Chapter 460 Breaking the Car Sales Record, the Launch of the Pilot 001 Ended Successfully

As Chen Xing announced the global price of the exclusive version of the Pilot 001, local official websites began to "let go" and give gifts to the guessers.

Because the purpose is to stimulate consumption, consumer discount coupons must be given.

For a while.

The live broadcast room of Longxing Group was full of bullet comments.

"Damn, I won a 2,000 yuan car discount coupon, and there is also a 30 yuan phone bill. This wave is definitely a blood profit!"

"I guessed the price perfectly, got a 10,000 yuan car discount coupon, and also got a 3-year electricity subsidy. It only costs 40 cents to charge 1 kWh. The vehicle management office just called and said that as long as I buy a new energy vehicle, I can choose the number for the license plate. It seems that I have to buy it!"

"Freely choose a number? What's the difference between this and winning 500,000? Just get the 99999 license plate, which is the highest of the nine fives, and you will get rich!"

"Hahaha, Emperor I want a Beijing license plate. I also guessed the price. The staff of the Beijing Vehicle Administration Office also called me and said that if I place an order, I will get a Beijing A license plate. Brothers, do you understand the value of Beijing A? "

"Beijing A license plates have been released? What kind of ability does Mr. Chen have? This support is a bit abnormal!"

"I am in Shenzhen. The vehicle administration office also called and said that as long as you buy any model of Linghang 001, you can freely choose the license plate. The leopard number is first come first served!"

If the vehicle is the face, then the license plate is the clothing.

Even if you drive a Wuling Hongguang, as long as you hang a top license plate such as 88888 or 99999, it will attract as much attention as a sports car, and others will even think you are low-key.

Why is this so?

It's very simple.

This kind of consecutive license plate, especially the 99999 Nine Five Supreme, can easily turn into millions.

Since new energy vehicles have green license plates, they use two different management systems from the blue license plates of fuel vehicles. The source of green license plates for new energy vehicles is very rich, and it is no longer a dream to draw leopard numbers or consecutive numbers.

When the audience on the Internet was opening surprise blind boxes, the leaders of various places were sweating and nervously watching the live broadcast screen.

In order to guide people's consumption, they have invested a lot this time.

Now they hope that people can grit their teeth and go to the bank for loans or full payment to get the car first.

After the car is taken, car-related consumption will also be driven.

Assuming that a large number of people choose to buy cars with loans, the money that is idle in the bank system can really flow into society, and it will not cause inflation risks immediately.

If you choose to give money directly, according to the 2015 census, there are 1.38 billion people in Longguo. Even if each person only gets 100 yuan, it will be 138 billion yuan.

Direct money distribution like this will not only instantly increase the inflation coefficient, but also cause prices to soar. In addition, Longguo has a large number of low-income farmers. If prices soar, the only ones who will be hurt are the lower-class people.

This is why even if the US interest rate rises to 10%, European countries have collectively responded to deposit interest rates of more than 5% and started to print money and flood the market, Longguo did not choose to flood the market, but chose to resist deflation.

Once the money is flooded, those with stable jobs will be fine, but if the farmers do not have a stable income, they may not even be able to afford pork in an instant.

At this time, many people may think that if prices rise, farmers can also raise the price of grain to increase their income.

However, what they don’t know is that Longguo has a special "Grain Circulation Management Regulations" to control the price increase, and it is illegal to raise prices privately.

But think about it carefully, grain prices cannot be raised at will. If a bowl of rice sells for two or three yuan, the corresponding fast food restaurant will also be a few yuan more expensive. Once the price of food increases, all walks of life will follow suit.

It is precisely because of various reasons that the country cannot release a lot of money that this "Linghang 001 Automotive Conference" is particularly important, because this is one of the few opportunities to stimulate public consumption and localize the automotive industry.

…

Shencheng International Racing Circuit.

Conference podium.

Chen Xing looked at the time and the performance of the audience in the stands, and said again: "I believe everyone has received our guessing benefits, so let's enter the last part of this conference, which is..."

He stretched out the tail tone, aroused the curiosity of all the audience, and solemnly announced: "Witness with me, the total number of orders placed on the entire network for the two models of Linghang 001 in one hour."

The voice fell.

The LED screen behind him switched the screen.

It said that the standard version of Linghang 001 sold XXX units, the exclusive version of Linghang 001 sold XXX units, and the total number of Linghang 001 sold XXX units.

"XXX" was clearly marked in red font, and there was a horizontal line below, which was an extremely standard real-time sales statistics page.

"Oh my god, the press conference hasn't even ended yet, and they're already selling it?"

"So quick, but here comes the question, suppose, I'm just assuming, suppose no one buys it, won't Mr. Chen be embarrassed?"

"No one buys it? With this configuration and this price, if there is no purchase limit, I'll buy five, one for me, one for my dad, one for my mom, one for my grandpa, and one for my grandma, the whole family, all in order!"

"I guess it's going to be a big hit again!"

"So it's a deposit, it seems Mr. Chen is very confident."

Just as the audience said, Chen Xing is not worried about the sales of Linghang 001, because he has already achieved the ultimate performance and pushed the price to the lowest.

If this configuration and this price can't sell it, then there is only one situation, and that is the extinction of mankind.

"Ahem."

Chen Xing pretended to clear his throat, indicating that he still had something to say.

The audience also stopped and looked at the figure in the center of the podium, waiting for his next words.

"As you can see, Linghang 001 adopts a pre-sale model. This is because the cost of car production is very high. It is impossible for us to say that we will produce millions of vehicles and store them. Even if we store hundreds of thousands of vehicles, it will cost tens of billions. Orders are placed at different levels, so we can only order a certain number of vehicles before our car factory can gradually produce them according to demand.”

"Of course."

Chen Xing suddenly changed the topic. The LED screen that matched the rhythm of his speech switched to the PPT page.

"Our two-seater car production uses integrated die-casting and semi-automated production. On average, a brand-new Pilot 001 will be waiting for delivery in 2 minutes and 17 seconds. You don't need to worry about the long waiting time."

After glancing at the scene behind him, he continued: "Through the bird's-eye view of the factory behind me, I can intuitively see the entire car production factory of Linghang 001."

"It has a total of six workshops, including the die-casting workshop, which is responsible for the vehicle aluminum alloy structure and integrated die-casting of parts."

"To the left is the stamping workshop, which is mainly responsible for processing sheet metal materials, including punching, blanking, bending, stretching, flanging, bending, etc., to ensure that auto parts meet the requirements of assembly production."

"Going inside is the body shop. As the name suggests, it is the body assembly and production shop. Next is the painting shop, which is responsible for applying base color and primer to the vehicle. There is also the lithium battery assembly and production shop. Finally, there is the final assembly shop. The finished vehicles are assembled in the assembly workshop and then undergo closed testing.”

After a brief introduction to the factory workshop, Chen Xing thought of something and reminded: "This pre-sale uses pre-orders, and the Bao Hijab is reserved. The payment is non-refundable. I hope everyone can do what they can."

Anyone who often signs contracts will know that there is a difference between reservation and booking.

Although both can be used to express the same meaning, reservation is locked in advance, and the advance payment is basically non-refundable, while reservation means pre-purchase, and the certainty is not that strong.

After hearing this, Rebus, who was sitting in the stands, looked at Luo Hao and said, "Lao Luo, you should learn from it. This is called keeping everything in check, and put an end to the behavior of pretentious returns and refunds from the root."

"You are too thoughtful!"

Luo Hao couldn't help but marvel.

As a boss in the mobile phone industry, who hasn’t encountered several large-scale refunds?

Not to mention the CEOs of mobile phone manufacturers, those who open online stores often encounter users who place orders for a few minutes and then hurriedly refund the money.

We do not rule out taking the wrong photos, taking too many photos, and suddenly not wanting them, but there are indeed some people. It can be said that online male gods specialize in ordering hundreds of thousands of luxury goods, and then take screenshots to refund them, and use the screenshots of the purchases to post on WeChat Moments to show off.

Forget it in other industries, the automobile industry cannot do this. Frequent refunds will only disrupt the production rhythm of the factory. Therefore, the car reservation payment will not be refunded unless the responsibility lies with the manufacturer or 4S store.

"Yeah." Ren Guofei nodded slightly and commented: "The main production factory of Pilot 001 is production on demand. For an order of 1,000 vehicles, it will be produced as 1,000 vehicles. If the order volume surges into millions of units, what will happen again?" It would be troublesome if we refunded the money one after another.”

"Mr. Ren, Mr. Lei, tell me the truth, are there any other models that have not been announced?" Duan Yongping suddenly asked.

After the words fell, BYD CEO Wang Fu's ears twitched slightly, almost eavesdropping. CEOs of other domestic car companies also fell silent, wanting to know the answer.

Ren Guofei and Rebus did not rush to answer, but looked at each other and exchanged a look. Then the latter asked with a smile: "You mean SUV?"

"It can be an SUV."

Duan Yongping nodded.

"We don't have an SUV, but let alone a supercar. It is under development. I believe it won't be long before you can see it." Rebus revealed the shocking news.

"Supercar?"

"You want to build a sports car?"

Wang Fu couldn't stand it any longer. Wasn't this progress too rapid?

Even before the results of the coupe are known, the car factory has already started researching the supercar. Is this to recreate the original high-low market competition?

"I won't give you a way to survive!" Chen Hong clenched her fists, but there was nothing she could do.

After seeing this at the press conference, he had a deep understanding of what the gap was, and he also regretted why he did not master his patented technology.

Since foreign car companies want to enter the Dragon Country market, they must find joint ventures with local Dragon Country car companies. Many domestic car companies are accustomed to the model of making money on their own and do not seek changes.

This is a bit like the allusion to the transportation of sardines. In the absence of foreign enemies, sardines would basically die when transported over long distances, and the texture and taste of the meat would be greatly reduced.

But as long as a catfish is added to the transport box, the sardines will keep swimming to avoid the attacks of natural enemies. The tight nerves and survival instinct will make the sardines originally have a mortality rate of close to 90% during long-distance transportation, and the overall survival rate will reach 95%. above.

Domestic car companies have been used to living a good life in the past, and now it is time to make improvements.

"You'll know soon. Chen Xing should say it at the end." Rebus responded to Wang Fu with a smile, his words full of confidence.

Wang Fu was silent.

He looked back at the podium.

There is no one word difference between a coupe and a supercar, but the price of the latter is often several times, or even ten times, that of the former!

Similarly, supercars require higher manufacturing processes than coupes. Not only must the body be as light as possible, but also whether the wind pressure can absorb the car, otherwise it will easily float out at high speeds.

…

"It's almost five o'clock in the afternoon. We will start sales at five o'clock. This sale is limited to the Dragon Kingdom area."

Chen Xing looked at the time and told the final release time.

"You can now open Weibo or Douyin, find any official account of Longxing Group, Kunpeng Company and Rice Company and wait. We will send the reservation web link."

The words fell.

All of a sudden.

Countless spectators flocked to the event.

As time passed, the operations of Longxing Group, Kunpeng Company, and Rice Company all published articles at the same time.

[Lead the trend and set sail immediately. Each of us can be the leader of the times. The price of the standard version of the Pilot 001 is 209,000, and the price of the exclusive version of the Pilot 001 is 299,000. We are here to meet you. We remember today. You can pay the deposit within a limited time. To enjoy special privileges, please click on the link below for details...]

The blog post is accompanied by a link, allowing countless netizens to click in and view it.

The reservation page is very simple. After selecting the car model you want to purchase, you will automatically jump to the personal information filling field. There is a dim yellow pay now button at the bottom, and the words 20,000 yuan can be vaguely seen.

"The deposit is 20,000, which is acceptable. Let's fill in your personal information first, so as not to be late later." Lin Xiaolong, who was sitting at the press conference, murmured to himself.

Say it.

He started filling it out according to the procedure.

After entering his name, mobile phone number, ID number, and permanent address, Lin Xiaolong checked all the terms he knew and agreed, and the originally dim Pay Now button lit up.

"Can you pay?"

Lin Xiaolong clicked tentatively.

[It is currently non-trading hours! ]

He was not surprised when a prompt window suddenly popped up on the web page. There were less than four minutes until 5pm, so it was impossible for you to pay in advance.

Lin Xiaolong glanced at the audience next to him, and most of them were filling in information.

With this kind of battle, as well as the attitudes and expressions of the surrounding audience, he had a premonition that today would create a milestone in automobile history.

"There are still three minutes left. Prospective car owners who have not filled in the information should speed up their actions. After the pre-sale is opened and successful payment is made, your unique Pilot 001 number will be unlocked. Let's see who is the prospective car owner of No. 001."

"Two minutes left."

"Hurry up."

Chen Xing shouted on the stage.

Yao Nana, who was responsible for supervising the back-end data, and the marketing department employees were all shocked when they looked at the jumping numbers.

"Sister Na, I read that right. There are actually millions of netizens staying on the pre-sale page, and every time Mr. Chen shouts, the number of people will increase, and it must exceed 10 million!"

"My dear, if 10 million people pay a deposit of 20,000 yuan, that's 200 billion. This total is completely unimaginable!"

"What are you thinking? If 10 million people pay a deposit, you will be a big success if you have 1 million people. Car owners who can afford a 200,000 car are all successful people, right?"

"That's right."

Although it seems that everyone on the Internet has a BBA, in the real world, most people drive a mobility scooter worth hundreds of thousands.

How do you say that?

If your family is not wealthy enough and your family members don’t have the money to support you, those who can drive a car worth more than 200,000 yuan are already very rare among people.

"Stop chatting." At this time, Yao Nana warned and said in a deep voice: "It's the last minute. We have to ensure that the data on the page is presented and not disrupt the rhythm of the press conference."

"clear!"

"Sister Na, you've accomplished the mission!"

"With the reinforcements from the Technical Department here, there will definitely be no problem."

"59!"

"58!"

Chen Xing's countdown sound reached the ears of everyone in the marketing department through the live broadcast. Yao Nana also immediately asked the Weibo operation to prepare for the popularity, and she wanted to directly top the hot search list the moment the one-hour reservation was released.

"38!"

"37!"

"36!"

When Chen Xing was counting down, the audience also followed suit, but they all had their heads lowered, clutching their phones and waiting.

Foreign car company presidents such as BMW Group CEO Nagel, Mercedes-Benz Group CEO Olaf Leiter, Audi Group CEO Dusmaier, and Honda Group CEO Ohtaki Kazuki looked around as if they had seen something terrifying.

Looking at the press conference, passers-by and spectators were mostly holding their mobile phones, indicating that they were all waiting for payment.

What is this concept?

There were about a thousand people at the press conference.

Assuming there are 1,000 passers-by viewers, if they all place their orders, then 1,000 cars will be sold directly, not counting the online viewers.

In the BMW Group's Long Country market, the total monthly sales of imported and joint-venture BMWs is about 70,000 units. If this trend continues, Pilot 001 will definitely crush it.

"You're not going to break the record, are you?" Toyota Group CEO Takahiro Saikawa muttered to himself.

The current single-day sales record for cars is created by Mercedes-Benz.

On the anniversary of the founder of Mercedes-Benz, Mercedes-Benz was sold at a 10% discount, triggering a buying wave around the world. The number of reservations in a single day in the United States alone was as high as 120,000.

Let’s just say 120,000 vehicles in a single day. Some car companies may not be able to have 120,000 vehicles in a month, or even a fraction of it.

"The last 10 seconds!"

Chen Xing raised his voice.

This moment.

Countless people held their breath and listened to their own heartbeats.

"It's the last 5 seconds!"

"4!"

"3!"

"2!"

"1!"

The moment "1" was said, countless prospective car owners simultaneously clicked the payment button, and the webpage immediately jumped to the page and requested permission to use the camera.

【Please align your face with the box. 】

[Please blink. 】

[Please open your mouth. 】

[Please shake your head. 】

[Verification successful. 】

As a large number of netizens successfully verified, the web page jumped directly to the options page, which showed the available payment methods.

There are Alipay, WeChat payment, and bank card payment.

Everyone was racing against time. After about 25 seconds passed, real-time data appeared on the LED screen behind Chen Xing.

[1 unit of Linghang 001 standard version sold. ]

[XXX units of Pilot 001 Exclusive Edition sold. ]

[A total of 1 unit of Linghang 001 was sold. ]

In the blink of an eye, the 1 unit sold began to turn into 2, 3, 5, 10, and 100 units. More and more prospective car owners successfully paid and received exclusive vehicle numbers.

"Hahaha, 001 is here with me, I am the chosen one!"

"Little exclusive edition, get it!"

"007 is mine. It's so handsome. I can't miss pilot 001!"

"Successful payment, cool!"

The numbers on the LED screen were beating crazily. In just one minute, a total of 7,000 vehicles were scheduled to be sold.

Masik, who was on the second floor of the stands, looked at the rapidly rising numbers. He also knew that he was going to lose, and he would lose in a mess.

7,000 vehicles per minute, and a conservative estimate of 100,000 vehicles per hour!

How do you play with others?

Not only Masik, but also BMW Group CEO Nagel, Mercedes-Benz Group CEO Olaf Leiter, and Audi Group CEO Dusmai are unwilling to believe this is true.

Every time the numbers on the LED screen beat, it was like a sledgehammer hitting their hearts, causing bursts of pain.

Compared with the CEOs of Western car companies, the CEOs of car companies in neon island countries are like eating dead rats, with collective gloomy faces.

7,000 vehicles per minute, which is beyond their knowledge.

Even if all the Toyota Group's cars were combined and a press conference was held on the same day, it would be impossible to say 7,000 units per minute. Reaching this sales volume means that the market recognition of Pilot 001 is very high.

10 minutes.

50,000 vehicles.

30 minutes.

110,000 vehicles.

When it came to 60 minutes, Chen Xing held his watch and announced: "Everyone has been waiting for a long time. The sales volume in one hour has been released. The standard and exclusive editions total 180,000 units. Thank you very much for your support. Pilot 001 Automobile Factory We will send your car to the direct store where you placed the order as soon as possible. Thank you again. ”

Chen Xing bowed and thanked him.

The audience immediately screamed, and the place became excited.

"As the old saying goes, if you put the masses at ease, the masses will lift you up. I really have to buy them at prices of 209,000 and 299,000. The price-performance ratio is so awesome!"

"Support domestic products and be far ahead!"

"I have already placed an order for two cars, one for me and one for my wife. Although my driving skills are very poor, with L3 driverless autonomous driving, this is no longer a problem!"

"What else should we be grateful for for this price? We should be thanking you, Mr. Chen!"

"Yes, that's right. With this pricing and configuration, Longxing Group is worthy of being a domestic god. It has really brought the price down!"

The cheers and comments from the audience fell on Chen Xing's ears, which made him feel happy, but when they fell on Ma Xi Ke's ears, he just felt noisy and out of tune with these people.

180,000 vehicles per hour, he has completely put on the mask of pain.

At the beginning of the press conference, Chen Xing really did not brag. Linghang 001 is really the leader of new energy vehicles, and this car is truly far ahead.

"Far ahead!"

"Far ahead!"

"Far ahead!"

As time went by, the chaotic cheers and discussions gradually turned into a uniform and distant lead, like a large-scale military training scene.

Chen Xing waited quietly for a moment, pressed his hands to signal silence, and raised his voice:

"There is no feast that lasts forever. Today's "Pilot 001 Press Conference" has come to an end. I would like to say one more thing at the end of the press conference."

"In the past, Longguo Automobile was synonymous with technological backwardness, because our industrial revolution was a hundred years behind the West, and barriers to patented technology had already been erected."

“However, Longguo’s exploration of cars will not stop, and our leading cars will catch up until they can’t see our taillights. I believe it won’t be long before we are seen in the world’s top and most valuable events. Everyone, please stay tuned for the pilot car!”