There are still five months left before the end of this year, Zhou Jingming must obtain all the patents on the ESP system before the end of this year, and officially announce this invention that can be called a change in automotive electronics technology this year, and then next year, it can be considered to be assembled on the second-generation Kirin sedan.

So for Zhou Jingming, every day is very important, because at every time node, what Zhou Jingming needs to do, he has already planned in advance, and missing this time node will directly affect Zhou Jingming's next plan.

Zhou Jingming is a person who especially hates to have his plans disrupted, so every time he does something, he will make arrangements in advance and try to make it go according to his expectations.

Judging from the entire development process of Tianming Automobile Company, whether it is the research and development of in-cylinder direct injection technology, the release of Phoenix brand cars, or sports marketing through the World Cup, they are actually stuck on Zhou Jingming's time node, which is why in the eyes of outsiders, every time Zhou Jingming does something, it will logically bring the expected results.

After the performance test of the ESP system was over, Zhou Jingming walked out of the laboratory, and behind him, Chen Feixiang followed.

"Xiao Chen, I will leave the drafting of the invention patent of the ESP system to you, and I can just take this opportunity to familiarize myself with the entire patent application process. Zhou Jingming said as he walked.

"Of course, if you don't understand anything, you can always ask me. In addition, this time, the patent should be written in Chinese and English. Zhou Jingming paused and continued to add.

Like the in-cylinder direct injection technology, the ESP system has not yet been developed by the rest of the manufacturers, and Zhou Jingming also has to apply for patents in many countries, striving to make the patent coverage of the ESP system larger, so that Tianming Automobile Company can obtain greater benefits.

"Got it, Senior Zhou. When I was in school, I also helped teachers write patents, and I know a little bit about the patent application process, but I may not be able to write the English version of the patent very well. Chen Feixiang scratched his head and said with some embarrassment.

Zhou Jingming smiled, the English level of college students who graduated in the 80s was indeed not good, because the importance of English at that time was not as high as it was later.

"It's okay, you write first, and I'll revise it after I'm done. Zhou Jingming said with a smile.

On the third day after the ESP system passed the performance test, Zhou Jingming brought the company's product engineering department and automotive electronics related designers together to prepare for a meeting, and the main content of the meeting was to discuss the loading test of the ESP system and the replacement research and development of the Kirin car.

Also attending the meeting was Zhao Ke, because this matter will also involve the assembly of OEMs.

"Ladies and gentlemen, through the efforts of colleagues in the automotive electronics factory, the research and development of our company's ESP system, another fist product, has been completed, and only the final loading test has not been completed. Zhou Jingming glanced at everyone present and said solemnly.

"Because it is a newly developed part, it must not be directly installed on the existing Kirin car, and the relevant structure of the Kirin car needs to be changed, especially when it comes to the electrical part, which needs to be paid attention to. Zhou Jingming paused, and then continued, "Taking this opportunity, I happened to also arrange the replacement task of the Kirin car. ”

As soon as Zhou Jingming said this, the people in the conference room immediately whispered, the product department personnel who participated in this meeting are all designers who have participated in the development of Kirin cars, and it is most suitable for them to be responsible for the replacement work.

"Mr. Zhou, the Kirin sedan has just been released for more than a year, and it is a bit too fast to replace it now?" soon a designer raised his own question.

"That's right, even if it's a generational change, it should start with the Phoenix brand sedan. ”

"The current Kirin car is selling so well, will it have an impact on the market if it is rashly replaced?"

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As soon as he said this, the rest of the technicians followed suit.

Zhou Jingming smiled, "In fact, it is not appropriate to call this work a replacement, because the rest of the configuration will not change, just add an ESP optional configuration on the vehicle, as for the other components, in principle, it will not be changed, but because it involves new configurations, it is definitely necessary to change the relevant places on the vehicle, so I called you over, as for the real replacement work of the Kirin car, you can also take the preparation by the way, after all, this work can not be completed in a day or two." ”

After listening to Zhou Jingming's explanation, everyone suddenly realized that it was not a replacement work in the real sense.

The Kirin sedan has just been launched for two years, and it is currently selling hot in the European and American markets, and Zhou Jingming will not be in such a hurry to replace the current one with a new Kirin car.

According to the normal replacement frequency, it is most appropriate to change the generation once every four to five years, and if you start to prepare slowly, you can officially release the second generation of the Kirin sedan in about 1992, and the time is reasonable.

"But this time, the loading of the ESP system can just be used as a warm-up for the replacement of the Kirin car, because from the second generation of the Kirin car, the ESP system is a conventional configuration, and is no longer an optional configuration, in addition, before September, to complete all the loading tests, so the product department, to seize the time to develop a trial prototype, as soon as possible online assembly, and offline real car testing. Zhou Jingming paused and continued to say to everyone.

"In September, will it only be necessary to complete the assembly and testing of the prototype, or will the project also be completed at the same time?" asked Zhao Ke on the side. This point is still very important for the automaker, two months, to complete the initial development should be no problem, but after the development of the product department, it is the turn of the automaker to assemble, and it is not so easy to customer service at the same time on the assembly process.

"Of course, it's just the assembly and testing of the prototype, otherwise it would be too fast to complete this project in two months. Zhou Jingming replied with a smile.

But all the projects involving the body restructuring and increasing the configuration will definitely not be so simple to complete, especially in the workshop assembly, there will be all kinds of problems, it is because Zhou Jingming is well aware of this truth, so he is not so anxious for them to complete the project.

"If that's the case, then there's nothing wrong with us on the OEM side. Zhao Ke nodded.

"What about the two of you?" Zhou Jingming looked at the rest of the people again.

"The product department is no problem. ”

"The electronics factory will also fully cooperate with the development of the product department. ”

"Very good, then this project is finalized, remember the timeline, before September, I want to see a prototype car equipped with ESP system, completely in front of me. Zhou Jingming nodded with satisfaction and said solemnly.

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