The Grandmother in the Siheyuan

Chapter 354 Similar Ideas
Representatives from Volkswagen Shanghai and Volkswagen Germany were quite surprised when they saw the new contract.

Although they didn't understand why the head office had offered such a generous contract, the board members had their own ideas. They found out some things that were unknown to outsiders. First of all, Liu Hua's design for the motorcycle engine was quite perfect.

Secondly, Liu Hua proposed a major campaign to conquer the LNG transport ship issue. They also knew that since Liu Hua could make such a proposal and the higher-ups approved it, it meant that Liu Hua had considerable influence in the scientific research community and the government. Such a person should be befriended.

They also knew that Liu Hua was very accomplished in the semiconductor field and was the deputy chief engineer of China's supercomputer, which might come in handy sometime in the future.

Most importantly, they also found out that Liu Hua had once designed an all-terrain vehicle for China.

Over the years, some of these all-terrain vehicles have ended up in foreign countries. The United States once acquired one, and they analyzed it and were very impressed.

Now Liu Hua has revised the contract, and the level of equality is beyond their imagination. It's like pushing away the money they could have gotten for free.

Since the other party was willing to sign such an equal contract with them, Volkswagen Shanghai and Volkswagen Germany were naturally willing as well. So the contract was signed, and the engineers brought by Germany would work at Volkswagen Shanghai until the engine development was completed.

The Hans country was very straightforward and immediately transferred the first payment, a full ten million RMB. Duo Nianhua was a little overwhelmed. Did drawing blueprints really cost that much money?

Since they were so enthusiastic, and the engine technology wouldn't all belong to Volkswagen in Germany, Liu Hua said he would take it a little more seriously.

There needed to be a convincing argument, so Liu Hua began to build a mathematical model, and then used the mathematical model as a basis to design the engine.

First, Liu Hua needed to decide what kind of engine to develop. In his memory, there was an engine that was incredibly powerful, had even won an award, and was only developed in the 21st century.

Mercedes-AMG M133 engine.

Liu Hua knew about it because he was a university student at the time and greatly admired the Mercedes-AMG car, so he studied it in detail, and now it came in handy.

I spent 8,000 points to redeem a complete set of information on the AMG M133 engine, including the data model provided by the system.

This only takes one night, and with the data model written out, it won't take long, but Liu Hua plans to delay giving it to him for two months.

After the representative of the public left, the heir of the Quandt family came again. This time, he was the only one there, instead of the entire second generation of the Hans Kingdom.

Because he had lent money to Liu Hua, Liu Hua exchanged contact information with him. Before coming this time, he called Liu Hua, so Liu Hua picked him up from the airport.

This guy is rich; he came directly in on a private jet and gave Liu Hua a big surprise.

This guy's plane had two cars crammed inside it, a Mercedes and a Mini.

"This is a custom-made version for you two."

Both cars were bright red, the kind of red with flowers. Liu Hua noticed that after the brand name on the back of the car, his surname, Liu, was also attached, and the decorative cover in the middle was designed as a dragon image, which could also be seen as the Chinese character for Liu's surname.

"I don't understand." Liu Hua couldn't hide the smile on his face, but he still asked, "You've already lent me money, why are you giving me these two big gifts?"

"Aren't we friends?"

The heir of the Quandt family was named Leon, a very ordinary name from the Hans country.

Leon said, "My family upbringing taught me that once you meet someone you think is worth investing in, you should do everything you can to make them your best friend."

"You can't become true friends just by giving money and gifts."

“I know this is just the first step. How we become close friends depends on my actions and how I get along with you. I asked some Chinese people, and they said that Chinese people value sincerity in making friends and there are many rules. The best friends are called ‘sworn brothers’.”

Liu Hua asked him, overjoyed, "Do you know what 'sworn brothers' means?"

"Oh my God, of course I understand. It is because I understand that I realize how profound your Chinese civilization is." Leon said excitedly, "Friends can give their lives for each other without hesitation. Such friendship is undoubtedly great and transcends all worldly concepts."

"You were the one who commissioned me to design the engine before, right?"

Leon shook his head: "It's not just me, it's a joint effort by several families. After careful analysis, we believe that China has unlimited potential, so we've decided to increase our investment in China. We hope you can be the link in this chain, as we know you have good connections with the higher-ups."

"You don't need to do this at all. You're just giving me money. We're currently attracting investment and are really eager to make money."

“Of course we have other purposes as well,” Leon said honestly. “Since the 60s, sales of Japanese cars have increased rapidly around the world. At that time, thanks to the oil crisis, their cars were more fuel-efficient, so people liked them. Now that the second oil crisis is over, we want to win back the lost market, so we need cars with better performance.”

Liu Hua shook his head: "No, if you're only now thinking about competing for the market, then isn't it too late for me to design the engine? Designing an engine takes at least a few years, and sometimes more than a decade."

“We value the Chinese market more. Having you and Shanghai Volkswagen design the engine will be a major selling point in the future. I understand your patriotism all too well.”

Liu Hua smiled and nodded: "That makes perfect sense. What you said is absolutely right. And we don't fight unprepared battles. If you want to increase sales in our country, you have to lower the price a bit."

"Let me just tell you our entire plan. In the future, cars produced in our country will be imported into your country as luxury cars," Leon said directly. "We already have a partnership with Volkswagen in Shanghai, and we want to find another company to cooperate with to produce low-end cars for your people's daily use."

Liu Hua's eyes darted around, and he said with a smile, "If that's the case, I can recommend a car company to you."

"Which one?"

"There is a car company in the south of our country. They only started making cars in 1982. Now is the time when they lack technology and funds. Their philosophy is: we will make whatever the people need."

Leon's eyes lit up: "Wow, this is very similar to the public's philosophy."

(End of this chapter)