Fang Lang was very satisfied with Ivar Beard's performance. At least now, it seemed that he did not hide anything he said to him.
After having a plan in mind, Fang Lang nodded and said:
"Do you know why Homero Wenger and the others were arrested?"
Ever since he entered the office building, Ivar Beard has been on tenterhooks. The reason is because he found that the company's management had been arrested. But he didn't know the reason, so he felt very unsure. He didn't know. Will he be implicated?
Now that he saw his boss taking the initiative to bring it up, he was obviously not going to hide it from him, so he shook his head very sensibly.
Fang Lang smiled slightly when he saw this:
"Mr. Homero Wenger, together with Mr. Porsche, who was still imprisoned by the Allied Forces in Germany, secretly smuggled the research data on the German "Tiger" tank that the Allies were searching for into our joint venture data.
This behavior turned our automobile joint venture project into a risky behavior full of political risks.
Porsche's use of our Fangyuan Group automotive joint venture project to secretly transfer Allied tracking information may expose us to espionage charges, which is absolutely unacceptable to us.
Once the Allies discover that our Fangyuan Group is involved, our entire Brazilian Fangyuan Group will suffer huge losses.
Therefore, I am planning to suspend the joint venture project with Porsche, close the factory, and send all German workers back to Germany. "
These words frightened Iva Beard so much that he sat up from the sofa, looked at Fang Lang in disbelief, and swallowed his saliva while trembling all over:
"Boss, this...this...is this true?"
Fang Lang pretended to be annoyed and said:
"Of course, Mr. Homero Wenger has confessed to these things, and we have also found a complete set of research materials on the "Tiger" tank from the company's data room.
Now we are having a headache about how to deal with it! "
Unexpectedly, Iva Beard waved his hands with a pale face and said:
“Boss, what I mean is, do we really want to suspend the joint venture project and close the factory?
If all our German workers were sent back to Germany, we might be imprisoned by the Allies, and we workers had no part in it!
That would be the end of us and our families! "
Seeing the other person's face pale, with a hint of despair in his expression, Fang Lang smiled slightly in his heart, but he did sigh with a heavy look on his face:
"Alas! I understand what you are saying. I personally hired you all from Germany. I also hope that you can stay in Brazil so that our joint venture factory can be opened smoothly.
But now the situation has become complicated. This is not a commercial issue, but a political issue.
You have to understand that Brazil’s status among the Allied Powers is not high, and its participation in Europe is not deep, so we don’t have much say.
Just by introducing joint ventures from Germany and taking you out of Germany, we have already taken huge political risks and have made relevant commitments to other allies.
But now the private behavior of Mr. Homero Wenger and Mr. Porsche has dragged us into a huge political whirlpool.
If one thing goes wrong, our Fangyuan Group will be liquidated by the Allies. You must know that our Fangyuan Group also has many competitors, and everyone is staring at us eagerly.
If we are not careful, we may be eaten by the enemy without any bones left. "
After hearing Fang Lang's heartfelt words, Ivar Beard fell down on the sofa with a look of despair, his face turned ashen.
However, he soon noticed something was wrong. If it was really as serious as Fang Lang said, why did he need to ask himself the previous questions?
The other party obviously had a way to prevent things from deteriorating to this point. Although for a while, he couldn't understand the purpose behind it. Of course, the main reason was that he didn't have time to think about it carefully.
But one thing he was sure of was that it was very possible that Fang Lang said that Homero Wenger and Mr. Porsche conspired to secretly smuggle the research and development data of the "Tiger" tank and transfer it to Brazil.
And, judging from what he saw in the company today, he could almost conclude that this was the truth.
At the same time, he is also very aware of the influence of his boss Fang Lang in Brazil. He does not believe that Fangyuan Group will be liquidated.
But it is definitely possible to suspend joint ventures, close factories, and repatriate all German workers.
Iva Beard, who wanted to understand this, gritted his teeth, raised his head and looked at Fang Lang firmly:
"Boss, you have a solution, right?
If there is anything you need me to do, please tell me directly and I will do my best. I just hope you will not close the factory and repatriate the workers. "
I have to say that this guy is a smart guy and he reacted so quickly.
Seeing this, Fang Lang also put away the expression on his face and looked at Iva Beard beside him with burning eyes. He didn't say anything, but just looked at him quietly.
Ivar Beard did not speak, and looked at Fang Lang firmly. After a while, Fang Lang showed a smile on his lips, looked at Ivar Beard with great satisfaction, and slowly said:
“You are very nice and a smart person.
To be honest, the current situation has not deteriorated to the worst degree. We discovered the matter in time and there is still room for recovery.
But this behavior of Porsche Company is a complete violation of the original joint venture agreement.
It is impossible for us at Fangyuan Group to bear any responsibility for them, so it is almost certain that the joint venture project will fail.
As for whether you need to be deported, it depends on your own decision. "
At this moment, Ivar Beard would really be a fool if he didn't understand Fang Lang's purpose. But he knew Fang Lang's purpose, and he had nothing to say. After all, the root cause of this matter did not lie with Fangyuan Group.
Rather, it was the behavior of Homero Wenger and Mr. Porsche in secretly transferring sensitive information, which resulted in bad consequences.
After taking a deep breath, Ivar Beard slowly said:
"Boss, what do you need me to do!"
Fang Lang was very satisfied with Ivar Beard's knowledge of current affairs. He smiled and reached out to pat the other person's shoulder and said:
"I will arrange a professional negotiation team to negotiate with the German Porsche Company on this matter. I think the German Porsche Company should not dare to express any objection to our cancellation of the joint venture.
As for whether we report this matter to the Allied Command, it depends on the situation of the negotiations.
Whether you German workers and their families need to be repatriated depends on whether you are willing to continue working for our factory. If you are willing to continue working for us, we will re-sign the employment contract.
And we promise to handle the procedures for immigrating to Brazil for you and make you a Brazilian citizen.
If they are unwilling to continue working in our factory, then they can only say sorry and we will send them and their families back to Germany, and all the expenses incurred will have to be paid by themselves. "
What Fang Lang said can be considered frank and honest. He was forcing all German workers to take sides. Those who were willing to continue working for him would remain unchanged, but those who were unwilling to work for him would be sent directly back to the country.
And they still need to pay for their return home, which means that all their income in Brazil during this period will be completely recovered.
Once they return to the pre-liberation period, they will continue to go back to Germany and struggle with food and clothing, and may even be worse than before. After all, they still have jobs.
As they were sent to Brazil, their original jobs had already been replaced. When they returned, they had no choice but to find new jobs. Judging from the current situation in Germany, this is basically the rhythm of being starved to death at any time.
As for continuing to work at Porsche after returning, he didn't dare to think about it. After all, once this matter was known to the Allied Command, the continued existence of the Porsche company would be questioned.
Ivar Beard shook his head with a wry smile, spread his hands and said:
"So, we have no choice at all."
Hearing this, Fang Lang waved his hand and said:
"No, I am a very democratic person, I respect everyone's choices, and whoever is willing to work for me, I can provide them with everything they want.
Anyone who is unwilling to continue working for me will be sent back to Germany safely.
Please don’t force yourself!
For example, if you are willing to stay, I will appoint you as the deputy general manager in charge of the company's production. "
Ivar Beard leaned back on the sofa behind him, smiled to himself, shook his head helplessly and said:
"Boss, you win!
I will help you convince everyone! "
Obviously, Ivar Beard is a truly smart man, and he understands what Fang Lang really wants. Fang Lang was also very satisfied with the other party's performance. He laughed and patted the other party on the shoulder and said:
"Hahaha... Very good, I saw you right, I'm going to look at you next."
Soon, the entire company management was arrested, the factory was about to be shut down, and the news that the workers and their families were about to be deported quickly spread throughout the factory.
Because the company was completely blocked, no one could leave if they wanted to. For a while, people inside the factory were panicked and rumors spread everywhere. Both local Brazilian workers and German technicians began to be worried.
Ivar Beard took the opportunity to find the most prestigious group of German employees in the factory and explained the whole story in detail.
At the same time, everyone was informed of the situation and possible consequences that everyone faced, as well as the attitude of Fangyuan Group. For a moment, all the German workers looked miserable and panicked.
"Homero Wenger, this bastard, he deserves to go to hell, why did he do such a thing!"
"He is Mr. Porsche's niece and son-in-law. He must have been instructed by Mr. Porsche."
"The Allies won't arrest us for interrogation, right? We are not involved in these things!"
"Yes! I have no idea when this information was brought to Brazil!"
"I didn't even know we had this information."
"It's over now, we're going to be killed by them!"
"I won't really be deported! My children are still too young. If I don't have a job, I won't be able to support them."
"I don't want to go back to Germany, I want to stay."
"That's right, these matters are none of our business to begin with. I'm going to find my boss. I'm willing to re-sign the employment contract with Fangyuan Group and work for Fangyuan Group from now on."
"Yes, me too!"
Everyone is the same, and if I say it, everyone is not stupid. They know that returning to Germany at this time is basically a dead end, so they all chose to become employees of Fangyuan Group very wisely.
Fangyuan Group also dispatched specialized personnel to the company to be responsible for re-signing contracts with those who are willing to stay.
Except for a handful of workers who insisted on returning to Porsche in Germany, most of them chose to join Fangyuan Group. Of course, Fang Lang would not treat them badly, and everyone's welfare benefits remained unchanged.
He also promised everyone that after working for him for two years, he could help them apply for Brazilian citizenship and make everyone official Brazilians, so that they no longer have to worry about being deported.
