Back to the 80s Machinery Factory

Chapter 295 Overwhelming the West Wind Automotive Industry Joint Venture

After buying a lot of things, Chen Luyang, carrying a bag of small metal cars, followed He Dahua and Jiao Qian to a building with a strong Republican style.

Xicheng Restaurant is considered to be the most famous and time-honored restaurant in the city.

It is said that their boss used to be a mayor and had dinner with Zhang Xueliang. The older generation of chefs also participated in the preparation of the first banquet of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

Many people invite friends from other places to dine here.

After turning the corner, Chen Luyang saw the small building, and the four big words "Xicheng Restaurant" were prominently displayed.

There is a sign advertising today's dishes hanging on the wall at the entrance of the restaurant.

Stir-fried tiger tail, dry-fried yellow croaker, crab roe lion head, fried eel paste, and walnut cheese.

Chen Luyang stood in front of the sign and couldn't help swallowing.

He Dahua is a regular customer here. He ordered all the restaurant's signature dishes right away.

By the time the food was served, Chen Luyang was already starving, so he picked up his chopsticks and started eating.

But he ate fast, and He Dahua and Jiao Qian ate even faster!

Chen Luyang hadn't even finished half a bowl of rice, but He Dahua and Jiao Qian had already put down their chopsticks!
Before Chen Luyang could speak, he heard a small voice behind him:
"Hahahaha He Dahua, how come you haven't changed over the years? Eating is still like a war."

Chen Luyang subconsciously looked back along with He Dahua and Jiao Qian.

Two middle-aged men in Zhongshan suits came over happily.

He Dahua saw the person coming and stood up happily: "Lao Fang! What a coincidence!"

Fang Guoqing also happily shook hands with He Dahua: "I wanted to have a good meal today, so I came here. I didn't expect you to be here too!"

Here, He Dahua and Fang Guoqing were exchanging greetings warmly.

Jiao Qian also shook hands with another comrade and had a cordial exchange of views.

Chen Luyang quickly swallowed the food in his mouth, put down his chopsticks, stood up, and looked at them happily.

"Come! Let me introduce you!"

He Dahua turned around and hugged Chen Luyang.

"This is Chen Luyang, a senior engineer, senior translator, and workshop director at the Provincial Machinery Factory. We've specially invited him here to help us sign the Japanese production agreement."

After He Dahua finished speaking, he turned around and said to Chen Luyang:

"This is Director Fang from the Piancheng Internal Combustion Engine Factory, and this is Director Feng from the factory's office."

"We finally get to meet each other, so I think we shouldn't sit at separate tables. Let's just sit at the same table and chat and eat."

Fang Guoqing said happily: "Wouldn't that be taking advantage of you?"

He Dahua laughed and said, "What's the point of taking advantage? It's just a meal!"

As he spoke, Jiao Qian went straight to the dining area and ordered a few new dishes. He asked the waiter to add two stools. Not only did the five of them squeeze together warmly, but He Dahua also asked the restaurant for two bottles of wine.

It looks like everyone is going to have a good drink together!
Chen Luyang had little contact with Pianer City on weekdays. Now that he had the opportunity to have dinner with the directors of two large factories, his ears pricked up wildly, wanting to hear if there was any useful news from Pianer City recently.

"Xiao Chen, drink some wine~"

Jiao Qian opened the bottle and began to pour wine for everyone.

But when it was Chen Luyang's turn, he covered his wine glass and said:

"Uncle Jiao, I won't drink anymore. We have to drive back to the factory after dinner."

"You drink with Director He, and I'll drive later."

He Dahua said, "This little bit of wine is almost like drinking water. It won't affect your driving!"

But no matter how He Dahua and Jiao Qian persuaded him, Chen Luyang refused to drink.

"Okay, then your child should stop drinking and eat more vegetables."

Seeing that Chen Luyang refused to drink, He Dahua and the other three raised their glasses and started drinking.

After three rounds of drinking,

He Dahua and Fang Guoqing also started chatting.

"How's the matter of you joining the joint venture going? Has it been approved?" He Dahua asked.

Fang Guoqing's face lit up when he mentioned this matter.

"Approved! Once the joint venture is officially established next month, everything will be up and running normally."

A joint venture?

Chen Luyang listened to the conversation between the two people curiously.

Most of the joint venture companies in the provincial capital are of a business nature, selling clothes and food.

How could an internal combustion engine factory join a joint venture?

After listening for a while, Chen Luyang finally understood the general idea.

In order to realize the specialized large-scale production and integration of domestic automobiles, the State Machinery Industry Committee approved the report of the First Ministry of Machinery Industry and agreed to establish the "Overwhelm the West Wind" Automobile Industry Joint Venture Company.

This joint industrial company is committed to using the "Overwhelm West Wind" series of products as a link to break the domestic automobile industry's "each going its own way" and "small but comprehensive" pattern. By jointly developing the "Overwhelm West Wind" automobile series of products, it has formed an integrated production of key components, enabling the joint factory's production to develop rapidly, improve economic efficiency, and form large-scale production.

Unfortunately,
When the State Machinery Industry Commission approved the report of the First Ministry of Machinery Industry, Chen Luyang was accompanying Wang Qingzhou, Yu Anshan, Hao Fengchun and Cao Qinghang to Pianercheng to attend the auto exhibition!
This horse riding...

Isn’t this like eating sesame seeds and losing watermelons?
If he had known that the Ministry of Industry was discussing a joint venture at the time, Chen Luyang would have persuaded Wang Qingzhou to find an opportunity to try his luck!

Although "Overwhelm the West Wind" is a big tree.

But what Chen Luyang really took a fancy to were the various factories within the joint venture company.

If the automobile is to develop comprehensively, the most important thing is to carry out large-scale production.

The provision of parts is the most important part of large-scale production.

Once you are able to join this joint venture, you can order parts from other joint venture manufacturers through professional collaborative supporting and production jointness.

“Is it still possible to join this joint venture now?”

Chen Luyang was fearless like a newborn calf, and spoke with a questioning look on his face.

When he asked this question, both He Dahua and Fang Guoqing were stumped.

Due to their status, they couldn't say anything directly, but Jiao Qian next to them shook his head and said:

"The joint venture is led by the First Ministry of Machine Building, but the machinery factory is under the Third Ministry of Machine Building, so I'm afraid it won't work."

After hearing this, Chen Luyang fell silent.

The Third Ministry of Machine Building is also the Ministry of Aviation Industry, which mainly develops aircraft manufacturing and provides support for the Air Force and aerospace fields.

Although the machinery factory is now taking the path of "military to civilian" and increasing its efforts to develop the automobile industry.

But after all, the production and manufacturing of cars is only part of the work of a machinery factory.

The factory’s main production task at present is still to build airplanes and helicopters.

Chen Luyang sighed softly.

Pity……

Next, Chen Luyang listened carefully to the conversation between He Dahua, Fang Guoqing and others.

After listening to the whole thing, Chen Luyang inexplicably felt that it would be a good thing not to join this joint venture.

There is no such thing as 100% good thing in the world.

Like a double-edged sword,
Once you join, you will have to produce the corresponding parts for "Overwhelm the West Wind", which will be like having an extra "mother-in-law" on your head.

I basically don't have the time and energy to delve into product production on my own as freely as I do now.

...It would be great if we could avoid taking on production tasks and instead join a joint venture to share parts.

Chen Luyang thought quietly in his mind.

……

at this time,

Just when Chen Luyang was thinking about how to take advantage and make money,
At the gate of the Provincial Machinery Factory, someone knocked on the window of Mr. Tian in the mail room. "Mr. Tian, good morning~~~"

Uncle Tian looked up and saw Chen Jinyue standing outside the window with a smile on his face.

"Hey! Isn't this Xiao Chen's boyfriend?"

Uncle Tian liked Chen Jinyue, and happily waved to her to come into the house.

"Uncle, I brought you some cakes, but I don't know your taste, so I bought some sweet and some salty."

Chen Jinyue placed a beautiful square tin box filled with cakes and biscuits on Uncle Tian's table.

"I'll bring you whatever you like to eat later."

Uncle Tian immediately smiled.

He has been guarding the gate for so many years, and people usually send him cigarettes and alcohol, but rarely cakes and biscuits.

Looking at the beautiful tin box with the doll printed on it, Grandpa Tian said happily:

"Are you here to deliver something to me or to Xiao Chen?"

Chen Jinyue smiled generously and said, "I have both. Some are yours, and some are Xiao Chen's."

These past two days, her section chief and the heads of several other major business sections of the Industrial and Commercial Bureau have been busy writing research reports for the director and have no time to take her on a business trip.

So she sat at work for a while in the morning, then took a scooter to the machinery factory to find Chen Luyang.

"But Xiao Chen is on a business trip!" Uncle Tian replied.

"I've been gone for two days and haven't seen him come back yet."

A look of disappointment suddenly welled up in Chen Jinyue's eyes: "Uncle, do you know when Xiao Chen will be back?"

Uncle Tian: "How would I know? I'm not the factory director."

Chen Jinyue sighed softly in his heart.

She had originally wanted to meet Chen Luyang, talk to him and have a meal with him, but now it seems that is not possible.

"Then sir, please give this to him for me."

Chen Jinyue handed a small package to Uncle Tian.

"Okay! Leave it here with me. I'll give it to him when he comes back."

……

After negotiating the agreement, Chen Luyang took a bag of toy cars and took the train back to the provincial machinery factory.

However, there are still some follow-up details and order quantities that need to be clarified in this agreement, so Chen Luyang still has to go to Pianer City again in a few days.

"Xiao Chen, come here!"

Early in the morning, Uncle Tian opened the window of the mail room and called Chen Luyang over.

"What's the matter, sir?"

Chen Luyang asked cheerfully.

"Your girlfriend has sent you something." Uncle Tian said as he handed Chen Jinyue's package to Chen Luyang.

"My partner? Sister Yue?!"

Chen Luyang's eyes lit up and he asked anxiously, "When did she come? Did she say anything?"

Uncle Tian said, "He didn't say anything. He just delivered the things and left."

Chen Luyang was so angry!
The two of them are now spending less and less time together and rarely see each other.

It was so hard for Chen Jinyue to come to see me, but he was on a business trip.

Back in the workshop, Chen Luyang couldn't wait to open the package to see what was inside.

A shirt~
A white shirt that is ironed neatly and worn under formal clothes.
Chen Luyang raised his eyebrows.

He locked the door and didn't care that the gas was out in the room and it was a little cold.

He quickly took off his coat and inner clothes and put on his shirt.

A bit big...

But it's not her fault!!!

Because I am too thin.

Besides, every time she hugged me, it was through a thick cotton coat, so how could she know how fat or thin I was!

But don't tell me~
The material and style of this shirt are really good. If I bought it in a state-owned store, it would definitely cost a lot of money.

"The clothes my boyfriend bought me~"

Chen Luyang stood in front of the mirror admiring herself for a long time, then put on her coat and opened the office door.

"Director, Brother Xiang is back!"

"Xiang Guowu is back?"

Chen Luyang's eyes lit up when he saw Xiang Guowu walking in with a happy face.

"Director! I'm back!!!"

Since the last time the machinery factory imported Japanese tires, Xiang Guowu and his colleagues from the rubber factory went to the Renan Rubber Research Institute to seek experts' advice on how to improve recycled rubber.

Now we have finally achieved results and returned triumphantly!

"This time, the Renan Rubber Research Institute gave me a lot of well-proportioned softening oil and catalysts to help me test the elasticity and strength of the recycled rubber."

Xiang Guowu tentatively said, "Director, the rubber factory wants to cooperate with us to set up a small workshop laboratory to conduct small-scale testing of different recycling technologies."

Chen Luyang asked, "Then where should we choose the laboratory? Our factory or the rubber factory?"

Xiang Guowu replied, "For the time being, we'll discuss it at the rubber factory. They have more equipment and raw materials, and their skilled workers are more professional than ours, so it will be more convenient for them to conduct experiments."

Chen Luyang reminded: "I support this. But after all, the laboratory is in someone else's hands. Don't let them monopolize your research if you come up with something later."

Xiang Guowu nodded: "Don't worry, Director, I'm not stupid."

Chen Luyang said, "Okay, then you will continue to be responsible for the recycled rubber matter. If you encounter any difficulties or problems, come back to me in time and we will work together to find a solution."

Although Xiang Guowu's loyalty to the machinery factory is beyond doubt.

But this big brother is still a little too straightforward and stubborn about some things.

Once the development of things goes beyond one's assumptions and expectations, it is easy to go to extremes.

Although he is a good man, he is actually not as worldly-wise and flexible as his wife.

So Chen Luyang repeatedly reminded Xiang Guowu that no matter what happened, he should not be impulsive and should go back to the factory first.

We sent Xiang Guowu away.

Chen Luyang walked towards the fusion workshop with a pen and paper.

In the past few days, Italian engineers and people in the fusion workshop have been thinking about the design issues of car interiors.

After several rounds of discussions,

Finally, the two sides determined the principle of "core functions first".

On the one hand, it retains the configuration that is highly recognized by everyone in the workshop, such as thickened seats and storage space inside the car.

On the other hand, it has given up some high-end configurations with low market acceptance, such as the panoramic sunroof.

In this way, costs can be effectively reduced while retaining the core competitiveness of the product.

After temporarily finalizing the interior design of the car, Chen Luyang took the toy car he bought and knocked on Yu Anshan's office door.

"what does this mean?"

Yu Anshan looked at the table full of toy cars with a look of surprise.

(End of this chapter)