2003: Starting with Foreign Trade

Chapter 532 Learning Objectives for Gasoline-Powered Vehicles
Saturday, October 3.

In the FlashTech workshop, employees changing shifts noticed something different about the overhead screen as soon as they entered: "Why is there a big screen in this workshop?"

"Haha, it was all those sycophants in the administration department who made us watch the boss's live broadcast debut today."

"I know that, it starts at 10:30. I envy those who work the night shift because they can watch it at home during the day."

"Haha, we're the ones who have it easy. We can legitimately watch TV at work."

"That makes sense, haha, then we've come out ahead."

Those who work at the grassroots level tend to look down on those who sit in offices, so giving the workshop a large screen for operation does seem like flattery. However, even if Boss Tan knew about this, he could only laugh it off.

No company can avoid this; taking it too seriously is just being pretentious.

Tan family.

"I want to go too! I want to be on TV!"

At nine o'clock in the morning, when Tan Jincheng and Gu Qingqing were about to leave, little Tan hugged her brother's leg and wouldn't let him go out.

Dr. Tan's nickname is well-deserved. Besides having a large vocabulary, he is also quick-witted. It's just that his mouth can't keep up, and he becomes unclear when he speaks fast.

The weather in Ningbo has been a bit chilly lately, and since children are so active, Tan Jincheng hasn't taken her to the company much for fear of her getting a cold.

But the little one was a bit unhappy; she didn't care about any of that.

Tan Lihua stayed in Yicheng again. The festive atmosphere of the New Year had faded away, and the little guy returned to a state where he didn't have anyone to play with, which was indeed a bit boring.

Gu Qingqing looked at the little pendant on Tan Jincheng's leg and laughed, "Take her with you. It's boring at home. Why don't Mom come along too? She just doesn't need to be on camera."

"Alright then, let's go. There's nothing to do at home anyway."

Tan Jincheng picked up the pendant on his lap with a hint of helplessness.

"Yay! Thank you, brother!"

Overjoyed, Tan Jinyue clapped her hands and kissed Tan Jincheng.

Gu Qingqing pointed to her cheek: "You only thank your brother, but not your sister? It was your sister who spoke up for you."

"Thank you, sister!" The little guy reached out from Tan Jincheng's arms and kissed Gu Qingqing.

"I can take you there, but you have to listen to your brother later, okay? You can't disobey him."

"Ok."

Boss Tan doesn't have an office at Orange Technology, so he shares an office with Gu Qingqing. Today, when the group arrived at the headquarters building, they went straight to Orange Technology.

"Good morning, Jin Yue! You're here for work?"

I ran into Sun Tongyu at the company entrance. Ever since Tan Jincheng complained to Boss Gu, Sun Tongyu, who lives in the same villa area, has truly felt the importance that Beicang District attaches to him.

The specially organized inspection was aimed at Sun Tongyu. Sun Tongyu knew that Tan Jincheng had arranged all of this for him, and he even went to thank him in person.

Sun Tongyu and Orange Technology, or rather Tan Jincheng, are essentially independent individuals. He needs government resources to make investments, but after leaving the Alibaba platform, he can no longer access many of those resources.

Many resources need to be rebuilt. As soon as he joined the company, President Tan recommended him to the Beicang government. In addition, the Ningbo city government will also arrange an inspection of Orange Technology and conduct an interview with him personally.

Although Mr. Tan may seem unreliable in private, he is undeniably very dependable when it comes to serious matters, and he is indeed very kind to his partners, just as the suppliers of Flashpoint have said.

Introducing connections within the government is not something that can be done simply by being generous.

"Uncle Sun," Tan Jinyue called out in a clear voice.

Having visited the Tan family a few times and brought gifts, the little guy has already remembered this new neighbor.

A pure white, slightly Chinese-style cashmere coat with antique-style buttons and a pink circular pattern on the chest. She paired it with pink cashmere pants and white cashmere shoes, and tied her hair in two small ponytails.

Today, Tan Jinyue looks like a plush doll, with her big, sparkling eyes making her look incredibly cute.

"I must say, Mr. Tan is really good at dressing up children. I'd like to learn from you sometime," Sun Tongyu said with some emotion as he looked the cute little girl up and down.

"Haha, then Mr. Sun, you'll have to have another one. You don't have any kids to dress up right now."

"No more children, no more children, just a sigh." Sun Tongyu only recently learned that the original children's clothing brands at Jinpeng Industrial were designed with ideas provided by General Manager Tan. Compared to the surprises he found at Orange Technology, the children's clothing brands were the most unexpected for him.

It's unbelievable that a young, unmarried person could design a series of children's clothing styles that are novel, made with exquisite materials, and perfectly in line with traditional Chinese aesthetics.

From clothing design and game design to website concepts and even the recent live streaming mode that has amazed him, it's hard to know how much stuff President Tan has in his head; his imagination is truly boundless.

These are all his side businesses; he also led the design of FlashDrive's electric vehicles.

Thinking of this, Sun Tongyu glanced at Tan Jincheng and said, "I'm really looking forward to seeing what kind of car product Weilai Auto will be able to design."

"Haha, the first product of private brands is always focused on cost-effectiveness, so it's definitely not going to be a stunning product."

The first model is tentatively set as an SUV. SUVs are really popular these days, and I think they will remain popular for a few more years. The first car should still be an SUV, a cost-effective and beautiful SUV model.

The reason why the Zhongtai 2008 was so popular was largely because it was marketed as the first SUV for young people.

These days, people's understanding of cars is actually very simple. The first thing to consider is the brand. BBA (BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Audi) are luxury cars, while most consumers consider foreign brands to be mid-range cars.

Many people are not clear about the price of cars. Hatchbacks are considered cheap cars, sedans are considered good cars, and SUVs are considered mid-to-high-end cars.

Based on this understanding, for a long time, domestic brands chose to focus on affordable sedans and SUVs as their breakthrough point, such as Great Wall's Haval series.

Several Haval models directly propelled Great Wall Motors into becoming a nationally renowned brand.

Regarding gasoline-powered vehicles, Tan Jincheng's learning goal was to learn about Great Wall Motors, SUVs, off-road vehicles, and pickup trucks in all aspects. This is also the reason why the company ultimately chose Changfeng Group, which is famous for making off-road vehicles.

Although it hasn't performed well in the civilian market, the Changfeng Cheetah series has been widely used in government procurement, so its quality is unquestionable. Once the technology is absorbed, it still has great potential.

Since Tan Jincheng responded in a media interview that he was temporarily unable to go to Xiangcheng, Changfeng Group's stock price finally couldn't hold up. As of yesterday, Changfeng Group's stock price closed at 13.84 yuan.

It has officially fallen below the 14 yuan mark, with a volatility of nearly 20% and a drop of more than 11% in the first ten trading days of this month.

"That's hard to say. FlashTech's first electric car is quite beautiful, and I'm really looking forward to it."

"Then Mr. Sun, please remember to support us with one. I'll modify it for you, and you can use our own car for promotional purposes."

"I knew I shouldn't have responded to you."

"Hahaha."

Great Wall Motors has something to offer that's worth learning from, at least the Haval series. Back in the day, I think it was the Haval H5 or H6? It was practically the king of the market, dominating the sales charts for a long time.

This is equivalent to Geely's Emgrand; one model saved the entire company.

As for new energy vehicles, the model to learn from is naturally BYD. The combination of Great Wall Motors and BYD is the image of Weilai Motors in Tan Jincheng's mind.
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Gu Qingqing's office was not small either. Today, a corner was temporarily set up as a live broadcast area, with several computers and lighting equipment arranged neatly, just like the live broadcast room of a famous anchor in later generations.

"Is Mr. Tan satisfied? If there's anything you're not happy with, we can make some adjustments."

As the group entered, the quick-witted He Jia ran forward to greet them.

"It's alright, the setup is quite nice. You can all go out now. Oh, and take my sister to Gu Yanning so she can take care of her." Tan Jincheng nodded.

He had never done a live stream before. He had only observed the live streams a little while watching them, and he only knew that some equipment such as computers and lights were needed. In fact, he had learned the specifics from these people on other platforms.

Anyway, as long as nothing goes wrong during the first half hour of the formal presentation, it's fine. Even if there are some problems when answering questions from netizens later, it won't be a big deal.

"Alright, little princess, come with me. Let's go out and play for a while."

Tan Jinyue ignored him and stared at her brother with wide eyes. She had been to Gu Qingqing's office many times, but she was still very curious about today's arrangement.

"Go out with this brother to play with your sister Yan Ning for a while. You can come back in to play after he's done with his work."

My mom was too lazy to come over, so I brought her along instead.

"When will you be finished with your work, brother?"

“Brother will be done in a little while. Xiao He, please tell Assistant Gu to bring my sister over at 10:30.”

He Jia chuckled and said, "No problem, I can actually take care of it too. Why don't you leave it to me?"

"Forget it, get back to your work. If my live stream has network problems, I'll hold you accountable."

(End of this chapter)