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Chapter 1399: Taking the initiative to seek peace

The meeting with Rudolf Braumen was at a hot pot restaurant.

If you hadn't seen it with your own eyes, it would be hard to believe that a pure German man actually likes to eat Chinese hot pot, and it must be a shuangyuan hot pot. Even when he eats alone, he must order a shuangyuan hot pot. This is outrageous.

This was not the first time the two had met, so when he saw Zhang Qihang, Rudolf Braumen greeted him warmly: "Zhang, I'm so happy to see you again. Also, the beef tendon and beef with skin dip you recommended to me last time were really great. I went to Bashu to eat them. They were really indescribably delicious, but a little too spicy..."

Zhang Qihang smiled and said, "Rudolph, you have to know that you are going to Bashu Province, the place in China where people can eat the spiciest food. When you order the shabu-shabu pot, you should tell the waiter that your red soup can only be slightly spicy... For the people of Bashu, their slightly spicy food is spicy enough for you."

"Yes, yes, that's right. I'll tell him next time," Rudolf Braumen nodded repeatedly, with an expression of nostalgia and lingering fear. "Oh my God, the hot pot in Bashu is really delicious, but you don't know what I went through in the few days after eating that hot pot..."

  Zhang Qihang burst into laughter!

He knew very well how Bashu Hotpot dealt with stubborn outsiders. The Bashu Hotpot in the club specialized in dealing with people who claimed that they could eat spicy food, especially foreigners like Rudolf Braumen.

The two chatted while eating, and soon talked about Huateng Group's mild hybrid system. Rudolf Braumen raised his thumb and said to Zhang Qihang: "Zhang, I have seen your two mild hybrid systems. To be honest, your concept shocked me."

Finally, we are talking about business...

Zhang Qihang raised his eyebrows: "Oh, what do you mean?"

Rudolf Braumen shrugged: "Zhang, you don't believe me. You know our Bosch's mild hybrid concept. Compared with your Huateng Group's design concept of 'canceling all wheel equipment at the front end of the engine and electrifying it', our Bosch is still stuck in the very primitive concept of 'letting BSG provide a certain amount of power assistance to the engine' when designing the mild hybrid system.

  After looking at your 52V mild hybrid system and ISG motor design, I had one feeling at the time: Oh, it’s unbelievable that Bosch is out of date in the concept of automotive electronics!

Believe me, Zhang, this is not a very pleasant feeling. "

  Zhang Qihang laughed out loud!

It is hard to say how much truth and falsehood there is in Rudolf Braumen's words, but there is no doubt that this guy is a master of creating atmosphere and a master of negotiation.

Looking at Zhang Qihang's reaction, Rudolf Braumen was a little disappointed. The reason why he said all this to Zhang Qihang was actually to hint at one thing to Zhang Qihang, which was "I have already seen the two mild hybrid systems that your Huateng Group has not officially released. Now you know how deep my connections and relationships are with you, right?"

After conveying this information to Zhang Qihang, he hoped to see some negative emotions from Zhang Qihang, even just a hint of anger.

But Zhang Qihang's reaction disappointed Rudolf Braumen. Zhang Qihang's reaction was very calm, or in other words, he hid his emotions very well. Although this was not the first time Rudolf Braumen had dealt with Zhang Qihang, and he knew very well how difficult Zhang Qihang was, facing such a result, Rudolf Braumen was still a little depressed.

After laughing, Zhang Qihang stopped beating around the bush with Rudolf Braumen and asked directly: "So Rudolf, what do you want to talk to me about on behalf of Bosch? Are you planning to join forces with our Huateng Group to monopolize the supply of mild hybrid systems in China?"

"No, no, no, Zhang, you know that's impossible," Rudolf Braumen waved his hands and pointed to the top of his head, "Your superiors won't allow us to do that either."

Zhang Qihang looked at Rudolf Braumen with a half-smile: "So Rudolf, what is your purpose at Bosch? Don't tell me you just want to have hotpot with someone."

"Eating hot pot together is only part of it," Rudolf Braumen looked at Zhang Qihang seriously, "Zhang, what I want to tell you is that we think the current situation of our two groups in the auto parts field is not very healthy. We can cooperate in a wider range."

Zhang Qihang raised his eyebrows: "Oh?"

Rudolf Braumen simply put down the colander he was using to scoop out the meat and said, "That's right. We at Bosch can fully understand the feelings of the Chinese automakers who choose our two products at the same time. Everyone hopes to choose high-quality and low-priced products, and at the same time put a certain amount of pressure on suppliers.

But at the same time, we also believe that companies must ensure a certain profit margin in order to develop healthily, so I hope that our two companies can establish a standardized and efficient communication mechanism while complying with normal market rules. "

That's it!

  Rudolf Braumen said so much, and Zhang Qihang certainly understood what this guy meant: competing with each other is not conducive to everyone making money together, so how about we play a game of "tacit understanding"?

On the other hand, Rudolf Braumen's statement also shows how much pressure Huateng Group has brought to Bosch in the field of auto parts, at least in China's auto parts field, so that Bosch, which has always been arrogant and looked down on others, has now taken the initiative to find Huateng Group and seek to "play a tacit understanding" with Huateng Group.

  Do you agree?

Zhang Qihang ruled out the option of "yes" almost immediately: Why would Rudolf Braumen come to him and actively seek cooperation with Huateng Group?

Isn't it because Huateng Group has brought them too much pressure in the field of auto parts, so that they have to lower their posture? You know, just two or three years ago, Bosch looked down on Huateng Auto Parts and threatened major domestic OEMs that "If you dare to use Huateng Group's products, we Bosch will not provide you with XX products."

Thinking of this, Zhang Qihang nodded and said, "It is of course necessary to establish a good communication mechanism, but Mr. Bromen, is the communication mechanism you are talking about limited to the Chinese market, or is it global and not limited to any region?"

Rudolf Braumen's expression suddenly became tense when he heard this: What did Zhang Qihang mean by this? Could it be that he was not satisfied with the Chinese market and wanted to share the market with Bosch in other countries?