Countercurrent 1982

Chapter 912 Sense of Crisis

This workshop looked a little old from the outside, obviously it was built much earlier than the previous workshop. Under the leadership of Asada Jiro, Duan Yun and the three came to this old workshop again.

Generally speaking, the place where some factories in China store scrapped equipment would look very dirty and messy, but after entering this workshop, Duan Yun and Zhao Xuewu were surprised.

Like the workshop I visited before, it is also very clean here. The assembly line in the middle part is still in operation, and on the left side of the factory building, there are seven or eight elderly workers who are operating machines there. The degree of automation is far less than that of The previous workshop was advanced.

Through Asada Jiro's introduction, Duan Yun learned that the machines operated by these old workers were old production lines ready for sale, which immediately attracted the attention of Duan Yun and Zhao Xuewu.

It stands to reason that production line equipment will be shut down and disassembled in general, but production is still maintained here, and the domestic market is definitely not profitable. The products produced may be used as parts for repairing old products, so the entire production line equipment is still in operation.

Duan Yun and Zhao Xuewu were very surprised at how well this production line was preserved. According to Asada Jiro, this production line has been in operation for more than 6 years. Given the ever-changing competition in the Japanese electronics industry, this production line should have been abandoned long ago. However, from the appearance, the production line equipment is well maintained, just like a new product that has just left the factory. Duan Yun even saw two Japanese maintenance workers oiling and maintaining the machines one by one.

"Can we see the products of this production line?" Duan Yun asked Asada Jiro through a translator.

"Yes, please follow me to the product warehouse." Asada Jiro said politely.

Afterwards, the three of Duan Yun came to a warehouse next to the workshop.

Whether the assembly line is good or bad, you only need to look at the equipment he produces to draw conclusions most conveniently and quickly.

The products in the warehouse are stacked very neatly, and each shelf position is marked with a clear product name, production date, and quality inspection status.

At present, the production of tape recorders in Japan is becoming more and more miniaturized. The appearance of the Sony Walkman has led to a wave of new technological changes for domestic manufacturers in Japan. The new workshop just now actually produces mini small recorders with many functions and good sound quality. , easy to carry, has become a trend in the Japanese tape recorder market.

What Duan Yun saw in the warehouse of the old workshop were some more traditional products. From the appearance point of view, there is no difference from the domestically produced products. Except for some small differences in design and function, the others are basically the same. the same.

However, there is no doubt that the quality of the radio recorders made in Japan is good. In fact, they have reached the top of the current product in the radio recorders. This is inseparable from the craftsmanship of Japanese companies to strive for perfection.

However, the decline of the Japanese electronics industry after many years was not because of the quality of their products, but because they chose the wrong direction and took the wrong path.

Japan has always attached great importance to analog technology, and predicted that digital technology will be expensive and difficult to popularize. Therefore, when the United States successfully launches VCD with digital technology, Japan is doomed to lag behind.

Japan's strength is the combination of electronic technology and precision machinery. Its electronic industry companies are large-scale and have a complete supply chain. Video recorders are the pinnacle of civilian products. If it were not for the impact of American digital technology, I am afraid that it will still be the world's hegemon in future generations.

But for now, Duan Yun still needs to import an electronic analog production line from Japan. Taking advantage of the hot domestic home appliance market in the past few years, he can make some quick money for a while, and then turn to the research and development of digital technology products, such as VCD and DVD, and digital cameras. and other products, so as to open up its own corner overtaking and become the dream of the world's top electronics company.

Later, Asada Jiro demonstrated the performance of the recorder products produced by their old production line to Duan Yun and others.

Duan Yun has a certain understanding of the performance of domestic tape recorders in the past two years. In terms of sound quality, the sound effect of the tape recorders produced by Honjo Co., Ltd. sounds very clear, and it is indeed better than similar domestic tape recorders.

What also caught Duan Yun’s attention was that the tape recorder motors produced by Honjo Co., Ltd. used integrated circuit stabilizers, while most of the tape recorders produced by domestic manufacturers used mechanical steady-speed motors. This kind of mechanical steady-speed motors was noisy. The structure is complicated, and the durability is also poor. This is also the biggest highlight of Duan Yun's tape recorder products produced by Honjo Co., Ltd.

After visiting the factory, Duan Yun, Zhao Xuewu and translator Wang Liang were taken to the company's restaurant at noon.

During the meal, Asada has been trying to sell this second-hand production line of their factory to Duan Yun, but because Duan Yun still has two factories to visit, he can't give him a formal answer yet.

Zhao Xuewu, who was sitting next to Duan Yun, became a little silent at this time. Today's visit to the factory of Honzhuang Co., Ltd. touched his heart very much. He seemed to be thinking about something all the time, and his expression was a little stagnant.

In the afternoon, Duan Yun, Zhao Xuewu and others came to visit the Baci electronics factory. This visit also impressed Duan Yun and Zhao Xuewu, especially the degree of automation and management mode of Japanese companies, which are all domestic companies. far out of reach.

Back at the hotel in Tokyo at night, Zhao Xuewu took out the blueprints he drew during his factory visit today, and carefully sorted and compared them.

Today I visited two companies, and tomorrow I will inspect the last Japanese electronics factory, and then I may have to set aside a day for negotiations. At the earliest, I can leave Japan and return home the day after tomorrow.

"Our country's electronics industry is too backward..." After sorting out the inspection materials, Zhao Xuewu received them with emotion.

The visit to Japan this time gave Zhao Xuewu a lot of insight. Although he knew that the electronics industry in Japan was developed, he did not expect that it had reached this level. This also made Zhao Xuewu feel deeply that the domestic electronics industry and The huge gap in Japan's advanced technology also gave him a deep sense of crisis in the development of domestic electronics.

Even in Zhao Xuewu's view, he may not see the day when the domestic electronics industry surpasses Japan in his lifetime.

"We have to eat at one bite, and we have to walk a little bit, but as long as we work hard, sooner or later we will reach or even surpass these little Japans." Duan Yun said lightly, and then said: "Master Zhao, what do you think today? Which of these two electronics factories has a better production line?"

"The production lines of these two are similar, but from the perspective of equipment maintenance, I think the second-hand production line of the Butz Electronics Factory I visited in the afternoon is better. I looked at the nameplates on the equipment before, and some equipment has only been used for more than three years. Basically, it is almost the same as brand new equipment." Zhao Xuewu said to Duan Yun.

(End of this chapter)