Chapter 281: Into the Pit
Regret is regret, but after weighing it in my heart, Kume Shizhi still didn't dare to open his mouth after all.
He is not stupid, he knows that the reason why Chen Geng agreed to his condition so happily is not because his request has grasped any of his weaknesses, but because Chen Geng, who is about to enter the vehicle manufacturing, does not intend to provide many excellent designs to the outside world - with such a good design, why not leave it to himself?—— so he agreed to his request.
For Chen Geng, the conditions for agreeing to Honda are completely beneficial and not expense, and even can be used to block guns and refuse others at some critical moments: you see, it's not that we don't help you, it's just that the provisions of our cooperation agreement with Honda are dead, so I'm sorry.
But if you think you can take this opportunity to put forward more conditions to him, then you can only "hehe......
Realizing this, Kume Shizhi's heart became more and more depressed and panicked: dare to love, a condition that seems to restrict you, actually benefits you more?
But Kume Shizhi hasn't said anything yet, the condition is raised by himself, what can he do? Could it be that just after the condition was proposed, he turned his face and slapped himself in two mouths?
Looking at Kume Shizhi, whose face twitched for a while, Chen Geng smiled secretly in his heart, and then said: "You can't always put forward conditions from Honda, I will also put forward two conditions...... Mr. Kume, I should be fine with two conditions, right?"
Problematic!
It's a big problem!
Kume Shizhi, who was full of grievances, didn't want to listen to Chen Geng for half a sentence, but the truth was also the truth that Chen Geng said, Honda has put forward so many conditions, is it possible that Chen Geng is still not allowed to put forward conditions?
Even if he was unhappy in his heart, Kume Shizhi had to nod reluctantly: "Of course, Mr. Chen, please speak." ”
"Don't worry, I won't embarrass you," looking at Kume Shizhi's appearance, Chen Geng said with a smile: "It's right that Fernandez is ready to enter the field of vehicle manufacturing, but I don't plan to stimulate the four major automobile giants in the United States too much in a short period of time, so Fernandez's first product to enter vehicle manufacturing is a sports car ......"
Roadster?
Hearing Chen Geng say that the first product of Fernandez was actually a sports car, Kume Shizhi immediately relieved his heart.
This particular model of a sports car has some well-known characteristics, such as styling, such as high price, such as impracticality, such as low sales......
Kume Shizhi has no doubt that Chen Geng can build a sports car with a dynamic shape and style, but what about sales?
Take the X-BO sports car designed by Chen Geng for Honda (Kume is a natural choice to turn the X-BO, a product originally designed by Chen Geng, into a 'help' Honda design) as an example, this X-BO sports car has earned Honda countless fame and international awards all over the world, but what about sales?
As of last month, less than 1,300 units of the X-BO had been sold.
Although Honda's pricing is relatively high, but the X-BO is equipped with a super-precision V12 engine, isn't it a matter of course that the price is high? Look at those sports cars equipped with V12 engines, such as Ferrari, such as Lamborghini, how much do their products sell? X-BO is not even one-third of their products that are also equipped with V12 engines, but the styling is more than that of Ferrari, Lamborghini are countless times cooler, but even so, it has been nearly a year, and even counting the pre-sale orders, it is only more than 1,200 units.
Chen Geng's sports car, even if his styling is several times cooler than the X-BO, so what? Hold on to death, if you can sell two or three thousand units a year, it will be up to the sky.
A big stone in his heart suddenly fell, and Kume Shizhi finally had the heart to listen to what Chen Geng would say next-after putting his heart down, he was really a little curious, what did Chen Geng do when he suddenly mentioned this?
Chen Geng continued: "For this sports car, the engine and gearbox will definitely be processed and manufactured by Fernandes, and the three major processes of stamping, welding and painting of the body will also be completed by Fernandes, but I hope Honda can provide assistance and, in addition, the final body assembly and quality control will be completed by Honda." ”
As for why the final assembly should be carried out by Honda, the reason is very simple, the final assembly line ordered should not be placed in the magic capital.
"No problem. ”
Of course, Kume Shizhi also knew that Chen Geng was going to put the final assembly line in the magic capital, but it was just a sports car with a few hundred or one or two thousand sales a year, and this favor could be given, and Kume Shizhi agreed very happily.
"One last point," Chen Geng continued, "Honda licensed the frame technology and patents for the CB250 and CG125 to Fernandez. ”
The Honda CB250 that Chen Geng said is not the Wasp CB250 that made countless motorcycle fans crazy a few years later, equipped with a water-cooled, in-line four-cylinder 250cc displacement engine and the limit speed can be pulled to 18,000 rpm, nor is it the single-cylinder water-cooled CB250R that post-90s riders are more familiar with, but a street car equipped with a 250CC air-cooled twin-cylinder engine that Honda is currently in production: Honda CB250 "Nightingale".
This car is very similar to the Jialing-Honda CBT125 originally produced by Jialing, both have the same frame and shape, are equipped with a parallel twin-cylinder air-cooled engine, and the exhaust is also chrome-plated double exhaust, which is really easy to confuse the two cars from a distance.
As for the CG125, well, it is the Honda ejector rod that has been regarded as a classic by countless Honda fans and "learned" by countless domestic motorcycle manufacturers and launched similar models.
Chen Geng signed an agreement with the city of Bangkok, and the news of the upcoming construction of a motorcycle factory in Bangkok of course could not be concealed from Kume Isshi, Chen Gengyi proposed to get the frame authorization of CB250 "Nightingale" and CG125, Kume Ischi immediately understood what Chen Geng planned to do, but this is a trivial matter, considering Chen Geng's ability, even without the authorization of Honda Motor Co., Ltd., he can still develop a suitable frame, it is better to sell him now.
Kume is Chichi thought for a moment and nodded happily: "OK, no problem." ”
After determining that Chen Geng had no other conditions, Kume is breath that he had been carrying in his heart was finally relieved - although the two reached only a preliminary cooperation framework, the cooperation framework is instructive, and all the negotiations between the two companies will revolve around this framework, that is to say, there will only be some differences in details between the two sides, but there will be no major adjustments.
For Honda, this is great news, with this cooperation framework, even if Nissan really gets Chen Geng's help, there is no need to worry!
He stretched out his hand to Chen Geng with joy: "Jun Chen, then I wish us a happy cooperation in advance." ”
"It was a pleasure to work with. ”
Two hands with their own ghosts were clasped together.