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

Chapter 171 A Bountiful 1992

Winters in the capital are quite cold.

The cold wind howled, and the occasional cawing of crows from the branches of the poplar trees added to the desolation of the winter.

However, inside the Jianghui Motorcycle Manufacturing Plant, the scene was one of bustling activity.

Hans has completely opened up the J71 market in Europe.

The monthly export volume has stabilized at 4000 vehicles, and is even approaching 5000 vehicles.

This result is definitely very good.

To date, Jianghui Motorcycle Manufacturing Plant has exported more than 2 J71 three-wheeled motorcycles.

The company generated a total profit of over 1.5 million yuan through various channels.

In 1992, this was an absolutely astronomical figure.

To put it bluntly, Jiang Hui is now one of the earliest billionaires in China.

Whether he is the richest man is hard to say, but if there were a rich list at this time, he would definitely be on it.

"Thanks to everyone's joint efforts, our factories all developed very rapidly last year."

"Especially motorcycle factories and equipment factories, their achievements are remarkable and obvious to all."

"Next year's results should also be something to look forward to."

With 1992 drawing to a close, Jiang Hui was certain he would convene a meeting of key management personnel to reach a consensus—

Next, let's make some plans for next year.

The next few years will definitely be a period of rapid development for the private sector.

Jiang Hui didn't want to miss these opportunities.

"This year, the turnover of our various factories exceeded 1 million for the first time, and we broke several major records of 1 million, 2 million and 3 million at once."

"It directly reached 3.4 million yuan, making it the largest private enterprise in the capital region, and even ranking among the top private enterprises in the country."

Lin Wanqiu, as the finance manager, also gave a brief overview of last year's revenue.

Information such as profits is definitely not something that can be discussed directly.

But the turnover is different.

The $4000 million export order from the Wudaoying Equipment Factory directly translates into a turnover of 2.2 million RMB.

Jianghui Motorcycle Factory has produced over 2 J71 motorcycles, and sales have exceeded 1 million yuan.

These two business segments alone account for over 3 million yuan in sales.

In addition, the turnover of various factories such as Wudaoying Parts Factory, Wudaoying Bearing Factory, Wudaoying Gear Factory, Xiaojiang Repair Shop, and Xiaojiang Modification Factory can also be estimated to some extent.

So even if Lin Wanqiu didn't say it, many people already had a rough idea of ​​the numbers.

"This year, everyone in all factories will receive an extra month's salary as a year-end bonus, and the motorcycle factory and equipment factory will receive an additional month's salary as a special contribution award."

Jiang Hui wasn't the kind of boss who was reluctant to pay.

For a long time, the wages at his factories have been benchmarked against those of state-owned enterprises.

In terms of benefits and compensation, it won't be any worse.

Aside from social status, there wasn't much Jiang Hui could do under those special circumstances.

He did his best to ensure that everyone received adequate supplies.

Otherwise, it wouldn't be very competitive.

With such good performance this year, it's only natural to give some extra incentives.

These days, year-end bonuses aren't a mainstream trend; an extra month's or two months' salary is already considered a significant financial incentive.

That's quite a show of sincerity.

In addition, the variety of New Year's goods and supplies will definitely increase during the Spring Festival.

"Master, once this news is disseminated, I estimate that the number of people who want to come to our Wudaoying Equipment Factory and Motorcycle Factory will immediately surge like a swarm of locusts."

Li Shigui is in a very good mood right now.

Jiang Hui's decision is undoubtedly an affirmation of his achievements over the past year.

Although many of the ideas for the development of Wudaoying Equipment Factory were personally formulated by Jiang Hui, and even some of the technical solutions were directly provided by him.

The contributions of professors from the Department of Optoelectronic Engineering at Beijing Institute of Technology were also significant, but his role as factory director was absolutely indispensable.

His focus has now basically shifted from the parts factory to the equipment factory.

According to Jiang Hui's plan, in the future, auto parts will be a business unit, equipment will be a business unit, and motorcycles and automobiles will each be a separate business unit.

For many years to come, we will continue to develop based on these four business divisions.

Relatively speaking, what he is best at and enjoys most is dealing with all kinds of equipment.

Especially now that hot stamping forming production lines have been developed, their future is limitless.

There's absolutely no need to worry about not having orders in the next few years.

According to what Jiang Hui told him, in the next twenty years, the number of hot stamping production lines invested and built globally will not be less than 200, or even more.

In this way, even if their factory only captures half of the market, it would still generate an astonishing turnover.

Moreover, their factory doesn't just produce hot stamping production lines; they also manufacture many other types of equipment.

Furthermore, some entirely new equipment is under development, and the business will continue to grow in the future.

"Relevant departments are now encouraging employees of government agencies and state-owned factories to take unpaid leave. In the next few years, there will definitely be a lot more people willing to leave the system and start their own businesses."

"Especially with the rapid development of private enterprises, some uncompetitive state-owned enterprises will face difficulties."

"At that time, let alone bonuses, even basic wages will be difficult to guarantee."

"Next year, all our factories can consider poaching some skilled workers or technicians from state-owned enterprises in the same industry."

"We aim to double the number of employees in all our factories by next year."

This year is a very significant year in the history of the development of private enterprises.

Jiang Hui certainly couldn't miss this opportunity.

The next few years will be a good time to seize opportunities.

"I have already connected with some people at Beiyi Machine Tool Factory, and more people will be joining our factory in the future."

Li Shigui was the first to step forward and express his opinion.

"We are also communicating with some technicians and workers from BAIC Motor."

"A batch of people will start working immediately after the New Year, and we will also contact people from other parts factories later."

"Our targets include personnel from factories such as Taipei Nei and Taipei Gear."

Lin Yuanwu also serves as the deputy director of the motorcycle factory, while the director is Jiang Hui.

In reality, Lin Yuanwu is in charge of the day-to-day operations.

"Master, regarding the modification and repair shops, I plan to integrate some future plans to train a group of people with car design skills."

A technician with expertise in the entire vehicle manufacturing process.

"When we want to produce cars in the future, we can directly switch to this model."

As Jiang Hui's apprentice, Fan Weimin also had a clear idea of ​​some of the future plans.

There is already a Jianghui Motorcycle Manufacturing Plant, and sooner or later there will be a Jianghui Automobile Manufacturing Plant.

Especially this year, the equipment factory and motorcycle factory made so much money, which has laid a solid foundation for entering the automobile manufacturing industry in the future.

After all, it's extremely difficult to get into the automotive industry without sufficient funding and technical preparation.

Even if we were to do it, there would be a lot of pressure in the early stages.

For example, Geely Automobile did not develop particularly well in its first few years.

The quality of the cars produced is also worrying.

If Jiang Hui wants to get into the car business, he definitely hopes that his first product will be a resounding success.

This requires a lot of preparation work in advance.

"Your idea is excellent. We can start by training some of the people in the modification and repair shops to improve their drafting skills."

"At the very least, we should be able to disassemble a car and draw up the blueprints for each of its parts."

"This job may not seem particularly difficult, but it requires careful consideration of the data requirements regarding the selection of materials and precision settings for the parts."

"It is extremely difficult to truly possess such an ability."

Jiang Hui has a system that he can use to access information such as the materials and dimensions of various car parts.

However, it's impossible for him to make every single part himself.

That way, you won't do anything and won't have enough time.

Therefore, we need to equip our subordinates with reverse engineering capabilities so that they can review the drawings of key components and provide corresponding modification suggestions.

This way, the speed can be much faster.

As for developing a completely new product, he never even considered that.

Which car company's first car wasn't directly based on a mature product from another OEM?

If you try to run before you've even learned to walk or crawl, you'll suffer a great loss.

Of course, there are techniques to learning from others.

You can't be 100% identical to someone else; you have to make at least 1% changes.

Otherwise, it would be quite difficult to find a reason not to lose a lawsuit.

"Yes, I will focus on developing the skills of these personnel as a key skill for core technical staff in modification shops and repair shops next year."

Fan Weimin naturally understood the importance and difficulty involved.

"It's not necessary to force everyone to have this ability."

"Some people just like to repair or modify cars themselves, but they don't want to draw up blueprints. So let them do what they like."

"Some people prefer to stay in the office drawing blueprints, so let's cultivate their skills in that area."

"For this part of the manpower, we can focus on retiring technicians and engineers."

"Otherwise, starting from scratch to cultivate them yourself would be extremely difficult."

These days, all college students are considered the cream of the crop, and even vocational school graduates are guaranteed job placement.

Even if Xiao Jiang's repair shop and modification shop have developed, no college student would easily give up their secure job to join them.

Even if there were a few willing to take the risk, they certainly wouldn't be able to satisfy Jiang Hui's needs with manpower alone.

As for training them ourselves, that's certainly possible and something we need to do.

However, most of the people he recruited were junior high school graduates, or at most high school graduates.

Having the ability to independently draw blueprints is not so easy.

However, it's different for those who are directly employed and retired.

After selecting personnel with the ability to draw blueprints and briefly explaining the requirements, they can quickly start working.

The key point is that retirees' salary requirements are not that high, so it's very useful.

"If we want to manufacture cars in the future, we may need to consider the issue of production qualifications in advance."

"Currently, relevant departments have not allowed private enterprises to manufacture cars."

Lin Wanqiu added from the side.

She rarely objected to the strategies formulated by Jiang Hui.

More often, they are just picking up on the left and right, filling in the gaps.

"The production qualification issue is indeed a problem, but we are now a major exporter."

"In the future, a joint venture can also be established in the name of a company set up in the port city."

"As long as we can attract enough foreign exchange, obtaining production qualifications shouldn't be too difficult."

If Jiang Hui were penniless and wanted to build cars, it would be harder than climbing to heaven.

Both Chery Automobile and Geely Automobile had trouble obtaining production licenses in their early days.

However, Jiang Hui is no longer what he used to be. His equipment factory and motorcycle factory are now major exporters and earners of foreign exchange.

If Jiang Hui were to enter the car manufacturing industry under these circumstances, the capital city would definitely help him find a way to obtain production qualifications.

If things can't be resolved in the capital, then he'll go to Shenzhen or Guangzhou.

He believed that the relevant departments in the capital would certainly not stand idly by and watch a car manufacturing project fall to another place.

In particular, the importance of attracting investment will become increasingly important in the coming years, and the assessment of economic development will become a major performance indicator for relevant personnel.

This is the best time for the development of private enterprises.

"Master, when do we plan to enter the car manufacturing industry?"

Li Shigui asked a question that everyone was very concerned about.

Jiang Hui has always said that he wants to build cars in the future, but there has never been any definite answer as to when he will start building cars.

"It depends on the situation and when a suitable opportunity arises."

"However, it certainly won't be that fast next year. The focus next year will still be on motorcycles and equipment."

"It's highly likely that the car company will be officially established around 1995, and we will definitely launch our own new model by 2000 at the latest."

Jiang Hui's words were indeed true.

The opportunity is crucial.

For example, if a key leader suddenly comes to inspect the area, the issue of automobile production qualifications can be raised if there is a suitable opportunity.

If things go smoothly, then naturally we'll immediately establish a car company and start venturing into the car manufacturing industry.

From project initiation to mass production, even if it's copying someone else's mature product, it still takes at least two years.

Therefore, it's really difficult to give a definite answer to many things right now.

"If we're going to build cars in the future, what direction will our first model take?"

"If so, I can have the technicians study and learn about it in detail later."

Fan Weimin's question drew everyone's attention back to Jiang Hui.

This is clearly a very critical issue.

The choice of which car model to produce for the first product will profoundly influence the car manufacturer's subsequent development direction and path.

"Currently, the relevant departments are providing the strongest support for the development of sedans, so our first product will definitely be a sedan."

Although Jiang Hui knew that SUVs had great potential for future growth, there was no doubt that sedans would have the largest market share in the next decade.

The first product should definitely be a sedan.

We will consider launching an SUV model later.

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