The rejuvenation of a great nation: from educated youth to national treasure scientist

The reason why Santana can produce complete vehicles so quickly is mainly because it actually adopts a model that is almost the same as the complete vehicle import model.

The original Santana was actually the Passat B2, a serious B-class car.

In order to speed up the production of Volkswagen in Shanghai, Volkswagen disassembled the Passat B2 produced in Hans, transported the parts to Longguo, and then reassembled them in Longguo, resulting in the Santana sedan.

It was also in this way that the joint venture achieved rapid localization and then sold its products domestically.

Moreover, transporting the parts for reassembly saves a lot of customs duties.

Santana is a legendary car of its time. In the 1980s, it had almost become synonymous with sedans.

However, to be honest, its configuration is really poor from a modern perspective.

There is no remote control key, no electric window lift, the engine still uses a four-speed carburetor, and the whole car smells like gasoline. There is even no anti-lock brake function, and there are only four gears.

Driving too fast on the highway can be very dangerous if something goes wrong.

Such a thing is actually called a classic, with a price tag of around 200,000 yuan, and it is selling quite well.

Wang Haoran couldn't understand this at all.

Wang Haoran was sitting in his office, reading the news in the newspaper about the first Santana rolling off the production line of Shanghai Volkswagen.

The news was given a big page, and I felt very proud.

Wang Haoran frowned and felt quite awkward.

Because, this is just fooling around!
Xiao Lijuan sat next to Wang Haoran and said with a smile: "Is this car really Volkswagen's latest B-class car?"

"It doesn't feel good. It's a little off."

Wang Haoran shook his head and said, "It is probably a relatively backward model. But even so, it is much more advanced than our domestically produced cars."

"Oh! It's really depressing."

Xiao Lijuan said: "The Hongqi H1 should be taken out, right? It's not good to keep it hidden."

"We obviously have better domestically made cars, so how can we let a perfunctory joint venture car show off?"

Wang Haoran smiled and said, “I was originally planning to start the promotion when the production line was almost ready.”

"But now that they have begun to promote this backward foreign car with great fanfare."

"Then let's just change the plan."

"We just don't want to do it. If we do it, we must make the people of the whole country proud!"

"Lijuan, do you know what foreign brand of car is the most popular in China right now?"

Xiao Lijuan said: "I have actually read some information. The one that is being praised the most right now should be Fengtian's crown, right?"

Wang Haoran nodded and said, "That's right."

The current crown has a very loud reputation in Dragon Country.

Its selling price is also extremely high, as much as 88!
This was in 1983. Even after Wang Haoran traveled through time and helped Long Country greatly increase its economic development, the people's income had increased significantly. Now the average annual income of an ordinary person in Long Country is less than yuan.

In the previous life, in 1983, the average annual income of Longguo was only 400 yuan.

The price of 88 is simply outrageous.

But at this time, there are basically no foreign cars priced below 20 yuan, and the cheapest one costs more than yuan.

Wang Haoran said: "Let's just compare our Hongqi H1 with the Crown."

Xiao Lijuan's eyes widened immediately: "Ah?! Can it really be compared with the crown?"

"It's a luxury car worth almost a million dollars."

Wang Haoran smiled and said, "We must be confident!"

"In fact, we have all the configurations that the Crown has!"

"We also lack the option of an inline six-cylinder engine."

"The prerequisite is to find a Crown whose owner is willing to lend it to us."

……

Li Moyan is from Beijing.

In his early years, he also went to the countryside to work as an educated youth.

After returning to the city, he worked in a supply and marketing cooperative for a while.

Later, when the country liberalized the private economy, he decisively went into business.

His first pot of gold came from trading in electronic watches.

Later, he saw an opportunity and opened a store specializing in electronic products.

The main business is to act as an agent for the sales of Pangu Technology's series of computer products and computer consumables.

He opened three stores in the capital, and his business was booming.

This made Li Moyan rich.

The wealthy Li Moyan bought a new house in the earliest commercial housing estate in Beijing. Then he gritted his teeth and bought a top-of-the-line Crown. Due to various taxes and fees, it cost him more than a hundred dollars.

Li Moyan also became the first privately owned Crown in Beijing.

This made him famous.

It also indirectly helped him and took his business to the next level.

Today, the crown has become a symbol of Li Moyan.

On this day, Li Moyan received a call.

The call was from the general manager's office of Pangu Technology.

The man said politely: Currently, Pangu Technology, Beijing Auto and FAW have jointly established the China Passenger Vehicle Group Corporation.

The first modern domestically produced sedan has now been developed, which uses many world-leading technologies.

Now, this domestically produced car is ready to be advertised and promoted to people across the country.

When advertising, you need to make a comparison with several foreign brand cars that are currently popular and well-received in the country.

Pangu Technology Company hopes to borrow Li Moyan’s crown.

Of course some fees can be provided.

Li Moyan is a distributor of Pangu Technology and basically made his fortune by relying on Pangu Technology.

Now that Pangu Technology needs to use his car, of course he will agree.

Li Moyan readily agreed and said, "No problem! When you need it, just tell me and I'll drive it to you."

"Hey! Actually, I've been looking forward to Pangu Technology making cars for a long time! If our domestic cars are any better, I won't buy foreign cars to save face!"

The other party was obviously relieved to hear Li Moyan agreed readily, and he agreed on a date with Li Moyan: 10 am the day after tomorrow.

After hanging up the phone, Li Moyan's wife Liu Caihong, who was sitting next to him, became unhappy.

"What's going on? If you lend out such a valuable item, who will be responsible if it gets damaged?"

Li Moyan glanced at his wife and said, "Why are you nagging? The one who lent me the car was Wang Haoran!"

"Pangu Technology is going to build cars themselves! They want to compare our Crown with the newly developed domestically made cars!"

"Mr. Wang thought of using my car, which shows that he thinks highly of us!"

Liu Caihong curled her lips and said, "Wang Haoran is the same. He wants to get involved in every industry!"

"Even if he can make a domestically made car, how dare he compare it to the Crown? Isn't this just humiliating himself?"

“Is there any car in the world that can compare to the Crown?”

Li Moyan glared at his wife and said, "Shut up!"

"I admit that the Crown is a good car, but it is still far from the best!"

"Wang Haoran has proven himself with his actions over the past few years: as long as he wants to do it, there is nothing he can't do!"

Liu Caihong muttered quietly: "You are almost praising him to the sky!"

"Be careful he can't get down without a ladder!"

……

The office of CCTV editor-in-chief Guo Peiran.

Guo Peiran was explaining to reporter Wang Jianguo: "Jianguo, Comrade Haoran has made another big move this time." "He actually joined forces with Beijing Auto and FAW to establish Longguo Passenger Vehicle Group Company. It is obvious that he is going to do something big."

"This new car he developed is said to be very good. You must interview him carefully this time and work with your colleagues to fully demonstrate the advantages of this car."

Wang Jianguo nodded and said, "Don't worry, leader!"

"I will definitely do a good job in this interview."

"But I think he's being a little overconfident to compare his new car with the Crown, Audi 100, etc."

"What if, I mean what if, in comparison, the domestically produced new cars are far inferior to others, what should we do?"

In fact, Guo Peiran didn't quite believe that the new car developed by Wang Haoran could be compared with the Crown and Audi 100.

After all, the latter two are world-famous cars with excellent reputations all over the world.

As the saying goes, you can't become fat in one bite. If you compare yourself with the best when you just start out, you will easily be completely crushed.

But since Wang Haoran is so confident that he can compare the new car he developed with the top luxury cars that are highly recognized in the country, it means that he is very confident. Maybe the new car he developed has something good?

Guo Peiran had never seen it with his own eyes, but only heard from others that the new car developed by Wang Haoran was highly praised by the leaders.

Guo Peiran said: "The fact that they let us interview them shows that they are very confident."

"It's hard to say. We've already compared it privately."

"Don't think too much, just do your job well."

……

One morning in late July 1983, Li Moyan drove to Pangu Technology Company.

His wife Liu Caihong was sitting in the passenger seat of his car.

Liu Caihong insisted on coming with him, and he had no choice but to take his wife with him.

The weather is pretty good today, it's cloudy and there's a slight breeze.

This is the best weather in midsummer, not that hot.

However, according to the weather forecast, it seems that there will be light rain today.

At this time, there were already quite a few motor vehicles on the roads in the capital.

After all, in recent years, Longguo's economy has developed rapidly, and a large number of people who have become rich have emerged.

Those who got rich first started buying private cars.

But, to be honest, nowadays, when people buy cars privately, they just buy them at a bargain price, and they are already very proud just to have one to drive.

Of course, there are also some people who made a lot of money and purchased Bluebird, Corolla, imported Volkswagen, etc.

"Moyan, look, our car is still the most expensive car on the road."

Liu Caiyun said with pride.

As she was speaking, she saw a Mercedes-Benz S600 overtake their car from behind and head towards Pangu Technology.

Liu Caiyun's good mood was inevitably ruined.

Li Moyan chuckled and said, "Don't be too complacent!"

"We are in the capital city! It is a place where hidden dragons and crouching tigers are everywhere! There are lots of rich people!"

As the couple was talking, they followed the Mercedes-Benz towards Pangu Technology.

Li Moyan saw that the Mercedes-Benz also went straight into the gate of Pangu Technology.

"Could this be Wang Haoran's own car?" Liu Caihong said suspiciously.

Li Moyan shook his head: "No, Wang Haoran is very low-key. It is said that his car is still an old model of Hongqi. The kind without air conditioning."

Liu Caihong said: "I can't understand why he, with such great abilities and having done so much for the country, still rides in such a lousy car."

"Now, the CEOs of state-owned enterprises with relatively good performance in Beijing all started with Bluebird, and some even have Crown, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and Audi."

Li Moyan said: "This is called everyone has their own ambitions!"

"Wang Haoran is a man who is devoted to his country. He is destined to go down in history."

"We ordinary people shouldn't compare ourselves with him."

As Li Moyan was talking, he arrived at the gate.

He explained the situation to the guard, did a simple registration, and was allowed to pass.

When Li Moyan parked his car in the square in front of Pangu Technology's office building as instructed, he saw Wang Haoran approaching surrounded by a group of people, with a reporter holding a camera and filming in front.

Li Moyan was a little flattered.

He thought Wang Haoran came to greet him.

He quickly got out of the car with his wife.

Li Moyan had met Wang Haoran and shook hands with him.

"Hello, Mr. Wang!" Li Moyan raised his hand and greeted Wang Haoran.

Wang Haoran was actually bringing reporters to visit the scene.

Of course he also saw the crown stop.

He also had an impression of Li Moyan. After all, Li Moyan was considered one of the best dealers of Pangu Technology in Beijing. In addition, his purchase of a top-of-the-line Crown two years ago also caused a small sensation in Beijing.

"Hello, Mr. Li! Haha! Thank you for your hard work. You even drove here in person to participate in our event."

Wang Haoran greeted Li Moyan warmly and shook hands with him, very enthusiastically.

This made Li Moyan very excited.

Wang Haoran took a look at the Crown that Li Moyan drove over and said with a smile: "This is a top-level Crown, with an inline six-cylinder engine and very powerful."

Li Moyan smiled and nodded, "Yes, yes! I didn't expect that you, Mr. Wang, could see it at a glance."

Wang Haoran said: "Haha! There are only a few cars of this type in Beijing."

"Mr. Li is also considered a prominent figure among us."

Wang Haoran looked at the square in front of the building. The BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Crown, Bluebird and imported Passat B2 that he wanted to use as references were all there.

Moreover, they are now lined up in a row, like soldiers waiting for inspection.

The Mercedes-Benz driven by Dai Hongtao himself took the C position.

The top-of-the-line Crown that Li Moyan drove over parked next to the Mercedes-Benz.

Wang Haoran smiled and clapped his hands and said, "Everyone, today, we are going to hold a simple new car exhibition here."

"We established Longguo Passenger Vehicle Group together with FAW and Beijing Auto."

"After a period of hard work, we have developed the first new car!"

"Here! Our new car is parked right there. I'll have someone drive it over."

Wang Haoran clapped his hands, and soon everyone saw a black car with a stable and majestic appearance, smooth body lines, and shiny paint driving from not far away.

Everyone was attracted by the appearance of the car.

This car looks really beautiful!
Moreover, the engine noise is also very low.

There is a red flag logo on the front of the car.

Is this a Hongqi car? !

There was a commotion among the crowd.

People who saw this car for the first time were surprised.

Wang Jianguo was even more shocked because: This car has a strong aura! The headlights are mighty and domineering, and the front of the car is shaped like a tiger's head. The daytime running lights on both sides of the front of the car are like the two eyes of a tiger.

Dai Hongtao, general manager of the Mercedes-Benz Group, also drove a Mercedes-Benz S600 to attend the event today. The Mercedes-Benz Group bought this car not long ago and spent more than 300 million yuan. This car is used for receptions.

When Dai Hongtao saw the new Hongqi car coming out, he suddenly felt that his Mercedes-Benz was no longer popular.

"Comrade Haoran, the design of this car is so beautiful! It's so domineering!"

Liu Caiyun said at this moment: "Is this really something we developed ourselves? Could it be that we bought a foreign car and changed the logo?"

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