Material Empire

It's no wonder that Ning Zhongying was shocked. The generation of cadres who grew up in the planned years are used to the business environment where they can't starve to death. They have never seen a product that is unsalable until it goes bankrupt; they have also never seen a product that sells well and leads to overnight wealth. Qin Hai is different. In the era he has experienced, there have been countless cases where a product or even an idea saved a company.

As for going to the international market, Ning Zhongying's generation has no such awareness at all, and in Qin Hai's view, it is a matter of course.

It is inconvenient for the old and the young to appear too arrogant on Changde Road, lest Jun Nakamura bump into them and give them a low look. The two walked across two streets before finding a restaurant that looked a bit upscale and walked in.

Ning Zhongying said it boldly, and when he ordered food, his poor nature was revealed. Looking at the gorgeous dish names and equally gorgeous prices on the poorly printed menu, he hesitated, not knowing what to order. After a lot of difficulty, I picked two dishes that looked okay and the price was affordable, and reported them to the waiter:

"I want a piece of meat and choy sum, and another... raw fried shredded chicken, um, let's have a luxury today, do you have any white wine? Well, beer is also fine, let me have a liter."

Pujiang City is a nationwide metropolis. Even in the era of planned economy, people from other places came to Pujiang City to do business in an endless stream. The waiter was used to this kind of rustic old-fashioned person from the countryside. She put away the menu, said "wait", and drifted away.

"Xiao Qin, tell me, if we want to transform our equipment so that our products can meet Japanese standards, how much investment will it take?" Ning Zhongying eagerly asked Qin Hai for advice, and now he has no doubts Qin Hai's technical level is already high, how can a person who can negotiate with the Japanese gua-la-gua-la have poor skills?

Qin Hai took out a pen and paper from his bag, and began to write down the technological process and equipment requirements for Ning Zhongying, estimating the value while writing: "We need to renovate an intermediate frequency electric furnace. Adjust the control system... It is estimated that it will cost two to three thousand yuan,... The technology of induction surfacing needs to be improved, and an induction furnace needs to be added,... Heat treatment equipment also needs to be added,... Various Calculated, it may cost about 20,000 yuan.”

"20,000 yuan is not much!" Ning Zhongying said without hesitation, "As long as the Fukuoka Club can sign a contract with us, we will sell the iron out of the pot, and we will have to scrape together 20,000 yuan to renovate the equipment."

Qin Hai smiled and said, "Director Ning, are you exaggerating? Our factory will have to sell the pot for 20,000 yuan? Isn't the previous batch of blades still able to recover the 50,000 payment?"

Ning Zhongying said: "The money has to be kept for wages. Can I not keep any money for the small 200 people who eat, drink, and scatter? Electricity, water, gasoline...these all cost money. I will I went to the finance department to ask Yu Yongping two days ago. He said that it is very difficult to find a bank loan now. He said that there are some policies at the top, such as tightening money. Wei Baolin left early. If he left late, he would have to be thrown off balance."

"It turned out to be like this, um, the old factory manager has experience and knows that there is room for it." Qin Hai quickly complimented.

Ning Zhongying asked again: "Xiao Qin, before the equipment is improved, can you take out samples first? We promised to provide samples to the Japanese."

Qin Haidao: "It's not difficult. Small-batch production is different from mass production. The steel used for small-batch production can also be smelted with the small electric furnace in the foundry."

"I know you have a way!" Ning Zhongying pointed at Qin Hai meaningfully. Qin Hai knew that he was reminding himself and Ning Mo of secretly refining high-strength alloy steel. Ning Mo couldn't hide things from his father, and it was normal for Ning Zhongying to know about it.

After a while, the waiter brought over the food and wine. Qin Hai picked up the large glass jug of beer, poured a glass for Ning Zhongying and himself respectively, then raised the wine glass and said to Ning Zhongying: "I will borrow this glass of wine from Director Ning, and I wish Qingfeng Factory will be in the factory of Director Ning." Under the leadership, it thrives."

"Haha, I'm not very young, but the flattery is quite smooth. Alright, let's wish Qingfeng Factory every success." Ning Zhongying smiled heartily and accepted Qin Hai's compliment.

The two were talking and laughing, and another six or seven people came in and sat down at a large table next to them. Then, one of them began ordering dishes skillfully with an accent from the Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, while the others chatted loudly as if no one was there:

"Damn, isn't this just playing with us?"

"Factory Director Zhao, you can't say that. Isn't the department in a hurry to organize a national research project?"

"To carry out national research, didn't we come here, and made this request and that request again, and everything was done according to the rules of the foreign devils. It has been more than 30 years since liberation. When will it be the turn of the foreign devils to decide?"

"It is a Sino-German joint venture, and it is normal for the German side to have their technical standards."

"Well, let them play with the German side by themselves. We won't serve their head office, shall we? What's the reason why the localization rate of Pusang Automobile is 70% in three years? If it looks like this, don't even think about it in thirty years!"

"..."

Pusang car!

Qin Hai originally didn't intend to eavesdrop on other people's chats, but the other party's voice was really loud, and he couldn't decide whether to listen or not. Among a series of difficult to understand Jiangsu and Zhejiang dialects, a word suddenly entered Qin Hai's ears, making him slightly shocked, and couldn't help turning his head to look at the group of people.

It was a group of people who were quite similar to Ning Zhongying in appearance and temperament, most of them were middle-aged people, only the one who ordered the food looked younger, he must be someone's secretary. The one who was complaining a lot had a rather blessed face, and his clothes were rather shaved, like a successful entrepreneur. Others call him Director Zhao, so he must be the director of a decent-sized company.

"I don't understand. Didn't our country build cars in the past? Aren't all the cars that run on the streets all made in China? How come when the Germans come, we don't even have the qualification to produce parts. This requires that. The request, is it clear that you don't want us Chinese to intervene?" A middle-aged man who looked a bit civilized sitting next to Director Zhao also said indignantly.

"Hehe, anyway, the province asked us to come, so here we are. This time, no one can win the bid. Those old men who are domestically run should cry to death, haha!" Director Zhao said in a joking tone. . His words caused the whole table to burst into laughter.

Hearing this, Qin Hai had a thought, stood up and walked to the table next to him, and said to the people around the table with a smile on his face: "Excuse me, everyone, we are from Qingfeng Agricultural Machinery Factory of Anhe Province, may I bother you for a moment?" ?”

"Oh? The Qingfeng factory in Anhe province, I seem to have heard of you!" The factory manager Zhao nodded, but his buttocks sat on the stool without moving, obviously he didn't take Qin Hai seriously. , "What's the matter with you?"

"I just heard you talking about the Pushang car and the bidding, can I ask what's going on?" Qin Hai asked. In fact, when listening to the conversation of several people just now, he had already recalled various stories about Pusang Automobile's past and present life, and now asking this question is just to confirm some relevant information.

Several people regarded Qin Hai as a salesman who was eager to find a market for his products. It was normal for such a person to be interested in things like bidding. The factory manager Zhao asked: "Have you not heard about Pusang's localization bidding? Haven't you issued a notice in your province?"

"They are from the agricultural machinery system, so they may not be involved in this matter." A person next to him speculated.

"Well, it's also possible." Director Zhao nodded and said to the man, "Chief Jia, please tell him, but, young man, I advise you not to think about it, this bidding is all fake, yes Doing it for the higher-ups to see is a scam for our company."

"Yeah, I just want to find out, so if the leader asks me when I go back, I can say I know about it." Qin Hai replied with a simple and honest look.

Maybe because of Qin Hai's humble attitude, or maybe because he was so angry that he needed someone to share with, Section Chief Jia really mentioned the bidding to Qin Hai.

It was the same as what Qin Hai remembered. Two years ago, Pujiang Automobile Factory signed a joint venture car production agreement with German Wolfsburg Automobile Company. According to the requirements of the agreement, Pujiang Automobile Factory will first purchase automobile spare parts from Wolfsburg, and assemble and sell them domestically. After gaining assembly experience, gradually replace auto parts with localization, and the ultimate goal is to meet the requirement of 100% domestic production.

This car was named "Pusang" after the word "Pu" in Pujiang and the word "Sang" in the German brand. In the past two years, more than 20,000 Pusang cars have been assembled and sold out, becoming the new favorite of domestic officials. Qin Hai knew that this was only the initial glory of Pusang Automobile. In the next 20 years, Pusang Automobile would become the well-deserved leader in the domestic car market, and it would be the standard car for county-level cadres.

At present, just as the first phase of Pusang Automobile's joint venture is over, it is about to enter the period of localization of spare parts. What lies before China is an insurmountable technological mountain.