For his part, Alexander Vikander is a dogmatist of sorts.
Around him, people like him are very common. Everyone is very stuck in the rules, always choosing to be conservative and never taking a radical route.
People like him have a lot of particularly stubborn persistence, such as those who study hard, those who hold Bibles to kidnap others, and those who do things the same way and remain the same.
Vikander's insistence on car design stems from the fact that he has never established an aesthetic system that is truly close to the times.
He felt that Volvo cars should be designed to be slightly clumsy and unremarkable, because this is the fundamental reason why they are low-key and restrained.
Moreover, he felt that the cars produced by any brand that designed their cars to be very flashy were not practical.
Volvo needs this kind of solid lines and unchanging design language to convey a message to the world: "We are conservative, we adhere to the inner, and our cars are always the most practical and safe."
Therefore, he scorned the car style that Li Mu wanted.
He even educated Li Mu and said, "Mr. Li, look, the side of your SUV adopts a downward sloping line, with the front higher and the rear lower. This reduces the upper space of the rear seats for no reason. People who are 1.8 meters tall can sit in it without feeling uncomfortable, but after you design it like this, people who are 1.8 meters tall will feel depressed when they sit in it."
Li Mu nodded: "Yes, I will let him suppress it."
Vikander sneered: "Mr. Li, with all due respect, you really don't understand car design. People's pursuit of space is very extreme, especially SUVs. Most people buy SUVs for more space, not for Better passability.”
Li Mu said calmly: "No one usually sits in the back row of most cars. Even if they do, it doesn't matter. They can make do with it, because this is not his car after all."
Vikander said: "How can this work? Our customers will give up this car as soon as they sit in the back seat when they buy it!"
Li Mu asked back: "The back seat of a two-door four-seater coupe is too crowded for a dog to sit around. Aren't there still people buying it?"
Vikander argued: "But that's not a mainstream model! Mainstream models still have to give full consideration to space and ride comfort."
Li Mu said seriously: "At least 50% of future car consumers will pay for appearance. The key that really affects whether they buy it or not is whether the car looks good or not, not whether the back seat space is large enough."
Vikander said: "Even looking at the appearance, I don't think this car looks good. It's too weird! Moreover, the side lines you designed, these more geometric angular designs, will increase the production process and cost, and will also increase the size of the car." The probability of damage to both sides of the car and the cost of repair. If it has a larger arc and a rounder shape, collisions can be easily avoided. However, if it is this shape, it will be difficult to restore once it is touched. It requires sheet metal, which is flashy! "
"Also, why are there two tail throats designed at the tail? Our displacement is not large. One tail throat is completely enough. Two tail throats will increase the cost and are completely unnecessary."
Li Mu asked him: "Have you ever seen a 2.0-displacement car with four tail pipes?"
Vikander said disdainfully: "Hang four tail throats? Unless he is crazy, it is impossible for him to do such a thing!"
Li Mu smiled and said, "You should have a chance to see him in a few years."
After saying that, Li Mu said calmly: "Okay Vikander, I didn't hire you to talk nonsense with me, but to do things for me. I am the boss, so you will do whatever I ask you to do." Tell me how to do it. Don’t tell me how professional you are and how amateur I am. You designers, every one of them, is qualified in my eyes. Look at the models you design. You can see how much you guys lack design acumen by changing the styling, and looking at Volvo’s sluggish sales, you designers are at least 60% responsible for this.”
When Vikander heard this, his face immediately turned red and white.
It was really heartbreaking to have Li Mu question his professional abilities like this.
But the key thing is that he didn't know where to refute.
Sales of Volvo cars are indeed sluggish.
Li Mu continued at this time: "The car you designed looks like the most ordinary middle-aged man in the world, with a fat face, a shiny face, sparse hair, sloppy clothes, and slovenly appearance, making it difficult for the opposite sex to mention it. Interested in that aspect, so the car you designed is also very ascetic. People will not have any desire after seeing it. I originally had some desire, but after seeing the car you designed, that desire was extinguished in an instant. . If you are not convinced, I can use a budget of one million US dollars to ask a world-famous survey company to conduct questionnaire surveys in several major cities around the world to count how many people think that current Volvo models are ugly."
As he spoke, Li Mu raised his voice a bit and said: "I'm asking for your opinion just to save your face. I don't really want you to use your ascetic aesthetics to point fingers at me. From now on, if you still want to If you want this job, listen carefully to what the man who pays you a salary is saying. Do whatever he asks you to do. Otherwise, you can resign immediately and return to Sweden to see what you are doing. Can I still find a job as a designer in my life?"
Vikander suddenly didn't dare complain anymore.
Originally, I wanted to give the new boss a slap in the face and tell him not to have any thoughts of interfering with his work in the future, but I didn't expect that the new boss didn't interfere with his work at all, but wanted to completely decide his own work.
He also knew very well that if he went against Li Mu, the only outcome would be to pack up and go home, so he could only give up immediately. It was up to him to cooperate with him as long as Li Mu wanted to do it. As for whether the car he designed would work, no matter what As for him, he will return to Sweden when he makes enough money. Volvo's death has nothing to do with him.
So, he said in a low voice: "Mr. Li, what kind of design do you want, I will cooperate with you completely."
Li Mu nodded and said, "Please raise the front of the car a little higher first. Don't talk to me about the visibility problem. If you want a good view, go try Changhe Bread."
"I said, the wheels should be bigger and the car should be shorter. What? Uncoordinated? What I want is uncoordinated!"
"Add the dual exhausts, yes! It must be dual exhausts, one on the left and one on the left. Also, don't give me a round tailpipe, replace it with a square one!"
"Side waist, make the waistline more obvious..."
On the computer, a car was perfected bit by bit from the most ordinary line drawing, and finally it took the prototype of Aurora.
Although this short fat Bigfoot looks really weird, what surprised all the designers is that such a weird combination does not look ugly at all. On the contrary, the more you look at it, the more interesting it becomes. .
At this moment, these designers have not realized that they are designing an SUV that will amaze the world...
(End of chapter)