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Chapter 1008 The solution is smooth
Liu Jiang waved his hand: "David, you know, this is what our boss means."

Davis McAllister laughed loudly: "Haha... well, then I will definitely thank Zhang later."

There was a smile on Liu Jiang's face, and he said to Davis McAllister: "Davis, there is no problem here, but the European media may have discovered something. Still have to pay attention."

Davis McAllister raised his eyebrows: "Oh? How do you say it?"

Liu Jiang said: "A reporter came here before, and he claimed to be from "Auto, MotorundSport" magazine."

Davis McAllister's expression suddenly became serious, he frowned slightly, then nodded and said: "Auto, MotorundSport magazine? No problem, Liu, don't worry, we will solve this trouble. "

"Are you sure?"

Liu Jiang asked Davis McAllister.

"Of course I'm sure," Davis McAllister said confidently: ""Auto, MotorundSport" magazine is a magazine sponsored by the German Society of Automotive Engineers, and our Daimler Group is the main body of the German Society of Automotive Engineers." Sponsorship unit, an outdated piece of news, a trivial matter."

In fact, this is not the case. "Auto, MotorundSport" magazine is indeed a magazine sponsored by the German Association of Automotive Engineers. This is true, and Daimler is indeed the main sponsor of the German Association of Automotive Engineers. This is also true, but Daimler Group wants to "hold down" "Auto, MotorundSport" magazine, so that they stop publishing an article that is not very friendly to them. It is not impossible, but it still takes some effort after all, but Davis Mai Callister felt that there was no need to tell Liu Jiang about such things.

Since Davis McAllister was so confident, Liu Jiang nodded and said nothing.

It was Davis McAllister who took the initiative to say to Liu Jiang: "Liu, on behalf of the Daimler Group, I sincerely invite you to visit the Daimler Group after the auto show."

Liu Jiang did not expect that Davis McAllister would take the initiative to extend an invitation to him, but he was immediately moved: to visit Daimler.He said without hesitation: "Of course no problem, it's my honor, but the place to visit..."

"It's up to you." Knowing what Liu Jiang meant, Davis McAllister said happily: "Daimler Group headquarters, R&D department, production department... any department of our Daimler will The door is open to you, except for a few sensitive departments, you can visit wherever you want to visit."

Liu Jiang immediately realized that this was an olive branch extended by Daimler Group to Huateng Group, and he extended his hand to Davis McAllister with a smile: "Davis, to tell you the truth, I have Some can't wait... I wish us a happy cooperation."

"Happy cooperation!"

Davis McAllister held Liu Jiang's hand tightly.

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After the matter was settled, Davis McAllister immediately offered to leave, but Liu Jiang did not keep him. He knew that Davis McAllister still had a lot of work to do.

After sending Davis McAllister away, Liu Jiang took out the phone and called Zhang Qihang after calculating the time. After a while, the call was connected, and Liu Jiang smiled at Zhang Qihang on the other end of the phone. Qihang said: "Mr. Zhang, it's me, Old Liu."

"Old Liu," Zhang Qihang on the other end of the phone said with a smile: "Judging from your happy tone, the matter seems to have been resolved smoothly?"

Yes, all of this was arranged by Lin Jianguo before. Of course he knew that the first generation of Mercedes-Benz CLS was publicly unveiled at the 03 Frankfurt International Auto Show. After the public appearance, Lin Jianguo was a little curious, what would Mercedes-Benz do?What would Michael Funk do?Will the Mercedes-Benz Vision CLS four-door coupe concept car that was originally presented at this auto show in history continue to appear?

In this regard, Lin Jianguo is actually not very sure.

However, if he is not sure, Lin Jianguo still made two-handed preparations: If the Mercedes-Benz Vision CLS four-door coupe concept car does not appear, then everything will continue as usual, but if Michael Fink shows up with the Mercedes-Benz Vision CLS four-door coupe concept car Now, let’s talk to the Daimler Group properly... After all, this is one of the reasons why Zhang Qihang agreed to participate in the Frankfurt International Motor Show so happily after receiving the invitation letter from the Frankfurt International Motor Show Organizing Committee One: Although the exhibition fee is not cheap, it would be nice if you can blackmail the Daimler Group by the way.

But what Lin Jianguo did not expect was that the historical inertia was so strong. Even though he had unveiled the CLS a year in advance, Michael Fink continued to follow the strong historical inertia and lead the way at this year's Frankfurt International Motor Show. The vision CLS four-door coupe concept car was unveiled.

"Solved, very smooth," Liu Jiang smiled happily: "Daimler takes this trouble very seriously, and our old friend Mr. Davis McAllister is here."

Hearing what Liu Jiang said, Zhang Qihang also laughed: "Davis McAllister? That's really our old friend."

"Who says it's not?" Liu Jiang smiled equally happily, and said, "The matter was resolved smoothly, and our request was not too much. Davis quickly agreed."

"It's good if you agree." Hearing Liu Jiang say that Davis McAllister agreed to the conditions of Huateng Group, Zhang Qihang also breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It must be admitted that Mercedes-Benz is in the process of chassis tuning and NVH. The level of calibration is indeed the top in the world. In this respect, we are still far behind others, and we must learn from them.”

Why is the Fengya Teana based on the Mazda 929 only able to compete with the Audi A6?
In addition to the brand height and market recognition of the Fengya brand itself, another very important factor is the gap between Huateng Industrial Group and Mazda in terms of chassis tuning and NVH calibration. As a result, Mazda 929 can be regarded as a C+ Or the D-level platform, in the hands of Huateng Industrial Group, in addition to the space, it can only be tied with the Audi A6 in terms of NVH. The NVH performance of the Audi A6 is stronger than that of the Audi a[-], but the two have not widened the essential gap.

"You're right," Liu Jiang agreed with Zhang Qihang's words, and then said: "By the way, Davis invited me to visit their Daimler Group after the exhibition, and I agreed."

"It's also a good thing to visit," Zhang Qihang said: "If there is a chance, see if you can hire some engineers for chassis tuning. If not, it's okay to ask these chassis experts to recommend a few people. These people are Those who have their own small circle, who is going to leave the job, who is going to change jobs, these people know ahead of their bosses.”

"Okay, I remember."

Liu Jiang responded that he also thought this method was good. For the current Huateng Industrial Group, with Zhang Qihang, there is no need to worry about design. The biggest shortcoming now is the talents in chassis tuning and vehicle NVH calibration. Method, chassis tuning and NVH calibration are two things that require too much experience, and there are not a few top experts in chassis and NVH in China.

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Three days later, Daimler Group and Huateng Industrial Group jointly held a press conference. At this press conference, Daimler and Huaxia Huateng Industrial Group jointly announced one thing to the media: the chief designer of Mercedes-Benz Mr. Michael Fink and Mr. Zhang Qihang, the general manager and chief designer of Huaxia Huateng Industrial Group, designed a four-door coupe. This car is called Vision CLS in Mercedes-Benz and CLS in Huateng Industrial Group. The companies will share one body design, but will use their own products and solutions for interior design, body paint schemes, powertrain, transmission and chassis details.

As soon as the news came out, the reporters present at the meeting were immediately excited: Is there such a thing?Mercedes-Benz actually cooperated with a little-known Chinese company?

The most unacceptable is Edelgard Boorman, a reporter from the "Auto, MotorundSport" magazine. He is planning to use this incident to make a big news. Unexpectedly, Mercedes-Benz has reached an agreement with this Chinese company. reconciliation?Then how can you make big news?

After finally reaching the media questioning session, Edelgard Boorman immediately raised his hand and asked loudly: "Mr. Davis, I am Edelgard Boorman, a reporter from "Auto, MotorundSport" magazine. I have a question. I would like to ask a question: When did Mercedes-Benz cooperate with Huateng Group?"

Poor Edelgard Boorman, he didn't know that he was deliberately selected by the host, because Mercedes-Benz already knew that Edelgard Boorman might cause trouble.

Davis McAllister, who had been prepared for this, smiled and said: "Mr. Boorman, I want to correct your statement. When it was not, Mercedes-Benz and Huaxia Huateng Industrial Group cooperated. It is Mercedes-Benz. Mr. Michael Fink, the chief designer of the car, cooperated with Mr. Zhang Qihang, the general manager and chief designer of Huaxia Huateng Industrial Group."

"This...is there any difference?"

Davis McAllister's answer not only made Edelgard Boorman a little confused, but also made the reporters of other media on the scene a little confused.

Davis McAllister said: "Of course there is a difference. Let me introduce it to you in detail, and everyone will understand: this cooperation did not happen between Daimler Group and Huateng Industrial Group, but between Daimler Group and Huateng Industrial Group. Between Michael Fink and Mr. Zhang Qihang, this is a cooperation between Mr. Michael Fink and Mr. Zhang Qihang. The idea of ​​this 'four-door coupe' is that Mr. Michael Fink and Mr. Zhang Qihang What was completed together naturally belongs to Mr. Michael Fink and Mr. Zhang Qihang..."

Edelgard Boorman couldn't help interrupting Davis McAllister, saying: "But as far as I know, Fengya Motor presented their Fengya CLS concept car to the public at the China Auto Show last year. made a presentation, and Mercedes presented your vision CLS concept car to the public for the first time at this year's Frankfurt Motor Show."

"That's exactly what happened," Davis McAllister nodded, then turned his head and bowed slightly to Michael Fink, who also attended the press conference, before saying, "Here, I want to represent The Board of Directors of Daimler, apologizes to Mr Michael Fink for some not-so-good bureaucratic practices of the Daimler AG."

what?
what's the situation?
The actions of Davis McAllister stunned the reporters present at the meeting: Why did Davis McAllister apologize to Mr. Michael Funk?By the way, Mr. Davis McAllister said that he apologized to Michael Fink for some bad bureaucratic habits of the Daimler Group, could it be...

The eyes of some reporters suddenly lit up, and they all made up something in their heads...

After Michael Fink staged a touching forgiveness and being forgiven, Davis McAllister introduced to the media reporters: "Just now Mr. Boorman raised a question and asked me why Fengya CLS It was exhibited at the China Auto Show, and the Mercedes-Benz Vision CLS was only shown publicly for the first time this year. Here I will explain to you:
At the beginning of last year, after returning from China, Mr. Fink submitted a report on the concept and idea of ​​his 'four-door coupe', hoping to launch this project, but this report did not attract the attention of the board of directors, and there was no However, after the Huaxia Beijing Auto Show last summer, my staff was shocked when they saw the Fengya CLS show car. They thought it was a very good design, and immediately started the design process with Mr. Funk as the chief designer. Division's vision CLS project..."

Speaking of this, Davis McAllister spread his hands and said sincerely: "Because of some of our bad habits, Mr. Funk's excellent design has not been taken seriously, and it has caused everyone There was some misunderstanding, and this is where the board would like to apologize to Mr Fink."

Speaking of this, Davis McAllister looked at Edelgard Boorman and said, "Mr. Boorman, this is what happened before and after this incident. Are you satisfied with this answer?"

Edelgard Boorman was stunned. He couldn't help but look at Liu Jiang who also attended the press conference: That's not what your staff told me at the beginning...

It's a pity that Edelgard Boorman's winking eyes were destined to be thrown at the blind man, and Liu Jiang just pretended not to see it.

Seeing that Liu Jiang refused to come out to stand for him, Edelgard Boorman's face suddenly became sad: Damn it, his big news is gone!
Compared to Edelgard Boorman, reporters from other media were full of excitement: So this is the case, if this is the case, then it is understandable...

(End of this chapter)