The two engineers who were arguing had white hair and looked very young, but they were still arguing like children.
One of them, a skinny old man wearing gold-rimmed glasses, said.
"Putting the engine in the front can shorten the length of the car and save costs, giving us a greater price advantage in the market."
Opposite him.
He is a tall, muscular old man with arms so thick that he can almost run a horse.
At this time, he was looking down at the skinny old man and said angrily.
"I firmly oppose it."
"Front engines can indeed save space, but you have to consider safety issues!"
"This will shorten the power transmission distance and increase the transmission efficiency, which will inevitably lead to poorer maneuverability and increased risk factors. We cannot lose original customers in order to save these costs."
The skinny old man retorted loudly.
"I believe that my research direction is the future trend. Price is always the most powerful competitive tool. It is necessary for us to study and establish projects."
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The strong old man looked at the other party condescendingly and threatened.
"Your faith is worthless to me."
"The research funds in the factory are very tight. We should invest the funds in the research and development of new materials and use the money wisely."
"Okay, if you dare to talk back again, I will punch you to death."
The skinny old man jumped on his feet and cursed.
"If you have the ability, try it!"
The more they noisy, the more violent they get.
There is a tendency for a full martial arts show to take place at any time.
Around them, several younger staff members have gathered.
But no one dared to stop him.
It seems that these two old men are very prestigious in the research base, and everyone is worried about getting into trouble.
Cao Weidong interrupted at this time, which immediately made the two of them unhappy.
"Why are there still Chinese people? Who asked you to come in? Get out! Where is the security guard?"
Cao Weidong replied in English: "Don't let me go in a hurry. I have some different opinions on whether the engine should be front-mounted."
Maybe it’s talent that plays a role.
The two old men stopped and looked at Cao Weidong in surprise.
"Oh? You actually know about cars?"
Cao Weidong said firmly.
"Yes, and I am an expert in this field."
He knows the characters of these people very well.
In their dictionary, there is no word humility.
Polite and self-effacing answers will only lead to their contempt.
Everything is based on strength.
The two old men looked at each other, were silent for a moment, then nodded and said.
"You've bought yourself five minutes. If your point of view is boring and boring, I'll have the security throw you out."
Cao Weidong glanced at Hans who was chasing behind him and said calmly.
"In my opinion, future cars must be mainly transverse front drive. This is the trend..."
The skinny old man immediately sat up straight.
The strong old man stood up angrily, waving his fists and trying to drive people away.
However, Cao Weidong continued.
"But the prerequisite for the front engine is to make a breakthrough in the field of materials, so if you want to improve the front engine, you must first develop new materials."
The skinny old man collapsed.
The sturdy old man chuckled strangely and put his palm-like hands on Cao Weidong's shoulders.
"Boy, I'm starting to like you a little bit."
The skinny old man jumped up angrily and shouted: "That's nonsense, it's all nonsense, you must be looking for someone to do it."
The sturdy old man smiled proudly and said: "Little Tom, admit your failure. There is no future for front-mounted engines."
Cao Weidong almost dropped his jaw.
Through the conversation between the two people, he learned that the skinny old man was called Tom and the strong old man was called Jerry.
Little Tom and Jerry?
What a pair of enemies.
He looked at the two of them strangely, and then began to explain.
In Cao Weidong's previous life, judging from the historical trajectory of automobile development, it was true that rear-wheel drive engines first existed and then evolved to front-wheel drive engines.
In terms of manufacturing costs alone, the cost of a front-engine engine is lower than that of a rear-drive engine.
However, automobile engines have gradually evolved from rear-wheel drive to front-wheel drive. Behind the seemingly cost savings, it is actually an inevitable result of the development of automobiles.
To a certain extent, it is a joint decision made by both internal and external influences.
Externally.
At that time, there was an energy crisis.
Cars with low prices, low fuel consumption, lightweight and compact cars are more popular among Chinese people in Yingjiang.
This is the answer chosen by consumers through the market.
Hence the rise of Japanese cars.
And high-power engines are gradually relegated to the second and third tier.
Internally, technological changes have made front-mounted engines possible.
Take one of the lowest-level logics as an example.
With product iteration, consumers have higher and higher performance requirements for cars.
This is an intuitive reflection.
That means stronger power and higher mileage.
However, this places higher and higher requirements on the strength of the engine, gearbox, and suspension.
To achieve this, the only way is to make the metal bigger and thicker without changing the strength of the metal.
But the engine compartment only has so much space.
It cannot accommodate the three major components of the engine, gearbox, and front suspension.
But after breakthroughs in materials science, metal materials do not need to be bulky to achieve strength targets, which allows engines, gearboxes, and suspensions to be made smaller and smaller.
Therefore, the transverse engine front-wheel drive layout was realized.
Of course, there are also improvements in cantilever technology, improvements in gearboxes, etc., which I won’t go into details.
Cao Weidong's remarks completely conquered the two old men.
In particular, Cao Weidong put forward some expectations for metal materials based on his previous life experiences, which made the strong Jerry so excited that he couldn't help himself.
"God, you are the most knowledgeable engineer I have ever met, and I still don't know your name?"
"Cao Weidong."
"Teacher Cao, there are still some things I don't understand. Can you explain it to me?"
Teacher Cao!
Hans next to him and Rodney, who hurried over with a large number of security guards, were all stunned when they heard this.
His eyes were bigger than a bell.
This expert was hired by their boss with a lot of money and is the person in charge of the entire research base.
Usually the eyes are higher than the top of the head, so don’t be too pushy towards them.
However, such a dragging man, Daniel Remembers Engineer, was actually conquered by this Chinese named Cao Weidong!
This world is really hard for people to understand.
Cao Weidong smiled.
"No problem. By the way, I just have some time left. You can ask any questions you have."
"Great, who is that? Go ahead and move my experiment diary over."
Jerry immediately called out.
Tom was no exception and asked his assistant to bring over his experimental diary.
These experimental logs are all company secrets!
Hans was very anxious.
He walked over hesitantly and said: "Mr. Jerry, they are visitors to our company. They will be waiting for you later..."
"Get out!"
"Hey, okay."
Hans retreated lazily.
Cao Weidong smiled.
Received Jerry's experiment log and various reports.
While reading, Jerry reported and pretended to answer Jerry's questions.
There was a twinkle in his eye.
What is recorded in this experimental log is the experimental exploration carried out by everyone at the research base, various data, and a summary of problems.