Chen Dong's request came so suddenly that it caught Lao Qin off guard.
He paused for a moment, then a smile appeared on his face: "Thank you, Mr. Chen! I'm so grateful that you brought this up at this time..."
Chen Dong was very happy to hear Lao Qin say that.
It seems that his domineering aura is still somewhat useful and can truly help Lao Qin.
However, what Lao Qin said next made Chen Dong's smile freeze.
"However, I'm sorry, Mr. Chen, I cannot agree to your request right now..." Old Qin's face showed a hint of sorrow and helplessness.
Chen Dong looked on in astonishment. "Ah, why? Is there something you're having trouble saying?"
Behind him, Old Li was surprised to find that Old Qin, who had just spoken well of him, had actually refused such a good job.
Both the tiger and the sleeping dragon looked completely puzzled.
Old Qin's hesitant manner made Chen Dong and the others anxious.
"Mr. Chen, I...I..."
Chen Dong looked around and suddenly realized that this matter might involve his personal privacy and was not suitable for others to hear.
So Chen Dong told Tiger and the others to go out first.
A moment later, everyone left, leaving only him and Lao Qin in the room.
"Now, it's just the two of us here. Could you tell me why you're refusing me?"
However, before Lao Qin could speak, Tiger suddenly knocked on the door again, walked in, and handed over the mobile phone.
"Brother Dong, it's Factory Director Zhao on the phone."
Chen Dong apologized to Lao Qin, took the phone from Tiger, and quickly walked outside.
The reason is simply that the signal strength of mobile phones is not very good at present, while the signal strength outdoors is better than that indoors.
Furthermore, even outside the house, Chen Dong had to walk around from time to time to find the place with the strongest signal.
Old Qin could still faintly hear Chen Dong's voice in the room.
However, he was somewhat helpless about refusing Chen Dong's invitation.
Sometimes, when the signal was bad on his end, Chen Dong had to raise his voice.
"Hello, Factory Manager Zhao?"
Director Zhao's familiar booming voice rang out:
"Mr. Chen, I've come to ask you for advice again."
"Director Zhao, please don't say that. I'm happy to be of service in any way I can," Chen Dong said modestly.
Strictly speaking, Director Zhao is from FAW, and can be considered someone sent down by the state, so we should give him that much face.
"Okay, I'll make it short. As you know, we've received a lot of attention these past few days, from the media to the general public. Everyone is paying close attention to Longteng Auto, especially regarding quality issues. Today, a leader from the Ministry of Industry even called me personally..."
"Oh," Chen Dong said, somewhat surprised, "This matter has even alarmed the leaders of the Ministry of Industry?"
Factory Director Zhao then explained to him that these leaders had seen many domestic media outlets pessimistic about Longteng Motors, saying that although Longteng Motors had a high localization rate, its quality was not necessarily high.
This argument has even affected the localization of technologies imported by many other industries in China.
The issue of domestic production has once again sparked discussion.
In particular, the leader mentioned, "Your Longteng Auto has brought up the conflict between the shipbuilding and ship-buying factions in China again. Various opinions are emerging, and the debate is showing a tendency to escalate. This is not a good thing for our reform and opening up and technology introduction."
Chen Dong immediately understood that although the issue of localization rate was not led by Longteng Automobile, it was initiated by Longteng Automobile.
Therefore, the relevant parties put pressure on Longteng Auto in order to quell the controversy as soon as possible.
Of course, this situation was within the expectations of Chen Dong, Factory Director Zhao, and others.
According to Director Zhao and the people in the publicity department, the time was ripe to start the next phase of the plan.
However, they were unsure how big of a fuss they wanted to make, so Director Zhao asked Chen Dong for confirmation again.
"Should we really do this? With the island nation's automotive technology that our factory has acquired, it's clear we can't compete with world-renowned car brands. Won't this give some people an excuse to interfere with us?"
Chen Dong stopped and smiled slightly. "It still comes down to this: we need to solve the problem of whether we have it or not first, and then the problem of whether it's good or not. Right now, those who oppose us are actually confusing these two issues. In their view, we not only need to have it, but we also need it to be good."
After saying that, he looked at the golden, persimmon-like sunrise behind the treetops in the distance.
The sunlight was a bit too bright.
However, the sun was often blocked by the branches and leaves of the willow tree, so even if Chen Dong stared at it, the effect did not seem to be very significant.
Factory Director Zhao: "You're right. Those people are thinking too highly of themselves; they want newborn babies to be able to run and jump."
"Haha, actually, it's not quite right to say it's a newborn child; it's more like an adoption."
Factory Director Zhao laughed, "That's a more accurate analogy. Indeed, we're introducing technology to accelerate our growth. But those who want to buy ships clearly don't want our children to grow up."
"But do we really want to show the child now that he's growing up exceptionally well, even better than he did in his previous home?"
"Director Zhao, it seems you're not entirely confident. May I ask you a few questions?"
Factory Director Zhao hadn't expected Chen Dong to pull this stunt. After a slight pause, he said, "Alright, ask away!"
Chen Dong: "Have we fully grasped the technology of the island nation?"
"We've thoroughly understood it. We've really put in the effort during this period."
Chen Dong then asked, "Are there any shortcomings in the technology of Japanese automobiles?"
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