What the hell is a private enterprise?

Chapter 277 Entering the game
Nansha Islands.

Tang Wen appeared on the Tianjing-1 dredging vessel and saw mud and sand flying everywhere.

As the most basic map editor, Tianjing-1 is somewhat like a burrowing mole, taking sand from the sea and spraying it out directly with high pressure. It looks... well, Tang Wen doesn't really want to get his hands on this silt.

Because of the saltiness of the seawater, the entire work area had a strong salty smell.

Tang Wen felt somewhat uncomfortable after spending so much time by the sea, let alone the engineers on the dredging vessel.

These engineers are not professionals; most of them are people poached from the gearbox factory.

Fortunately, mechanical and electrical engineering skills are versatile, and they quickly learned how to use the dredger.

“We currently have a surplus of positions. Under normal circumstances, four or five people per ship will be enough, and efficiency will not be affected.”

The speaker was a professional-looking person in charge, whose hairline and thick glasses perfectly fit the stereotype. His name was Yang Zhanchi, and Tang Wen simply called him Engineer Yang.

Engineer Yang used to research chassis at a subsidiary of FAW. He was laid off and came to the coastal area to try to change careers, but things didn't go very smoothly.

Later, I heard that there was a Panda Automobile Factory in Goose City, so I rushed over excitedly. Who knew it was a scam? Before being recruited, I was the deputy manager of a private processing plant. I was a talent who could do both technical and management work.

"At most a month, most of the people here will return to Gaijin Power."

Tang Wen first reassured him, then asked him a few questions, mainly about the direction of Gaijin Power.

"Mr. Tang, I believe we can manufacture our own cars."

Yang Zhanchi made a surprising statement.

"You think so too?"

“You may be too busy to pay much attention to Gaijin Power, but last month we sold 200 engines and 600 automatic transmissions, including 150 AT automatic transmissions, which were manufactured in the shipyard, not yet produced at the Dawan factory.”

"The main purchases for Honglong trucks in Guangxi Province are engines, and the automatic transmissions are almost all purchased from Changhe."

Tang Wen had no idea that Tang Yi was in charge of arranging these production schedules.

Several hundred engines and transmissions a month—that's a considerable number.

Upon further inquiry, it was discovered that the Honglong Truck Factory was primarily interested in the 360-horsepower V6 turbocharged engine. They then took advantage of this and enlarged the old Jiefang truck platform, managing to create the 8x4 configuration without any formal training.

This thing has another name: the 100-ton king.

With a powerful engine and a low price, the semi-handmade trucks, despite their mediocre quality, still received a good response in the market. In particular, they inadvertently developed connections with Shanxi Province, and coal mine owners immediately took a liking to this powerful cargo-carrying tool.

In the mountainous and slippery Guangxi province, it was only a 100-ton king, but once it reached the northern border, it could pull another carriage, becoming a 200-ton king.

Then there's Changhe Automobile, whose buses sold to Echeng Public Transport were known locally as "airplane heads," quickly gaining fame and even securing orders from Shenzhen.

Shenzhen, a city with deep pockets, placed an order for a powerful combination of a 12-cylinder engine with 430 horsepower and a 6-speed automatic transmission. The first batch of orders consisted of more than 100 buses.

Gaijin's engine and transmission have already established a reputation, and some car manufacturers have begun to take the initiative to contact them, indicating a very promising future.

Seeing such a positive market response, Yang Zhanchi was determined to take it a step further and go all the way!
Tang Wen originally didn't want to get involved in the car industry, but he hesitated after seeing such a promising prospect.

Moreover, he has been thinking about how to accelerate the development of the domestic economy these days, and automobiles are obviously a good incentive.

If Gaijin replaces the original foreign companies in importing technology into China, is it possible to accelerate the rise of the domestic automobile industry?
Tang Wen boarded a seaplane, and after takeoff, he instantly returned to Da Wan, opening the hood of the BMW 740 in the yard.

He had tried to replicate cars before, but the whole car contained too many electronic components and advanced processes, and he had little experience at the time, so he never thought about it again.

But now...

Discover M60 - 4.0-liter V8 engine (electronically controlled)

Power: 282 horsepower, torque: 400 Nm, weight: 211 kg

[Comprehensive technology is 20 years ahead of the times, can be copied at a cost of 12800 (640*20) experience points]

[Metal hood discovered]

[Halogen reflective lighting source discovered]

[Iron wheel hub discovered]

【…】

Looking at the string of information in my mind, I hardly needed any experience besides electronic components. Although the car was developed in 94, many of the microcontroller chips and onboard computer ratings were only 15 to 25 years ahead, which is equivalent to the level of the 80s.

Tang Wen decided to conduct an experiment.

……

An hour later, the dock was filled with a jumble of parts of all sizes, including a huge car frame.

Including the microchip, all the mechanical components of that 740 are here. It took a total of about 2.4 experience points to replicate and 1500 silver coins to process and manufacture.

Once fully assembled, it becomes a genuine 740.

Of course, manufacturing complete vehicles is also an option, but that would be meaningless except for making money.

To confirm this, he loaded the parts into a truck and took it to the auto repair shop that Ah Sheng managed.

Ah Sheng assumed it was a counterfeit imported car and directed the most skilled mechanic to install the "pirated 740" that night. He then added some gasoline and started the car on the first try.

I drove around the open space a few times without any problems.

"Boss, Mr. Tang, I'll get the paperwork done tomorrow. Is this car for your own use or for sale?"

Tang Wen carefully examined the seemingly normal pirated 740, but then thought about the quality issues.

Although auto repair shops can assemble vehicles, all he saw was brute force assembly; there wasn't even a torque wrench, and automatic tools were scarce. He figured that if they were actually used, they would break down everywhere after only a few days.

"No need, this car will be dismantled."

"Demolished?"

Ah Sheng was dumbfounded. He could have made at least hundreds of thousands of yuan by selling it. He had worked so hard to assemble it and then dismantle it.

Tang Wen didn't explain much, then threw a bunch of silver coins as overtime pay and left with the pirated 740.

The next day, he drove the car and waited at the government building until he found Gao Yuliang, who was coming to work.

"Oh, what a rare guest! This is..."

Old Gao's attention was entirely focused on the ship girls who had followed him. It was not common to see a foreigner, and it was even more common to see a beautiful foreigner.

Tang Wen interrupted him directly, patted the hood of the pirated 740, and asked:

What do you think of this car?

Gao Yuliang raised an eyebrow:

"You have to see me off. Young man, don't go astray. You have a long road ahead of you..."

"Stop, stop, stop! I mean the car, the car!"

"A car? This car must be great. Did you come here just to show it off?"

Gao Yuliang watched as the crowd gradually gathered around him. It was morning and the government was starting work. Many people thought a 740 was blocking the way and that the driver was there to cause trouble. Of course, some were also there because they were looking at the luxury car and the foreigner.

Tang Wen: "I plan to build a factory in Goose City to produce this kind of car."

"Isn't this a BMW?"

Under Gao Yuliang's astonished gaze, Tang Wen directly used his key to pry off the blue and white logo on the hood, and took out a gold "G" logo from his pocket and pressed it on.

"Now we have the Gaijin 740. Nanyang has the data and capability to produce this car. I plan to assemble a few hundred cars using CKD imported parts to train the production line and personnel first, and then gradually localize it."

Of course, there will be some modifications to the appearance; it won't be a complete copy.

"This one is assembled at Echeng Auto Repair Shop using parts imported from Southeast Asia."

"No no no."

Gao Yuliang finally became serious, stepped forward to touch and feel the exterior materials, and exclaimed in amazement:

"If we could produce this car, you could even copy the logo."

"Xiao Tang, if the assembly plant is located in Goose City, I'll give you anything you want. I'll hold up the sky if it falls."

(End of this chapter)