Reborn during the early days of China’s reform and opening, the narrator finds himself in the 1980s countryside. In this setting, the past is still a cold reference, yet it is also a fresh start....
It has been more than twenty days since Dashitguan accepted the mission and arrived in Tianjing.
Every afternoon when he was about to leave work, he would call Wan Feng to report the progress of the matter.
Just as Wan Feng guessed, as one of the four national automobile bases, Tianjin Auto is quite dissatisfied with its own survival situation.
Looking at the three major automobile companies, they are doing very well, and each has its own flagship products that are making waves in the market.
Among the four small teams in a lower level, they are also the worst off.
There is no need to mention Nanwan Automobile in the fourth grade. In the past ten years, it has been the leader in the world from trucks to cars. Now it is on par with the Big Three and seems to be showing signs of surpassing them.
Although GAC had a confusing relationship with Peugeot at first, it made a bold move and resolutely separated Peugeot and formed a merger with Nanwan.
The Meirui sedan, designed by Nanwan after the joint effort and exclusively produced by GAC, has become a huge hit since its launch. So far, nearly 30,000 units have been sold in more than half a year. There is no doubt that GAC will turn losses into profits this year.
Even Beijing Jeep is doing much better than itself. For better or worse, it still has a Cherokee.
In contrast, the Daihatsu bread produced by itself is in a semi-shutdown state. Although Xiali still has some sales, Nanwan's Qingfeng sedan has greatly squeezed Xiali's living space.
Currently, the sales volume of Xiali is only a few hundred units per month.
If we couldn't sell some engines, we wouldn't even be able to make ends meet.
If this trend continues, it will be a question whether he can maintain his status as one of the four young players.
Now there are so many later manufacturers watching us eagerly.
Daihatsu, a cooperative enterprise in Japan, has been sold to Toyota, but Toyota does not seem to value itself and has not taken any other action except throwing an outdated engine assembly line over.
The leaders of Tianjin Automobile Group and Toyota have tried to communicate with each other several times but to no avail.
I wanted to develop a new car myself, but unfortunately I didn't have enough technical accumulation. I secretly developed a 1.3-displacement car, but encountered technical difficulties and it has been at a standstill.
When the weather was hot and rainy and everyone was like an ant on the hot pan, not knowing where to go, the Big Shit House appeared at the right place at the right time.
Upon hearing that Nanwan Motors was going to cooperate with Tianjin Auto, Tianjin Auto’s leadership was overjoyed and received the Dashiguan delegation with very high standards.
This guy from Dashiguan looks very stylish outside, and his every move and gesture makes him look like a rich man, if only he could control his mouth.
In the eyes of outsiders, big bosses are usually very pretentious, and their subordinates do all the talking and doing for them. If Shi Yulai could speak no more than three sentences in an hour, no one would believe that he was a rich man on the rich list.
But the truth is revealed as soon as he opens his mouth. Can you find any rich man who would talk endlessly?
But in this negotiation with Tianjin Auto, Shi Yulai really controlled his mouth and played a very fierce and profound role.
The people who were negotiating with him at Tianqi were stunned.
Bluffing aside, we still have to talk about what needs to be talked about.
Nanwan made an offer that Tianqi could not refuse.
Nanwan will build models ranging from 1.3 to 2.0 displacement for Tianjin Auto, just like it built the Meirui for GAC, and provide complete vehicle production lines and other corresponding technologies.
This was an offer that Tianjin Auto couldn't refuse.
So far, the models produced by Nanwan are all classics, and their appearance alone has even surpassed the designs of European and American car manufacturers.
Apart from car models, Nanwan's other technologies are not much worse than those of top foreign car manufacturers. Even if it lags behind, it is only a small step behind.
For example, in terms of engines, Nanwan lags behind top car manufacturers in terms of fuel consumption, but it is not behind in other aspects.
Not to mention domestic manufacturers, even foreign car companies are wondering how Nanwan did it?
Tianqi had studied how Nanwan did it before, but it no longer had the time to do so. Now that Nanwan has taken the initiative to extend an olive branch, there is no reason for Tianqi to refuse.
Of course, I accepted Nanwan’s conditions, which were not too harsh.
The negotiations between the two sides went very smoothly and produced results after two meetings. Shi Yulai urged Nanwan to bring an important person to sign the contract.
Zhu Yong embarked on his journey to Tianjing. At the same time, a lawyer from Chen Wenxin Law Firm also came from Shanghai to Tianjing to assist Zhu Yong in signing the contract.
Compared with the smooth sailing of Tianjin Auto, Chengdu Station Wagon Manufacturing Plant has encountered some setbacks.
Although Chengdu Wagon also has the ambition to build sedans, it is not in a hurry. After all, their lives are much better than those of Tianqi.
They produce and sell every minibus they make.
Living in a comfortable life, there is no rush for reform. Besides, pushing things too hard is not a good business, so the Chengdu Station Wagon Factory is not in a hurry to launch sedans now.
The South Bay team only had one round of talks with the other party before the matter was put on hold.
After receiving the reply, Wan Feng fell into a long period of contemplation, and finally came to the conclusion that he had to take the initiative to put pressure on the Chengdu Travel Vehicle Manufacturing Plant.
Wan Feng called the working group in Chengdu and told them to spread the word that Nanwan Motors was investing 1 billion yuan in Sichuan and Shu to establish a joint venture sedan factory, initially considering collaborating with Chengdu Station Wagon Factory. If Chengdu Station Wagon Factory wasn't interested, they would partner with the former Deyang Prison Vehicle Factory, which would then be located in Deyang.
The Deyang Prison Automobile Factory is the Sichuan automobile company acquired by Li Fu. They have a car manufacturing catalog with a volume starting with 6 digits and are qualified to produce small passenger cars.
If Nanwan really wanted to cooperate with this company under Geely, it would be easy to build a joint venture car company, and Li Fu would laugh in his dreams.
Of course, this is just a bluff, the main purpose is to force the Johto Station Wagon Factory.
This news cannot be known only to the common people. It is useless for the common people to know it. At most, they will talk about it for a few words and then forget about it. This news must be known to the people in the relevant departments of the urban government.
It’s useful only if they know.
Wan Feng didn't believe that city officials didn't want political achievements, especially since car production was the current golden industry. One car company in a region would set up an entire industrial chain. The officials knew exactly how many jobs it could create and how much GDP it could generate.
When provinces across the country were digging holes and digging holes to launch automobile projects, the Sichuan government was also anxious.
Although there are two car companies in Sichuan, both of them produce small passenger cars.
The current trend is to build cars. If a company can build a car, the cadres in that province will face the sky when they go out.
Provincial leaders have announced that policies will be tilted towards the city that can secure a sedan project.
It was in this environment that the news that Nanwan was going to jointly develop a sedan project with Chengdu Station Wagon Factory seemed to have accidentally reached the ears of some leaders of the Chengdu Municipal Party Committee.
These leaders' ears were immediately filled with curiosity and attracted enough attention.
After a period of investigation, the Nanwan Working Group became the guests of honor of the Chengdu Municipal Party Committee.