Chapter 335: Changing the Track

Huo Yunyan smiled and said to Chen Yang: "We have conducted an in-depth investigation and found that your enterprises are full of vitality. This is something not seen in these state-owned enterprises of the province. We need you to inject this vitality into the state-owned enterprises as well."

Chen Yang felt Huo Yunyan was overestimating him a little. "Director Huo, I'm not as miraculous as you think. Even if my enterprises have a bit more vitality than others, it's because I pay higher wages and benefits than my peers. If state-owned enterprises could raise employees' income and not withhold wages, they might achieve better results."

Huo Yunyan nodded. She naturally understood the meaning of Chen Yang's words, but she still insisted on letting Chen Yang participate in her plan. "Chen Yang, as long as you can solve the problem of Provincial Auto Manufacturing, the province will not let you suffer a loss."

Chen Yang didn't understand why Huo Yunyan kept staring at him. He suddenly thought of a person and immediately said: "Chairman Wu has rich management experience and also has successful reform cases in large state-owned enterprises; why not let him participate in this plan?"

"Wu Junhui won't do!" Huo Yunyan quickly shook her head: "He has to manage Xingcheng Heavy Industry, a listed company, and also oversee the reform of Xingcheng Food Ltd.; he's simply too busy."

Chen Yang gave a wry smile: "Director Huo, I have more enterprises under my name, and I also have to handle the reform work of Qingshui City Feed Factory. I really don't have time!"

Huo Yunyan smiled: "As far as I know, your enterprises are all managed by others; you personally don't participate much in management. It's precisely because you don't manage them yet still run them well that I and Governor Liu think you are the best candidate for reform."

This time Chen Yang finally understood. It turns out that Liu Jianghua and Huo Yunyan originally wanted him to take over Provincial Auto Manufacturing, so they deliberately put Pan Ruoyun in the same group as him.

"Director Huo, I can invest in Provincial Auto Manufacturing, but the funds will not exceed one hundred million. Moreover, this money cannot be used to fill the fiscal deficit. As for how much more money is still needed, whether it comes from provincial fiscal appropriations or bank loans, it has nothing to do with me."

Seeing Chen Yang agree to invest, Huo Yunyan's smile instantly became radiant. She immediately said: "Chen Yang, if you invest one hundred million, the Provincial Finance Department and the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission can each contribute another four hundred million. According to the investment ratio, you will get twenty percent of the shares."

Chen Yang said: "Director Huo, don't rush to give me shares. My investment also comes with conditions."

Huo Yunyan, as if she had already prepared herself mentally, said calmly: "What conditions do you want? As long as the province can do it, we will certainly satisfy you."

Chen Yang said: "The precondition for my investment in Provincial Auto Manufacturing is that we must change the track!"

"Change the track?" Huo Yunyan looked at Chen Yang with a puzzled expression: "How do you want to change it?"

Chen Yang said with a solemn expression: "We have no competitiveness on the fuel car track; even if we introduce advanced technology, we can only survive in the cracks, unable to fundamentally solve Provincial Auto Manufacturing's survival problem. Therefore, we should change our development direction, focusing on the research, production, and promotion of electric cars and electric bicycles."

Upon hearing this, Huo Yunyan instantly felt she had not chosen the wrong person. Regarding the reform of Provincial Auto Manufacturing, they had solicited many opinions, but only Chen Yang's idea was completely unexpected. "Chen Yang, domestic electric vehicle technology is not mature. Wanting to open up a new market in this field is likely more difficult than introducing new fuel car technology. Moreover, this cycle will be very long; given Provincial Auto Manufacturing's current state, it might not last until success."

Chen Yang said: "If we only develop electric cars, the cycle might be long. But we can prepare two approaches: develop electric cars on one hand and electric bicycles on the other. The technical principle of electric bicycles is much simpler compared to electric cars."

"Moreover, electric bicycles are not yet popular in the domestic market at this stage, and the market prospect is huge. If we can seize this market, we will have the ability to sustain the enterprise. It will also give us more time and funds to develop electric cars."

"Good!" Huo Yunyan was instantly convinced. "Chen Yang, I and Governor Liu indeed did not misjudge you. The things in your mind are indeed different from others."

"Director Huo, I'm just throwing out ideas; whether it will succeed or not is still unknown..."

Chen Yang didn't want to manage Provincial Auto Manufacturing because in his previous life, Provincial Auto Manufacturing eventually declined. But if Provincial Auto Manufacturing is willing to change its track and develop toward electric vehicles, he is still willing to invest.

Electric vehicles will occupy half of the domestic automobile market in the future. As long as Provincial Auto Manufacturing moves first to eat this crab, its future will surely be limitless!

Huo Yunyan had already found the answer she wanted; she didn't care at all about Chen Yang's subsequent words.

Reform is like crossing the river by feeling the stones; no one can guarantee a hundred percent success. What matters is finding a new path of hope after failure.

The path of hope for Provincial Auto Manufacturing is to transition from fuel car production to electric vehicle production.

Huo Yunyan quickly conveyed Chen Yang's idea to Liu Jianghua, who immediately agreed to Chen Yang's reform proposal.

However, regarding the reform report on Provincial Auto Manufacturing's shift from fuel car production to electric vehicle production, Liu Jianghua still entrusted it to Pan Ruoyun to write. At the same time, he urged her that after the report is completed, she must first let Chen Yang review it and give guiding suggestions.

And after Chen Yang confirmed the investment plan for Provincial Auto Manufacturing with Huo Yunyan, he directly drove back to the Old Hundreds Agricultural Products Trading Company.

Regarding Wu Junhui's goal of improving the quality of the sausage products produced by Xingcheng Food Ltd. and regaining market share in Dongjiangsheng, Chen Yang asked Shen Anna for her opinion.

"Boss, from ancient times to the present, over five thousand years, have you ever seen a dynasty that, after being overthrown, could still return as a king? Since Xingcheng Food Ltd.'s sausage has already exited the historical stage, no matter how much we improve its product quality, we cannot regain its original market share. Unless we ourselves ruin the brand image of the Old Hundreds sausage!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Yang immediately reminded Shen Anna: "Although Wu Junhui says he wants to compete fairly with us, you can't know a person's heart just from their face; we still need to be on guard."

Shen Anna said confidently: "Boss, rest assured; all our warehouses and chain stores have already been equipped with surveillance. If he dares to cause trouble, we will directly report it to the police!"

Chen Yang's purpose was to remind Shen Anna to stay vigilant. Since the company already has security measures in place, he naturally feels more at ease.

At that moment, Yexin's phone suddenly rang.

"You little punk, the stock of Certain Easy has gone up another dollar. You sold so early, you made me lose a lot of money!"

Chen Yang suddenly had the urge to spank her butt.