The car giant started by marrying the daughter of the king

Chapter 224 Director Jiang takes office

Just as Jiang Hui was preparing to go to Chaoyang Motorcycle Manufacturing Factory to formally hand over his work, accompanied by personnel from the First Ministry of Machine Building and other relevant departments, Linda, who was far away in America, received a letter Jiang Hui had written earlier.

Linda, who was originally struggling over whether to fly directly to China, could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

A few days ago, the crude oil futures price reached the 20% increase that Jiang Hui had previously set. Linda sold all of Jiang Hui's crude oil futures contracts strictly in accordance with the agreement.

The initial investment of 400 million US dollars still made a profit of nearly 800 million US dollars, even after deducting some commissions paid to Merrill Lynch.

Jiang Hui suddenly became a multi-millionaire.

Even for Linda, an account balance of $1200 million makes him a big client.

It was absolutely a pity for Merrill Lynch to let the funds of such a big client lie in the account without being invested.

"No more futures investment in the future?"

"All the funds are divided into three parts, investing in IBM, Apple and Intel respectively?"

"Don't do anything after buying without his permission?"

After reading Jiang Hui's letter, Linda fell silent.

She felt that she couldn't understand any of the decisions made there.

Take crude oil futures for example. The price is still rising, but Jiang Hui has chosen to withdraw completely, and it seems that he will never touch crude oil futures again.

As for stocks, the stocks selected are quite special.

Although Merrill Lynch's internal analysis also believes that the future prospects of computer-related industries are worth looking forward to.

But putting all your eggs in one basket is obviously not in line with Linda's investment philosophy.

Even though Jiang Hui was divided into three stocks, there was essentially no change.

It’s like if you invest in the Chinese stock market in the future and buy shares of ICBC, BOC, ABC and CCB respectively, is this considered diversified investment?
In the eyes of professional investors, this is simply a single investment.

"Austin, it's a bit inappropriate to show you the letter directly, but the content of the letter is roughly what I just told you."

After thinking it over, Linda felt that she still needed to ask Austin out for a chat.

She had no way to contact Jiang Hui, and even if she could, she felt she would not be able to convince Jiang Hui.

The other party is so stubborn, especially after making successful investments in crude oil futures, he will probably become even more stubborn.

"The funds in my account will be handled the same way as Jiang Hui's. I will transfer an additional sum of money into it."

Austin was honest this time and prepared to fully follow up Jiang Hui's investment decision.

Anyway, in Austin's opinion, Jiang Hui's choice this time was much more normal than the last time.

Big companies like IBM and Intel sound more reassuring.

Then he will definitely follow it completely.

Even if you follow the wrong one, the cost will be limited.

If there is a surprise, you might achieve financial freedom ahead of time.

“Are you also so optimistic about these three stocks?”

Linda used to have confidence in Austin's vision, but now that she sees that Austin actually chooses to follow Jiang Hui, she feels a little confused.

"At present, there are no particularly big problems with these three stocks, so I choose to believe Jiang Hui."

Austin didn't explain much.

This is actually a gamble for him.

However, what Linda told him also made him more interested in what would happen to Jiang Hui after he returned to China.

He wondered if General Motors needed to set up an office in China, on the one hand to see if it could export some cars to China for sale, and on the other hand to find out about China's various policies and market changes in order to look for business opportunities later.

Anyway, this investment doesn't require a lot of money, so you can give it a try.

In this way, it will be much more convenient for me to get information about Jiang Hui in the future.

……

Just when Austin was thinking about setting up an office in China, the American Embassy was also very concerned about the factory management reforms in China.

Although Smith and others believe that the scope of this reform is still too weak.

But for the Chinese people, the force is actually very great and has overturned many cognitions.

"Woodcock, Jiang Hui has signed a factory contract with the First Ministry of Machine Building. It is officially the Castle Chaoyang Motorcycle Factory. The contract period is three years."

"This is a pioneering move in the reform of Chinese factories."

Smith is now specifically responsible for collecting information related to Jiang Hui and then reporting directly to Woodcock.

Due to the cooperation with China on the project to aid Argentina, Woodcock, who was originally scheduled to return to China this year, continued to work in China to facilitate communication between the two sides.

"Isn't Jiang Hui's development at the Capital Automobile Factory going very smoothly? Why did he choose to take the risk of contracting the factory at this time?"

Woodcock has always been very concerned about Jiang Hui's situation at the Capital Automobile Manufacturing Plant.

He even knew that Jiang Hui had become the deputy director of the R&D center of Capital Automobile Manufacturing Plant some time ago.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Hui was about to leave this factory and take the risk of contracting a small factory.

This decision definitely came as a surprise to many people.

"I'm still trying to find out the specific reasons, but this news is very accurate."

It's not surprising that Smith would have such doubts about his own ambassador.

He himself had the same question.

"Pay close attention to what happens after Jiang Hui takes over the factory. I feel this may have a significant impact on China's future factory reforms."

Woodcock had a good vision and was very keenly aware of the significance behind this reform.

China is now becoming more and more active in carrying out some economic-related reforms, which is a scene that Woodcock is happy to see.

Of course, it would be best if the steps could be bigger.

"GM and AMC were also very positive about Jiang Hui's information. I will inform both parties of this situation later."

As the American embassy in China, a large part of their work is to provide information-related support to large domestic companies.

The shareholders behind these big companies are the real owners of America.

"Well, a young Chinese man with such a high level of technical skills made such an unexpected decision. It is indeed worth telling General Motors and AMC about this information."

“Perhaps there will be some further cooperation possibilities between them in the future.”

Woodcock has come into contact with quite a few Chinese people in recent years, but not many of them have left a very deep impression on him.

Jiang Hui is definitely one of them.

……

Chaoyang Motorcycle Factory.

This factory, which was established in the 1950s, naturally now knows that its fate has undergone a major change.

Due to the characteristics of this era, the status of workers was very high, and there were no typical precedents of other factories in society laying off or firing workers, so even if the factory was contracted out, everyone's emotions were relatively stable.

After all, the personnel from the relevant departments had already told them that after the factory was contracted by Jiang Hui, their benefits would not decrease but would only increase.

There is even the possibility of wages rising.

In this case, everyone's opinions will naturally not be that big.

But some management staff are more confused.

"Director Li, the new director will be in office tomorrow. I made some inquiries. Although he is very young, he is a well-known figure in the capital's automobile industry."

"Even at such a young age, he has already published books such as Project Management and Automotive Maintenance Handbook. He is an amazing person."

"The new BJ212 that can be seen on the streets from time to time is said to be designed by him."

Chang Hongjian is the director of the general assembly workshop of Chaoyang Motorcycle Manufacturing Plant. His business ability is considered to be quite good, but he has no connections. Basically, he can only stay in this position and there is no way to transfer to other factories.

People with connections, such as the factory director and chief engineer, had already been transferred to other places to work in advance.

The highest-ranking persons now are Deputy Factory Director Li Zifu and him, the workshop director.

"The more powerful a person is, the more opinionated he is, and he won't easily listen to other people's opinions." "I hope he can really lead us to quickly turn losses into profits, otherwise the First Ministry of Machine Building will stop allocating funds to us starting next year, and the factory will really be in big trouble."

Li Zifu has been working at the Chaoyang Motorcycle Manufacturing Factory since he started working there and has deep feelings for the place.

Naturally, he hoped that the factory where he had worked all his life would actually go into decline.

"Director Jiang was able to design new models of cars for the Capital Automobile Manufacturing Plant, designed a 4MT manual transmission for the Capital Gear Plant, and guided the Capital Internal Combustion Engine Plant to develop a new generation of engines."

"This shows that his technical ability is definitely very high. I guess there is no one more capable than him in the entire Capital Automobile Manufacturing Plant."

"Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to become the deputy director of the Capital Automobile Manufacturing Plant's R&D center at such a young age. He's a department-level cadre."

After Chang Hongjian said this, Li Zifu couldn't help but nodded.

This is indeed the truth.

It seems like a good thing that such a powerful figure is willing to contract the Chaoyang Motorcycle Factory?

The prerequisite is that after he comes, he should not directly fire several of the management members.

"We will do our best to do a good job as workers, so that everyone can cooperate with Director Jiang in his future work. We should work together to get things done. Otherwise, it will not benefit anyone."

Li Zifu couldn't find any better solution for the time being, so he could only take things one step at a time.

……

"Xiao Jiang, we're going to Chaoyang Motorcycle Factory to take over tomorrow. Have you figured out how to appease the workers?"

Zhu Jiansheng has been busy with the large-scale production of Hummer military vehicles recently and only has a vague understanding of the Chaoyang Motorcycle Manufacturing Plant.

Of course, this is also based on his confidence in Jiang Hui's ability to do things, otherwise he would definitely not have this attitude.

"Workers are actually the easiest to appease. As long as we let them know that they are still workers of the country and their wages have increased, everything will be easy."

Jiang Hui has the experience of living in two lifetimes, and he has a deep grasp and understanding of human nature.

For grassroots staff, it is more reliable to not talk about feelings, but to come up with something more practical.

"The Chaoyang Motorcycle Factory is expected to lose 80,000 yuan this year, although the First Ministry of Machine Building has made it clear that you are not responsible for this loss."

"But the contract you signed with the First Ministry of Machine Building requires you to make a profit of 80,000 yuan every year for the next three years. The difference between a positive and a negative is not a small one."

"If you raise the workers' wages under such circumstances, the losses will probably be even greater."

Zhu Jiansheng looked at Jiang Hui with a little worry.

He didn't mean to exploit the workers, but he was worried that Jiang Hui would not be able to meet the targets stipulated in the contract.

That would definitely be a very bad result.

"It doesn't matter. If the funds are insufficient, then we can legitimately introduce other shareholders."

"I will come up with a few plans at that time. People in the factory can raise funds themselves, or they can choose to support the introduction of investors."

"Anyway, all conditions are open to all employees, and they can choose which option to support. Even if the relevant departments have opinions or someone reports it in the future, it will stand up to scrutiny."

Jiang Hui was destined to turn the Chaoyang Motorcycle Manufacturing Plant into his own industry.

Even if you don't hold 100% of the shares at the beginning, you will definitely have to hold them in the future.

He doesn't plan to distribute shares to employees for at least the next 20 years.

Of course, dividends are another matter.

"The factory has been losing money for three consecutive years. I guess no one is willing to raise funds, right?"

After Zhu Jiansheng said this, Jiang Hui immediately said, "That would be the best. I will then purchase a portion of the shares. The foreign-funded company under Linlin's name will purchase 49%, and the remaining portion will be kept temporarily to avoid causing too much stimulation to the First Ministry of Machine Building."

Jiang Hui planned to buy 49% to % of the shares himself, and then combine with the % of shares controlled by Zhu Lin, Chaoyang Motorcycle Manufacturing Plant would be completely under Jiang Hui's control.

By then, even if someone wanted to come and pick peaches, they wouldn’t be able to do so.

"Aren't you taking too big a step by doing this?"

Zhu Jiansheng was a little worried that Jiang Hui was walking too fast and might be attacked.

Although the country has been talking about reform and opening up for two years, it is extremely difficult to change many concepts.

Many people will not be able to accept these views even ten years later.

"Since I have chosen this time to cooperate with the First Ministry of Machine Building to contract the Chaoyang Motorcycle Factory, I am destined to be at the forefront of reform in the future."

"If we take too small a step, we will disappoint those who support us."

Jiang Hui is ready to act as a pioneer of reform and become a banner of reform.

Although this approach has certain risks, after being deeply tied to Hong Kong companies, it can be considered a talisman in this era.

The most important thing is to plan ahead so that you can enjoy more benefits in the future.

Not to mention other things, if we had waited until after 1992 to start working on our own, it would have been very difficult to absorb on a large scale the various technologies and talents after the fall of the polar bear.

Because you haven't set up your stall yet, people won't do business with you, and you have no place to accommodate these people.

But things are different from now on. In another ten years or so, the strength of the factory controlled by Jiang Hui will definitely be incomparable to the past.

By then, with the foundation and money, it will be no problem to bite off a piece of fat from the polar bear.

Many things do not need to rely on Jiang Hui's own output all the time, but he can easily overtake the polar bear.

"What you said makes sense. When Linlin immigrates to Hong Kong City, I think she will still need to stay there from time to time."

"If the timing is right, you can also buy a house in Hong Kong City."

"In this way, we can better play the role of foreign-funded companies."

Zhu Jiansheng has now been able to accept Zhu Lin's immigration to Gangcheng. After all, the people of Gangcheng will also be Chinese in the future, and no one dares to use this to attack Zhu Jiansheng.

"Well, I'll find a chance to go to Hong Kong City in person tomorrow and get all these things done by then."

Jiang Hui would do this even without Zhu Jiansheng's reminder.

Hong Kong cities in this era are also full of opportunities.

After setting up a company there, it certainly cannot be treated as a complete shell company, but must also be allowed to exert some influence.

……

"Today, Director Zhou and Director Qin from the First Ministry of Machine Building personally accompanied you to the Chaoyang Motorcycle Factory. It seems that the Ministry really attaches great importance to this matter."

When going out in the morning, Zhu Lin once again straightened Jiang Hui's collar.

Today is an important day, as Director Jiang is finally going to take office.

Although it is only a factory with more than 200 people, it has become a towering building.

With a team of more than 200 people, it is not impossible to grow it to more than 2,000 or 20,000 people in the future.

Jiang Hui has even designed the main drawings for the new product to be developed next.

"This kind of factory contracting is unprecedented. The First Ministry of Machine Building must have been under some pressure, so they naturally hope that I can succeed."

"It can be said that now is the best time to develop Chaoyang Motorcycle Manufacturing Plant. The First Ministry of Machine Building is willing to help as long as it can."

“In a few years, the situation will be completely different.”

Jiang Hui exchanged greetings with Zhu Lin for a moment, then set off with Zhu Jiansheng.

At such an important moment, Zhu Jiansheng must follow Jiang Hui to the scene to take a look.

His title as committee member of Capital University of Technology and dean of the School of Mechanical and Vehicle Engineering does have some use.

"Well, you should leave quickly. Don't let the leaders of the First Ministry of Machine Building arrive before you do. That would be bad."

Zhu Lin walked around Jiang Hui and felt that everything was perfect.

Now is not the time to be intimate.

Jiang Hui didn't hesitate and walked out of the courtyard with his briefcase.

The Chaoyang Motorcycle Manufacturing Factory is not far from the Siheyuan. It takes less than ten minutes to drive there.

However, when they arrived at the factory gate, Jiang Hui and his team did not go in directly, but waited for the leaders of the First Ministry of Machine Building to go together.

Whether it is taking advantage of the power of another or seeking support from a leader, Jiang Hui will certainly not be polite when it comes to resources that can be used.

(End of this chapter)