"This ...... This ......" Hearing his boss's requirements for this engine in terms of smoothness, machining accuracy, and assembly accuracy, David Bryson stammered: "Boss, with all due respect, this is impossible to do......"

Chen Geng shook his head and said, "For me, there is never anything impossible, you have to do your best to do it." ”

"That being said, but boss, if we want to achieve such accuracy requirements, it is impossible for our existing equipment to do ......"

"Then go and update the equipment!" Chen Geng said without hesitation: "Use the best equipment, the best manpower, and research the best assembly technology!"

Speaking of this, Chen Geng's tone became extremely serious: "Gentlemen, I pay you such a high salary every month, not to let you say 'NO!', but when I make a certain request, you must tell me, 'Boss, this thing is difficult, but please believe me, we will definitely be able to do it!', understand?"

“......”

A group of people looked at each other, and they were all frightened by Chen Geng's extremely harsh words: What? If you can't meet the boss's requirements, the boss will fire people?

For a moment, the atmosphere was a little delicate.

But no one took off their clothes very much, directly threw Chen Geng's face, and then said: "Lao Tzu is no longer serving!", now the economy of the entire West continues to decline, and the currency is still inflated, resignation is certainly a temporary cool, but the next job is not so easy to find, not to mention that AMC's treatment is already one of the best in the industry.

It's just that it is impossible to resign, but the boss's requirements are too high......

............

Of course, David Bryson can't refute his boss in front of everyone, if he really dares to do this, he will have to consider looking for a new job, but as the executive vice president of the AMC Automotive Engineering Institute and the actual person in charge of daily work, David Bryson loves his job deeply, in order to persuade Chen Geng to give up this crazy and almost absurd idea, he invited Chen Geng to his office and persuaded him bitterly: " Boss, I undoubtedly question your decision, but I have to say that none of the AMC engines can deliver the performance you want...... Not even the potential for improvement. ”

In Davy Bryson's surprise, Chen Geng did not fail to listen to his advice, on the contrary, in the face of his own words, his own boss nodded and said: "Of course, David, of course I know that my requirements are a bit high, especially for the current OHV valve structure engine, my requirements have broken through the physical limit of the OHV engine, which means that it is almost impossible to do." ”

David Bryson was a little confused: What? The boss knew he was asking a little too much, so why did he make such an excessive request?

The so-called OHV valve structure, that is, what we often call the push rod machine, compared with the OHC structure of the valve camshaft located at the top of the engine cylinder that car enthusiasts are more familiar with, the valve camshaft of the engine of the OHV structure is located at the bottom of the engine, which is usually connected to the crankshaft in the way of gear meshing, and the valve camshaft drives two metal push rods to push the opening and closing of the intake and exhaust valves at the top of the cylinder.

The advantage of OHV structure is that under the same displacement, the engine can be made smaller in size, lighter in weight, and the engine torque is stronger at low speeds.

He cautiously asked, "What are you ...... boss?"

"I designed a V8 engine with OHC structure," Chen Geng said, "This is a 90-degree cylinder angle, using double overhead camshafts and our AMC pride in the intake and exhaust dual variable valve control system, and the displacement of 4.3 liters, from the design point of view, this engine can fully meet the requirements of smoothness that I put forward before, and you are responsible for making this engine." ”

Boss designed a new V8 engine for Lexus with a double overhead camshaft structure, 90-degree cylinder angle, and dual variable valve timing for intake and exhaust?

Structurally speaking, the shortcomings of the engine with OHV valve structure basically correspond to the advantages of the OHC overhead camshaft structure engine: the speed of the OHC engine can be very high, and the engine runs more smoothly, but compared with the OHV structure, the weight of the engine with the same displacement and the same technical level of the OHC structure is heavier.

David Bryson knew all these things, but this was not the focus of David Bryson's concern, at this moment, David Bryson's mouth was slightly open, and the shock in his heart was indescribable: When did this happen? Why don't I know any news? And ...... How many good things are still hidden in the boss's head?

"I ...... Boss, can I take a look?" asked David Bryson, licking his lips, realizing that he was a little nervous.

"Of course. ”

Chen Geng nodded, even if David Bryson didn't say it, he would hand over the design data of this engine born from 3UZ-FE with a displacement of 4.3 liters to David Bryson, and Chen Geng also counted on David and his team to build this engine.

..................

Looking at the information in front of him, David Bryson felt like he was going crazy.

That's right, if you look at the design of the boss, if this engine can be produced, the final performance will definitely be able to meet the previous requirements of the boss, but in Davy Bryson's view, this possibility is only a theoretical possibility: it is really the accuracy required on the design drawings to be too perverted!

Looking at those precision requirements that can almost kill people, David Bryson almost cried: "Boss, such machining precision and accuracy...... This is simply impossible, this is close to the accuracy of the aerospace grade, and even if it can be done, the cost of a single engine will be an astronomical ......."

"Then it's not for me to worry about," looking at David Bryson, Chen Geng said seriously: "David, you have to understand, I am the boss, and as the boss, I can't help you solve any problems, otherwise why would I give you such a high salary? And the cost is controllable.

Now, David, tell me, can you do it?"

What if you can't?

Chen Geng didn't say anything, but looking at his boss's serious expression, David Bryson knew very well that if he said "NO!" again, he wouldn't mind changing someone to serve as the president of the AMC Automotive Engineering Institute.

David Bryson was reluctant to give up this well-paying job, and he couldn't think of where to find such a decent job after leaving AMC, so what options did he have?

He took a deep breath: "Boss, I think we can do it. ”

Chen Geng nodded with satisfaction: That's right, Lao Tzu pays you so much money every year, is it just so that you have to say "NO!" to me when you encounter a little difficulty?

David Bryson didn't speak, he felt that his mouth was full of bitter taste: when his boss made his attitude so clear, what could he do but work hard?

But at the same time, David Bryson was also a little curious: "Boss, since you have completed the design of the engine, then our car ......"

"Yes. Without waiting for David Bryson to finish speaking, Chen Geng nodded.

"Yes?" David Bryson was stunned for a moment, but the next moment, his expression changed, as if he was grabbed by an invisible big hand, and his eyes suddenly burst out: "Yes...... Yes?!"

Are you kidding?

How long has it been since Mr. Jack Welch received the news that Toyota Motor was secretly working on a limousine research program? Now you tell me, "Yes?"

"The concept design of the car has been completed," Chen Geng's tone was very flat but also pretentious, facing David Bryson's shocked and incredulous expression: "From this point of view, it is not too much to have 50% of the design work completed for this car." ”

“......”

David Bryson was completely speechless, as a veteran in the automotive industry, of course he knew that to design a new car, the most difficult thing is to determine the design concept, the design concept is the stock price of a car, when the design concept is determined, the next thing to do is to apply "muscles" and "skin" on the "skeleton", and then put on a beautiful makeup for the car.

The recognized tradition in the industry is that a car that has completed the conceptual design, and the overall design work has been completed sixty percent, where is the fifty percent of what his boss said.

At this moment, David Bryson deeply felt what it means to be evil.

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It was past eleven o'clock at night, and the lights in Kelly Hicks' room were still on.

Before returning to the United States, Kelly Hicks was deliberately left in China by Chen Geng, and the reason why Kelly Hicks was allowed to stay in China was because Chen Geng authorized Kelly Hicks to be his plenipotentiary representative, and on behalf of himself, together with the team of the Dutch Falkland United Aviation Technology Company, he inspected a number of provinces that Huaxia intended to cooperate with.

Kelly Hicks understands very well that her "outing" this time can be seen as a test of the boss's ability to stand alone to some extent, and it is also her own "graduation exam", as long as she passes this assessment, she can stand alone in the boss's industry like Miss Helen and become a big man, and therefore, Kelly Hicks does not dare to slack off in the slightest on this inspection - this is the opportunity she has been waiting for for several years.