Gianvito Blanc nodded slightly after receiving the instruction, pointed to the other side and said: "Boss, please come this way!" After that, he continued to lead the way, Fang Lang was not polite, followed behind him, and continued Walking forward, he soon came to another large cubicle, where people were sitting at desks and working. Fang Lang was sure at just one glance that this was also a design department.
However, the car designed was a different style of car, because he saw the design drawings of several cars pinned to the wall.
From the erected Mercedes-Benz logo and the highly recognizable front grille, Fang Lang had already seen the shadow of some luxury Mercedes-Benz of later generations. From the huge size and elegant shape, it looked like Looks very classy.
You must be a big boss with a full-time driver to be eligible to ride in the car. Although it looks very luxurious, the old style of the convex hood in the middle and the arc-shaped wheel covers on both sides still exists, although the gap between the convex part of the hood and the arc-shaped wheel covers on both sides is smaller than that of the old model. , which is already a big step in evolution.
There may be many people who have a soft spot for this style, but it doesn't quite fit in with the aesthetics of Fang Lang, whose soul comes from later generations.
But Fang Lang was not in a hurry to express his opinion. He just continued to follow the general manager Gianvito Blanc and came to the front of the design. Everyone in the office had obviously heard about what happened in the design room in front. things.
Soon, a man who was nearly fifty years old, with some gray hair, and a meticulously dressed suit, who looked very gentlemanly, took the initiative to step forward.
Gianvito Blanc also began to introduce both parties.
"Boss, this is the chief designer of the second design room, Mr. Leviev Milton. This product was designed by him." Levi Milton nodded slightly to Fang Lang. : "Hello, boss! Nice to meet you!" When Fang Lang saw this, he nodded slightly with a smile on his face, stretched out his right hand to the other party and said: "Nice to meet you, Mr. Leviev Milton, yours The work looks just like you, full of gentlemanly demeanor." After hearing this, a slightly reserved smile immediately appeared on Levi Milton's face, he nodded slightly and said, "Thank you!"
"I noticed that the gap between the hood of the car you designed and the wheels on both sides seems to be decreasing?" Fang Lang pointed to the position of the front of the car on the design drawing and asked Levi Milton road.
As the chief designer of this model, Levi Milton naturally has his own design concept. Obviously, this concept is also in line with future development trends.
Although Fang Lang was not too keen on this old-fashioned style, he could also see that although this old gentleman was an established gentleman, he had already found a way to develop.
From this point of view, the chief designer named Levi Milton is by no means an ordinary person. It's just that he is not as unreasonable or radical as Rudolph.
Fang Lang also knew very well that this may be the aesthetic habit of most people now. Although Fang Lang, who is used to later models, does not like this style very much.
But preferences sometimes have to learn to give way to the market. If I directly deny this design at this time, it will definitely cause a serious blow to these designers.
Moreover, the new styles I propose may not necessarily be in line with people's current aesthetics. If I just copy the future styles, I may like them.
But, can the market accept it? Therefore, in the end, Fang Lang decided to use verbal guidance to convey the future direction he knew.
"Yes, boss! This is a bold attempt." Leviev Milton was not sure whether Fang Lang could accept his design concept, so he answered slightly conservatively.
Fang Lang could hear the other party's concerns from his tone. Obviously, he was a little worried about whether his design idea would displease his boss.
After all, in this era where streamlined everything is pursued, he has added more three-dimensionality to the front face of this Mercedes-Benz, which will make it look more stable.
This also shows that the other party is not actually a truly conservative person. This made Fang Lang very happy, so he said without hesitation: "Very good, I like this feeling very much. It looks very calm and majestic, with a confident and restrained temperament of a middle-aged man. This kind of car, It will definitely be favored by celebrities in political and business circles." In fact, as Fang Lang said, this model was the Mercedes-Benz 300d, the first luxury model launched by Mercedes-Benz after the war. It was also the largest and fastest car in Germany at the time.
Adenauer, the first chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany at that time, was a loyal fan of this car. The boss's affirmation was obviously the best compliment to his employees. Levi Milton breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.
Seeing this scene, Fang Lang smiled slightly and continued: "From your bold attempt, I seem to have found a hint of inspiration. I think we can be more bold in the future, for example." Fang Lang started to use his hands as he spoke Drawings were made on this drawing, and what Fang Lang drew was Fang Lang's favorite image of a running tiger in the future.
As Fang Lang described, many designers among the designers cast their gazes over. Fang Lang could feel that the eyes of these people were not all filled with appreciation, but Fang Lang didn't care and just expressed his thoughts. come out.
Levi Milton also frowned slightly. He did not expect that his boss, who was more radical than himself, would actually find inspiration from his own design and start making bolder attempts.
But this was his boss. Although he thought what the other party said was too crazy, he still felt that he should listen carefully. At the same time, he unconsciously picked up the drawing board next to him and began to draw according to Fang Lang's description.
Seeing this, Fang Lang moved his gaze from the design drawing on the wall to the opponent's drawing board, and began to directly instruct Levi Milton to draw his ideas bit by bit.
"Yes, yes, that's it. We should simplify the complex, get rid of those complicated curves, and refine them into simple lines." As the shapes on the drawing board became clearer, everyone's eyes began to look weird. stand up.
General manager Gianvito Blanc even frowned slightly and asked in a low voice: "Boss, will this style cause excessive wind resistance and affect the speed performance of the vehicle?" Hearing this, Fang Lang smiled and said : "This is related to our positioning. Customers who want to pursue performance and speed should buy the products designed by the first design room just now. The products of our second design room are obviously grand, calm and luxurious. , and the first design studio are targeting different groups of people. Our target customer group should be mature and stable middle-aged successful people. Besides, who told you that our styling will affect the speed and performance of the vehicle? As long as we give him enough power, even if he is a brick, I can make him fly, don't you think so?" Gianvito Blanc was also taken aback when he heard this, and understood what Fang Lang meant. I couldn't help but start to seriously think about what Fang Lang said about locating target customers.
The more I thought about it, the clearer it became, and my eyes slowly began to shine. Although I still can't accept this too advanced design style, I won't say more.
As a designer, Leviev Milton looked at the drawing board in his hand and began to fall into deep thought. This bold design style, as a whole, was unexpectedly very coordinated.
Then put it next to the original design drawings for comparison, and then think about the current mainstream models, and slowly it seems that the originally slightly hazy ideas gradually began to become clear.
Fang Lang obviously noticed everyone's expressions. Most of the people here were not able to accept the advanced design he proposed. After gradually feeling confident, he couldn't help but become cautious.
After looking around at the people around him, he said: "Of course, this is just a hint of inspiration based on Mr. Levi's Milton's design. I am not asking everyone to overturn this design and make it again. I just hope that my ideas can give everyone "Bring some new inspiration," Leviev Milton's eyes never left the drawing board in his hand. From this concept drawing, he can still find the shadow of his current model, such as the two slashes in the middle of the hood. The lines clearly blend the current machine cover and wheel housing panels together.
It's just that the gap between the hood and the wheel housing plate has changed from more than 20 centimeters to the current 23 centimeters.
The original huge wheel arch has also become a small wheel eyebrow that protrudes only four to five centimeters. The biggest change should be that the tall body has been lowered a lot.
I began to think unconsciously, how should the power system be arranged for such a low body? After thinking about it, I started to feel a little lost.
When general manager Gianvito Blanc saw this situation, he could only say to Fang Lang: "Boss, it seems that everyone needs to digest your ideas." Fang Lang smiled when he heard this. : "Don't worry, my idea is obviously too crazy, and it can't be directly formed now. You can treat it as a concept and find some inspiration from it. I hope it won't cause trouble to everyone's work." After that, he said With a slight gesture from General Manager Gianvito Blanc, he was ready to leave and go to the next place to visit.
Gianvito Blanc also nodded quickly, pointed outside and said: "Boss, let's continue to the next place." Fang Lang did not continue to talk to everyone and took out the future Hu Touben. , should allow designers to find a lot of inspiration, maybe their own Mercedes-Benz will be faster and more powerful in the future.
This design style affects not only the appearance, but also the internal structure of the vehicle. After all, a lower body means a new power and chassis structure.
To solve these problems, engineers need to study day and night. Once these studies produce new results, it means that this factory is at the forefront of leading the world's trends, and it is difficult to succeed.
After leaving this design room, Fang Lang visited the design rooms of several other car models, and gave everyone some guidance based on his future knowledge.
After visiting all the design rooms, general manager Gianvito Blanc wanted to take Fang Lang to the power research laboratory on the other side.
Fang Lang stopped with a frown on his face, looked at Gianvito Blanc with some confusion and said, "Does our Mercedes-Benz factory only have these car production lines? Why didn't I see a truck production line?" You know, Fang Lang One of the most important purposes of Lang coming here today is to choose a suitable construction truck for his upcoming highway construction project.
The Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicles of later generations are no less powerful than sedans, but I didn't see any today. How could this not make Fang Lang frown?
