That night, during the second online assembly of Santana, Li Mingzhe called Zhou Jingming and Luo Yuzhong outside the workshop.

"Xiao Zhou, Lao Luo, this morning, Minister Ma called me, and Volkswagen, in principle, has agreed to our plan to jointly develop engines. After the three of them walked outside the workshop, Lee Ming-che said directly.

"Director Li, is what you said true? That's just great. When Luo Yuzhong heard this, he immediately said excitedly. If we can develop a new generation of engines together with Volkswagen, it will definitely be a big opportunity for the improvement of the level of the domestic automobile industry.

"I'm afraid it's not that simple, didn't the public make any requests?" Zhou Jingming asked with a smile on the side.

Luo Yuzhong They don't know what the VR6 engine means to the German Volkswagen, but Zhou Jingming knows very well in his heart that this engine, which has been in service for more than 20 years, is definitely the most advanced engine on the Volkswagen side.

"Sure enough, I can't hide anything from you. Lee Ming-che smiled helplessly, and then continued, "Volkswagen, I hope we can provide a technical plan for this engine, which will be reviewed internally by Volkswagen to see if we have the ability to participate in the development of the engine. ”

"A technical solution for the development of an engine? We don't even know what this so-called VR6 engine is, how can we give a technical solution! Besides, if we have the ability to give a technical solution, then we still need to cooperate with Volkswagen?" Luo Yuzhong was a little unhappy when he heard this, in his opinion, Volkswagen was deliberately embarrassing them.

Although Zhou Jingming told them about the so-called "VR6" engine, in fact, Luo Yuzhong didn't know what this engine meant, after all, although the six-cylinder engine was rare, it would not be praised on the altar.

"This technical solution, not very detailed, just something similar to the blueprint architecture, and Volkswagen also promised that it will unconditionally hand over all their current technical documents about VR6 to us for review, however, if you want to see these materials, you can only go to the headquarters of Volkswagen in Germany to consult. Lee Ming-che continued.

"All the technical documents of VR6, when did the public become so generous, if you really want us to read these documents, even if they don't agree to cooperate at that time, wouldn't it be a loss?" Luo Yuzhong asked curiously.

"Those Germans aren't stupid. Zhou Jingming sneered, "The current VR6 engine has just been approved not long ago, and there are not many valuable documents, all we can see is some preliminary project materials, and there will not even be a standard technical drawing." To put it bluntly, Volkswagen just conveyed the design concept and design background of the VR6 engine to us. If you can expect to learn anything useful from these documents, dismiss the idea as soon as possible. ”

"I see, I said how did the Germans become so good all of a sudden!" Luo Yuzhong suddenly said, "What is the arrangement in that ministry now? This opportunity for cooperation is rare, and there are very few units in China that have the ability to write a qualified technical plan." ”

Minister Ma was also in trouble, so he kicked the ball to me, and listened to his tone on the phone, as if he wanted to give this task to Xiao Zhou to give it a try. Lee Ming-che said with a wry smile.

"Xiao Zhou, is it possible that you still understand the development of engines!" Luo Yuzhong stared at Zhou Jingming and asked in surprise.

Engine technology is much more complicated than the rest of the components on the chassis of the car, and after knowing Zhou Jingming for so long, Luo Yuzhong naturally admits that Zhou Jingming is excellent, but for this, Luo Yuzhong has to put a question mark.

The structure of the engine is too complex, and the shape of the combustion chamber alone has a deep knowledge, not to mention the various injection times, injection angles, etc., which need to be considered comprehensively.

Zhou Jingming smiled, "To be honest, my understanding of the engine is definitely not as good as that of Lao Luo, but this time the technical plan, written by me, is the most suitable, because I know this VR6 engine better than you." ”

In his previous life, Zhou Jingming was able to take the position of general arrangement, and he naturally had a certain understanding of the overall parts of the car, but he was not specialized in engines, and it was still a little difficult for him to participate in the research and development of engines. However, Zhou Jingming's advantage is that he is very familiar with this engine and knows which aspect to start with, and he can even remember the specific parameters of this VR6 engine!

Isn't the so-called blueprint architecture starting from these aspects?

"Xiao Zhou, you said it yourself, so this time the technical plan will be handed over to you to write?" As soon as Li Mingzhe heard this, he immediately said, for fear that Zhou Jingming would regret it.

Zhou Jingming smiled helplessly, "Director Li, you are too hasty like this, after all, this is a very good opportunity for cooperation, in case I mess up, wouldn't it be a pity?"

"No, no, this plan was conceived by you, how could you mess it up? And I think Minister Ma means that you should be in charge of this, and I believe that the leader's vision will not be wrong. Li Mingzhe hurriedly said with a smile.

"Alright then, I'll give it a try. What is the deadline for Volkswagen?"

"At the end of the month. What do I mean, first solve the online assembly problem here, and then, I'll go to Germany with the two of you, can you see if there is enough time?" Li Mingzhe looked at Zhou Jingming and asked.

"Here, there are about five days left, and all the problems can be solved, and then the rest of the people will be handed over to the rest of the people, and the assembly will be carried out normally, and the rest of the time will be used to go to Germany, which is enough. Zhou Jingming quickly calculated in his heart, and then nodded and replied.

"Okay, then we are scheduled to go to Germany in six days, and I will report this to Minister Ma tomorrow. Lee Ming-che replied.

After solving the problem, the three of them returned to the workshop and continued the task that they had not completed last night.

Thanks to the concerted efforts of the entire project team, Santana's online assembly progressed faster and smoother than anyone expected, and it only took four days for Santana to be assembled on the production line at a normal speed.

With such a foundation, Li Mingzhe was very relieved to hand over the assembly of the remaining mulberry cars to another respected technical expert of the project team, and he himself, with Zhou Jingming and Luo Yuzhong, took the plane to Wolfsburg again, ready to win the engine cooperation with Volkswagen in one fell swoop.

On Wednesday, January 14, 1983, the lunar calendar had just entered the wax moon, and Zhou Jingming came to Germany for the second time, less than four months after his last trip to Germany.

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