After parking the car, many young people were already watching. Mainly because the sound of the car's engine and exhaust was too obvious on such a quiet night, which of course aroused everyone's curiosity.
He turned off the engine and got out of the car. However, the three passengers in the car seemed not to realize that they still clung to the parts of the car that they could hold on to until Ruan Wen Yue's brother came close to express concern and said: "Brother, are you okay?"
Only then did the three people who returned to their souls remember to get out of the car.
Since he didn't plan to turn tonight into a driving class, Lin politely declined everyone's request to test drive or go for a drive. Instead, he directed the waiters to bring those who felt the cold wind into the house to warm up by the fire.
To ward off the cold, drink some warm tea.
Fortunately, the three of them are in good health, and there should be nothing wrong with them after this wind. The two magicians who were in the combat troops had nothing to say. Even Ruan Wenyue, a businessman, under Lin's observation
He is also a very strong warrior. I dare not ask him to fight on the front line, but it should not be a problem to protect himself in the face of emergencies, let alone just blowing the wind.
As for himself, Lin was not worried at all. He knew what kind of situation he would face, how could he not prepare in advance. An apprentice-level magic of wind enchantment could easily straighten out the changes in the airflow around him, allowing him to
The cold wind automatically avoids him. This is originally a magic that controls the airflow around him and deflects arrows and other flying props. It's just a cold wind, which is useless.
Returning to the small salon where we had talked before, the old deacon who had been following Ruan Wenyue invited the young people who had followed him out. The three old people who had eaten cold wind, after drinking a few cups of hot tea,
They took a deep breath, and their eyes gradually regained their grace. At this time, they seemed to have come back to their senses, and they opened their mouths with a series of questions.
It can be said that Lin answered every question in detail, and even provided some data observed from the carriage as evidence. In addition to the detailed design structure and parameters that were not given, other questions whether normal or abnormal, such as
Whether it can go up to the sky and into the sea, whether it can jump, whether it can be mounted on a house, and whether it can pull the whole house and run around, etc., Lin answered them one by one.
But Nguyen Van Viet deserves to be a businessman. After a series of technical and random questions, he immediately turned back to the main point. He asked: "Sir Tripwood, how much does it cost to manufacture such a car? Can you disclose it?"
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"Not counting the labor and design costs, just looking at the material cost, although I haven't calculated the exact cost, it should probably exceed Xbar Kir (10,000 gold)."
Someone's unabashed answer immediately dimmed everyone's bright eyes. Ten thousand gold was definitely not an expense that an ordinary person could afford. Even a big businessman or a noble would not necessarily pay the bill.
After all, the luxury car culture in Midland has not yet emerged, and no one will blindly pursue more luxurious, faster and rarer cars. Not to mention that after buying a car, there are all kinds of fuel, consumables and maintenance.
Of course, by packaging it in some ways, you can still fool fools into spending a lot of money, but there is no point in doing so. The positioning of this thing should not be a boutique route, but should be popular. It is best to be able to ruin the streets and completely change the mystery.
People's lives need to be deeply involved.
So in the face of everyone's disappointment, Lin smiled and said: "Don't say you think it's expensive, even I think the price is very expensive. But this is just a trial vehicle to verify the feasibility of the structure, not a vehicle that will eventually become a commercial product.
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"Oh, is there any difference?" Ruan Wenyue asked.
"This trial car is all made of magic metal. This is to facilitate the use of magic shaping to change the structure of the parts, and when it is determined that the structure of a part is incorrect or unnecessary, it can be quickly restored to a metal ingot.
, reuse, that's all. The two major features of magic metal are that it can actually add magic effects, and the strength of the metal is much higher than ordinary metal. However, in the structure of this car, there are almost no places that need to add magic effects, and
The problem of metal strength can also be solved by smelting technology. In other words, more than 99% of the structures can be replaced with ordinary metals, or even wood or other lighter ordinary materials. I predict that it will eventually become a commodity
For ordinary car models, the material cost should be able to be reduced to XXX geers (30 gold). The price is set at C geers (100 gold). I think that at such a price, a lot more people will be able to accept it."
This number is not someone's nonsense. The birth of this prototype car certainly made Lin see many shortcomings, and it is also the kind that cannot be replaced by using magic materials. And the most important of these shortcomings is
, that’s the tires.
The test just now made Lin understand that the grip of the existing tires is far from enough. In this case, in addition to finding ways to improve the tire formula, the easiest way is to lower the speed limit, that is, replace it with a new one.
A smaller horsepower engine can prevent the vehicle from losing control due to excessive speed in some extreme environments, resulting in accidents.
Small horsepower means that there can be methods that do not require material strength, that is, the engine material may not be made of magic metal. In addition, the sealing performance of rubber also improves the engine efficiency. Over time, the cost is reduced.
Lin even plans to introduce material science to the Mysterious Land and use alloys to replace magic metals. After all, if a vehicle uses a pure fuel engine, it has nothing to do with magic. If you insist on using magic metals, just use its materials.
Strength is wasted.
Even for a hybrid engine, the places where the magic circle needs to be carved are limited, and most of the car body can still be made of ordinary metal. Not to mention that for ordinary cars, there is no need for the entire body to be made of steel plates several centimeters thick.
Some unimportant places can be covered with a thin layer of iron sheet. You can even consider cheaper materials. So it is possible to reduce the price to thirty gold.
In addition to the renewed brilliance in the eyes of several people, there was also an indescribable and unexplainable flavor. The familiar Dharma Saint once again put his hand on someone's shoulder and said: "Boy, you can do it, XXX
You plan to sell Kiel’s things to C Kiel. Do you also sell other things in the same way?”
Dharma Saint Babak Abu Nahan suddenly thought about whether other products related to this man were sold at such a ridiculous price. He suddenly felt unhappy and planned to take some of it back from the other party's wallet.
Lin smiled bitterly and said: "Your Excellency, Master Dharma, what I calculated is only the cost of materials, and does not include the design fee and the manufacturer's remuneration. You can't ask these people to do white work. You ask for processed products based on the price of iron ore."
It’s also the same price.”
But what Ruan Wenyue was thinking about was another thing. He asked: "Your Excellency, since this industry is profitable, why didn't you choose to cooperate with the great magician Kabambai? Instead, you are willing to use it and cooperate with me.
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Not only did he want to know this question, but the two magicians next to him also wanted to know. Although there is no sentence in Mi Di that says "the one closest to the water and the tower gets the moon first", this principle still makes sense.
The answer to this question is not difficult to think of. Lin said directly: "Because the direction is different. If today I want to build this car to run faster, push a heavier carriage, make it bigger, or
Whether it is to make it smaller, or to add some special functions, then of course I will cooperate with Dean Kabanbai. But today my idea is to build this car at a cheaper cost. According to the customer, also
It is built according to the needs of the user. Try not to use magic as much as possible, but find a way that ordinary craftsmen can also use to build this car. Then compared to a great magician, I think a businessman who understands the needs of customers will be
A better partner.”
This principle is so simple that several people present can understand it immediately. After experiencing the speed of the vehicle, they will of course have some ideas. However, these ideas are just like what the magician in front of them said, Dharma Saint Babak?
What Abu Nahan and the great magician Attila were thinking about was how to make the car faster; as a businessman, Ruan Wenyue was thinking about how to get it at a cheaper cost.
This is not to say that what businessmen think about all day long is how to cut corners. Faced with the same product, it is the nature of businessmen to produce more at a cheaper cost. The difference lies in who benefits from the reduction in costs.
If a businessman has become ignorant, and the things he sells are shoddy, this behavior is of course not advisable. But if the cost drops, the selling price will also drop, and clearly tell others the difference between before and after.
. Emphasize that you get what you pay for, allowing buyers to choose the grade of goods according to their own circumstances. How can we say that merchants have done something wrong in this way?
To put it simply, the high-end market must be occupied, and the low-end market must also be occupied. A real businessman will of course be more merrier when it comes to the market. And this kind of pursuit is exactly what an expert of the level of the great magician Kabamba does not do.
Will care.
After listening to the magician's thoughts, Ruan Wenyue also understood his role. Facing this opportunity that seemed to have a good chance of winning, he already had an idea in his mind. There was just one question that he had to ask clearly.
"If we cooperate, what do you want my family to do?" After all, this is a business that has never been done before. So how to cooperate, to be honest, he is still a little confused.
"Haha, several of us have experienced the success of the trial car. And this also proves that the structure of the vehicle is feasible. Then the next step is to continue experimenting and exploring. To use ordinary metals to make cars, in addition to
In addition to the formula of the alloy material, there is also the manufacturing process. How to make gears, how to make curved steel plates, these methods of making parts that cannot directly use magic shaping are the key points that require Mr. Ruan's cooperation."
At this point, Lin still maintained his original grimace and said: "In other words, don't look at the vehicle costing me XXX Kiel. If I want to sell it to C Kiel, I didn't take into account the amount of money it will cost."
Time and wages spent on R&D. If the final product doesn’t sell enough, it’s not impossible to lose money.”