In order to live in seclusion, I tricked my roommate into falling in love.

Chapter 704: Chopping the Boss with a Big Knife

This unexpected suggestion almost broke Mr. Wang’s back.

He adjusted his glasses vigorously and laughed: "No wonder Mr. Chang wants to marry his daughter to you, you are such an interesting guy."

The president's assistants who were following behind him from a distance must have made a mental note to be more respectful to President Wei.

This is so rare.

But when they wanted to greet and chat with Ding Minggui, this guy had a dead look on his face.

It also makes others feel that President Wei is good at managing his subordinates.

President Wei said seriously, "I'm not kidding. I've searched the satellite cloud map and it seems this auto city has just vacated a former factory building, covering 60 acres. They might be planning to convert it into a workshop. I suggest transforming it into a complete botanical garden. Not only will it allow all the surrounding employees to relax after get off work, it will also completely change the atmosphere of the tens of thousands of dormitories nearby. It will also give everyone a sense of leisurely strolling. Dreams have been racing towards their goals for the past two years. It's time to relax. Staying tense for too long will kill you."

Old Wang didn't look at the unfolded phone screen, but continued to observe Zi Xiaowei intently: "This is how you impress Old Chang or Old Chen."

Zi Xiaowei shook his head. "No, no, it was Old Chang's daughter who approached me. Young people are more likely to understand the tricks of influencer traffic. Old Chen and I, on the other hand, have been at odds for nearly half a year. Even though I helped them sell 150,000 Evita SUVs, he still can't distinguish between professional influencers and influencer entrepreneurs. His attempt to create a buzz and promote himself failed, so he teamed up with me again to focus on renovating the Evita coupe. From now on, we will gradually renovate each brand one by one."

He pointed around and said, "Dream Cars can also use this method. From the five major brands, eleven series, and twenty or thirty models currently on sale, pick one and give it to us to try to modify. I think it should be easier than with Jiang'an. After all, dealing with state-owned enterprises is exhausting."

Old Wang asked: "How is your income reflected?"

Zi Xiaowei responded skillfully: "It's not me. I'm just part of the entire Jingxi Industrial Intelligent Empowerment. I'll be involved in everything from product positioning to design ideas. To save time, I'll try to make improvements and adjustments to existing finished products. Then, during the trial production phase, there will be a professional team and intelligent logistics, warehousing and supply chain to assist in optimizing production and manufacturing. All raw materials and supplier systems are still yours. We don't interfere with anything related to finance. Sales are of course our top priority. We advance all the funds up front, and finally we get commissions based on sales."

Old Wang nodded: "What's the commission rate?"

Zi Xiaowei spread out his hands and said, "The pricing power is yours, so that's an 8-10 percent sales commission. If it were me, it would be 1-3 percent. My goal isn't to make a lot of money through this empowerment model, but to popularize the new industrial ecosystem on domestically produced cars as much as possible. We can all simultaneously improve our combat effectiveness and fight in overseas markets. Once we join Jingxi Industrial Empowerment, we can share in our development in overseas markets."

Wang, who is already the number one domestic new energy vehicle exporter, raised his eyebrows. It was definitely not because of the overseas sales channels Zi Xiaowei mentioned: "You are very ambitious."

Zi Xiaowei nodded. "Aside from earning a little commission, I don't own any company shares. My goal is to allow the new energy vehicle strategy to benefit from the influence of internet celebrities and influencers. This is a path to transforming a low-brow industry that everyone hates into a regular force. Industrial manufacturing is the foundation, and exploring a new life with technology is the future. Our future is to become the world's undisputed industrial powerhouse, and a strong army naturally cannot be a loose sand."

Lao Wang was like an HR director: "So how do you set goals?"

Zi Xiaowei truly understood the market environment and the company's strategic goals. "My livestream sales will definitely be better than regular sales, because I'm filtering users from tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions, of people who've shared the content online. But how much better depends on the engagement level I set for the product. Conversely, the higher the engagement, the more this car will fit in with Changjiang Automobile, Jiang'an Automobile, and other companies within our system. It might even steal users from your other models. So, I can say the base price is usually around 50,000, with no cap of 500,000."

Old Wang was satisfied: "This is like a cup of delicious poison. A smaller dose might kill cancer cells, but a larger dose might be enjoyable, but the whole tree might be poisoned."

Zi Xiaowei nodded. "Actually, our model is most suitable for a small company like Gaohe with only two or three models. Our sales system is not yet complete, and online sales are not competitive, so we are absolutely sure to hit the mark. After the Spring Festival, I am very confident that the Gaohe coupe will surpass the domestic sports car market."

Old Wang asked again: "How do you break down the plan?"

Zi Xiaowei spoke freely, "It depends on the level of involvement of the model. If it's something like the Totoro, which is almost custom-built from the chassis on up, there's a gestation period of more than half a year. The Evita mainly has internal modifications, so it only takes three months. Gaohe's changes aren't that many, mainly focusing on production costs and supply chain adjustments, so maybe five months. We can definitely reach full production capacity in the first quarter. If we can fully ramp up production throughout the year, the Totoro factory will reach full capacity of nearly one million vehicles this year. I can only guarantee 500,000 for the Evita, but Gaohe has quoted me a production capacity of 600,000 vehicles."

Too mature.

Zi Xiaowei is a famous general who has experienced many battles and achieved great results. His achievements are very convincing.

Old Wang was also impeccable: "Since you are subverting the existing sales system, you must not use a model that has already been launched. You can only choose a new model and a new brand. Off-road Leopard?"

The tone was a bit teasing.

Zi Xiaowei immediately shook his head. "My father-in-law insisted on getting me drunk. You guys should compete for this kind of product based on your own abilities."

Old Wang was indeed more confident and domineering than Li Xiang, and he laughed again: "You are indeed very interesting. Well, that is the Mengshi Z9 executive luxury car that we have high hopes for, why don't you try it?" With a wave of his hand, a business car immediately slid over and took the two bosses to the nearby internal exhibition hall.

A prototype car that has obviously not been released to the public yet is hidden on the second top floor of the glass parking tower.

Even aerial photography can't capture this car model.

Zi Xiaowei carefully looked at it from the outside to the inside, especially at the many details in the corners.

This was almost the best platform he had mentioned to Lao Chang when he first mentioned his desire to develop sedans.

We are even more confident because of the accumulation of car models during this period.

"This is an executive luxury car with a coupe vibe. Thankfully, it doesn't have a fastback design. I'm pretty confident it'll sell well, but I still need to make some major changes to add some selling points..."

Opening the rear door: "The front and rear doors open, and the B-pillar support is replaced by a locking alloy frame in front of the rear door. The seat belts are integrated into this frame. We have already completed the patent design at Gaohe and can give it to the Z9."

Just thinking about this luxury car with a large space and the spaciousness of its sides completely open, it really gives off a domineering feeling.

Old Wang immediately crossed his arms, showing great interest. "Hmm, that's quite interesting. I remember they also have the patented technology of door hinges at the back?"

Zi Xiaowei nodded. "Their coupe originally had two doors, but with the B-pillars, and the doors were also normally split front and back. They finally transformed it into a pseudo-sports car, with electric front doors and manual rear doors. We can do the same here, letting customers manually open and close the rear doors makes it look more prestigious."

Old Wang was completely open-minded: "You salespeople can make up all sorts of nonsense. And what else?"

In fact, it's all mature technology: "Don't use the front and rear headrest displays. We still use our electrically sliding front and rear armrests, which raise up to display a vertical entertainment screen. This idea is learned from your low-end models, but the control can be replaced by the sliding screen on the rear center armrest. You can lean back comfortably and switch between four-seater and five-seater models freely. However, the armrest design of this car is definitely going for high-end luxury..."

"The central control screen shouldn't be so obtrusive. It needs to be embedded in this material and have some physical buttons that give it a luxurious feel. At this level of luxury, practicality should be slightly reduced. It needs to have a certain level of class, like here..."

When a man starts thinking about cars, hours fly by.

Old Wang's assistant could only wait at the sightseeing elevator in the distance, marveling at it again.

At Lao Wang's level, it is difficult for him to personally participate in the specific details of the car model, as he is separated from the brand CEO, chief design officer, design director, and design manager at many levels.

But at this moment, there was also a kind of youthful enthusiasm, and they were gesticulating and communicating with each other.

Completely ignore the many brain-wracking affairs of a huge enterprise and simply focus on having fun with a car.

In essence, Lao Wang, Lao Chang and Lao Chen are all the same type of people who really love cars.

Gao He's Lao Zhang was somewhat led astray by his former boss, and Li Xiang was somewhat separated from his original intention.

It was indeed a rare opportunity, because Zi Xiaowei actually told Lao Wang, "My greatest advantage is that after I make this unique door modification, I have the ability to let tens of millions of people see it, quickly identify those who like this type of door, and instantly make this car remembered by tens of millions of people. Only Rolls-Royce has these front and rear doors. Isn't it luxurious? So, if I have any new ideas, as long as they don't offend people, I dare to put them forward. I am sure that more people will see them and form an impression."

Old Wang finally understood: "Who can outsell you with this salesmanship? I have nearly 40,000 salespeople and repair technicians all over the country. If you chop me down with that knife, it's going to kill me."

Zi Xiaowei closed the car door. "Putting aside the inherent nature of capitalists, we just participated in the civil unrest in Jingxi. We handled the situation smoothly and securely, with 460,000 Jingxi Logistics employees and over 8,000 top technical teams. Reform will undoubtedly hurt some, but anyone who works hard should be treated well. As for those who passively resist and oppose reform, they are not my concern, especially the executives."

Old Wang now understood more clearly how ruthless Zi Xiaowei's knife was.

(End of this chapter)