As Jin Jianshe walked, he led the Lingnan Hall group around the car:
"In addition, people who buy large trucks are very concerned about safety issues. Our Jiefang J6P Plateau Edition is equipped with a 500-horsepower 13-liter Xichai engine and a hydraulic retarder, which is rarely seen on trucks from other companies.
Mr. Lin, this hydraulic retarder is definitely a good thing. I have experienced it myself in the past.
When going down the Riyue Mountain at an altitude of 3,500 meters, turn on the hydraulic retarder switch and you can reach the bottom of the slope at a constant speed.
If there is no such thing, if the road goes downhill for dozens of kilometers and the driver keeps stepping on the brakes, the brakes will fail, which is very dangerous.
Every year, brake failure causes more than half of all large truck accidents.”
Lin Sanqi also remembered:
"Yes, yes, I saw it on the news. Many downhill roads have an upward slope built on the side. Cars that can't stop will rush here, which can quickly reduce speed and save lives."
Jin Jianshe smiled and said:
"The full name of this ramp is the escape lane. Director Lin is right. It is designed to prevent brake failure.
This shows that going downhill is really dangerous, and going up and downhill for dozens of kilometers is very common on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau."
Lin Sanqi thought that ensuring the driver's safety was indeed very important.
If a car is damaged, it is damaged. Life safety comes first no matter what.
What's more, there were very few drivers in the country in the 1960s. They were known as one of the "Eight Major Members" and had a very high status. This also indirectly reflects that it is very difficult to train a driver.
Jin Jianshe climbed onto the truck, and Lin Sanqi followed him in and sat in the passenger seat. He found that there was a lot of space inside.
Manager Jin continued to enthusiastically point to some of the equipment in the car and introduced it:
"Director Lin, our Jiefang J6P Plateau Edition, besides its high configuration, has another important feature. Can you guess what it is?"
Lin Sanqi blinked, thinking, "I don't even care about a sports car, so why would I care about a big truck? Still guessing, how naive."
But he still had a smile on his face: "Boss Jin, I really can't guess this."
Jin Jianshe probably liked this tune, so he said with a smile:
"Mr. Lin, you should know that truck drivers are prone to hypoxia in plateau environments. This is very dangerous. Countless drivers die from hypoxia every year."
Lin Sanqi nodded. This was indeed a big problem. Those young people who traveled to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau always brought oxygen cylinders with them and took a few puffs whenever they had nothing to do.
Every time he went to Yushu to purchase Cordyceps, he would often experience dizziness, headaches, and driving fatigue on the road. This was a reaction to lack of oxygen.
This kind of lack of oxygen would be absolutely fatal if you were to go to an altitude of more than 6,000 meters like Kongkashan.
"Mr. Jin is right. Our Lingnan Hall is currently the largest Cordyceps seller in China. We have many salesmen who purchase Cordyceps on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau year-round. I, for one, make several trips there each year. Lack of oxygen is indeed dangerous."
Jin Jianshe thought, no wonder this company wanted to buy a plateau version of the truck, it turns out they were going to buy Cordyceps?
At this point, Jin Jianshe thought that Lingnantang Company was not that big, so he bought a few large trucks and asked the chairman to personally take action. This was too small-scale.
This is also the reason why FAW Jiefang only sent an ordinary sales manager to receive the guests. You should know that there are at least dozens if not hundreds of such business card managers in FAW Jiefang.
With a bit of contempt, Jin Jianshe continued to introduce:
"Mr. Lin, look, we at FAW Jiefang have specially installed a compressed oxygen concentrator in the storage box on the center console. This will provide fresh oxygen to truck drivers in a timely manner if they experience symptoms of hypoxia.
The oxygen mask is placed on the driver's head. When inhaling, the driver pulls out the mask and puts it on. This ensures the truck driver's safe driving in plateau conditions and protects his personal safety."
Jin Jianshe demonstrated it, and Lin Sanqi nodded repeatedly:
"That's great! I was thinking about buying some oxygen cylinders or some medicine to treat altitude sickness. If the truck had its own oxygen deprivation machine, that problem would be solved."
Lin Sanqi was really satisfied with this car and was ready to place an order quickly, as time waits for no one.
Back in the reception hall, Lin Sanqi found that Jin Jianshe had led him to an ordinary reception area. The leather sofa was a little peeling, and the tea was just ordinary tea. There was no VIP treatment at all.
You should know that no matter which company he goes to now, he is treated like the God of Wealth. Even the president of Xi'an Aircraft Industry Group has to go to the airport to greet him in person.
But when I got to a car factory, there wasn’t even any Longjing tea to drink?
Even though FAW Group is a state-owned enterprise, it doesn't treat big customers like this, right?
This made Lin Sanqi somewhat unhappy.
After Jin Jianshe sat down, he took a folder, crossed his legs in front of Lin Sanqi, and asked with a smile:
"I wonder how many Jiefang J6P Plateau Edition tractors Director Lin plans to purchase. If the quantity is large, I'll ask my superiors for approval and I think there should be some discount."
Lin Sanqi sat there without saying a word, and did not touch the tea in the disposable cup on the table.
Qiao Jingzhu was also somewhat dissatisfied with FAW Jiefang's neglect:
"Manager Jin, we came all the way from Huadu to Changchun. Do you think we came just to buy a few large trucks? Is this how you treat guests?"
When Jin Jianshe heard this, his heart skipped a beat and he thought, oh no, this could be a big order?
He wasn't stupid. Salespeople have high emotional intelligence, so there was no chance of him getting slapped in the face. So he lowered his legs and asked weakly:
"Well, how many trucks do you plan to purchase?"
Qiao Jingzhu stretched out a finger.
Jin Jianshe asked uncertainly, "Is this ten cars, or a hundred?"
Qiao Jingzhu rolled her eyes and said, "That's a thousand cars, a total loss."
When Jin Jianshe heard this, the folder in his hand fell to the ground. He thought, "Oh no, the sales department is going to be in trouble."
You should know that FAW Group is not the only company in China that can provide heavy-duty trucks for plateaus. Companies like China National Heavy Duty Truck Group are definitely no less powerful than FAW.
In fact, Jin Jianshe cannot be blamed for this. Lingnan Hall came to FAW Jiefang Company because Yao Zhuohan found the information on the Internet himself and then received a phone call.
Since we don’t know the purchase quantity of Lingnan Hall, of course we can only send an ordinary sales manager to receive the guests.
Now if this order for a thousand trucks fails, Jin Jianshe knows that he will definitely be the scapegoat and will be fired for sure.
Thinking of this, Jin Jianshe broke out in a sweat instantly, and cursed the people in the public relations department loudly in his heart for being so negligent towards such a big client.
"I'm sorry, right, Mr. Lin, Mr. Qiao, I'm sorry for not treating you well. I'll call the director right away, oh no, I'll call the general manager right away. Wait a moment, wait a moment. And you, quickly make tea for Mr. Lin and Mr. Qiao, quickly, quickly~~~"
Seeing Jin Jianshe in a panic, Lin Sanqi was not angry with him.
After all, he was not rude at all when he was introducing the truck to her. It was not his fault that his level was not high enough, but the problem of the reception staff.
He came here to buy a truck, and just buying a truck was enough. As for this little episode, it was also a good thing, as it allowed him to take the opportunity to lower the price.
The reason why Lin Sanqi planned to buy 1,000 large trucks was because he understood that transporting hundreds of thousands of tons of materials from the inland to the Kongkazan area was not something that could be solved by the transportation capacity of 20 aircraft.
An airplane can only carry 20 tons at most at a time, which is totally insufficient compared to hundreds of thousands of tons of supplies.
Therefore, the planes can only transport vital supplies or help evacuate the wounded from the plateau front line.
In the absence of railways, bulk transportation can only rely on trucks, and heavy trucks at that.
These advanced heavy trucks enter Tibet. One truck can carry 50 tons of cargo, so 1,000 trucks can carry more than 40,000 tons in total. Of course, there will definitely be some breaks or accidents, but at least they can carry 20,000 to 30,000 tons.
This is the only way to fundamentally solve the logistical difficulties of the Kongkazan troops and help them hold on to that strategic location.
Soon, the entire FAW Jiefang Company headquarters was in an uproar.
Directors, general managers, all the senior executives in the company ran away.
FAW Group is a state-owned enterprise, but FAW Jiefang Automobile Company is just a branch. Facing a super large customer, it has no qualifications at all to show off.
General Manager Zhang Mingliang held Lin Sanqi's hand tightly, and the words of apology kept coming out of his mouth like a flood:
"Director Lin, we really deserve to die. Don't worry, I will seriously deal with the relevant responsible personnel when I get back. Lingnan Hall is a large group company in Huadu and has a very high reputation in China. How can we be so negligent? It is really wrong!"
Lin Sanqi thought, you are quite quick, you found the information of Lingnan Hall right away?
Of course, as state-owned enterprises, they must have their own special intelligence channels, and can know more business secrets that others don’t know. A company with tens of billions of procurement funds on its account is the boss everywhere, right?
The Money Master has arrived!!! (End of this chapter)
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