King of Industry

  Chapter 276 Lost in the East and Harvested in Sangyu

   "Mr. Jeffries, Mr. Ayton, I disagree with what you two just said." As soon as Zhao Guoyang spoke, his clear attitude suppressed the momentum of the two of Volkswagen Latin America.

  Because of the previous understanding, the senior executives of Volkswagen Latin America are still quite afraid of Zhao Guoyang, a young man.

  After he uttered a word of objection, the smile on Jeffries' face froze immediately.

  He looked at Ayton, who was also dignified beside him, with some embarrassment, forced a smile and said, "What's your opinion, Mr. Zhao, please speak up."

Zhao Guoyang nodded, and said calmly: "Mr. Chen of Songqi Group has already put forward our requirements for this new Santana, and Mr. Ayton has also confirmed that your company's product development department can meet our requirements. .That's right, right?"

   Ayton hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

Seeing that this person agreed with his statement, Zhao Guoyang continued: "Well, the new model has requirements for the length of the body, and we have reached a consensus on this point. However, in my opinion, whether the production line platform should be redesigned There is no need at all."

  After listening to Zhao Guoyang's words, Ayton couldn't help but exchanged glances with Jeffries, his face full of shock.

   Without waiting for Ayton to speak, Zhao Guoyang continued: "Mr. Ayton just said that in order to realize the extension of the wheelbase of the new model, a new production line platform must be equipped. I think this is too arbitrary."

  "In fact, most of the car models under the car companies have the ability to be platformized and generalized. As one of the top car companies in the world, I think Volkswagen should have considered this aspect."

  Hearing this, the muscles on Jeffries' face twitched a little.

  He could hear it, this Zhao Guoyang is a monkey spirit at all, and he can't hide anything from him.

Seeing that people from Volkswagen Latin America did not raise any objections, Zhao Guoyang said with a smile: "In my opinion, as long as your company's product development department takes this issue into consideration when designing new models, the lower body should be used as much as possible." On the premise of the parts of the original platform model, the wheelbase can be lengthened. Then the problem of the production platform can be easily solved.”

Zhao Guoyang paused for a while, turned his head to look at Ayton and said, "Of course, considering that your company should try to maintain the original production line platform when designing new models, so in terms of design fees, we Songqi The group can give some compensation appropriately."

   Zhao Guoyang said this, naturally considering the actual situation, and not letting Volkswagen Latin America suffer.

  Negating the introduction of the production line platform means that Volkswagen Latin America has lost several million dollars in revenue, and a certain compensation for model design fees can also make people feel a little better.

  After Zhao Guoyang finished speaking, the senior management of Volkswagen Latin America fell into silence for a while.

  On the other hand, Songqi Group, from the technical director Chen Bin to the technical backbones below him, all looked at Zhao Guoyang with admiration, like a fan seeing an idol.

  As for Mao Zhichun, he was too excited to speak. If there were no foreigners present, he couldn't help but give Zhao Guoyang a big hug.

  Zhao Guoyang's few light words can help Songqi Group save nearly tens of millions of dollars in funds. For such a credit, Mao Zhichun feels that he must find a way to reward him after he returns.

  After Zhao Guoyang made his statement, things gradually moved in a direction that favored Songqi Group.

  The final negotiation result was very gratifying. Songqi Group obtained the commitment of Volkswagen Latin America to the new model design at a price of 1.5 million US dollars.

  After the negotiation was over, when Mao Zhichun signed the contract with Jeffries, who was a little frustrated, Zhao Guoyang, who was sitting next to him, couldn't help laughing secretly.

   Indeed, his appearance caused the chairman of Volkswagen Latin America to lose a lot of income, and his frustration is understandable.

  However, from this point of view, the Germanic spirit of contract is still worthy of appreciation. At least they did not tear up the previous oral agreement because they failed to achieve a certain goal.

  After seeing that the two parties signed the contract, Zhao Guoyang finally breathed a sigh of relief.

  With Chen Bin and his technical backbones, he doesn't have to worry about the new model design work below.

   When leaving Volkswagen Latin America, Jeffries held Zhao Guoyang's hand tightly, feeling a lot of emotion.

  Jeffries spoke highly of Zhao Guoyang, bluntly saying that he is the most powerful young man he has ever seen.

   Zhao Guoyang just laughed at Jeffries' compliment, and didn't take it too seriously.

   When it was Ayton's turn, he once again expressed to Zhao Guoyang his desire for the right to use his patent.

   For this, Zhao Guoyang not only thanked him, but also solemnly made his promise.

  As long as there is a result from the Sao Paulo Patent Office, I will discuss this matter with Volkswagen Latin America.

   Zhao Guoyang's statement gave Ayton a feeling of "what was lost and what was gained".

  In fact, compared with the millions of dollars in losses on the production line platform, Zhao Guoyang's patent on the "delayed heat dissipation system for vehicles" is the issue that Ayton pays more attention to.

  After returning to St. Paul Hotel, Mao Zhichun was happy, and invited everyone to have a sumptuous meal in the restaurant downstairs.

   During the meal, Mao Zhichun specially toasted Zhao Guoyang for three glasses of wine, thanking him for his important contribution in the cooperation negotiation today. Chairman Mao also said on the spot that after returning to China, there must be another big thank you.

Zhao Guoyang didn't take this very seriously. He smiled and clinked glasses with Mao Zhichun and said, "Chairman Mao, our family will not talk about each other. Since you gave me the title of 'special researcher' Treatment, I should do my duty, right?"

   "Besides, I will go abroad with you for free. I have to do something for you, right? Otherwise, I won't be a free-for-all autumn wind guest?" Zhao Guoyang said with a bit of teasing.

   "Haha, if someone like you, Guoyang, were Qiufengke, then I would rather raise dozens or hundreds more." Mao Zhichun laughed heartily.

   After chatting for a while, Mao Zhichun, Zhao Guoyang and Zhang Yufang mentioned the return trip.

   Now that the cooperation with Volkswagen Latin America has been finalized, Mao Zhichun is going to take the two of them back to Songjiang with Zhong Bo tomorrow.

  As for Chen Bin and his engineers, they will definitely stay in Sao Paulo for a while.

After listening to Mao Zhichun's opinion, Zhao Guoyang pondered for a while and said: "Chairman Mao, I can go back at any time after the cooperation is negotiated, but there is still a patent issue here, and it may take a day or two. , do you see?"

"no problem!"

   Mao Zhichun said disapprovingly, "Then let's wait for you to settle the patent matter, and then go back together. Teacher Zhang, do you have any problems here?"

   "It doesn't matter to me, anyway, I took a half-month leave with the school!" Zhang Yufang smiled gently, shrugged and joked.

   "It's good to be able to leave a few days later. It's rare to come out for a trip, just to go around and buy some special products to go back."

  After Zhang Yufang finished speaking, Mao Zhichun slapped his forehead and said, "Ah, thanks to Teacher Zhang reminding me, I almost forgot."

   "Director Zhong, you will go to Sao Paulo to buy some souvenirs in the next two days, as a gift from Songqi Group to Guoyang and Mr. Zhang. You can't let the two go back and say that Songqi Group is stingy, right?"

   "Okay, chairman, I've written it down!" Listening to Mao Zhichun's joke, Zhong Bo nodded repeatedly.

  Zhao Guoyang watched Mao Zhichun and Zhong Bo's conversation with a smile on the sidelines, secretly approving in his heart.

  It is true that Mao Zhichun may not be particularly outstanding in terms of automotive expertise, but he is a bold man with strong market acumen, and he is really well-placed to sit in the chairman's position.

  The main task of this trip has been completed, and everyone is in a good mood. Everyone drank to their heart's content during the meal. They drank five bottles of red wine alone, not counting the ordinary rum given by the hotel.

   As a result of eating and drinking, when everyone returned to their rooms, few of them stood still.

  Although Zhao Guoyang was not drunk, he was a little dizzy when he returned to his room.

  After lying on the bed, he fell asleep directly.

  …

   Early the next morning, Zhao Guoyang was awakened by the ringing of the phone in the room.

  After he connected the phone in a daze, Suzanne's pleasant and magnetic voice came from inside.

   "Good morning, Zhao, did you disturb your rest?"

  Zhao Guoyang yawned and said, "I'm not bothering you. It's just that I drank too much last night, and I'm still a little confused at the moment."

"Hehe, that's just right, come to my house as a guest. The freshly ground Santos coffee at my house is very helpful for sobering up. By the way, help me take a look at that Ferrari and see if there is any hope of repairing it." Suzanne Said with a smile.

  Zhao Guoyang thought for a while, anyway, the Patent Office will definitely deal with it immediately if there is a situation, and there is no need to rush for a while, so he agreed.

  Hearing that Zhao Guoyang agreed to her invitation, Susanna couldn't help but feel a little overjoyed.

  She immediately said on the phone: "Zhao, wait a moment, I will drive over to pick you up. Well, I will arrive in about twenty minutes."

   "Well, it doesn't matter, drive slowly! Anyway, I have to wash up." Zhao Guoyang said indifferently.

  After coming out of his room, Zhao Guoyang ran into Zhang Yufang head-on.

  Seeing Mr. Zhang's blushing face, Zhao Guoyang asked with a smile: "Mr. Zhang, is the alcohol gone?"

  Zhang Yufang nodded embarrassingly: "Well, but it shouldn't matter. I'm going to find Director Zhong. He asked me to accompany me to buy souvenirs in the morning. Guoyang, do you want to come with us?"

   "I won't go, Miss Suzanne will come to see me for something later." Zhao Guoyang scratched his head and said.

  Zhang Yufang glanced at Zhao Guoyang meaningfully, waved with him, and walked away lightly.

  (end of this chapter)