Once these details are finalized, everything then falls into place. After coming out of Zhao Ke's office, Zhou Jingming, Zhao Ke and Ma Xudong walked towards the company's canteen together.

"By the way, senior brother, what is the current level of research and development progress of Yanhuang's car?" Zhou Jingming asked as he walked. Although he is the general layout of this car, after the technical plan is determined, Zhou Jingming did not ask about the specific research and development, but asked Zhao Ke to pay attention to this matter on his behalf.

"The progress of research and development is faster than we expected, especially in the engine research institute, the electronic control part of the DVVT engine has made breakthrough progress, and it is expected that the development of all electronic control systems will be completed in the first half of next year. Zhao Ke replied with a smile.

"On the all-aluminum body, I plan to exhibit it at next year's Geneva Motor Show, there should be no problem, right?" Zhou Jingming nodded and continued to ask. This time, the two major difficulties in the development of this car are concentrated in the DVVT engine and the all-aluminum body, as long as there is no problem with these two assemblies, Zhou Jingming does not have to worry about the overall development of this car.

"You have set the technical plan for us, and you have also visited Audi's lightweight research center before, as long as the imported equipment is in place, there will be no problems in the process. As for whether it will be in time for next year's Geneva Motor Show, I'll have to find out, but even if the finished product can't be made, it's still possible to exhibit a semi-finished product. ”

The times have developed to the present, and exposure has a very important impact on the success of a product, so Zhou Jingming will try his best to create the necessary heat before the official release of the "Yan Huang" car, and the exhibition of Tianming Group's new all-aluminum body at the Geneva Motor Show is one of Zhou Jingming's marketing plans.

Not only the all-aluminum body, but also the DVVT engine, which is one of the biggest innovations of the "Yan Huang" car, Zhou Jingming will also look for opportunities to make this engine unveiled in advance.

"Okay, let's go to dinner first, and then go to the wind tunnel laboratory after dinner to see how far the research and development progress of the all-aluminum body is. Zhou Jingming nodded and replied.

In the afternoon of the same day, after learning about the specific research and development progress of the all-aluminum body, Zhou Jingming and Zhao Ke and others held a group-wide meeting, officially putting forward the entry into the island market as a strategic task of the group, and Zhao Ke, on behalf of the board of directors, made a written report on the joint venture project with Mazda, and arranged the relevant work by the way.

In this way, entering the island market became the last major decision of Tianming Group in 1995.

The next day, after Zhou Jingming came to the office, he estimated that Mazda should also go to work, so he picked up the phone and dialed the phone number of Matsushima Jiro, that is, the current head of Mazda.

"Zhou Jun, why did you remember to call me now?" The familiar voice of Jiro Matsushima soon came from the other side of the phone.

"Matsushima-kun, I called here this time mainly to discuss something with you. Zhou Jingming paused, and then continued, "Our Tianming Group is preparing to enter your country's domestic market in the near future, so we want to further strengthen cooperation with Mazda, I wonder if Songdaojun is interested in engaging in a joint venture with our Tianming Group?"

After Zhou Jingming finished saying his words in one breath, Jiro Matsushima on the other end of the phone fell into silence all of a sudden, frankly speaking, he never thought that Zhou Jingming would propose a joint venture with Mazda, which is definitely a rare opportunity for Mazda!

In the island country, Toyota and Honda, the two auto giants, have always been two insurmountable mountains in front of Mazda, and Mazda has no way to surpass these two competitors by itself. What's more, since the 90s, there has been a serious economic bubble in the island country, and Mazda has also suffered huge losses this year.

You should also be clear about the situation of our company this year, and if we engage in a joint venture with Mazda, it may affect the industrial layout of Tianming Group in China. After a moment of silence, Jiro Matsushima spoke.

"Matsushima-kun, this kind of big thing, I won't talk nonsense, if Matsushima-kun has any concerns, I can fly to the island country the day after tomorrow, and then our two companies will sit down and talk about this matter face-to-face, what do you think?" Zhou Jingming replied with a smile.

"Okay, since Zhou Jun has such sincerity, then we must welcome it. When Jiro Matsushima heard this, his heart was overjoyed, this was definitely the best news he had heard this year.

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Jingming couldn't help but smile, the current situation of Mazda, he is naturally clear, the economic bubble that appeared in the island country this time has caused a huge operating loss in many of its domestic enterprises, and this year, Mazda has suffered an operating loss for the first time, and the loss amount is the second loss-making enterprise in the island country, and this loss has lasted for six years.

It wasn't until six years later that Ford, which held 20 percent of Mazda's shares, extended a helping hand to Mazda.

This is also the main reason why Zhou Jingming is so sure that Mazda will not refuse this joint venture invitation. And in this context, Tianming Group will also occupy a greater initiative in the negotiations.

Since Mazda has agreed to negotiate with Tianming Group, the next step is to arrange for relevant personnel to go to the island country to conduct specific negotiations on this joint venture project.

The specific time of the negotiation was set five days later, that is, on November 20, 1995, and Zhou Jingming set the time to go to the island country three days later.

This is also the second time that Zhou Jingming came to the headquarters of Mazda after the last rotary engine negotiation, and the last time they returned with a full load, this time, Zhou Jingming is also confident to win this cooperation opportunity.

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