Rebirth in 1985

Chapter 549: Follow-up

Compared to Africa, there were more things that needed to be arranged in Shenzhen, not to mention that Lu Shaohua had his own plans. He had to give special instructions to Chu Lei at that time. As for Chu Lei, such a big thing had happened to Phoenix Automobile, and he, the person in charge of the Phoenix base, also knew about it. When Lu Shaohua suddenly called him, he also knew that there was something he needed to do, so he listened quietly.

Lu Shaohua did not disappoint Chu Lei, and quickly got to the point and began to explain. "Our current steel is inferior to others, but don't worry, I have asked people to research new refining technology, and it will be delivered in two days."

After a pause, Lu Shaohua did not wait for Chu Lei to interrupt and continued, "What you need to do now is to prepare the interior of a car first, and then wait for the steel refining technology to arrive, and then immediately start manufacturing and add the outer shell."

"I understand. I'll be ready." Chu Lei on the other end of the phone did not dare to relax and said seriously.

"Wait." Lu Shaohua seemed to have thought of something, and called for a pause. He thought for a moment before asking, "Are the current models of our Phoenix cars the same?"

Lu Shaohua seldom cared about Phoenix Automobile. He only designed a few models when it first started manufacturing and then ignored them. He had no idea what the situation was like now or whether any new models had been designed.

"We currently have four models. Two of them were designed by you at that time, and the other two are bulletproof car models. We haven't designed any more models since then. If there are any, they are just changes to the lines, and the changes are not big." Chu Lei replied.

"Yeah." Lu Shaohua responded, then fell silent, thought for a while, and then said, "How about this, I'll design another car model and send it over. Yeah, it will be ready soon. You need to have people prepare everything. Once my car model arrives, the engine and other things need to be changed quickly."

The model of a car is related to the structure of the entire car. Many parts and components must be designed according to the model. Therefore, if you want to manufacture a new type of car, you must first design the model and then manufacture it.

As for why he designed new models, Lu Shaohua certainly had his plans. He felt that it was not feasible to always use the same two models. Although the market sales volume can still be maintained now, some consumers like novelty. If this continues for a long time, the sales volume of Phoenix Automobile will definitely decline.

Therefore, the emergence of new models will definitely make Phoenix Automobile sales reach new heights, which Lu Shaohua can be 100% sure of. Of course, there is also a prerequisite, that is, Phoenix Automobile must have advantages in all aspects that surpass other cars.

Advantages. Phoenix Automobile has never lacked advantages. Even if its steel is weaker than Toyota's now, Phoenix Automobile will not be at a disadvantage. Lu Shaohua has this confidence. What's more, the so-called steel weakness will be solved soon.

There is another more important reason why Lu Shaohua designed the new car model, which is to take advantage of this opportunity to promote it. According to Lu Shaohua's arrangement, he invited well-known media from all over the world to participate. This is a rare experience. If Phoenix Car's new model appears this time and wins the final victory, Lu Shaohua can save a lot of advertising fees.

Kill two birds with one stone, oh, no, more than that, to be more precise, it should be three birds with one stone, because Lu Shaohua has a better excuse to postpone the challenge for a week.

Things are different now. The last time Lu Shaohua faced off against South Korean car manufacturers, since it was the first time, it would be okay for him to postpone it for a month. But now it is different. Looking at the attitudes of Toyota and Honda, they have conducted investigations and demonstrations and are eager to hold the challenge right away. In that case, Phoenix Automobile will definitely lose.

And if Lu Shaohua said that Phoenix Automobile was manufacturing a new model that would be ready to ship in a week, then delaying it by one week would be reasonable. Besides, one week is not a long time, and I believe no one would object.

Everything is going according to Lu Shaohua's plan, but with the emergence of a new plan, Phoenix Automobile will also suffer some losses. After all, with the emergence of new car models and new steel materials, what will happen to the cars that have been produced or are being produced?

Recycling? No, it is impossible to recycle. If it is recycled, Phoenix Automobile will suffer a greater loss. But what else can be done if it is not recycled? After all, when new models and new steel refining technology come out, consumers will definitely choose to buy new models, and those who buy old models will be in the minority.

There is only one way to deal with it, and that is to lower the price. Only by lowering the price can the cars that have been produced or are being produced be cleared out. However, in this case, there will also be losses, and the losses are not small.

"What about the cars that have already been launched on the market and are being produced at the base?" Chu Lei on the other end of the phone had obviously thought about this issue and asked.

This is a big problem. Lu Shaohua’s new plan did not consider this problem, but this problem exists, and Lu Shaohua’s new plan must be implemented, which makes Lu Shaohua feel embarrassed.

Both are indispensable. Lu Shaohua must come up with a solution before he can smoothly carry out the next tasks.

"The prices of cars that have already been launched on the market will be reduced. For cars that are currently being produced at the base, the outer shells will be removed and the steel will be replaced with new ones, and the cars will be produced according to the original models." After careful consideration, Lu Shaohua came to a conclusion and decisively issued an order.

The cars that have been put on the market cannot be recycled, so Lu Shaohua can only lower the price to sell the cars out. As for the cars that are being produced at the base or have been produced and placed at the base, the outer shells are removed and replaced with new ones.

It is not difficult to replace the new shell, and it will not affect anything. Anyway, Lu Shaohua does not intend to end the old model. The old model must still be allowed to exist. Since it is going to exist, the spare parts inside do not need to be changed. Just change the model and the loss can be minimized.

The problem was fundamentally solved, and other matters could be left to Chu Lei to solve. Lu Shaohua had nothing to explain. However, Lu Shaohua's plan was for the present, and there was no arrangement for the future development direction. Chu Lei had to start from the overall situation and make some suggestions.

"Our Phoenix Automobile is in a very good momentum. After changing the steel materials and car models, I think we will have to develop in this direction in the future. For example, the car models, the new car models will definitely be popular for a while, so I think it is far from enough to design only one car model. It would be better to design three to four models so that we can cope with future challenges." The meaning implied in Chu Lei's words is very clear, it is better to be prepared.

Lu Shaohua also agreed with this suggestion and suggested designing a few more models to cope with future challenges. After all, with the changes of the times, the pace of automobile reform will accelerate, and the replacement of car models will also accelerate. Designing a few more models will be useful in the near future.

"Okay, I will design a few more." At this point, Lu Shaohua paused, and then continued, "But now is not the time to talk about this. What we need to do now is to meet the challenge and win the final victory, so I will only design one first, and you have to hurry up and make it."

After finishing his words, Lu Shaohua did not wait for Chu Lei to interrupt, took a breath, and continued, "We don't have much time. I will only give you a week in total. I will have someone release the news today to compete with Toyota and Honda next week."

"One week?" Chu Lei shouted on the other end of the phone, very surprised by the timetable. "One week is too short."

"It has to be done no matter how little it takes." Lu Shaohua said in a deep voice, as if he was giving a death order. "We can't delay, and we can't delay. I'll give you only one week, and you only need to make new steel and make a new model shell in this week. As for other parts, the changes should not be too big, because the new model I designed will not be much different from the old one."

Lu Shaohua had thought about it a long time ago. The new model would be based on the old model, with slight changes in the middle. The difference would not be too big. Only in this way could a brand new car be manufactured in a week. Otherwise, the task would not be completed at all.

Things have come to this point, what else does Chu Lei have to say, but he still breathed a sigh of relief, because Lu Shaohua has already said that the difference is not very big, which means that there will not be too many changes over there, and the pressure will be reduced accordingly.

"I'll go over and make arrangements right away. Have all the parts ready. As soon as your car model arrives, I'll have people start working." Although the two were talking on the phone, Lu Shaohua could still hear the urgency in Chu Lei's tone.

"It will be delivered there in two hours." Lu Shaohua also gave a definite timetable.

"Ok."

After finishing the call with Chu Lei, Lu Shaohua called Qin Sichen again. The general content of the call was to ask her to add an excuse when she responded to the challenge. The excuse was that Phoenix Car's new model would be produced in a week, and Japan required to use the new model for the collision, so they had to wait for Phoenix Car's new model to appear.

Fortunately, Qin Sichen had not yet let anyone release the news, and Lu Shaohua's sudden call was also timely, but it was after the time.

Qin Sichen said he understood on the phone, then quickly hung up and went to arrange the release of the news. After that, he prepared to accept media interviews to confirm the accuracy of the news, and then invited well-known media from all over the world to participate.

As for Lu Shaohua, after hanging up the call with Qin Sichen, he began to design a new car model. At this time, the memory of his previous life once again showed its power. All kinds of famous cars he had seen in his previous life flashed in his mind, and the pencil in his hand did not stop, and he began to draw quickly.

An hour passed quickly. After an hour, Lu Shaohua finally designed the new model. He called Li Shangkui, gave the new model to Li Shangkui, and asked him to fly an escort fighter jet to Shenzhen and deliver it to Chu Lei.

At this point, everything Lu Shaohua had arranged officially came to an end. It now depended on Chu Lei to produce a new car model in a week and then participate in the challenge.