Manufacturing Empire in the Valley

Chapter 1464 The Automobile Industry's Open Secret

The others took one, and Chunshu and Niu Xiaoqiang took one.

After the car set off, Chun Shu asked very politely: "Mr. Niu, I wonder which department of the company you want to visit? Please explain to me in advance, and I can take you there as soon as I get there. "

Niu Xiaoqiang tentatively asked, "I wonder if I can visit the R&D department?"

Haruki didn't think of Niu Xiaoqiang's idea at all. Seeing Kitano Shin's face, he couldn't refuse, and nodded slightly: "Of course there is no problem, I will take you to the R&D department in person later. .”

According to Niu Xiaoqiang's original idea, he would first go to the production workshop to make a show, and wait until the other party relaxed his vigilance before asking to go to the R&D department to have a look.

Unexpectedly, Kitano Shin's face was beyond his expectation, he just tested it, and Haruki nodded, which saved Niu Xiaoqiang a lot of trouble.

Niu Xiaoqiang's mood became happier, and he kept chattering with Chunshu along the way.Because of his witty language, Haruki soon developed a lot of affection for him.

Before arriving at the destination, Haruki asked casually, "Mr. Niu, which company do you work for?"

Although the representatives of Aisin Seiki who participated in the investment promotion meeting knew the identity of Niu Xiaoqiang, they have not returned to today, and are still investigating at Dongguang, so no one in the headquarters of Aisin Seiki knows what Niu Xiaoqiang is doing. of.

Niu Xiaoqiang observed Haruki's expression for a while, and made sure that the other party really didn't know his identity, so he said with a smile: "I am the agent of the owner of Packard Motor Company, and I will assist him in handling some daily affairs."

Haruki showed curiosity: "Packard Motor Company sounds strange, which country's car company is this?"

Packard Motor Company is indeed not well-known at present. Although there has been a lot of news in China, because there is no foreign reporter at the investment promotion conference, the relevant news has not yet been delivered to today. Haruki Not knowing the name of the Packard Motor Company is very normal.

Niu Xiaoqiang laughed and said, "This is a very small company headquartered in the United States."

After Haruki heard this, he seemed to lose interest in continuing to ask. He smiled and changed the subject: "I'm curious about one thing. I don't know what is your relationship with Kitano Shin? How could he recommend you to us so solemnly?" ?”

When Nobuo Kitano contacted Aisin Seiki again, he said that Niu Xiaoqiang was his good friend, and asked Aisin Seiki to treat him well.The reason why he said that was mainly to make up for Niu Xiaoqiang.

After all, I felt a little bit guilty for stealing other people's ingredients and formulas, and making up for Niu Xiaoqiang properly could also reduce my guilt.

Haruki and others believed it was true, and he raised this question in order to establish a good relationship with Kitano Shin through Niu Xiaoqiang.Although Kitano Nobu is only the director of a department of Toyota, his position is very important. He is known as the leader of the new generation of core technology research and development in Toyota. The future is very bright. If we can establish a good relationship with him in advance, this Naturally, it is not a bad thing for Aisin Seiki.

Niu Xiaoqiang thought that Haruki had doubts about his motives for visiting. In order to dispel the other party's worries, he opened his eyes and said nonsense: "Although Kitano and I have only met a few times, we feel like friends at first sight. , I appreciate his ability, and he also appreciates my hard work, so the relationship is pretty good."

Haruki showed joy: "I see, there is something I want to ask Niu Xiaoqiang. If the opportunity is right, can you please help us say something nice to Kitano Shin?"

Why does Aisin Seiki want to please Toyota's department leaders so much?This is because as long as they have a good relationship with the other party's leaders, they can supply Toyota with some defective products in the name of qualified products.

Toyota's quality management is very strict, and sometimes they may refuse to accept the product just because a piece of paint has fallen off the appearance of the product.

Such flaws do not actually affect the performance and quality of the product. To put it bluntly, the appearance is not very good-looking.Even so, Toyota will refuse to accept it. It is not difficult to see from this that Toyota's development to today's scale is definitely not a fluke.

Toyota can unceremoniously reject spare parts that they think are defective, which is very troublesome for downstream suppliers.They need to ship substandard products back to the company for modification, and then ship them to Toyota for inspection by Toyota's quality supervisors.This trip back and forth will not only delay a lot of time, but also cost twice as much freight.

If someone sends a sentence at this time and asks the quality department to sign for these slightly defective spare parts, it will save a lot of trouble for downstream suppliers. Need to please Toyota's leadership.

This is an open secret in the automotive industry. Almost every spare parts supplier has public relations expenses. The so-called public relations fees are actually spending money to get upstream auto companies to accept the substandard parts they supply.Under normal circumstances, upstream auto companies will turn a blind eye and close their eyes, and will not be so serious.

Of course, there is also a premise in this, that is, there must be no major problems with your parts, otherwise, no matter how many gifts you give and treat people to the most high-end banquet, they will never sign for it.

When Niu Xiaoqiang heard that Haruki believed his words, he couldn't help but secretly felt amused.But on the surface, he seemed very righteous, and nodded with a smile: "Please rest assured, I will speak kindly to Kitano Shin when the opportunity is right."

Haruki looked very happy. He glanced at the driver, then quickly took out an envelope from his pocket and handed it to Niu Xiaoqiang. He gave Niu Xiaoqiang a look of "you understand", and whispered: "This is our one My heart, please take care of Mr. Niu in the future."

Niu Xiaoqiang felt the thickness of the envelope with his fingers, and said with a grin: "I won't say more, but you can rest assured."

At this time, the car just arrived at the destination, and Chun Shu opened the car door with a smile: "Mr. Niu, please follow me."

When Niu Xiaoqiang got off the car, he quietly stuffed the envelope into his pocket, and followed Chun Shu forward with a smile. After a while, the two of them came to a low two-story building.

Haruki introduced with a smile: "This is where the R&D department of Aisin Seiki is located."

Niu Xiaoqiang couldn't help but sighed: "It's really unexpected that the famous Aisin Seiki would set up the R&D department in such an ordinary place. If you didn't tell me, I wouldn't have noticed it."

(End of this chapter)