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"Ooh ooh ooh!"

"Long live Snapdragon Motors!"

"Long live President Chen!"

"Stop, stop, stop!" Chen Dong, who was still being tossed around, was so frightened by the shout of "Long live President Chen!" that he hurriedly called for a stop. He didn't know which unreliable worker had shouted that, it was terrifying!

The cheers in the workshop continued. Chen Dong, who had been let down, had his hair all messed up. He rubbed his hair and said with a smile to Huang Bin and the others, "Sorry for making you leaders laugh. The workers have been holding back for so long, and finally, the clouds have parted!"

Huang Bin waved his hand with a smile, "Don't laugh, this is a good thing! I've worked in the Ministry of Industry for so many years, and this is the first time I've seen such a scene at the test run of a domestically produced engine. With this kind of enthusiasm from the workers, the company has hope!"

After Huang Bin finished speaking, he patted Chen Dong on the shoulder and walked away from the still cheering crowd. "Zai Dong, your engine has also passed trial production. What are your next plans? Are you going to proceed directly to vehicle production?"

Chen Dong shook his head and said, "Old Huang, we still need to conduct comprehensive road tests. Although the engine test run was successful, it doesn't mean that the technology is fully mature and can adapt to all road conditions."

"We plan to deploy three test vehicles to run on different road conditions, in cold regions, mountainous areas, and areas with high temperature and humidity, to experience all kinds of extreme environments in China. This will ensure that the vehicles will not have any major problems after they are delivered to users."

"Hmm," Huang Bin nodded approvingly, "Working in the automotive industry requires the same seriousness as your Xiaochi team—no carelessness, no half-heartedness, very good!"

"Have you planned your route yet?"

Chen Dong answered Huang Bin's questions seriously, "Our initial plan is to start from Tuocheng, head north all the way to the Northeast, where the winters are cold, which is a good opportunity to test the cold-weather performance of our cars, including cold starts and fuel consumption in cold regions."

"Then we'll run from the northeast to the southwest, into Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan, to test the road conditions and climbing ability in the mountains, and finally to the South China Sea islands to test the high temperature and high humidity environment," Chen Dong paused, "This round will take at least two or three months."

Huang Bin listened to Chen Dong's road test plan and nodded, saying, "Very good. If we test along this route, it will basically cover most of the terrain in China. What about the permits?"

"Cross-provincial road tests require approval from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, as well as cooperation from local transportation departments. Have you obtained these approvals?"

Chen Dong chuckled and looked at Huang Bin and the cadres following behind him, saying, "It's not done yet. Old Huang and all the senior leaders are here, so we shouldn't bother two people. Old Huang, what do you think?"

"Hahaha!"

Huang Bin and the cadres behind him who had heard Chen Dong's words all laughed. Huang Bin pointed at Chen Dong and said, "You, Chen Zaidong, you knew we were coming today, so you were waiting for us here. Well, since you've said it to our faces, I'll just verbally agree to it."

"Then I thank Mr. Huang for supporting our Xiaochi Motors," Chen Dong said with a smile, shaking Huang Bin's hand. Huang Bin chuckled and turned to his secretary, "Xiao Wang, make a note of this!"

"Mr. Huang, please speak," Secretary Xiao Wang quickly took out his notebook, intending to write down his leader's words.

"Upon returning to the guesthouse, the first thing to do was to notify the ministry to draft the approval document for the road test of the Xiaochi car and expedite the process. In addition, the ministry was instructed to send letters to the industrial departments of the provinces along the route, requesting their cooperation in the subsequent road test work of the Xiaochi car and to provide necessary support and guarantees."

Huang Bin then looked at Chen Dong and asked, "Zai Dong, do you have any other requests? Please state them all at once."

Chen Dong thought for a moment, "Mr. Huang, the test vehicle needs a temporary license plate, and there's also the coordination work for inter-provincial transportation. It would be best to have a contact person so that if we encounter any trouble on the road, we can find someone to help us in time."

Huang Bin nodded. "That's easy. I'll have the ministry issue you a letter of introduction. The industrial departments of each province along the route will have dedicated personnel to coordinate. In addition, I'll talk to the Ministry of Transport and ask them to cooperate as well. This is the first large-scale road test of our domestically produced cars, and all departments must provide support!"

Chen Dong expressed his heartfelt gratitude, "Thank you so much for your support, Mr. Huang!"

Huang Bin waved his hand, "No need to thank me, this is what we should do. You build the cars, we'll pave the roads. Let's each do our part and work together to get this important task done!"

At this moment, Zhou Haimin, the Party Secretary of Tuocheng City, also came over with a smile and said, "Mr. Huang, with your support all this time, our Tuocheng enterprises have a lot of confidence! When Xiaochi Motors officially goes into production, I'd like to invite you to the ribbon-cutting ceremony!"

"Hey! Ribbon-cutting is nothing, I want to drive it around myself," Huang Bin said with a smile, gesturing with his hand outstretched. "I'm going to make the Xiaochi brand famous!"

"Hahaha!"

"If you really want to test drive it yourself, Mr. Huang, I'll donate the car you test drive to the Ministry of Industry under the name of Xiaochi Motors, and make it your official car," Chen Dong said generously in response to Huang Bin's support, offering to give away the 'Dilu' car worth 250,000 US dollars.

"No, that won't do. I heard from Comrade Bai Jianbo and the others that your 'Dilu' sedan is priced at 250,000 US dollars, which is equivalent to 750,000 Chinese yuan. I can't accept that," Huang Bin directly rejected Chen Dong's donation plan.

The old man is a revolutionary comrade with strong principles. Let alone the price of a Dilu car at 250,000 US dollars, even if it cost 100 Chinese yuan, Huang Bin would not agree to accept Chen Dong's donation. A comrade who has been tested and trained under the leadership of the instructor would not make such a mistake!

Hearing the price Huang Bin quoted, even Zhou Haimin, the Party Secretary of Tuocheng City, was astonished. It was $250,000 per vehicle. Zhou Haimin had originally thought that since Xiaochi Motors was a local car company in Tuocheng, he planned to purchase a batch of vehicles for use as government official vehicles.

With prices this high, how could I dare to make any purchases!

"Mr. Huang, you're putting me in a bad light. Our Xiaochi cars are now, after all, domestically produced cars in China. This price of $250,000 is for overseas sales; we can't really sell them at that price domestically," Chen Dong assured him, patting his chest. "The future price of 'Dilu' in China will be $200,000!"

"As for the gifts, they're not for you, they're gifts from Xiaochi Motors to the Ministry of Industry. It's not just one, it's five," Chen Dong said generously, throwing out a million US dollars in one go.

"As for whether you drive it or ride in it, that's none of our business at Xiaochi Motors. The car has already been donated to the Ministry of Industry. It's a $200,000 car; let it sit there exposed to the elements, as long as you don't mind!"

Huang Bin was amused by Chen Dong's shameless words, and the surrounding cadres also smiled kindly. Huang Bin pointed at Chen Dong and said, "You, Chen Dong, are you trying to force this on me?"

"Hahaha!"