Chapter 85 A skill that shocked everyone
In October in the capital, the autumn air was crisp and the scorching heat had disappeared.
When I ride my bicycle to work in the morning, I no longer feel that hot and sweaty feeling.
Jiang Hui had just returned to the office from the canteen after breakfast when he was stopped by someone from the factory office.
"Xiaojiang, there will be an important reception event later. You can attend it with me."
Zheng Haiming didn't beat around the bush and stated his purpose directly.
He also received a call very late yesterday, saying that a General Motors inspection team was coming to visit the factory today.
What made him even more incredible was that the other party actually asked Jiang Hui by name to attend the exchange meeting.
This matter obviously reveals a bit of strangeness.
“No problem, Factory Zheng, is there anything we need to pay special attention to during this reception?”
Jiang Hui felt a hint of solemnity from Zheng Haiming's face, wondering if there were any big leaders present this time.
“I don’t know if you have heard of it before, but the Ministry of Machinery has sent invitation letters to many of the world’s automobile giants, asking them to come to China for inspection.”
“This time it is It is said that the General Motors inspection team was personally led by their chairman.”
“The First Machinery Department did not originally arrange for them to inspect our factory, but this time it was suddenly proposed by General Motors. . ”
“I don’t know the specific situation yet, so I can only adapt to circumstances.”
"You should pay a little attention when the time comes. The other party specifically called your name. I don't know if there is any special reason."
Zheng Haiming explained briefly, but the information he knew was relatively limited.
Because this inspection was a temporary arrangement, the heads of many departments in the factory were waiting to report to Zheng Haiming, and he did not have time to communicate with Jiang Hui in detail.
With all kinds of questions, Jiang Hui silently waited in the conference room for the next arrangement.
Fortunately, he did not wait long, and the General Motors delegation arrived at the gate of the factory.
At this time, we are still very serious and cautious about foreign-related receptions.
Qin Hao, the director of the Automobile Bureau of the First Machinery Department, led the team and followed Zheng Haiming to greet them at the factory gate. Then everyone went to the conference room first to listen to the Capital Automobile Manufacturing Factory's explanation of the history of their factory. and current situation.
However, the people at General Motors don’t seem to be very interested in this.
After all, if we talk about history, General Motors’ history is much more glorious.
“This BJ212 has made a great contribution to the development of China’s automobile industry. We saw the clay model of the new BJ212 from the newspaper. I wonder if we can visit it on site?”
After listening to the report, Edward proposed the idea of General Motors.
This time they will suddenly want to visit the Capital Automobile Manufacturing Plant. The main reason is the appearance of the new BJ212.
Zheng Haiming and the others are not stupid either. Seeing the reaction of the GM gang, they probably knew that the other party was coming for the new BJ212.
However, the clay model of this car was in the newspapers, so they didn’t think there was anything they couldn’t read.
So soon, a group of people arrived at the clay model room.
Here, the GM team can more clearly feel the charm of the new BJ212.
"Who is the exterior designer of the new BJ212?"
Listening to the translator conveying Edward's words in a succinct tone, Zheng Haiming asked Jiang Hui, who was standing behind, to come In front of everyone.
At this time, without Jiang Hui having to introduce himself, Zheng Haiming started by bragging, promoting Jiang Hui as the most outstanding designer in the history of the Capital Automobile Manufacturing Plant. When people at General Motors saw that Jiang Hui was so young, some people must have had doubts in their minds.
"Jiang, I see that the appearance of the new BJ212 is completely different from the old model. Can you share your inspiration with everyone?"
At this time, as the design director of General Motors, Austin began to take action.
He wanted to confirm first to see if Jiang Hui was really a talented car designer.
After all, they were not sure whether the thing in front of them was designed by Jiang Hui.
“To introduce the design inspiration of the new 212, we must first look at the iconic ‘one arch, two circles, three horizontal and four vertical’ family front faces of the 212 off-road vehicle.”
"After more than ten years of precipitation and baptism, now it has new vitality in the simplified overall design, which not only inherits the classics, but also achieves the visual innovation of 'form changes but spirit exists'."
" The new 212 basically retains the outline of the front-door hardtop version. The front face is almost the same as the old model. The three-banner air intake grille and unique hood bulge have a classic effect. The cover also uses strong ribs, and is decorated with round retro headlights on both sides.”
After Jiang Hui started his professional explanation, everyone immediately discovered a problem.
That is, the speed and accuracy of translation seem to be a bit behind the pace.
This is considered a normal thing.
The person responsible for the translation is not a professional automotive exterior designer after all, and is not familiar with many professional terms.
Seeing this scene, Jiang Hui simply switched the language mode.
After briefly confirming with Zheng Haiming whether he could introduce himself in English, and getting a positive reply, his fluent English immediately reached everyone's ears.
At this time, whether it was the First Machinery Department, the Capital Automobile Manufacturing Plant, or General Motors, everyone looked at Jiang Hui with admiration.
In the entire China, there is probably no talent in the automotive industry who is more fluent in English than Jiang Hui.
A few years ago, being able to speak English was not a plus, and it might even bring you trouble.
But the situation is different now. Even China Radio has started to broadcast English lectures before going to bed.
It shows that China has realized that in order to deal with the West, English must be familiar with and mastered.
Otherwise there would be no way to communicate at all, let alone talk about cooperation.
“The overall outline of the side of the car body is very square and tough, and the visual effect is basically the same as that of the current model, including the stepped waistline, which has been retained, but many details have been redesigned.”
“The windows are surrounded by blackened Surrounded by decorative strips, it adds a bit of sportiness. The prominent wheel eyebrows echo the upper pedals, and the multi-spoke sports wheels give it a youthful and dynamic look. "
Jiang Hui spoke in English, and then continued. Say it in Chinese again.
The translation job was taken away immediately, which made the translation prepared by both parties a little embarrassing.
“The entire rear is also designed very simply, with three circular light groups on each side, which echoes the front face and further adds to the car’s retro atmosphere.”
“In addition, the side-opening storage box at the rear and the external spare tire design have also been retained. It is also equipped with a classic external tire, which is still very suitable for off-road use.”
“Overall... ”
The more Jiang Hui talked, the smoother he became. He personally participated in the design of the entire new BJ212, and he could easily find a lot of things worth introducing to everyone.
In the middle, he even explained some of the reasons for the exterior design from an aerodynamic perspective, giving everyone a deeper understanding of his professionalism.
(End of this chapter)