The car giant started by marrying the daughter of the king

Chapter 131: The Birth of a Classic
“Some changes are indeed beginning to take place in various fields.”

"Second Automobile Works recently cancelled a number of military vehicle projects and switched to producing civilian trucks to support economic development."

Combining some of the information he had obtained, Zhu Jiansheng had a deeper understanding of what Jiang Hui said.

He now has great confidence in Jiang Hui's opinions.

Even if some of the words were unbelievable, his first reaction was not to refute them, but to reflect on whether he had not considered some issues carefully enough.

"If our Hummer project goes well, we can consider exporting it to the Middle East and other places. There are many oil-producing countries there, and they are very wealthy and have a strong demand for various military vehicles."

Jiang Hui knew that in the 1980s, things in the Middle East were not peaceful at all.

The Iran-Iraq War lasted for so many years, and there are huge opportunities in it.

Even the war in the "graveyard of empires" may benefit China's military-industrial system.

In order to better seize these opportunities, in addition to personal vision, it is also important to make advance arrangements.

There is demand for some products, but you have to wait a few years before they can be produced, and by then the opportunity is gone.

Jiang Hui has absolute confidence that as long as the "Hummer" can be successfully mass-produced in the next few years, the rich people in the Middle East will definitely place large orders for it.

By then, let alone selling one car for millions of dollars, even if it can be sold for one or two hundred thousand dollars, it will benefit the Capital Institute of Technology greatly.

Of course, the premise of this process is that the initiative of the "Hummer" project has always been in the hands of the Capital Institute of Technology, and it would be best if the assembly and production were also carried out in the school-run enterprises.

Anyway, all kinds of parts are purchased from supporting factories, and if we just build an assembly line with a relatively low output, the cost will still be within a controllable range.

In addition, this assembly line can also serve as a teaching resource for the Department of Vehicle Engineering, contributing to enhancing the influence of the Capital Institute of Technology's vehicle engineering major.

"Based on the performance of the Hummer we are planning now, those countries in the Middle East may be really interested in it."

Zhu Jiansheng thought about what Jiang Hui said, and his attention to the "Hummer" project increased several levels.

He was thinking about the "Hummer" project the whole night, but Jiang Hui didn't care about that and held his wife in the warm bed, doing repetitive exercises.

The next day, it was still dawn and Jiang Hui got up when he heard his mother-in-law getting up outside to make breakfast.

"Do we really have to go to the lab so early?"

Zhu Lin turned over lazily, leaving only his little head exposed.

"If we can get it done sooner, Dad will feel at ease, and we can have fun."

Since it was agreed last night, Jiang Hui was definitely very punctual.

Just as he was washing up, Zhu Jiansheng also got up.

But maybe I didn’t sleep well last night, so there are obviously dark circles under my eyes.

"Aren't you going to finish your breakfast?"

When Fang Zhen saw the father-in-law and son-in-law finished washing and were getting ready to go out, she felt that she had lost all motivation to cook.

If it were just her and Zhu Lin, they would just have to have a quick breakfast.

"If you're hungry later, just go to the cafeteria and eat something. Let's go check out the clay model making process first."

After saying goodbye to his mother-in-law, Jiang Hui and Zhu Jiansheng headed towards the laboratory of the Department of Vehicle Engineering.

The family quarters are in the northwest area, while the laboratory of the Department of Vehicle Engineering is in the southeast, which crosses half of the school.

Along the way, I occasionally met some teachers who got up early for a morning run, but the whole campus was still quiet.

Arriving at the door of the laboratory, Zhu Jiansheng took out a copper key and unlocked the door. With the sound of the iron door being pushed open, a 1:5 clay model that had not yet been completed appeared in front of Jiang Hui.

"We designed the first version of the exterior design based on your previous description of the Hummer and the arrangement of some parts."

"But our department's teachers are not very good at exterior design."

Zhu Jiansheng did not hide anything at all and directly handed Jiang Hui the appearance drawing of the Hummer designed by a teacher in the department.

This Hummer is quite different from what Jiang Hui imagined.

To a certain extent, there is still some shadow of BJ212 in it.

"Dad, this appearance is not tough enough, it needs to be modified a little bit."

Jiang Hui picked up a pencil and A4 paper and quickly drew a sketch of the "Hummer".

Although they are obviously just sketches, Jiang Hui drew the outline of the front of the "Hummer" with just a few strokes, giving people a very tough feeling.

In comparison, the original appearance is completely unbearable.

“It is also necessary to add a course on automobile exterior design to our department’s curriculum.”

"Or we can consider cooperating with some art schools in the surrounding area to recruit some students who are interested in designing car exteriors."

Jiang Hui feels that if the Vehicle Engineering Department of Capital Institute of Technology wants to become an independent automotive college in the future, there are still many things that need to be further strengthened.

A specialized major like automobile design is actually very necessary.

Of course, the number of people in this profession needs to be limited, and it is enough to recruit a small class every year.

If there are more, it will be difficult to find qualified teachers.

"Our people are not really good at car exterior design. These things are more of a job for art students."

There is nothing wrong with admitting in front of your son-in-law.

Besides, if he wants to secure his position as the head of the Vehicle Engineering Department, his son-in-law’s help is absolutely indispensable.

If you think in this way, there is absolutely no need to worry about it.

"Cars will sooner or later enter the average household, and people will pay more attention to the appearance of the car when buying it."

“It is very important to design a car model that meets consumers’ expectations.”

"Otherwise, even if your car has all the best features, if it doesn't look good, sales won't be good."

When Jiang Hui said this, he really had deep understanding.

It is the ideal MPV of later generations. Its configuration is absolutely awesome, but its appearance is so special that people cannot appreciate it and even feel disgusted.

If you have money to buy a car, you definitely don't want to buy one that will make you uncomfortable when you get home.

"I will communicate with the school at that time to see how to make the best arrangements."

While Zhu Jiansheng and Jiang Hui were chatting, Zhu Jiansheng watched Jiang Hui quickly drawing various appearance sketches.

If Zhu Jiansheng had not seen it with his own eyes, he would not have believed that such a visually impactful car model's exterior design was actually drawn so easily by Jiang Hui.

It seems that these classic design concepts can be easily adopted.

A classic was born step by step.

(End of this chapter)