My Lord, you need to stand up!

Chapter 479 Life has many flavors, and we should face it with a smile.

The real problem is that Jiangzhou has produced more than a dozen car brands!

Last time, when we asked Weidong to buy minibuses and vans for the factory, several companies came to help.

They are basically all different styles made by tinkering with truck chassis.

These are various factories that have undergone restructuring and are now desperately seeking a way to make a living, developing new products at will, and these products may not even be related to automobiles.

Just like Jinling Factory, which originally made telephone equipment, after restructuring it made televisions, fans and computers.

What appears to be a booming development is actually a huge waste of resources.

In the end, the vast majority will definitely go bankrupt in a mess.

This time, Wei Dong expressed the idea that Jiang'an should accelerate its localization process. The regional automotive leader should step forward and call on all those messy agricultural machinery factories, machine factories, and repair shops to stop manufacturing cars and focus on manufacturing auto parts.

Furthermore, it shouldn't be mandated by the government or industrial bureau; each factory should be allowed to weigh the options themselves.

Because if the official statement is made, it means that they will ultimately have to take responsibility.

Now it's time to let the market decide the competition. If you can't produce high-quality parts, why insist on using someone else's chassis to create a new car model and then make a big fuss about it? Who are you trying to fool?

Perhaps only private business owners would be so sharp and ruthless as to dig up dirt so directly.

The city's secretary was undoubtedly nodding and taking notes frequently, and even the leaders of the Industry Bureau were shocked by this rapid and leapfrog development.

Jiang An joked that there are several car manufacturers in Jiangzhou that are on par with them, and they might not necessarily listen to them.

However, Jiang'an will indeed increase its efforts in producing domestically manufactured components.

So it's clear from this point that the car manufacturing companies that Jiangzhou was able to produce at that time were truly remarkable.

Jiang'an is certainly not a leader.

Those who manufacture armored vehicles are making small trucks, and those who manufacture self-propelled artillery are modifying them into large trucks. There are three or four production lines in Japan alone, as well as truck lines in Europe.

However, these were all prototype vehicles or production line technologies purchased with foreign exchange in the past two years, unlike the Cherokee which became a global sensation through a joint venture with foreign companies.

But despite such a large scale, three or four decades later, only Jiang'an remained outstanding, and this factory also had its own strengths.

Wei Dong trusted him a lot.

In contrast, Wei Dong is not optimistic about the bus factory that is currently boasting. It still follows the old style of state-owned factories and has not been affected by the current situation.

They are not interested in this approach to promoting reform.

If you don't see eye to eye, even half a sentence is too much.

So the main reason for inviting these people to discuss this was to spread the word.

Sure enough, within days, all the automotive-related companies in Jiangzhou knew that Wei Dong had secured the position of vice president of parts for Cherokee, as well as the localization channels for Santana parts. In addition, Jiang'an also recruited various companies to participate in the parts supply chain for Suzuki minivans.

It immediately became lively.

In particular, those small businesses that Wei Dong bought several minibuses last year immediately came to him, hoping to take on some parts supply business.

It's obvious that I was severely beaten this year.

This is where the advantage of bringing back the Cherokee, disassembled into numerous parts, becomes apparent.

A dedicated space was set aside to neatly arrange all the component numbers according to their positions on the vehicle.

An expert can tell the quality and difficulty at a glance.

It all comes down to whether the craftsmanship and materials can meet the requirements.

If you're confident, give it a try.

For anyone interested, a "specialist" for localizing automobile production will accompany them to inspect production capacity and material sourcing channels, to avoid situations like the "Transit Elevated Bus" workers who simply find scrap metal and scrap parts to make things by hand.

Finally, we archived the qualified manufacturers' information and discussed how to produce parts that meet the standards.

After more than ten days, everything was done in an orderly manner.

As it happened, Qin Zhiming came over with his sister and was a little confused: "Are you doing quality system certification? Doesn't that exist in mainland China?"

Wei Dong continued to correct him patiently: "It's better to call it 'inland,' right? There isn't one, at least not the one I know of."

A Hong Kong business whiz who's been doing business all over the world since the 1960s, he's extremely experienced in this area: "Western countries really like this approach, and Hong Kong is following suit. Actually, I still have to get the jeans you produce certified in Hong Kong. So, when my sister told me you're going to expand your cosmetics company, I'm here to advise you to set higher standards. If something goes wrong with cosmetics, you could go bankrupt..."

Mainland businessmen are certainly not afraid of going bankrupt by losing money.

However, Wei Dong was willing to learn because he had heard the term before: "Does it mean sending the product for quality inspection every time?"

Qin Zhiming explained simply: "It means that a quality system certification body will assist your factory in establishing quality system standards. Everything will follow the industry standard process, and everyone will have a management awareness and a quality awareness. The factory will have internal auditors. After the operation is completed and the external audit is passed, you will obtain a quality recognition certificate. Your products can then circulate freely within the entire system, and users will not have to worry about your quality issues. Of course, if you still commit fraud after obtaining quality certification, you will definitely lose money and will never be accepted into the system again."

Mainland businessmen don't care about being "never accepted"; they can just change the legal representative. But Wei Dong would understand immediately. He had previously explained to the automotive team that they could establish a nationwide network for vehicle repair and sales, which was the prototype of the future 4S car sales network.

That's exactly what this quality system certification is all about; we were just wondering how to align with international standards.

Even the Cherokee plant might be able to completely change its current situation of production struggles against foreign companies by following this quality system certification.

This is the advanced production system we should learn from.

Even if localization inevitably brings many new features and drawbacks in the future, at least for now it is an important channel for domestic manufacturers to quickly learn international models.

So he nodded and said, "Let's start with the jeans factory to see if it's suitable for the local market. If it works, I'll expand to other factories."

The translator readily agreed, saying it was a good idea, after all, tens of thousands of pairs of jeans are exported every month now.
Qin Zhiming made a phone call, and a few days later, a professional white-collar worker who had obtained a business visa would come from Hong Kong with Chi Shiming.

Then Jenny actually followed him again. Qin Zhiming immediately realized there was something going on between them. He turned around and got into the car before telling Wei Dong, "Your henchman has quite the ambition. You still need to be careful."

Wei Dong, however, did not have the intention to suppress Chi Shiming, nor did he intend to get involved in real estate: "Let's wait and see. Having ambition is not a bad thing."

Qin Yuye also explained for him: "Mingzai can do real estate in the mainland now, all thanks to Adong's connections. He can cut them off at any time. Besides, the two of them have a good relationship and don't care about anything. They have the same kind of gentlemanly friendship as you two."

Qin Zhiming sighed as he wiped his bald patch from the back seat of the minivan: "What kind of gentlemanly friendship is this? As the brother-in-law, I'm not going to be so picky about visiting my brother-in-law, but your progress is not good."

Qin Yuye stopped translating: "Don't worry about me, I'm having a great time!"

Qin Zhiming started his yacht marina and agritainment business twenty years ago. He is also a playful and adventurous person. So, during his stay in Jiangzhou, he followed Wei Dong around eating at roadside stalls and hole-in-the-wall restaurants serving hot pot.

They were having a great time.

So he saw Shen Cuiyue and Dong Xueqing quite often. These two beauties guarded Wei Dong's life and work from all angles, and it didn't seem like they could become his brother-in-law at all.

He only managed to leave the "private restaurant" on the ridge as a way of showing affection to Jenny as promised.

It was only after sitting down for tea in a small building at the former site of the Military Intelligence Bureau that Chi Shih-ming mentioned that he and Jenny were going on a trip to the highlands.

Moreover, it's clear that the trip is meant to be romantic, rather than a direct flight.

Qin Yuye immediately clapped and recommended the photos, then pulled out a photo album to share the beautiful scenery she had seen, which amused the usually reserved and uninterested eldest daughter of the De family, making her eyes full of anticipation.

He asked Weidong to find a map in his car and explain in detail that he had also traveled along the 318 highway around this time last year. There was icy and snowy weather, but it wasn't a big problem to follow the military convoy and travel slowly.

As a result, Qin Zhiming listened with great interest and decided to join the group as well.

His third-party behavior immediately drew some dissatisfaction from Chi Shiming and Jenny, who gave Wei Dong meaningful glances, signaling him to turn off the lights.

Wei Dong laughed heartily, recounting how he had picked up two damaged cars on the road and how he himself had suffered a burst oil line and barely managed to get back on the road after a difficult repair: "You guys would better travel together. The most beautiful scenery is often found in dangerous places, and the more treacherous the journey is. With two cars, you should find a professional driver to help Lawson... Hmm, I'll ask Ram Drolma later if she wants to go back to visit her family."

Qin Yuye, who personally brought the plateau sisters out of the mountains, also said with a hidden meaning: "It's been almost a year... I really want to revisit this place. Three cars seem to be more reliable."

Wei Dong jokingly scolded her, "You have so much work to do, and this is a business that needs to generate results immediately. As the chairman, do you want to take it or not?"

Qin Yuye ultimately still has ambition, or rather, he needs a career to rely on. Oh well, what can you do?

Jenny, who couldn't understand Mandarin, was also secretly trying to find out what the two were saying from Chi Shih-ming.

She even covered her mouth and chuckled.

Seeing them like this, Wei Dong just wanted to find an opportunity to remind his companions that they still needed to handle things properly with Sister Duan.

But considering that my own family affairs are in such a mess, what right do I have to judge others?

endured.

Before the banquet even started, another van from the factory arrived with Hong Tiancheng, followed by Dong Xueqing carrying a baby and Shen Cuiyue with her friends from Gaoyuan. They were ostensibly there to help Director Hong, but they were clearly just there to watch the drama unfold.

It's been almost twenty days since I went to the factory to sign the contract. Apart from sending a group of electromechanical experts to assist in adjusting the blow molding machine mold, Wei Dong has basically not seen Hong Tiancheng.

We held a routine weekly meeting twice at the White Building, and both times we just met briefly to say that we were still developing and improving the product.

So when he saw Hong Tiancheng carrying a denim bag from Hilti today, he immediately beamed with joy: "The product is out?"

Hong Tiancheng nodded calmly, neither noticing the beautiful view of Jiangcheng from the ridge nor the delicious food on the table. He took out two plastic bottles filled with light brown shampoo liquid from the bag, and then took out two photos.

"Based on our continuous testing of the formula and the observation of hair strands under a microscope by different staff during shampooing, this formula may have demonstrated the effectiveness of SOD. After continuous use for about ten days, there were obvious repair results, which is why it can be considered a finalized formula."

Wei Dong looked him in the eye and said, "This is considered a product improvement commissioned by Oniya Company. The formula and product copyright belong to Oniya Company, not Jiangzhou Cosmetics Factory, okay?"

Hong Tiancheng nodded clearly: "No problem. I know you're not after the formula and patent, but rather to avoid this product getting embroiled in a complicated intellectual property dispute. I trust you."

Satisfied, Wei Dong took the transparent plastic bottle, opened it, and smelled the strong fragrance inside. He then introduced it to Qin Yuye: "This is Ms. Qin, the Hong Kong-based chairman of Ouniya. She is in charge of the fragrance design. And this is Mr. Qin Zhiming, the famous jeans tycoon and the father of music videos. He has great insights into product packaging and advertising. Please give us your opinions."

Watching the two siblings each pick up a plastic bottle.

Wei Dong was indeed secretly pleased with himself. With such strong support at hand, why would he have to worry about the sales of this product?

(End of this chapter)