1988: Back to the human world for a few years

Chapter 326 The Second Generation Still Has Some Effect

As time entered March, there was finally a slight breath of spring in Qi and Lu. Although there was still a hint of chill in the wind from time to time, people could already take off their thick cotton coats and walk on the streets wearing only thick or thin sweaters.

Just like the increasingly evident spring, Dahua Asset Management Company, which was officially listed for just over a month, obviously did not directly intervene in the operation and management of its tertiary industry projects, but a large number of these previously struggling units have begun to turn losses into profits... Although there are only more than 40 units whose business conditions have improved, and the profit margin is not large, the year-on-year growth rate is quite gratifying.

The most important thing is that as the business conditions of these more than 40 tertiary industry units began to improve, the hundreds of employees laid off in the first batch at the headquarters have been gradually transferred to these units. If this momentum can be maintained in March, even if the second batch of laid-off employees will be much larger than the first batch, there may not be enough new jobs to accommodate them... If it can continue like this in the future, even if Dahua Company cannot complete all of its tasks this year, it will not be a problem to complete 70% to 80%.

Of course, this is an outsider's view.

As the manipulator behind the scenes, Mr. Yang naturally knew that this wishful thinking was complete nonsense.

Finding a new way and relying on the sinking market to revitalize the business of these tertiary industry projects is certainly the core idea of ​​his work this year, but with the current consumption power of the rural market, how can it fully absorb so much production capacity?

Even if those one hundred villages have gradually become commodity distribution centers for nearby villages and towns, and the total impact range is close to more than nine hundred villages, it is impossible!

So, Yang Mo, who had just returned from the city, was feeling a little depressed.

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"Well, you just failed to reach a cooperation agreement with Wucheng Travel Vehicle Factory and Texas Automobile Modification Factory. Is it necessary for you to have such a bad face all the way?"

In the vice president's office, Miss Mu gave Yang Mo a cup of tea with a slightly annoyed look on her face. "Don't blame them for not giving you and your boss face. Although the total order of 70 million sounds like a lot, your basic vehicles are purchased from Dongfeng Automobile Factory. They are only asked to modify and debug them. At most, they can make 8 or 9 million from it. This revenue has dropped by nearly 90%."

"Well, you said that the domestic automobile industry is in a downturn, and production and orders have been declining for several consecutive years. Even if the eight or nine million in revenue is shared by the two companies, it is not a small amount."

"But the problem is that you are asking them to outsource some of the parts processing that does not require high technology, which is a bit too much."

At this point, Miss Mu looked at him with both anger and amusement: "You have worked in the drilling company for two years. You should know that in a production unit, the less technically demanding the work is, the more labor-intensive it is... They were counting on this order to support these front-line workers, but you want to directly dismantle these processes that are related to the jobs of hundreds of employees. It would be strange if they agree to it!"

The logic behind this is easy to understand. Unlike private enterprises in later generations that only pursue economic interests, the more important task of today's state-owned enterprises is to create employment and ensure that everyone does not starve to death as much as possible. Therefore, over time, their organizations have become so bloated and their efficiency so low.

Although a large part of the reason for the low efficiency is due to the lack of enthusiasm and laziness of employees, another part of the reason is deliberate design... If you don't split one person's work into three people, how can you support so many people?
Therefore, unless there is a document issued from above, how can you ask them to outsource the processing links that can accommodate the employment problems of a large number of grassroots workers?

To put it bluntly, if the leaders of these two units dared to agree to Yang Mo's conditions, they would be blocked by their own employees in minutes.

Yang Mo glanced at the deserted outside and sighed heavily: "But I can't do anything about it. If I want to make the subsequent plans go smoothly, I must first inject enough fresh blood into those anchored rural areas... Even if we and Xialiu Sales Agency have a good mass base in those areas, the villagers have no money, so there is no point in talking about consumption!"

After swearing, Yang Mo pinched his temples with a headache: "You also know that if the mass base is good, with corresponding guidance, and linked with the urban market and foreign trade market, in rural areas, a one million industrial investment can at least play a tenfold leverage role!"

"So I have been instructing Yan Laoxi and his team to persuade and force those tertiary industry units to outsource some of their industrial links to them... Facts have proved that this model is feasible at the moment. With our good mass base, even though those fellow villagers have not yet completely crossed the basic survival line, their consumption enthusiasm is still visible to the naked eye."

"But the problem is that the commercial pilot area of ​​Dahua Industrial Park has not been fully built yet, and our business docking platform cannot be launched now... Before Dahua Company becomes a true value circulation hub, we have to continue to bring more industrial projects to the sinking market and create this momentum even if we have to grit our teeth and hold on... Otherwise, if we fail to do well in 99 out of 100 steps, it will be difficult to create a good atmosphere in the future!"

Mu Liya thought for a moment: "So you chose the automotive and logistics industries as important entry points for the first phase?"

The automobile industry has a very long industrial chain, and many secondary industries are derived from it. What's more, the profits from automobile manufacturing parts are still quite lucrative. Therefore, even if only some of the low-tech parts manufacturing links are transferred to rural areas in the initial stage, as long as the villagers work hard, not only can they obtain quite good benefits, but short industrial chains related to parts will also emerge rapidly like mushrooms after a spring rain, and then, under the coordination and deployment of Dahua Company and Xialiu Sales Agency, they will quickly break through the basic survival line.

Yang Mo nodded: "Yes, although Dezhou is one of the three major old industrial areas in Qilu, its industrial clusters show obvious bulk layout and fragmentation characteristics."

"Except for the fiberglass industry, food processing industry, and cotton textile industry, there are no truly complete industrial clusters... But there are actually quite a few industries with potential in Texas, such as the semiconductor-based instrument industry that has been developing slowly for half a century, the solar energy industry that has just begun to emerge, and the medium and long-distance logistics and bus industries."

"You have to know that one of the important reasons why we were able to receive so many preferential policies from the competent authorities of DZ City is that in addition to our commitment to invest 600 million this year, we will also promote the development of valuable industries in Dezhou as much as possible... Therefore, no matter from which aspect, choosing the automobile manufacturing industry, which is most closely related to our future plans, as the focus of investment in the first phase is the most appropriate choice."

At this point, Yang Mo smiled and said, "It just so happens that Dezhou has its own auto modification factory and Wucheng travel car factory, and DZ City and Wucheng have gradually developed a slightly larger auto parts industry since the 70s. But unfortunately, they are mainly engaged in passenger car manufacturing, and there is no mature manufacturing experience for large trucks and special trucks including cold chain trucks."

“So this is a very good breakthrough.”

"With an order volume of up to 6000 million, we can ask the Second Automobile Works, which is responsible for the production of Dongfeng trucks, to send relevant engineers to participate in and guide the modification technology of these basic vehicles, and even the modification authorization of some special vehicles...especially the modification authorization of cold chain vehicles and dump trucks."

"This shouldn't be difficult. After all, 6000 million is enough to buy more than ordinary Dongfeng trucks. In addition, the drilling company was one of the important customers of the Second Automobile Works. In addition, we are a central enterprise. With such a large order, it's not a big deal to give us some authorization and send some engineers to guide the technology... Anyway, China never cares about patents."

"In the automotive manufacturing industry, technology and experience are the most important. I originally thought that we provided them with more than 400 cars for training and invited experienced engineers to provide technical guidance. This would not only effectively promote the improvement and development of the city's automotive industry chain, but also provide them with valuable experience and opportunities to increase revenue. It shouldn't be too much to ask them to outsource the production process of some spare parts needed for modification, right?"

After sighing, Yang Mo felt a little bad: "Who would have thought that these two companies would refuse like this... and the leaders who attended the meeting didn't even speak up for me, they just acquiesced."

It's no wonder that Yang Mo was in a bad mood. Although Wucheng Travel Vehicle Factory is a star enterprise in Wucheng County, it's not very convenient for the city to speak directly to them...but you can help smooth things over on the spot and say subtly, "I'll communicate with the competent authorities in Wucheng County later."

However, the Dezhou Automobile Modification Factory is a unit directly under the municipal government. Before it opened its mouth to object, it glanced at the leaders present at the meeting several times. The meaning behind this is self-evident.

Miss Mu laughed. "Everywhere is under great pressure right now, not to mention an old industrial city like Texas. How could anyone rashly make such a decision before you come up with a suitable diversion plan? You really don't think you will give people a reason to criticize you!"

"Besides, although Dahua has been stationed in Dezhou for more than a month, in the eyes of the leaders, apart from working day and night on the project in the industrial park, there has been no real big move... You can't just ask to transfer the workers whose jobs were taken away to the construction site. Even if the workers are willing, the leaders can't agree!"

Hearing this, Yang Mo sighed in frustration: "Is it possible that we can only match those fellow villagers with foreign trade projects in advance, or promote the national chain project of Mo Mo Baizha in advance? Not to mention the mess of the plan, how many projects can be invested in by relying solely on Dahua Company's direct investment? This can't solve the problem of diverting hundreds of thousands of employees this year!"

While saying this, Yang Mo's mind was racing. Completing the business ecosystem in these rural areas and appropriately upgrading the industries were things that needed to be done, and Dahua Company simply did not have the ability to accomplish this independently. Ultimately, more units had to be involved. Since the plans in Dezhou were blocked, he had no choice but to give Lanling, which was also an old industrial area, a try.

As he thought about it, he unconsciously pulled Miss Mu's little hand into his hand, and then touched it restlessly.

Over the past month, although the two of them had only a few moments alone due to their busy work, their relationship had improved slightly... Although she was afraid that someone might get angry, Miss Mu still refused to let him hug her, but she had no problem with him touching her hand.

Mu Liya's face turned red, and she looked out the window guiltily at the office area where there were not many people left... As Dahua employees were gradually dispatched to those satellite companies for practical training, the number of employees in the office area was reduced by more than half.

Seeing this guy subconsciously drawing circles in the palm of her hand, Miss Mu, who was a little weak, could not bear the tingling sensation in her palm. She seized the opportunity and suddenly pulled her hand out.

"You... don't you know the situation? We're in the office!"

Mu Liya glared at him angrily and immediately changed the subject: "Since this matter is so important, why don't you ask Luo Luo to come over and ask her to help you come up with some ideas and see if there are any other solutions?"

Eggplant girl?

Yang Mo was stunned for a moment, then curled his lips in disapproval: "You mean Miss Lin? Isn't she the director of the Asset Preservation Department? What advice can she give on something like this?"

Hearing the undisguised contempt for her sisters in this fellow's words, Miss Mu looked at him with both anger and amusement: "You... the more I get along with you, the more arrogant you become."

"I know you don't have a very good impression of Luoluo, but do you look down on Luoluo too much?"

"Even if she's not as capable as you, she still has a good family background. Besides, Luoluo is my good sister... Anyway, you don't have anyone you can trust in Dahua right now, so why not invite Luoluo over and ask her if she has any unconventional ideas worth trying."

Oh?
Family background?
A wild way?
Yang Mo heard this and thought for a moment: "Alright, for your sake, I will give this Miss Lin who stays in the office doing nothing all day a chance to perform."

Lin Luosu had come to see him several times in the past month. Whenever they met, she would complain that the work in the asset protection department was extremely boring. As the director of the department, she had no work to do except staying in the office all day sleeping and daydreaming.

Obviously, Miss Lin, who is restless at heart, wants to pay a visit to Yang Mo and ask him to find her some serious work to stretch her muscles and gild her at the same time.

But unfortunately, Yang Mo always acted crazy and stupid, as if he didn't understand what she meant. Even if he repeatedly emphasized his relationship with Miss Mu, it didn't work at all.

However, this incident once again taught him a truth: even if it is a state-owned enterprise or a wealthy person, it is often not what you want it to be. Therefore, it is a feasible solution to properly explore the potential of a second-generation playboy like Miss Lin.

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Fifteen minutes later.

There was a clanging sound coming from Yang Mo's office.

Sitting carefree at the main seat of the tea table, Eggplant Girl looked like a tea swirl, placing the lid on the tea bowl that had just been replaced with new tea, and moving it around skillfully, with the steaming hot tea water splashing out in circles as the tea bowl kept spinning. "Car modification?"

"And subcontract out some of the processing of spare parts as much as possible?"

The Eggplant Girl was unconsciously fiddling with the tea bowl in her hand while frowning and thinking hard.

Although her family's resources are actually much more abundant than Miss Mu's, the automobile manufacturing industry is not as abundant as other industries. Therefore, there are actually quite a few automobile factories in various places. Even many counties have a variety of automobile brands. However, behind each automobile manufacturer, there are complicated connections. Even her mother and uncle may not be able to help much.

But the situation today was actually very clear. On the surface, it seemed that Yang Mo had encountered a very troublesome problem, so he did not hesitate to open his mouth and ask her for help; but on the other hand, it could also be seen as a test from this bastard.

snort!
Didn’t you see that although this guy talked about the problem as serious, there was never much worry between his brows?
Obviously, this guy is not without other alternative plans. If I dare to control him, let alone pay homage to him, I won’t know how I was cheated!
After pondering for a long while, Lin Luosu finally raised his head and glanced at Miss Mu who looked a little concerned, then turned his gaze to Yang Mo whose expression remained unchanged: "Actually, although this matter is very difficult to handle... there may be car manufacturers that are willing to make huge concessions."

Oh?
Yang Mo looked at the girl with some surprise as she cut her hair, which had just grown a little, short again close to her scalp. He actually didn't have much hope... At least, before this androgynous young lady asked her family for help, he didn't think that Lin Luosu could give him a specific solution on the spot.

Rubbing his chin with interest, Yang Mo leaned back in his chair and asked, "Minister Lin, do you have any familiar automobile factories?"

Lin Luosu glanced at Yang Mo's slightly lazy sitting posture, and became more and more certain that this guy must have some backup plan. He didn't beat around the bush: "I don't know what degree of familiarity you are talking about. Although my uncle is close to some car factories because of his work, it is basically impossible for him to directly intervene in such matters... Not to mention my uncle, even my mother can't intervene directly."

After showing her family background from the side, the eggplant girl changed the subject: "But not everything needs to be done recklessly, just like you asked Xialiu Sales Agency to contact those tertiary industry units in an open and aboveboard way of business cooperation. As long as you find the right target and the right method, some things are actually not that difficult."

Hearing the eggplant girl secretly complaining about him, Yang Mo laughed: "I'd like to hear more about it."

Seeing this, Lin Luosu did not hide it: "You have been to Qingdao for inspection before. Do you have some understanding of the Qingdao Automobile Manufacturing Plant?"

Qingdao Automobile Manufacturing Plant?

Hearing this completely unfamiliar name, Yang Mo frowned, then slowly shook his head.

Lin Luosu saw him shaking his head and was not surprised: "Although there are several automobile factories in Qingdao, they are not very famous in the industry, so it is normal that you have not paid attention to the Qingdao Automobile Manufacturing Plant... In fact, the performance of this automobile factory has been very poor in recent years. It is said that the higher-ups are planning to merge it into the FAW Manufacturing Plant and make it a Qingdao branch... Of course, the Qingdao Automobile Factory is definitely not happy about this kind of thing."

After pointing out some of the background, the eggplant girl continued, "Although the Qingdao Automobile Factory is not well-known in the industry, you would be wrong to think that they have no strength at all."

"In fact, as early as the 69s and s, Qingdao Automobile Factory developed the Qingdao QD old truck based on the chassis technology of the old Jiefang... If I remember correctly, this is a medium-sized truck with a load capacity of four tons and a flat-head four-seat cab."

“Although I always think that the design of this flat-top four-seat cab is quite backward, and the exaggeratedly large seagull logo on the front of the car is extremely ugly, but the fact that they were able to produce a medium-sized truck with a load capacity of four tons in the 1960s and 1970s, and that they achieved a load capacity of four tons based on the flat-top four-seat cab layout, is actually not bad technology.”

Yang Mo nodded when he heard this. China's car cab design technology has always been not very good, so it is common to see cabs with two rows of seats, front and back, for a total of four seats.

This four-seat cab layout will seriously affect the actual length of the rear compartment, and will also greatly occupy the car's already precious payload capacity... At that time, the car shell was reluctant to use those extremely precious alloy materials, and there was not much weight reduction design. It was all solid steel or iron plates. Add to that the weight of the four drivers and co-drivers, and the front of the car alone would be at least more than a ton heavier than the common trucks in later generations.

Therefore, in this case, a medium-sized truck with only one front and two rear wheels, a total of 6 wheels, can actually have a payload capacity of 4 tons, which is actually quite good... Although this number seems horrible in later generations, you have to know that the Dongfeng EQ100, the best-selling domestic medium-sized truck in the 140s and 5s, and the first domestic medium-sized truck with sales exceeding million for the first time, has a payload capacity of only tons.

It is conceivable that if the cab is improved, the QD69 of Qingdao Automobile Factory should have no problem achieving the mainstream load capacity of 6 tons, even if it cannot reach a load capacity of 5 tons.

Lin Luosu habitually put his left foot on the chair and propped up his cheek. "In fact, this QD69 is of great significance to Qingdao's heavy industry. It has rewritten Qingdao's history of not being able to produce cars. It can be regarded as a great honor for Qingdao."

"It's just that our Qilu Zhongka has been in a rather awkward position for a long time;"

"If it is used for production and transportation, the more powerful units in North China will choose trucks other than the old Jiefang and Dongfeng trucks, such as the French Berliet GLM10M3 truck, the Czechoslovak Tatra 138 truck, or the German FAUN truck. They won't even take ordinary medium-sized trucks."

"It's understandable if you think about it. There are vast plains everywhere here, so people will definitely choose a vehicle with a larger load capacity... and the price of a medium-sized truck is not much cheaper than a large truck."

"The southern mountainous areas are more suitable for medium-sized trucks, and it is difficult for medium-sized trucks produced by units with provincial or municipal names such as Qilu to squeeze in."

"In fact, if it could have entered the civilian market at that time, DQ69 would have been a star model of the generation... But unfortunately, in the s, s and even s, there were few units or individuals in the private sector who could afford to spend so much money to buy a mid-sized truck."

"So, this is a very good model, but due to various reasons, it has never been able to gain popularity... From the time the first BQ69 rolled off the assembly line to the time it was discontinued, only a little over a thousand units of this car were sold. Can you believe it?"

More than a thousand vehicles?
Yang Mo twitched his lips. Even though the sales of most domestic brands of cars have not been very good, this data is too bleak.

Thinking back to the EQ78 series that went into production in 2 and was aimed at the civilian market from the beginning, its sales exceeded one million in just twenty years. Later, it occupied 3/140 of the domestic road transport market. Yang Mo couldn't help but feel sorry for this automobile factory... This QD69 was born at the wrong time!
Lin Luosu looked at Yang Mo, who had a somewhat emotional expression, and passed him a cup of tea. "Because the QD69 has four cabs, my uncle's company purchased some of these vehicles and gave them relatively good reviews. When I was a child, I also stopped by their factory a few times when my uncle and his company went there to exchange opinions on modifications."

"Although their factory was a bit run-down, their attitude towards those revision suggestions left a deep impression on me."

"To put it simply, as long as their factory can continue to operate and continue to survive, they will grit their teeth and agree to your conditions no matter how harsh they are... and according to my uncle, not only do they maintain a good work enthusiasm, but the quality of the modified vehicles they subsequently delivered is also very good!"

Oh? ?

What you mean is that the Qingdao Automobile Factory is willing to make relatively large concessions as long as it can maintain the operation of the factory?
Think about it, this is normal. They have no shortage of technology or skilled workers, but because of bad luck, their products have not been able to be sold. Seeing that the up-and-coming EQ140 is gradually becoming more and more successful, and it is still following the path they have tried before, how can they swallow the anger in their chests?
On the premise that someone has proven that the original idea was not wrong and that the only mistake was bad luck, "as long as we can continue to maintain it, there will be a chance to make a comeback or even overtake" is the thought that everyone will inevitably have.

Therefore, even if there is only an order of eight or nine million, they will treasure it very much, and even make the greatest concessions without damaging the foundation.

More importantly, faced with the huge threat of being reorganized into FAW Manufacturing Plant, they are unwilling to sit idly by and allow any life-saving straw to pass by.

What a joke! Once we are reorganized, the factory will never be able to act according to our own ideas.

Therefore, even if it is just a modification business that is not closely related to their real main business, even if they propose to outsource some parts processing, which is a relatively difficult condition for them to accept, they are likely to bite the bullet and agree to it.

No matter what, survival is their most urgent task now!

Thinking of this, Yang Mo stared at this girl who looked ruffian and androgynous but actually had very regular features for a long time. When Lin Luosu's expression became a little angry, he sneered: "The information provided by Minister Lin is very valuable... How about this, as the vice president of the company, I will fully authorize Minister Lin to communicate with Qingdao Automobile Factory on cooperation matters... Miss Lin, although time is tight and I can only give you one week, I still hope that your trip will be successful!"

???

When she heard that Yang Mo changed her address from Minister Lin to Miss Lin in just one sentence, Eggplant Girl was immediately overjoyed.

Become!

Although a week is a bit short,

But if things go well, even if I visit the pier, I won't have to stay in the office all day doing nothing!
"Okay! One week is just one week, Yang Mo, just get ready to hear my good news!"

Lin Luosu patted the tea table somewhat reservedly and arrogantly, then stood up, bowed, and rushed out in a hurry.

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Seeing Miss Lin's feet moving so fast, Yang Mo laughed, then he took Miss Mu's hand in his claws and played with it as if nothing had happened.

"Since Miss Lin is so confident, why not wait for her for a week?"

"Hey, Comrade Xiaoya, your annoying best friend has finally disappeared. She won't be back for at least five or six days... How about we go to your place tonight for dinner and watch the video? It's rare for the two of us to have a few days of leisure!"

Looking at Yang Mo with a smirk on his face, Miss Mu suddenly became nervous.

Perhaps because her sister was afraid that she would suffer a loss, during this period of time, whenever she was alone with Yang Mo after get off work, this eggplant girl would suddenly burst in, making it impossible for Yang Mo to make any progress except touching her little hand.

But now Luoluo is going to Qingdao, in the next few days...

Thinking of this, Miss Mu felt extremely guilty and didn't even dare to look at Yang Mo...

(End of this chapter)