can get there soon. By the way, I'll let you experience driving my Aston Martin."
Seeing Reinhardt's excited expression, Fang Lang felt that he had definitely been fooled.
This kid had already planned to wait for him here!
"I finally figured it out. You didn't let me rest for any reason at all, and you even said you wanted to entertain me well. You are a liar."
"Haha...Fang, you can't say that. We are all friends. Taking you to visit the factory is also to entertain you, right?"
In this situation, what else could Fang Lang say? He could only shake his head helplessly and go out and get in the car.
But to be honest, Fang Lang really felt that driving Reinhardt's Aston Martin was very good, although it couldn't be compared with modern cars.
However, compared to this era
Most cars are much more advanced. Of course, the ride comfort of a coupe model 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.
"Reinhardt, didn't you say it's not far? We've been driving for almost three hours now. How far is it?"
"Don't worry! Fang, hurry up, we'll be there soon."
"You have repeated this sentence three times! Tell me honestly how far it is."
"I'm not going to lie to you this time. Trust me, it will be here soon!"
Fang Lang looked at Reinhardt's sincere eyes and thought that he had been driving for three hours. Even if he went back now, it would still take three hours to get back to London. He could only continue driving forward.
As a result, after driving for another hour and a half, we finally arrived at a small village.
Yes, the village.
"Is this the factory you told me about?"
"Yes, Fang, don't look at this place as inconspicuous. However, this is indeed the birthplace of Aston Martin."
Reinhardt pointed to the red brick factory road not far away.
Now that he's here, Fang Lang can't just go back without looking.
When he arrived at the factory gate, Fang Lang found that two middle-aged people were already waiting at the factory gate.
Fang Lang glared at Reinhardt, weren't you prepared for others to be waiting at the gate early?
It seems that after not seeing each other for a while, Reinhardt is a quick learner!
"Fang, this is Bertelli, Aston Martin's model design director.
This is Renwick, Aston Martin's powertrain engineer. "
After Fang Lang shook hands with the two men respectively, he walked in under the leadership of the two men.
When he entered the factory, Fang Lang felt a little disappointed, because this was far from the hundreds of thousands square meters of factory Fang Lang had in mind.
Apart from a passable red brick factory building, there is not much else in this factory.
Looking at the sealed machinery and equipment in the factory, Fang Lang knew that there was nothing interesting to see.
"I heard Reinhardt say 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 come with me."
Bertelli pointed to the depths of the factory and said.
Soon, several people arrived in front of the Ato car. Bertelli reached out and pulled up the dust sheet covering the car body.
What catches the eye is a vehicle with a slightly rounded streamlined appearance. The large grille already looks like the iconic big mouth of Aston Martin in later generations.
The two round car lights are like two big black eyes.
The first time he saw it, Fang Lang understood why Reinhardt was trying so hard to mass-produce it.
This exterior design is definitely quite advanced in this era, not to mention that this car is also equipped with an automatic transmission and independent suspension.
