After parking the car, many young people were already watching. Mainly because the sound of the car's engine and exhaust was too obvious on such a quiet night, which of course aroused everyone's curiosity.
Turn off the engine and get out of the car. But the three passengers in the car seemed unaware and still clung to the parts of the car they could hold on to until Ruan Van Viet's brother came close to express concern. One sentence: "Brother, are you okay?" Only then did the three people who returned to their souls remember to get out of the car.
Since he didn't plan to turn tonight into a driving training class, Lin politely declined everyone's requests to test drive or go for a drive. Instead, he directed the waiters to bring those who felt the cold wind into the house to warm themselves over the fire and drink some warm tea.
Fortunately, the three of them are in pretty good health, so there shouldn't be anything wrong with them after this wind blowing. The two magicians who were in the combat force had nothing to say. Even Ruan Wenyue, a businessman, was also a strong warrior according to Lin's observation. I dare not ask him to fight on the front line, but it should not be a problem to protect himself in the face of emergencies, not to mention just blowing the wind.
As for himself, Lin was not worried at all. Knowing what kind of situation we would face, how could we not prepare in advance? An apprentice-level magic of wind enchantment can easily smooth out the changes in the airflow around you, allowing the cold wind to automatically avoid you. This is originally a magic that controls the airflow around you and deflects arrow-like flying props. It's just a cold wind, which is useless.
Returning to the small salon where the conversation was held before, the old deacon who had been following Ruan Wenyue invited the young people who had followed him out. The three old people, who had eaten a lot of cold wind, took a deep breath after drinking a few cups of hot tea, and their eyes gradually regained their charm. At this time, they seemed to have come back to their senses, and they opened their mouths with a series of questions.
It can be said that Lin answered every question in detail, and even provided some data from observing the carriage as support. In addition to the detailed design structure and parameters that are not given, there are other issues whether normal or not, such as whether it can go to the sky and the sea, whether it can jump, and whether it can be installed on a house and pull the whole house away. Lin Du answered them one by one.
But Nguyen Van Viet is worthy of being a businessman. After a series of technical and random questions, he immediately turned back to the main point. Q: "Sir Tripwood, can you reveal how much such a car would cost to build?"
"Not counting the labor and design costs, just looking at the material cost, although I haven't calculated the exact cost, it should probably exceed Xbar Kir (10,000 gold)."
Someone's unhesitating answer immediately dimmed everyone's bright eyes. Ten thousand gold is definitely not an expense that an ordinary person can afford. Even a big businessman or a nobleman may not pay the bill.
After all, the luxury car culture in Midland has not yet emerged, and no one will blindly pursue more luxurious, faster and rarer cars. Not to mention that after buying a car, there are all kinds of oil, consumables and maintenance.
Of course, you can still fool fools into spending a lot of money by packaging it with some tricks, but it is meaningless. The positioning of this thing should not be a boutique route, but should be popular. It is best to be able to ruin the streets, completely change the lives of people in the lost land, and go deep into it.
So in the face of everyone's disappointment, Lin smiled and said: "Don't say you think it's expensive, even I think the price is very expensive. But this is just a trial vehicle to verify the feasibility of the structure, not a vehicle that will eventually become a commercial product. .”
"Oh, is there any difference?" Ruan Wenyue asked.
"This trial car is all made of magic metal. This is to facilitate the use of magic shaping to change the structure of the parts, and when it is confirmed that the structure of a part is incorrect or unnecessary, it can be quickly restored to a metal ingot. , reuse, that's all. The two major features of magic metal are that it can actually add magic effects, and the strength of the metal is much higher than ordinary metal. But in the structure of this car, there are almost no places where magic effects need to be added, and The problem of metal strength can also be solved by smelting technology. In other words, more than 99% of the structures can be replaced with ordinary metals, or even wood or other lighter ordinary materials. I predict that it will eventually become a commodity For ordinary car models, the material cost should be able to be reduced to XXX geers (30 gold). The price is set at C geers (100 gold). I think that at this price, many more people will be able to accept it."
This number is not made up by someone. The birth of this prototype car certainly made Lin realize that it had many shortcomings, and it was also one that could not be replaced by the use of magic materials. The most important of these shortcomings is the tires.
The test just now made Lin understand that the grip of the existing tires is far from enough. In this case, in addition to finding ways to improve the tire formula, the simplest way is to lower the speed limit, that is, to replace the engine with a smaller horsepower, to prevent the vehicle from losing control due to excessive speed in some extreme environments. , causing an accident.
The small horsepower means that there can be methods that do not require material strength, that is, the engine material may not be made of magic metal. Coupled with the sealing properties of the rubber, the engine performance is also improved. Over and over again, the cost is reduced.
Lin even plans to introduce material science to Mysteryland, using alloys to replace magic metals. After all, if a vehicle uses a pure fuel engine, it has nothing to do with magic. It would be a waste to insist on using magic metal and only take its material strength.
Even with a hybrid engine, the places where the magic circle needs to be carved are limited, so most of the car body can still be made of ordinary metal. Not to mention that for ordinary vehicles, there is no need for the entire body to be made of steel plates several centimeters thick. Some unimportant places can be covered with a thin layer of iron sheet. Even cheaper materials may be considered. Therefore, it is possible to lower the price to thirty gold.
In addition to regaining their brilliance, the eyes of several people also had an indescribable and unexplained flavor. The familiar Dharma Saint put his hand on someone's shoulder again and said: "Boy, you can do it. You plan to sell XXX Kir's things to C Kir. Are you selling other things the same way?"
Dharma Saint Babak Abunahan suddenly thought about whether other products related to this man were sold at such a ridiculous price. Suddenly I felt unhappy and planned to take some money back from the other party's wallet.
Lin smiled bitterly and said: "Your Majesty the Dharma Saint, what I calculated is only the cost of materials. It does not include the design fee and the manufacturer's remuneration. You can't ask these people to do white work. You ask for processed products based on the price of iron ore." It’s also the same price.”
But Ruan Wen was thinking about another thing. He asked: "Your Excellency, since this industry is profitable, why didn't you choose to cooperate with the great magician Kabambai? Instead, you are willing to take it out and cooperate with me."
Not only did he want to know this question, but the two magicians next to him also wanted to know. Although there is no sentence in Mi Di that says, "First come those near the water, the towers, the moon", this principle still makes sense.
The answer to this question is not difficult to think of. Lin said directly: "Because the direction is different. If today I want to build this car to run faster, push a heavier carriage, make it bigger, or make it smaller, or add some more If it has special functions, then of course I will seek cooperation with Dean Kabamba. But today my idea is to build this car at a cheaper cost, and to build it according to the needs of customers, that is, users, with as little friction as possible. Using magic, but finding a way that ordinary craftsmen can use to build this car, then compared to a great magician, I think a businessman who understands the customer's needs will be a better partner."
This principle is so simple that several people present could understand it immediately. Of course they will have some ideas after experiencing the speed of the vehicle. However, these thoughts, as the magician in front of them said, the Dharma Saint Babak Abunahan and the great magician Attila were thinking about how to make the car faster; as a businessman, Ruan Wenyue was thinking, How to get it cheaper.
This is not to say that businessmen think about how to cut corners all day long. Faced with the same product, it is the nature of a businessman to produce more at a cheaper cost. The difference lies in who gets the benefits after cost reduction.
If a businessman is ignorant, the things he sells are shoddy and of good quality. Such behavior is of course not advisable. But if the cost drops, the selling price will also drop, and clearly tell others the difference between before and after. It emphasizes that you get what you pay for, allowing buyers to choose the grade of goods according to their own circumstances. How can we say that the businessman did something wrong by doing this?
Simply put, the high-end market must be occupied, and the low-end market must also be occupied. A real businessman is of course more knowledgeable about the market. And this kind of pursuit is exactly what an expert of the level of the great magician Kabanbai would not care about.
After listening to the magician's thoughts, Ruan Wenyue also understood his role. Faced with this opportunity that seemed to have a good chance of winning, he already had an idea in his mind. There is just one question that needs to be asked clearly. "If we cooperate, what would you like my family to do?" After all, this is a business that has never been done before. So how to cooperate, to be honest, he was still a little confused.
"Haha, several people have already experienced the success of the trial car. And this also proves that the structure of the vehicle is feasible. Then the next step is to continue experimenting and exploring. To use ordinary metals to make cars, in addition to In addition to the formula of the alloy material, there is also the manufacturing process. How to make gears, how to make curved steel plates, these methods of making parts that cannot directly use magic shaping are the key points that require Mr. Ruan's cooperation."
At this point, Lin still maintained his original grimace and said: "In other words, don't look at the vehicle costing me XXX Kiel. If I want to sell it to C Kiel, I haven't taken into account the amount of money it will cost." The time and wages spent on R&D. If the final product doesn’t sell enough, it’s not impossible to lose money.”
