Wei Laisong knew that Xing Baohua had arrived in Hong Kong, so he called him to come back. Xing Baohua said he was busy and would return to Luzhong in a while.
The two communicated about their work progress over the phone.
Wei Laisong has now integrated the tractor factory and selected a site in the High-tech Zone, and is just waiting for planning approval and land acquisition procedures.
Wei Laisong acted swiftly, displaying a decisive and efficient style.
If you see anyone being indecisive or hesitant, immediately replace them.
Upon hearing over the phone that Xing Baohua was going to visit the production line, this man became a little restless.
He had only heard Xing Baohua mention setting up a production line, but why was he doing it again? Fearing that Xing Baohua was just giving him a perfunctory answer, he submitted an application the next day to come to Hong Kong to discuss business.
Moreover, the reasons are very legitimate, and they are negotiating with HK Huahong Group regarding investment in the Luzhong Automobile Plant.
In less than five days, he flew to Hong Kong with five or six people.
When Xing Baohua was notified to pick them up at the airport, he was completely bewildered.
Xing Baohua arrived with several cars and, upon seeing Wei Laisong, said, "Why did you suddenly come here? You didn't even give me a heads-up?"
"Let's not talk about that yet. Let me introduce you. This is Engineer Zhang, Zhang Fengrui, the former deputy chief engineer of Hongxing Automobile Factory."
This is Engineer Chu, Chu Yang. He was originally a technician at the First Ministry of Transport's Automobile Bureau, and now he's here at our factory to provide technical guidance.
Xing Baohua shook hands with the two chief engineers, still looking completely bewildered.
Without much small talk, let's take them back first.
Wei Laisong followed Xing Baohua into the Rolls-Royce.
"Look at you, acting like an old landlord. This car looks so stylish, it must have been expensive, right?"
"Lao Lai! What do you think? Why did you bring two engineers along?" Xing Baohua asked.
“Weren’t you here to see the production line? I was worried you’d get scammed, so I brought two knowledgeable people with me. At least we’ll know what’s going on,” Wei Laisong said.
"You're really in a hurry! The date for visiting the production lines hasn't even been set yet, and you're already rushing like this? Those production lines are final assembly lines! Sigh!" Xing Baohua sighed.
"Why are you sighing? Has something gone wrong or are you in trouble?" Wei Laisong asked, turning his head to look at Xing Baohua.
"No, it's just that you arrived a little early, and I still have some things to arrange. Okay! Since you're here, I'll make the arrangements. You guys rest first, and I'll take you to see some cars tomorrow."
"A car! A sample is ready?" Wei Laisong asked in surprise.
"What kind of sample is this? It's a car produced on those production lines. It's been disassembled and the data is being collected. We need to use the data to determine if the production line is suitable."
“What’s wrong with it? Just buy it and we can deal with it later. At worst, we can just change the name and sell it domestically. We don’t necessarily have to make money from foreign exchange!” Wei Laisong said nonchalantly.
Xing Baohua closed her eyes, unwilling to pay any attention to the child.
Selling it domestically would be cheating our own people.
Before private cars became widespread, 99% of them were used as official vehicles.
Two-seater, gull-wing?
Is it appropriate for a secretary to also be a driver, and for the boss to be the co-driver?
Given the roads in China, and considering the DMC's supercar design with a lower chassis than other cars, why would they bother constantly scraping the undercarriage?
How can someone who knows nothing about cars want to build them?
They probably think that making a car is very simple—just four wheels, an engine, a steering wheel, and it can run!
Why not just go back and play around with tractors? Getting farm machinery sorted out is a good way out.
When we arrived at the company, we took them on a tour of Huahong Company.
In the reception room of Huahong Company, as soon as the two parties sat down, Engineer Chu from the Automobile Bureau asked, "Director Xing, I heard that you have introduced a Mercedes-Benz production line. May I ask which model it is?"
Wei Laisong slapped his thigh and said, "Right, I forgot to ask you about that, which model?"
"amg"
"AMG?" Engineer Chu frowned, trying to recall that the Mercedes-Benz W14 had such a model number.
If Xing Baohua hadn't cut the code, a model like this would probably have appeared soon. Now that it's been cut, the "Tiger Head" logo will no longer appear, and there won't be a Mercedes-AMG model anymore.
"What exactly does this AMG look like? Are there any photos or drawings?"
"They should have them, but I don't have any on hand. Well, how should I put it? This AMG shop is a repair shop that specializes in modifying Mercedes-Benz W14s..."
Good heavens, Wei Laisong's face turned a little green. So it turns out it wasn't a collaboration with Tiger Head after all! It was a collaboration with the repair shop next to Mercedes?
They've already reported to their superiors that they've partnered with Tiger Head Ben!
Now you're only just figuring out how to partner with repair shops? In China, repair shops don't even need partnerships; just write a temporary transfer letter, and you can gather a bunch of good mechanics.
What is Xing Baohua trying to do?
The two chief engineers were speechless, somewhat dumbfounded.
"Who told you to hang up before I finished speaking?" Xing Baohua complained to Wei Laisong.
“Of course I heard you! I even asked you again. Now you’re blaming me. Why don’t you go to West Germany again and see what kind of conditions they’re offering? You’re not short of money, so it’s okay to pay a little more.” Wei Laisong said with a grim expression.
"I was just wasting my time driving to West Germany, and I spent a lot of money on it. Just a few technologies alone cost over 100 million marks. You guys don't know how amazing AMG is. It's on par with big-name car manufacturers. They have their own engine technology. Just that alone makes it worth buying."
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