You promised to build cars, so why did you go into the military industry?

"Mr. Li, this is Manager Yang Zhiqiang from a taxi company in Guangdong Province. He's here to ask some questions."

Guo Shuyan led in a middle-aged man dressed in a suit, looking impeccably groomed.

Seeing Yang Zhiqiang being led in, Li Ran stood up to greet him.

With Guo Shuyan's departure, the noise at the auto show subsided considerably as the door closed.

"Mr. Li, it's an honor to meet you." Yang Zhiqiang cupped his hands in greeting. "I just learned about your company's technology in detail."

To be honest, the energy efficiency is really appealing, but the car price is too high and not suitable for my industry.

Does your company have a lower-spec version or a special edition with the same energy consumption?

"Yes!" Li Ran handed over a booklet with a photo of a ride-sharing car printed on the cover.

"That's great." Yang Zhiqiang took the booklet and muttered as he flipped through it, "To be honest, with your company's technical level and energy consumption, I can approve a price of around 90,000 for this car."

I came here with sincerity. You know, the Hyundai Elantra we're using now costs 88,000...

"Eighty-four thousand?!" Yang Zhiqiang's voice was somewhat distorted.

Li Ran nodded:

"We also offer free shipping. If the purchase quantity exceeds 35,000 units, the price for the excess will be 81,000."

"You flatter me!" Yang Zhiqiang waved his hands repeatedly. "The total number of taxis in Guangdong Province this year is only about 58,000. We don't have the fortune to purchase more than 30,000 in one go."

This time we only plan to purchase around 7,800 units.

However, I do have a connection overseas; if I pool my resources, I can probably get another three to five thousand units.

"Overseas? Is there a market there?" Li Ran asked curiously.

"Of course!" Yang Zhiqiang shrugged. "Although your car doesn't have brand recognition, in regions like Southeast Asia, South America, and Africa where infrastructure is underdeveloped and electricity is scarce, the extremely low fuel consumption and external power supply function are incredibly attractive."

And this car air conditioner and refrigerator are simply a godsend in tropical and subtropical regions.

In these regions, despite the vast gap between the rich and poor, there is absolutely no need to worry about not being able to sell their products.

You have no idea about the purchasing power of Black people.

Buy a car and get an air conditioner, refrigerator, and stable circuit included – advertising this couldn't be easier.

However, the road conditions in this area are poor, and the vehicle's chassis is a bit low. If only…”

"That's easy to say!" Li Ran interrupted Yang Zhiqiang and explained, "Converting it into an off-road vehicle is just a matter of convenience."

Furthermore, we are developing a diesel version of the hybrid system, and we estimate that we will be able to produce an engineering prototype by the second half of next year.

Although the diesel version consumes more fuel, its operating cost is definitely lower than that of gasoline.

"Huh?" Yang Zhiqiang was somewhat surprised. "Is the efficiency really that high?"

"You know nothing about our background." Li Ran handed over a stack of certificates.

Yang Zhiqiang took the certificate with a puzzled look, but after looking at it, his concerns disappeared.

No, these are the original four military-grade certificates! And they even have anti-counterfeiting features!

Who would be so kind as to carry the original of this thing around with them?

Is this something you can just take out and look at casually?

Shouldn't it be locked in a safe?

Yang Zhiqiang returned the hot potato to Li Ran, then enthusiastically discussed the general terms with her and signed a letter of intent.

After seeing Yang Zhiqiang off, Li Ran picked up an ice cream from the "beer girl" who was walking by and started eating it.

Mmm, sweet.

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The next day, Zhou Feng, the auto show manager, came to see him.

"Mr. Li, please stop your nonsense." Zhou Feng looked troubled. "The major exhibitors have jointly protested, saying you're seriously disrupting market order..."

"Hey! Manager Zhou! Don't jump to conclusions!"

Li Ran interrupted Zhou Feng.

"Manager Zhou, did the customers who came to the exhibition pay for their tickets?"

"right."

Are customers who have paid for our services treated like royalty?

"..."

"In this sweltering heat, how can you bear to let God go hungry? Where is your conscience? Where is your professionalism?"

"no……"

"Look!" Li Ran pointed to an exhibitor handing out trash to United Industries employees. "Your venue has too few trash cans, and they're far apart. We're trying to keep the venue clean, and we're being complained about?"

"Look again!" Li Ran pointed to the numerous young women dressed as hostesses, their uniforms bearing the name and logo of United Industries, who were scattered around the various competitor booths, reminding passersby to be careful. "If I hadn't brought in so many volunteers to maintain order, and such a large crowd had gathered together, could you bear the responsibility for a stampede?"

"But these volunteers aren't our officials!" Zhou Feng's mouth was dry, and he swallowed hard. "Sending these people to someone else's exhibition area is a provocation..."

Li Ran handed Zhou Feng a bottle of water to interrupt him, then called Zhao Shuhang over and whispered a few words to him.

Soon, all the young women participating in public services in the venue began to have the logo of this auto show affixed to their chests.

"Is this alright?" Li Ran looked at Zhou Feng. "If this still isn't enough, I can sponsor another 500,000 yuan for our auto show. Consider it as me buying this spot."

"Fifty won't do, that's too little, it has to be at least one hundred and fifty."

"I paid these volunteers!" Li Ran shook his head. "A hundred at most."

"One hundred and twenty, otherwise I won't be able to explain myself." Zhou Feng sighed. "As long as you agree, I guarantee no one will bring this up again."

After all, Li Ran paid for all the money from these beautiful female volunteers and the gifts they gave her. He didn't have to spend any extra money and could still maintain a good reputation.

More importantly, this joint industry effort achieved good publicity results through these volunteers.

Then next time, the volunteer position will definitely fetch a good price.

With this "spending a fortune to buy a horse's bones" excuse, Zhou Feng felt he could appease his boss.

Who knows, maybe next year a volunteer spot will sell for a sky-high price, and my position will also rise.

Li Ran agreed to Zhou Feng's offer and called Guo Shuyan over, asking them to go to the temporary office backstage of the exhibition area to discuss the contract details.

Then he walked over to Zhao Shuhang:

"Shuhang, once Secretary Guo and Manager Zhou have signed the contract, the number of volunteers should at least double, according to the previous standards."

"good!"

Sure enough, the participating companies stopped complaining until the end of the auto show.

Instead, they would occasionally send people to the United Industries exhibition area to count the number of visitors and orders.

Visitors were amazed and full of praise for the well-organized venue.

The staff members who were everywhere in the venue made them feel very welcome.

The United Industries logo, along with the volunteers, left an indelible impression on their memories.

Especially when they unknowingly arrived at the United Industries exhibition area, they experienced even more thoughtful, meticulous, and enthusiastic service.

The car market in 2009 was entirely a seller's market.

Want to buy a nice car?

Arrogance in Zone A, financial tricks in Zone B, and fraudulent practices in Zone C followed one after another.

Section D? Buying that is worse than buying a low-powered electric vehicle! At least low-powered electric vehicles are really cheap! You won't feel bad if they break!

You don't even need a driver's license!

Now, they have encountered a car company that is so considerate of consumers, which has deepened their goodwill towards United Industries.

If you say that United Industries is a rising star in car manufacturing, I won't argue with you.

Once you're at the auto show, call it the industry benchmark on the move!

Many locals have money now that the land has been demolished and relocated.

Faced with the Lingyun SU7's low price, powerful performance, amazing intelligence, and thoughtful service, coupled with a favorable impression of United Industries, I decided to buy it.

As a result, they placed orders one after another.

By the end of the auto show, a total of 1357 orders had been placed, 70% of which were placed in Guangzhou.

They gained fame and sold cars.

Next, we'll rely on our excellent quality and wait for word-of-mouth to spread.

As for the purchase intention contract of 8000 Shuntu vehicles signed by Li Ran and Yang Zhiqiang.

And the overseas markets that Yang Zhiqiang mentioned.

Yeah, it was just something I did on the side.