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

Chapter 314 Let President Xu come!

It is no coincidence.

Upon arriving at the exhibition hall, Zhu Xiaotong quickly began making arrangements for the event.

As the Vice President of Tesla China and the core project leader of the domestic Gigafactory.

He also temporarily reassigned several of his senior executives to pick up the passengers from the airport.

The reason for the rush.

It's because Elon Musk, the big boss, is about to arrive in China today to personally visit and inspect the country.

A domestically produced new energy sports car capable of being "summoned by gestures" and "turning around like a tank" has appeared.

This has had a significant impact on Tesla.

That scene—

The Tesla team and Musk himself were completely taken aback!

A question couldn't help but arise in my mind.

This thing... is something that domestic companies could make?
If the previous range-extended SUVs were still within their acceptable range.

So, this is the concept car in front of us.

This really shattered their expectations.

From aesthetics and functional design to the hype surrounding its debut...

These are all better than any previous model appearances!

……

Zhu Xiaotong instructed his secretary to go to the Xingchen Automotive showroom to reserve some time for Musk to visit alone.

Looking at cars was a spur-of-the-moment decision.

In addition to finalizing the signings, Musk's trip to China also included meetings with numerous domestic new energy vehicle suppliers. The fact that representatives from various suppliers were present during the Capital Auto Show presented a good opportunity.

Tesla's entry into the Chinese market depends on more than just a series of performance-based agreements signed with Shanghai; there is another crucial metric.

That is to achieve 100% localization of vehicle parts within three years.

The principle of exchanging market access for technology remains in place.

Under pressure, Tesla must quickly establish a localized supply chain.

but.

Zhu Xiaotong clearly underestimated the level of popularity on Xingchen's side.

The secretary returned shortly afterward, her face covered in sweat.

"Mr. Zhu, there are too many people at the Starry Sky exhibition area. There are two queues in the queue right now, but there's only one display vehicle on site..."

Zhu Xiaotong frowned slightly upon hearing this. "Didn't you find the executives and staff at Xingchen? Explain to them that Mr. Musk is visiting and arrange a time for us separately."

Musk has many fans in the country and his influence is still considerable.

Like today's public day.

When certain celebrities or foreign guests arrive, car companies will set aside separate time to display their vehicles, allowing visitors to wait and view the cars individually before making a final decision.

In his view, this was a very reasonable request.

Does it matter if celebrities are present when tourists and ordinary people visit?

The secretary was embarrassed: "There were only a few sales staff in charge of the Starry Sky exhibition area. I explained my intentions, but they said they didn't have the authority to make arrangements on their own and that they would contact the management for me later."

Zhu Xiaotong glanced down at his watch.

The employees hired by Andao Xingchen Automotive really can't distinguish between primary and secondary tasks.

I shouldn't waste Mr. Musk's precious time on such a trivial matter.

"Never mind, I'll go and explain it myself."

Zhu Xiaotong said simply.

After saying that, he walked towards another area.

Ten minutes later.

When he actually got closer to the Xingchen Auto Showroom, he was dumbfounded!
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can be seen.

It's almost noon.

The dazzling booth still attracted a considerable number of visitors.

It's not just Chinese tourists here; many foreign tourists are also very interested in it.

The emotional value of Star Auto for tourists is maximized.

When it was time to demonstrate, the "turn around on the spot" and "straight line summon" functions were shown without reservation, which frequently drew gasps from the audience.

Even some people who were originally shooting car models or doing live streams gathered outside the isolation zone of the exhibition area, taking photos and lingering outside.

This caused congestion at the scene!

It's not that Xingchen's executives are unwilling to stay here.

Instead, some reporters and members of the public were just too enthusiastic, constantly asking all sorts of questions.

Yu Nian and Zheng Tie, one the market manager and the other the factory manager, were surrounded by media, tourists, and pre-booked car owners shortly after they appeared in the morning, taking photos and asking all sorts of questions.

Or they'll ask when they'll receive their newly ordered L7.

This is practically begging for more updates!

Some people even asked when this mecha supercar would be available for pre-order...

Before long, their throats were dry from talking.

They had to leave in a hurry, leaving the sales staff on duty to handle the situation on-site.

...

After some effort, Zhu Xiaotong finally found a staff member at the Xingchen booth, showed them his identification, and explained his purpose:
"You're in charge of sales here, right? Now, please arrange for Mr. Musk to visit the site today and enhance communication between our two automakers."

He thought this would be a natural progression.

The sales representative from Xingchen was a female recent graduate. Her tone was still a bit awkward and flustered as she said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Zhu, there are too many people here today, and there's only this one concept car in the exhibition area. Would it be convenient for you to wait a little longer? The regional manager will be here soon..." Zhu Xiaotong felt a surge of anger: "Didn't you understand? This kind of thing should be arranged on the spot. Since there are no other display cars, you can separate the irrelevant people."

"Well...why don't you wait a bit?"

The sales girls were caught in a dilemma. Their instructions were to treat every tourist well and there was no such thing as isolating them for separate exchange activities.

Xingchen Motors did not specifically invite celebrities or stars to generate buzz.

Given the current situation, it's completely unnecessary.

"What's there to hesitate about?"

Zhu Xiaotong's expression turned cold, and he began to reprimand Zhu Xiaotong: "You can't even distinguish between what's important and what's not within your sales authority, and you can't even coordinate such a small matter. I don't know how you trained people. Even if you had General Manager Xu here today, he would have made arrangements immediately."

He exuded an air of authority.

I'm used to being decisive and assertive in my domestic company.

The other two sales representatives who came over to mediate froze on the spot, instantly at a loss for what to do.

Going to work is already tough and tiring enough, and then I got yelled at for no reason.

The saleswoman was on the verge of tears.

But faced with Zhu Xiaotong's domineering attitude, she dared not refute him, and felt wronged.

That's when.

She looked behind him, and her eyes lit up.

"President Xu, President Xu is here!"

...

Xu Yi stayed in the reception hall of XPeng Motors' exhibition area for a while, and then came out with He Xiaopeng. The two walked from the west area to the east area and happened to come across this scene.

He looked at the clothes and name tag the other person was wearing and recognized him as the head of Tesla's China operations.

As soon as Zhu Xiaotong saw the person in charge arrive, he immediately became gentle and refined, a complete change from his previous demeanor.

"Mr. Xu, this is Zhu Xiaotong from Tesla. What a coincidence! Mr. Musk asked me to send his regards to you today..."

Xu Yi nodded slightly: "Oh."

Then he looked at the salesperson who was being "scolded" aside, and his expression became intriguing.

"What's happening here?"

"Well, Mr. Musk is very interested in the actual Dazzling car and wants to see it in person. Since his schedule is very tight, I came in advance to make an appointment so as not to waste his time..."

"Oh, I see."

"Yes, yes, it's fortunate that you came, Mr. Xu, otherwise it would have been really difficult to coordinate the situation on site."

……

Zhu Xiaotong was very polite and kept making small talk.

But before he could continue his "enthusiasm,"

Xu Yi's words hit the nail on the head:
"General Zhu, you have such an imposing official air!"

How dare a Tesla China Vice President yell at our Xingchen employees? Who do you think you are?
We require real-name registration and waiting.

If you want to see a car—let Musk come!

...

Not loud.

Those who heard it were all deeply shocked!
I can't believe what I'm seeing!
--hiss!!!

They felt as if a massive explosion was happening right before their eyes!
The source of his firepower is Mr. Xu's approachable face.

hum!
Zhu Xiaotong was completely stunned by the rebuttal!
My head is buzzing!
He had just reprimanded the employees of Xingchen, saying, "Get General Manager Xu here!!"

But the response came so quickly and unexpectedly.

His blood pressure spiked.

Even in the staff area, many people looked over. His face immediately stung, and he stared at Xu Yi with unwavering eyes, looking at him in disbelief!

Both appearance and substance shattered completely!

……

the other side.

Zhang Yong accompanied Zhou Hongyi, CEO of 360, and Li Yanhong, CEO of Baidu, chatting and laughing all the way.

Whichever of these two companies is willing to invest resources and has faith in Nezha Auto, it will be a great boon.

As they were about to arrive at the Starry Sky booth, he volunteered.

“There are quite a few people looking at the cars over there. I’ll go find a senior executive at Xingchen to coordinate something. I met with President Xu at the last conference with 100 people. I’ll ask them to have the sales team clean up and maintain the venue so that President Zhou and your team can have a look around first…”

Zhang Yong said with a smile.

Neither Zhou Hongyi nor Li Yanhong felt that there was anything wrong with it.

Although they weren't familiar with President Xu, his status was undeniable.

It's only right that those who arrive now get priority access.

If it were any other car company, they would have already set up a separate display vehicle for special reception.

Just as the three of them walked to the staff area of ​​Xingchen's booth.

Zhang Yong then saw that someone was already standing there.

As he quickened his pace...

I saw Mr. Xu again.

Immediately following were words as cold as ice and exuding an overwhelming aura, which instantly froze him in place, leaving him speechless and unable to move!

"What are you?"

"Bring Musk here!!!"

　回来了回来了

　　
　
(End of this chapter)