After comforting the passengers, Chief Niu walked over to Yang Yong. "Mayor Mao has said many times that we can't let BMW suffer any grievances. We are also closely following the work arrangements of the municipal government, actively escorting the construction of the city's key projects, and at the same time, expanding the channels to promote investment, contributing to the city's economic development."
"Thank you, Chief Niu. I'll treat you to a meal when you have time." Yang Yong pretended to be grateful, then pointed to Zhang Bing. "This is my friend, Zhang Bing."
"Hello, friend." Chief Niu took the initiative to shake hands.
"Hello, Zhang Bing." Zhang Bing responded with a smile.
Chief Niu looked at Zhang Bing casually and smiled. "Brother, are you from the army?"
Yang Yong praised, "Chief Niu, you have good eyesight. You can even see this?"
Chief Niu pointed to Yang Yong's arm. "How can I not see it? Look at his elbow. It's full of calluses, and it's darker than his arm. He must have trained to fall. If he learned Sanda in a martial arts school, he would at most have some good-looking muscles. One person is definitely no match for three people. "
He was taking notes among the passengers. He was surprised that the skinny Zhang Bing could take down three big, tall men.
Zhang Bing said, "Chief Niu, you have good eyesight. You are also retired from the army."
"Yes, yes." Chief Niu laughed. "But I don't have your ability. I can't stop training, and I'm panting after running."
The three of them chatted for a while. Yang Yong saw that Li He had no intention of meeting him, so he didn't make any unnecessary introductions and said goodbye to Chief Niu.
Everyone set off again. Although it was still raining, it no longer obstructed their vision, and they could avoid potholes in advance.
When they arrived at BMW, it was already five o 'clock in the afternoon.
Yang Yong wanted to book a hotel room for Li He in the city, but Li He rejected. For convenience's sake, it was better to stay in a hotel near the factory. He didn't have many requirements for the accommodation. The only requirement was that it be clean. If he had to, he would be willing to stay in poor conditions.
He took a shower at the hotel and changed his clothes. His shirt, tie, and shoes were all brand new. He had probably accepted He Fang's opinion that it was rare for him to look sloppy at work.
Because He Fang had told him that if he was so casual, would his subordinates follow suit? He deeply believed that.
However, under normal circumstances, he still did what he should do.
As soon as he left the room, Yang Yong said, "Dinner has been arranged. Eat a little first."
"Definitely." Li He rubbed his belly. It was very empty.
When he entered the restaurant, he noticed that there were a lot more people.
Seeing Li He come in, everyone stood up.
Yang Yong began to introduce them one by one. First, he pointed to a white-haired old man and said, "Mr. Li, this is Mr. Chen Zutao. He once participated in the entire process of the Soviet Union's assistance in the construction of First Automobile. Later, the country decided to establish Second Automobile. As a member of the five-member preparatory team, he became the chief engineer of Second Automobile. He also participated in the planning and design of large projects such as Sichuan Automobile, Beiqi, Nanqi, Jiqi, Shenyang, Beinai, and Changtuo. Later, he participated in the establishment of China Automobile Industry Corporation and served as chief engineer, deputy general manager, and general manager. He retired from his position as the chairman of the China Automobile Industry Federation. Now, he is a full-time member of the National Science and Technology Commission. Mr. Chen has always been concerned about the development of China's automobile industry. When we hired him, Mr. Chen disregarded his health and was willing to be the chief engineer of BMW. "
Chen Zutao was being polite. In fact, he had spent a lot of effort to hire this old man.
Why?
It was because they were a private company. It was a joke for a private company to set up an automobile company.
It was not until BMW brought in Arrow Automobile and Dartz Automobile's equipment and blueprints that this old man was willing to come and take a look.
In the end, once they arrived, they couldn't move. This private company had the technology, the equipment, and the funds. They were much better than the other manufacturers!
"Mr. Chen, have a seat. Thank you for your hard work." Li He was rarely polite. He bent over and helped this old man to sit on the chair.
"You are too polite." Chen Zutao was not tall and had a head of white hair. He was in his seventies, but he looked energetic.
He was very satisfied with this kind of respect.
Yang Yong pointed at a foreigner with a high nose in English. "This is the former chief engineer of Arrow Automobile, Mr. Ludovic. He is now the director of the BMW Automotive Engineering Research Institute."
"Hello, Mr. Ludovic." Li He smiled and shook hands with this old man. He admired Yang Yong's management style. Most of the R&D and engineers of BMW came from the former Soviet Union. Ludovic was the most suitable person to manage.
"Hello, I met you when I was in Ukraine." Ludovic was tall, but because of his age, his back was no longer as straight.
"It's an honor to meet you again." Li He could not remember. He was a bit blind to foreigners.
"This is Mr. Pavel, the former director of the Gorky Institute of Power. He is also a scientist from the Soviet Academy of Sciences. He is now the general manager of the technical management department." Yang Yong pointed at a middle-aged man and continued to introduce.
Whenever Yang Yong introduced them, Li He would shake hands with them politely.
At the dining table, Li He held a beer and said in English, "Thank you all for joining us. Thank you for your contribution to BMW. I will drink this first."
In order to accommodate the foreigners, he had to use English. Everyone here knew English, and some of them were even fluent in Russian.
"Mr. Chen, I would like to ask, how is our current car production progress?" After three rounds of drinking, Li He finally asked the real question.
Chen Zutao said, "You have seen our previous test car. Mr. Yang said that you are not very satisfied?"
Li He smiled and said, "It's purely nitpicking. Please don't mind."
Although BMW was not poor and had nothing, all the established teams were brand new. Without their own development platform, the difficulty of developing a new car could be imagined.
This stage was a continuous process of iteration. This was the process of doing the same thing several times, but it was not a simple repetition. There were constantly new ideas added, new markets, research, and manufacturing inputs, and then the process was mixed together. Every iteration was a challenge to the previous work, even subverting it. An iteration was also known as a learning cycle.
Different parts in this iteration, according to their own characteristics, would be completed at different times. This was mainly to match the time of the part verification work, and at the same time, to gradually reduce the variables of the system development. If the development work was understood as building a building, some parts would be equivalent to the foundation, some would be equivalent to the first floor, and some would be the roof. If the foundation was not completed when the first floor was built, or if the wrong place had to be changed, the upper floors would be built for nothing. They would all have to be demolished and rebuilt.
This was not a simple assembly and stacking of parts.
Chen Zutao said, "First of all, we have to be sure that this is a successful truck design. Thanks to the deep technical reserves of Arrow Automobile and Dartz, it only took us three years from the design development to the product development. This also gave the entire team a chance to adjust the direction. Of course, as time goes by, the scope of adjustment will become narrower and narrower. Now, this product is basically finalized. "
He cleared his throat and continued, "What we are currently doing is product verification. There are about three rounds of integrated verification at the vehicle level, and the rest of the parts and subsystems also follow these three rounds of verification and test specifications. The content of the test is different in each round, and the problems found are different. After these problems are solved, we will be tested in the next round of verification …"
"Thank you for your hard work." Li He was quite satisfied.
Everyone drank and chatted until nine o 'clock at night.
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