Chapter 1353 Thank you Big Brother for your sponsorship (first update, please subscribe)
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After Zhang Sen left, Wang Yunjie, the general manager of Volkswagen, looked out through the thick glass window opposite his desk. In the distance was the vast Pacific Ocean!
He fell into silence.
At this time, it was dusk in the central business district of Dongning. There was already a sea of lights around the Dazhong Building, and the lights of the high-rise buildings were already on. However, after eight o'clock in the evening, These lights will all go out - sometimes, public opinion will use the lights in the building to judge whether a company affects its employees' performance of their national obligations.
Here, the national obligation is to procreate, and they have a "paranoid" fanaticism about procreation. Most NBC people shoulder the political and historical mission to reproduce future generations. Fertility is the "supplement" and "blood transfusion" to insufficient population.
Coupled with the traditional view that many children bring happiness, people here like to have children. The country’s advocacy, folk tradition, and public opinion supervision make the fertility rate extremely impressive.
Even Wang Yunjie’s daughter, who is still in junior high school, set a life goal early on to have 6 children!
Of course, Wang Yunjie doesn't care about this. After eight o'clock, he will get off work, then return home, take a hot bath first, watch TV, read newspapers and enjoy with his wife and children. The beauty of life.
However, Wang Yunjie was a little uneasy today and gently turned on the lamp on his desk.
At this moment, Miss Hannah returned, placed the report he needed on his desk, then stepped back to the wall, opened the door and exited the office.
This report is information on NBC Automotive’s participation in the Le Mans race.
The Le Mans race is the "Le Mans 24 Hours Endurance Race". It is known as the most arduous single event - three drivers form a team, driving a car to complete 24 consecutive hours competition!
Every June, it is held in the French town of Le Mans. It is the most famous motor racing event in the world.
And NBC... entered the competition in 1951.
The first one to compete is Porsche!
Looking through the report, Wang Yunjie thought for a while, then leaned forward and pressed the switch of the intercom again.
"Please tell Mr. Laiside from the Overseas Marketing Department to come see me, Miss Hannah."
What is the most annoying thing about working as a worker?
The most annoying thing is that when you are about to get off work, you receive a call from your boss!
This is common to workers all over the world.
But even though he was annoyed, after receiving the call, Laiside left the office and took the elevator to the top floor.
Hannah, who was sitting outside the general manager's office, greeted Raisted warmly when she saw him. They are both German.
"Hannah, do you know what the boss wants from me?"
"Who knows? But just now he found a piece of information about Le Mans."
Le Mans!
After receiving this news from Hannah, Raisid raised his brows lightly and muttered in his heart.
"Is the general manager going to Le Mans?"
At this time, Hannah had already made contact with the room through the intercom on the table.
When the intercom broke the silence in the office room, Wang Yunjie turned around.
"Here comes Minister Lai, General Manager."
Crossing the room, approached the switch on the wall, turned on the main light in the room, and then Wang Yunjie walked to the table and pressed the switch on the intercom.
"Let him in, Miss Hannah."
There are generally three reasons for middle-level employees to be called to this office on the 38th floor: The first is to listen to the general manager Giving instructions or making reports that he personally wants to hear is a matter of business; the second is being scolded endlessly by him, then this is hell; the third is when the general manager decides to encourage the subordinates he cultivated. Most people crave this one.
Laiside walked to the door. He is a 39-year-old mid-level employee who is qualified and capable at his job, which he also needs. It was clear to him now that the first of those three reasons had brought him here.
Wang Yunjie stepped forward to greet him from the center of the office with a smile.
"Ah, come in, Laiside, please come in."
Laiside walked closer to the room, Miss Hannah closed the door behind him, returned to her desk and sat down.
Wang Yunjie gestured to the employee and asked him to sit on the chair. Then he asked directly:
“Do you know the Le Mans race?”
It is not popular to mince words in conversations between people at NBC, because Li Yian said more than once - this is a sign of hypocrisy. If an official reports a problem in a roundabout way, then there is only one result waiting for him, which is to be demoted.
The same is true in companies.
Slowly, the oblique manner that Tangshan people were accustomed to disappeared from NBC. People spoke directly, instead of using hypocritical politeness to cover up or let others speculate. "I have some understanding."
Laiside said directly:
"The Le Mans race is different from other races. Shortly after the invention of the automobile, that is, around the 1900s, especially It was the beginning of the French Automobile Club Grand Prix in 1906. "Grand Prix" became the main form of racing in European countries. The so-called Grand Prix means that the fastest wins. To be clear, it is to see who is faster!
When the 24 Hours of Le Mans appeared in 1923, a series of event rules showed that the original intention of the 24 Hours of Le Mans was not to focus on the ability of car companies to build the fastest machines, but to focus on manufacturers making sports cars. The ability of a reliable car. This is clear from the initial rule that only mass-produced cars with more than 30 units can compete. "
Glancing at the general manager, Laiside continued:
"Because endurance races require cars to stay in the pits for as short a time as possible, which has a great impact on fuel consumption and car durability. High requirements, and for this reason, the Le Mans race is taken seriously by major car manufacturers. The Le Mans 24 Hours Endurance Race actually compares the ability of car manufacturing!
Winning the competition here means that your own car manufacturing capabilities are the best! ”
When talking about the three words “the best”, Laiside emphasized his tone.
"And this is also the fundamental reason why Porsche, Alfa Romeo and now BMW are all trying to win Le Mans, because we are the second largest car manufacturing country in the world, but at Le Mans, we are still a nobody."
" You are absolutely right.”
Wang Yunjie said,
“You know, although we don’t care about first or second place, Le Mans is recognized as the best embodiment. In the past, I didn’t think we needed to participate in car performance competitions. After all, we build cars that can meet people’s needs. As for competitions, let Alfa Romeo, Porsche, and BMW work hard, but we don’t We can’t just be satisfied with “grocery carts”. ”
When he said the words “grocery carts”, Wang Yunjie’s tone paused slightly.
"Grocery shopping cart - this is the positioning given to "the public" all over the world. It is an excellent family car that is fuel-efficient, durable and has a lot of space.
This kind of car is simply... perfect !
The perfect grocery cart!
And this also means that "Volkswagen" will always be just a "grocery cart""
Then Wang Yunjie said:
"This is our success. We have successfully opened up our market all over the world, and our cars have also left this impression on the world, but..."
Looking at Lai Side, Wang Yunjie said:< br>
“But how can we be satisfied with this? When people mention luxury cars, they will say BMW, when they mention sports cars, they will say Porsche, and when they mention performance cars, they will mention Alfa. What about our Volkswagen? It’s just a grocery cart. Like Wuling and Rongguang, they are just grocery carts!”
Although the “grocery cart” is Volkswagen’s success, Wang Yunjie knows that it is the same. It also restricted the development of Volkswagen. As the manager of the company, he was not willing to just be a "grocery cart."
Laiside asked: "Manager, what do you mean?"
"Le Mans!"
Wang Yunjie said:
"We want to enter Le Mans. After all, Ford is also impacting Le Mans now. We want to go on the Le Mans track like them. Prove yourself and defeat the European manufacturers.”
In fact, Ford’s entry into Le Mans was completely stimulated. For Ford, which is now in full swing, he originally wanted to acquire Ferrari, but not only was it defeated by Ferrari. He refused, and Ford II was ridiculed that he was only a "Second", not a "Ford". Faced with such ridicule, the stimulated "Ford II" immediately had the idea of defeating Ferrari at Le Mans. They've been working on a new sports car for the past few years.
Of course, this is not what Wang Yunjie cares about. Now, what he cares about is his own people.
"So, Minister Lai, do you have any suggestions?"
Wang Yunjie continued,
"I know you know the overseas market very well, and you are also an expert in racing, so I want to know , if we want to enter Le Mans, what do we need to prepare?"
Faced with the general manager's inquiry, Lai Side thought for a while and replied:
"General manager, this is very simple, we Need money!”
Looking at the general manager, Laiside said in the most straightforward language.
“If we want to win the Le Mans race, then we need to have sufficient funds and top-up funds to find the best automotive engineers and the best racing drivers. As long as we have funds, Nothing is a problem.”
Sometimes things are just that simple, as long as you have money, it’s enough!
In fact, this is the most real side of the world, no matter what you want to do. As long as you have enough funds and enough money, then nothing is a problem.
"Sufficient funds."
Faced with this answer, Wang Yunjie fell into silence and did not give the answer immediately. However, after thinking for a while, he said:
"Funds are not a problem. After all, this time we and the Russians The business between us has made us hundreds of millions of dollars. Well..."
Wang Yunjie smiled:
"So we have enough funds to prepare for all this. Thanks to Big Brother for his sponsorship. ! ”
(End of this chapter)