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Chapter 751: Join if you can’t beat me (first update, please subscribe)
Is this a car?
Yes!
Not only is this a car, but it’s also the kind that can protect you from wind and rain!
Not only that, but more importantly as a car...it's really cheap!
For only 399 yuan, drive a car home!

Although it is a two-door, although it can barely seat five people, although its power is only a measly 13 horsepower...

But - it is a car, a car that can be bought with only 9 to 10 months' salary!

After taking a long drag on the cigarette, Lu Shaoning had only one thought left in his mind - your mother, when did Nanyang's automobile manufacturing industry become so complicated!
Someone actually launches such a cheap car, why should people live!
One stone struck a thousand waves. Not to mention Lu Shaoning, who felt an unprecedented impact, even Xingfu Machinery Company, a motorcycle manufacturer, also felt unprecedented pressure - two years ago, under the suggestion of the company's investor Yang Yuankai Next, Xingfu Company imported equipment from the United States and switched from automatic mopeds to producing motorcycles. The Xingfu 125 motorcycle produced by the company was well received by the market as soon as it was launched, and it was also sold overseas. Just last year, it was sold to India and the Philippines. 18 vehicles were exported to Malaya, Myanmar, Indonesia, French Indo-China and other places.

In terms of sales, it even surpasses BMW motorcycles - yes, BMW also produces motorcycles, but its motorcycles are of higher quality and more expensive. As for the motorcycles produced by Xingfu Motorcycle Company, they are more similar to popular motorcycles.

Just when He Mingwei, the manager, was about to have a big fight, a dimensionality-reducing blow from another track suddenly stunned him, so much so that he was sitting in this glorious car. , unable to speak for a long time.

Although the car looks small, like a toy car, He Mingwei, who is 1.8 meters tall, still has enough space to sit in the car. His hands sometimes touch the steering wheel and sometimes touch the starter puller next to him. The rope handle, and sometimes touched the gear lever, just like this...

The interior design of this car is extremely simple, with only a speedometer and a few basic electrical switches on the center console. The simple ones are even comparable to motorcycles.

Then he silently took out his cigarette, lit a cigarette, and started smoking silently. His frown made everyone feel the worry in his heart.

"399 yuan!"

When there is a 399 yuan car, who would want a 99 yuan motorcycle?

The former is a car and the latter is a motorcycle.

Because of this, after learning that he was a Japanese smuggler, He Mingwei not only did not fire him, but even took the initiative to help him go through the employment procedures and help him and his family come to Nanyang.

Once again, He Mingwei recited this number in his heart. While reciting this number, he was also reciting another number silently in his heart.

"Zhong Gong, what do you think?"

"Although it looks very crude, it can still protect you from wind and rain. It is definitely more convenient to use than a motorcycle. After all, the weather in Nanyang rains half of the year. With it, at least you don't have to bring a raincoat every day."

"Really, who would have thought that cars could be built like this?"

After more than two years of hard work, Zhong Cun has become the company's chief engineer. It was he who presided over the design of the 125 motorcycle. Not only did he design the entire motorcycle, but he also designed the engine. As an aerospace engineer, he can be called Be an all-rounder.

At that time, whoever wants to wear a raincoat on a motorcycle should rain.

Good guy!
In this way, in the next few years, Rongguang Automobile started to spread to millions of households just like bicycles.

Nanyang has always opened its door to capable technical personnel.

"99 yuan!"

"If it were me, if I wanted to buy a car, I would definitely consider it first, even though it's a little smaller, even though..."

Zhong Cun's words made He Mingwei nodded in agreement and said.

Zhong Cun said directly.

"It's a big threat!"

Regardless of the number, he suddenly lost 300 yuan, but he knew very well what the difference between the two was.

He really didn't expect that cars could be manufactured in this way, it was simply unbelievable.

Touching the rain shield on the roof of the car, Zhong Cun's eyes were full of surprise.

Even the automated production lines imported from the United States by Rongguang Machinery Company can produce 30 cars a year!

Just here, he saw the factory engineer, Zhong Cun, also looking at the car outside, so he rolled down the window and shouted.

He Mingwei said as he touched the raincloth on his head.

"This piece of cloth is much cheaper than a steel plate, and the rear windshield is just a piece of plastic cloth..."

After saying that, He Mingwei looked at Zhong Cun who was thoughtful and asked.

"Zhongcun, do you have any ideas?"

"Ideas?" Zhong Cun was stunned for a moment, then pursed his lips and said.

"Manager, let's build cars too!"

"what?"

Zhong Cun said in a serious tone.

"If we continue to build motorcycles, judging from the current situation, the domestic market will be occupied by cars in at most four to five years. If only overseas markets are left, our survival will be a problem. If we want to break the situation , we have to launch new products, otherwise, we will be finished!”

Taking a deep breath, Zhongcun said.

"If you can't beat it, join it!"

This sentence may better explain the mentality of Zhong Cun and other Japanese people - if you can't beat them, join them!
Because they were defeated and their bones were broken, they joined Nanyang and even wanted to become Nanyang people. For them, this was not a big deal.

For the sake of life, it’s not shabby.

Now Zhong Cun is holding the same idea.

"Manager, in terms of income, the annual income of Nanyang people is increasing at a rate of more than 8% every year. In this case, let alone such cheap cars, they are large American cars. Ten years from now , it is also affordable for ordinary families.”

Zhong Cun's analysis made He Mingwei nodded in agreement and asked.

"It's true. People's incomes are increasing rapidly now."

This is the biggest difference between Nanyang and other places - in the process of rapid economic development, everyone's income has increased, and it has increased significantly, but prices have not increased much. Because of this, all kinds of consumption have also flourished, which naturally includes products such as cars and motorcycles.

"So, judging from the future trend, we can either join in and become a successful automobile manufacturer, or we can only wait to be eliminated by the market. Of course, we can also place our hope in overseas markets, but Nanyang is our foundation!"

Zhong Cun's words made He Mingwei nodded vigorously and asked.

"Zhong Cun, it seems you already have an idea, right?"

"idea……"

Zhongcun took out a newspaper, unfolded it and said.

"Manager, look at the advertisement in the newspaper."

"This? Your second car. What's this?"

"That's the idea!"

Zhongcun said.

"My idea is very simple. Nowadays, most families in Nanyang don't even have a first car, let alone a second car. Talking about a second car is a bit far away. Besides, even if there is a second car, A car is not necessarily useful. A car can only seat five people at most, but families in Nanyang are very big!”

Families in Nanyang are all big families - with the encouragement of the government, the traditional concept of having more children and more happiness has been fully promoted in Nanyang. Coupled with childcare subsidies, welfare milk powder and other birth control methods and nurseries, everyone has solved their worries. Happy to have children.

"Many families have four or five children, or even six or seven children. Of course, this is a minority, but one car simply can't hold so many people, so why can't we develop one - a family car?" Where’s the car?”

"A family car?"

"Correct!"

Facing the manager's gaze, Zhong Cun said.

"It's similar to Volkswagen's T1 van, but it's a three-row car that's a bit like a station wagon. It can seat 7-8 people."

When Zhong Cun said these words, he didn't know what direction he would take the company in, but what is certain is that for Nanyang, this year is the real year of the automobile. .

It was also in 1952 that when cheap national cars really entered thousands of households, a number of automobile manufacturing companies were born in Nanyang. These companies launched many unique models in the future. product. While activating the automobile market, it also allowed Nanyang's automobile industry to be fully developed.

It was during this process that Nanyang's automobile industry finally truly entered the world. And all of this originated from this year, from a car that looked like a toy car...

(End of this chapter)