Finally, the door opened.
After having their tickets checked, the crowd followed the signs and arrived at the audience seating area on one side of the test field.
The entire testing ground is divided into indoor and outdoor sections.
You can see the outdoor area from here.
The site is very large, extremely flat, and has various facilities.
The main tests conducted are frontal collision and pedestrian collision tests.
On the other side, there are several buildings, which are the indoor testing grounds and office areas.
Indoors, cylindrical and side impact tests, as well as top strength tests, are conducted.
The group also discovered that the entire outdoor area was filled with filming equipment.
These are all professional equipment used by television stations.
Longteng Auto had already reached a cooperation agreement with Pengcheng TV Station.
Pengcheng TV will broadcast the entire crash test competition live.
Pengcheng TV also attached great importance to this event, and specially dispatched its best personnel, including photographers, videographers, hosts, narrators and other staff.
The exhibitors were all there too.
As the exhibitors disembarked and arrived at the entrance to the test site, numerous journalists from various news media outlets were already waiting there.
Upon seeing the exhibitors, they swarmed around them, pointing their cameras and microphones at them.
The camera started snapping away, flashes going off everywhere.
Then reporters raised various questions.
Are you confident about this experiment?
Where do you think you'd rank?
Can you win the championship?
"Do you think Longteng Auto can pass the test?"...
Of course, the numerous exhibitors would not miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for promotion.
They all stopped in their tracks and began answering questions from reporters.
Junji Watanabe, a representative of Toyota Motor Corporation at the exhibition, stopped and said with a confident expression, "Our island nation's cars are fuel-efficient, easy to handle, and have a high level of safety!"
"As for Longteng Auto, hehe..." He smiled disdainfully and stopped talking.
It's a completely contemptuous attitude.
"I heard that Longteng Auto uses technology from an island nation!" a reporter asked.
"So what? There's a saying in China: 'Oranges grown south of the Huai River are sweet oranges, but those grown north of the Huai River are bitter oranges.' Our island nation's technology is certainly excellent, but I don't know what it will become when applied to Longteng."
He then let out another cold laugh.
Before the reporter could ask any more questions, he had already turned and walked proudly inside.
Schulz of the Hans was among them.
He was equally confident, saying, "Our country, Hans, has always aimed for excellence in technology, safety, and craftsmanship. This is universally acknowledged. Since 1985, we have been cooperating with China to establish the joint venture Shanghai Automotive Volkswagen. The cars produced in this factory represent Volkswagen's design and production philosophy. It is our gift to the people of China. We believe that Shanghai Automotive Volkswagen's products will achieve outstanding results in this competition, and winning first place is not impossible."
"As for Longteng Auto, we don't know much about it. After all, it's a relatively new company, still in its infancy... We haven't seen any specific data on its handling or other aspects, or its driving and riding experience, so we can't make any evaluations."
"Putting everything else aside, if Longteng Auto can pass a few of the tests in this competition, that will be a great achievement for them."
As for the other exhibitors, they all praised their own products without exception, but they were not optimistic about Longteng Auto and even tried their best to belittle it.
Mr. Zhao, the factory director of Longteng Automobile, was the last to appear.
"Director Zhao, many exhibitors are not optimistic about Longteng Auto."
"Many exhibitors believe that you are too young, still in your infancy, with immature technology and products that haven't been tested by the market. They say it will be difficult for you to even pass the assessment in this competition. What's your opinion?"
Factory Director Zhao calmly stated, "Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth. Please wait and see!"
Another reporter asked Director Zhao, "Exhibitors from the island nation believe that Longteng cannot perfectly replicate their automotive technology. What is your opinion on this?"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Zhiming smiled slightly and said, "His point of view is not bad; of course, we cannot perfectly replicate it."
Director Zhao's words surprised the surrounding reporters.
Fear before the battle even begins?
Did they give in so easily?
This isn't like Director Zhao or Longteng Auto's style at all!
A reporter then pressed further, asking, "Director Zhao, what do you mean by that? Are you admitting that you are inferior to Japanese automakers?"
"There's a saying in China: 'The student surpasses the teacher.' So, let's let the facts speak for themselves!"
The reporters were surprised to find that Director Zhao had such strong confidence.
It turns out that his answer just now wasn't anything else, but rather an expression of exceptional confidence.
"In other words, Longteng Auto's technology is not entirely the same as that of the island nation in many aspects?"
"Yes, we have innovation and development!"
Before the reporter could ask a few more questions, Director Zhao had already turned and walked away into the test site.
At this moment, the exhibitors took their seats one by one at the edge of the venue.
In this area, rows of televisions have already been set up.
The above clearly shows the scene from various angles within the test site.
On the side, a platform has been set up for various activities.
There are also seats for guests next to the stage.
Photographers and hosts dispatched by Pengcheng TV were also in place, filming the entire competition from various angles.
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