"Chinese?"

Facing his old friend, Deputy Minister of Commerce Bartósk, Granville, general manager of Skoda Automobile, frowned: "What do the Chinese want to do?" ”

"It is said that I want to cooperate with Skoda. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info" Bartósk shrugged and said with a nonchalant expression.

"Working with Skoda?" Granville's eyes lit up suddenly, and he said excitedly: "Are the Chinese planning to purchase cars from Skoda?" How much do they plan to purchase? ”

A few days ago, China imported 1,000 Skoda Favorit cars from the Czech Republic in barter trade, and these 1,000 Skoda Favorit cars have also become the largest single export of Skoda cars to Asia in the past 10 years, hearing that the Chinese are coming again, Granville's first reaction is: The Chinese are going to import cars from Skoda again?

That's a great thing!

For the current Skoda car, although it has an annual production capacity of 200,000 units, but limited by the influence of the planned economic system, the technology is backward, the quality is not stable enough, and can only be sold in the Warsaw Pact countries, I heard that China has a population of 1.1 billion, if it can be stably exported to China in the future, Skoda's life is better.

Bartósk shook his head with a regretful expression: "I hope so, too, but unfortunately, it's not. ”

"Isn't it?" Hearing that the Chinese were not planning to buy cars from Skoda, the light in Granville's eyes suddenly weakened: "Then what are they going to do?" ”

"They are going to cooperate with you Skoda, isn't Skoda Cars ready to look for a strong partner on a global scale, he is ready to cooperate with you," Bartósk said. ”

Granville's eyes were about to pop out: "Old friend, your joke is not funny at all. ”

Chinese want to become Skoda's partners?

Is there a more ridiculous joke in the world?

Do Chinese understand how to build cars?

"Do you think I'm going to joke with you about this kind of thing?" Bartósk asked rhetorically.

"Uh......"

Indeed, this kind of thing is not something that can be used as a joke, is it true? But Granville still found it incredible: "How could they ...... Chinese"

"How do I know? Maybe only God knows," Bartósk waved his hand a little irritably: "And what do you mean?" Do you want to cooperate with the Chinese? ”

"Absolutely impossible!"

Granville refused without thinking: "Skoda Motors does want to find a partner, but you know, the partner Skoda wants to find is a technologically advanced, globally influential car manufacturer that can help Skoda on a global scale, and the more a partner from China - I even doubt that the Chinese will make cars." ”

"Old friend, although I don't want to remind you at this time, I still want to say that you forgot the car that the Chinese exhibited at last year's Frankfurt International Motor Show? It was a car that caused a huge sensation throughout Europe. ”

"Uh......"

Granville was suddenly embarrassed, he just said that the Chinese will not build cars, Bartósk backhanded a slap to himself, this face can be a little hard, but the Chinese at last year's Frankfurt International Motor Show The car called Alpha is too beautiful and perfect, when I saw the photo of the car, I only had one feeling in my heart: shocked!

How can this car designer from China be so powerful? How on earth did he come up with such a beautiful car that looked like the finest work of art? If Skoda had such a car, how perfect would it be?

However, a period of time has passed, and the new car called Alpha has not been sold in Europe, and Granville has forgotten for a while that the car is actually from China, and now he was reminded by Bartosk, Granville remembered that there was indeed such a thing, and couldn't help but say: "Old friend, you mean that it is this company that is ready to cooperate with Skoda Automobile?" ”

"That's right," Bartósk nodded, and continued, "In addition, they launched a concept car again at the Tokyo International Motor Show not long ago, and it also caused a lot of sensation, I think you should be impressed." ”

"Yes, I'm somewhat impressed." Granville nodded.

How could he not be impressed, limited by his own conditions, and at the same time reluctant to spend such a large amount of exhibition fees, Skoda cars did not participate in the just-concluded Tokyo Motor Show - in fact, Skoda cars have not participated in the tradition of auto shows in Asia - but the Tokyo Motor Show is also one of the world's five major auto shows, although the world's five major auto shows accompany the last seat, but the five are the five, no one can ignore, although Skoda cars did not participate in the exhibition, but went to visit, The purpose is to understand the new direction of automotive technology and the development trend of design around the world, and I am deeply impressed by the cars exhibited by Runhua Industry.

If it is a Chinese company, it seems that it is not impossible to consider carefully? Granville couldn't help but wonder in his heart: although he didn't know what the strength of that Chinese company was, he should still have some strength to be able to participate in the Frankfurt International Motor Show and the Tokyo Motor Show, the two largest auto shows in the world. And their level of design is really amazing.

"And what do you mean?" Bartósk asked.

Granville did not answer, but asked Bartosk rhetorically, "You want me to think about it?" ”

"Yes," Bartósk did not hide his thoughts, and said simply: "The Ministry of Commerce knows more about the situation in China, after the implementation of the economic reform policy of reform and opening up, their economic development has been very fast in recent years, and more importantly, they are the most populous country in the world...... Guess how many people they have? ”

"How many people are there?" Granville asked casually.

"It's almost 1.1 billion, but the actual number is said to be higher."

“……”

Granville's jaw almost hit the top of his foot, and after a long time, he breathed a sigh of relief: "Oh God! ”

1.1 billion people?!

That's a scary number!

Granville didn't dare to imagine how big their market potential and market capacity were under this huge base, and at this moment, Granville's heart suddenly wavered: Maybe you can look at the information brought by the Chinese? Well, even if they don't meet their own requirements, they can exist as a second or even third partner, right?

Before that, Granville had thought very simply, that is, to find a big thick leg to hold, and he even had a target: Renault in France and Wolfsburg in Germany.

Whether it is Renault in France or Wolfsburg in Germany, as long as they hold the thighs of either of them, with their strong support ability, Skoda has the opportunity to develop into the world's second-rate car manufacturer, but the emergence of Chinese makes Granville realize a new possibility: why can only choose one partner? If Skoda cars can not only get the technical support of Wolfsburg or Renault, but also get the huge market of China, let alone the world's second-rate, even Skoda, the world's leading car manufacturer, is not enough.

"Okay," Granville nodded without hesitation, realizing the huge role of the Chinese market for Skoda: "I'll think about it carefully, I'll have time to meet them at any time." ”

"Ok," Bartósk nodded, pleased that he was able to convince Granville in such a short period of time, "Old friend, I think you made the right decision, take a good look at this information, I'm sure it will surprise you." ”

Thinking that he was almost stupefied when he saw the contents of this document, Bartósk suddenly felt a strong sense of revenge: Granville, my friend, I hope you will not be frightened when you read the information.

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Bartolsk didn't know if Glanville was frightened by the strength of Runhua Industrial, but Skoda reached an agreement in the shortest possible time: if Renault or Wolfsburg asked Skoda to make a two-choice choice, Skoda would have to give priority to technology, but if they agreed that Skoda would choose a partner other than them, then the Chinese would be counted.

For the sake of China's huge market, give the Chinese an opportunity to invest in Skoda Motors and let them become small shareholders of Skoda, as for whether the Chinese can accept Skoda's conditions, the leadership of Skoda Motors has a strong confidence in their hearts: I am so "condescending", do you dare to disagree?

"They agreed so quickly?" I thought it would take a few days for the news to come back, but I didn't expect Skoda to reach an agreement in only 2 days, Lin Shuyao was very surprised: "Skoda's work efficiency is so high?" ”

Chen Geng was not surprised by Skoda's reaction speed, and explained to Lin Shuyao: "It's not their high work efficiency, it's our huge market of 1.1 billion people that plays a role, not to mention that our Runhua Industry is not an unknown person, whether it is really wanting to cooperate with us, or wanting to use us to raise our value to Renault and Wolfsburg, it is always us who have come up with our own value." ”

"That's really the truth," after pondering for a while, Lin Shuyao agreed with Chen Geng's words, it is indeed such a truth, since Runhua Industry is useful to Skoda Motors, even if it is with the help of Runhua Industry to show their worth to Renault and Wolfsburg, who are interested in Skoda Motors, they will not refuse to meet with themselves and others: "Then what do you mean?" Meet the top management of Skoda cars as soon as possible? ”

Chen Geng nodded and said, "Meet first and touch Skoda's hole cards." (To be continued.) )