My Lord, you need to stand up!

Chapter 828 Want to fight? Then stand still.

The food processing units have a very accurate eye for detail.

Just like how they produced so many butchers who could cut meat perfectly and candy sellers who could grab everything at once.

They may have had the opportunity to access diverse perspectives, or more likely, the Pingqi manufacturing plant was not far from them, allowing them to witness firsthand the transformative changes that occurred after the housing reform.

Therefore, they seized the opportunity to persuade Wei Dong to take the lead in exploring housing reform ahead of other directly affiliated units.

Actually, the templates are all there; anyone can follow them.

However, even after the housing reform, the automotive industry is still under observation and evaluation, and there has been no formal requirement for its full implementation.

Maybe they want to see what hidden dangers this approach might have.

Now, Wei Dong, who had arrived in Pingjing quietly, has unexpectedly stirred up a huge wave throughout the city by promoting the college employment guide!
Yu Qili must have applauded enthusiastically in admiration.

He most desired this kind of fame and attention, so that he could get a chance to perform and reach the emperor's ears.

Is this what Wei Dong is after?

He just focused on his work.

Ordinary people probably won't know much about it, but it will spread quickly among government agencies and organizations.

Even though there has never been any grand publicity, Wei Dong is already a familiar name to people in various organizations.

Initially, distributing sanitary napkins to various organizations and labor unions was just a sales strategy and nothing special.

It was only after acquiring a sanitary napkin factory and investing in Pingqi that people started to pay attention.

What truly made them famous was their promotion of the Pingqi Night Market and their housing renovation project, which earned them recognition from various organizations.

We're just waiting to see how things unfold.

That's why so many people are visiting the suburban automotive industrial park this year.

Each unit should have organized a visit to investigate.

I saw a business hotel with at least three or four hundred rooms by the roadside. The already large-scale automobile park was even doubled in size in the middle of the year, with twenty or thirty supporting factories to be relocated.

This is a sign that you have gained recognition.

Therefore, the non-staple food unit saw this as an opportunity and demanded assistance in carrying out housing reform.

Otherwise, the next six departments, the Ministry of Machinery Industry (MIDI) and the Ministry of Machine Building (MIDI) would be the ones with the closest relationship to Wei Dong. If they were all involved, then no one else would have a say.

No one could have imagined that he would turn around and get involved in the education and culture front again.

The first to react were major universities, which had previously asked if they could invite reform entrepreneurs to give such employment lectures at their respective institutions.

Unexpectedly, Wei Dong refused.

Universities aren't so arrogant these days, especially after hearing students come back and share their valuable experiences.

Several expert teachers from industrial colleges led a group to visit the automobile production line.

Foreign investors are usually quite resistant to these kinds of academic visits.

Now that Wei Dong is a capital tycoon who can communicate with the Detroit parent company, arranging a visit is a piece of cake.

Collins is the chairman of a subsidiary brand of a recently acquired car company, and he is an expatriate chairman.

They didn't dare utter a sound.

Only people from the 1980s believed that the Citibank business class lacked social skills and tact.

In addition to requiring his automotive college students to act as tour guides throughout the visit, Wei Dong also personally purchased two thousand T-shirts printed with the JEEP and Pingqi logos from the company uniforms and supplies at the Cherokee factory and gave them to the companies that signed up for the visit.

As a result, this part alone attracted more than 6,000 people!

Some mechanical engineering colleges mobilized their entire staff.

The queue to register started at noon and had already formed a long line.

So Wei Dong simply gave the canteen more money, inviting teachers and students from relevant professional colleges to experience the joint venture factory's restaurant.

Two years ago, the toilets and restrooms were so "advanced" that they dazzled workers and even caused labor disputes.

Even university teachers and students were amazed when they saw it.

At Heijing High School, quite a few students still use dry toilets.

That's so high-class!

Students from other universities who arrived after dinner, or those who hadn't even registered for the visit, were incredibly envious.

Let Wei Dong start with this: "When the joint venture partner spent 200,000 yuan to renovate the restrooms, it was met with unanimous opposition and protests from the factory. They thought the foreigners were wasting money and making a mess of things. But as it turns out, if you can't sweep one room, how can you sweep the world? A clean and tidy restroom is the benchmark for the entire working environment. Modern industry cannot tolerate any ambiguity. From the toilets to the production line to every corner, everything should be filled with modern precision and cleanliness."

Then, as everyone suddenly realized what was happening, he abruptly changed the subject: "Just this alone has already made many people feel incredibly envious, but as an expert who has owned more than ten factories, I can say with certainty that Citibank's performance is only at a mid-level in the modern automotive industry. Wouldn't people be completely awestruck and kneel down when they actually see the most advanced and best production lines?"

Tens of thousands of people were crammed into the open space of the car factory. If the factory hadn't required a spacious area for test drives, they wouldn't have been able to sit like this. So Wei Dong had to stand in the center of the enclosure, holding the microphone cord: "This is what a friend described to me a few days ago. People really haven't seen such a leading international situation. Many people were stunned when they saw it, feeling that we can never catch up, that only Western countries in Europe and America represent civilization and progress, while we are only barbaric, backward, and disorderly, and that we've been forced to kneel down and never get up again?"

Today, there were even more people from various organizations standing with that friend.

Upon hearing this, everyone's expressions immediately became serious and solemn.

Only Wu Xi smiled with her eyes narrowed.

The contrast is stark, and this is just a joint venture factory with significant discounts.

Moreover, it is an assembly plant with a relatively low level of mechanization and automation.

It was already an eye-opening experience.

Wouldn't you kneel down and worship the even more advanced ones?

The knowledge that college students acquire makes them unconsciously think more deeply.

Therefore, there are quite a few people with puzzled and confused expressions now.

Wei Dong hadn't originally planned to say these things, but how could he do anything well without addressing his inner issues?

"I say you still lack knowledge. Please think about how many years it took Western European and American countries to build up the so-called civilization we have today, two or three hundred years!"

What were they like in the early stages of the Industrial Revolution and the market economy? They were deceitful and profit-driven, engaged in the primitive accumulation of capital, engaged in the enclosure movement, and even made their fortunes through piracy. It was only through colonialism that order was gradually established!

"And what about us? We've only been developing a commodity economy for a few years since the reform and opening up."

These are all debate topics that netizens will be very familiar with 30 or 40 years from now.

Now we've truly opened our eyes to the world, seeing only the good things about Europe and America, and completely forgetting everything else.

So Wei Dong found it simple and easy: "On one side are experienced middle-aged and elderly people, and on the other side are still children. Are we not allowed to let toddlers who are just learning to walk fall, pee, or trip over things? At this stage, if we don't work together to grow and catch up quickly, are we going to despise ourselves and trip each other up? That's the significance of establishing a joint venture!"

With a firm and resolute voice: "Stop kneeling! Stand up and run! Taking big strides in the right direction is what we should be doing!"

Surprisingly, it was You Qili who led the applause.

The thunderous applause echoed repeatedly several times.

It's a very simple truth, and now that you put it that way, it really is true.

Wei Dong didn't mention the joke about comparing housing to other countries, food to other countries, and military strength to the United States in the future; it was too long to remember.

Now all you need to do is simply and clearly build up your self-confidence.

Amid applause and a wave, a college graduate from the joint venture factory, full of energy, drove over in a Cherokee.

The car was full of friends, so we quickly got out and opened the hood, left and right doors, and tailgate.

Then they took the opportunity to sit around him, following the boss with eyes full of admiration.

Listen to Wei Dong's teaching: "Our ancestors told us long ago that we should despise the enemy strategically, but take the enemy seriously tactically. Okay, now let's use this car to understand how the tactics of the modern automobile industry are formed..."

With another snap of his fingers, the PPT on the projection screen displayed four major sections: "stamping, welding, painting, and final assembly".

For some reason, a sudden burst of enthusiastic applause swept through the entire venue once again, with tens of thousands of people rolling from left to right and from front to back.

Perhaps it was because Wei Dong appeared so carefree and relaxed that a sense of confidence arose spontaneously within him!

Actually, Wei Dong was quite pleased. Is presenting a PowerPoint presentation really that easy? No wonder this software sells so well.

"This so-called joint venture factory only has a final assembly workshop, which means we have to spend our precious foreign exchange to buy parts produced in Citibank's home country and assemble them here. This is why we lose a lot of foreign exchange for every additional car we produce, and we dare not produce in large quantities!"

Some people hide these things and don't face the gaps and problems directly. How can you get the soldiers to work together to fight?

Everyone stared wide-eyed; the awe and wonder they had felt during previous visits vanished, replaced only by clenched hands and hearts.

Fortunately, there was guidance: "What should we do? Of course, we should increase the localization rate of auto parts. These guys all joined two years ago and are key technical personnel involved in increasing the localization rate of auto parts nationwide... But we failed!"

The audience went from applause to holding their breath and frowning!

On Wu Xi's side, some people were whispering among themselves: "That's good, I've found that making Wei Dong admit defeat is exactly what he needs!"

"Yes, he can say a lot of things that are difficult to say or that are unpleasant to hear!"

"To be precise, it is more acceptable to people from the perspective of private enterprises."

Because the state and state-owned enterprises must maintain that "we cannot afford to lose" mentality.

Wei Dong was completely unconcerned: "As the automotive manufacturing industry, which best reflects the level of modern industry, is almost a blank slate in our country. I strongly oppose the practice of tinkering and piecing together a car shell and then claiming that the research and development is successful. This kind of grandstanding is a deception of consumers and an insult to those who work diligently and conscientiously. Modern industry is about science!"

He refrained from driving up the car body with the television for comparison.

“Industrial materials, precision machining, and industrial support are all areas where we have shortcomings. That’s why we’ve struggled to increase our localization rate from 1% to 3% over the past two years. So let’s go a step further and try to bring all of Cherokee’s production lines back to learn from them!”

At this moment, no one was laughing; everyone was focused on tactical matters.

Absolutely pinpoint accuracy!
(End of this chapter)