"Huh? These models...why do they all look similar?"
After a rough look through the vehicle model introduction materials in his hand, Mr. Bao discovered another bright spot.
The design drawings in my hand cover almost all types of car models, but no matter what type they are, they all seem to have the same design style...
what is this?
Designers cutting corners?
"Haha!" Gao Yuan smiled but said nothing.
The so-called design, similar to Go, can be seen as a process of finding the "optimal solution" based on the "exhaustive method".
It's just that Go gives various game rules, while car design gives various design requirements.
For example, low wind resistance, large space, comfort, cruising range, manufacturing cost, etc...
The key is that, except for a few technical secrets, all parts and assembly technologies in the current automobile manufacturing industry are almost completely open to the public.
Even those that are not open to the public, there are technical experts who will disassemble the parts on site and teach you how to play...
Zero + Internet = Infinite Possibilities!
The automobile industry has no secrets for ordinary people, let alone a super AI.
Universities, forums, articles, videos, and even equipment manufacturers’ own product promotion ppt...
For Zero, this ubiquitous "wealth of knowledge" is like a piece of "technical puzzle". When you collect them together, you can obtain the relevant "skill book".
Of course, the popularization of technology means an extremely low entry barrier to the industry, which has also led to some people engaged in real estate to suddenly say that they want to build a car...
As everyone knows, this thing is "easy to learn but difficult to master". Anyone can do it, but not everyone can do it well.
If you want to establish your own technical barriers, you must have your own unique technical advantages.
And the establishment of a brand cannot be achieved by just spending money.
The vast majority of those who enter the game are ultimately nothing more than cannon fodder of the times, becoming stepping stones for other people's monuments...
For Zero, car design is just a "building block game" of various parts.
Crawling public information on the Internet and being an "end product assembly factory" like "Rice" is not difficult at all for Zero.
But...cost actuarial and industrial automation are its real strengths...
The world’s most mature mobile phone industry chain has created the price-butcher “rice phone”.
The world's most mature new energy vehicle industry chain is like the most fertile soil. Even if it is not an idol, it will eventually give birth to a highly cost-effective new energy vehicle company.
Of course, the ultimate cost-effectiveness does not mean high-end. Real high-end requires the infusion of a "soul"...
And Meng Lang happened to have this "soul" in his hands...
"In short, you don't have to worry about the reliability of the technology. When you return, you will immediately form a team, implement the financing plan, and arrange for the construction of the new production line. As for the location of the new production line..."
Gao Yuan paused, looked at Hu Yifei who looked expectant, and smiled.
"Let's put it in Su City. Mr. Bao will be responsible for the specific construction. Other than that, Mr. Hu will be fully responsible for other preliminary preparations."
Hu Yifei's face lit up with joy when he heard this.
This is another large-scale investment worth billions, and it is also an automotive industry that is an industrial conglomerate. It requires countless supporting industries.
Whether it is stimulating the local economy or increasing employment, it will undoubtedly have a considerable promoting effect.
This is why many provinces have to bite the bullet and introduce automobile manufacturers even if they lose money.
Gao Yuan chose the location of the new production line in Su City and asked him to be the person in charge of preparations...
I almost had to tell him directly...
Hey! When political achievements come, let your family take care of them!
"Don't worry, Director Gao, I guarantee that I will get a lot of the financing and preferential policies for him!" Hu Yifei patted his chest.
"hehe!"
Gao Yuan had already seen Hu Yifei's public relations skills. She had no doubt about it just by looking at the speed of the green light coming out of the Bai Yeji Computing Center.
This means that there are people in the DPRK who can do things easily.
Many people have broken their legs while running, but it is not as good as a casual word from someone in the right position.
With Hu Yifei here, it can be called an accelerator of project progress...
"Well……"
Seeing that the two of them had settled the matter in just a few words, Mr. Bao was confused.
The 3 billion yuan has not yet been released, but the site selection and construction have already been arranged?
This is a huge bet on the entire idol car. Don't we need to take it seriously, such as holding a shareholders' meeting and setting up a think tank to discuss this matter?
Investment is risky, so be cautious when entering the market!
If such a large-scale investment is made, the scale of the Suzhou factory will even exceed the entire current production base of Aidou...
People set up new production lines to increase production capacity. Are you going directly to "double production capacity"?
Isn't it too radical?
"Um... Director Gao, even if we want to develop markets other than mini-cars, shouldn't we first target a market segment and reduce some investment scale?
Once this market segment has established a firm foothold, it will not be too late to expand production scale.
Wouldn’t it be too risky to fully roll out the product line like this?”
"Adventure? If we didn't take risks, how could we have the current industrial scale?"
"Uh..." Mr. Bao was speechless.
Now he finally understands how these two people can swallow up his company like a snake...
People don't let go of hawks until they see a rabbit, but you are all in when you see a rabbit...
This gambling spirit and execution ability... I can't accept it...
Gao Yuan smiled slightly.
“You don’t have to worry about investment risks, we have the strongest risk control team, very professional!
Now you only need to think about how to make the best of this project. The group's positioning of Idol Auto is by no means just a car manufacturer in a certain segment..."
Not a niche automaker…
So what position should we be?
Looking at the confused Mr. Bao, Hu Yifei seemed to see himself not long ago.
Once upon a time, I was the same way, thinking that short-term success was already the pinnacle of life.
At that time, Mr. Meng was still a piece of cake... Oh no, it was a piece of good advice that allowed me to find the direction of my life again and opened the door to a new world...
He couldn't help but smile and patted Mr. Bao on the shoulder, sighing in a tone that sounded like someone who had experienced it.
"Old Bao! Don't be afraid to think about it. Look at those BATs. Will they say that their main business is a certain niche?"
Mr. Bao was stunned.
Of course not, they are developing in all fields and pervasively!
"Haha! So, princes, generals and ministers would rather have the guts? Why can they do it but you can't?
Let’s set a small goal first and start by becoming BAT in the new energy vehicle industry!”
"Well……"
BAT in the new energy vehicle industry?
BYD, Tesla...and my idol?
Hiss~ Is this cake too big?
But why is the heartbeat a little too fast?
…
It was no coincidence that we were discussing investment in a new production line here.
Another giant in the new energy automobile industry also made a shocking "gamble" in a secret place somewhere in Shanghai, only a hundred kilometers away!
“Modu sold 860,000 square meters of industrial land to Tesla at 1/10 of the market price.
It also granted Tesla a loan with an annual interest rate as low as 3.9%, with a loan amount of 4 billion RMB.
Starting from 2023, Tesla will pay taxes of at least 2.23 billion RMB to the city every year. If it cannot be completed, the city has the right to take back all the sold land.
Moreover, Tesla will continue to invest 14.08 billion RMB in capital in the Magic City factory in the next five years.
Finally, all parts of the Tesla factory must be made locally...
Please both parties confirm the terms of the agreement. If there are no problems, please sign the contract formally."
On one side of the long table, a foreign man wearing a jacket and dressed very casually nodded, and even had a smile on his lips.
Then he brushed his hands and signed his name on the agreement with a confident look on his face——
“Musk Elon!”
At this time, neither party knows yet.
These two "big bets" finalized in two adjacent metropolises are destined to have only one winner...