King of Industry

  Chapter 576 Research on Automobile Comfort

  In the conference room, after Zhao Guoyang finished speaking, the chairman of "Skoda Automobile Company", Skoda Larsson, said with a smile.

   "Mr. Zhao's understanding of automotive products is still very deep, I admire it!"

  The boss said he admired him, but the smile on his face was not the case at all.

   Fortunately, Zhao Guoyang didn't take this man's attitude seriously. He nodded politely to Mr. Skoda Larsson, and continued his explanation.

   "Actually, I don't need to explain it, everyone in your company knows it too. Ride comfort is one of the important performances of a car."

  “It is not only related to the inherent vibration characteristics of the vehicle body, but also affected by factors such as the riding environment, the physiological and psychological conditions of the occupants.”

  Zhao Guoyang seriously explained: "In terms of ride comfort, Skoda has always been among the top ranks in the world's auto industry, and this is well known!"

  Although the members of "Skoda Automobile Company" generally felt that Zhao Guoyang was a little young, it was somewhat rash for the Huaxia delegation to ask him to speak.

  But after Zhao Guoyang's remarks, the favorability of the big guys for him quickly soared.

  Skoda R&D Director Hassell nodded with great interest, and turned to CEO Rosicky who was sitting beside him.

   "Hey, old buddy, this young man is right, he is very knowledgeable, it seems that he has done some in-depth research on our company..."

   The relationship between Rosicky and Hassell is very close. The two have stepped into the middle of Skoda at the same time since 20 years ago.

  Although the development trajectories of the two parties were not the same, the friendship between the two has not changed.

  At this time, listening to what the old friend said, it seemed that he valued this young man very much, and Rosicky gradually put away his previous contempt.

  He nodded lightly and said: "Hassel, I have always trusted your vision. Since you think this young man is not simple, you must be right."

   "It's just that no matter how capable he is, it's impossible for us 'Skoda Automobile Company' to transfer the shares to their 'Huaxia Automobile Group' for this reason, right?"

  Rosicky whispered with some disdain: "Can't you see it, Hassell? The newly established company that Huaxia people say is aimed at buying us."

   "Although they may have reached the bottom line we require in terms of funds, can you rest assured that the management of the enterprise will be handed over to such a company?"

  Actually, Rosicky is not the only one who has such concerns.

  Many people present at "Skoda Automobile Company" held such a view after listening to Du Yitao's explanation just now.

   After hearing what he said, Hassel nodded in agreement, but didn't say much.

   Regarding the future development trend of his company, Hassell is not particularly worried.

   After all, whether it is the chairman Skoda Larson or his old buddy Rosicky, his ability in business management is beyond his reach.

  Hassel's attention now is mainly on Zhao Guoyang.

  He wanted to hear this young man's opinion on his company's most proud point in car production.

   "I'm not particularly clear about how your company evaluates and improves the ride comfort of cars. Therefore, I will use the evaluation methods in the automotive industry internationally as an example."

  Zhao Guoyang said in a calm tone: "Generally speaking, there are two evaluation methods for car ride comfort, namely objective evaluation method and subjective evaluation method."

   "The former is evaluated by measuring some physical quantities related to ride comfort, such as vibration velocity, acceleration, etc., and then comparing with corresponding standards."

   "The latter is evaluated based on the experience of the testers."

  “Generally speaking, the subjective evaluation method is intuitive and clear, and does not require special testing equipment, but requires the evaluator to have certain practical experience. In addition, it is difficult to quantify the evaluation results, and the degree of dispersion is relatively large.”

   Having said this, Zhao Guoyang's eyes naturally turned to Hassel.

  He asked with a polite smile: "Mr. Hassel, the reason why your company has a good performance in terms of car ride comfort should be more of the evaluation method used?"

  Hearing Zhao Guoyang's confident words, Hassel was stunned.

  He didn't expect the other party to be so accurate in his company's judgment on the comfort of the car.

   This is completely asymmetrical to what the other party said before that they don't know much about "Skoda".

  However, Hassel is a person who "says what he has to say". After Zhao Guoyang asked this question, he nodded slightly.

   "Well, what Mr. Zhao said is right, our Skoda does rely more on subjective evaluation methods in this regard..."

  Listening to Hassel's sincere answer, Zhao Guoyang looked at the big man with a little more respect in his eyes.

  Indeed, Hassell can completely ignore his problem. After all, he is the technical master of "Skoda", and he has no way to refute what he says.

  But they did not do this, but admitted it openly, which is not easy.

  Zhao Guoyang glanced at Hassell with grateful eyes, and then said: "The subjective evaluation method has been the first choice in the automotive industry for a long time in the past. But its shortcomings cannot be ignored."

  “With the development of science and technology, we need to add more novel theories and methods, so that the subjective evaluation method that is not rigorous enough can be continuously enriched and perfected.”

  Hearing this, not only Hassell, but even Skoda Larsson, the chairman of "Skoda", was a little moved.

  His complexion froze, and he recovered immediately, looked at Mao Zhichun diagonally opposite him with a smile and said, "Chairman Mao, today we have really opened our eyes."

   "It turns out that your company has such accomplishments in the research of car comfort, it's really amazing..."

  After listening to Skoda Larsson's praise, Mao Zhichun was secretly disturbed.

  Know your own affairs. Obviously, Chairman Mao knew that what Zhao Guoyang said was just his personal discovery, and had nothing to do with himself or the "Huaxia Automobile Group Company".

  But the chairman of the "Skoda" has already asked the question, and Mao Zhichun knew that he could only bite the bullet.

He smiled embarrassingly and explained: "Hehe, Chairman Larson, our 'Huaxia Automobile Group' research on vehicle comfort is mainly in charge of our technical director Mr. Zhao Guoyang. In this regard, I will It's more amateurish..."

   Originally, Mao Zhichun thought that after his explanation, people from "Skoda" would look down on him.

   Who knew that after he said that he was an "amateur", Skoda Larsson would appreciate his frankness a little more.

  The helm of the "Skoda" waved his hands and smiled disapprovingly when he heard the words: "Chairman Mao is really quick to talk. We are all the same. In terms of technology, we must be regarded as laymen, haha..."

  When Skoda Larsson was communicating with Mao Zhichun, Hassel had already started asking Zhao Guoyang for the first time.

  He looked at Zhao Guoyang expectantly and said, "Mr. Zhao, I don't know if these more novel theories and methods you mentioned are your own imagination and deduction, or have you really found a solution?"

  Hassell's remarks can be regarded as asking the voices of the "Skoda Automobile Company" these big bosses.

   Indeed, in the eyes of many people, Zhao Guoyang's expertise in automotive technology is beyond doubt.

  But what the young man is talking about now, is it the information he searched before, or whether he has research results? This question is more important.

  In the final analysis, everyone wants to know whether Zhao Guoyang is exaggerating, or whether he really has something in his stomach.

   Facing Mr. Hassel's inquiry, Zhao Guoyang appeared very calm.

  He smiled calmly and said: "Mr. Hassel, the question you asked is exactly what I plan to share with everyone in your company!"

  Looking at the suspicious eyes shot at him, Zhao Guoyang calmly explained: "In the past few months, I have made an evaluation plan on the comfort of the car."

   "Although the final result has not been achieved yet, judging from the previous feedback, I think this plan is still very feasible!"

   "Oh? Mr. Zhao, if you don't mind, can you give us an overview of this evaluation plan?"

  Hassel immediately spoke up after hearing the words: "Of course, you can rest assured in terms of confidentiality. You can have us all sign a non-disclosure agreement to ensure that this plan will definitely not spread out of our conference room!"

   It’s no wonder that Hassell is so anxious. The housekeeping skills of the “Skoda” car, in addition to economy, is the ride comfort of the car.

  In recent years, due to the improvement of the ride comfort evaluation level of several German car companies, "Skoda" has almost exhausted its advantages in this area, and even has a tendency to lag behind others.

  Under such circumstances, Hassell certainly hopes to give himself some inspiration through Zhao Guoyang’s sharing, so that he and the company can make breakthroughs in this regard.

  Seeing the eagerness of this boss, Zhao Guoyang smiled and said: "Mr. Hassell is serious. In fact, this evaluation plan of mine is just a draft."

   "Many of the evaluation contents have not been verified by too much practice. Whether they are as effective as I said, I can't guarantee 100%..."

   Zhao Guoyang's implication is naturally understood by everyone.

  He is saying that his evaluation plan on the ride comfort of the car is only in progress, and it is impossible for him to list many important details here.

   Therefore, even if Hassel and the members of the "Skoda" listened to it, they could not directly copy it.

  (end of this chapter)