My Lord, you need to stand up!

Chapter 998 Genius is this simple

We can't leave right now.

Returning to Los Angeles to hand over the software company to He Yuzhu, even if it's not about handing over the entire company, it's still very necessary to observe, learn, and connect with the entire listing process.

This guy moved into Xiong Guoming's office and usually lived and worked with ATV's Hong Kong employees stationed in Los Angeles.

While the meeting was in progress, Wei Dong was instructed to notify Chrysler's Los Angeles product development center that the Chrysler sports car could be towed back.

Upon hearing that he had returned to Los Angeles, a large group of people from the product development center immediately came to hold a meeting!
After returning from watching the game in Boston, the president immediately instructed that the development of the new model be accelerated, with the aim of launching it on the market next year.

Wei Dong could only guess that the president was going all out, mobilizing all resources to make a perfect farewell at the end of his automotive career, even if it meant drinking poison to quench his thirst.

As for what happens to Chrysler or Citigroup after he leaves the automotive industry, who cares if they become a major force?

Therefore, the Asian partner who proposed significant improvements has a great deal of influence.

The president requested that Pete's opinions be listened to more.

Two years ago, Qin Yuye took advantage of the popularity of the Kungfu software package and bought an office building near Hollywood in Los Angeles to house his software company.

Jeans and cosmetics trading companies, and later, television stations based in Los Angeles, all had offices here.

It's not very big, a three-story red brick building with a retro style, square in shape, covering an area of ​​over 800 square meters.

In West Hollywood, where skyscrapers are generally absent, they are arranged in a very ordinary manner in the neighborhood.

Seeing the beautiful building of that visual effects studio inspired my wife to tear it down and rebuild it.

Because it was precisely before the purchase in 1986 that the entire community's pedestrian street began to be renovated, affecting the property prices. I bought it relatively cheaply, for a total of about two million US dollars.

As a result, the yen surged after the Plaza Accord in late 1986, and Japanese capital made large-scale acquisitions of Citibank Properties, with commercial real estate in Southern California on the West Coast being the most sought-after.

Prices quickly surged by 50%, even increasing the value of their own mansion by two to three million dollars.

The office building is worth more than three million.

In Citibank's market, where real estate prices are already mature and it's rare to see profits multiplying, this increase is extremely rare.

Overjoyed, he asked his wife to hire a professional designer to inspect and measure the building. After renovating the old building without an elevator, it reached the maximum area of ​​five floors in this area, which would significantly increase its value.

She told her husband that she wanted to transform the building that housed the visual effects studio into a U-shaped building, with the central courtyard serving as a basketball court for him.

Wei Dong was delighted, but he pretended to be indifferent and said, "You handle it yourself, I'm very busy here."

To avoid being seen as clueless by a bunch of Citibank business elites.

But 1988 was indeed a watershed year for Citibank Motors, marking its shift from the boxy luxury of the 1960s and 70s to a streamlined, modern Japanese style.

Wei Dong could immediately tell whether it was "modern" or not.

At that time, Citibank did indeed have this habit: whichever car sold well, they would simply upgrade or downsize it.

The extended and enlarged luxury version becomes the sports car version when it's shrunk and shortened.

Modifying that MPV model by making it more rounded and luxurious inside would be fine.

After all, the existing model is already quite complete. All that's needed is to modify the exterior, refine the interior, and adjust the seats to the 223 configuration he mentioned.

Anyway, it's all about getting closer to the Buick GL8 that Wei Dong has in mind.

He didn't understand the difference between the North American market and later East Asian consumer groups, and he was even less aware that the GL8 was almost a model specifically designed for the Chinese mainland market.

The goal is to achieve sales targets so that they can manufacture products in mainland China.

After all, once the supporting industrial chain is established, it is much simpler to modify the molds and the car models.

The key is that the off-road vehicle division that owns the Cherokee is even more proactive than the MPV division in coming up with a larger version of the Cherokee.

It still uses the original Cherokee's unibody construction, but with the addition of a semi-independent spring suspension system.

The engine is upgraded to a 4.0-liter inline-six or a 5.9-liter V8, with options for full-time four-wheel drive or part-time four-wheel drive.

The configuration is designed to be a "mobile luxury concert hall" equipped with a CD player and high-fidelity audio system!
This is a bit interesting.

Rang Weidong did suggest that the front of the MPV could be made longer, giving it the look of a large SUV. Later, didn't new energy vehicles become popular with large seven-seater and six-seater configurations?

They quickly came up with a solution and even brought over a prototype from their R&D center in Los Angeles.

It's the large concept car they had before, which they temporarily converted into a six-seat version in the last couple of days.

Wei Dong immediately pointed out that their thinking was wrong.

The second row of luxury seats in this six-seater vehicle has somehow managed to turn the gap between the two individual seats into an armrest.

Perhaps they felt that some luxury sedans with four seats had high-end armrests and control panels in the back.

Furthermore, to facilitate folding, the second-row seats were designed with very thin backrests in the initial drafts, lacking any sense of luxury. This approach is a classic case of throwing away the big picture for small gains:

"Let's completely eliminate the middle section and make it a passage to the back seats. Even if the gap is narrow, just enough to squeeze through sideways, the meaning is completely different. We'd rather focus our main efforts on making these two individual seats more comfortable. Luxurious and comfortable airline seats, paired with high-fidelity audio, will make this car stand out from the crowd."

With the passageway between these two seats, there's no need to design complicated second-row folding seats, making it easier for the third row to enter, allowing the second-row seats to be designed to be as spacious and luxurious as possible.

These are all changes that have become familiar to parking lots in mainland China.

Moreover, Wei Dong was also very clear that: "In fact, the third row of seats in a seven-seater vehicle is rarely used. It is more often used as an emergency backup. The focus should be on the two seats in the second row. Whether or not features such as ventilation, heating, massage, and refrigerator can be implemented depends on the level of technology."

Chrysler's car design team seemed to have just woken up from a dream.

When it comes to the big shots who have proven they can communicate with the CEO, the foreigners are not arrogant at all; they are enthusiastic and cheerful, expressing their determination to do everything in their power to realize these ingenious ideas.

They extended a warm invitation to Pitt to visit the design center and provide guidance.

Lin Wangfu translated all of these.

He rushed over from Silicon Valley, and he must have been overjoyed that the optical drive factory had received another big order to produce car CDs. But he was also scratching his head, because although car CDs seem similar, they are actually products from two completely different worlds compared to computer optical drives.

He has already bought two Japanese-made car CD players in San Francisco and disassembled them for inspection.

The static car CD audio effect that Wei Dong showed to Chrysler executives in Hong Kong last time was actually misleading.

Wei Dong drove that super cool Kran supercar.

Lin Wangfu gestured from the passenger seat: "You only realize how much engine and wind noise affect the clarity of music when you're driving."

This gave Wei Dong a solution. Many car audio modification companies focus on sound insulation materials, and some even dismantle the entire interior of a new car to install them.

A security guard with a missing hand who has never owned a car would only be astonished when he sees these kinds of short videos.

Now they only acknowledge the differences: "When it comes to sound insulation and vibration damping, Hong Kong's car modification mechanics are very good at these things, while mass-produced cars can probably just get them done."

Lin Wangfu shook his head: "Soni started making car CD players two years ago, which is basically bringing the DISCMAN portable player into the car. The market response was not good. This is because cars are constantly bumping around. When the CD is spinning at high speed, the laser head reads the information. Even the slightest vibration can cause errors. This was the biggest reason that prevented CDs from being put in cars. You can't just listen to CDs when you're parked, can you?"

Oh, anyone who experienced the pixelated VCD era will understand this perfectly; it was so painful to watch.

Wei Dong suddenly remembered something: "So how do you, the big players in the home appliance industry, solve this problem?"

Lin Wangfu counted on his fingers: "There are patented magnetic clamps that completely isolate the clamp from the chassis, preventing internal and external vibrations from affecting the signal and obtaining the most accurate and pure signal reading, but this is very expensive. There are also shock absorption systems to eliminate vibrations, and there are even so-called intelligent three-dimensional suspension systems..."

When asked to explain the function of the sticker on the hardworking DVD player in the security guard dormitory, Wei Dong asked, "Is it possible to make a storage chip that stores and arranges the read information before delaying playback?"

Po-zai, who had just handcrafted a high-fidelity sound card, froze.

More than a decade later, this is indeed a well-known feature: disc pre-reading. The high-speed spinning disc is pre-read by the laser head, so the audio may start playing a few seconds later, but the content read and stored will not be intermittent.

Especially on VCD discs with poor picture quality, this was once an important feature for consumers to determine whether a purchase was worthwhile.

There are simply too many counterfeit and pirated discs in the mainland market.

Because they have their own chip manufacturing capabilities, they can completely customize this kind of not-too-complex chip.

In short, unlike other companies that rely on physical shock absorption, Weidong has come up with a "genius" solution.

This made Po-zai so distracted during his visit to the car design center.

He Yuzhu and Xiong Guoming, who were in the back seat, witnessed firsthand how this "inspiration" was so casually born.

They are all top figures in their respective groups, but look at how such successful business owners can also provide effective ideas for scientific research.

I kneel in submission!

Especially when facing a large group of foreigners, even if they don't know English, they can still spout nonsense.

They would easily defeat everyone.

Wei Dong didn't have the same fervor as those who would cut off half of Citibank's power for a cat, nor did he believe in any kind of human supremacy.

Since we're all in business, let's look at the profitability.

Forget about the prestigious Lamborghini lineage, and forget about Jeep's battle-hardened history; just look at the plans for these two new MPV and SUV models and see if they can be fully launched next year.

Lin Wangfu became even more uneasy.

Even while still in the design center, they were making calls in all directions; California truly is a hub for the research and development of various electronic technologies and industrial equipment.

Immediately gather information on several industry leaders and professional companies, and invite them to our company to discuss and exchange ideas on solutions.

Therefore, we earnestly request that the boss stay and accompany us during the negotiations.

At this point, Wei Dong felt that they really needed a better office space.

(End of this chapter)