Chapter 193

In the hotel, Luo Qiang took the documents, originally intending to go directly there, but……

As a secretary, one must guess the leader's intentions; Leader Zhao called him out, clearly not wanting him to continue staying in that situation and singing opposite Qin Miao.

Really, exposing internal contradictions in front of foreigners is not good to begin with! But…… it's not that my scheming is lacking; it's clearly that Qin Miao doesn't respect foreigners.

That's right, Ha Gong Da has done some inventions and creations, but so what, can it compare with Germany? Germany has been industrialized for how many years, and this place is still the birthplace of automobiles; Qin Miao, you lowering your stance and humbly learning from the Germans wouldn't be bad, would it?

You insist on being the big boss and making me the second, coming out isn't to make us Easterners lose face, right!

Thinking this through, Luo Qiang no longer hesitated; go, he must go, find an opportunity to report to Leader Zhao his considerations, where did he go wrong?

When he arrived at the MTU company headquarters, the pretty receptionist was already gone; so he went to the meeting office, and then discovered…… everyone had left!

This……

"Hey, who are you? This is the MTU company headquarters; you can't just barge in!"

"I'm from the East; Mr. Schultz has received us before; I went back to get something…… where are they?"

"They've already gone to the restaurant."

"The restaurant?"

Luo Qiang arrived at the restaurant, and then…… saw that the leaders had already finished their meal, wiping their mouths with napkins!

"Leader Zhao, I'm here. This is the document you wanted……" Luo Qiang suppressed his displeasure, "You've all eaten, and I'm still hungry!"

Leader Zhao glanced at him: "This document is no longer needed; take it back."

What?

Leader Zhao, you're not playing with people like this!

At this moment, Leader Zhao had already stood up: "Let's go; we're still quite curious about the German diesel engine company, and it's a good chance to take a look……

You're going to inspect, but you don't plan to take me along? Luo Qiang's heart sank even further; looking at Qin Miao, his eyes were full of resentment.

Qin Miao smiled and pretended not to see; as long as nothing unexpected happens, your future prospects are finished, you're like a grasshopper after autumn, unable to jump for many more days!

Get in the car! Let's go check out the production plant!

The Eastern leaders were once again shocked; inside the factory, it was clean and tidy, the tools were also wiped spotless, placed on the shelves in orderly fashion; Eastern factories simply cannot compare with this!

Advanced technology, that's built from tiny little things!

When passing a workstation, I saw only a worker using professional tools to inspect, then he stuck a label on the cylinder block, and that cylinder block was taken off the production line.

"Is this…… scrapped?"

"Yes, during the casting process, there is a sand hole inside the cylinder block."

"Can't we just weld it?"

"Of course not; any defective product must be scrapped."

Waste, truly wasteful; in the eyes of the Eastern leaders, this minor defect could be completely repaired, yet here it must be scrapped……

Zhu Lao looked at the cylinder block being taken away with a complex expression, then spoke: "Comrade Qin Miao, what do you think?"

"If we want first-rate quality, we must have strict management; our old ways in the East cannot produce first-rate products, and this point requires learning from Germany. I previously…… merely thought that German tank engines were unsuitable for us Easterners, not that I denied Germany's meticulous craftsmanship spirit."

How poor the quality management of Eastern factories is, Qin Miao knows well; Haier has smashed defective refrigerators, certain Li has smashed defective cars; thus these factories have developed, yet many factories neglect product quality, continue to lounge in past glory, and then go bankrupt, such as Wu Chai……

Speaking of Wu Chai, it's truly sigh-inducing.

In 1984, the German retirees' expert organization sent three experts to Wuhan; Werner Ge Lixi went to Wu Chai for a four-month inspection, and also served as an unpaid technical advisor.

Then…… he discovered a heap of problems: the factory's chief engineer spent all day in the office, the section chief of the factory's quality inspection department couldn't even read a vernier caliper! In the factory, there were more people than needed, and the cadres were severely derelict…… product quality? Stick your hand into the diesel engine, and you'll surely pull out iron filings!

Ge Lixi felt helpless, often complaining, 'If I were the factory director, how how……'

The Wuhan government waved its hand and hired Mr. Ge Lixi as factory director!

Then Ge Lixi, who took office immediately, launched a vigorous reform; the chief engineer and the inspection section chief were severely derelict and dismissed! The inspection staff who came via connections were all sent down to the workshop, a batch of capable workers were selected as quality inspectors, and they were given the same authority as the factory director!

Wages? A structural wage system, fluctuating every two months based on contribution!

Under Ge Lixi's leadership, impurities inside the diesel engine dropped from 5600 milligrams to within 100 milligrams, the defect rate fell to over ten percent, not only meeting domestic use but also exporting to seven Southeast Asian countries, earning over a million in foreign exchange!

Wu Chai took on a new look; all the hardworking staff felt immense gratitude toward him, affectionately calling him Director Ge.

Unfortunately, two years later, Ge Lixi left office; the newly appointed factory director immediately abolished all of Ge Lixi's reforms, and then quality severely declined; domestic customers didn't want it, foreign clients ordered once and never again; a few years later, Wu Chai went bankrupt and closed, workers laid off……

Thinking of these things, Qin Miao felt myriad emotions; those unqualified factory cadres should be shot! But in fact, when the factory collapsed, they grew fat……

In his ears, it seemed he could still hear Director Ge's words spoken at a meeting.

"You might think I've gone mad, not knowing how to enjoy myself, going to the workshop every day, covered in sweat…… I'm a sixty- or seventy-year-old old man, working hard not for myself, but for you, for your wives and children!"

Wait!

Before them appeared a fat old man, hair gray-white, wearing glasses, dressed in a work uniform, belly protruding.

This old man's appearance looked somewhat familiar……

"Everyone, let me introduce you: this is Mr. Werner Ge Lixi, the person in charge of our MTU production factory."

Qin Miao widened his eyes, wondering if he had misheard; he had just been thinking about Mr. Ge Lixi, and yet he actually saw the real person?

"Everyone, welcome to the MTU diesel engine factory." Ge Lixi greeted everyone with a chuckle: "Several decades ago, my father once went to the East, and he had a very good impression of it; the Eastern people are warm and friendly……"

Before Ge Lixi finished speaking, a young young man rushed forward and tightly grasped his hand.

"Director Ge, it's truly a pleasure to meet you!"