The car giant started by marrying the daughter of the king

Chapter 203: Special Negotiations, Meeting Old Friends at the Old Place

The fact that the Humvee military vehicle was in the newspaper had a greater impact than many people imagined.

A white swan emerged from the ugly duckling, which was really eye-catching.

Both the American Embassy and domestic car companies are taking action.

"Xiao Jiang, there will be a meeting at the Fifth Ministry of Machine Building at 11 o'clock. Come with me."

Jiang Hui, who was working in the factory, unexpectedly received a call from Zhu Jiansheng.

"No problem, I'll be right there."

When talking on the phone, my ears are filled with noise. Anyway, we will meet soon, so it doesn’t matter if I wait a little longer.

So Jiang Hui didn't say anything extra and just prepared to set off.

At this time, Zhu Jiansheng asked me to go to the Fifth Ministry of Machine Building for a meeting, which must be related to the Hummer military vehicle.

Considering that reports related to the Hummer military vehicle just appeared a few days ago, it is very likely related to it.

Anyway, I know all the information about this car.

If there are any problems at that time, we can deal with them on the spot.

Soon, Jiang Hui took the factory's BJ212 and arrived at the entrance of the Fifth Machine Department.

As the deputy director of the chassis department and deputy director of the styling room, although there is no way to directly allocate a car, it is still very simple to use the factory's official car.

Jiang Hui didn't have to wait too long before Zhu Jiansheng's car arrived at the Fifth Ministry of Machine Building.

"Xiao Jiang, get in the car!"

Zhu Jiansheng rolled down the window and asked Jiang Hui to sit on the other side.

"The American Embassy has officially contacted the relevant departments and wants to use our Hummer military vehicles as the second batch of products to aid Afghanistan."

"Due to the special nature of the Hummer military vehicle, various departments are now discussing how to respond to this American idea."

As soon as Jiang Hui got in the car, Zhu Jiansheng quickly explained the background of the meeting.

This was something the two had predicted beforehand, so both of them were relatively calm.

"Of course we can provide assistance, as long as the price is right."

"The key is to maximize the benefits and get some additional benefits from the United States."

"It would be even better if we could take this opportunity to exchange some techniques."

Jiang Hui estimated that the relevant departments would definitely agree to this plan in the end.

After all, although the Hummer military vehicle is very powerful and has advanced performance, it is just a military vehicle after all.

No matter how advanced it is, its sensitivity is relatively limited.

Even the introduction of some heavy truck technologies has higher technical sensitivity than this type of military vehicle.

After all, the technology used in heavy trucks can be used on various missile and rocket launchers with just a little modification.

"Well, since the relevant departments agreed to publish the picture of the Hummer when reviewing the content of the report, it means that this car is not that sensitive."

"BJ212 has become a star project for earning foreign exchange, but this product was agreed to by the United States more to show its sincerity in cooperation."

"Otherwise, its value is not that high, and it is not a product that Afghanistan urgently needs. It is estimated that it will be difficult to get a second batch of export orders."

"If the Hummer military vehicle can take on the second wave of foreign exchange earning tasks, many people will be happy to see it, and it will also be a good thing for our school."

The fact that the Hummer military vehicle designed by Capital University of Technology can appear all over the world is definitely the greatest compliment to the Department of Vehicle Engineering of the School of Mechanical and Vehicle Engineering.

With this product, Zhu Jiansheng's status in the industry continues to rise.

The greater the influence of Hummer, the greater the intangible benefits it brings to Zhu Jiansheng.

"The Americans are so active in proposing this cooperation project, it is definitely not to provide more products to Afghanistan, but to understand the situation of our Hummer."

"In this regard, we can intentionally make some reservations during the negotiations to whet their appetite."

Jiang Hui knew that they would discuss how to negotiate with the United States later, what strategy to adopt, what to say and what not to say, which all required a lot of consideration.

Otherwise, if you reveal all your cards right at the start, you will lose the initiative.

"We do need to be a little more careful and strive for the interests that should be fought for."

Zhu Jiansheng immediately understood what Jiang Hui meant.

When it comes to negotiations, you can't be too honest.

All kinds of tricks, both real and fake, should be used.

"I saw some reports before that the United States is also developing a new round of high-performance military vehicles, which are positioned similarly to our Hummer military vehicles."

"I guess the fact that the people at the American Embassy were so active this time may have something to do with this incident."

"Maybe this information can be used to make a good article."

Jiang Hui knew that the military vehicle developed by AMC for the United States was also progressing in full swing, and normally the prototype should be coming out soon.

In this case, if China brings similar military vehicles to the battlefield first, it will definitely bring a great impact to the opponent.

How to make good use of this information gap becomes very meaningful.

After all, the American Embassy certainly doesn't know that Jiang Hui and the others already know the news.

“Is this information accurate?”

Zhu Jiansheng immediately realized that America's active negotiations with China on the matter of providing Hummer military vehicles to Afghanistan was probably not that simple.

America has always been striving to equip each team with the most advanced equipment in the world.

As a military vehicle used in huge numbers, it is naturally no exception.

Especially in the face of changes in the battlefield environment, previous products can no longer meet the needs.

In this context, China has come up with a product that seems to meet their expectations, and the other party will definitely try their best to clarify the situation.

"I am 80 percent sure this information is accurate."

"We can also test it out during subsequent negotiations, and we can basically come to an accurate conclusion."

After Jiang Hui said this, Zhu Jiansheng had an idea in his mind.

Since we are 80% sure, then this is basically the case.

The two talked in the car for about ten minutes. Seeing that the meeting time was almost up, they got out of the car and went to the meeting room.

Zhu Jiansheng is a frequent visitor to the Fifth Ministry of Machine Building.

He met a few acquaintances from time to time along the way. He stopped to chat with them and introduced his son-in-law to everyone.

Connections are something that are accumulated bit by bit in daily life.

If you are valuable and can get to know a group of people, you will naturally build a network of contacts.

If you have no value and no background, even if you know a bunch of people, your network will not exist.

The content of the meeting was similar to what Zhu Jiansheng said. Combined with the communication between the father-in-law and the son-in-law just now, Zhu Jiansheng can be said to have shined in this meeting room.

Both the head of the Fifth Ministry of Machine Building and personnel from other ministries and commissions were deeply impressed by Zhu Jiansheng.

As for Jiang Hui, he had no right to speak at this time. In most cases, he would only quickly explain the situation when Zhu Jiansheng needed to confirm some information.

There is definitely no scene where a young person dominates the entire game right from the start.

After the meeting determined the direction, it was natural to formally start negotiations with the United States.

Jiang Hui also participated as a member of the negotiation team.

It was just the first contact, but both sides had already mastered a lot of information.

"Woodcock, I found a somewhat unexpected person in the Chinese negotiation delegation."

Although Smith was not qualified to participate directly in the negotiations, he was also responsible for assisting in some matters related to the negotiations.

So when he saw Jiang Hui in the Chinese delegation, he immediately felt something strange.

"Which Jiang Hui are you talking about?"

Before Smith could say a name, Woodcock himself mentioned the name "Jiang Hui".

After all, it was Jiang Hui who strongly pushed for the negotiation of BJ212 aid to Afghanistan.

Woodcock was very impressed by this young man from China.

"Yes, that's Jiang Hui!"

Smith was not surprised that Woodcock could directly sense the abnormality.

"He is from the Capital Automobile Manufacturing Plant, which is under the jurisdiction of the First Ministry of Machine Building in China."

"The Hummer military vehicle we are negotiating this time is a project managed by the Fifth Ministry of Machine Building."

"In China, it is unlikely that a young person without any special background would be able to participate in such a large cross-departmental project at the same time."

"I even think this kind of thing can no longer be explained by background energy."

Smith further explained his doubts.

He felt that he needed to pay more attention to information related to Jiang Hui in the future, and even arrange personnel to collect relevant information.

"This Jiang Hui graduated from Capital University of Technology, and his master is Zhu Jiansheng, who is in charge of the Hummer project."

"The new BJ212, which they had previously collaborated on, has become a bright dark horse in China's auto industry."

"It is very likely that Jiang Hui was also highly involved in the Hummer incident this time."

"If this is true, then Jiang Hui can be considered China's core technical talent."

"We have to try to see if it's possible to attract him to America."

Woodcock is well aware of the importance of top talent.

These two very impactful projects would have very different significance if Jiang Hui were deeply involved in them.

“I think your idea is very feasible.”

"I have previously investigated some information about Jiang Hui. Although he is a graduate of the Department of Vehicle Engineering at Capital University of Technology."

"But according to the Chinese themselves, Jiang Hui was a worker-peasant-soldier college student, which is completely different from the students who enter college through the college entrance examination now."

"The quality of college students produced under this special background varies greatly, and they are not recognized by many units in China."

"Although Jiang Hui's technical ability will not be unrecognized by the Capital Automobile Manufacturing Plant, it would be very attractive for him to have the opportunity to study at universities such as Harvard University, MIT or Princeton."

Based on his understanding of the Chinese people over the past year, Smith believes that the Chinese people should be very positive about studying in the United States.

Especially after 1980, this trend has gradually spread in many universities.

Many college students are working hard to study abroad in the United States.

The enthusiasm for learning English has also become very high in various universities.

Sometimes when Smith goes out for a walk, he would meet some extremely enthusiastic college students who would come up to him and ask him in English if he needed help.

At first he thought the Chinese were too enthusiastic, but later he found out that they wanted to improve their English through this.

"Try to contact Jiang Hui and see if he has any ideas in this regard."

"As long as he is a little bit interested, we can meet any conditions."

"We can help you with scholarships, school selection, and even future employment or green card-related matters."

This time, Woodcock was also prepared to take ruthless measures to poach Jiang Hui.

This is probably something that many people did not expect.

And at this time, General Motors' design director Austin came to China.

"Jiang, nice to see you again."

"I brought a batch of the latest car magazines from America this time. You can take them with you when you leave."

At the Capital Hotel, Jiang Hui met Austin again.

The other party's main purpose of coming to China is to find Jiang Hui to discuss relevant situations and see if he can get more information he wants.

After Jiang Hui received Austin's call, he reported to Chen Qi, Lu Jianqiang and Liang Yi in advance before going to meet Austin.

Otherwise, if something unexpected happens, Jiang Hui will be put in a passive position.

But now that it has been reported, it’s different.

I will go back to the factory tomorrow and report the meeting so that I will have a way out if anything happens in the future.

In this day and age, you have to be careful with everything you do with foreigners.

Otherwise you will fall into the pit if you are not careful.

"The weather is very good today. I am so happy to see you at this moment."

Jiang Hui hugged Austin and the two sides had a pleasant conversation.

Regardless of whether it was real or fake, the two of them were like old friends who hadn't seen each other for a long time.

Austin also followed the local customs and set the time and place of the communication between the two sides in the restaurant of the Capital Hotel.

In such a large box, there were only two people left besides the waiter, Austin and Jiang Hui.

There was no need to save money at this time. Austin directly ordered a table full of dishes and asked for a bottle of Moutai liquor, ready to have a good communication with Jiang Hui.

"The new generation flagship sedan you designed for us is very popular within the company."

“It is expected to be launched on the market in the second half of next year.”

Austin found some topics that were familiar to both parties and started communicating.

At the beginning, Jiang Hui helped General Motors design the appearance of a car model for $10, which was obviously the best entry point.

“It is my honor that this car has been recognized by everyone.”

"I hope that after it goes on the market, it will become the best-selling luxury car in America, leaving Mercedes-Benz and BMW in the dust."

Austin definitely liked to hear what Jiang Hui said.

It would be great if Cadillac could surpass Mercedes-Benz and BMW.

(End of this chapter)