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Wang Haoran personally took Li Yunze to see the new car he had developed.

The car is now parked in a parking space under the office building.

Wang Haoran hopes to persuade Li Yunze to transfer the Hongqi brand name.

Of course, he also understood that this was not an easy task.

Hongqi cars are too closely tied to FAW.

Moreover, the Hongqi sedan is of too great significance to Longguo.

Li Yunze will definitely not let go easily.

Even with instructions from above, Wang Haoran could not forcibly seize FAW's brand assets.

Li Yunze had only walked a few steps with Wang Haoran when he saw a very beautiful, shiny car parked in a parking space not far away.

This car looks so nice.

The appearance is very businesslike, and the whole car is majestic and stable. It is quite eye-catching among many vehicles and very eye-catching.

Li Yunze's eyes fell on the new car, and he wondered, what brand is this car? It's so beautiful!
In the automotive industry, he is considered to be well-informed.

He knows almost all the car brands in the world.

No matter how niche the car is, as long as the design is unique, he will recognize it.

"Comrade Yunze, look, this is the domestically produced sedan we developed ourselves."

Wang Haoran introduced Li Yunze with a smile.

Li Yunze was shocked: "Ah?! This is the one you developed?"

Wang Haoran smiled and nodded, saying, "Yes! Isn't it beautiful enough?"

Li Yunze sighed and said, "Comrade Haoran, you are really a genius. You have a very strong aesthetic sense. This car has a very attractive appearance, with beautiful body lines and a high-end paint."

"This car is quite big. It must be more than 4.8 meters long, right?"

Wang Haoran said: "Almost 4.9 meters!"

"Comrade Yunze, a beautiful appearance only means a good car shell. A truly good car still depends on its interior!"

"How about you drive it yourself and feel the driving and handling performance of this car?"

Li Yunze smiled and said, "Can I really try it?"

Wang Haoran nodded and said, "Of course. I also hope that Comrade Yunze can give me some advice."

Wang Haoran took out the remote control key and pressed it.

"Di Di-"

The car responded and the door opened.

Li Yunze was even more surprised.

Because remote control car keys are quite rare nowadays.

Only top luxury cars such as Mercedes-Benz are equipped with remote control car keys.

This technology is quite expensive.

"Comrade Haoran, I didn't expect that you have developed the remote control key." Li Yunze said.

Wang Haoran smiled and said, "The remote control key is really not a difficult technology. A simple chip can solve the problem."

"Comrade Yunze, please get in the car?!"

Wang Haoran handed the car keys to Li Yunze.

Li Yunze opened the car door and sat in the driving seat.

He saw the dashboard of the car.

The various speedometers, thermometers, odometers, and fuel consumption meters almost dazzled him.

This car has so many dashboards?

And the interior decoration layout of the car is also very grand.

There is a radio and air conditioning in the car?

The seats are also made of frosted leather.

At this time, Wang Haoran had already opened the passenger door and got in the car.

He smiled and said, "Comrade Yunze, is the decoration in this car acceptable?"

Li Yunze exclaimed: "Very beautiful."

"Did we come up with these configurations ourselves?"

Wang Haoran nodded and said, "Yes, these are all developed by us."

"Including car air conditioning and car radio."

"In fact, our car can also play song tapes."

Li Yunze nodded and said, "These are all the configurations of high-end luxury cars."

"Oh? Are the windows of this car electrically operated?"

In this era, most cars still have hand-cranked windows.

Only a few luxury cars have the function of electric lifting windows.

Wang Haoran smiled and said, “Yes!”

"Comrade Yunze, please insert the key and power up the car first."

Li Yunze did as he was told.

Wang Haoran pressed a button on the door.

The glass on the passenger door dropped down immediately.

He pressed the other side again and the glass rose up again.

Li Yunze sighed and said, "I have only seen such advanced functions on luxury car brands."

"It is said that if you buy the electric lifting glass device from a foreign company, it is quite expensive."

Wang Haoran said: "So, we have to do it ourselves! We will build all our own auxiliary functions according to the new technical route, so that our car can be more comfortable to ride."

As he spoke, he turned on the car's air conditioner again.

Now is the hottest time of the year.

Sitting in the car is a bit stuffy, and it can give people a lot of prickly heat.

Wang Haoran turned on the car's air conditioner and turned the wind speed to maximum.

After a while, the car became much cooler.

Nowadays, very few cars in China are equipped with air conditioning.

It was not until 1970 that the Hongqi CA770-B sedan was upgraded with an air-conditioning system.

However, the power of Hongqi cars equipped with air conditioners has been greatly affected.

Li Yunze quickly turned the car key and started the car.

This car is so easy to ignite. The engine starts in just one go. The engine sound is deep and powerful, and the sound is very continuous.

"Comrade Haoran, the engine is really good!" said Li Yunze.

Wang Haoran smiled and said, "Just try to drive! I'll show you the way. We have a big loop road at Pangu Technology. Basically, there are very few cars on the loop road."

Li Yunze skillfully shifted gears and started.

He found that the car was extremely easy to drive.

You can accelerate quickly by stepping on the gas, and the braking is also very sensitive.

Li Yunze drove the car around the ring road for about five or six laps.

He likes it more and more.

"Comrade Haoran, this car is very powerful! It gets more powerful as soon as you step on the accelerator."

Wang Haoran smiled and said, "The main thing is that we have eliminated the carburetor and adopted the in-cylinder electronic direct injection fuel supply method, which is more fuel efficient and more direct."

Li Yunze looked at the fuel consumption displayed on the dashboard, and it was only 5.1 liters per kilometers?

He couldn't quite believe his eyes: "Comrade Haoran, the fuel consumption displayed on your dashboard is not accurate, right?"

Wang Haoran smiled and shook his head and said, "Quite accurate!"

"You mean the gas mileage is low, right?"

Li Yunze said: "A 2.0-liter engine with a fuel consumption of 5.1 liters seems a little unreal."

Wang Haoran laughed and said, "I also thought it was unlikely at first." "But we have tested it."

"We have a 60-liter tank of gas, half filled with 30 liters. On this loop, we have traveled 580 kilometers!"

Li Yunze looked at the air conditioner that had been working and said, "Doesn't the air conditioner affect fuel consumption?"

Wang Haoran said: "Air conditioning naturally affects fuel consumption, but after running, the wind is relatively strong, which helps the air conditioning condenser to dissipate heat, thus improving the energy efficiency of the air conditioning system!"

"The air conditioning energy efficiency ratio has increased, which means that the air conditioning system consumes less energy. Also, when the vehicle speed is faster, the air flow is better, which helps to reduce the burden on the air conditioning system, which will also reduce the increase in fuel consumption."

"Our air conditioner is made quite well, haha!"

"Comrade Yunze, if I ask you to rate our car, how many points would you give it?"

Li Yunze held the steering wheel with one hand and scratched his head with the other. He really couldn't find any fault with this car.

This car is simply perfect.

The appearance is stable and elegant, and the interior decoration is also pleasing to the eye.

All kinds of auxiliary functions are only available in luxury cars.

Now, this car has all of them.

The most important thing is that for such a big car, the fuel consumption is only over 5.

This is incredible.

"I give it 100 points. I can't find any flaws." Li Yunze said.

Wang Haoran smiled and said, "Comrade Yunze, after the leaders saw this car, they also liked it very much. The leaders hope to use it as a ceremonial car."

"I guess you have also received the notice?"

"To be honest, I don't want to compete for the Hongqi brand."

"It's all the leader's idea."

Wang Haoran directly put the blame on his leader.

Li Yunze naturally felt a little uncomfortable at this moment.

But he was somewhat helpless.

"Comrade Haoran, you can use the brand name Hongqi."

"This name does not belong to us, FAW. It belongs to the country."

"You can use it. When we develop excellent models in the future, we can also use it."

"Isn't this the solution to the problem?"

Li Yunze's answer was rather cunning.

Wang Haoran smiled and said, "Comrade Yunze, can I discuss something with you?"

"Can you sell us the entire Red Flag brand name for 10 million RMB?"

"I mean, buy out this brand for 10 million!"

Li Yunze was stunned when he heard this.

What the hell? !

They actually gave us FAW 10 million just to buy out the right to use the Hongqi brand?

To be honest, the money given is really not a small amount.

Li Yunze was a little embarrassed: "This, this is not good, right?"

"In fact, I hope to get help from Comrade Haoran in other areas."

"We also hope to develop new sedan models, but we have not been able to do so."

"If Comrade Haoran is willing to give us some advice, we would be very grateful."

Wang Haoran smiled and said, "There is no problem at all."

"All the technologies we have developed can be transferred to you for use when the time comes."

"Don't you have a famous automobile research institute? As long as there is a new direction, I believe you can come up with a brand new and excellent car model."

There is an automobile research institute in Changchun, where FAW is located, and this institute is a national-level institute.

Two years ago, the Automobile Research Institute was merged into FAW.

Wang Haoran has always felt that researching new car models is not too difficult.

However, judging from the fact that Hongqi's new models have been repeatedly delayed, it is quite difficult to develop a decent new car.

When Li Yunze heard Wang Haoran say that he could help FAW, he felt relieved.

He thought that Pangu Technology could be said to be the most financially powerful domestic company today.

If FAW can cooperate deeply with Pangu, we should be able to get the opportunity for rapid development, right?

Li Yunze thought about this, and asked: "Comrade Haoran, how exactly does Beijing Auto cooperate with you?"

Wang Haoran introduced him to Li Yunze.

After listening to this, Li Yunze said, "How about we, FAW, also cooperate with Pangu Technology in that way? Do you think it's okay?"

Wang Haoran smiled and thought, should we integrate FAW's passenger car division with Beijing Capital Automobile Company's passenger car division into one group company?
Then, regarding the shareholdings of the three parties in the joint venture, Pangu holds 4% and the other two parties each hold 3%?
In this way, we can bring out all the best-selling models in the passenger car market.

Thinking of this, Wang Haoran said to Li Yunze: "Comrade Yunze, I have an idea. Why don't we form a three-party joint venture to establish a China Passenger Vehicle Group Company..."

Wang Haoran told Li Yunze his ideas in detail.

After listening to this, Li Yunze thought it was quite feasible.

Because the bulk of the investment in the China Passenger Vehicle Group comes from Pangu Technology.

In terms of scientific research, Pangu Technology is also in the lead.

The two partners, FAW and Beijing Auto, both invested their own factories, brand assets, etc.

According to Wang Haoran's plan, the newly established China Passenger Vehicle Group will cover the luxury, mid-range and compact car markets, and will produce sedans, SUVs, off-road vehicles and pickup trucks.

This is almost equivalent to covering the entire passenger car market.

In the luxury car market, the Hongqi brand is the main one.

The main brand in the mid-range car market is "Zhonghua".

The compact car market is dominated by the "Jixiang" brand.

Several series strung together form the red flag of China, which means good luck.

Li Yunze couldn't help but feel excited after hearing this.

Because he knew that this cooperation was indeed very beneficial to FAW.

Now FAW has almost lost all of the passenger car market.

If they can really cooperate with Pangu Technology to establish the China Passenger Vehicle Group Corporation, as long as the quality of the cars produced by this joint venture is similar to the car he just test-drove, they will definitely be warmly welcomed by the market!

Nowadays, Longguo's passenger car market has annual sales of up to six to seven million vehicles!
As long as we can capture 20% and sell more than one million vehicles every year, FAW's entire passenger car business will be revitalized.

It can also bring many benefits to FAW.

Li Yunze immediately agreed with Wang Haoran's suggestion.

Wang Haoran called Cao Hanhua, the head of Beijing Automobile Factory, to discuss the establishment of the China Passenger Vehicle Group Corporation through a three-party joint venture.

After hearing Wang Haoran's ideas, Cao Hanhua immediately became interested.

Because, according to Wang Haoran's idea, this is to create a giant group company in the passenger car field.

If such a large enterprise can really be established, this will be an opportunity to make great achievements and leave a name in history!
"Comrade Haoran, let's do as you wish."

"We, the three parties, have joined forces to build large-scale production bases in Changchun and Beijing, hoping to be able to produce domestic passenger cars in a short period of time."

"However, my idea is: we should hurry up and put the car you designed and developed into mass production, and try to get market recognition and good sales as soon as possible."

"As long as that car can become a big hit, our China Passenger Vehicle Group will surely develop rapidly."

Cao Hanhua gave his own suggestions.

Wang Haoran nodded and said with a smile: "Let's name the first car Hongqi H1. This car is positioned as an entry-level luxury car, comparable to the Crown and Bluebird of Foot Basin and the Audi 100 of Hans."

That’s right, at this time, the pricing of Crown and other small-sized cars is similar to that of Audi 100 and others.

The three parties reached an agreement after discussion, and then held mobilization meetings in their respective companies to build momentum for the establishment of a joint venture, which was considered a big move.

Of course, while the three parties were preparing to build the China Passenger Vehicle Group, the production line and supporting production chain of Hongqi H1 were being rapidly prepared.

At this time, Shanghai Volkswagen had already assembled the Santana sedan...

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