The car giant started by marrying the daughter of the king

Chapter 260: The first snow in winter brought a special snow scene that shocked the ancient city

Winter in the capital is not very friendly to ordinary people.

It's freezing cold, but I still have to go to work. It's simply torture.

Especially in this day and age, many people do not have central heating in their homes and need to rely on themselves to find ways to solve the heating problem, which is even more painful.

Today, the capital region welcomed its first snow since the beginning of winter.

In the early morning, when the first ray of sunlight shyly penetrated the clouds and shone on this ancient land covered with snow, the whole city seemed to be awakened, exuding an indescribable tenderness and peace.

In the alley, layers of pure white snow on the roofs of blue bricks and gray tiles set off the quaint courtyards. Time seems to have slowed down here.

There are many pedestrians rushing to work on the streets, but they are all walking in a hurry. They are wearing thick cotton-padded clothes, woolen hats and gloves, and they exhale white mist with their breath, which blends into the surrounding snow scene.

And at this moment, a roar came from a distance.

One after another, the blue-painted BMW Xs were moving forward quickly against the cold wind.

After it snows, it is very inconvenient to ride a bicycle, so basically no one rides a bicycle on the streets. Everyone walks with their heads down on both sides of the road.

But there is no problem with three-wheeled motorcycles.

Even if there is a layer of snow as thick as fingers on the ground, it does not affect the rapid progress of the BMW X.

Each motorcycle is transporting a variety of things, making people feel like they are in a hurry to do something.

Of course, words such as Chaoyang Motorcycle Manufacturing Plant, BMW X, and 2888 yuan also appeared in some slogans, allowing everyone to immediately know where this special fleet came from.

There has been a lot of news related to Chaoyang Motorcycle Manufacturing Plant in the past year, and many people have heard of its name.

The BMW 70 and BMW S are extremely well-known in the capital area.

However, this is the first time that everyone has seen the name BMW X, but they will remember it after seeing it.

Lao Luming, who was carrying two loads of peanuts on a shoulder pole, immediately noticed the tricycle on the street.

The appearance of the BMW X is simple and rustic, like a lively landscape on the earth.

The body frame is welded from thick steel pipes, outlining a solid outline and showing a simple sense of power.

On the front part of the car, the two round headlights are like stars in the night sky. Although not dazzling, they are enough to illuminate the road ahead and provide reliable safety protection for night travel.

It can carry people and cargo, is easy to operate, durable, economical and practical!
These slogans brought him great stimulation.

As an older educated youth who returned to the city, the street office had never arranged a job for him.

It's definitely not okay to rely on your parents when you're old.

So eventually he started setting up a stall like everyone else.

But he was luckier because he chose to sell boiled peanuts.

After boiling a pound of dried peanuts in water, not only did the weight not increase at all, but it more than doubled, and the selling price also more than doubled.

In this way, the profit margin is very considerable.

Every day he would go out early to buy a load of dried peanuts, cook them in the morning, and start setting up a stall in front of a nearby factory at noon.

It’s true, I can earn at least 7 or 8 yuan a day. When business is good, I can earn dozens of yuan a day.

This is definitely much higher than the workers' wages.

So after one year of setting up the stall, Lao Luming's savings soared to more than 5000 yuan, and he was on the verge of becoming a low-key millionaire next year.

But after seeing that Lao Luming's business was getting better, many other people followed suit and started selling boiled peanuts. He had been thinking about how he could improve it.

When he saw several BMW X vehicles in the fleet carrying honeycomb coal stoves, he immediately got an idea.

If you buy a BMW X, you can put the honeycomb coal stove at home on it, and then put the big aluminum pot for boiling peanuts on it, so that people can buy hot peanuts.

In winter, this is definitely a very tempting thing.

Even in summer, hot boiled peanuts taste better than cold ones.

By then, my business will definitely be able to reach a higher level.

Thinking of this, Lao Luming immediately felt a little unsteady on his feet.

He plans to take a day off tomorrow after selling all the peanuts today, and go to a nearby BMW motorcycle store to see if he can buy a BMW X.

As for the price of 2888 yuan per vehicle, he didn't care at all.

Although it is very expensive, he doesn’t need a ticket, he has money and can afford it!

There are many people who have similar ideas as Lao Luming. The sales of BMW X are destined to explode.

Today's special parade was unprecedented. It caused a sensation in the entire capital that day and became a topic of conversation for many people after dinner.

The people at Chaoyang Motorcycle Factory also received the unified propaganda from the factory, telling people around them that the BMW X can carry goods, can carry people, can...

BMW X will have various versions launched in the future.

There is a shed above the cargo rack, a shed above the driver's seat, and sheds above both...

Anyway, as long as there is a market, Chaoyang Motorcycle Manufacturing Factory will produce it.

With such a big commotion, the Capital Motorcycle Factory naturally also saw it.

"Xiao Tan, Chaoyang Motorcycle Factory has come up with a BMW X tricycle. It's completely different from our tricycle in design, but the response seems to be very good." "Can we modify our three-wheeled tricycle and produce a tricycle like theirs?"

Xu Dachang thought that few companies were willing to purchase the three-wheeled vehicles produced by his factory, so he wanted to make some innovations.

"This is something we can really do well. I see that the main users of the tricycles from Chaoyang Motorcycle Factory are small vendors."

"For these people, as long as they sell it cheaply enough, it doesn't matter if the quality or performance is a little bit worse."

"We can use the engines and gearboxes of existing three-wheelers to reduce the cost of three-wheelers to the greatest extent possible."

This time, Tan Xueqiang finally has the confidence to say these words.

The previous project that copied the BMW 70 has not produced any decent results so far.

The factory does not have much funds to support the development of this project, and the First Ministry of Machine Building will not allocate relevant funds to support it.

Under such circumstances, it would not be easy for the Capital Motorcycle Factory to make some noise.

In fact, this is also a common problem faced by domestic factories at this stage.

That is, the limited funds are all used to pay workers' wages, and there is no way to have enough funds to develop new products.

As a result, it will always be difficult for the factory's operations to undergo fundamental changes.

With the rise of private enterprises, these situations will become more serious.

Except for enterprises with monopoly advantages, it is very difficult for other factories to maintain sufficient competitiveness in the face of competition from private enterprises.

"Yes, I saw the cabins of the BMW X. The design is very simple. Just a few workers can make it by processing steel pipes and steel plates."

"We must also keep up with this design trend and quickly produce our own tricycles. Otherwise, if we don't sell any products, we won't get any money back."

"There may not be a Capital Motorcycle Factory in the future."

There was a discussion within the First Ministry of Machine Building about having the Chaoyang Motorcycle Factory merge with the Capital Motorcycle Factory, and Xu Dachang had also heard some rumors about this.

Fortunately, it seemed that the other party didn't like him later, otherwise Xu Dachang felt that he would have to find a way to change his position.

Otherwise, after the merger, he would definitely not be able to keep his position as factory director, and he would have no good days to live.

"Director, does the higher-ups have any idea of ​​reforming our factory?"

Tan Xueqiang is not stupid.

These old bastards are particularly sensitive to certain information.

He keenly perceived something from Xu Dachang's words.

"There are some ideas in this regard. Many factories across the country are now carrying out various reforms. It is normal for leaders to have some ideas."

"Our factory is likely to suffer losses this year. If it still suffers losses next year, it may become a poorly managed company and be outsourced to others."

"Xiao Tan, do you have any idea of ​​contracting?"

Now that the conversation had begun, Commander Xu Da simply asked a few more questions.

Anyway, he himself doesn't want to get involved in any factory contracting business. He just wants to retire and enjoy his old age.

"Director, you know exactly how much I weigh."

“Even if the ministry included our factory in the scope of reform, I would not dare to contract it.”

"Only young people like Jiang Hui, who don't know the immensity of the world, dare to take such risks."

Tan Xueqiang had a bitter face.

He is also very dissatisfied with the current situation.

But if you ask him to come up with some good solutions, he doesn't have the brains to do so.

Fortunately, Xu Dachang proposed to use the existing three-wheeled resources to produce a three-wheeled vehicle similar to the BMW X. He was confident that he could lead everyone to accomplish it.

The Capital Motorcycle Factory was able to come up with this plan, and the Jialing Factory was no exception.

"Old Yuan, our colleagues in the Capital Office have just reported the latest news. There is another big commotion at the Chaoyang Motorcycle Factory."

"Based on the power system of the BMW 70, they developed a three-wheeled vehicle called the BMW X. It is said that it is very popular among small vendors and the response is very huge."

"What do you think of this product?"

Yin Zhiguo called Yuan Zhiwei to his office to discuss the next motorcycle product planning of Jialing Factory.

Although promoting the localization of the Jialing Honda 70 motorcycle is the most important thing at present, the development of new products must not lag behind.

If there was no movement from other factories, they could still wait patiently.

But the situation is different now, and Yin Zhiguo also feels the pressure.

"Director, I think it was a complete mistake for Chaoyang Motorcycle Factory to launch such a tricycle."

"From the perspective of production cost, the cost of a three-wheeled vehicle is higher than that of a BMW 70, but the selling price is lower."

"This is definitely not normal, and it will make people think that the products you produce are only for street vendors, and other wealthy people may not be willing to buy them."

After Yuan Zhiwei said this, Yin Zhiguo immediately became interested.

(End of this chapter)