Zhou Fangyuan came to the winery by plane, but the old man was still in the winery and didn't leave.

Not only did the old man not leave, Zhou Fangyuan's grandparents were also here, as well as grandma, the four old men went abroad for the first time in their lives, and their grandchildren had the ability to buy such a big winery in France. There are castles, grape fields, beautiful scenery, and good air, the mood of the four old men is good, and their health is getting better and better, and this is one of the reasons why Zhou Fangyuan bought the manor. The domestic environment is not bad, but how can we say it? China has just experienced primitive accumulation, and although it has been working hard to restore the natural environment in recent years, it is certainly still not as good as these old capitalist powers.

Because there is a difference in time.

Most of the old capitalist powers completed industrialization and primitive accumulation between 100 and 200 years ago, so they have begun to consciously restore the natural environment in the past 100 years. At least a few decades earlier than in China, maybe a few decades later, there will be green streams everywhere in China, but now to be honest, it is still a little worse, and we need to work harder.

When Zhou Fangyuan saw his grandfather, his grandfather and grandfather were enjoying the shade under the vines, although the climate has begun to gradually decline, but in the afternoon of October, the temperature is still okay, you can bask in the sun, and you can also enjoy the cool.

"Xiao Yuan'er is here. ”

Grandpa smiled and beckoned to Zhou Fangyuan.

Zhou Fangyuan stepped forward quickly, "Grandpa, grandpa, are you two good?"

"It's good, the environment is good, the scenery is good, the climate is good, but the food always feels a little wrong. ”

Grandpa said with a smile.

"Then you can try serious Western food, in fact, serious French food is still a bit exquisite, you two, as well as grandma and grandma, since they are out on vacation, you should also experience more local life." ”

"Hehe, let's talk about it when I have time, and even if it changes, it has to change slowly, and if it changes suddenly, the old man's stomach can't stand it. ”

Grandpa said next to him, and then looked at Zhou Fangyuan curiously, "Why do you have time to come over, is the company okay?"

"I can't say it's okay, I came to Europe this time, mainly to buy a car company, but unfortunately it didn't work out, but since I've come here, I thought, it's better to come and see a few of you before returning home." ”

Zhou Fangyuan replied with a smile.

"Do you want to make a car company? As far as I know, it's not easy to make a car now, and these foreign car companies are much better than the domestic ones, so you're not afraid of losing money?"

Although grandpa is old, he is very clear-headed, has a broad vision, knows a lot of domestic and foreign news, and plays with smartphones.

"If you lose money or not, it's not that serious, if you really want to talk about it, now is a good time for the rise of domestic cars......"

Then Zhou Fangyuan concisely said the possible development direction of domestic automobiles and the current situation in the domestic market.

In the end, he concluded: "In fact, at this time, foreign brands have not yet invaded on a large scale, and the domestic demand for automobiles is getting higher and higher, which is a good time for the development of domestic automobiles." I want to buy Sage Motors this time, on the one hand, I want to win the patents and technologies in the hands of Sage Motors, on the other hand, I also hope to borrow the mature production team and model of Sage Motors, as well as the design model, to carry out new research and development and development in China. As a result, I didn't expect Shijue to play a trick for me, hum, don't blame me for being fifteen when they do the first year of junior high school, this time I say nothing and I won't let them go. ”

"Xiao Yuan'er, in the end, this is just your speculation, can you be sure that there must be a future for making cars?"

Grandpa asked.

Grandpa actually has no culture, but time has changed.

My grandfather used to be an old farmer, who only cared about the situation at home, and of course he would not care about so many national and international events. But now the uncle's family, the second aunt's family, including their own family, are developing better and better, and there are hundreds of thousands of pocket money just to honor grandpa every month.

"In fact, I really don't care if you make money or not, as you two understand, today's automotive industry, looking at the world, although it cannot be said that it is completely saturated, but to be honest, the market is basically dominated by all kinds of heroes. China is an emerging market, and domestic cars can definitely occupy a place. But in any case, the road of fuel vehicles has basically come to an end, so my purpose is no longer on fuel vehicles, and what I really pay attention to is new energy vehicles.

I am optimistic about the direction of development, in fact, there are two, one is pure electric vehicles, this kind of car, the biggest advantage is that there is no exhaust emissions, pure electric vehicles do not have engines and other systems, can only be supplemented by electric energy, so there is no exhaust emissions, at the same time due to the factor of electric energy, the cost of using the car is the lowest, according to the existing electricity price, plus the cost of charging piles is only a dime a kilowatt-hour of electricity.

However, pure electric vehicles still have many shortcomings, the mileage of the vehicle is the biggest problem, the time of car charging, etc., and fuel cell vehicles, is different, fuel cell vehicles, is an important technical route of the new energy vehicle industry, is one of the troika of new energy vehicles. It is a truly zero-pollution technology, and there is no need to worry about exhaust gas like electric vehicles.

At the same time, there is no need to worry about the mileage, fuel cell vehicles basically do not need to worry about the problem of electric energy supplementation, and the speed of energy replenishment is faster than charging, in addition to the safety of fuel cell technology, it will not produce spontaneous combustion, etc., it is a real clean energy, in general, the future direction of automobile development, I am more optimistic about fuel cell technology. ”

Zhou Fangyuan said slowly.

The two old men were a little dazed when they heard this, and it took a long time to react.

"You mean, you're going to make a car that doesn't use gas?"

"Actually, it can't be called a car, if you don't use gasoline but electricity, you should call it an electric car. However, this is only my goal in the future, and now the technology in all aspects is still immature, and some technologies may already be available, but they are still in the laboratory stage, and it will take at least a few years or even ten years to really use it for business. But take precautions, oil resources are limited, and have you forgotten the 911 incident five years ago? Lao Mi is bent on pinching the neck of the world's oil, and I am not qualified to participate in the game at the national level, but as a businessman, I have embarked on a new path in the business field, which can be regarded as my own work. ”

"But can this really be done?"

Grandpa was a little worried.

The old man is a visionary person who knows that cars are not easy to make. If you start from scratch, you may throw tens or tens of billions of dollars into it, and you may not be able to succeed. Fortunately, Zhou Fangyuan did not start completely from scratch, but even so, the investment is not a decimal. First of all, the acquisition of Shijue is not a simple matter, but also the acquisition of domestic car factories, but also research and development, but also production, and most importantly, in the face of the test of the market, before getting the answer, who can give a guarantee?

So the old man is still not very relieved about Zhou Fangyuan's thoughts.

"Grandpa, don't worry, I have made a decision for so many years, and how many times have I failed? If I didn't have a certain certainty, I wouldn't have easily started the automobile industry.

In fact, if you think about it carefully, you will understand that the automotive industry, in the final analysis, is a commodity closely related to human life, so every progress it makes must be repeatedly verified. Therefore, its development trajectory is not destined to be explosive. If time goes back ten years, twenty years, Chinese New Year's Eve, even if I have money, I will not casually make cars, but now it is different, with the acceleration of energy, electrification, and networking, the attributes of automobiles have begun to have new changes, and the innovation and development of automotive technology have more new possibilities.

And these possibilities are all my reliance on the development of new energy vehicles in the future, and they are also the confidence for me to develop traditional cars in the future. ”

"New technology?"

Grandpa looked at Zhou Fangyuan seriously.

"I'll give you a few examples and you'll get the idea, like the high beams that don't dare. When the camera detects the taillights of the preceding vehicle and the headlights of the oncoming vehicle, the headlight system turns off some of the multiple LED light sources to prevent the high beams from swaying to the driver of the vehicle in front.

Another example is the transparent A-pillar, where we can capture a live video stream with the help of a car's exterior camera and present the video information to the user through a display embedded in the A-pillar. In this way, the driver can see the blind spot that would otherwise be caused by the car's A-pillar. This way, drivers no longer have to worry about pedestrians popping up on the road!

There is also a paint-free material, which is the latest 'bioengineered plastic', which is made from plants instead of petroleum, and the plant-derived material itself has a color, a darker hue and a mirror-like smoothness, and a texture that surpasses traditional materials such as coated ABS resin. As far as I know, the new material has the same durability as the coated traditional material, and is cheaper and works better. ”

"Oh, this technique, well, it's a good direction. ”

The old man was relatively indifferent to the first two, but when it came to the last one, the old man's expression changed.

The old man is studying chemistry, and he is somewhat involved in materials science, and this new type of paint-free material, to put it bluntly, involves chemistry and materials science, so the old man is very sensitive and grasps the key at once.

"In addition, there are many new technologies that I can think of, and some of them have not yet appeared, but we can think about them.

For example, in steering technology that does not require turning the steering wheel, we can install piezoelectric sensors inside the steering wheel, and the driver slides along the surface of the steering wheel with both hands, and the sensor converts into steering action instructions according to the movement trajectory and pressure changes, and transmits them to the vehicle's driving wheels, so as to realize the adjustment of the driving direction.

We can use the intelligent system to make a smart device like a watch or bracelet, and then get the information of the car in the pairing with the car, including the fuel level, door lock status, and vehicle location. It can also be thought of as an iPhone as a signal relay station for cars and watches. When the vehicle is moving, the watch also vibrates to alert the driver of real-time traffic conditions such as traffic accidents, road repairs, and broken down vehicles.

In addition, there are hydrogen fuel cells, which react with oxygen through hydrogen stored in hydrogen tanks to generate electricity to drive the vehicle.

There is also autonomous driving, which is perhaps the easiest to see at the moment. Relying on artificial intelligence, visual computing, radar, surveillance devices, and global positioning systems to work together, computers can operate motor vehicles automatically and safely without any active human intervention.

Of course, they can also carry out similar technological updates, but don't you forget, in terms of the Internet and smart devices, our Yuanfang Group is the world's leader, and only we can bully others, and others cannot bully us. ”

Zhou Fangyuan said confidently.

Grandpa looked at Zhou Fangyuan in a daze when he heard this, and sighed for a long time.

"You kid, you really have a weird brain, you can come up with these things. But yes, what you said is not too difficult to implement, and even if the current technology is not in place, it may be possible in another five or ten years. Come, talk to grandpa again, what else do you think?"

"That's a lot, like information sharing and exchange. If the degree of intelligence of vehicles can continue to improve, it may be possible to share and exchange information between vehicles in the future, and better understand traffic, weather and road condition information. Cars publish information such as their speed and direction to alert each other to possible safety hazards. There is also technology to monitor the driver's movements to avoid accidents. Advanced sensors are able to monitor a driver's vital characteristics, such as heart rate, eye movements, and brain activity, detecting any risk, from drowsiness to heart attack.

This can be combined with autonomous driving, as soon as it senses that the driver's condition is wrong, the car immediately starts autopiloting, ensuring that there will be no accidents due to the driver's physical problems.

In addition, a big data on-board computer can be added to collect data and analyze to understand the owner's hobbies, emotions and schedules, track traffic problems in real time, and suggest driving routes to save time. At the same time, the driver's physical condition can be monitored, and if the other person is found to be in trouble, the driver will immediately start autopilot and take him to the nearest hospital.

There are many others, such as solar charging, automatic parking on smartphones, etc., which are not impossible.

You think, these things are to put it bluntly, in fact, they still rely on intelligent systems, and today's intelligent systems are not strong enough, but as long as the technology continues to be updated, it won't be long before we will have more powerful chips, more data, faster response speed, as long as the level of equipment can only reach a certain level, you say, these technologies I am talking about, is it still far away?"

Zhou Fangyuan asked with a smile.

At this moment, his face was full of confidence.

Although many of the things he said were far from being able to be done when he was reborn, he always believed that as long as human beings continue to develop, these technologies are only one step away from human beings.