Reborn in 1982: I Became the Richest Man by Repairing Cars

Chapter 140 Bonuses Arrive, Busy as a Head

Being near the water gives you an advantage.

The first batch of users of the all-new BJ212 are mainly relevant units in the capital region.

These units had basically been using the BJ212 before.

The performance differences between the new and old models are naturally easy to experience.

In this way, everyone knows that the new model is much better than the old one.

The key point is that the allocation price from higher authorities has not changed at all.

Therefore, everyone naturally wants the new BJ212.

"Old Sun, if we start switching entirely to the new BJ212 now, will there be any production difficulties?"

Liu Chenggang has been constantly harassed by various people with connections during this period.

Those units that were assigned the older BJ212 model all wanted to exchange it for another one.

Units that haven't received their vehicles yet hope that BAIC can prioritize providing them with them.

Logically speaking, BAIC is only responsible for production; the allocation of resources is not their responsibility.

Unfortunately, rules are rules, and practice is practice.

Liu Chenggang is also feeling helpless now.

"Mr. Liu, our production line is capable of producing new models."

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"However, the preparation of spare parts takes time."

"We only recently notified all the supporting factories to switch over, and it will definitely take time to prepare the new parts."

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"Besides, we also need to allow some time to use up the old parts inventory."

"So we'll have to wait at least another month before we can fully switch to the new BJ212."

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As the chief engineer, Sun Feng was responsible for all matters related to production and research and development.

Within BAIC, he was considered a figure of considerable power.

Of course, relatively speaking, he is quite knowledgeable in the field.

"Try to speed it up as much as possible."

"Otherwise, I'll be driven crazy by people."

As Liu Chenggang said this, a smile couldn't help but appear on his face.

It's annoying, really.

But now it's a happy kind of trouble.

Unlike before, when we would often receive complaints from other companies.

I can finally hold my head high for once.

After Sun Feng finished communicating with Liu Chenggang and returned to his office, Liang Hongyu came to discuss the BJ212 with him.

"Chief Engineer Sun, many customers have called our factory to ask if we can help upgrade the old BJ212 to the new BJ212."

"They are willing to pay the normal upgrade and replacement costs."

Upon hearing Liang Hongyu's words, Sun Feng immediately frowned. "We're too busy with normal production to have time to upgrade other people's old cars."

"Couldn't they just contact the repair shop directly for this kind of thing?"

I just got interrogated by the factory manager, and now my subordinates are pressuring me too.

Sun Feng immediately became unhappy.

"The BAIC repair shop would like to take on these jobs, but they don't have the parts."

"After all, we don't have the ability to quickly produce a large number of the new BJ212 right now; the availability of spare parts is a major problem."

After Liang Hongyu finished speaking, a regretful expression appeared on his face.

The factory's upgraded BJ212 couldn't be sold at a higher price.

In fact, some of the costs of the upgrades need to be absorbed by the factory itself.

This is also a bit frustrating.

However, if the BAIC repair shop can handle the replacement of old cars, then it can definitely make money.

"You should now focus your attention on the problems you encounter during small-batch production."

"Don't worry about so many other things."

"Let's not wait until mass production starts next month to discover some major problems."

"That's when the real trouble will begin."

Since Sun Feng had said so, Liang Hongyu had no choice but to comply.

The performance of the new generation BJ212 has been greatly improved, and the key point is that there was not much news about it before.

In just over six months, it has undergone a significant upgrade and transformation.

Naturally, many people will be curious about what exactly happened.

Upon inquiry, Jiang Hui's name naturally came to the attention of many people.

Meanwhile, the [Xiao Jiang Auto Repair] shop also came into view.

BAIC has no way to upgrade the old BJ212, and BAIC repair shops also say they don't have the corresponding parts.

Furthermore, engine modifications are beyond the capabilities of their repair shop.

Unless you replace the engine entirely, but that would be extremely expensive.

The key issue is that there's no stock yet.

So these people started thinking of other ways.

In this way, the benefits came to Jiang Hui.

"Master, there are already eight BJ212s parked in our yard waiting to be modified."

"At this rate, I estimate that by next week there will be more than a dozen cars waiting to be modified."

"This doesn't seem to be a solution either."

Fan Weimin was busy all day, but the number of cars parked in the yard not only did not decrease, but actually increased.

While this busyness is fulfilling, it's also a bit worrying.

"I had a brief conversation with the client when I was meeting with them."

"Many people come here because of its reputation."

"BAIC has already started small-scale production and delivery of the new BJ212, and some companies are already aware of the advantages of the new model."

"Now, naturally, we need to find ways to make older models have the performance of newer models."

"That's why they found us."

Lin Yuanwu has always been very steady in his work.

He helped confirm all these details.

"I originally went to work as a technical consultant at BAIC, and I was thinking of getting some used equipment from them."

"I never expected there would be such a benefit."

Jiang Hui is in a very good mood right now.

The reason people become self-employed is simply to earn more money, right?

Business is so good right now, there's so much money to be made.

This kind of happy trouble is so endearing.

"On average, we can only complete the modification of one BJ212 per day, and that is based on processing the same type of parts at the same time."

"If too many BJ212s arrive, some cars may have to wait at least a week to pick them up."

Fan Weimin quickly calculated and gave his opinion.

Normally, modifying a BJ212 would take about three days if Jiang Hui didn't personally participate.

Even if several cars are modified at the same time, on average only one car can be completed per day.

This speed is actually not very slow.

However, market demand was too strong.

"So what if we have to queue? Everyone's used to queuing to buy anything anyway."

Jiang Hui has no way to solve this problem for the time being.

You can't work all night every day, can you?

He wants to make a lot of money, but he also hopes to make it easily and enjoy life while doing so.

Rather than simply for the sake of making money.

"Well, that's the only way it can be."

"I will line them up in order of arrival."

Lin Yuanwu had no better solution for the time being, so he could only leave it at that.

In the following days, as expected, more and more BJ212s came to have them modified.

Some of the cars that arrived later are already waiting in line for half a month before they can complete the modifications.

"Second brother, our factory manager Liu came to see me today."

"He wants me to ask you if you could arrange for a few mechanics to come and learn how to modify a BJ212?"

Even BAIC didn't have enough new parts to support the production of the new generation BJ212, so BAIC's repair shops were naturally helpless as well.

However, [Xiao Jiang Auto Repair] dares to accept BJ212 modification and upgrade orders.

Apart from a few exterior-related parts, most of the modifications are similar to those of the new generation BJ212.

In this way, the needs of some customers can be met.

Liu Yongzhe has already inquired and found out that [Xiao Jiang Auto Repair] is currently offering 3000 yuan for modifying a BJ212.

yuan.

That's an absolutely astronomical price.

Although the degree of modification varies depending on the different needs of the customers.

However, he had never heard of anything below 2000 yuan.

Whether the fee is 2000 yuan or 3000 yuan, the profit margin behind it will definitely not be low.

Liu Yongzhe was absolutely certain of this.

That's why he shamelessly approached Jiang Dadong today to discuss it.

"Sure, but you'll have to study here for at least a month."

"Otherwise, if we don't learn it properly, we'll ruin our reputation."

Jiang Hui pondered for a moment and quickly offered his solution.

A direct refusal would certainly be inappropriate.

But he doesn't want to be taken advantage of in a situation where it's obvious that someone is profiting from him.

With the mass production of the new generation BJ212, the spare parts supply at BAIC repair shops will definitely be resolved gradually.

Even if they don't adopt the modification plan from [Xiao Jiang Auto Repair], they can still upgrade the old BJ212 for customers according to BAIC's plan.

They are definitely capable of doing this business.

It just means we have to wait a while before we can do it.

Since that's the case, I'll focus on managing my time.

A group of mechanics from the BAIC repair shop came to learn for a month.

This past month has essentially meant that these skilled mechanics have been working for Jiang Hui.

It's free.

Once these people have learned how to do it, BAIC should have gradually solved the problem of parts matching for the new BJ212.

Even if Jiang Hui wanted to cause trouble, the BAIC repair shop could still do modification business on the old BJ212.

However, even if the BAIC repair shop can do it.

Jiang Hui felt that some of his clients would definitely continue to contact him.

After all, by then, his reputation would have entered a new phase.

"Do you really agree?"

Jiang Dadong was still thinking about how he should reply to Liu Yongzhe tomorrow.

The other party has helped me and Jiang Hui a lot this year.

"Yes, I agree."

"If your factory arranges for a master to come here for a month of training, I will definitely share everything I learn."

"You can send as many people as you want."

Jiang Hui answered again with great certainty.

"This—this—our factory will be competing with you for business later, you know that, right?"

Jiang Dadong was worried that his son was too young and hadn't fully grasped the implications of the matter.

"Dad, don't worry, I understand all of this."

"Then you can ask Director Liu for permission to personally lead a team to come and learn."

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"I can guarantee you'll learn it, but it will definitely take a month."

Jiang Hui reiterated the importance of the timeframe.

He also suggested that his father lead the team.

In this way, the mechanics at the BAIC repair shop can work for me for a whole month.

It's really hard to say who got the better deal.