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Chapter 1342 What kind of bizarre idea is this?

Faced with this real pressure, Nakata Satoshi finally gave in. He took a deep breath and said to Gu Mingjun, "Mr. Gu, I can only promise to report the situation in China to the headquarters truthfully, but I can't guarantee what the attitude of the headquarters is and whether it can agree to your request."

Gu Mingjun did not expect Nakata Satoshi to give him a positive answer. He was too familiar with the Japanese way of doing things, so he was not surprised by Nakata Satoshi's answer. He nodded and said, "You don't need to guarantee it. You just need to fax the recent sales of Corolla and Huateng Kaiyue in the past few months to your headquarters."

At this point, Gu Mingjun stared at Nakata Satoshi, and his voice was also oppressive: "It's just that, Mr. Nakata, please understand that in the cooperation with us, although you are indeed the technology provider, the profit you get from us in various ways every year is not a small amount. If the sales of Corolla are affected, your interests cannot be guaranteed.

I have received information that Huateng Group has stated that as long as the price is right, any company can obtain hybrid technology from them without any obstacles. I believe you understand what this means and can also guess what the purpose of Huateng Group is doing this. "

Nakata Satoshi's face turned pale instantly, and he immediately became nervous: "Is there such a thing?"

If Huateng Group is really willing to sell their hybrid technology to the other party, then Oil Otter should really carefully consider its technology deployment strategy in the Chinese market, even if Huateng Group only sells their first-generation extended-range hybrid technology.

Seeing Nakata Satoshi's reaction, Gu Mingjun was relieved and answered affirmatively: "There is no need for me to lie to you. If you ask around, you will know that BYD's Lao Wang has sent a team to Huateng Group to discuss the introduction of technology. As for whether Huateng Group will sell their hybrid technology..."

At this point, Gu Mingjun paused for a moment and stared at Nakata Satoshi: "Mr. Nakata, you should still remember how Huateng Group obtained Honda's engine technology and authorization, right?"

  How could Satoshi Nakata not remember?

The technology and patent exchange between Huateng Group and Hongda was considered by the Japanese automobile industry to be the most short-sighted and stupid move by Hongda. If we were to select the stupidest move since the establishment of Hongda Motor Co., Ltd., this would definitely rank first!

why?

Because Huateng Industrial Group relied on the engine technology and patents exchanged from Hongda to become an automobile manufacturer with world-class civilian engine technology from a third-rate motorcycle manufacturer. It was also that technology and patent exchange that laid the foundation and position of Huateng Industrial Group in China's automobile industry.

The top executives of Touyou Otter have privately stated countless times with gritted teeth that if they had known in advance about the technology and patent exchange between Huateng Group and Hongda, they would have done everything they could to prevent it from happening. It was precisely because they failed to prevent it that Huateng Group became Touyou Otter's biggest competitor in the Chinese market. Forget about the saying "competitors can promote our progress". If money could fall from the sky just by lying in bed, who the hell would be willing to make money with a hunched back and sweating profusely?

However, Hongda Automobile does not agree with the media's evaluation. On the contrary, they believe that they have made a very good deal.

Before the technology and patent exchange with Huateng Industrial Group, Hongda's automatic transmission still needed to be purchased from Aisin Seiki, which is the holding company of Oil-Thief Otter. Therefore, Hongda was often strangled by Oil-Thief Otter at that time. However, after the technology and patent exchange with Huateng Group, Hongda has complete independent capabilities in the three major automotive systems: engine, transmission and chassis.

By exchanging its not-so-advanced engines for autonomy and control in the field of gearboxes, Hongda feels that it has made a big profit no matter how you look at it.

It was precisely because the oil-stealing otter was so angry about the technology and patent exchange between Huateng Group and Hongda that when he heard Gu Mingjun mention it, Nakata Satoshi was immediately touched on a sensitive nerve. He even panicked: "Are you saying that Huateng Group is going to exchange hybrid technology with Hongda?"

"..."

Gu Mingjun didn't expect Nakata Satoshi's reaction to be so intense. He was speechless for a moment: Aren't you usually arrogant and conceited? Why do you become like this when I mention Huateng Group?

Shame!

  “No, at least I haven’t heard of similar news,” Gu Mingjun said, “What I mean is, if Huateng Group and Hongda did not put forward any outrageous conditions and requirements when they exchanged technology and patents, and Mr. Zhang of Huateng Group had such a good relationship with Lao Wang, it would be even more impossible for Mr. Zhang to put forward any outrageous conditions when BYD wanted to buy hybrid technology from Huateng Group this time. The only disagreement between the two sides is probably the price. Following this line of thought, let’s go a step further: since even BYD can buy hybrid technology from Huateng Group without any obstacles, do you think other Chinese automobile manufacturers can buy hybrid technology from Huateng Group?

I don't think it should be a big problem.

So, once these car companies master Huateng's hybrid technology, even if it is just the simplest extended-range hybrid technology, guess how fierce the market competition in China will be?"

In an instant, Nakata Satoshi's face changed.

  He really hadn't thought of this just now, but now with Gu Mingjun's reminder, Nakata Satoshi couldn't help but think that perhaps in a few years, all of China's local automobile brands will have launched their own hybrid products, and the prices will be very cheap, but their own brands will still be old-fashioned traditional models. What will happen to the Otter that steals the oil by then?

One Huateng Group is enough to give the Oil Thief a headache. If a few more emerge, will the Oil Thief still be able to survive?

And if such a situation really happens, even if I am not the first person responsible, I will have to bear the main responsibility. At that time, let alone continuing my current comfortable life, I am afraid that I will not even have the chance to go back to being a corporate slave.

Thinking of this scene, Satoshi Nakata felt his scalp tingling and his face turned pale.

Without further hesitation, Nakata Satoshi immediately stood up and bowed deeply to Gu Mingjun, then said: "Mr. Gu, thank you very much for your reminder. Please rest assured that I will definitely urge this department to speed up the launch of hybrid products!"

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When his own interests might be affected, Satoshi Nakata acted quickly. He quickly sorted out the information, faxed it to the Touyouta headquarters, and even made a special phone call to explain the matter to the president.

However, the corporate disease of Touyou Otter reappeared. Faced with the situation reported by Satoshi Nakata, the relevant person in charge of the headquarters did not take it seriously. Although Satoshi Nakata kept calling to urge them, Touyou Otter's headquarters was still slowly going through the process and conducting a so-called "comprehensive assessment" of the impact of the incident.

Compared to the arrogant and slow-reacting oil-stealing otter, domestic counterparts reacted faster. For example, Zhao Jie, the head of Cheetah Automobile, who was negotiating with Huateng Group, specifically approached Zhang Qihang about this matter and asked him about the situation: "Mr. Zhang, I heard that Mr. Wang of BYD is interested in introducing hybrid technology from our group?"

"That's true," Zhang Qihang nodded and asked curiously, "Why? Do you have some ideas too? That shouldn't be the case."

  Zhao Jie smiled and said, "Our two companies are about to become one company. What can we think? I want to ask, when will you put the hybrid technology into our Cheetah Automobile?

We have done some research before and know that many potential customers actually like our Leopard cars. They think that the car body is tall and majestic and looks very imposing. However, they are also a little worried that the fuel consumption of our Leopard Commando and Leopard Black King Kong cars must be very high due to their large bodies.

I thought that if we could transplant that hybrid system to our Qibing and Black King Kong, it would definitely save users a lot of fuel costs.”

"You are right. If this hybrid system is transplanted to Qibing and Black King Kong, these two cars will definitely have good performance in terms of fuel consumption," Zhang Qihang first affirmed Zhao Jie's statement, and then changed the subject: "But Lao Zhao, I will tell you the truth. When we designed this hybrid system, we never considered transplanting it to off-road vehicles. If it is moved to urban SUV products, it is fine, but if it is transplanted to off-road vehicles, then forget it. The strength and durability are not good enough."

Zhao Jie was not surprised by Zhang Qihang's answer. The hybrid version of Huateng Excelle is the hottest model in the current automobile market. He is now negotiating at the headquarters of Huateng Group. With such a good opportunity, how could he not learn more about the hybrid models and hybrid systems of Huateng Group? Of course, he knew that when Huateng Group was developing this hybrid system, it did not consider installing it on hard-core off-road vehicles.

However, he came to see Zhang Qihang today, and of course he was fully prepared: "You are right, I have done some research on what you said, and I have some understanding, but Mr. Zhang, you may have overlooked that many owners who bought our two-wheel drive version of Black Kong and Qi Bing are actually using this car as an urban SUV."

At this point, Zhao Jie seriously sought Zhang Qihang's opinion: "Mr. Zhang, do you think it would be feasible if we launched a front-wheel drive hybrid Black King Kong and Hybrid Wonder?"

(End of this chapter)