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Chapter 1341 You don’t want to leave in disgrace, do you?

Not only Sun Cong received a call, but the main leaders of several other friendly companies also received calls from their own main leaders, and these calls, without exception, came from Shandong Province.

No one is stupid. If there had not been this phone call from Shandong Province, when various friendly competitors made small moves and Shandong Province expressed protest, the relevant leaders could still use excuses such as "I don't know" to prevaricate. But since Shandong Province has already called in advance and clearly hinted that "If your people don't follow the rules, then we won't follow the rules either", the leaders can no longer turn a deaf ear to it.

  But I can’t do any tricks anymore. What should I do with my sales work next?

Are we just going to watch Huateng Group slaughter everyone?

The first one who couldn't hold back was the joint venture brand of Touyou Otter under the Northern Big Brother...

After a few simple greetings, Gu Mingjun, the Chinese director of the Big Brother Group, looked at Nakata Satoshi, the director of the Oil Otter, and said seriously, "Mr. Nakata, I won't play tricks on you. You should be very clear about the sales of our Corolla in the past few months, right?"

"Hai!"

Nakata Satoshi, who was sitting opposite Tani Mingjun, leaned forward slightly and said, "Yes, I know something. The extent of the decline is somewhat shocking. We have encountered a strong competitor."

"You are right. We have encountered a strong competitor. This competitor is not only strong, but also does not abide by the rules at all."

At this point, Gu Mingjun felt somewhat resentful. It was one thing for everyone to compete, but what Huateng Group did was a bit too much. They were completely unconventional and broke the rules!

"Yes, that's exactly what I wanted to say," Nakata Satoshi immediately replied. He looked up at Gu Mingjun with expectation in his eyes. "Mr. Gu, I am very clear about the influence of your group in the whole of China. Can you use the power of your group to put some pressure on the Huateng Group that doesn't abide by the rules?"

Gu Mingjun smiled bitterly and said, "I'm afraid that won't work."

"Nani?"

Nakata Satoshi looked at Gu Mingjun in confusion: "Mr. Gu, with the influence of your group in your country, can't you do something like this?"

Why did the oil stealing otter choose the northern big brother as its partner? Isn't it because of the huge influence of the northern big brother in the Chinese automobile field?

  The big brother in the north certainly wants to make money by relying on the products of the Oil-stealing Otter, but for the Oil-stealing Otter, don’t they also see that this is an opportunity for them to make money by lying down?

But now, Gu Mingjun actually said that they had no way to put pressure on Huateng Group, which made Nakata Satoshi unable to understand and accept it.

Gu Mingjun actually understood why Nakata Satoshi had such a reaction. He sighed and explained to Nakata Satoshi, "Mr. Nakata, it's like this. The head of our industry called me and warned me before, asking us to limit the scope of competition to healthy competition in the future and not to spread rumors or throw mud at our competitors."

"..."

Satoshi Nakata opened his mouth wide. This situation was far beyond his expectations.

Gu Mingjun went on to explain: "I have a general understanding. It should be the relevant leaders of Shandong Province who came forward to greet the higher-ups... Mr. Nakata, you should understand that, in our Chinese words, the current Huateng Group is the heart and eye of Shandong Province. If Shandong Province does not greet everyone in advance, everyone can pretend not to see it. But if the other party has already greeted in advance, and some bad rumors have spread in the market, you should be able to predict the result."

Satoshi Nakata didn't say anything, but nodded slowly.

Japan is the country most deeply influenced by Chinese culture, one could even say it is the only one. He certainly understood what Gu Mingjun meant. When the other party has given advance warnings and drawn boundaries, if the warned party does not abide by the rules, then what follows will be an unlimited war.

"...Okay," Nakata Satoshi, who took a deep breath and had already guessed something in his mind, asked Tani Akitoshi, "So, Tani-kun, what do you and your group mean?"

Gu Mingjun asked tentatively: "Can we significantly reduce the price of our Prius?"

The attempt to lower the price of Prius was the result of previous internal discussions within the Chinese team.

If there is no hybrid version of Huateng Kaiyue for comparison, the price of 27.98 yuan for Yifeng Prius, which is known as the "world's first hybrid car", is reasonable. Naturally, many people will choose Prius to try it out or to show off their status. But now that there is a hybrid version of Kaiyue with a price of just over 13 yuan, the status of Yifeng Prius has suddenly become awkward...

  Why is it that the hybrid car of Huateng Group only costs a little over 10 yuan, while the Prius of Yifeng costs 30 yuan?

You said your hybrid system is different. Your hybrid E-CVT transmission uses a sophisticated planetary gear structure, so...

I don't want to listen!

Just tell me whether Huateng Group’s hybrid Excelle is fuel-efficient or not?

  Yes, that's right, the fuel consumption of the hybrid Excelle is about one liter higher than that of your Prius, but this one liter of fuel is worth 150,000 or 160,000 yuan?

Don't say that the structure of your hybrid system is more awesome. Huateng Group's hybrid system is still a simple extended-range hybrid. You are taking us for fools!

The situation came to a standstill here.

It can even be said that the emergence of the hybrid Excelle directly tore off the coat of the Prius.

Before this, the Prius, which had average performance in all aspects, still had a dazzling halo and could fool some rich newbies. But after the emergence of the hybrid Excelle, especially after the Huateng Excelle achieved the same price sales of hybrid and fuel automatic, countless people suddenly discovered that over the years, some foreign car companies have been treating them like fools and fooling them. This has directly led to the Prius sales falling into a very embarrassing situation in the past few months.

Nakata Satoshi actually knew all this, but when he heard Tani Akitoshi's proposal, he rejected it without hesitation: "This is impossible! The price of Prius must not be reduced!"

Gu Mingjun was a little disappointed when he heard this, but he still tried to persuade him, "Mr. Nakata, I think Huateng Group's approach can actually be used as a reference. Large-scale price cuts will help increase product sales, and increased sales will help reduce the cost of the entire hybrid system. We can make money in the future, but we will just suffer some losses now."

Huateng Group's practice of "selling at a loss in the early stage, and then making money by relying on scale after the sales scale has increased and the cost of the entire hybrid system can be significantly reduced" cannot be concealed from anyone, let alone the senior executives of the automotive industry headed by Gu Mingjun and Sun Cong. Before, everyone thought "take it slow, don't rush", but now under the pressure of Huateng Group and facing the pressure of reality, everyone has to consider adopting Huateng Group's approach.

It's a pity, otherwise why do people in Japan have square brains? Even though Gu Mingjun had broken down and explained the truth to Nakata Satoshi, and Nakata Satoshi understood the truth, he still shook his head like a rattle: "No, no, we don't agree to do this!"

Gu Mingjun couldn't help asking, "Why?"

Satoshi Nakata said confidently: "Because it will affect the positioning of Prius."

Nima!

  At this moment, Gu Mingjun really wanted to curse, and he really wanted to open Nakata Satoshi's head to see if there was anything wrong with this guy's brain: These bastards, are there cement in their heads? How come they don't know how to adapt at all?

However, Nakata Satoshi was a little scared when he saw Tani Akitoshi's red eyes. After hesitating for a while, he explained softly, "Besides, this kind of thing is not something I can decide. The company headquarters must make the decision."

"call……"

Hearing this, Gu Mingjun took a deep breath. His experience of dealing with Japanese people over the years made him realize that what Nakata Satoshi said was actually reasonable. Although he was very unhappy, he nodded and took out Plan B that he had prepared before: "Since the price of Prius is difficult to adjust for the time being, let's not discuss it for the time being. But Mr. Nakata, Corolla's sales have been greatly affected. This is an indisputable fact. Even the appearance of the hybrid Excelle has affected the reputation of the oil-stealing Otter. This is also an indisputable fact. Do you admit all this?"

"Yes, I admit it."

"Therefore, we believe that it is time to introduce the hybrid version of Corolla to China ahead of schedule."

"This one……"

Just when Nakata Satoshi was still thinking about how to reject Gu Mingjun, Gu Mingjun spoke before him: "I know you are discussing with another partner about introducing the hybrid Camry to the Chinese market, and the relevant negotiations have entered the final stage. Since you have already planned to introduce the hybrid Camry to China, it is reasonable to introduce the hybrid Corolla to cope with the competition at the same time, right?"

  At this point, Gu Mingjun looked at Nakata Satoshi and reminded him tactfully: "After all, according to our previous agreement, the hybrid version of Corolla must be introduced to the Chinese market. Now it is just to cope with market competition and advance it, Mr. Nakata, don't you think so?

And speaking of which, Mr. Nakata, although you were sent here by the Oil Thief Headquarters, you are also responsible for your performance. You don't want to be sent back in disgrace, right?"

Satoshi Nakata didn't expect that the big brother from the north knew the matter so clearly. He also understood that if he still tried to defend himself at this point, he would be immature. Besides, Tani Mingjun was right. He really didn't want to be recalled to the headquarters in disgrace. He had to be responsible for his performance.

Thinking of this, Nakata Satoshi took a deep breath...

(End of this chapter)