Rebirth of the Auto Giant

Chapter 137 Buying a Car

The two-day Spring Festival holiday passed in the blink of an eye, and I started working on the third day of the Lunar New Year. This was a bit uncomfortable for Wang Shi, who is used to going to work on the eighth day of the Lunar New Year.

But it can only be like this. Who makes you the boss? Isn't this a good thing for you? Wouldn't you be happy if someone started working for you earlier?

Thinking of this, Wang Shi felt happy again.

Damn capitalists.

Wang Shi despised himself in his heart.

In the morning, the dark clouds were heavier and layer upon layer, as if a huge black metal block was about to fall down at any time.

"Bring an umbrella, it's going to rain today." Zhao Min reminded Wang Shi while holding Mingyue in his arms and watching Wang Shi start his motorcycle.

Wang Shi stepped hard with his left foot, beep!——, and his shoulder bag roared, "No, it won't rain for at least half an hour today, and I will be in the factory by then." Wang Shi said to his precious daughter.

After waving, the other person was held in Zhao Min's arms, rubbing his two short legs constantly, babbling, and watching his father's car drive out of the yard.

As the old saying goes, the crutch is in front of you and the words are in the back.

Not long after Wang Shi left his alley, raindrops began to fall, pouring Wang Shi into a drowned rat.

"Tmd, this damn weather will get better at any time." Wang Shi complained for a while and came to the factory. Huang Ruifei saw Wang Shi walking up to the third floor dripping wet. She took out a dry towel from somewhere and walked over and handed it to him.

To Wang Shi, "Director, it's raining today, why don't you go out later."

Wang Shi was soaked all over, and he was struggling with the clothes on his upper body as he walked, "Who knew this damn weather would be fine when we went out."

When Huang Ruifei saw that Wang Shi did not take her towel, she was worried that Wang Shi would catch a cold, so she followed her side and used a towel to help Wang Shi wipe the rain off his body.

The two came to Wang Shi's office, and Huang Ruifei wiped the clothes until she was satisfied, then put them down.

"Okay, I'm not that delicate. It's okay to get wet in the rain." After saying that, he took off his shirt, revealing his relatively strong upper body.

"I...I'm going out for a moment." Huang Ruifei saw Wang Shi's shirtless body, and with a quick glance her face was like a red-hot iron. She was so shy that she turned around and ran away.

Wang Shi didn't pay much attention and went to the lounge at the back to change clothes.

Fortunately, the rain wasn't very heavy and the inner pair wasn't wet, otherwise I wouldn't have any underwear to change.

"I want to buy a car." Wang Shi leaned on a wicker chair and wiped his hair with Huang Ruifei's towel just now. He smelled the fragrance coming from the towel, and Wang Shi's head became clear.

"Isn't this towel used by Huang Ruifei for her own bath?" Wang Shi thought as he looked at the towel in his hand.

Otherwise, why would this scent be so...familiar?

"Ruifei." Wang Shi looked at the door and said.

The other party opened the door and looked up, and found that Wang Shi had changed into clean clothes. Thinking of Wang Shi's naked upper body just now, his face turned red.

"Your own towel." Wang Shi handed the towel over, watched the other person take it, and said thank you to the other person.

Now that the four production lines in the factory are on track, Wang Shi has more time.

In terms of sales, Lei Zi leads the team, and the six generals in the service department finally go out on their own, each leading two apprentices.

This is the service team of Tang Dynasty Engine. Whether it is professionalism or service quality, compared with the current Shangchai, Yuchai and Weichai, Tang Dynasty’s service quality and service attitude are among the best. This is Tang Dynasty’s first

Lay a solid foundation in the fierce market competition in the future.

The service department is now equipped with six modified tractors, and the carriages at the back have been changed to closed carriages, which contain tool boxes specially designed to store various maintenance tools.

Torques of various sizes and models, open wrenches and socket tools, as well as special tools for engine overhaul, torque wrenches, piston installation tools, etc. are all available.

On each vehicle, "Tang Dynasty Power Maintenance Service" is spray-painted in red letters on a blue background.

Sales and service are two fist teams created by Wang Shi.

Wang Shi heard questions from his subordinates more than once, wondering why the factory director spent so much money to establish this sales and service department.

Especially this sales department, it seems unnecessary at first glance, and the bonuses given by the factory director to sales people are also very high, a bonus of ten yuan for every car sold, which seems to be unnecessary in everyone's eyes.

At present, customers come to buy cars on their own, and the people in the sales department just sit back and wait in the factory for ten yuan. Anyone can do this job.

But Wang Shi knew that with the deepening of reform and opening up and the transformation of the country from a planned economy to a market economy, enterprises in the future would slowly move towards fierce competition to seize the market and be responsible for their own profits and losses.

Waiting for success is no longer suitable for the new market requirements. By then, a highly professional sales team will become an important core department of an enterprise.

The same goes for the service department.

As people's material living standards continue to improve, service attitude has gradually become an important indicator that people consider when they first buy something, especially for products like engines. If the car breaks down, it cannot be repaired in time.

Service, customer satisfaction with the product will drop significantly, and if you spread the word to ten, then no one will buy it.

So Wang Shi started to build his own sales and service teams from now on.

When the rain stopped outside, Wang Shi stayed in the factory for a while, approved a few orders, and drove to the First Machinery Industry Department to find Uncle Huang.

"If you have nothing to do, come to the Three Treasures Hall. Tell me what you have come here for today." Huang Jianqiang looked at Wang Shi and said.

Wang Shi was not polite, he sat directly on the wicker chair and told the other party about his intention to buy a car.

Buying a car now requires more than just having money. There are many procedures, and it would be much more convenient to go through the internal procedures within the Ministry of First Machinery Industry.

Your own factory is a contract signed with the other party, and it can also be regarded as a partner.

As the core department that manages engine companies across the country, the Ministry of First Machinery Industry has many channels.

Besides, Wang Shi still has a contracting relationship with the First Ministry of Machinery Industry. Qianfeng Machinery Factory is a state-owned enterprise under the First Ministry of Machinery Industry. Now it is contracted by Wang Shi. With the commissioning of three production lines, the contract period has also been renewed.

The signing period was changed from the original 5 years to 15 years, and the annual amount paid to the state was also changed from the original 350,000 yuan to 560,000 yuan.

Now Wang Shi is the God of Wealth of the First Ministry of Machinery Industry.

He is also the richest person in Beijing.

Huang Peng, the leader of the First Ministry of Machinery Industry, received unanimous praise from the leaders above because of the remarkable results of this contracting experiment. He heard that the company will reach a higher level next year.

Huang Jianqiang informed Huang Peng of Wang Shi's intention. Huang Peng agreed on the spot and asked Wang Shi which country and model he wanted to buy.

Nowadays, the country generally imports cars from Europe, the United States and Japan.

Wang Shi thought for a while and decided to buy a Mercedes-Benz w123.

"Wait a minute, I'll call you and ask." Huang Peng knew that Wang Shi was rich now, and he would leave as long as he was willing to pay the full price for any imported car.

Huang Peng wrote an address and asked Huang Jianqiang to take Wang Shi there with him.

This is a state-owned foreign trade company, and it is impossible to buy such a brand-new car without formalities.

These procedures are not difficult for the Ministry of First Machinery Industry, the competent department.

This is the fifth-generation Mercedes-Benz E-Class sedan produced in 1976. The chassis code is w123. The headlights have been changed from the upright ones of the previous generation to horizontal ones, and the shape of the water tank grille is also more modern and fashionable.

In terms of chassis, the new car adopts the design of double A-arms in the front and semi-trailing arms in the rear, and is equipped with an automatic leveling device that was very advanced at the time, which can maintain the body at a certain height regardless of the load.

In terms of power, it uses a 2.8-liter in-line 6-cylinder DOHC fuel-injection engine with a maximum power of 142 horsepower. It also adopts the design of side airbags for the first time, and ABS anti-lock braking devices are used for braking, which greatly improves safety.

"It's just him, how much does it cost?" Wang Shi looked at the other person.

The procedures were complete, and when I asked about the price, it was 100,000 yuan (no, don’t brag).

After negotiating the price, Wang Shi returned to the factory and the second battalion commander Zhang Dabiao was responsible for paying the price.

The second battalion commander was very fast, and Wang Shi was able to drive home that afternoon.

A brand new gray Mercedes Benz W123 appeared in the alley, attracting many people to watch.

There is no way, who makes Wang Shi rich?

Do you think it's irritating or not? I can't even afford to drive a bicycle now. Look, boss Wang Shiwang is driving a small car, and it's an imported foreign small car.

Everyone looked at the luxury car in front of them and thought to themselves.