I really like cars and enjoy driving, even though I haven't been in contact with cars for a long time. I love to learn about anything related to cars because cars, like mobile phones, are products of human wisdom developed over time. It is said that technology changes lives, and cars and mobile phones have indeed made our lives better. My interest in cars gradually developed when I graduated from high school and started learning to drive. At that time, I thought driving wasn't difficult, but driving well is not that simple. I even had the idea of achieving a state of unity between man and car.

Then I watched a video on a YouTube channel, and I began to understand more about the structure of cars. My interest in cars grew, whether it was the cars themselves or their development history. I can't say I know a lot about vehicles, but I do know some basic structures of certain cars. That's why I want to talk about an article related to cars today. I wonder if everyone has heard about a recent event in the automotive world that has generated a lot of public opinion, which has directly affected a car's brand image. This incident has also led me to many reflections.

Let me briefly introduce the two main characters in this story. One is the famous car reviewer Yuan Qicong, who is a well-established car reviewer in Guangdong. As for his reputation, I personally don't know much, but some rumors say that Yuan Qicong comes from a wealthy background, allowing him to access various types of cars at a young age. He has also been in the self-media industry for a long time and has many fans on various social platforms. Most viewers or car enthusiasts feel that Yuan Qicong's car reviews are relatively fair, neither overly praising nor excessively criticizing.

The incident originated from Yuan Qicong's review of the domestic new energy vehicle, the Xiangjie S9. The Xiangjie S9 is a car produced in collaboration between BAIC New Energy and Huawei. This brings us to Huawei's car manufacturing model, which has three types: the first is the component supply model, which means that they do not interfere with how components are produced. The second is the HI model, or Huawei Inside model, where Huawei can engage in deep cooperation with car companies, providing technical support and solutions for both software and hardware, but the main body of the car is still led by the car company. The third is the smart selection car model, where Huawei not only provides technical support but also deeply engages in the design of the entire vehicle and later sales promotion.

The Xiangjie S9 adopts the third cooperation model with Huawei, meaning that the two companies jointly developed the vehicle, which can be said to be a car with a high level of Huawei's involvement. Naturally, Huawei also promoted it extensively, especially with Huawei's executive Yu Chengdong personally promoting the Xiangjie S9. Various configurations and the backing of the Huawei brand attracted a lot of user attention when the Xiangjie S9 was launched. In addition to Huawei's official promotion, many car companies also provide test drive cars for online car reviewers as a form of promotion.

At that time, Yuan Qicong test drove the Xiangjie S9 and filmed a video. When he encountered a small slope with poor road conditions, he found that the car's body posture was not very stable and even showed a slight tendency to lose control. As a result, Yuan Qicong expressed dissatisfaction with the chassis performance. Once the video was released, it attracted a lot of attention, and other automotive bloggers also took the Xiangjie S9 to test the slope. Although their performance was also quite average, they did not experience the loss of control that Yuan Qicong had at that time.

As a public figure, Yuan Qicong quickly borrowed other cars to conduct the same test, but several attempts did not replicate the loss of control he experienced during his first test. However, the chassis performance remained poor. Originally, it was thought that after Yuan Qicong issued an apology statement, the matter would come to an end. However, the Xiangjie official made a statement, which further escalated the public opinion surrounding the incident. The Xiangjie official posted on Weibo, stating that based on data from the national backend data center, they released some data, indirectly implying that Yuan Qicong's review was not rigorous, among other things.

Netizens immediately erupted, turning against Yuan Qicong, claiming he was not rigorous and was just trying to blacken a certain brand. Some netizens questioned why car companies could retrieve driving data; did that mean there was no privacy for them? Yuan Qicong originally thought that by taking a step back and apologizing, the incident would end, but he did not expect the Xiangjie official to confront him directly, questioning his professionalism and accusing him of blackening the brand. As a result, Yuan Qicong became angry. Since you say my intervention caused the vehicle to lose control, I will let the facts speak for themselves, and he planned to hold a live stream to analyze the slope incident.

Yuan Qicong immediately started a live stream, analyzing the driving situation frame by frame and explaining why the car's body posture was like that. As a result, netizens once again turned their support towards Yuan Qicong. However, something unexpected happened. Shortly after the live stream ended, Yuan Qicong's Weibo account was silenced. Many netizens began to wonder what mysterious power could silence Yuan Qicong's Weibo account. Usually, only public figures who have made radical statements or committed illegal acts face such consequences.

Moreover, it was even more amusing that shortly after Yuan Qicong's live stream, the road known as the Xiangjie slope, where the incident occurred, began to be repaired. I don't want to discuss whether Yuan Qicong actively intervened in the vehicle's operation. As a car company, when someone raises a question, shouldn't they consider whether the problem exists and then solve it, rather than targeting the person who raised the question? Can this really solve the problem? Undeniably, the Huawei Intelligent Driving behind Xiangjie is indeed full of technological sense and strength, reflecting a significant advancement in our country's technological enterprises.

Does a significant advancement mean being far ahead? Certain executives often use phrases like "far ahead" and "far surpassing" when promoting their products. As a Chinese person, I feel proud of the progress made by domestic enterprises, but progress does not mean being ahead. An automotive engineer once said: I don't believe that a car is just a sofa with a few wheels. Some internet companies throw in some money and claim they want to make cars; how is that possible? Although I haven't been in contact with vehicles for a long time, I know that developing a gasoline car or a so-called new energy vehicle takes a long time.

I personally enjoy watching a car review channel that often reviews classic old cars. For example, they review very common Honda cars, and from their evaluations of cars from the last century to those of the new century, they can see that Honda engineers put a lot of effort into building a car. Although I know nothing about the automotive industry, their thoughts on Honda make me realize that building a car is not easy and cannot be accomplished in just a year or two; it takes a long time, and they invest a lot of effort in overcoming technical challenges through extensive testing before launching a vehicle.

Cars not only reflect a company's strength but also, as the saying goes, does a good product need to be marketed all day long with slogans? If someone constantly claims to be far ahead and points out the shortcomings of other companies, can that drive sales? I don't think so. For example, Tesla, which is at the top of the electric vehicle rankings, never claims to be far ahead of other cars nor compares itself to other car companies. The fact is that many people still choose Tesla. There's an interesting saying: "What you can't win online, you can't lose in reality." So I believe that while many Chinese car companies have made significant progress compared to before, and I have also test-driven the Xiaomi SU7, which is quite good, progress is not just about technology. Maintaining humility and mental progress is, in my opinion, even more important.