Chapter 226 Dissatisfaction (1)
Guo Tailai thought about several hand-made automobile manufacturers for a while and nodded.
Indeed, as Lin Jiayi said, Guo Tailai's current style is closer to the styles of these small factories, rather than matching Mercedes-Benz produced by large industrial factories.
It’s okay to contact me, at least it can be considered as giving Mercedes-Benz a little pressure to let them know that their choice is not just one.
Jiayi immediately went to contact her happily. Among her classmates at Wharton, she could still find contact information from these manufacturers.
During the negotiations, a team of Mercedes-Benz headquarters, which Guo Tailai didn't know, was a team of old Mercedes-Benz technicians analyzed the video of Guo Tailai installing the engine over and over again, and at the same time, they analyzed the various parameters recorded in the installation process of Guo Tailai at that time in detail.
Using the design to change, the engine's overall performance can be improved by only relying on strong assembly capabilities. How could Mercedes-Benz miss this ability? Although Guo Tailai has no choice in terms of processing accuracy for the time being, it is still possible to learn his assembly skills.
Dozens of engineers with rich experience and sufficient knowledge reserves are studying, analyzing, and trying to learn Guo Tailai's assembly ability.
Unfortunately, the camera angle was limited at that time, and from some angles, it would be blocked by Guo Tailai's body. It was impossible to see how Guo Tailai operated it at that time. According to the descriptions of the two engineers who were responsible for recording the process at that time, Guo Tailai did not seem to have done any special operations.
What they couldn't understand was that Guo Tailai obviously did not use any measurement tools, but he could install them very well, even more so than what they installed after using precision instruments.
The partial titanium alloy engine installed by Chi team, afterwards, may be that the adjustment in some coaxiality is not perfect, or it may be that the torque of a certain screw is a little larger or a little smaller. The consequence is that there is a slight unsmoothness in the overall engine operation, which results in a decline in the overall engine performance.
As for the possible relationship between a certain screw, the design length can lead to a slight difference between the screws tightened according to the designer's requirements, which causes the entire engine to have a very subtle difference, which will also affect the overall performance. But, should I really be so serious? Is this too precise?
Everything is just possible, it is just possible reasons for analysis, but it is impossible to determine whether it is specific, because it cannot be installed after disassembly, which is so embarrassing. The result of the analysis is that these old technicians are completely unable to replicate Guo Tailai's techniques.
If the full score is 100, ordinary installers may only have 60 points, experienced ones can reach 70 points, and experienced ones can reach 80 to 85 points. The installation skills of these old technicians of Mercedes-Benz may reach 95 with the assistance of various precision instruments, but Guo Tailai can reach 99. These few points gaps may bring about a few percent of the overall performance improvement.
Mercedes-Benz also used a drag-on method during the negotiations, which was to see if these engineers of his own could copy Guo Tailai's installation capabilities. Unfortunately, over the whole week, I only got a few possible answers and obvious gaps, and there was no complete affirmation reason. Guo Tailai was irreplaceable, so I could only relax the restrictions on Guo Tailai.
In the eyes of Mercedes-Benz itself, this behavior is understandable. If it is a capitalist, not to mention foreign or domestic, it may also do this. After all, there is no way to apply for a patent in the craftsmanship. It is impossible to say that you can achieve this accuracy, so others are not allowed to achieve this accuracy. If there is a replacement, it is better to be trustworthy old employees within the company, which is of course the best. If not, I am afraid that I can only really raise some more prices to strive to cooperate with Guo Tailai."
Sorry, the negotiations need to be suspended for a few days, and we need to go to the UK immediately. So..." When the Mercedes-Benz found that there was no replacement except Guo Tailai and wanted to negotiate with Lin Jiayi again, Lin Jiayi gave Mercedes-Benz an answer like this.
Going to the UK? The person in charge of the negotiations in Mercedes-Benz is a little confused. What are you going to do? Going to McLaren? Guo
Tailai is not an employee of Mercedes-Benz, so it is impossible for Mercedes-Benz to stop Guo Tailai from leaving. They can only watch Guo Tailai and his party leave Stuttgart.
Mercedes-Benz guessed correctly. Guo Tailai and his party did rush to McLaren, but it was not just to see the performance of the new engine in the F1 racing field, but more importantly, they met with representatives from three car manufacturers, Rolls-Royce, Koenigseck and Pagani, and also allowed them to see the performance of the hand-built all-titanium alloy engine.
Tailai found that she had really found the right person to find Lin Jiayi as a management assistant. Her years of Wharton were not in vain. Her strong connections in China may not have been used. However, in Europe, she only used one night to contact people from three car manufacturers and clearly expressed Guo Tailai's advantages. She had no limits on her words, so she specially invited the technical leaders of the three companies to come to McLaren to observe the real all-titanium alloy engine.
Of course, before that, Lin Jiayi sought McLaren's opinions. McLaren did not object to this. Theoretically, all-titanium alloy engines, as their secret weapon this season, must be kept confidential before the start of the competition. However, once you sign up for use, it must be made public. In fact, it is no longer a secret now. These non-F1 competitors want to see it, so come and see it.
The concept of a full titanium alloy engine is already coveted, and another purely handmade one was created. Suddenly, the three manufacturers Lin Jiayi contacted were all aroused by interest, especially when I heard that this was the work of Guo Tailai, who sold the new model last time, and he didn't doubt it, and rushed to the McLaren team with great shame.
When Guo Tailai arrived, the Rolls-Royce, which was also in the UK, was already close to the water and had the first place to get the first place. Not only did he arrive at McLaren in advance, but he had even seen the finished product. With the face of the old British automobile company, he needed the comprehensive performance parameters of the engine from McLaren.
The two brands Nissek and Pagani, one is Swedish and the other is Italian. Both are supercar brands, and they have one common feature, that is, the company is small in size and the employees are of high quality, and they all like to build supercars by hand. This time, when I heard the news of the fully handmade titanium alloy engine, both sides were very interested and rushed to the UK quickly.
Chapter completed!