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Chapter 874 - 874 56 The Wind Rises at Nanhua 7

874: Chapter 56: The Wind Rises at Nanhua 7 874: Chapter 56: The Wind Rises at Nanhua 7 Huijing, unlike Liyang, is a city of extremely high renown.

However, in comparison to other major cities, Huijing seems somewhat frail in terms of industry, specifically within the automotive sector.

As one of the key central cities in the south of Hua Country, it doesn’t have even one notable car company to its name.

But, in 2019, Huijing had already fostered its own automotive industry—Byton.

Former executives from BMW, design directors from Apple, whole vehicle systems experts from Tesla…

Byton has gathered the most elite talents from the global automotive industry.

When the tide of the industry rises, everyone seems to be swimming.

From the perspective of local Huijing rulers, Byton appeared to be the most promising newcomer in the automotive manufacturing sector.

As a result, Huijing essentially placed a big bet, going all-in with grand support for Byton.

However, Cheng, the CEO, is aware that the currently splendid Byton will ultimately be doomed due to soaring costs and endless internal strife.

After all, it’s the only car company in the world known for the appetites of its employees.

The infighting at Byton is extremely intense.

Bi Fukang, a former executive from BMW, established his own office in North America, staffed with three hundred employees—just in terms of numbers, this figure isn’t outrageous.

But these three hundred people consumed seven million Dollars worth of snacks within a year.

Assuming they work thirty days a month, that’s equivalent to each person eating nineteen sets of pancakes with fried dough sticks per day.

One can hardly imagine what kind of arduous work could make employees so hungry.

Byton was the last stop on Cheng’s inspection tour; the destination was Byton’s Intelligent Manufacturing Factory located in the Huijing High-tech District.

“Honorable consul, Mr.

Wolf, welcome to the world’s most intelligent car factory!”

Byton’s CEO, Dai Lei, is German, but his life story is quite legendary.

To put it simply, he studied Chinese in college and came to Huijing as an exchange student in the 1990s.

The capital behind Byton is from both Tencent and Foxconn, and their relations with Huijing are so-so.

Byton’s headquarters and manufacturing plant being established in Huijing owes much to Dai Lei’s significant role.

However, whether he’s German or from somewhere else, he has to respectfully bow his head in front of the American consul in Hu City.

The twilight of the Empire has begun to fade, and the controllers of the Empire have started preparing for its fall early on, but no one dares to underestimate the representatives of the Empire yet.

“The world’s most intelligent car factory?

Ha, I think I won’t be disappointed, right?”

Wolf seems to be the one with the most face among Cheng’s group.

After a simple handshake with Dai Lei, he entered Byton’s manufacturing plant along with Cheng and others, led by the executives of Byton.

“The equipment suppliers for this factory are all industry-leading, or rather, the best.

Mr.

Wolf, although Byton is just a startup car company, there’s a saying: ‘Born to be extraordinary.’

The competition in the automotive industry is fierce.

Without a good starting point or preparation, even the largest investment would be futile.

Fortunately, I have some experience in the automotive field, so it’s been going quite well,” said Dai Lei, with a touch of self-promotion.

Although he is the co-founder and now CEO of Byton, he is actually a high-level employee, whereas Wolf is a big capitalist.

Wolf’s visit to Byton suggests an interest in the automotive industry, so Dai Lei hopes to leave a good impression—perhaps he could work for Wolf in the future.

This is a company with intense internal strife, where executives from different major enterprises have brought the most authentic culture of infighting.

In January this year, Dai Lei and Bi Fukang were just given a hard knock by the shareholders for their management ineptitude.

Former president Dai Lei became CEO, and former CEO Bi Fukang became chairman (sidelined)—which is why Dai Lei is the one receiving Cheng’s group today.

The craziest part is, if it weren’t for the presence of Cheng, the unemployed Bi Fukang would join Faraday Future as the global CEO in a few months—Lao Jia is insane!

“I’d like to know, when exactly is the delivery date for your first car model set?”

Looking at the brand-new machinery in the factory, Cheng Daqi spoke from behind.

The end of Byton, dying from internal conflict, exorbitant costs, and ultimately ineffective products, Cheng had an understanding of the first two, but regarding Byton’s products, he could only say he had never even seen them.

Dai Lei didn’t recognize Cheng Daqi very well, but still managed to answer with a smile after a moment of hesitation.

“Most of the equipment in this factory has been calibrated, trial production on the production line is underway, and our product verification and testing are also proceeding concurrently.

Optimistically, by the fourth quarter of this year, we hope to achieve SOP mass production of our first car model.”

Cheng Daqi fell silent.

Mass production in the fourth quarter of 2019…

He knew how Byton died.

Wolf, Sandi, and the others noticed Cheng Daqi’s expression, and Zhao Hongjin even tugged at his arm.

Dai Lei thought Cheng Daqi was not too impressed with the speed of Byton’s mass production and began to explain, aiming to defend the results of his work.

“From the launch of the concept car in 2018, through the first, second, and subsequent iterations of prototype verification, Byton has been among the fastest in the industry.

More importantly, this quick turnaround to mass production has been achieved based on our high-standard product demands.

In two years’ time, from concept to reality, the vehicle has gone through hundreds of prototype iterations and undergone various rigorous safety and performance tests, all of which cannot be taken lightly.”