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Chapter 1004
Although he blushed a lot and agreed with the other staff's words in his heart, Edelgard Boorman still had a little luck in his heart: Just in case!What if?What if the other party's staff lied?

With this in mind, Edelgard Boorman asked the fluent English staff in front of him: "Then can I have a look at the photos and videos you took?"

Glancing at Edelgard Boorman, the staff member suddenly smiled, and he nodded cheerfully: "Of course, no problem, sir, please follow me."

Edelgard Boorman originally thought that the other party would take him to the temporary rest room behind the booth. If so, then there is a certain chance that the other party does not have what he wants, and the other party is very likely to give it to him. A red envelope... Edelgard Boorman is no stranger to this kind of situation, he has seen it too many times.

Even at this moment, Edelgard Boorman had already made a psychological construction in his heart: if the other party dared to bribe him with money, he would definitely scold this guy severely.

But the reaction of the staff in front of him disappointed Edelgard Boorman. He did not take Edelgard Boorman to the temporary rest room behind the booth, but directly came to the four-door car also called CLS In front of the coupe, an LCD TV in front of the booth was turned on.

It was also at this time that Edelgard Boorman noticed that the other party had placed a huge 45-inch LCD TV in front of the booth—in 03, a 45-inch LCD TV was about as rare as It's about the same as a 2022-inch LCD TV in 100.

When he came to the TV, Edelgard Boorman discovered that the TV was connected to a computer host. As the other party opened a video file in the computer, the slightly jittery picture and the noisy sound immediately It came out from the TV that even Edelgard Boorman himself did not realize that his fists were clenched...

At the beginning of the video, it was not in the city, but outside, obviously outside a large exhibition center. Although Edelgard Boorman could not understand Chinese, it didn’t matter. With the English of the camera, Edel Gard Burman understood that this grand event was indeed the [-]th China Capital International Automobile Exhibition held in the capital of China last year.

With the deepening of the camera, the last hope in Edelgard Boorman's heart was also shattered: inside the exhibition center, not only was there a sea of ​​people, but also signs and logos of automobile brands that he was familiar with came into his eyes one by one So much so that Edelgard Boorman couldn't do it even if he wanted to quibble...

And as the camera gradually moved, it soon came to the booth of Fengya Automobile, that is, the Huaxia Automobile brand that Edelgard Boorman had never heard of before, looking at the car on the platform being visited Surrounded by the tight and elegant CLS, Edelgard Boorman was silent: This car brand, which he had never heard of before, launched their four-door sedan last year. This brand released this four-door coupe a year in advance, so I naturally have no way to accuse the other party of plagiarism...

Just at this time, the staff member said: "Last year, what we showed to the public was just a concept car, but this year, what we showed to the European audience is a quasi-production car that is infinitely close to the state of mass production." It's a mass-produced car..."

"Wait a moment, please!" Edelgard Boorman suddenly pointed to a scene that had just passed, and exclaimed in surprise: "That's... that's..."

The staff of Fengya Automobile played back the picture a little bit, returned to the position that just caused Edelgard Boorman to exclaim, pointed to one of the pictures with a smile and said: "Mr. Boorman, what did you say? Is it this gentleman?"

Edelgard Boormann said hesitantly and reluctantly: "Yes... yes..."

Yes, Edelgard Boorman was born just because he was too shocked, but after seeing this picture, Edelgard Boorman, who had calmed down a little, wanted to give himself two big ones immediately. Zuikouzi: What are you calling?

What caused Edelgard Boorman's reaction was not the picture just now, but the person in the picture. This person is none other than Edelgard Boorman's old acquaintance, Michael Fink , this Mr. Michael Funk has another identity: the chief designer of the Mercedes-Benz Vision CLS four-door coupe concept car.

And in this picture, this Mr. Michael Funk is lying on the elegant CLS and observing carefully. His expression is so serious that one wonders whether this man wants to transform himself into a scanner and scan himself Every detail I saw was recorded in my mind...

Seeing Michael Fink's look and serious expression, at this moment, Edelgard Boorman's heart was broken: I understand that car designers need to learn from each other, but Mr. Fink, you are famous Europe's top car designers, even if you want to "learn" the design style of a Chinese auto company, you don't have to "learn" so seriously, so serious that you can copy the other party's design almost 1:1, right?

At this moment, Edelgard Boorman really wanted to rush into Michael Fink's office, tugged at his ear, and asked him what he thought: Even if you change some small details, let the Mercedes-Benz vision CLS It’s good that it doesn’t look so similar to this Fengya CLS!

Speaking of it, Michael Funk is not to blame for this. On the one hand, the design of CLS is too classic and perfect. It belongs to the kind of "one point is too fat, and one point is too thin". Knives are not suitable. This can be seen from the evolution process of the three generations of CLS: Although the CLS has gone through three generations of fireworks, the body lines and overall style of the three generations of CLS are basically the same, and the adjustments are limited to the interior. Decoration, power system, and the shape of the lamp group and the grille, etc., but the overall shape of the entire body has not been modified much, which shows that the overall shape of the first-generation CLS is perfect.

But it was this perfection that made Michael Funk particularly entangled. After repeated revisions several times, he found that the modified Mercedes-Benz Vision CLS was not as beautiful as the Fengya CLS in any way, and finally had to "inherit" Fengya The overall shape of the CLS is just a lot of work on the front and rear lamps, the grille, the lower lip, the power system and the interior. If it can be modified, Michael Funk is not willing to carry such a time bomb on his back.

Edelgard Boorman was naturally unaware of Michael Fink's entanglement. After watching the video provided by Fengya Automobile, he fell into a deep silence and didn't know what to say for a while. ...With the strong evidence of "there are pictures and the truth", what can he say?All words and arguments are feeble.

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Edelgard Boorman didn't know what to say, but Benz said that he had a lot to say, or that Benz was flustered at the moment...

In the staff rest area behind the Mercedes-Benz booth, Christoph Stressel looked anxious. As soon as the call was connected, he immediately covered his mouth and whispered to the phone: "Mr. Funk, something serious happened, then There's a car!"

Christoph Stressel is a staff member of Mercedes-Benz and also a member of the design team of the Mercedes-Benz Vision CLS four-door coupe concept car. He is responsible for the color work. After a lap, I saw the CLS of Fengya Motors.

For Christoph Stressel, seeing the Fuga CLS at the exhibition site was simply a bolt from the blue, so much so that the first thing he did when he returned to the booth was to have the vision CLS covered with a car jacket , to prevent his own car from being seen by more people, and the second thing he did was to contact Michael Fink as soon as possible.

Michael Fink on the other end of the phone didn't react for a while, and asked in confusion, "What car?"

"That's the car at the Huaxia Beijing Auto Show last year." Christoph Stressel was about to jump up anxiously, but he couldn't say clearly: "The one that provided a lot of inspiration for your CLS car……"

At this moment, Michael Fink on the other end of the phone finally came to his senses, he almost jumped up in shock: "That car?! What do you think happened to that car?"

Christoph Stressel's voice became lower and lower: "That car is now at the exhibition site, so hurry up and think of a way..."

The news made Michael Fink's eyes go dark, and he almost fainted on the ground. He quickly asked, "How is it possible? How did that car appear at the exhibition?"

Christoph Stressel murmured: "They are exhibitors..."

Is this company here to participate in the exhibition?
Michael Fink felt that his mouth was full of bitterness. After careful consideration and weighing, he "referenced" the design elements of Fengya CLS and put the vision CLS on display at the Frankfurt Motor Show. The reason is that he repeatedly After inquiring which Chinese company's exhibitor records, I found that the other party had not participated in any foreign auto exhibitions, and was a Chinese local company through and through. That's why I took the risk: even if I "learned" the other party's design, But how many Germans have been to China and participated in the China Capital International Auto Show?Even if they have been to the Huaxia Capital International Auto Show, they are unlikely to notice a concept car from a local Chinese auto company.

It was this kind of luck that made Michael Fink decide to take the risk, but what Michael Fink never expected was that this company, which had never participated in large-scale foreign auto exhibitions before, went abroad and participated in the first The first auto show is the largest auto exhibition event in Europe: the Frankfurt International Motor Show-this really killed me!

"Mr. Fink, you should quickly find a way to solve this trouble," Christoph Stressel's voice became lower and lower: "Today is the first day of the media day, it is still early, and the reporters present are not A lot, we still have a chance."

Only then did Michael Fink come to his senses, and hurriedly responded: "Yes, yes, today is the media day, and I still have a chance..."

For Michael Fink, the "study" object participated in the Frankfurt Motor Show like Mercedes-Benz, which is extremely bad news. Famous companies should not attract much attention from the media and reporters, so even though the situation is bad, as long as you act fast enough, I believe there is still time to deal with the matter before it further escalates.

Thinking of this, Michael Fink took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down. After thinking for a moment, he said to Christoph Stressel: "Kerry, well done! Thank you, I owe you a favor! A big favor! Believe me, I will pay you back."

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Hearing Michael Funk's words, Christoph Stressel had a smile on his face: He was so eager to let the staff at the Mercedes-Benz booth cover the vision CLS with a car jacket and pass the news Tell Michael Funk, for what?Isn't that what Michael Fink said: such a big favor is not so easy to repay.

Michael Fink on the other end of the phone continued: "Kerry, I have something for you to do next. First of all, you need to find a reason to remove our vision CLS from the booth. This car cannot be displayed for the time being... "

Christoph Stressel interrupted him and said: "Mr. Fink, I have already dealt with it. I just found a reason and asked the on-site staff to cover our car with a car cover. .”

"Already covered?"

Michael Fink was taken aback, and then he slapped his forehead: Yes, I am really dizzy, and I don’t necessarily need to remove the vision CLS from the booth, just find an excuse to cover the car first. up?

"Great job!" After complimenting Christoph Stressel, Michael Fink continued: "Kerry, next I need you to go to the booth of that Chinese company and get them to take their car Cover up too, and say that I will give them a satisfactory answer."

Hearing Michael Fink's words, Christoph Stressel did not immediately respond, but asked seriously: "Mr. Fink, are you sure? Are you sure you can give the other party a satisfactory answer?"

After finishing speaking, without waiting for Michael Fink to speak, Christoph Stressel added: "Since the other party can come to this auto show, I believe their strength will not be too bad. Since their strength is not bad, Then I believe their appetite should not be too bad..."

(End of this chapter)