On the way, Shen Dong made a phone call to Chu Xinghua's secretary.
Chu Xinghua was in a meeting when he learned that it was Shen Dong calling, so he immediately went out of his office to answer it.
"Mr. Shen, what are your instructions?"
"Comrade Chu, are you busy?"
"That depends on what it is. If it's very important, I'll make time to serve you, the world's richest man, no matter how busy I am."
Is Tengfei Motors' business important?
"certainly."
"I am now driving the first Tengfei car produced by Tengfei Automobile Company to your municipal government."
"real?"
Chu Xinghua was filled with mixed feelings of surprise and delight.
Tengfei Automobile Company was the first domestic automobile company to be established in Shenzhen.
According to the information Shen Dong had given him, once Tengfei Auto goes public, it is very likely to break the global market dominance of the three major Japanese and European automakers.
Most importantly, Tengfei Auto uses technology that is entirely its own.
If it can truly gain a foothold in the global automotive market, it will have tremendous strategic significance for Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, and even the entire Xia Kingdom.
Putting aside everything else, the factories in the upstream and downstream industries alone can create jobs for hundreds of thousands of people.
Chu Xinghua originally thought that it would take Shen Dong at least three years to produce the first car, but he never expected that he would be so fast.
"Old Chu, I'll be there in ten minutes. If you're free, hurry downstairs to greet me."
"No problem. I'll go down and wait right away."
Back in the conference room, Chu Xinghua said with a beaming smile, "I have some good news for everyone. The Tengfei cars manufactured by Tengfei Automobile Company will soon be arriving at our municipal government. This is the first domestically produced car in the country with completely independent intellectual property rights, and all the technology used comes from Tengfei Automobile's R&D department. If you don't have anything else to do, come with me to see the splendor of this domestically produced car."
Vice Mayor Chen Ke said happily, "That's great. Mayor Chu, let's go downstairs right away."
"Okay, let's go."
Chu Xinghua took the lead, bringing more than ten Pengcheng officials downstairs.
Five minutes later, a brand-new black sedan appeared in front of everyone.
"Is this Tengfei Motors? It's so beautiful."
"They look much better than the cars in our city government building."
"Stunning, absolutely stunning."
Looking at the Tengfei Motors in front of them, the officials couldn't help but express their admiration.
Opening the car door, Shen Dong stepped out and laughed heartily, "Mayor Chu, distinguished leaders, isn't our Tengfei Motors quite impressive?"
Chu Xinghua said, "Judging from appearance alone, it is almost superior to imported cars. But when it comes to cars, performance is what matters."
Shen Dong said confidently, "The performance is also far superior. Mayor Chu, I can tell you definitively now that Tengfei Automobile's engine and transmission technologies are number one in the world, surpassing any other automobile company in the world. The chassis technology is slightly inferior, but it is still on the same level as them, at least no worse than those century-old car companies."
Chu Xinghua asked, "Can I go up and try?"
Shen Dong gestured for him to proceed and said, "Of course."
Chu Xinghua climbed into the driver's seat, carefully started the car, drove it around the yard once, and then drove directly out of the municipal government building.
It took a full fifteen minutes for Chu Xinghua to return.
After getting out of the car, he said excitedly, "This Tengfei car is fantastic! It's much better and more comfortable than the cars used by our municipal government. Old Chen, why don't you take everyone for a test drive?"
Vice Mayor Chen Ke, who had been eager to try, said, "Okay."
One act ends, another begins!
The officials from the Pengcheng municipal government tried it for more than an hour before reluctantly stopping.
At this moment, Shen Dong, Chu Xinghua, and Chen Ke were already chatting in the conference room.
"Mr. Shen, such a nice car, what are your plans?" Chu Xinghua asked with a smile.
Chen Ke, who was standing next to him, was surprised that Chu Xinghua would address Shen Dong in that way, and immediately realized that the relationship between the two was not simple.
Shen Dong glanced at Chen Ke, and Chu Xinghua said, "Vice Mayor Chen will likely take over my position in six months."
Shen Dong said "Oh," and then said, "Then I'll talk to Mayor Chen. You can leave now."
Chu Xinghua laughed and scolded, "As the saying goes, 'When a person leaves, the tea grows cold.' I haven't even left yet, and the tea has already gone cold. Mr. Shen, don't you think that's a bit inappropriate?"
Shen Dong shrugged and said, "It's a little inappropriate. You can stay here and listen in then."
Chu Xinghua said, "Stop talking nonsense. Tell me, when will Tengfei Motors go public?"
Shen Dong said, "Three months later."
Chu Xinghua asked, "Why three months later?"
Shen Dong said, "First, we need to advertise; second, Tengfei Auto's production capacity is too small, with a maximum of 40,000 vehicles per month; and third, 4S stores in major inland cities have not yet been built, all of which will take time."
Chen Ke asked, puzzled, "Mr. Shen, what is a 4S store?"
Shen Dong smiled and said, "A 4S store is a car sales and service store that integrates sales, after-sales service, and spare parts supply. This has been popular in the overseas car market for a long time."
Chen Ke said, "In that case, your costs will probably be very high."
Shen Dong said, "To establish Tengfei Auto in the global market, in addition to performance and appearance, after-sales service is even more important. As long as the service is good, Tengfei Auto's reputation will be established. Once the reputation is established, sales will definitely not be bad."
Chu Xinghua asked, "How much do you plan to sell it for?"
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