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Chapter 842 Cannot Invest
After some understanding, Zhang Qihang finally understood why vans are so popular.

Because there is no automobile manufacturing industry in Syria itself, and all the automobiles needed have to be imported from abroad, the price of automobiles is relatively high, and it is also because of the relatively high price of automobiles; The people of Lya have formed the habit of "doing as much as possible while spending as little money as possible" when buying a car.

The van just fits this consumption habit: whether it is a "big bread" of the level of Toyota Hiace that can seat more than 10 people or a "small bread" of the level of Wuling Light that we are familiar with, they are all in line with the Syrian people. The tradition of "doing as much as possible with as little money as possible":

A small bread can seat 8 people, but it is not impossible to squeeze 10 people. If you buy such a car at home, you can do some business of pulling people and carrying goods;

Not to mention a "big bread" of the level of a Toyota Hiace, such a car for transportation is enough to make a family's life rich.

As for why the single-row and double-row miniature trucks are so popular, Zhang Qihang also found the reason, because in the eyes of the Syrian people, this is a "miniature" pickup!
Needless to say, how popular pickup trucks are in the Middle East, seeing a small truck similar to a "flat head pickup truck" immediately aroused the love of the Syrian people: the double-row pickup truck can seat four or five For individuals, there is a cargo box at the back. This double-row micro card can also seat four or five people, and there is also a cargo box at the back; the single-row card can seat two people, and there is a larger cargo box at the back. The front of the card can also seat four or five people, and there is also a larger cargo box at the back, which is the same as a pickup truck and can carry people and goods...

Although compared with the pickup truck, it is a little smaller and looks a little thinner, but the price is so much cheaper if it can’t stand it. To paraphrase a more fashionable word, if it’s the price, what bike do you need?

Knowing the reason, Zhang Qihang couldn't laugh or cry, but he still made a special call to Li Pengfei to explain the matter - for Black Leopard, this kind of opinion is a good thing, no matter what, it must make him happy.

"Ah... this is really... this is really..."

Hearing that his products were very popular in Syria, and he sold 7 cars in less than two days, Li Pengfei on the other end of the phone was immediately stunned, so that he couldn't even speak fluently.

For a moment, Li Pengfei's heart began to "thump, bang, bang": Is our Weimian and Weika so popular?If this is the case, doesn't that mean that our Black Panther Motors will also be able to export a large amount of foreign exchange in the future?

How can a product like ours, which has no technical content, be able to export and earn foreign exchange? !

For a moment, realizing this, Li Pengfei's mind went blank.

It's no wonder that Li Pengfei is so excited. These days, the profitability of the two companies is similar, but if one can earn foreign exchange through export and the other can't, then the company that can earn foreign exchange through export is the son of the local government. In the past few years, it has developed rapidly and contributed a lot of tax revenue to the local government. However, because of the inability to earn foreign exchange through exports, Li Pengfei has somewhat lacked confidence in the city.

The reason why Li Pengfei is so active in helping Huateng Industrial Group opened an automobile trade shop in Syria this time is not because these 16 Panther cars "broke the zero breakthrough of our factory's export earnings and are the starting point of our factory's export earnings !”?
Of course, this is what they said when they reported to the leaders. In fact, including Panther himself, they all subconsciously think that the export of their own cars is actually a hammer sale. The road of "agricultural vehicles" is able to be marketed and sold, and the thing "agricultural vehicles" is simply at the bottom of the chain of contempt in the entire automobile industry.

But who would have thought that in just two days, 7 cars have already been sold!
Li Pengfei, who finally came to his senses, quickly said to Zhang Qihang: "Mr. Zhang, how can I thank you for this? Don't worry, I will replenish the goods for you right away..."

"Replenishment must be replenished, but this matter is not particularly urgent," Zhang Qihang said: "Old Li, I want to ask you."

Li Pengfei immediately said, "Say it."

"That's right, since your micro-face and micro-card have not been calibrated for heat dissipation in high-temperature and high-heat climates?"

Li Pengfei was taken aback when he heard that: "Climate calibration under high temperature?"

"Yes," Zhang Qihang said, "Syria has a typical Mediterranean climate. Summer is dry and rainless, and the temperature is hot. If your car has not been calibrated for heat dissipation in this climate, the engine is likely to boil in summer... ...Old Li, you should know that this affects the reputation of your products, so my suggestion is that if you want to sell your car for a long time in Syria and even the Middle East, it is best to bring a team to the Middle East summer heat calibration."

Is it possible for the engine to boil in summer?
Li Pengfei was smart in an instant!

These days, it's normal for the engine to boil in summer, but Li Pengfei also understands that occasionally an engine will boil due to poor heat dissipation, but if its own products boil over a large area in summer, then This sentence is troublesome, it is tantamount to giving a blow to the foreign exchange earning business of our factory!
"This...we haven't done it before." Realizing this, Li Pengfei was about to cry: "Mr. Zhang, you have to help me, you must help us..."

Zhang Qihang sighed: He knew it was like this!
"In this way, I will call my teacher later, and you can go to my teacher and ask them to do this calibration for you."

Li Pengfei didn't realize it for a while: "Your teacher?"

"Just treat it as asking the engine department of Harbin Institute of Technology to help you with heat dissipation calibration," Zhang Qihang said, "But Lao Li, let me tell you earlier, this help is not free..."

"I understand! I understand!" Before Zhang Qihang finished speaking, Li Pengfei responded immediately: "Don't worry, as long as you can ensure that these cars exported to Syria will not boil in summer, it should be as much as you want Money, I definitely won’t take half and half of it.”

In Li Pengfei's view, as long as he can successfully earn foreign exchange through export and ensure the reputation of his products, nothing else is a big deal.

"Success, that's it," Zhang Qihang said, "I'll fax you the list later."

Li Pengfei hurriedly agreed.

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After Li Pengfei's side was settled, Zhang Qihang focused more on Samor Zamlik's auto trade shop.

For one week in a row, only 4 Sylphy sedans of Huateng Group were sold, 3 of which were special cars with a 75% discount, and none of the "Business Class on Land" cars were sold. This result made Zhang Qihang feel very sad. It was half cold.

Compared with the poor sales results of the "Sylphy" sedan and the "Business Class on Land" business car, the Black Panther's micro-face and micro-car are selling well. There are only 3 show cars in the store now, and they are still Samore. Zamlik insisted on staying, otherwise all three demonstration cars would have been sold.

In addition, the sales of motorcycles were also good. Except for a few demonstration vehicles, all other motorcycles were sold out.

Facing this result, Samor Zamlik was somewhat embarrassed, feeling ashamed to see Zhang Qihang.

Zhang Qihang was actually very depressed, but he was depressed. He had to comfort Samor Zamlik: "Samol, in Syria, our Huateng sedan is a new brand after all. Compared with Honda, Suzuki, Toyota, Volkswagen, Renault, Citroen and other well-known European and Japanese car brands are definitely unfamiliar to our brand.

A Sylphy sedan costs more than 3 US dollars, which is a huge sum of money. Under such circumstances, it is understandable for the public to choose a brand they are familiar with. This kind of thing can only be done slowly, so ah, Samore You don't have to worry, just sell motorcycles, micro cards, and micro faces first. As long as you slowly accumulate word of mouth, you will eventually be able to open up the market. "

"You said so."

Seeing that Zhang Qihang didn't mean to blame himself, Samuel Zamlik was relieved.In fact, he also understood in his heart that there was no way to do this kind of thing, but to take it slowly.Looking up at Zhang Qihang, Samuel Zamlik asked cautiously: "Then shall we continue to advertise?"

"Of course I want to fight!"

Zhang Qihang said without hesitation: "The more this is the case, the more we need to increase our investment in advertising and publicity. Next, we will not only continue to advertise, but also find ways to sponsor some activities and TV programs. In the minds of the Syrian people, there is an impression of 'Huateng Auto is also very powerful'."

Speaking of this, Zhang Qihang took a look at Samor Zamlik and said: "Samore, let me put it this way, entering the Syrian Arab Republic and the Middle East market is a strategic decision of the Huateng Group, and it will definitely not be due to a temporary Fail and give up."

Strategic decision?

Hearing Zhang Qihang's words, Samor Zamlik breathed a sigh of relief. Before that, what he was most worried about was whether Huateng Group would give up due to the bad start. Now, he can rest assured.

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After appeasing Samor Zamlik, a question was also placed in front of Zhang Qihang, that is: Syria is a country that needs to import [-] to [-] new cars every year, not to mention forming a complete industrial chain. At least it can support a car assembly plant. If so, why does such a large country not even have a car assembly plant?

What exactly went wrong?
The so-called abnormality must have a demon, Zhang Qihang didn't dare to invest here at all if he didn't understand this problem.

The easiest and most direct way to figure this out is to ask Comrade Liang Changxin for advice.

"You're asking the right person." Hearing Zhang Qihang's question, Liang Changxin laughed: "Actually, even if you don't come to me, I'm going to remind you."

"remind?"

Zhang Qihang's expression suddenly became serious. What's the situation here in Syria Ya that can make Liang Changxin hear the word "reminder"?

"Let's put it this way, Xiao Zhang." Comrade Liang Changxin pondered for a while, and said to Zhang Qihang: "If you are going to come to Syria to sell cars, I think you have very good ideas and should be encouraged, but if you are going to come to Syria to invest To build a factory, you must be mentally prepared to lose as much as you invest.”

Zhang Qihang was taken aback immediately: "So serious?"

"It's that serious," Comrade Liang Changxin nodded, and then asked Zhang Qihang: "How much do you know about the situation in Syria, especially the economic situation? Even a few words are fine."

Hearing what Liang Changxin said, Zhang Qihang realized in an instant that the problem in Syria seemed to be more serious than usual.He tried hard to think about the information about Syria and even the entire Middle East that he had learned through various channels, especially the "Crowd News" at night. After sorting it out carefully, Zhang Qihang said: "This country seems to be at war frequently. Well, for a country with such a large overall scale, if wars are frequent, the military expenditure will definitely be indispensable. Furthermore, the proportion of national defense expenditure to the total government expenditure is not too small. In addition, the external environment in Syria is not peaceful. "

"It's pretty good that you can think of these two points," Comrade Liang Changxin nodded approvingly, and said, "You're right, Syria's defense expenditure accounts for a very high proportion of the total government expenditure. Last year's The time has exceeded 56%, which is the highest defense expenditure of various countries in the Middle East.

The huge military expenditure not only squeezed out the funds for economic construction, but also exacerbated the government's fiscal deficit. As a result, Syria is not only heavily in debt, but even its foreign exchange reserves are about to bottom out.

That's all, but Syria's Lya implements a system dominated by the state-owned economy, which is similar to a planned economy. The result is that the state-owned economy occupies an absolute dominant position. Businesses are inefficient..."

Speaking of this, Comrade Liang Changxin sighed and said: "In addition to the severe drought that has spread throughout Syria in the past few years, the development of the agricultural sector has been slow, farmers have suffered poor harvests, and they are unable to meet the needs of population growth and industrial development. The already scarce foreign exchange was used to buy food, and the result was a general deterioration in the macroeconomics of the entire country.

If you want to invest in Syria, you can only cooperate with companies controlled by the Syrian government, but the current situation..."

Speaking of this, Comrade Liang Changxin couldn't help sighing, and said: "Those automakers in Western countries only dare to sell their cars to Syria after seeing these problems. , they absolutely dare not.”

(End of this chapter)