The car giant started by marrying the daughter of the king

Chapter 84 Change of itinerary
In the capital in 1978, any white or black person walking on the street would be very conspicuous and even likely to attract onlookers.

Although there were not as many cameras as in later generations, there was no way to conceal the whereabouts of General Motors and his team.

Of course, they had no intention of hiding it and went to the liaison office to discuss things openly, and had dinner there before returning to the Capital Hotel.

"Leader, the people from General Motors must have gone to the liaison office to learn about the situation of our Chinese automobile industry."

"The more they know about our situation, the more likely it is that we will fall into a passive situation in subsequent negotiations."

Although it was time to get off work, Zheng Zhengqing was still in the office and had not gone home.

He needs to sort out the situation of today's negotiations and then report to the relevant leaders.

Naturally, he also reported General Motors' movements to Zhou Jian.

"It doesn't matter. GM is the first international automaker to come to visit us, but our choice is not limited to GM."

"When the time comes, we will combine the feedback from all parties and finally see what to do."

"Anyway, at this stage, we have no way of making a decision on the joint venture proposed by GM."

Although Zhou Jian really hopes that the "Sanqi" project can be implemented as soon as possible, he still has the determination to achieve his goal as haste makes waste.

Not to mention that they didn't dare to make the final decision on GM's proposal, even if they did, they wouldn't agree so quickly.

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"GM is still very strong. It has been the world's largest automaker for decades and has a full range of auto products."

Zheng Zhengqing actually really wants to cooperate with General Motors, and he is very optimistic about GM's strength.

However, what the leader said makes sense. It is highly likely that there will be no ideal breakthrough in this matter.

"By the way, what is the current progress of the publication of the book "Automobile Design"?"

Zhou Jian is well aware of the importance of talent cultivation in the automotive industry, and in the process of talent cultivation, appropriate teaching materials and teachers are also very important.

"The publishing house has already arranged several editors and typists to form a special promotion team with the highest priority. It is estimated that a sample book will be available this week."

Zheng Zhengqing was personally responsible for coordinating and promoting the publication of this book. Even though he was very busy at work, he was very clear about the progress of the book's publication.

Now that Zhou Jian asked, he naturally answered it immediately.

"Xiao Jiang is very knowledgeable about automobile design and professional technical knowledge. Did you invite him to the Automobile Bureau before? "

When Zhou Jian was eating in the cafeteria, he heard Zheng Zhengqing mention inviting Jiang Hui to the Automobile Bureau.

Zhou Jian was obviously very supportive of this decision.

In particular, he also heard that the book "Desire" was also written by Jiang Hui, which shows that Jiang Hui's writing skills are also very good.

When working in an office, in addition to mastering professional and technical knowledge, writing skills are actually very important.

The drafting of various documents and the submission of various summaries all require this level of skill.

"He hasn't contacted me yet. I guess the Capital Automobile Manufacturing Plant won't let him go, and he probably doesn't want to come over in the short term."

Zheng Zhengqing thought about it for a moment and expressed his opinion.

"The new BJ212 project is indeed very important. It is not impossible to let him finish following up on this project first and then consider the other things."

After Zhou Jian said this, Zheng Zhengqing became even more concerned.

It is obvious that Jiang Hui has been targeted by his own leader.

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While the First Ministry of Machine Building was discussing the General Motors delegation, the other side was also discussing the Chinese automobile industry. "Study carefully the clay model picture of the Capital Automobile Factory's new BJ212 reported in the newspaper."

"I think their level of car exterior design seems to be much higher than we thought."

After returning to the hotel, Murphy held a meeting in the suite based on the information obtained from the liaison office.

Don’t think that foreigners really don’t work overtime. That’s just propaganda from Yilin and public intellectuals.

When it comes to working overtime, people can also work very hard.

"The BJ212 is also listed in the information on the Chinese auto market that I compiled before I set off."

"This car is actually developed based on the Polar Bear GAZ-69. It might not have been particularly backward a dozen years ago, but now it is completely uncompetitive."

"I didn't expect that the modified BJ212 would have such a big change in appearance. It looks very technological and fashionable, but also has the ruggedness of a traditional off-road vehicle."

“This really brought us some surprises.”

Edward knows what he's talking about.

Although the photos of the new BJ212 in the newspaper are not particularly clear, one can already feel the impact of the appearance of the car, which is different from that of this era.

"The designers responsible for designing the new BJ212 are indeed very skilled. Even if our own design team could not do a better job with this clay model."

"Murphy, the Capital Automobile Manufacturing Plant is not far from where we live. Didn't the Chinese invite us to come for an inspection?"

"Can we propose a visit to the Capital Automobile Factory?"

"Then we can have a good exchange with the other party's designer, and even invite him to study and work in America."

As the design director of General Motors, Austin is even more curious about the designer of the new BJ212.

He already had the idea of ​​poaching people.

Although General Motors is still the world's largest automobile company today, the market competition environment it faces is not very friendly.

Japanese automakers such as Toyota, Nissan, and Honda have been gaining ground in the American market, putting enormous pressure on General Motors.

In the sedan segment, General Motors is no match for Japanese automakers.

The traditional pickup truck and large SUV markets also face fierce competition from Japanese automakers.

General Motors is now very eager to develop a sedan or large SUV to boost market confidence.

In the past, Austin would never have thought the same as China about this matter.

But now, after seeing the clay model of the new BJ212, he thinks that if this car is slightly modified to make it look more muscular, it should have great prospects in the American market.

"Visiting their car factory will help us better understand their capabilities, which should also be helpful for our negotiations."

"If we continue the discussion tomorrow, we won't achieve any significant results given today's situation."

Edward also apparently supports a visit to the Capital Automobile Factory.

Since both of his generals had the same idea, Murphy naturally would not object.

Soon, someone from General Motors contacted the First Ministry of Machine Building and expressed their desire to visit and exchange ideas at the Capital Automobile Manufacturing Plant.

The other party also specifically mentioned that he wanted to meet Jiang Hui, the exterior designer of the new BJ212.

Although the First Ministry of Machine Building received the contact successfully, it was already evening. If they wanted to visit the next day, they would naturally have to make hurried arrangements.

Fortunately, the Capital Automobile Manufacturing Plant receives various visiting and inspection groups throughout the years. This time, the only visitors are foreigners, so there is no need to worry too much.

(End of this chapter)