The car giant started by marrying the daughter of the king

Chapter 90 Valuable Information

I have seen people raising prices during negotiations, but I have never seen anyone actively asking for a price reduction.

Jiang Hui's answer undoubtedly broke the cognition of Mo Fei and Austin, so everyone kept silent and stared at him to see what conditions he would put forward.

"Let's talk about the facts. I'm sure you all know that whether it's $20 or $10, it's a very low price for a classic car exterior."

"If this design is given to Mercedes-Benz, BMW, or Toyota, I believe they will all scramble for it even if it costs $100 million."

Although I was bargaining, I also had other conditions.

But before giving the specific explanation, Jiang Hui still had to make some things clear, so that people wouldn't think that he didn't understand the market and was deliberately trying to cheat them.

Sure enough, after hearing what Jiang Hui said, Murphy and Austin looked at each other, and an embarrassed expression flashed across their faces.

"Jiang, you should know China's income level better than I do."

"$10 is a sum that most people can only earn in hundreds of years. We are very sincere."

"After all, you are only responsible for drawing the appearance diagram. After we go back, we need to arrange engineers to further make clay models, implement specific parts design, and finally invest a lot of money for production."

“The risks involved are huge.”

Austin took a deep breath and tried to appear calm.

Anyway, what he said was true, so there is no need to feel guilty.

"You are right, and I believe you know that I am right."

"I still say the same thing. I don't need $20, I only need $10, but we need to sign an agreement. You need to help me register no less than ten global patents for auto parts technology for free."

As soon as Jiang Hui said this, Murphy and Austin looked at each other.

What is this condition?
Why did you jump to the patents for components?

Does anyone in China still care about patents?
But this condition doesn't seem to be bad for General Motors?
"Jiang, you are completely different from the Chinese people I have heard about."

“Auto parts patents are not that easy to get.”

"If you hadn't been in China since you were a child, I would have really thought you were of Chinese descent with a strong background. Otherwise, you wouldn't be able to maintain this confidence."

Murphy said this with emotion.

He suddenly became more confident in Jiang Hui's talent and hoped to recruit Jiang Hui to work for General Motors in the future.

“Confidence without foundation is arrogance.”

"Confidence that comes naturally."

"Mr. Murphy, I believe this car will bring hundreds of millions, or even billions, of dollars in revenue to GM, and it will become an indelible model in the history of GM."

"Chevrolet Bel Air and Cadillac Eldorado will be overshadowed by it in terms of classic status in the future."

Jiang Hui's words seemed to have magic, guiding Murphy and others to imagine the scene after this model went into production.

Murphy no longer hesitated, immediately stretched out his hand and said, "Jiang, happy cooperation!"

"Congratulations on making the right choice on behalf of General Motors!"

Jiang Hui also smiled, stretched out his hand and shook it vigorously.

I have finally earned my first pot of gold in my life.

Of course, in 1978, it was definitely not an easy task for an employee of a state-owned enterprise to get $10 in funds from a foreign company.

Jiang Hui was mentally prepared for this. He also explained the situation to Murphy and others, and they would definitely need his cooperation later.

Having said that, it’s almost time for today’s discussion to come to an end.

Austin was very trustworthy and gave Jiang Hui some information related to the international automobile market.

For Americans, if a gift is opened on the spot, it is a sign of respect. It is not impolite and is in line with their cognition.

Jiang Hui took the box of information that Austin brought over, opened it and took a quick look.

The top one is the English "Autocar" published in September 1978.

When Jiang Hui saw this magazine, he immediately became excited.

The earliest automobile magazine appeared in England, and it was surprisingly in 1895 - remember, it is said that there were only 6 or 7 cars in the whole of England at that time!
This magazine is the famous "Autocar".

In England, where the automobile industry and cultural industry are equally developed, Autocar plays the role of a "pioneer".

They evolved the automobile, an industrial product, into a culture and lifestyle, and gradually established many rules.

For example, in 1928, Autocar proposed the car review concept of "evaluation after test drive", which had a profound impact on subsequent automotive media.

For example, Autocar recorded the entire process of the birth of the first McLaren F1 racing car and conducted test drives and reviews, which is unprecedented in the history of automotive media.

The weekly Autocar has been published without interruption since its inception for more than a hundred years, and was only slightly affected by a strike in the 70s.

However, during the century-long journey of Autocar and the English automobile industry growing together, a strong competitor has also joined in, and that is the magazine currently recognized as the best automobile magazine in the world: Car.

As expected, Jiang Hui also found its shadow in the box.

As a rising star, "Car" magazine, founded in 1962, gradually replaced the status of the old "Autocar" and became the helmsman leading the development trend of automobile magazines.

The editors of "Car" were the first to launch special topics on multi-car testing and car test reports with story scenarios, and once again became a model for later generations to emulate.

They founded the "European Car of the Year" award, which has since become the world's most influential annual automotive award, with participation from journalists across Europe.

In addition, the term "supercar" was also coined by "Car", which shows its important status in the industry.

Precisely because of its authority, "Car" never compromises on a particular car brand. Their articles have always maintained an objective, fair and sharp style, and are naturally popular among readers and industry insiders.

Jiang Hui quickly looked at the information inside.

In addition to English car magazines, there are naturally also American ones.

Compared with the English "Autocar" and "Car", the Americans who came later were not to be outdone. Their two most famous car magazines: "Motor Trend" and "Car and Driver" were founded in 1949 and 1955 respectively.

Jiang Hui saw two magazines published in August and September.

"MotorTrend" is a loyal supporter of American automobile brands, with a clear tendency. In the "Car of the Year" award they later founded, which has considerable influence, many American models are selected or even win the championship every year.

In comparison, Car and Driver seems more international.

Its style is rather spicy and straightforward, and it likes to touch upon some controversial and sensitive topics.

They are also very harsh in their criticism of American domestic brands.

Some other information is also difficult to find in the country.

Foreign exchange is tight now. Even if they want to buy overseas magazines, most scientific research institutions and universities will not purchase automobile magazines.

These information are really valuable to Jiang Hui.

(End of this chapter)