Siheyuan: Rebirth of a comfortable life starts with Shazhu

To say that a top-two ranked company in mainland China has excessively slow technological development, and that its leadership is incompetent...
Only He Yuzhu could say something like that.

In fact, most of their peers regarded Sijiucheng Motorcycle Factory as a model to learn from.

This is not an exaggeration, but a fact.

The motorcycle factory in Sijiucheng can't compare to the one in Shanghai in terms of its historical and cultural heritage.

To be honest, those in Beijing are the apprentices.

An apprentice can now rival his master, taking turns holding the top two spots in the national motorcycle market.

For a long time, to have the Shanghai motorcycle factories under its thumb was already a remarkable achievement.

Therefore, the pride of those factory leaders is indeed understandable.

However, He Yuzhu made the assertion that "opening up the market will lead to certain death."

This instantly plunged the atmosphere into an abyss of coldness.

It wasn't that Lao Niu disagreed with what He Yuzhu said, but rather that every word He Yuzhu said allowed him to calm down and think things through.

As for Comrade Xiao Qiu, he's still eating peanut shells.

The kind without peanuts.

He Yuzhu was even thinking about whether he should move the peanut shells in front of him to Comrade Xiao Qiu.

This will prevent the young man from thinking about eating chicken bones or something after he's finished the peanut shells.

It's not that He Yuzhu likes to concern himself with such trivial details.

Rather, it was when he was bragging to those old men in the park in his previous life.

Whenever this situation occurs.

Then inevitably another old man will come up with a different argument to refute He Yuzhu's statement.

But given the situation on the ground, He Yuzhu's boast was unfounded.

But not a single person fawned over him or even considered refuting him.

This left He Yuzhu unsure of how to proceed.

Keep bragging, no rivals, no presence...

Bringing the topic back, He Yuzhu thought that if he gave Lao Niu and Xiao Qiu a futon, the two of them might be able to instantly become Buddhas and immortals.

He hadn't considered what the private economy meant to a group like ours; it was still an untouchable taboo.

Most people who think about this have a condescending perspective, believing that appropriately relaxing restrictions would give ordinary people a way to survive.

Instead of thinking that the private sector can become an effective supplement to the collective economy in the future.

Furthermore, it is in a position of competition with collective enterprises.

That's unimaginable right now.

Comrade Xiao Qiu finally finished eating the peanut shells. He rummaged around with his chopsticks and found a piece of ginger, which he then stuffed into his mouth.

"Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey..." The pungent smell of ginger brought Comrade Xiao Qiu back to his senses.

He quickly covered his mouth and spat out all the kitchen waste.

This made Comrade Xiao Qiu a little shy.

After rinsing his mouth with the tea beside him, he raised his wine glass and politely invited He Yuzhu to a toast: "Teacher He, let me offer you a drink."

I used to underestimate those street vendors.

He Yuzhu's glass was empty, but he still obligingly picked up his cup and gave it a perfunctory clinking with the one opposite him.

He laughed and said, "Small businesses can grow big. In fact, I personally believe that the smaller the business, the stronger our advantages."

A small button, sold only in one village, would only fetch a few cents at most.

But if everyone in the country buys your buttons, that would be a business worth at least tens of millions or hundreds of millions of yuan a year.

Similarly, if this button factory could expand its business all over the world...

That's a production value of hundreds of millions, billions, or even tens of billions.

This has boosted the upstream and downstream industries, generated revenue for the local area, and helped solve the employment problems of ordinary people.

That number can be infinitely large.

Even if a motorcycle can sell for a few thousand yuan, if the annual sales volume is only a few hundred or a few thousand units, it can't be considered a pillar industry. The upstream and downstream industries it can influence are very, very small..."

From He Yuzhu's words, it is clear that he harbors deep resentment towards the motorcycle factory.

That's normal. Back when He Yuzhu was in the TV factory, although his position was relatively low, he was the one who secured three trump cards for Sijiucheng Industry.

Television manufacturers are now trading blows with small businesses in the low-end Asian market.

Since partnering with a certain company, we have absorbed a lot of technology from foreign companies.

Sometimes, they even venture into the mid-range market and cause trouble for their smaller competitors.

Friendship brand televisions are now quite well-known in the Asian market.

Durable and affordable, it has become the first choice for many low- and middle-income families.

They also traded television production technology with Shanghai for tape recorders and motorcycles.

The tape recorder factory, though quiet and unassuming, hasn't achieved much success in foreign trade.

But that's because we're far behind in diodes and semiconductors.

If the hardware isn't good enough, there's nothing that can be done about it.

But their factory is making steady progress.

Every year, there has been growth in foreign trade business.

This motorcycle factory was the one that He Yuzhu had the most faith in.

The Happiness 250 technology introduced by this factory is not outdated in the current Asian market.

It even has certain advantages in terms of cost and practicality.

But precisely because it had the advantage, it lost the motivation to move forward.

This was a wasted opportunity to defeat foreign products.

They also missed an opportunity to update and iterate the entire industry chain.

Originally, He Yuzhu ran these three factories, plus the 'small specialized business' he was determined to create.

It is entirely possible to develop a relatively advanced industrial chain.

Because the motorcycle manufacturers are not performing well, the entire industry chain lacks the driving force to move forward.

The key point is that the city government acknowledges his contribution in this regard.

However, some comrades also believe that He Yuzhu is too radical.

No one is wrong.

They're considering the domestic market.

The entire industry chain is already in a leading position in China.

As for comparing it with the outside world, there is no specific object of comparison.

Besides, there's no requirement from above.

On one hand, they spend the vast majority of the factory's profits to pursue what He Yuzhu called Asia's leading position.

On the one hand, they hand over more profits and provide more benefits to the factory workers, satisfying the vast majority of them.

Anyone in a leadership position at a motorcycle factory would definitely choose the latter.

"Then what can our local government do?" Qiu Yingjie asked another question that he was particularly concerned about.

He Yuzhu pondered for a moment before saying, "Under the current circumstances, there are many things that cannot be done."

Therefore, non-interference is the best form of help.

As for what can be done, we can support individual small business owners with ideas and drive, allowing them to set an example.

The key is to operate with integrity and dare to work hard...

He Yuzhu's words were basically nonsense.

What kind of management expertise does he possess?
What he said was something he had seen in TV dramas in his previous life.

Every successful entrepreneur will encounter one or two benefactors during the entrepreneurial process.

He hoped Qiu Yingjie would be that benefactor. (End of Chapter)