Material Empire

In the sleeper car of the westbound train, Ning Zhongying and Qin Hai sat face to face by the window, while watching the scenery passing by outside the window, they discussed in low voices the technical issues in the pile of orders.

"Xiao Qin, I have bet the reputation and future of the whole factory on you. If you are bragging, not only will I not be able to protect Zhongying at the end of the festival, but hundreds of people in Qingfeng factory will be implicated by you It's gone." Ning Zhongying said to Qin Hai in a half-joking, half-serious tone.

Qin Hai laughed and said: "Mr. Ning's words are exaggerated. We didn't spend a penny on localization. Even if we can't produce qualified products in the end, it's just a waste of our own time. How can we say that it affects the factory? What about the future?"

Ning Zhongying shook his head and said: "You don't know now. The Pusang project is not an ordinary project. It is directly concerned by the central leadership. If it is done well, it will be a political achievement. If it is done poorly, it will be a political mistake. We If we have connected more than 30 kinds of accessories at once, if it turns out that we have no ability in this area, it will be defrauding the organization, which is a very serious problem.”

"It can't be..." Qin Hai said with a sad face, "Since this is the case, why are you so bold, Director Ning, to directly accept more than 30 products. If we only accept one decorative panel project, it is considered a There was a mistake, at least the mistake was smaller, right?"

Ning Zhongying scolded with staring eyes: "It's not because I believe in you. If you pat your chest and say that these problems can't trouble you, I will take a gamble with you. If you win the bet, our Qingfeng Factory will be able to Leap to become the top big factory in Anhe province. If I lose the bet, the big deal will make me not even be the director of the research room, and they can still deduct my pension?"

"Uh... the old man... mighty." Qin Hai was speechless.

The longer he has been in contact with Ning Zhongying, Qin Hai can feel the strong aura of Jianghu in Ning Zhongying. Ning Zhongying is definitely not an "old revolutionary" in the traditional sense. The so-called adhering to principles, upright and other commendatory words seem a little bit against Ning Zhongying. If Qin Hai had to evaluate it, Ning Zhongying was an old fox, both good and evil, able to keep the big principles, but never stick to the small details.

For example, when he was the director of the factory, he received and sent off the leaders of other companies or government officials. Strictly speaking, it was generous to the country and the company, and it was a practice of dishonesty. However, in Chinese society, if a business leader is really indifferent and refuses to make friends with these "relationship households", he will end up struggling, unable to do anything, and will eventually drag the entire company into the quagmire.

For another example, Ning Zhongying certainly had some reason to squeeze Wei Baolin away, but if he hadn't relied on his personal relationship with Deputy Mayor Chai Peide, it would be delusional to successfully counterattack. Ning Zhongying did not follow the normal organizational procedures to complain about Wei Baolin to the county, but went through the back door of Chai Peide, which is considered a dishonorable practice.

Ning Zhongying really took a huge risk in participating in the parts bidding of Pusang Automobile this time. For the same thing, if you change it to another enterprise leader, such as Wei Baolin, a young cadre who cherishes his personal feathers, he will at least hesitate again and again. But Ning Zhongying was different. When he needed to take risks, he dared to put all his eggs in one basket. This kind of bachelor's energy made Qin Hai, a traveler, feel inferior.

As for the fact that he said "what about me" in front of a young worker, this is simply a trivial matter. In front of Ning Zhongying, Qin Hai did belong to the generation of nephew and nephew. Ning Zhongying called himself "Lao Tzu", and Qin Hai could only accept it.

"Qin Hai, tell me the truth now, can you master these technologies?" Ning Zhongying stared at Qin Hai and asked forcefully.

Qin Hai shrugged his shoulders to show his disdain for Ning Zhongying's interrogation method, and replied: "Old man, you just have to be 100% careful. Although I, Xiao Qin, is young, when has my speech been unreliable?"

"I'm surprised, so many big factories can't solve the problem, why do you think it is an extremely simple problem? Could it be that you are a genius?" out.

Qin Hai thought for a while and said, "Well, I think there are several aspects. First, the bureaucratic style of those big companies is too serious, and they are afraid that they will cause trouble if they fail to solve technical problems, so they gave up after a little bit of difficulty. Does Director Ning feel right?"

Ning Zhongying nodded: "Maybe there is something like this."

"Secondly, I have indeed worked hard on materials science, and I have also been taught by Professor Chen Heqian and some other professors, so I can be regarded as a famous teacher and apprentice." Qin Hai then took Chen Heqian out as his own shield.

Ning Zhongying didn't know Chen Heqian's status before, but seeing that Ma Changfeng and Yang Xinyu worshiped him so much, he could feel his arrogance. Hearing that Qin Hai said that he had been taught by Chen Heqian, and thus had some advantages, Ning Zhongying nodded again.

"The third thing... Maybe I'm lucky. I happened to read some materials on these aspects when I was studying in the past, and I had some ideas. I just used these accessories to practice my hands." Qin Hai made up another reason for himself, although This reason is actually not tenable at all. How many engineers and technicians in large factories have never seen the information he saw casually as a young man. Who would believe such a story?

Ning Zhongying didn't pursue it any further. Qin Hai's previously demonstrated technology was already convincing. Ning Zhongying himself was not a technical expert, so he couldn't find anything out of it after further investigation. He changed the subject and asked, "Xiao Qin, now that we have received so many orders, how do you think about the next step?"

Qin Haidao: "Director Zhao promised to find us an order of 100,000 yuan in Haidong Province. After you go back, you must immediately send Section Chief Xiao to bring a few people over to pick up some traditional business that we are more familiar with. We'll talk about it after we've made a living."

"It's natural, I already have this plan." Ning Zhongying nodded and said.

Qin Hai said again: "Exporting rotary tillage blades to Japan involves several technical links, including the transformation of steelmaking electric furnaces, testing of steel formulations, and improvement of later heat treatment processes. I will solve these problems together with Section Chief Leng. If everything goes well, we can take out samples and formally sign a contract with Toshi Nakamura in a month at most. However, the issue of funding must be settled first, otherwise I will be too smart to be able to cook without rice."

"You told me last time that you need an investment of 20,000 yuan, is that true?" Ning Zhongying asked.

"Exactly." Qin Hai said.

"I'll approve this money for you as soon as I get back!" Ning Zhongying said without hesitation.

"Old factory director Sheng Ming." Qin Hai flattered Ning Zhongying again, and then said, "The most troublesome thing is the auto parts."

"Tell me, where is the trouble?" Ning Zhongying said.

Qin Haidao: "These more than 30 kinds of accessories involve hundreds of core processes of materials. I just know the idea of ​​solving the problem, but to determine the material formula and heat treatment process parameters, a lot of experiments must be carried out. Not only When it comes to the cost of experimental materials, there is also the purchase of some special experimental equipment. Even..."

Speaking of this, Qin Hai also hesitated, he didn't know if it was appropriate to continue.

"Come on, why are you hesitating?" Ning Zhongying urged.

Qin Haidao: "If possible, I hope to establish a special experimental center to do these experiments, which requires a large enough venue."

Building an experimental center for a small agricultural machinery factory is indeed a bit shocking, so Qin Hai hesitated about it, for fear that Ning Zhongying would disapprove.

Ning Zhongying didn't say anything to Qin Hai's words, but asked calmly, "How much will it cost in total for what you said?"

Qin Haidao: "I didn't calculate carefully, it should be more than 1 million, and it may even reach several million."

Qin Hai thought that the number of 1 million would surprise Ning Zhongying, but he was wrong, Ning Zhongying still just nodded slightly when he heard these words, as expected. After a moment of silence, Ning Zhongying asked, "Xiao Qin, if these experiments are successful, how much profit can we make if we sell all these more than 30 products?"

"After deducting the share for cooperative enterprises, we should be able to save 10 million to 20 million." Qin Hai replied.

"Every year?" Ning Zhongying confirmed.

"Every year!" Qin Hai replied.

Qingfeng factory took away more than 30 kinds of accessories this time, with a combined unit price of more than 4,000 yuan. According to the goal of Pujiang Automobile Factory, the annual output of Pusang Automobile will reach more than 100,000 in the next few years, which means that the annual output value of auto parts provided by Qingfeng Factory can reach 400 million.

After deducting the cost and the profit allocated to the cooperative enterprises, it is not a problem for Qingfeng Factory to have a net profit of more than 10 million.

"Damn, it's worth it!" Ning Zhongying's eyes seemed to be on fire. In fact, Qin Hai did the calculations, and Ning Zhongying himself did the calculations, and the profits he calculated were even higher than Qin Hai's estimates, because he had a more thorough understanding of the production costs of Qingfeng Factory than Qin Hai. It was precisely because he saw such a huge profit that he did not hesitate to go all out and accompany Qin Hai crazy.

"However, can we afford the initial investment of one or two million yuan?" Qin Hai reminded.

"I'll go to Lao Chai and ask him to help us get a loan from the bank. If it doesn't work, I'll mortgage the Qingfeng factory to the bank, and I will get the loan no matter what." Ning Zhongying said boldly.

With a longing for the bright future of Qingfeng Factory, the old and the young only hated the train moving too slowly, and wished they could fly back to Pingyuan with their wings, and immediately began to arrange various tasks.

At Pingyuan Railway Station, there were also two people anxiously looking at the big clock hanging on the platform, waiting for the direct express train from Pujiang.