Chapter 404: The Ono's Madness
The technician said, "President, although their car is priced about 30 yen higher, it has many more functions and the materials used are better. The entire car frame is made of hot-formed steel, and the doors, hood, etc. are all made of high-strength steel."
"So, they use solid materials, have low fuel consumption, and have higher power than our cars. Therefore, their cars can even crush our domestic mid-range cars that cost three to four million yen."
"Now, many people in our country are also very confused!"
“They want to support domestic products, but the gap between domestic products and Julong’s imports is quite large.”
Ono Taro frowned. “They actually used hot-formed steel and high-strength steel?”
“Can they really make money?”
“We’re all confused, too,” the technician said.
"But it is said that the steelmaking blast furnace technology in Julong has been greatly improved, and the cost of steelmaking has been greatly reduced. They have produced a lot of high-quality steel, and the cost is low, so it has been widely used in automobiles."
Hot-formed steel and high-strength steel, both of which are very high-quality steels.
Hot-formed steel has super impact resistance, with a strength often exceeding 1500 MPa, making it very suitable for manufacturing key load-bearing parts such as AB pillars.
Using hot-formed steel to make the car frame is naturally the best choice.
However, it is much more expensive. In the foot basin, only mid-range and above cars use hot-formed steel for the frame.
The cost of high-strength steel is also very high.
It is relatively light and highly rigid, making it the best choice for making car doors, roofs, hoods, etc.
But people rarely use foot basins.
Because the high-strength steel they produced cannot be used casually.
If it is used even a little bit on a car, the people will brag about it and the price will immediately soar.
Why are basin cars ridiculed as cardboard cars that can create a dent with just a slight push?
In fact, the main reason is that the steel they used is not good and is very thin.
They used this method to lighten the car body.
The body of the car has been greatly reduced, so the fuel consumption is of course much lower.
This is actually a sleight of hand.
Footbath cars are generally much lighter than other cars.
This is the main reason why they are so fragile.
But they also boast that their cars absorb energy.
Well! The absorbed energy will automatically dissipate, and then the force of the collision will be eliminated.
The safety of people in the car can be guaranteed.
This is actually nonsense.
Taro Ono's expression became unusually serious: "If they establish their own brand reputation in the future, I'm afraid our Jiaoben Automobile will have no chance of survival, right?"
"They are so abominable!"
"They became so powerful all of a sudden without making any noise."
"We must not be defeated!"
Of course, when Ono Taro said this, his voice was very low.
He was a little bit broken.
Almost all the people in the car were defeated.
They couldn't accept that the dragon's true strength was so powerful.
But they are still dreaming and hoping to turn the tables.
Kono Hiroshi said: "President, as long as we don't give up, I firmly believe that we can become extremely strong again!"
"But now, we still have to remain calm."
"The guy in the car can understand Japanese."
Taro Ono took a deep breath and tried hard to get rid of the feeling of frustration in his heart.
But, unfortunately, he couldn't get rid of it.
Because, although his own business had been crushed by Julong for a long time in the past, he had to cooperate with Julong's company in order to make a living.
However, he still firmly believed that everything was temporary!
He firmly believed that the Foot Basin People were the smartest people in the world, so as long as they continued to work hard and overcome the disruption caused by the Giant Eagle, they would be able to stand on top of the world again.
But now, his defense is broken.
He found that the backwardness of the foot basin was likely a systematic backwardness.
The foot basin is not lagging behind in just one area, but in almost all areas.
This is something that cannot be tolerated.
In particular, he discovered that no matter how hard he tried, he might not be able to catch up with the dragon.
This is the most terrible.
The car continued to move forward.
But the atmosphere in the car became increasingly quiet and deserted.
Chen Wei naturally also paid attention to the changes in these people.
He was also very proud and proud in his heart.
He thought, what a fool! You guys are obviously very backward, but you still think you can laugh at us?
"Mr. Chen, can we talk?" Taro Ono noticed Chen Wei sitting in the front passenger seat and greeted him.
Chen Wei stood up and walked over: "Mr. Ono, what can I do for you?"
Hiroshi Kono has stood up from his seat and asked Chen Wei to sit down.
Chen Wei hesitated for a moment, but finally sat down.
He wondered what these devils were up to.
Taro Ono smiled and said, "You speak Japanese very well!"
"You must have studied in Foot Basin, right?"
Chen Wei shook his head and said, "No, no! I am studying at a foreign language college in our country."
"Thank you for the compliment."
Ono Taro said, "Haven't you ever been to the foot basin?"
Chen Wei shrugged and said, “Yes, I haven’t been to the foot basin.”
Ono Taro said: "Perhaps, I can invite you to take a look at the foot basin."
"Footbath is a very beautiful country."
"When you were learning Japanese, you should have learned about our local customs and practices."
"Our environment is very clean, not as messy as yours."
“We have great humanities and arts, and the living environment is great.”
Taro Ono was talking big there.
Chen Wei shrugged and said, "Sorry, I still think our country is better."
"We are already richer than you! Haha!"
Chen Wei was very rude.
He said this with considerable pride.
A few years ago, the people there were indeed very wealthy, with the per capita income being more than ten times that of Julong.
However, now! With the development of Julong's industrial technology, it has become a trend of one rising while the other falling.
The income here in Julong is skyrocketing.
The exchange rate is also rising sharply.
This greatly increases the purchasing power of dragon currency.
Some people may say that a sharp rise in currency exchange rates is not a good thing, right?
Because your exchange rate is high and money is valuable, your production costs will increase significantly.
The products you export will become very expensive.
But this spell was broken by the dragon.
Because the production chain here at Julong is very complete and the degree of automation of the production line is also quite high.
Therefore, even though labor costs have increased a lot, other costs are very low.
This is what makes Julong's products high quality and low price, more competitive than the products of other industrial powers in the world. This also means that as long as Julong's products can be successfully exported to a certain country, the people there will immediately like Julong's products.
Taro Ono is a little bit skeptical.
People in the foot basin group have always had a kind of mysterious self-confidence. They think they can win over others with a little benefit.
In the past, Jiaoben had placed many bets and bribes on the dragon.
Many people in the literary and art circles, especially writers, have been bought by foot basins.
Taro Ono is now thinking about winning over Chen Wei.
After all, they now want to infiltrate Pangu Technology in all aspects and want to cultivate a group of spies within it.
Taro Ono saw that Chen Wei showed disdain for the foot basin.
He was still a little angry.
He said hypocritically: "You are just a receptionist, do you also have a high salary?"
Chen Wei smiled and said, "My salary is not that high. It is far behind that of scientific researchers."
"However, I am very proud to work for such a great company as Pangu Technology."
Ono Taro said, "You seem to have some problem with the foot basin? I think this is not right."
"We are a country that values friendship and inheritance very much."
“I also really hope to make friends.”
"It's our first meeting. Here is a small gift. Please accept it."
As Taro Ono spoke, he took off his Citizen Seiko gold watch from his wrist and handed it to Chen Wei.
Taro Ono hopes to show his goodwill with some small favors, and then gradually bring them closer.
Chen Wei immediately became alert.
"Sir, I'm sorry, I can't have it."
Ono Taro smiled and said, "It's just a greeting gift."
"I'm doing this to thank you for helping us."
"Take it. If you don't, I'll feel sad."
Chen Wei waved his hand and said, "Our company has regulations."
"You must not take any advantage of your clients. Please understand."
"Mr. Ono, if there is nothing else, I will leave."
Chen Wei said this and stood up and left.
Are you kidding me?
If Chen Wei accepts this form and the company finds out, he will be fired immediately!
He certainly didn't want to be fired.
Besides, he knew at a glance that the Japanese had no good intentions.
Who gives someone a gift the moment they meet?
Moreover, it is an expensive gold watch.
The other party obviously has ulterior motives.
If he took the watch, the Japanese would probably force him to work for them.
The intention is really vicious!
Ono watched Chen Wei leave, feeling a little disappointed.
His watch is a genuine Seiko gold watch, with a market price of at least 200 million yen.
His purpose of giving the watch to the other party was actually very simple, which was to bribe him.
The devils have no bottom line.
They are always watching for valuable people, and once they see an opportunity to win them over, they will do it without hesitation.
It doesn’t matter even if the attempt to win over someone fails.
The reason why Ono Taro gave Chen Wei a gold watch as a gift right away was because he knew that Pangu Technology employees had high incomes, and the annual income of ordinary employees could reach 10 RMB.
No one cares about his small favors.
Because it’s not worth the risk!
Therefore, you should just take off the gold watch on your wrist and give it to the other person.
However, unexpectedly, the other party directly refused.
This is so fucking disappointing.
Recently, Jiaoben has actually been trying hard to develop his own traitor from within the dragon.
But they found that it was becoming increasingly difficult.
Back in the mid-70s, they could make a famous literary and artistic figure from the Dragon family burst into tears of gratitude and fall to his knees just by giving him a radio.
If you invite them to Jiaoben to experience Jiaoben's developed, colorful and dazzling modern city, you can basically make them crawl on the ground and become Jiaoben's trumpeter and propaganda trumpet.
This is also the main reason why there are more and more Japanese fans in Julong after the 80s.
In my previous life, in the late 80s, most of the literary and art circles and the news circle were praising Foot Basin. In the eyes of the giant dragon, Foot Basin became the light of mankind and an object of admiration.
Every person who comes to Julong will be treated as a guest of honor and treated with great hospitality.
This also made the foot basin people very proud.
Taro Ono was very disappointed.
Because the gap is too big.
Only a few years ago, the foot basin was still the object of admiration for the dragon.
Now, the arrogant foot basin was stepped on the ground by the dragon that had just woken up.
It seems that there may be no chance of recovery forever!
Hiroshi Kono came back and sat down next to Taro Ono.
"President, the other party is unwilling to cooperate?" asked Hiroshi Kono.
Taro Ono looked gloomy, nodded and said, "He didn't accept my gift."
"And his words were very rude."
Kono Hiroshi shook his head and said: "They are now truly developed."
"Their technological products have already crushed us in all aspects."
"Their income has surpassed ours by a large margin."
"So, we lost our luster in their eyes."
"From the time they announced the reform and opening up, it took them six or seven years to surpass our GDP. Now, their GDP is three or four times ours. Even the Giant Eagle, if it hadn't resorted to trickery and piled up fake GDP, would have been surpassed by the Giant Dragon."
Ono Taro lowered his voice and said, "Damn the Giant Eagle, they wasted perfect time! If they had resolutely blocked the giant dragon from the beginning and strangled it in its infancy, how could we be in this situation today?"
"Now, their situation is already determined. Even if Eagle wants to rally the whole world to contain them, it's impossible!"
Taro Ono was very angry.
They really don't want to be overtaken by the dragon because it would make them lose face.
As they were talking, the minibus had already arrived at the smartphone factory.
In front of us is a huge factory building.
Chen Wei explained with a confident smile: "Gentlemen, this workshop in front of you is the final assembly workshop we built for smartphones."
“Half of the work here is done by robots.”
"Of course, the other half is done manually."
"This is because the components inside the phone are too small, and robots are not yet that sophisticated..."
"Here, more than 20,000 Pangu smartphones can be assembled every day. Of course, this is just one of our assembly workshops!"
“Everyone will be fully checked before entering the visiting corridor.”
"If you have a camera or something, I suggest you take it out and put it in the locker first!"
"This includes a pinhole camera!"
"We have very advanced equipment for testing electronic devices."
"Even if you turn off your phone now, we can't detect the signal. However, if you turn it on during your visit later, we can still detect it!"
"If we detect that you have any hidden camera equipment during the visit, then no matter who you are, you will be taken away by the national security personnel immediately..."
When Kono Hiroshi heard this, his expression suddenly became serious. (End of this chapter)