When the media teacher in the next seat asked this question, I froze for a while with chopsticks in my hand.
A second ago, we were still talking about the embarrassing situation of this year's Beijing Auto Show. This second, he threw such a question.
I thought for a moment and answered in the affirmative: "the second time."
Suddenly I feel a little uncomfortable with the years, and more importantly, I feel "unreal" about the Beijing Auto Show.
I still remember that two years ago, it was my first time to enter the automobile circle to participate in the Beijing Auto Show, and I had a novel feeling about everything.
At that time, the auto show was the most powerful, and it was all a new force to build cars. The financing was unparalleled and the scenery was infinite.
Weilai, Du Yun, Future, Singularity, Aichi, Weimar, Baiteng ... All the new car-making forces are trying their best to attract the most attention on the stage of Beijing Auto Show.
But like a rookie like me, all the new forces making cars are "newcomers" and they are all exhibiting for the first time.
Two years later, with different views and ideas, I once again "brushed" the new car-making forces present to see what different changes they have.
"Excuse me, which district do you want to go to?"
Perhaps I was "confused" when I saw the booth. Wei Lai's field staff ran to one side and asked.
Different from the "exclusion of others" of some new army workers who build cars, Weilai's enthusiasm really shows the concept of "service first" in his bones.
Just like at the press conference, Li Bin, CEO of Weilai, didn't stand on a high booth surrounded by bodyguards like the "big bosses" of other car companies. It is a close and approachable "communication" that practices the brand tone of the past.
After Weilai, I came to the exhibition hall in Tucki.
Although its home is large, its layout is "simple", with nothing fancy, only a few cars and some parts, and it looks like a "tech man", just like Tucki's old style.
Weimar's booth is still biased towards young people in style, and it is also a "tidal wave" in name.
However, unlike several other new forces, Weimar put the press conference in the afternoon. I don't know whether to call this practice "smart" or "disdaining to compete with other brands".
Like the listed party, Gaohe here is full of sense of science and technology and style. The new car worth 680 thousand was packed with people.
If we want to say that the new car-making force with the most "hypermarket" temperament is undoubtedly Nezha Auto. A few simple cars and diligent staff explain the products to everyone present.
Perhaps it is this "pragmatism" that makes Nezha's slightly smaller cars catch up with the top three new forces.
After a turn, the most intuitive feeling of the new car-making forces at this year's Beijing Auto Show is "low-key".
In this "low-key", the new force of making cars seems to be different, and there is a trace of "washing away the lead" after suffering.
And I, in my heart, clearly know the source of that kind of "unreality"-the original two years, which not only changed me a lot, but also made the new force of making cars seem like a lifetime ago.
Today's new car-making forces are no longer the slogan of "smart cars" two years ago, but each has its own "brand personality" and has made its own achievements in the sales field.
It is worth mentioning that, in addition to Gaohe, the "stage" of this year's Beijing Auto Show is the top four in this year's sales list.
This fact reminds me of the scene of the Colosseum.
In the 1 century, the territory of the Roman Empire reached its peak, and fierce and cruel gladiators were staged in the Colosseum in Rome every day.
Whether in Rome, Greece, Egypt or Persia, the winners here win short-lived glory and survival opportunities, and the losers can only accept death.
At present, the new forces that once fought with each other have also come to that cruel arena.
Here, no one cares about the three-electricity technology and the car screen, whether you are a listed company, and whether your driverless technology is L 1 or L4.
In this arena, they live their most annoying appearance: the only indicator that determines the outcome is sales.
If your sales are good, you are entitled to survive.
Obviously, the Beijing Auto Show is not only a stage, but also a mirror, which not only reflects the rise and fall of the new forces to build cars, but also reflects the cruelty of competitive reality.
Two years have changed, and the wind has stopped, which can't help but make people feel that one will make all bones dry.
And among these new forces, who will continue to fall and become this pile of bones?
This article comes from car home, the author of the car manufacturer, and does not represent car home's position.