All round car designer

Chapter 527 Deadlock
After some pleasantries, the topic of the two sides gradually returned to today's topic.

"I read a report some time ago that Mr. Xu is very interested in electric vehicles. I wonder what Mr. Xu thinks about the electric vehicle industry?" Zhou Fei asked with a smile.

"I don't think so. After all, I am a layman when it comes to the automobile industry. I don't dare to make a fuss in front of Mr. Zhou. But let's say something. As a new industry, electric vehicles naturally have great potential for development. , The concept of four modernizations of automobiles proposed by Mr. Zhou some time ago has great guiding significance for the future development of automobiles. If I understand correctly, the relationship between four modernizations and the Internet will be very close, which also gives Internet companies like us It presents a great opportunity.”

Xu Yingteng took a sip of tea and briefly expressed his opinion.

"Mr. Xu is right. In my opinion, the development of automobiles in the future will be inextricably linked with the Internet. Not only the automobile industry, but all future industries may not be able to develop without the support of the Internet. , That's why I'm going to talk to Mr. Xu today."

Zhou Fei smiled, and quickly changed the topic to cooperation.

"I understand what Mr. Zhou means. Baixun does intend to enter the electric vehicle market, and the company is currently promoting this project. If we can reach a cooperation with Feichi, this is definitely the situation I would like to see the most."

"Since this is the case, then we are really joining forces, hahaha." Zhou Fei paused, then continued,

"It's like this. Our company's electric car brand Tesla is currently preparing to develop a new model. Mr. Xu also knows that the four modernizations of automobiles are a closely related whole, so in this new car development, I plan to increase the research on intelligence, the main technology involved in intelligence is artificial intelligence, and in this field, no domestic company can have the leading level of Baixun.”

"Therefore, I hope that in the future, the two of us can carry out in-depth cooperation in artificial intelligence. I don't know what Mr. Xu thinks?"

After Zhou Fei finished speaking, he looked at Xu Yingteng with a smile.

Xu Yingteng smiled, "Thank you Mr. Zhou for your recognition of Baixun's artificial intelligence, but I think Mr. Zhou may have misunderstood us."

"Could it be that the news that Baixun wants to build a car is all fake? Didn't Mr. Xu also say just now that electric cars are a promising industry." Zhou Fei said with feigned surprise.

The previous ones are just tentative, and the next step is the key to negotiation.

"It is true that we at Baixun want to build cars, but because of this, I may have misunderstood Mr. Zhou. What we want is to build cars independently, not just cooperation in artificial intelligence. Simply put , Baixun will not be satisfied with being a technology supplier, we actually want to be an OEM.”

No matter Zhou Fei really didn't understand, or he was just pretending to be stupid, Xu Yingteng told him his intention very clearly.

"I understand Mr. Xu's meaning, but I don't think this will affect the cooperation I mentioned before. There is no contradiction between the two." Zhou Fei replied.

"How to say?"

"Mr. Xu wants Baixun to build its own car. This is very clear. What we want at Mercedes-Benz is only the technical cooperation of artificial intelligence. If Baixun wants to build a car, it must also need automotive technology. In this regard, we Feichi can provide it, and in exchange, Baixun will provide us with artificial intelligence technical support, I think the two are completely compatible and there is no conflict.”

Zhou Fei explained with a smile.

On the way here, Zhou Fei was wondering what method to use to facilitate this cooperation. After much deliberation, he felt that the best way is for both parties to take what they need, provide each other with the technical support they need, and then build the car. Each does his own thing.

Of course, Zhou Fei feels that the other party will most likely not agree to this proposal. After all, it is also technical support, but it is not equal. Moreover, if Baixun is really determined to make cars, how can it provide technical support to its biggest competitor? Woolen cloth.

"Mr. Zhou's proposal is good, but our Baixun still can't accept it. I hope to establish a joint venture company led by our Baixun. Mercedes can participate in the development of vehicles. At the same time, we can also provide technical support for artificial intelligence. However, it must be clear that this unmanned driving technology can only be used on the models of the joint venture company and cannot be used on other models.”

Xu Yingteng declined with a smile.

If Zhou Fei was shameless enough just now, then Xu Yingteng is even more shameless now.

The joint venture company is led by Baixun, and the unmanned driving technology jointly developed can only be used in the joint venture company, while Mercedes-Benz has to participate in the model development.

To put it simply, Feichi Company not only has to contribute money and efforts, but the final proceeds fall into the hands of Baixun Company. This calculation is really clever.

The reason why Zhou Fei wants to cooperate with the big Internet companies is to provide technical reserves for Tesla and even all its models. Now Xu Yingteng requires that the technology jointly developed cannot be used externally. The significance of Zhou Fei's cooperation is what?

The Feichi company has been busy for a while, but in the end it made a wedding dress for someone else, and even cultivated a competitor for itself for no reason.

Anyone who agrees to this cooperation agreement is probably not a fool.

"Mr. Xu, I can accept everything else, but the self-driving technology jointly developed cannot be used externally. I think this is too unreasonable. Our Mercedes-Benz company cannot accept such terms." Zhou Fei shook his head.

Since it is a negotiation, it is not a one-off deal. All conditions can be negotiated and changed.

"I can understand Mr. Zhou's meaning. It is not impossible to apply the future driverless technology to the models of Mercedes-Benz, but it is necessary to pay the patent fee. However, as the partner of Mercedes-Benz, the patent fee can be appropriate. Offer some discounts."

Good guy!
Zhou Fei is a good guy!
After saying these words without blushing and heart beating, his skin is probably thicker than the Great Wall.

The company I invested in, the technology development I participated in, and in the end I had to spend money to buy this technology. This is the first time Zhou Fei has heard of this logic.

In the past, in order to obtain the maximum benefit in the negotiation, Zhou Fei would also take some measures. The time Zhou Fei felt that he was the most shameless was when he bought the supercar business of Dafeng Automobile, he used Mercedes-Benz to lower the price, and finally successfully completed the acquisition.

This is also the most disgraceful thing Zhou Fei has done so far.

But now it seems that compared with Xu Yingteng, Zhou Fei feels that he is too noble, and he is completely inferior to others.

It is said that first-class businessmen want face first and then money. How come Xu Yingteng wants money first and then face?

(End of this chapter)