After divorce, I can hear the voice of the future

Chapter 620 Gou Liang, he was right about the name.

The next morning, Lu Liang met with Wei Heng of DeepBlue Motors at Tianxing Industrial Park.

"Mr. Wei, I've long admired your name."

Lu Liang cupped his hands in greeting and smiled. He had actually known Wei Heng for a long time.

However, I've only heard of them by name, but never met them in person, because they are from the same hometown and were both born in 85.

Although they were not in the same middle school, Wei Heng's name was more or less known to every student in that year.

Lu Liang had long forgotten the exact name of his high school homeroom teacher, but he remembered that Wei Heng was specially recruited by Tongji University that year.

So back then, our teacher said more than once that if one of our students could be specially admitted to a 985 university, he would be laughing in his sleep.

The high school homeroom teacher was very snobbish, always using good students as examples, hoping that the students could bring him honor.

Looking back now, it seems that guy never reflected on himself and just wanted to reap without sowing.

After all, Wei Heng attends No. 2 Middle School. If there are fifty students in a class in junior high school, then no more than two students will be admitted.

In contrast, the university Lu Liang attended only required scores of 300 or above in seven subjects for easy admission.

The idea that a phoenix could fly out of a chicken coop is unrealistic, but that's just how the homeroom teacher is. He brings it up every day and every month, mentioning Wei Heng and the top students in that year's class.

So much so that Lu Liang found it hard to forget, but now it seems that his old teacher's unrealistic idea has come true.

During the Spring Festival, Lu Liang spent the holiday in his hometown, visiting elementary, middle, and high schools, and symbolically donated 1.8 million yuan.

His picture was added to the list of outstanding alumni of the school at some point, and he has also been interviewed by many media outlets.

If Lu Liang hadn't gone back, that would have been fine. But since he did go back, he should at least leave something behind and pretend to have a deep teacher-student relationship again.

Therefore, the old teacher was received by the leaders of the Education Bureau, and after more than ten years, he became the director of teaching affairs, and then jumped to the position of vice principal.

The principal for this term is the same one who was in Lu Liang's school days. He's in his early sixties now and will probably retire in the next few years.

"Mr. Lu, what are you saying? The stadium you built for Yucheng has been praised by all your relatives and friends back home."

Wei Heng had a bright smile. He was 1.75 meters tall, wore gold-rimmed glasses, and had a refined and elegant demeanor.

He had known for a long time that he and Lu Liang were from the same hometown, but the trigger for the saying "when fellow townsmen meet, their eyes well up with tears" was only when it was in his own best interest.

Partnering with Lu Liang was a last resort, because if DeepBlue wanted to enter the mid-range market and challenge BYD, WM Motor, and XPeng, it had to catch up with the top tier in terms of intelligent cockpits.

It's too late to develop it now. Chang'an will no longer allocate funds to them to develop meaningless smart cockpits. Only at this time can the passive appeal of hometown sentiment be triggered.

Conversely, even if they are not even distant relatives, you must keep clear accounts with your family.

"It was just a small favor, not worth mentioning."

Lu Liang waved his hand and sighed, "It's just that Yucheng is not in the eight horizontal and eight vertical highway network. It can't reach the Yangtze River Delta above, nor the Pearl River Delta below, and there is no coastline to the south. It's too difficult to develop. We can only do our best to enrich the spiritual needs of the citizens."

He spent five days in his hometown during the Spring Festival, spending approximately 7000 million yuan in total.

They plan to spend 1000 million yuan to create a spectacle in the village, attracting tourists and allowing villagers to do business right at their doorstep without having to leave home to work.

10 million was donated to his alma mater, primary, middle and high schools, as well as to elderly people and those receiving the five guarantees in the village. Finally, 50 million was invested in building a stadium in the city.

At the time, city leaders advised Lu Liang that it is better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish, and that it would be best to invest in some industries to promote local economic development.

But Lu Liang wasn't stupid. In his hometown, there had been six mayors in the past ten years, and none of them had a clean record.

Investing in an industry is like stepping on chewing gum – it's not only messy and sticky, but it can also cause a lot of trouble later on.

Why not spend some money, split it among ourselves, make it a one-off deal, and at least we'll have something left in the end?

If the quality is poor, it's not Lu Liang's fault.
He does his good, while they do their evil.

"Mr. Lu, you are too modest."

Wei Heng suddenly looked towards the workshop: "President Lu, that's Tianxing's factory over there, right?"

Lu Liang nodded, a smile playing on his lips: "Mr. Wei, would you be interested in taking a look?"

"How can this be so embarrassing?"

Wei Heng chuckled a few times, then suddenly changed the subject: "Actually, I'm quite interested in integrated die-casting production lines."

"Then let's go." Lu Liang seemed to have expected Wei Heng to say this, and directly told his cousin to turn the car around and head towards the factory.

The sightseeing vehicle stopped at the factory gate. Lu Liang took out several sets of protective clothing and helmets from the security room, put them on casually, and led Wei Heng into the workshop.

"Mr. Lu, shouldn't we make some preparations first?"

Wei Heng was astonished; he had held high positions in BorgWarner, Geely, and Changan Group.

I visited each company's workshop many times, but each time it took at least half a day or a day to prepare.

This is the first time I've seen someone like Tianxing leave so suddenly.

"A visit should be about seeing the most authentic local conditions, for better or for worse. If you prepare in advance, it's like taking an exam where you already know the answers. What's the point of taking the exam then?"

Lu Liang smiled, a hint of mockery in his eyes, though it was unclear what he was being sarcastic about.

Suddenly he saw Zhuo Yifan checking the materials in the warehouse. The fair-skinned young man from back then now had a stubble beard and looked like an uncle, appearing to be a few years older than Lu Liang.

Lu Liang couldn't help but chuckle. He beckoned Zhuo Yifan over and introduced him, "This is General Manager Wei of Shenlan, and this is Zhuo Yifan, formerly my secretary, now serving as the deputy director of the workshop."

"Director Zhuo is young and promising."

Wei Heng was filled with respect and abandoned his contempt.

The secretary was one of Lu Liang's closest people at work, and being sent to the grassroots level meant that he was about to be given an important position.

Who knows, one day Zhuo Yifan might have the status to speak with him on equal footing, and by then it will be too late to show him respect. "Mr. Wei, you're joking."

As they walked and talked, they started from the source warehouse of the production line, passed through more than a dozen workshops and departments, and witnessed firsthand how a bunch of parts were eventually turned into a complete vehicle.

The Tianxing factory has a considerable number of frontline employees, but it is still far fewer than that of traditional automakers.

Mainly thanks to integrated die-casting technology, after high-temperature forging and cooling, a basic outline is formed.

Compared to traditional automobile manufacturing production lines, there are far fewer welding points and far fewer unnecessary processes.

Wei Heng asked curiously, "Director Zhuo, how many cars can a single production line produce in a day?"

Zhuo Yifan glanced at Lu Liang, and only after receiving a signal did he say, "Currently, the average is 68 units."

"So little?" Wei Heng frowned, feeling that there was a serious discrepancy between the actual production capacity and his prediction.

"Mr. Wei, we are currently visiting production line No. 5. This production line has just been put into use and its capacity has not yet been increased."

Zhuo Yifan explained with a smile that the average he was referring to was the average number of units across the six production lines. If only the three production lines that were initially put into use were counted, the daily production capacity would be 165 units.

Wei Heng suddenly realized and cupped his hands in congratulations to Lu Liang: "Congratulations, President Lu, Tianxing Motors delivered over 10,000 vehicles in June."

With an average of 68 units produced per day from each of the six production lines, that's more than 1.2 units per month.

Tianxing Auto's order volume is conservatively estimated at 14, meaning they can basically deliver as many as they produce.

Last month it was over 5,000 units, and this month it's just over 10,000.

Wow, what a terrifying sales curve!

"Sigh, what's there to celebrate?"

Lu Liang sighed, his face full of worry: "After this month's delivery, there are still orders for over 100,000 units. My biggest wish right now is to clear all these orders this year and not make our supportive customers wait too long."

Zhuo Yifan thought Lu Liang was giving him a warning: "President Lu, we will definitely increase production capacity as soon as possible."

Wei Heng remained silent.
Suddenly my mouth feels a little dry and my throat feels a little itchy.

The new car sold over 10,000 units in its second month on the market. Isn't that something to celebrate?

They still have orders for over 100,000 units. Is that even human language?
The key point is that it's really true, it's so damn infuriating.

"Mr. Lu, let's go back and discuss the cooperation."

Wei Heng didn't want to visit anymore; he hadn't seen any important departments, and all he saw was Lu Liang showing off.

"Mr. Wei, won't you like to take another look around?"

Lu Liang smiled and tried his best to persuade him to stay.

He was very happy to take people on tours of the factory, because it was like showing them, "Look, this is the empire I conquered."

"President Lu, let's talk about the cooperation first. After all, I have some business to attend to in Beijing tomorrow," Wei Heng quickly waved his hand.

"That's okay too."

Lu Liang was still not satisfied, so the group left the factory and went to the office building next door. After several hours of discussion, they finally finalized the parts supply model.

Tianxing Technology provides DeepBlue Automotive with customized automotive parts, such as lidar, millimeter-wave radar, and cameras, forming an accessory package, and provides a technical team to provide free installation guidance.

Each accessory pack originally cost 15000 yuan, but is currently offered at a discounted price of 10500 yuan.

The collaboration involved Hu Weiwei referencing Neon Machine Tools as a template to develop a solution suitable for Tianxing Technology.

Xiao Rizi is very strict about machine tool technology; even if you buy their machine tools, you only have the right to use them.

If the equipment malfunctions, a high-salary Japanese technical team must be hired to come to China for repairs, and outsiders are not allowed to visit during the repair process.

Tianxing Technology has not yet achieved the same monopolistic position as Neon Machine Tools, so the terms of cooperation in this regard can be relaxed a little.

To put it simply, they cover after-sales service.

First, make the partner automakers dependent on the system, so they completely abandon the development of intelligent driving systems. Then, if they have the opportunity to achieve a monopoly, they can do whatever they want with just a word.

Soon, news spread that DeepBlue and Tianxing had reached a cooperation agreement to develop an intelligent cockpit for DeepBlue Auto's SL03, which was scheduled to be released this fall.

Wei Heng had just finished drinking with Lu Liang and returned to his hotel to rest when he received a call from Li Xiang demanding an explanation: "President Wei, what's going on?"

When Wei Heng learned of the situation, his face showed bitterness.

He was absolutely certain that this message was spread by Lu Liang.

Wei Heng rubbed his temples and sighed helplessly, "President Li, I'm really sorry, the senior leaders of Chang'an are putting too much pressure on us, there's nothing we can do."

"understood."

Li Xiang remained silent for a moment, without asking any further questions, and simply said, "I'm sorry to disturb your rest so late."

"Don't bother, don't bother."

After exchanging a few pleasantries, the phone went dead. Wei Heng said with a resentful look, "Gou Liang, you were right."

He wasn't afraid of being branded a traitor; what he feared was being branded a traitor and not receiving the benefits he deserved.

Because of Deep Blue's proactive defection, an opening has now appeared in the alliance that was originally formed to resist Tianxing Car Infotainment's monopoly.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, many automakers will likely give up their resistance and choose to cooperate with Tianxing.

After all, autumn is just around the corner, and nobody wants to fall behind.

(End of this chapter)