Chapter 54 Power Plant Bidding
In the face of the Romanian tender, Siemens of Germany was the first to arrive because of the distance. When they arrived in Romania, they approached Hersmann, a former employee of the company and now an adviser to the crown prince.
"Mr. Hirsmann, as a former colleague, I wonder if you can give us any good advice in this tender? We would be very grateful. Siemens' deputy general manager Deka Srt asked after meeting Hirsmann.
"I'm just an advisor, and there's nothing I can suggest to you. If you need advice, it's value for money. As a consultant, Hersmann faced questions from his former vice president and knew his position very well. The decision-making power of Romania's bidding this time is in the hands of Crown Prince Eder, and he should not interfere with a small adviser, and the friendship of the crown prince Hersmann is still very cherished.
When Dika Sirt saw Hirschmann, he was reluctant to exert his influence on Siemens, and did not say anything more. This is just one of the many options chosen by Deka Slert, the best of which is the German ambassador Baslober.
After the former German ambassador Borges returned to China last year because of his high grades, Baslober took over the position and left a good impression on the Kaiser. Borges, who was about to return to China, shared his knowledge of Romania with his successor. At the same time, he was reminded that in Romania Crown Prince Eder is a key figure that cannot be avoided.
After meeting Hirschmann, Dika Sirt paid a visit to the German embassy. Deka Slitter came to the embassy on Provisley Street. The German Embassy is a small three-storey building built in 1877 with a warehouse behind it, which has been converted into office space. What started as a place for office and inventory was built by a businessman, who went bankrupt and was bought by the German Foreign Office as an embassy.
Ambassador Baslober had been waiting in the embassy for the arrival of Dika Slert for a long time.
"Good afternoon, Your Excellency, Ambassador." Dika Slurt greeted Ambassador Baslober first.
"Hello Mr. Slert, it's a pleasure to see you in Romania." Ambassador Baslober responded.
After greeting each other, Decca Sylter said what he meant. Ambassador Baslober had known for a long time that the Siemens vice president had come for the Romanians' electricity orders, and he had been applauding the crown prince's lavish sumptuousness. Now he is obliged to win this order for German companies, of course, it would be better if Siemens could be a little more interesting.
Thinking of this, Ambassador Baslober thought about it for a moment and said. "Mr. Slert, it is also the duty of our embassy to win orders for German companies. However, if you want to meet the crown prince, you need to make an appointment in advance, and now I need to be busy with the finishing work of the payment construction these days, do you think you can wait a little two days? ”
It was not stupid for Decca Silt to be vice president, and immediately understood that Mr. Ambassador did not want to work in vain. They didn't plan to let the ambassador contribute in vain before, but they didn't expect that this Baslober ambassador was a little anxious. Thinking of the information about this ambassador I had seen before, this Baslober had a bad reputation in the diplomatic system, and if it weren't for the fact that there was an important minister standing behind him, he would not have been able to get this easy position.
Dika Srt understood what Mr. Ambassador meant, and said directly. "Mr. Ambassador, don't you know you're free tonight? I'd like to invite you to taste a little bit of what your hometown is all about. ”
Deka Syrt added to the volume with the word 'specialty'. Ambassador Baslober's eyes lit up, and it was clear that he understood what Dika Sylter meant.
"It's been a long time since I've tasted my hometown, so I'll definitely come over in the evening." Mr. Ambassador said in complete disregard of the fact that he ate German sausages and drank Munich beer at noon.
The next day, a satisfied ambassador stood in front of Eder and begged the crown prince to consider the role of German relations, hoping to leave the order to German business.
"Mr. Ambassador, I can understand that you are running for a German company, but this is a business practice. After all, I am the crown prince of Romania and need to be responsible to the Romanians. I can't guarantee that Germany will get this order, considering the good relationship between my country and Germany, I can only say that if the performance and price are the same, I will give preference to German companies. ”
Eder spoke after a second thought in the face of Ambassador Baslober's request. After receiving the crown prince's reply, Baslober also knew that this was the greatest sincerity shown by the crown prince.
"Thank you very much Your Highness for your love for Germany, and I hope that our two countries can maintain long-term good relations." The ambassador said gratefully after getting the results he wanted.
After returning to the embassy, Baslober passed the news to the waiting Siemens group.
"This result is very good for us, and now we need to calculate what price we should use to get this order." Deka Syrt, who got the news, commanded his subordinates.
Deka Syrt knew that it was unrealistic to ask Romania to hand over the order directly to Siemens, and now they were half a position ahead of GM and managed other companies, but Deka Sirt knew that this order would only be generated by their two companies, because only the two of them represented the highest level in the power industry.
GM had just arrived a week after Siemens had been in Romania to prepare. This time, GM led the team by a middle-aged man named Siskole, and as an executive of GM, Siskoll knew that his task was very difficult. Europe has always been Siemens' territory, and this Romanian order is an opportunity for the board of directors to see its capabilities and help the company open up the European market.
After coming to Romania, Siskol was no different from the previous Dika Syrt, and he was also looking around for a relationship. However, the United States has little influence over Romania, which makes Siskol feel like he is running into a wall. This aroused Sithkoll's aggressive spirit, and he went out to find help on his own, and even Smith, who came from Rockefeller, was harassed by him many times. (GE is JPMorgan Industries.) )
Soon it was time to bid, in the conference room of the hotel in Bucharest, the venue of the bidding. Many power companies attracted by Romanian orders are sitting quietly inside. Listening to what they already knew, none of them showed impatience, but they all listened to it in a good way.
Soon the details of the order were told, and now they are left with two hours to fill out the bid. Every company has a room to fill out its own list, and every company knows that this is the time to decide the winner, and it is also a matter of thinking twice about filling it out.
Soon the time to fill in the form was up, and each company handed over the bid form it had filled out to the organizer, and the rest could only wait for the result. Dika Sylter saw the general Sith Koll and his party, and sat on his left hand three seats.
Time flies, it's time to announce the winning bid, and everyone present wants the host to say that the person who won the bid is himself, which is of course impossible. The host, who was stared at by everyone, quickly said the winning bidder from his mouth. "I am announcing that the winning bid for this time is 'Siemens.'"