Ordinary Road 2010

Robin Li found it both surprising and interesting, because this was the first time someone had asked him to help a female celebrity face to face. Normally, people who interacted with him would not be willing to owe him favors for such things.

This favor doesn't seem to be that big.

In short, Li Luobin did not refuse, and made a call to Dr. Gong Yu in front of Lin Yi, and briefly explained a few words.

Dr. Gong Yu naturally agreed, that's why he came to visit the class.

After Lin Yi received the news from Gu Caiwei, he knew that Dr. Gong had finished his work, so he also expressed his gratitude to him.

It's over, it's that simple.

So what is Lin Yi himself busy with recently? Why did he wander in front of Li Luobin again?

His car was built.

According to Lin Yi's request, he doesn't need a concept car for PPT bragging, he just needs a mass-produced car that can really come off the production line.

As the project leader, Shao Yu, with a team mainly recruited by himself, spent a year finally building a car.

In fact, Li Robin was a little disgusted when he saw this thing for the first time.

"Too...ordinary?"

Robin's speech is still very reserved, Lin Yi guessed that he should have meant to say ugly, but he automatically replaced it out of politeness.

Not only does it look mediocre, but so does its name, which Lin Yi hastily called "Wanli No. 1".

Lin Yi himself didn't care, and boasted:

"This effect is what I want. To be honest, Robin, with your background, your aesthetic taste cannot represent ordinary domestic consumers."

"Of course, I'm not exaggerating how amazing the appearance of this car is, because the appearance is a very low-ranking consideration when we develop this car."

"I know that in the current market, especially young people, when buying a car, they value appearance very much. If the car looks ugly, half of the failure will be lost early."

"So we're not going to sell the car to them."

"Do you still remember what I said, the biggest advantage of Wanli Travel in building cars is that our first batch of customers must be drivers who open online car-hailing services."

"For them, the car is first of all a productivity tool, not a prop for socializing, or a symbol of self-expression."

"So, the biggest feature of this car is economy. We have made great considerations in terms of purchase cost, use cost, maintenance cost and even depreciation cost, which far exceed the appearance of the car."

"And to tell you the truth, the appearance is designed in such a mature, ordinary, and conventional style, and the cost factor is also considered."

Li Robin questioned: "If you compete for production costs, can you compare with those traditional brands? Their scale is far larger than yours."

"Not to mention anything else, you have to spend a lot of money to build a new car factory, and the annual depreciation and amortization is much higher than others."

Lin Yi smiled and said, "This is a misunderstanding."

"The traditional brands you mentioned, where they have a large scale, are gasoline vehicles, so I, and many so-called new forces, will bet on trams."

"So far, there are only a handful of manufacturers that can deliver trams on a large scale, and the remaining new forces are not much faster than me."

What Lin Yi mentioned was nothing more than two families.

One is Tesla in the United States, and basically all new forces are targeting it, which can be called the benchmark of the new energy vehicle industry.

There is also a manufacturer named B in China, but it is far from turning around, and its brand image and reputation are far from the previous one.

Lin Yi still remembered that when he was in high school, there was a teacher in the school who drove that brand of car, and would be laughed at by his classmates.

Li Robin was clear about these things, but he didn't intend to discuss them in detail, because this was Lin Yi's car-making project, not his.

"Then you asked me to see the real car today, shouldn't you just let me know your progress?"

After laying the groundwork for a long time, now that this is the point, Lin Yi will no longer play tricks.

"I invited you here. There is indeed something I want to discuss with you, or I hope to get your understanding."

"As you can see, the first car we produced is a cost-first choice, so the application of new technologies is relatively restrained."

"The self-driving team we worked together before was responsible for the intelligent module of Wanli Chuxing. We think it has little applicability in this car."

"The main users of this car are full-time drivers. Driving is their way of earning a living. They should not value the level of intelligence."

"Another reason is that I have learned about the technical progress of the current team in detail, and believe that the difference in the level of intelligence under the existing conditions cannot reach the level of strong feelings that can affect consumers' purchase choices."

Li Luobin was not in a hurry, because Lin Yi was not a reckless person, he should have an overall plan.

"At the beginning, you proposed that you want to use the platform of Wanli Chuxing to build cars for our autonomous driving team."

Lin Yi immediately explained: "This promise is still valid."

"We have considered it before, and have also done internal discussions and demonstrations, and decided to further subdivide and deepen the strategy of car manufacturing."

"The car you see now, Wanli No. 1, is aimed at the online car-hailing market, but sooner or later we will have to face ordinary consumers."

"We thought that these two markets are actually quite different. In order not to interfere with each other, we can split them into two separate brands, or series."

"The vehicle intelligence technology we jointly developed can be put on another series of our models, which is temporarily called Pengcheng No. 1 internally."

"My vision for Wanli No. 1 is to first familiarize yourself with the road of electric vehicles, and then implement the entire process from research and development to production to sales."

"And my expectation for Pengcheng No. 1 is that it can use the best technology to realize the sense of technology, future and fashion of the electric car. Among them, the level of intelligence can be launched as a highlight."

"My positioning for the second car, Pengcheng No. 1, is to benchmark Tesla's Magic Bean 3."

"The reason why we don't build more expensive cars is not because we are afraid that we won't be able to sell them. It's just that I don't think the company's technology accumulation has reached that level yet."

"When there are enough things to show off, it won't be too late to create a luxury brand to pretend to be aggressive."

Li Luobin does not fully agree with Lin Yi's development ideas, but he has no way to directly intervene in Wanli Travel's choice of car manufacturing.

Now that Lin Yi has made his own overall consideration, let time test whether he is correct.

So Li Robin finally expressed his support.

Of course, although Xiongchang has in-depth cooperation with Wanli Travel, it will not put all its eggs in this basket.

After Li Luobin got it done, Lin Yi took his mediocre "Wanli No. 1" to visit Ma Jieke, naturally because of the promise made by Wuzhen.

Two words: make money!

At this point, Lin Yi's car-making business is about to enter the next stage:

Where is my production base?

Chapter 620 The Earth is Round

The New Year's Eve in 2018 was the day after Valentine's Day, so Lin Yi came home belatedly after a quiet tryst with Gu Caiwei.

Fortunately, Ms. Yu Xiujuan did not pursue his responsibility this time, but asked about other things.

"Lin Yi, have you hired a nanny?"

"No."

"That's good. Let me tell you not to let those people who don't know the basics come into the house casually. Look how scary what happened in Lin'an recently..."

What Lin Ma was talking about was the nanny arson case that caused a lot of trouble this year. Simply put, a gambler nanny set fire to the house, burning the hostess and three underage children to death.

Because the incident happened in Lin'an, Ms. Yu Xiujuan, like many local citizens, was very concerned. At that time, she told Lin Yi:

"No high-end residential area is safe, you must pay attention to safety when you are outside alone..."

Lin Yi had heard about it, but he didn't know much about the various true and false rumors that emerged on the Internet later. Anyway, even if it came to the end of the world, there would inevitably be people who ate human blood.

In short, the things that Lafayette asked were agreed to and it was over. Lin Yi vowed that he had never used housekeeping staff.

Unexpectedly, Ms. Yu Xiujuan became worried again: "It doesn't work like this, and if you don't work yourself, who will cook for you? You can't eat outside food all the time, it's unhygienic..."

Lin Yi is used to the few words he chanted at home every year.

His own life is very simple, and his consumption must be higher than before, but he can only eat three meals a day and wear only one suit of clothes.

Cars, watches, and tea are not for fun, let alone airplanes and yachts.

It seems inaccurate to say that, he still plays with cars, but it's not the same as the ordinary Xiao Kai's way of playing.

A few years ago, for the site selection of the vehicle factory, he led a team to inspect many places. The cadres of the investment promotion offices in various places met with a basket, and they have not yet made a decision.

After caring about Lin Yi's life, Ms. Yu Xiujuan began to introduce the changes around her.

Since Lin Yi made a fortune, his relatives have gained a little bit of fame, and the living conditions are much better than before.

"Your sister Xiaoqian, isn't she going to graduate from university this year, and she said she wants to go out and study."

"Your uncle disagrees desperately, saying how dangerous it is outside, no matter how careful you are, you can't prevent your roommate's boyfriend from going crazy..."

This is another big news this year. Just as Lin Yi was about to say something, he found his cell phone rang.

During Chinese New Year, Lin Yi seldom had work calls, and his business partners would take care of the company every year and year after year.

But this call had to be answered, he had a premonition that it should be a serious matter.

"Happy New Year, Brother Yi."

"Happy New Year, Happy New Year."

The two of them are so familiar that there is no need to chatter, Brother Yi said bluntly on the other end: "Lin Yi, my father said that if it is convenient for you, come and sit at home."

Lin Yi naturally agreed, and came to the door with a gift the next day after making an appointment.

"Uncle Zhang, I haven't seen you for a long time. Happy Chinese New Year!"

"Happy Chinese New Year, look at you, just come and get something..."

Lin Yi first visited the classmate's parents as a junior, and later, when the hostess was busy in the kitchen, he had a serious conversation with the father and son in the study.

"Lin Yi, I heard from Xiaochuan that your company's first mass-produced model has already been produced, and the next step is to build a factory by yourself?"

"Yes, there is such a thing."

"You are very efficient. I remember that you decided to build a car last year, right?"

"Hey, even though new energy vehicles are said to be a big trend, the window period may only be a few years. So it's not that we don't want to work slowly and carefully, but that time waits for no one."

Uncle Zhang smiled and waved his hands: "That's not what I meant. I heard that you traveled to many places a year ago. Have you chosen where to build the production base?"

Lin Yi probably knew it in his heart.

"Indeed, I've seen it better. At present, I have two favorite places, one is Jiangning in the north, and the other is Lingnan in the south."

"You are both south and north. Don't you plan to take a look at your hometown around you?"

Lin Yi replied realistically: "I must not forget this, but the economic structure in our province is not good at industry."

"The auto industry is still quite complicated, and the requirements for the industrial chain are very high, so the team and I try our best to be cautious and think more about the site selection."

Uncle Zhang nodded and said, "You are right."

"However, the integration of the entire Yangtze River Delta region is getting higher and higher now. Jiangning is just at our doorstep. You have seen it all over there. There is no reason why we will be worse than neighboring provinces."

"I know a little about the distribution of industries. The Yangtze River Delta region still plays a very important role in the national automobile industry."

"Don't believe it, if the Yangtze River Delta is shut down, all the automakers in the country will not be able to operate."

"Not to mention anything else, if you just conclude that our province has no foundation for the automobile industry, even Boss Li in Lin'an City will not agree."

Speaking of this point, it was relatively clear, Lin Yi thought about it, and there really was no reason to refuse, and it seemed unnecessary.

In the matter of Ma Jieke at the beginning, no matter what, he accepted the love. Friendship can only last for a long time if there is a relationship.

In addition, the first phase of Linyi's vehicle production base is at least tens of billions of investment, and it may double if the production capacity is to be expanded in the future.

It is indeed more reassuring to put it in a place where you are familiar with the road than in an unfamiliar place.

Uncle Zhang also added: "You are now a representative of Zhishang's younger generation, are you still afraid of being bullied in your own place?"

"No matter which city in our province it is, if the conditions for attracting investment for you are not as good as Jiangning and Lingnan, you can come to me and I will help you reason."

In this case, Lin Yi didn't refuse any more, but asked for advice: "I have written down your words, so in your opinion, where is it more suitable, Lin'an?"

The reason why Lin Yi mentioned Lin'an was naturally because the other party mentioned it just now, but he obviously misunderstood, because Uncle Zhang shook his head:

"Where is the most convenient place to start production is your commercial consideration. Of course, the opinion of the company is the main one."

"If you want me to chat casually, Lin'an really doesn't seem to be the most suitable."

"Lin'an was a tourist city in the early years, a city of quality of life. Later, after the development of the Internet, technological innovation has been made in recent years, and it is quite impressive in the ICT industry."

"But it is true that it was not an industrial city from the beginning to the end, and the price of goods is very high. You may need to carefully calculate the production cost."

"I think of a place, not far from here, where the conditions in all aspects are not bad. You can go and have a look after a year."