"Mr. Cao, our booth has always been crowded with people during the two days of professional visitor days, and it is very popular."
“There are endless topics on the Internet about our relationship with Porsche.”
"Even the engines of BMW and Mercedes-Benz that you compared at the press conference were used by some media to make a fuss."
"Now Xingchen Motors is the most eye-catching presence at this Yangcheng Auto Show."
"I think we can take this opportunity to add fuel to the fire?"
Zeng Tingting has been very excited these days.
Xingchen Auto had a good start, and she felt a lot more confident.
"Add more fire?"
"How are you going to add it?"
It's rare for Zeng Tingting to be so active. Cao Yang naturally doesn't want to dampen her enthusiasm, so he wants to hear what she is planning to do this time.
"Can we ask Autohome to invite Porsche's design director to do an interview with you to discuss the topic of car design?"
"China Taiwan has already given you the title of a design master, and Porsche Design Director Lai Ping is also a design master."
"The most important thing is that we are all Chinese, so there will be much less sense of inconsistency during the interview."
"With this opportunity, both Xingchen Automobile and Porsche can have a sense of presence in front of consumers, and maybe the other party will not refuse."
When Zeng Tingting said this, Cao Yang would naturally object.
However, as soon as he opened his mouth, he thought of the content of his chat with Fang Sisi that day.
Now that you've made your decision, move forward boldly.
"Okay, I have no objection."
"As long as Autohome can invite people."
This interview is definitely a good thing for Xingchen Motors, but it’s hard to say what Porsche thinks of it.
So the most critical thing is not whether Cao Yang agrees or not, but whether Porsche's Lai Ping is willing.
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"Editor-in-Chief, Autohome has just announced that they will invite the design director of Porsche and the design director of Xingchen Motors to do an interview program tomorrow morning."
"It is said that the event will be broadcast live online to share their design experiences with netizens."
On the NetEase Auto Channel, Lin Jiayan frowned and reported a piece of news to Fang Dawen.
In the past few days, thanks to the photos of various car models, the traffic of the car channel has increased a lot compared to the past.
Even the homepage of the website has many articles from the Automobile Channel.
How long this situation can last depends on whether the content of the car channel is strong.
“Didn’t Xingchen Motors step on Porsche on the media day?”
"They are actually willing to appear on the show with Xingchen Motors?"
Fang Dawen looked at Lin Jiayan in surprise.
That day, he witnessed Cao Yang's sexy behavior with his own eyes, directly pressing the Cayman S to the floor and rubbing it.
This is definitely very offensive.
Prior to this, no OEM in the entire Chinese automotive industry did things this way.
"I don't think it's surprising, but Autohome does promote it this way."
"I think Porsche really agreed, otherwise they wouldn't have dared to promote it like this."
At this moment, Lin Jiayan suddenly felt a sense of envy in her heart.
Being able to invite the design directors of Porsche and Xingchen Motors for interviews at this time will definitely not be a shortage of traffic.
You know, whether it is Autohome, their channel, or other portals, the most popular reports recently are related to the Yangcheng Auto Show.
"Autohome dares to be so bold as to invite people from Porsche and Xingchen Automobile to sit together. I think we need to be bolder."
"Otherwise, we will never have the chance to be on an equal footing with Autohome in the future."
Fang Dawen felt a hint of crisis.
Autohome has now begun to pull the automotive channels of various portals behind.
If this situation is allowed to develop, things will be in trouble.
"How about we also invite the bosses of Yangcheng Honda and BYD to come over for interviews?"
"It is estimated that many netizens will also be interested."
After listening to Fang Dawen's words, Lin Jiayan came up with a suggestion.
However, Fang Dawen would definitely not agree to such an unreliable suggestion.
This is totally disgusting.
Both Yangcheng Honda and BYD will hate them.
"You should think about it again and see if there are any other options."
"I'm going to have a meeting later, so let's do this first."
Fang Dawen waved his hand a little tiredly.
At the same time, Mi Ying directed several assistants to prepare materials for the peak showdown between Cao Yang and Lai Ping.
Cao Yang once told Mi Ying about recruiting a few assistants to help him share the business. Now Mi Ying is no longer a mere commander.
"Mr. Cao, the information on Lai Ping has been compiled."
"I didn't expect that he was also a legend."
Mi Ying didn't know that there was a person like Lai Ping in this world before.
I didn’t even know that Porsche’s design director was Chinese.
But this time at the Yangcheng Auto Show, Xingchen Motors and Porsche are on a par with each other.
The video of Lai Ping appearing at the Xingchen Automobile booth with the CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Porsche that day was a popular video between cars, and many netizens made some magically modified versions based on this video, which made this video even more popular. The heat of the matter has increased a lot.
"Porsche 996, Cayenne, Boxster, Cayman S, BMW 3 Series, and even Ford Fiesta, these were all his works. It's really surprising."
Cao Yang already knew something about Lai Ping, but he couldn't help but feel a little emotional when he saw the relatively complete information compiled by Mi Ying.
This senior is really not simple.
"Not only that, his life experience is also very interesting."
"Because of my poor grades, I left home at the age of 17 to pursue my career in the world."
"First I worked in a textile factory in the New Territories, as a draftsman in a shipyard, and as a telephone routing draftsman in a telephone company, but each job was short-lived."
"By chance, the drawings he drew were noticed by an Italian furniture agent, and he began to draw furniture drawings by hand."
"And when all the friends he usually hung out with went to big companies, I realized that my youth was wasted."
"From then on, he used his little talent to start teaching himself design, and tried his best to help customers draw design plans."
“It was also because of my previous accumulation and fantasy about the future that I came up with the idea of developing into design.”
"At the age of 21, he finally flew to Rome to study design."
"After a lot of hard work, the school was finally willing to take him in. It took him six years of study before he finally passed the graduation exam."
"It's just disappointing that no company is willing to accept him after graduation."
"So he wandered aimlessly to Germany, the birthplace of the automobile."
“When he applied for a job as an assistant designer at Ford of Europe with his graduation project, the urban bus exterior design drawing, he was rejected on the spot.”
"He was so angry that he said: If you don't give young people a chance, how can you find the talents you need!"
"It was also because of these words that Ford became interested in this arrogant young man. After re-reading his works, he was willing to provide a full scholarship to let him study at the Royal College of Art in London for two years before returning to Ford."
"After that, his life started to change."
"From a poor student to a top student at one of the world's top universities, I started a life of cheating in various companies."
Mi Ying is obviously very familiar with the information she compiled.
Tomorrow she will go to Autohome with Cao Yang to participate in a talk show. If something goes wrong then, her little secretary will definitely be easily blamed.
So Mi Ying made careful preparations.
"As the first Chinese design master in the automotive field, Mr. Lai's story is actually very inspiring."
"I'll talk to the teacher later and see if I can invite him to give a lecture at Lingnan University of Technology."
"It would be even better if we could hire him to be a teacher at Lingnan University of Technology after he retires in the future."
Cao Yang didn't expect to lure Lai Ping to Xingchen Automobile.
If you don't give a person of this level some shares, they probably won't look down on a Chinese start-up.
Even if you already have a product that looks amazing.
Others may not be willing.
Of course, if your annual salary is tens of millions, that's a different story.
The key point is that Cao Yang didn't intend to waste money like this.
"I think there's hope in giving lectures, but being a teacher in the past is probably too much."
"Unless people's mentality changes in the future, it's not impossible to go for some honors."
University professors, even honorary professors, are quite attractive to many people.
Mi Ying's analysis is quite reasonable.
However, Cao Yang did not dwell on this issue. During the interview tomorrow, we will talk about it first.
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Autohome attaches great importance to today’s interview.
Not only did text and video live broadcasts be arranged, but a host was specially invited from Lingnan Satellite TV.
As the biggest beneficiary of this incident, Cao Yang naturally came on time to cooperate with the interview.
Normally, this kind of interview has an outline, and the host Wu Yan is also prepared to communicate with Cao Yang and Lai Ping in advance.
But this time, both Cao Yang and Lai Ping just glanced at the outline and had no comments.
In their opinion, in this interview show, you can talk about whatever you want to talk about. If you don't want to talk about topics, just don't answer them.
There is no need to outline in advance.
"Dear viewers, good morning!"
"Today we are honored to have Lai Ping, design director of Porsche Cars, and Cao Yang, design director of Xingchen Cars, visit our Auto Home."
"You may be familiar with car brands, but you are relatively unfamiliar with car designers."
"Let me introduce the two design masters to you in another way. I think everyone will feel it."
After a few people met and exchanged simple greetings for a while, the interview began.
Lai Ping was easier to deal with than expected, and he didn't put on any big airs.
Of course, the start of this interview must be given to the host.
Cao Yang and Lai Ping were only responsible for answering questions and chatting.
"When it comes to Porsche, the one that everyone is most familiar with is probably the 911."
"The Porsche 911 series is one of the most legendary models in Porsche, Germany, and the world. It is also one of the masterpieces of mid-rear engine sports cars."
"In 1996, the new generation of Porsche 911 designed by Mr. Lai was launched."
"This is the boldest design change in the history of 911. It has set a new sales record and allowed Porsche to completely escape the fate of being acquired."
"In addition, there are many familiar models also designed by Mr. Lai." No.
"For example, the first-generation Porsche Cayenne must be considered very classic by many people."
"This is the first SUV model in Porsche history."
"This model adopts the classic elements of the Porsche 911 in its design and incorporates the practicality and off-road performance of an SUV."
"The exterior lines are smooth and the body style is very avant-garde. Even if it is ten years from now, it will not feel outdated."
Following Wu Yan's introduction, Lai Ping clasped his hands together humbly and said, "Thank you for the award. This is the credit of the entire design team, not my own efforts."
"I think the models designed by Mr. Cao are even more impressive."
"Whether it's Ford's F150 or Chevrolet's silverado, they are both regulars on the best-selling list in North America."
"I heard that we have cooperated with Honda Motor before on N-BOX, and it is also a frequent winner of the Japanese car industry's monthly sales champion."
"The Ziweixing that appeared at this auto show is even more amazing."
"Chinese automotive design talents have finally begun to catch up with the world."
Lai Ping is already over fifty, and he doesn't speak as aggressively as when he was young.
Besides, when he was at the auto show, he vaguely felt that the design of Ziweixing was the same as his own, and he inevitably felt a sense of sympathy in his heart.
So in today's interview, he really didn't come here to cause trouble.
Instead, I wanted to come over and have a good chat with Cao Yang to see what is different about this newly emerging car designer from Huaxia.
"Mr. Lai was able to stand out in Europe, which has the best car design. He not only contributed the classic 3 Series to BMW, but also helped Porsche completely get out of the quagmire in recent years, which can be said to be indispensable."
"Relatively speaking, I just stood on the shoulders of giants and made some efforts."
Everyone is so humble, so naturally Cao Yang will not be so ignorant.
The sedan chair was carried by everyone.
In the beginning, it was natural to give each other a good compliment.
The host Wu Yan is also very good at seizing the opportunity, interspersing a sentence from time to time, and the atmosphere is quite harmonious.
"Mr. Lai has been in Europe for so many years. Are you interested in returning to China for development?"
"I think many universities hope to cooperate with Mr. Lai, and various car companies in China also welcome Mr. Lai to join."
After chatting for more than half an hour, Cao Yang couldn't help but ask a topic that many people were interested in.
However, with such blatant poaching, Porsche’s CEO would probably be furious.
(End of chapter)
