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Chapter 574 - 574 95 Cheng Daqi looks dumb might be a fat sheep _3

574: Chapter 95 “Cheng Daqi looks dumb, might be a fat sheep” _3 574: Chapter 95 “Cheng Daqi looks dumb, might be a fat sheep” _3 Manager Zhang didn’t mention Mi’er’s identity.

After all, she was a major customer of Dongxin’s, and he didn’t want to complicate things too much.

Supervisor Zhan quietly pondered, thinking Cheng Daqi, who seemed slow-witted, could be an easy mark.

He decided to try his luck and see if he could profit from him, since he also faced the pressure of achieving sales targets.

In 2018, Southeast Automobile only sold tens of thousands of DX3s— the sales of all other product lines combined barely exceeded ten thousand.

Now, there was a looming sense of an approaching gap, and he wouldn’t pass up any potential easy targets.

“Hahaha, hello, where would you like to start?

This factory is our main assembly plant for Southeast Automobile, with body die-casting workshops, painting workshops, and so on.

We can take you on a tour if you’d like to see them.”

Cheng Daqi nodded; he could feel Mi’er squeezing his arm a bit as she held it.

Manager Zhan’s English wasn’t great, but Mi’er understood perfectly well.

“Let’s just look around a bit.

It’s my first time visiting a car factory, and I hadn’t expected to really be able to come inside, hahaha.”

“Southeast Automobile is very welcoming to people from all walks who are interested in dealership opportunities to come for a visit.

We still lack regional agents in some prefecture-level cities.

Of course, it’s not because our cars are subpar, but due to the shareholder struggles in the past years which affected our channels.

You know how it is; when major shareholders fight, it definitely impacts car sales and product design.

The storm has passed now, and last year our DX3 and DC5 sold hundreds of thousands of units.

Sales are still very strong.

By the way, have you paid attention to our Southeast Automobile DX3?”

The incessant salesperson launched into his spiel with his broken English, targeting CEO Cheng, who appeared clueless.

Cheng Daqi responded with a smile.

“Of course, I remember it’s very good-looking.

I saw several on the Shenhai Expressway when I came to Fuzhou.”

“Hahaha, we also introduced the Southeast DX7 Prime this year.

It achieved first place in SUV market sales in Minnan Province in its first week of launch.

Despite the many misunderstandings about Southeast in the external world, with people saying our cars lack quality, the market recognition is still strong.”

“First place in SUV market sales in Minnan Province in the first week,” CEO Cheng understood what he was saying.

First week, first place, only in Minnan Province, and only in the SUV market.

Supervisor Zhan seemed to have a sense of humor, reminiscent of the propaganda of future car-building powerhouses in Hua Country—any car can be the sales leader, provided you pile on enough qualifiers.

“Yes, that’s why I’m here to take a look.

And thank you for the opportunity.”

“Good, everyone put on your safety helmets, and let’s take a look inside.

Here is our die-casting workshop.”

Sharply attuned, CEO Cheng immediately thought of Tesla’s future monolithic die-cast bodies—a technique that could greatly reduce manufacturing costs.

“Die-casting?

Monolithic die-casting?”

“Hah, we can’t do that, but our die-casting technology is also industry-leading.

See, that over there is our body component die-casting machine with a locking force of two thousand tons.”

“Is it a self-developed die-casting machine?”

“Certainly not.

Southeast belongs to the information factory class, where our focus is on integration.

Many people think that making cars is just about producing parts and then assembling them together.

But in reality, cars are becoming more complex.

Just integrating different equipment from suppliers into one manufacturing process is already quite challenging.

So, the technical prowess of Southeast Automobile is there.

Our integration capabilities have reached an industry-leading level, and we are continuously making progress.”

“Don’t you have a nine-thousand-ton die-casting machine?”

For some reason, Cheng Daqi suddenly asked about the nine-thousand-ton machine.

“Nine-thousand tons?

If we’re talking about locking force, that would be excessive and somewhat unnecessary.

Two thousand tons is recognized as the best choice that balances cost and efficiency, according to many years of industry consensus.”

Supervisor Zhan felt it a bit odd but still explained in detail.

“Chan, this factory might look a bit old from the outside, but from the inside, I think it surpasses all the major factories in Missouri, it’s beautiful.”

Temir had been thoroughly schooled in Hua Country’s industrial might over the past few days, and today that lesson was far from over.

Considered a lower-tier player in Hua Country’s automotive industry, Southeast Automobile’s factory was impressively solid, so much that Temir deeply yearned for it.

“Hahaha, the lady flatters us.

However, we at Southeast have indeed put a lot of effort into the exploration of the fusion of informatization and industrialization.

Last year, among the national demonstration enterprises for integration of informatization and industrialization, Southeast was one of only two companies from Min Province to make the list.

In terms of supply chain management and informatization integration, Southeast Automobile is a benchmark in the industry.”

Riding in the on-site shuttle, Cheng Daqi and his group were on their way to the next spot.

However, CEO Cheng noticed something interesting.

“What are those cars parked over there?”

In a distant multi-level parking lot, there were lots of blue cars parked tightly together, seemingly having been left for a long time.

CEO Cheng’s question was a bit awkward.

Supervisor Zhan touched his nose and answered with a hint of discomfort.

“Those are the EV10s from Eleke.

They are made by a brand named Eleke that outsourced production to us, but they haven’t paid the final payment, so these cars haven’t been delivered.”

In fact, it wasn’t that Eleke hadn’t paid the final installment.

They hadn’t paid anything at all.

“Normally, commissioning manufacturers like Eleke can pay a partial upfront payment and take delivery, settling the final payment after sales start coming in.

However, Eleke’s main boss absconded, the second-in-command didn’t want to inherit the mess, leaving behind only a nominal general manager.”