"Alright, time's up. Who wants to go first?" Chen Dong glanced at his watch and asked.
Li Zhao stood up. "Let me go first. We can start by highlighting the quality of our cars and letting the outside world see that our cars are excellent."
"How do you emphasize that?" Chen Dong pressed.
"We can invite some experts to evaluate the car. Isn't it still undergoing new car testing? We can find data from several imported cars on the market and compare them. Then, we can publish the test results in major newspapers."
Factory Director Zhao nodded.
Chen Dong frowned slightly.
He realized that ordinary people might be skeptical of the news in the newspapers.
However, after a moment's thought, he stopped worrying.
Because it's the 1990s now, and we haven't reached the era of universal information access yet.
People today are not yet bombarded with information and still have a relatively high level of trust in various media, such as print media, television, and radio.
After Li Zhao finished speaking, he looked at Chen Dong's reaction and saw him frown, which made his heart jump.
However, he soon heard Chen Dong say, "That's right, please sit down. This is the most orthodox way, and it's the foundation for everything we do. Does anyone have any other ideas?"
Then, the others stood up one after another and expressed their opinions.
for example:
Find experts to conduct the evaluation and get their comments.
Invite people to visit the factory and let them see the advanced car manufacturing technology used in the factory.
Invite someone to test drive...
After everyone finished speaking, Chen Dong turned to Factory Director Zhao and asked, "What do you think?"
Factory Director Zhao shook his head slightly, "Although I don't understand specific publicity, I feel that something is missing. It's too bland and too conventional."
Chen Dong turned to the crowd, "I share the same view as Factory Director Zhao. These are all conventional tactics. While they may have some effect, they don't offer anything truly novel or immediately highlight the advantages of our cars, let alone effectively refute the slanderous accusations from our competitors. Anything else?"
At this moment, Li Zhao stood up again and said, "Mr. Chen, could we hold a competition to pit imported cars from other brands against each other?"
Chen Dong nodded in approval, "That's a great idea, it'll really attract consumers' attention. Excellent!"
He then turned to Director Zhao and asked, "How do our cars compare to similar imported cars on the market in terms of performance and other aspects? Let's avoid any problems during the competition."
Factory Director Zhao gave Chen Dong a confident reply, "Hehe, don't worry. I have to praise you again! The technology you brought was already very mature, and with the technical accumulation of FAW and the continuous research of our engineers, the performance is much better than the original car, at least 20%."
Although Chen Dong had already seen the relevant data in the report, he felt much more at ease after hearing what Director Zhao said.
At this moment, someone else stood up and said, "Didn't the other party say that our car might not meet the needs of Chinese people? Although we can't modify the main body of the car, can we invite consumers to participate in the design of things like seats and cushions? We can hold a design competition, invite designers and ordinary people to participate, and set up a certain amount of prize money."
"Not bad, that's interesting," Chen Dong praised.
Next, some suggestions were made, but none of them were particularly original.
Seeing that the time was right, Chen Dong spoke again.
"It seems you have no new ideas, so let me tell you my strategy. Here, I want to emphasize one word, which is vision, and we must have a long-term perspective. The corresponding thing is to be responsible and to share experience."
"We want to make good cars, to be an excellent car manufacturer. No, just excellent is not enough; we want to be outstanding. In fact, we cannot limit ourselves to the automotive industry, because we represent the national industry, we are building a national brand, and we are pioneers in my country's reform and opening up and development. We must provide experience."
Chen Dong's words caused everyone in the room to sit up straight, their eyes gleaming with excitement.
The atmosphere around everyone suddenly changed.
They felt the heavy burden on their shoulders and had a sense of glorious mission.
Especially Director Zhao.
As he listened to Chen Dong's words, his expression hardened, and he pursed his lips tightly.
As a veteran who came from FAW, he recalled his mentor's teachings and the various educational programs that were constantly implemented in the factory.
Originally, he thought he had a clear understanding of his mission, but it was only at this moment, after hearing what Chen Dong said, that he truly realized the mission he was carrying.
Factory Director Zhao looked at Chen Dong's tall and straight back, somewhat puzzled.
Isn't this Chen Dong from Hong Kong?
How could he have such a deep understanding of mission, responsibility, and duty, even more so than I, a self-proclaimed "old revolutionary" who has undergone profound education?
"First, we want to convey a message to society: domestic production is something we must uphold. We are a large country, and we cannot be like those small countries. How can a great nation like China lower itself, abandon its own identity, and only want to embed itself in the world's industrial and economic cycle, becoming an insignificant part of it? No matter what, the spirit of independence and self-reliance must not be lost."
When Chen Dong said this, everyone present felt their blood boil.
Yes, we have a splendid history and culture spanning five thousand years.
Although we have fallen behind in the last hundred years, we have stood up again and we are determined to rebuild our glory.
We must not lose this spirit!
Chen Dong continued, "Although we are at peace now, those who love war will perish, and those who forget war will be in danger. We cannot expect peace to last forever, without competition or conflict. To fall behind is to be attacked; this is a lesson learned in blood."
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