Pike noticed that everyone's expressions were slightly changed, as if they were retorting. He put his hands under his hands and nodded and said: "The national conditions are different, and the road conditions are basically different. It's a different matter."

"Hehehe"

Xue Zhifu chuckled and said: "It seems that Mr. Parker has a very good understanding of the mainland. Our factory also considered this when positioning its cars."

He raised his hand to indicate Li Xuewu's direction and introduced: "Comrade Xuewu is the founder of our factory's automobile industry and also the chief designer."

"Of course, in an unconventional sense"

After making annotations, he continued: "As for the positioning of car manufacturing, he gave us a clear idea, which is to solve survival problems first and then solve outstanding problems."

"What do you mean?"

Xue Zhifu said with a smile: "If it can't even adapt to basic road conditions, then how can we talk about building a good car?"

"That's right, it depends on local conditions."

Liu Shaozong nodded and said: "Even in urban transportation, there are still many roads that urgently need to solve the problem of rapid transportation."

"Mr. Parker, please continue."

After several people expressed their opinions, Li Xuewu raised his hand and invited the protagonist to continue the conversation.

Parker nodded and said: "Cheap cars cannot be equated with inferior products, but should be the application of superb means of technology and cost control."

He introduced several trends and applications of vehicle cost control to everyone with hand gestures, and he spoke clearly and logically.

"Sadly, the car manufacturing industry in the UK is dying fast"

At the end of the sentence, he leaned back on his chair with some regret, spread his hands and said: "Many brands are dying, and more factories are closing down one after another."

"The impact of foreign capital"

Ji Weidong said bluntly: "Free economic and trade will inevitably bring certain losses. This is your choice in the White House. You cannot blame others."

"Of course, I'm just talking about the British automotive industry now."

Parker nodded slightly, affirming Ji Weidong's words, and then said to everyone: "How cheap are British cheap cars?"

He did not let everyone blindly guess, but directly reported the specific model and price.

"Triumph Spitfire MK3, sports car, equipped with 1296cc engine, top speed of 100 miles per hour, 0-60 miles acceleration time of 15 seconds, priced at 597 pounds"

"Hillman Avenger, a rear-wheel drive family compact car, with a wheelbase of 2500mm, length, width and height of 4100 mm*1600 mm*1300 mm, using a 1489 cc inline 4-cylinder engine, 3-speed automatic or 4-speed manual transmission, priced at 1,038 pounds

”.

“How cheap?!”

Parker stared excitedly and said, "It's such a cheap car, but it was beaten by others!"

"One pound is equal to about six dollars."

Ji Weidong was afraid that everyone would not understand the cheapness that Parker said, so he gave a conversion ratio.

Xue Zhifu frowned and said, "A car that costs more than three thousand yuan?"

“This is not unusual”

Parker looked at him and explained seriously: "Britain has a complete car-making industrial system and a complete design and production system!"

“Actually, it’s you who have harmed yourselves.”

Li Xuewu commented: "There are not enough potential customer groups, but the competition in the automobile industry has reached a fierce level."

"That's it!"

Parker turned his head and nodded to Li Xuewu, saying in agreement: "British cars don't have the courage to step out, or even the slightest sense of responsibility!"

"No, Mr. Parker, you may be a little extreme."

Li Xuewu pressed his palm down to signal him not to get excited, and then said: "Automobile export must be a goal of enterprise development."

"Including us"

He gestured to everyone and said: "It has always been our goal to work hard to promote cars and build a brand belonging to the steel rolling mill."

"However, before exporting cars, the first thing we have to do is survive."

Li Xuewu nodded at Parker and said: "Our car has not yet been officially put into production, but we already have strong competitors."

"212 Jeep, a multi-functional application vehicle"

Liu Shaozong was afraid that Parker would not understand, so he took the initiative to introduce him. He was the cadre in charge of industrial declaration and approval, and he knew these things very well.

"What are we facing?"

Li Xuewu waited for him to finish speaking, frowned and said: "The first thing we need to think about is not to defeat the opponent, but how to find places that the opponent is not concerned about, find customers who need our cars, and sell the cars."

"We don't want to make cheap cars, but the market forces us to do it. This is internal competition, and it is the same situation we should face."

He turned to look at Pike and said, "Your internal production and operations have been severely damaged. Do you still have the ability to compete in exports?"

"I want to say one thing, if you only rely on your local land and the dumping policy in your own land, you will definitely suffer from industrial backlash!"

"Maybe so, but not definitely"

Pike understood Li Xuewu's opinion, but did not fully agree with it.

However, the current situation of the British automobile industry is not the focus of everyone's conversation today, but the automobile market in the Far East.

He spread his hands and said: "You have already made a cheap jeep, but you have never thought about a cheap car?"

"Haha, of course I thought of it"

Parker smiled and waved his hand and said, "You want to talk about road conditions or export restrictions, right? But I want to hear your thoughts at the beginning of industrial design."

"The production of cars is inevitable"

Li Xuewu did not shy away from this question and said seriously: "But it takes time and space."

"First of all, the competition among mainland car brands is fierce, but the demand is very tight, including upstream and downstream."

He gestured to the other people who were nodding, and said to Parker: "It can't be sold just after it is produced. This is different from the positioning of Jeep."

"I just said that Jeep has found customers who need it, but there are still very few customers in mainland China who need sedans."

Li Xuewu sat up straight and said with some regret: "We urgently need the technology and production power of cars, but without market support, no matter how long and anxious we are for the future, it will not work."

“Have you ever considered contract processing?”

Parker directly expressed his thoughts, which was considered a showdown. He looked at Li Xuewu and said: "Port City brand, produced in the mainland, cheap car."

"Haha, you have been planning for a long time, right?"

Li Xuewu smiled and pointed out his thoughts, looked at Xue Zhifu and asked: "Boss, can we talk?"

"certainly!"

Xue Zhifu suddenly smiled, nodded and looked at everyone and said, "Do you mind if we suddenly start a negotiation?"

"Hahaha!"

Everyone laughed, and Bao Peigang even said, "I really want to see Director Li's business talent."

"Then you've picked it up. Normally we discuss this kind of meeting behind closed doors."

Xue Zhifu didn't care that there were many outsiders here, and even understood his intention under Li Xuewu's tacit look.

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"Well, let me talk about my opinions on cooperation in the car manufacturing industry."

Li Xuewu looked at Parker seriously and said bluntly: "OEM production is not feasible here for the time being. It is not only a problem of asset form, but also an export problem."

He gestured in the direction of Gao Yaqin and said: "If you are willing to make the overall investment in technology and equipment as a prerequisite, and ensure the ability of the sales channel, this item still has negotiable value."

"Of course, you can say that technology and equipment are money, but"

Li Xuewu pointed to his feet and explained: "In the mainland, the cost of manual layout and corporate decision-making is definitely far higher than you think."

"I see"

Pike nodded thoughtfully and confirmed: "Manual recruitment cannot be fired, and mistakes in decision-making require responsibility, right?"

"That's right, your understanding is correct"

Li Xuewu nodded, and then said: "I believe you are not willing to invest a large amount of money to purchase mechanical equipment and technology and transport it to us from the UK."

"and!"

He bluntly stated the basis for today's negotiation: "You may not have the sales channel resources, and you are not negotiating with me on behalf of Watsons, right?"

"You are very keen, I admire you very much"

Pike nodded, his attitude a little nervous, perhaps it should be called panic.

However, he is a senior executive of Watsons and has experienced too many such negotiation scenes. He quickly collected his emotions and said: "I am very optimistic about the automobile market in the Far East."

"You should be well aware that the development of Southeast Asian countries is very backward, and the automobile industry is still in a state of zero."

"I believe knocking on their door with a cheap car is a worthwhile investment," Parker said.

“It still depends on the competition.”
To be continued...