From knock-off old-man's electric vehicles to industrial giant

Chapter 199 A Year of Hard Work! He's Slandering Me!

The person who made the statement was a female car owner with the ID "欣欣".

She had been following the Star Mini for two months, and fell in love with it at first sight when she saw the Star Mini Cat Ear Edition.

I tried twice, but I still couldn't get one.

The first time was to check the specifications.

After she finished reading, the payment button went black.

Yesterday's incident was even more outrageous.

With prior preparation, information processing and order locking can be completed in a maximum of twenty seconds.

But halfway through grabbing the app, it froze and forced her to quit.

I'm so angry I could cry!!
I don't know if it's a problem with the phone or with the official Starry Sky server.

I'm angry right now anyway.

"You should all go buy Starry Sky products. Good companies and big brands never use tricks like purchase limits. I misjudged Starry Sky..."

Chen Xin angrily left this message in the group chat, then turned around and opened the Wuling app.

I'm going to check out the specifications and then go to a Wuling salesperson for a test drive.

Sudden.

A pop-up window appeared on the screen.

[Major Special Offer! Wuling Mini Premium Edition Available for a Limited Time! Only 49998!]

Chen Xin was stunned.

What shocked her was not the price or the features.

It's not the familiar new cat ear design either.

It was the glaring word "limited edition" that caught my eye.

-

Is this interesting?

For an instant.

Chen Xin was so angry she almost laughed.

Click in.

Very similar configurations.

Even their promotional pages are very similar.

Even though the other party's price is lower.

The configuration is also good.

But she no longer felt any interest in buying anything.

Because the Wuling Mini was never the best one.

It was all just a poor imitation.

Imitation is one thing.

What's the point of imposing purchase restrictions on a lower-tier alternative like you?!

Are you that great?

I'm not going to rob it!
……

"Family members, I'm so angry! There are so many tricks involved in buying a new energy vehicle these days. Stay away from Wuling, this car company."

Their products are updated and iterated too quickly, prices drop frequently, and they even copied Xingchen's purchase restrictions! I only started looking at Wuling because I couldn't get a Xingchen, and now I've been provoked again. It's disgusting! Everyone, stay away from this company! Stay away!!

Chen Xin vented her anger on Wuling.

I wrote a post on Xiaohongshu (Little Red Book) and then shared it in a group chat.

"Damn, Wuling's imitation is fast!"

"No, is Wuling getting too big for its britches? It's one thing for Xingchen to have purchase restrictions, but you're doing it too? You're not really thinking straight."

"I'm impressed. I just checked it out too, and I found that Wuling has actually launched a new model. There are purchase limits both online and offline, and they say there are only 3,000 cars available for the initial launch."

"Have you placed your order yet?"

"What are you even ordering? What right does Wuling have to play this game? The Star Mini has Polestar batteries, while Wuling just imitates everything. I've tried the handling and driving experience of these small cars, and the Star Mini has the best handling and is the most comfortable to drive. The other small cars feel like flatbed carts. You've already spent 50,000 yuan, why not add another 10,000 yuan and buy the best small car in its class? What's the point of buying a Wuling?"

"Brother is right. Adding a little bit won't make a difference. The Star is the best among microcars in every aspect. Wouldn't it be better for me to buy the flagship model?"

"Wuling has another problem: their price cuts, both overt and covert, are too drastic. Today they officially lower the price a little, tomorrow they launch an interest-free promotion. Even if you take delivery, you might get ripped off. Look at Xingchen, they never play these tricks. You can buy their cars with peace of mind!"

"Wuling is releasing three generations of vehicles a year, they're just being disgusting!"

"That makes sense, then let's buy Starry Sky!"

...

After a long chat.

Many people who wanted to buy a Wuling have given up on the idea.

He looked suspicious and thoughtful.

A few thoughts suddenly appeared in my mind.

Although they resent the purchase restrictions on Starry Sky products, they aren't actually that angry.

Many car owners have already argued that Polestar's battery production capacity is limited.

Other manufacturers don't have Polestar's unique battery configuration.

Upon closer reflection, it becomes understandable.

It's a new technology.

The idea that Polestar batteries represent cutting-edge technology is widely accepted. Whether it's energy density or the needle penetration test, the feedback from consumers is generally satisfactory.

Who would turn down better security?

But why is Wuling implementing time-limited and purchase-limited measures?
Is it to highlight one's uniqueness?

What makes you unique?

What a terrible company!

You can't even copy it properly!

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Wuling headquarters.

The idea for this limited edition was proposed by Xiong Chao.

at this time.

He stared at the data, but his expression was hard to describe.

The app's reservation page has been open for over fifty minutes.

The backend shows that there are only 589 slots available for order locking.

Not only did he poop.

It's still a very bleak situation!

My heart turned ice-cold!
"It seems that Wuling is indeed not suited for this kind of online activity. Our advantage lies mainly in offline channels," Xiong Chao muttered.

Keep an eye on this result.

I quickly summarized the reasons for the failure.

That's just the way he is.

They are good at summarizing what they do.

But the problem now is: how do we explain this?

--hiss.

Don't panic, it shouldn't be a big problem.

After all, more than fifty minutes had passed, and the director hadn't sent a message to inquire.

They may not necessarily place that much importance on the results of new product launches.

Xiong Chao thought about it and decided that he had to go and report it in person.

So he walked to the office door and knocked.

Pushing open the door, Jiang Ze's deadpan face appeared before me.

"Director."

"How much?"

"what?"

"The limited edition was only open for 58 minutes. I asked how many orders there were."

"You...you've been keeping an eye on this?"

...

Xiong Chao was dumbfounded.

"No, I just... happened to have some free time and took a look."

Jiang Ze's expression was unnatural. He couldn't possibly admit that he had opened the app dozens of times in the past hour without even asking about the background data.

I didn't take the initiative to look at it.

As time goes by, psychological expectations are repeatedly raised and lowered.

It's been an hour already.

Starry Sky sold out in just one minute!

What exactly is the basis for this?

"We've locked in about six hundred orders," Xiong Chao said cautiously.

The voice just fell.

Jiang Ze's body trembled again.

Six hundred?

How come there are only 600 units?

This gap is too big!
He couldn't accept it.

Xiong Chao watched as his superior's calm and composed expression seemed to conceal some hidden emotions.

A bad feeling crept into his heart, and he prepared to find an excuse to slip away.

"Is it because our marketing and promotion efforts were inadequate? People have no idea about our Wuling car. With such a high cost-performance ratio, there's no reason why consumers wouldn't support it."

But Jiang Ze asked again.

Xiong Chao: "We did online promotion and even got celebrities to retweet our Weibo posts. The number of retweets and likes has exceeded 100,000."

"Okay, I'll take a look."

Jiang Ze opened Weibo on his computer.

Ok.

That's quite a lot of likes and comments.

Wuling gained more attention from online users and young people after launching the Mini EV, and also gained a wave of fans by collaborating with celebrity endorsers.

The first few comments that appeared on the homepage were enough to make him completely lose his composure.

"Wuling is trash. They have no real strength but still try to impose purchase restrictions like other brands!"

"You want to be the Monkey King too?"

"Three generations of cars released in a single year, three swords honed in a single year! Stay away from car companies like this!!"

"Purchase limits? What a load of rubbish! I won't buy a single one!!"

"When others release color-changing models, you release color-changing models too; when others release cat ears, you release cat ears too... Is Wuling only good at copying? Not only did they copy the configurations, but they also copied the advertising slogans back then. Xingchen Auto pioneered this blockbuster small car track, and it's really a bargain for you big car companies that just sit back and enjoy the benefits, without any ambition!!"

……

Jiang Ze's face turned pale!

Apart from some forwarded and copied comments.

Dozens of the valid comments were all negative.

"Director..." Xiong Chao said hesitantly.

"Okay, go out."

Jiang Ze interrupted, waving his hand weakly.

I don't want to hear any more explanations.

Wait until the other party leaves the office.

He slumped back into his seat with a thud.

His expression was blank.

Tears streamed down my face as I looked up at the sky.

Although I was mentally prepared.

I also know that this pre-order event is unreliable.

But his indomitable spirit.

Finally, I was stung by these sharp comments and broke down.

The corners of his mouth twitched slightly.

That was the stubbornness in her heart fighting against the grief!

...

No.

Three swords honed in a year —

Who came up with this new sentence structure?
defamation!!
He's slandering me!
Everything I do is just to make the cars sell better!

I've already offered such a sincere price reduction and model change!
Such high specifications.

You actually said I've been honing three swords in a year!

If they don't lower the price and revamp the model, how can they expect to sell their products?

I'm guilty of changing myself.

Not changing it is also a crime!!

...

And that comment that said Xingchen was the originator and pioneer of the microcar market, and that Wuling's advertising slogan was plagiarized.

Jiang Ze has truly broken down!
Painful memories resurfaced from the depths of my mind.

Waaaaah, I was the original creator... I just posted it late! You know what late means?!

Why don't you all believe it?

Ahhhhh! !! !!

……

(End of this chapter)