On Christmas Eve, Contini, who had been abroad for more than a month, finally returned to Rome again. Old Ziano was waiting to pick him up at the station. A black car lit up Contini's eyes - this was clearly the Fiat 505!

Seeing my son looking at the car intently, Old Ziano introduced with a smile: "The special 505S given to me by Fiat Company is not available on the market. I feel that it is OK when I ride it. It is faster than the carriage, and the comfort is relatively close to the carriage. The only disadvantage is that the noise is greater than the carriage, and sometimes there is a choking gasoline smell..."

"The car body is OK, but the seal is a little poor. The noise is mainly caused by the engine compartment. In addition to the hood that needs to be shielded with sound-absorbing materials, other doors, floors and even ceilings should be considered for wrapping sound-absorbing materials..." Contini carefully checked the car body and finally concluded, "We can still synchronize with international trends in appearance design, but the manufacturing process needs to be improved. If Fiat wants to promote it, it must achieve standardized assembly line operations."

In fact, the shortcomings of Italian industry are very obvious: in the development environment of long-term workshops, relatively advanced and modern industrial products can be produced, which is not inferior to similar products of Britain, the United States, France and Germany. However, once it reaches large scale and assembled production, it is easy to fail due to production issues - either cannot produce enough qualified products, or barely have quantity, but the quality is of varying quality, and the difference between good and bad is too big. This problem is caused by the historical situation where Italy split for too long and was unified until the first industrial revolution or even the second industrial revolution began. In addition, domestic market segmentation and north-south separation, the problem in this womb cannot be cured in future generations.

Therefore, when Italian products are handmade and limited edition, they will immediately appear high-end and have unique international standards. Once popularized, they will become sluggish. This problem cannot be changed until the time when Contini travels. Alfa Romeo and Ferrari are all world's top brands, but the output is really terrible. Peace is very good, and once war is fought, especially long-term continuous wars, it will be over.

The second flaw of Italian industry is that it likes to be flirted with flirting, is accustomed to superficial writing, and is unwilling to work hard. Taking the automobile industry and aviation industry as an example, Italy's design level is good, even ahead of international trends, but the engine is always poor and has heart disease. This is not so much because of accumulation and insufficient R&D level, but Italians like to show off their national personality.

Just like this specially made 505S, the appearance and design are very good, but the annoying little problem of noise and sealing is that it cannot be cured. Fiat is still a first-class manufacturing representative, and it may be even more unbearable if it is replaced by other brands.

Old Ziano deeply agreed with his son's criticism, but Fiat's affairs cannot be handled simply. He smiled slightly and said in an approving tone: "It seems that you have learned a lot in your inspection in Germany and you know you have to calm down and look at the problem. Get in the car first, your mother is waiting for you at home."

After getting on the bus, Contini stopped paying attention to the car, but asked quietly: "Father, have you received the money? How is the progress of United Motorcycle?"

"Everything went very smoothly. I enclosed a piece of land of more than 100 hectares in the suburbs of Milan. There were some factories on it, but I asked someone to make adjustments according to the industrial layout and planning. I also ordered a batch of new technical equipment according to your requirements and the suggestions of engineers. It is expected that all of them will be completed and officially opened in March next year. The leader also knew about this and said he would attend the opening ceremony in person."

"It may be necessary to build a batch of employee dormitories, and I brought a batch of people back from Germany."

"Germany? Whose corner did you dig? How many people are there?" [Readers who have not seen any relevant content after "Iron Cross" 404 can follow the Weixin official account "Yueying Wutong" to obtain the follow-up plot]

"I bought a motorcycle design drawing from BMW, and then hired more than 20 engineers and experienced technicians. They will report to you one after another after the New Year."

In fact, Contini's poaching behavior was expected by BMW. It was difficult for us to understand it as soon as possible without relevant technicians and engineers with just a drawing. Given that Contini only digs out middle and lower backbones, BMW is also happy to pretend to be confused - there are too many people now, and they can't take any measures to lay off employees, so it is affordable to divert some of them, as long as Contini doesn't move the chief designer!

"It's easy to arrange for more than 20 people. There is a residential area next to it. Just rent more houses. There's no hurry to build the dormitory slowly." Old Ziano smiled, "I thought you would poach people in China, but I didn't expect you to have your ideas in Germany in advance."

"These more than 20 people are just the beginning, and there will be more and more after the New Year." Contini sighed, "It's not far from France, it's time to capture the Ruhr area. The German economic system will soon face collapse. Taking advantage of this moment, I will dig a group of engineers over. If the Ministry of Transport has a construction demand for railways, highways, and bridges, you can also hire them from Germany. The price of hiring a German engineer is not high."

Old Ziano nodded and said: his son's judgment has been verified again. The red line on December 31 is getting closer and closer. Now even if Germany wants to fulfill its obligations, it is too late. Although the diplomats are still making the final efforts, it gives people the feeling of futility and struggle. However, he has some concerns about hiring too many German technicians. The unemployment rate in Italy is very high. If hiring technicians from outside, he is afraid of arousing criticism from the public.

"I have thought about this issue. In fact, I also need a lot of Italian engineers and skilled technicians, but their problems have to be changed. I introduced the Germans to use the rigorous spirit and hard work of the German industry to brainwash the Italians - Italians do not lack arms or legs or IQ. Why can't we do it if the Germans do it?" Contini looked serious, "I can't change the working atmosphere of the country. I can't change my own company, right?"

"Yes!" Old Ziano smiled, "The Ministry of Industry and Commerce will thank you very much at that time."

After returning home, Contini finally met his mother: the characteristics of a typical aristocratic woman, who is in her 40s, elegant and luxurious, and has an extraordinary aura. He called out awkwardly: "Mother, I'm back." After that, he didn't know what to say, and his mind was blank. However, the other party was not surprised at all, and he didn't know that his beloved son had been dropped. He was still as "Calais long and Calais short...", which caught Contini off guard. In the end, he adapted to this atmosphere and corrected his mentality - you have occupied other people's son's body, and you are so shy, you are such a bastard.

Besides, the family really said nothing to me, and I really support it: if you want to have the capital to engage in speculation, Old Ziano mortgaged the industry to borrow money; if you want to go out and have a status, the ministers and sons talked about it all day long, and people came forward to do everything; even the arrangements were made in life were extremely appropriate, and the house was bought, the furniture and decorations were all done, and even the maids were given one. What else can I say in my life? Contini's goal that he had not achieved in 20 years of struggle in the 21st century has been achieved in less than two months.
Chapter completed!