If the automotive industry is truly involved, and Xing Baohua is given the opportunity to invest, he will not miss such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Playing with cars now comes at a high price.
The technology we lack can only be obtained by opening up the market, but even then, other countries may not be interested in such a large market.
When it comes to buying key technologies, they always ask for exorbitant prices, and even if you give them the price they ask for, they might renege on their promise at any time.
I'm not selling to you, what can you do about it?
Mobile phone sellers are getting into cars, and electric car sellers are making mobile phones.
Whether it's Nokia's Vertu, Huawei, or even Apple and Motorola, they all find a good car logo to stick on their backs, borrowing the brand of luxury cars to create their own luxury phones.
Therefore, cars and mobile phones are still closely related.
Playing with cars in China is easy. The key is getting a car manufacturing license.
Just like when Xing Baohua got his mobile phone license.
Many car companies originated from repair shops. Their best technical skills are in assembly, but they lack any core technology.
The only way to assemble it is by buying parts.
Xing Baohua asked Wei Laisong, "Are you able to get the car license plate?"
Seeing the other party nod, Xing Baohua said, "Don't bring the production line to Luzhong either, just bring the relevant people there."
Since I've agreed to invest, I'll do everything I can to get advanced production lines and related technologies. Also, you need to do everything you can to recruit experts in the relevant engine field.
"We can't rely solely on buying engine technology from others."
“Re-developing the technology would take too long! We need to bring the product to market within one or two years,” Wei Laisong said.
"We don't want that kind of lousy bread. Once you start producing low-end products, it's easy to get stuck with the old ways."
If you're going to go for something, go for mid-to-high-end products. Don't focus on quantity, focus on quality. I have a Rolls-Royce in Hong Kong, a gift from the desert country. Guess how much it cost?
Seeing Wei Laisong shake his head, Xing Baohua continued, "Excluding modification costs, a pure factory price would be 5 million Eagle Dollars. That's a high-end car! How many low-end cars could we build to match one of theirs? Besides, earning foreign exchange is what's important."
"Even if we manage to build it, who will we sell it to? The whole world knows our cars are no good!" Wei Laisong said worriedly.
"The richest place in the world isn't America, nor is it Europe, but the desert in the middle of the country. Putting everything else aside, if we sell just one hundred units a year, we've already established a reputation for quality."
Building a brand takes time, trust me. I'll help you sell it for a high price, and even if it doesn't sell out quickly, we can still absorb the market domestically!
Wei Laisong smiled as well, already understanding Xing Baohua's strategy: prioritize foreign exchange earnings, and if that fails, shift exports to internal sales.
Furthermore, his relationship with the desert country...
It's worth a try.
After meeting with Wei Laisong, Xing Baohua returned to the hotel.
He sat on the sofa, lit a cigarette, and thought about what he had talked about with Wei Laisong that day.
When he learned of the opportunity to get involved in the automotive industry, he already knew how to play the game.
It's all about assembling anyway.
Let's go for something luxurious. Putting everything else aside, Xing Baohua had ridden in many mid-to-high-end cars before she transmigrated here.
I've seen all sorts of interior designs.
Do we need genuine leather? No, and the quality is top-notch.
Are the solid woods that are valued abroad as good as the mahogany that we value?
We're practically ancestors when it comes to playing with wood.
Most cars nowadays use carburetors, and these will gradually be phased out in a few decades.
We need to go straight to electronic fuel injection. Once the production line is in place, we'll set aside a team to develop automotive electronic motherboard programs, etc.
Install everything you can: cassette tapes, radios, VCDs, LCD screens.
The steering wheel is multi-functional, and the airline-style seats even have massage functions.
Look, aside from core technologies, when it comes to fancy and flashy things, we're number one, nobody dares to say we're number two.
Su Ya went home for the Chinese New Year, while Xing Baohua and his team boarded a flight to the United States once again.
We arrived in Los Angeles around 10 a.m. and noticed everyone looked tired, so we went to the hotel to rest first. I told everyone to drink plenty of coffee to perk themselves up and then sleep in the evening.
Jet lag can be quite uncomfortable.
After resting for a night, Xing Baohua got up and headed to the motorcycle headquarters.
It's much closer to travel from Chicago to Detroit, the Motor City.
Upon arriving at Motorcycle's headquarters in Schoenberg, I made an appointment with the technical director, Henry.
Since we arrived quite late, we arranged to meet the next morning at the motorcycle headquarters' coffee shop.
Upon meeting Henry, the two shook hands politely.
Xing Baohua stated frankly that he wanted to develop satellite equipment ahead of schedule. He needed satellite waveband and frequency data and hoped that Motorola could provide the data.
Henry said there was no problem, but the detailed data was not yet available at the motorcycle headquarters; it was still with the R&D team.
If Xing Baohua's schedule allows, Henry will send an assistant to accompany Xing Baohua to Arizona.
Goodness, it's near Los Angeles.
Do the Chinese really like to go through all this trouble?
Xing Baohua said he was going to Detroit in the next few days, and even boasted that he had acquired a car company in order to install a positioning system in cars.
The idea was to create the world's most advanced and technologically advanced luxury car.
Henry burst into laughter at this.
It's not that I look down on Xing Baohua for his car hobby, but rather that he created the world's most advanced car, which completely ignited Henry's sense of humor.
And I wish Xing Baohua good luck on her trip to Detroit.
Xing Baohua simply asked instinctively, "Do you have any recommendations?"
After all, Chicago is so close to Detroit, and Henry is an upper-class person, so it's normal for him to know a few people who make cars.
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