Chapter 267: Cooperating with Mercedes-Benz, Qin Feng didn't want to spend money at all!
The Germans present all had mixed expressions.
After pondering for a moment, Dr. Riller finally spoke: "Mr. Qin, 100 million US dollars is too much, is 60 million okay?" Dr. Riller spoke.
The batch of parts exported to the East, the cost is 40 million marks, and they plan to earn 60 million marks, for the technology in front of them, they can not make money, but they can't lose money and make money!
"Okay, Dr. Riller, since you've spoken, I'll ask for 40 million marks less, and we'll sell you this set of technology."
"Mr. Qin, can you say it now? How exactly is this done? Someone asked impatiently.
"Our main improvement is to upgrade the suspension system in the cab with a four-point suspension structure underneath."
How to connect the cab of the car with the girder? The conventional ones are directly screwed up, so that the bumps and vibrations of the vehicle in the process of moving forward can all be transmitted to the car body, and the driver can only rely on the sponge under the butt to buffer.
Therefore, with the development of technology, the cab and the truck chassis are no longer hard connections, many European trucks in this era have come up with a two-point suspension structure, the front and bottom of the cab is the shaft, after all, when the engine needs to be repaired, the cab has to be turned over to the front, and the back is stuffed into a shock absorber on both sides, simpler, it is a spring, more complex, may be equipped with a tall airbag, so that the car is running when it starts, The elastic mechanism between the cab and the girder can buffer and filter the vibration of the road surface, which has a good cushioning effect.
It's like a Mercedes-Benz NG80 heavy truck, with two coil spring shock absorbers behind it, and the comfort is an order of magnitude higher than that of the old Jiefang!
As for the four points, that is, two elastic mechanisms in the front and rear of the cab? This era has not yet appeared, and it will not be until the mid-nineties that it will be massively equipped on trucks and become standard, and as for entering the East, it will be in the new century.
"Suspended at four o'clock, no wonder I just saw the cab swaying up and down on the front and back of the whole body, left and right, like sitting on a trampoline."
In later generations, observing trucks on the road, when passing through bumpy roads, you can see that the entire cab can be swayed up and down, left and right, because it has been equipped with a four-point suspension cab as standard, and most of them are airbags, which is very comfortable.
"Four-point levitation? What about the front hinge? ”
"These four points of suspension only improve comfort, what does it have to do with safety?"
A smile appeared on Qin Feng's face: "This has a lot to do with it, in the cab suspension system, we will use special bolts to connect, and this kind of bolt will all break when it encounters a certain degree of transverse shear force." ”
Qin Feng paused for a moment to let everyone understand.
Sure enough, they are all engaged in technology, and soon someone reacted: "If all these bolts are broken, then the cab will move back as a whole?" ”
"That's right, that's it, if the heavy truck and the car have a traffic accident, the heavy truck has almost no accidents, the rear-end accident is the most terrible, if in the case of a rear-end collision, the cab of the heavy truck can move backwards as a whole, not to mention one or two meters, even if it only moves half a meter, the cab of the heavy truck may remain intact, and the personnel in the cab will even be unscathed." Qin Feng said: "Everyone, this is the active safety project we are researching, we want to better protect the lives of drivers, no matter what time it is, life is the most important!" ”
At this moment, Qin Feng's face carried a sense of sacredness, and only those who were familiar with him would know that it was purely to spend less money!
If you change it like this, it will be worth 60 million marks, which is too cost-effective!
"Mr. Qin, your skills are good, and you can save the lives of many drivers." Gerrish was the first to praise, following Mr. Qin, not only was he in a good mood, but he was always in touch with something new! Environmental protection, safety, these are all important!
Qin Feng nodded: "That's right, life is the most precious!" ”
In later generations, the Oriental heavy truck to the full extent of this cab backward technology, you can see many living examples of road accident scenes: because the cab backward saved the driver's life, many manufacturers also focus on promoting this technology, in fact, this technology from Europe, Europe in the nineties developed out, but not much publicity, nor large-scale use.
Why?
Square peg.
The cab is only effective for the tractor, there must be enough space behind the cab, European trucks in pursuit of low fuel consumption, the cab is almost next to the cargo box, there is not much space for the rear at all, half a meter is not, some are about 20 centimeters, and even people can not enter, and the front of the car has to be thrown aside when the cable is connected.
There is no room to move back, this technology is useless, and the safety regulations in Europe are very strict, and the driver must rest for a few hours.
Therefore, selling the technology to Mercedes-Benz now can reduce the cost of buying truck parts, and at the same time, this technology is developed, and Europeans can't use it, or we Orientals use it, all of which are benefits!
"This technique is very good, Mr. Qin, I hope you can hand over the full set of techniques to us!" Dr. Riller was very satisfied, so that in the future safety can be used as a propaganda slogan, Mercedes-Benz trucks, the first in the world, use the most advanced cab backward technology, this 60 million marks is a good deal!
"Of course, no problem, we can modify the first batch of parts import contracts a little, and we went on to say that there are other modifications to the cab......"
The faces of the Germans changed in unison.
What's wrong?
Qin Feng reacted in a moment, this is because he is afraid that he will continue to change technology, and then change technology, I am afraid that the money for the equipment of the plant and the parts of the truck will not be able to make money, these people are estimated to be extremely worried at this time, whether to listen or not?
If you listen, you are afraid of spending more money, and if you don't listen, you are afraid that Qin Feng will sell the technology to other factories in Europe.
"This kind of improvement is most suitable for us in the East." Qin Feng said: "You Europe don't need it, I think the sleeper behind the cab is not wide enough, I hope to stretch the cab by ten centimeters, and widen the sleeper by ten centimeters......"
A country in Europe, but equivalent to the area of a province in the East, or even smaller, domestic transportation for a few hours, there is no need to rest in the truck, the East is such a vast country, truck drivers generally have to two, one to drive, one to sleep, how to do without a comfortable sleeper? The trucks of later generations can sleep two people in the sleeper below, and there is a sleeper on the top, which is very comfortable.
The Germans breathed a sigh of relief.
Although the front of the car had been damaged, the cab was still intact, poked on the chassis, almost next to the cargo hopper behind it, Qin Feng introduced it to this cargo hopper.
It is said that it is the introduction of the production line of NG80 heavy trucks, but the mold is very expensive, simply we directly widen the cab, in fact, it is to widen the sheet metal parts behind the door, so that our Mercedes-Benz heavy truck has the most comfortable cab!
It's not easy to raise the top, but since you have talked about it, you might as well introduce it, even if it's just for the future.
Until the early 90s, the truck cabs in Europe were mainly flat-topped, that is, the cab door barely made any upward extension, directly the roof, which was influenced by the concept of this era.
The front of the car is short, the cargo box is high, in order to reduce wind resistance, a fairing will be added to the top of the front of the car, since the fairing is available, why not just extend the front of the car up? That's a lot more space inside.
"Horizontally, longitudinally, I hope to be 30 centimeters taller, so that I can put a second sleeper in the cab and make it a bunk bed."
"Mr. Qin, this shouldn't be necessary, right?" Dr. Riller frowned, even if it is widened, if it is heightened, it is not an easy thing, after all, the shell of the truck cab is also very particular, and it must be designed by art professionals, so that its shape looks beautiful, you simply increase the height, I am afraid it will destroy the overall coordination of the truck cab. Unless...... Take the SK series cab they are developing, but it is the most advanced product of Mercedes-Benz heavy trucks, how can it be given to the East?
"Why is it not necessary?" Qin Feng retorted unceremoniously: "Our Mercedes-Benz heavy truck is the first in the world, how can we show that it is better than others?" Then it has to be higher than other people's cars, when our Mercedes-Benz and other cars side by side, no matter what Volvo, what Scania, our cars are taller than theirs, there is a feeling of seeing the mountains at a glance, you say, is this able to show that our Mercedes-Benz heavy trucks are high? ”
Wang Fang, who was in charge of translation, looked adoring, Mr. Qin, you are really good at blowing!
Mercedes-Benz is only willing to export backward technology, for example, now, NG85 is all over Europe, and Mercedes-Benz is only willing to sell its own NG80, but the cab is the same, nothing has changed. And now, Qin Feng just wants to brag and directly ask for the NG90 level cab.
NG90 is the name of the East, and on the Mercedes-Benz side, the new car is already called the SK series. This is the first model to use a high-roof two-bedroom cab on a road transporter, especially a tractor.
"Gillian, bring the pen and paper, I'll draw a design drawing here on the spot, show it to our German friends, you can only look at it, you can't take it away, after all, my design drawing is also worth more than 100 million."
Zhao Jiao immediately took out the pen and paper that had been prepared a long time ago, and the assistant next to him took out the tripod for drawing like a trick, put the drawing tablet, and in the background of the overall backward movement of the cab, Qin Feng began to draw.
The first step for a designer to design a brand new vehicle is to draw a sketch, sketch a car with a pencil with a few strokes, and then refine it step by step. It's true for cars, it's also true for trucks.
Qin Feng took the pencil, operated as fiercely as a tiger, drew a sketch, and soon, a brand new cab jumped on the paper.
The wide front windshield, wide side windows, and smooth exterior lines make everything seem so harmonious, it's a masterpiece!
Just looking at the appearance, there are a lot of novel designs.
"Mr. Qin, why is the reflector bracket on the right still stretched to the front?"
"It's called a ground mirror, and with it, you can reduce the blind spot in front of the cab."
Some people who touched porcelain saw the truck stop in front of the traffic light, and lay down under the front of the car all of a swoop, wanting to make a sum of money, who would have thought that the driver didn't see it at all, and directly started to step on the accelerator, click, poof, bang!
The blind spot of heavy trucks is quite large, so in the mid-to-late nineties, trucks not only have reflectors on both sides, but also add a ground mirror to the right front of the front of the front to reduce the blind spot.
Now, it is Qin Feng's initiative, which is simple but very practical.
"What is that frame on either side of the front grille for?"
"Wind guide ears, with it, the air flow can converge and blow right to the doorknob at the back, and the doorknob can be kept clean in rainy and snowy weather."
"Why is the lower end of this cab door so long?"
"Cover one of the pedals, and when you get out of the car, the pedals are still clean."
"What's on the roof? Horns? ”
"That's right, it's the horn, put the air horn on the roof of the car, more imposing, in order to reduce the resistance, we designed a fairing in front of the horn, so that it rings on the highway, just like a train, if it is in the city, switch to the electric horn."
"This front face is very interesting."
"That's right, the five-panel grille with the U-shaped front face line, this is a new design language, elegant and resolute, both atmospheric and spectacular, and the three-pointed star logo in the center is perfectly matched, which will be unforgettable at a glance."
The Germans asked, Qin Feng replied, the eyes of the people present were extremely complicated, this Qin Zong is simply an expert, and the design is in place in all aspects, and this cab is obviously more powerful and domineering than their SK cab, they can completely give up the SK cab they are designing and choose this kind of ah!
Qin Feng is full of confidence, the Germans must be satisfied, after all, this is the cab of the famous Actros in later generations! The master of Mercedes-Benz heavy truck design, take it out now, of course, it has to surprise their eyeballs!
Dr. Riller took a deep breath.
"Mr. Qin, you are really amazing, not only understand engineering, but also understand art, this cab looks very beautiful, if you give it to us...... How much does it cost? ”
Qin Feng smiled and stretched out a finger: "It doesn't take too much, just 100 million marks." ”
Everyone swallowed a mouthful of spit, another 100 million marks! Doesn't this have to be posted upside down!
I like it, it's really powerful and domineering, but it costs money, and it's reluctant.
If it was a European engineer, then they would have spent it, but the engineers from the East designed it for them, and they still couldn't accept it.
"Now this design is just a design drawing, there are still a lot of details to be perfected, and it has to be matched with our four-point suspension and cab backward technology, so we can work together to build this cab, and our Mercedes-Benz NG80 heavy truck directly uses this cab, so that I can reduce the cost to 40 million marks, how about it?"
Sure enough, this Mr. Qin just doesn't want to spend money!
In the past, he didn't mention these technologies, but he had to take his time, first replacing the technology of Mercedes-Benz NG80 with two technologies, and after the agreement was signed, Qin Feng took out these technologies again, so that they couldn't refuse at all!
If you ask too much at once, maybe Mercedes-Benz will be scared away, and now it is completely difficult to ride a tiger.
However, if they want to maintain the leading technology of Mercedes-Benz heavy trucks, they must continue to develop new models, and research and development should have been invested.
With a new beautiful high-roof cab, with the overall backward technology of the cab, a variety of auxiliary lenses to provide excellent visibility, and with various details, as well as the previous high-horsepower engine and exhaust emission technology, their Mercedes-Benz heavy truck will usher in an upgrade.
"Okay." Dr. Riller nodded, "However, we hope to sign an order for the production of another thousand truck parts." ”
The first batch of 500 parts was sold to the East, but they had to purchase 1,000 vehicles in the future, all of which were original Mercedes-Benz parts! These 1,000 cars can earn more than 100 million marks! As long as you no longer covet the technology of the Orientals, you can make real money!
"Absolutely." Qin Feng nodded: "We can sign the order immediately, but we need to wait until the first batch of five hundred vehicles is completed before we can pay you." ”
"Yes."
This is how the two sides reached an agreement.
Dr. Riller glanced at the design again: "Mr. Qin, next our subordinate personnel will complete these negotiation projects, we should go." ”
I have to go, if I don't go, I don't know how much money Qin Feng will fool me again. They are the head of the company, as long as they talk about the major policies, and leave the specific projects to their subordinates to discuss.
"Okay."
The Mercedes-Benz sedan carried the guests away, leaving only his own people, Xing Fuqiang walked up to Qin Feng excitedly: "Mr. Qin, our technology is too powerful!" The cab actually moved backwards as a whole, without any deformation, and I see that it can still be used if it is repaired. ”
"Then what are you waiting for, take off the front of the car, fix it, and let's continue to use it."
"Hmm."
"Mr. Qin, next is another order for 1,000 vehicles, 200 million marks, I think those Germans are ready, next time you should not be able to fool them with technology, right?" Wang Fang was worried.
"No, even if we spend 200 million marks next time, we can make a lot of money."
"Why?"
"Xiaofang, do you know the recent price situation in society? Especially over there in the magic capital? ”
Wang Fang suddenly reacted: "Are you saying that in the next few months, our domestic prices will rise sharply, so it will be particularly cost-effective for us to use the existing foreign exchange prices to buy things from the international market, because after we assemble them, the price may no longer be 600,000, but 800,000, or even 1 million?" ”