Chapter 1171: You really are... brilliant!

Everyone knows when the automobile was invented, but do you know when it first entered China?

That car the foreign devils presented to the Empress Dowager was definitely not the first one.

The more common understanding is that by '31, domestically produced automobiles had already appeared in the country.

Take note, I am talking about domestically produced automobiles here.

However, China's automobile industry only truly became a large-scale industry starting with the Great Leap Forward in 1956.

The dilapidated motorcycle factories and various automobile factories that the Red Star Factory passively received from Beijing Industry were products of that period.

Actually, Beijing Industry wasn't wrong; the development of an era has an inherent characteristic of trial and error. If everyone were that cautious and careful, society would never develop or change.

From the founding of the country until this year, '67, our demand for automobiles was mainly for military use and industrial/agricultural transport.

Therefore, the national automobile industry that emerged during the Great Leap Forward was primarily focused on trucks.

This is also an important reason why the 17th Factory fought so hard to secure the Liberation-brand automobile.

Including the 17th Factory, domestic automobile manufacturers all adopted methods of imitation or borrowing across different load-bearing levels to launch domestically produced trucks.

Li Xuewu learned this thoroughly when he proposed developing the Hongxing Lingyang automobile.

The Hongxing Lingyang was born from the Willys battlefield jeep; its off-road performance was excellent, but some of the technology was too old.

So, the Willys, having had some of its technology replaced and updated, immediately radiated a different kind of youthful vitality.

It's just like a woman using hyaluronic acid; the person is still the same person, but using it just feels fresh.

Why is the Red Star Hongxing Lingyang so popular? Even though it's an imitation product injected with hyaluronic acid, it still became an automobile product that numerous units flocked to.

Besides being cheap, the most important reason is the severe lack of jeep brands in the country.

Let's put it this way: you go on a blind date, there are two women—one is 18, but weighs over 200 jin, is incredibly ugly, the kind who could crush you if she sat on you; the other is 38, uses high-tech on her face, has a slim figure, and looks beautiful. Which one do you choose?

The reason for this awkwardness is the emphasis on tools of productivity during the Great Leap Forward, while neglecting the functional needs of other automobiles.

Of course, there was a small amount of bus and off-road vehicle production during this period, but sedans were mainly used as official vehicles, so their output was actually quite small.

At that time, the objects of imitation for various types of automobiles were mostly products from the Russians, but there were also many models imitated from the Japanese, Americans, Czechs, French, Germans, Italians, and other countries; the sources were extremely broad.

When Li Xuewu first returned, he hadn't paid much attention, only feeling that the cars on the main roads were a motley mix.

It wasn't until the Security Division started cooperating with the Technical Division on automobile maintenance operations that he carefully studied them, while also learning from Xia Zhongquan.

The more he learned and observed, the funnier it became.

Just look: the front is American, the roof is French, the rear is Italian, the engine is Japanese...

Let's put it this way: even if the designers of these cars came, they would doubt their own lives upon seeing these pieced-together automobiles.

"International" brand cars aren't a joke; there really is such a brand, but it's American—International Harvester (bear with the spelling, I remember it being spelled like that).

Li Xuewu explained to Gu Weijie: what era was it before the Red Star Factory held the supply chain conference?

Right, everyone remembers, it was the Spring and Autumn period.

Then, were there further subdivisions before that?

Li Xuewu believes that the Great Leap Forward period starting in '56 was also a watershed for the domestic automobile industry.

He calls the time before the end of the Great Leap Forward, which is before '60, the "Barbaric Era" of the automobile industry, and the time after '60 the "Spring and Autumn Era."

Against the backdrop of the Barbaric Era, every province, important city, and even districts and counties with relatively strong industrial capabilities established their own automobile manufacturing factories.

Count them on your fingers; what is being talked about here are automobile manufacturing factories, not automobile parts factories or repair shops.

There were so many! So many that when Li Xuewu looked at the list of automobile industrial enterprises in the materials, he felt that China's automobile industry had already surpassed the Americans'.

However, without Sha Qizhi explaining it, he himself knew that a large portion of the enterprises on this list were already dead in all but name.

Among the enterprise and industrial representatives invited this time, there was no lack of former automobile industry managers or engineers.

Why say "former"?

It's very simple: the Great Leap Forward has already been determined in the course of history to be a failed attempt.

It rose because of policy and fell with policy.

Through the great waves washing away the sand, what remains is the backbone of the automobile industry.

It's said very simply in four characters—"great waves washing away the sand"—but this process involved heavy losses and was heart-wrenchingly painful.

Just like the transition from the Barbaric Era to the Spring and Autumn Era in history, many enterprises fell and never stood up again.

They were all imitating excellent foreign automobile brands, but the domestic technical reserves and the reserves of automobile engineers were uneven.

Beijing and Shanghai possessed absolute technical strength, so the automobile industry preserved there was complete.

On the list in Li Xuewu's hands, Beijing and Shanghai had the most vehicle industrial factories.

Relatively famous ones include, for example, the Fengtai Auto Repair Factory, Beijing Auto Factory, Beijing No. 2 Auto, Beijing Bus Factory, Beijing Motorcycle Factory, Auto Repair No. 4 Factory, etc.

Shanghai has SAIC, Shanghai Bus, Shanghai Electric, Automobile Decoration Factory, Agricultural Machinery Manufacturing Company, Truck Manufacturing Factory, etc.

You think Beijing Auto, Beijing No. 2 Auto, and SAIC are relatively famous, and the others are just small fry, right?

That's both right and wrong; the difference isn't in the size of the factory area or manufacturing capability, but in R&D capability.

Why is the Beijing Automobile Manufacturing Factory so awesome?

Because it can produce sedans, trucks, and jeeps, and can even support other cities in building automobile manufacturing factories.

Just for the 212 automobile alone, there are many small factories imitating it.

This breadth of mind and this strength are things the Red Star Factory cannot compare with.

Of course, the Red Star Factory's automobile manufacturing factory is a tertiary industry, responsible for its own profits and losses, and it's not the same thing as the Beijing Automobile Factory.

They would like to stop supporting others, but they are eating from the bowl of policy and must do so.

Because the country currently does not allow enterprises to go bankrupt; the industry will intervene, and assets must be protected.

Therefore, the Barbaric Era was still able to move toward the Spring and Autumn Era in a very stable state.

In the process of resource integration—that is, the process of the Barbaric Era transitioning to the Spring and Autumn Era—it gradually experienced elimination, mergers, and acquisitions, forming a situation of "one big, four small, and a whole bunch."

There's no need to mention the "one big"; it must be the 17th Factory. This is the birthplace of the domestic automobile industry and the foundation that holds up the national industry.

The 17th Factory was established after the founding of the country, mainly to produce the Liberation-brand CA10 medium truck, imitated from the Russian Zis150, and the Red Flag CA72 large luxury sedan.

In its early days, the 17th Factory focused mainly on technical cooperation with the Russians and imitation, and later formed a relatively strong independent R&D capability.

It must be mentioned here that many automobile industries, including the Second Auto, were actually supported and built by the 17th Factory.

Its R&D and production capability are terrifying, and it is also the enterprise the Red Star Factory most hopes to cooperate with at this supply chain conference.

Because the 17th Factory is in the Northeast, and the Red Star Factory is also preparing to build a warehouse-style supply chain in Steel City or Fengcheng.

The mechanical processing enterprise cluster, with the Fengcheng No. 1 Machine Factory as the core, mainly serves the Red Star Factory's industrial supply chain.

If they could get orders or parts support from the 17th Factory, then Old Li would dare to immediately call Xiang Yunyu, who is in Fengcheng, and have her acquire land to build a warehouse and launch this project.

But whether it's Old Li or Little Li, both know this goal is very difficult to achieve.

Just think, it's so cautious and difficult for the Beijing Automobile Factory to turn around, let alone a pillar of the nation.

However, while big projects are hard to sign, testing the waters with small projects should be no problem.

In yesterday's exhibition, Li Xuewu could clearly see that the leaders from the 17th Factory stayed at the exhibition booth for a relatively long time.

According to feedback from the docents, the leaders and technical engineers from the 17th Factory asked the most detailed questions and collected the most comprehensive materials.

They even compared materials, stood next to the Red Star Hongxing Lingyang automobile, and discussed the feasibility of parts supply one by one.

Therefore, on the morning of the second day—that is, during the supply chain enterprise achievement display—Li Xuewu focused his attention on them.

Back to the "one big, four small, and a whole bunch."

The "one big" has been finished; the "four small" aren't hard to guess either: they are Nanjing Auto, Beijing Auto, Jinan Auto, and SAIC.

Among the four small ones, the strongest is SAIC. It was established on the basis of the old Shanghai Automobile Decoration Factory, merging the Internal Combustion Engine Parts Factory, Automobile Chassis Factory, Truck Repair Factory, and some other small factories.

Its main products are the Shanghai-brand SH760 sedan, Harvest-brand tractor, and Worker-Peasant walking tractor.

Fun, right? Actually, SAIC also produces tractors, just like Ferrari.

So don't think it's very retro and awesome just because those idiots on Douyin are driving Ferrari tractors to 4S shops for maintenance.

If you drive a Harvest-brand tractor or a Worker-Peasant walking tractor to an SAIC 4S shop for maintenance, then I'll say you're impressive enough!

Because abroad, you can buy a Ferrari if you have money, but domestically at this time, you might not be able to buy one even if you call them your ancestors!

Hehe, thinking about it this way, don't you feel that the identity verification Rolls-Royce used to do—not selling cars to those who aren't good people—is meaningless?

Actually, it's just like a girl; after that layer of window paper (hymen) is pierced, it's not worth anything.

Look at those famous big internet celebrities; don't they buy a Rolls-Royce after making money?

The reason is just that simple: before, they couldn't pull out a penny, but now I want it!

What they are playing with is the purchasing psychology of poor people who are suddenly rich and eager to show off; it can be considered a kind of satisfaction of emotional value.

Ranking second among the four small ones is the Beijing Automobile Manufacturing Factory, formerly the Beijing No. 1 Automobile Parts Factory; its main product is the BJ212 jeep, imitated from the Russian Gaz69.

As the supply chain conference entered its second day, Vice President Wang of the Beijing Automobile Manufacturing Factory continued to attend, looking even more carefully.

Sha Qizhi reported that Vice President Wang brought three old men today; they are the technical masters of the factory.

It's very obvious that he didn't trust the "second-rate" people from yesterday, and he also attaches more importance to the supply chain conference.

What are they looking at?

Looking at engines, looking at the Hongxing Lingyang's chassis, looking at the parts supply exhibition for the Gemini and Red Bull.

Actually, the Beijing Automobile Factory also trial-produced small sedans and three-wheeled motorcycles; that is the Jinggangshan brand learned about in primary school textbooks in later generations.

But at that time, because the demand for light passenger vehicles was restricted, they were not mass-produced.

Later, when they wanted to produce them again, the technology couldn't keep up, and they lost the opportunity for mass production.

The largest manufacturer of light trucks among the four small ones is not Beijing No. 2 Auto, but the Jin Ling Automobile Manufacturing Factory, which also belongs to the category established after '49.

Beijing No. 2 Auto's light truck, the BJ130, was only developed last year; the production line was designed and built with the participation of the Red Star Factory and the Beijing No. 2 Machinery Factory. Vice President Gu Litong of the Second Auto said that formal mass production will have to wait until next year.

Don't think the Second Auto is dawdling; developed last year, factory built last year, and still hasn't achieved production now, and will only officially produce next year—actually, that's already very fast.

How many lucky ones are there like the Red Star Factory that smash money and have support? Beijing No. 2 Auto is the conventional development template.

According to historical progress, Beijing No. 2 Auto would only officially produce in '69.

With Li Xuewu, this "fluttering moth," flapping his wings hard, they achieved mass production a year early, and it's already a huge improvement with advanced production technology and equipment superimposed on advanced assembly line design.

The Jin Ling Automobile Manufacturing Factory wasn't as lucky as Beijing No. 2 Auto; it started building cars in '58, and its main product was the Yuejin light truck, imitated from the Gaz-51, with the engine coming from the Gaz M21 sedan.

Look, Li Xuewu wasn't wrong!

Even if the Gaz designers came, they would have to stare for a long time before they could tell whose car this was imitating.

The last of the four small ones is the Jinan Automobile Manufacturing General Factory, formerly the Jinan Automobile Parts Factory; its main product is the 8-ton heavy truck Yellow River series, imitated from the Skoda 702 series.

Don't think that because Jinan Auto ranks last among the four small ones, it's really small; this is just a result obtained by comparing based on produced models and influence.

What do you think the "one big, four small" are?

These are the top five automobile enterprises in the country, equivalent to the five permanent members of the UN!

If it weren't for the Red Star Factory overtaking on a bend and not taking the usual path, how could it invite them to attend the conference as the host, and how could it make them tremble with fear as a "troublemaker"?

It can be said that the "one big, four small" represent half of the country's automobile industry, and their voice is incredibly high.

Li Xuewu doesn't know what the representatives of these five companies talked about upstairs in the guesthouse last night, and he doesn't know the result of the conversation either.

But judging from the attitude of the heads of these five companies since the exhibition started today, it seems the talk didn't go very smoothly.

However, you can't read the article just from the faces of these old guys; do you believe the expressions of these people will leak secrets?

Stop joking, Li Xuewu isn't wandering the world for the first day.

But this doesn't hinder the Red Star Factory from showing more attention and importance to the five big factories.

"Cooperate, don't confront; support other small and medium-sized car enterprises and establish a complete automobile industry manufacturing standard"—this is the guiding document issued overnight by Director Du.

The Red Star Factory really buttered up the right person this time; the supply chain and warehouse-style supply standards are highly valued by the leaders above.

Don't think the leaders don't understand supply chains; haven't they already learned it since they didn't understand before?

The video of Li Xuewu's speech on the first morning has already been made into a report film and sent to the "Sea" (central leadership) for reference and study.

Study films, just like study discs in later generations, are mostly labeled {Reference News}, which is a very important means of information preservation.

What is made public is called {News Briefing}, and what is for internal study is called {Reference News}, which is the so-called internal reference.

Don't think internal reference is very mysterious or that the level is very high; if you farm well and farm out value, you can also write it into an article as reference news.

The Red Star Factory is a key enterprise of Beijing Industry and also a key development enterprise managed by the Ministry.

Having achieved important development results in the field of automobile manufacturing, formed a major influence, and being able to be implemented on a large scale and widely—would you say this news is important or not?

If it weren't for the fear that he couldn't speak it out and couldn't speak it well, Li Huai De would definitely not let go of this opportunity.

Look at the treatment of the person who organizes study sessions for the big bosses in the "Sea" in later generations.

Expert-level scholars, industry leaders, key protection and development objects—anyway, it's "in the heart of the Emperor."

Although Li Xuewu didn't go to the "Sea" to give a lecture in person, this kind of indirect lecture can better reflect his familiarity with business as a frontline manager and his mastery of high-end technology.

The country lacks management talent and lacks technical talent even more; if you understand technology and also understand management, and have a relatively broad vision and forward-looking thinking, how do you think this person is viewed in the eyes of the leaders?

Then examine his work experience and organizational experience—good heavens, he has shed blood, received awards, and created excellent results in multiple professional fields—how do you think such a person is?

Li Xuewu didn't just say he couldn't go to Japan to comfort his family; he really can't get out right now.

Key focus talent, unless they are going out with a very high-level delegation, can only develop domestically.

Looking at the stance on the first day, with Director Du coming to stand on the platform in person, all enterprise representatives including the five big factories are very clear about the Red Star Factory's influence this time.

Therefore, even if the five big factories close their doors to discuss, they can't break the Red Star Factory's "red-rooted and seedling-straight" golden body.

Unless they poach Li Xuewu, set up a separate kitchen, and create another trade management center.

But this is absolutely impossible; not to mention Li Xuewu, who has a complete career plan, even Li Huai De wouldn't let him go.

Don't look at Old Li adjusting Li Xuewu's position and authority, but if you want to poach him, that is absolutely impossible.

Even if you poached his wife, he wouldn't let go of Li Xuewu.

Choosing Li Xuewu to be cultivated as a successor is not just taking care of Li Xuewu and giving him a "big pie," but also ensuring the continuity of policy and foundation after he leaves the Red Star Factory.

The leaders of the five big factories attach great importance to Li Xuewu, just as Li Xuewu attaches great importance to the five big factories.

Last year, when Li Xuewu decided to engage in the automobile industry, he conducted a detailed investigation into the status of the national automobile industry.

In '65, which was the year before last, the national automobile output was only 40,500 vehicles.

It looks like a lot, but for a large country in industry, agriculture, and population, it's too little.

This also established his determination to build cars, because the market is huge and the gap is huge; even a pig could fly if it built cars at this time!

He is a "later person" and is very clear about the future potential of domestic automobile demand and manufacturing capability.

By '80, an annual production capacity of 222,000 vehicles could be achieved; how fast must the development of these ten-plus years be!

Just looking at the '65 data, the output of all automobile factories in Shanghai had already exceeded 10,000 vehicles.

Among them, there were 5,300 Shanghai-brand SH760 sedans.

Do you know why only those above the ministry level can sit in a Red Flag, and those above the city level sit in a Shanghai SH760?

Because the current annual production capacity of Red Flag is 2,000 units; interesting, right?

The automobile output of the Jin Ling Automobile Manufacturing Factory reached 【number missing】 vehicles.

The annual output of the Jinan Automobile Manufacturing Factory that year was 5,039 vehicles, and until it stopped production in later generations, it cumulatively produced 【number missing】 Yellow River-brand JN150 8-ton cargo trucks, accounting for 72% of domestically produced heavy-duty automobiles.

Now you know the strength of the five big factories, right? This hasn't even calculated the production capacity of the 17th Factory and the Beijing Automobile Factory.

The 212 of the Beijing Automobile Factory only started production in '66; its influence is great, but the production capacity hasn't kept up, with an annual production capacity of about 12,000.

The "one big, four small" have been finished; there is also a "whole bunch" that arrived today.

Saying "a whole bunch" is only relative, because besides the five big factories, there are many car enterprises with strong strength.

For example, Shanghai Bicycle No. 2 Factory, Second Auto, Sichuan Auto, etc.

You say this isn't nonsense; aren't we talking about automobiles? What the hell is the Bicycle No. 2 Factory!

Yes, the Shanghai Bicycle No. 2 Factory was originally built for bicycles, but they have a heart that wants to accelerate.

In '59, based on the JAWA 250 motorcycle from Czechoslovakia at the time, they developed the Happiness 250 motorcycle; the two-stroke engine could output 12 horsepower.

You might not know the Shanghai Bicycle No. 2 Factory, but you should be familiar with the Happiness 250, right?

If you live in a village, when you are sleeping at night, if a Happiness 250 passes by on a road far away, you can hear it clearly.

"Hearing it from afar, it's a tiger; looking at it up close, it's a 250"—this was the doggerel used to describe this motorcycle back then.

Li Xuewu once heard someone say that if this motorcycle runs out of gas, don't panic first; if you have urine in your belly, you can still persist for two li.

Even a bicycle factory can realize a motorcycle dream; where did this technology and support come from?

The Barbaric Era ended, resource integration was completed, and it was the most glorious time of the Spring and Autumn Era.

In '66, in order to support the Third Front, the "one big, four small" respectively carried out construction and aid in the interior.

The 17th Factory and Nanjing Auto aided the construction of the Second Auto (Dongfeng) located in Shiyan, mainly producing the heavy truck Dongfeng EQ140 based on the Liberation CA140 and the military off-road medium truck EQ240.

Beijing Auto aided the construction of Shaanxi Auto located in Mailigou, mainly producing the heavy military off-road truck Yan'an SX250.

Jinan Auto aided the construction of Sichuan Auto located in Dazu County, Chongqing, mainly producing Red Rock-brand mining dump trucks and military off-road trucks.

Only relatively important projects are selected here for explanation; other support construction will not be recounted one by one.

But after the Barbaric Era ended, the Ministry of Industry did have policy-based construction for the automobile industry.

From the "one big, four small" supporting the Third Front, it can be seen that important adjustments have already been made for the military market.

That is to say, military use and civilian use had already been market-segmented during the Spring and Autumn period.

Looking back at the watershed between the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods of the automobile industry.

That is the emergence of the supply chain, which further refined the civilian and military markets and proposed more possibilities and feasibility for the automobile industry.

Then the question comes: what is the difference between the growth of the Barbaric Era and the hegemony of the Warring States period?

Yes, there is still a very obvious difference, and that is the use of weapons.

Talking about weapons here is actually the supply chain, which is also more advanced production technology and equipment.

The Barbaric Era was blind development and project initiation, solving the process of going from nothing to something.

The Spring and Autumn Era was a process of resource integration and going from something to excellence.

The Warring States Era is a process of "you don't have it, I have it; you have it, I am better; you are better, I will kill you."

From the changes in production technologies such as supply chains and assembly lines, it is actually not hard to see that this is another process of industrial elimination.

Actually, the Spring and Autumn period was very long; from after '60 to '66, it was only the initial stage, and it didn't end until the 1980s.

That is, it opened up, and the wind from outside blew in, forcing the Spring and Autumn Era to transform toward the Warring States Era.

But at that time, if you wanted to compete for hegemony, would you take a hoe to compare the hardness of your fist with guns and cannons?

Of course not. Li Xuewu engaging in the automobile industry at the Red Star Factory completely used his own strength to cut the Spring and Autumn Era of the automobile industry in half, allowing the heroes to enter the Hegemony Era ahead of schedule.

Currently, the domestic automobile gap is still very large, and the market is still very broad.

Therefore, while providing excellent car-building experience and formulating standards, let more industrial forces break through and have more car enterprises appear.

The Ministry of Industry is very clear about the Red Star Factory's purpose, but they stand high and see far, and they support the Red Star Factory doing this even more.

Although it is a car enterprise that has just been built for more than a year, it has done things that the five big factories didn't even think of.

Would the people above not be willing to see a situation where "each generation has its own talents, each leading the way for hundreds of years"?

Of course not; "a single flower blooming alone is not spring; a garden full of spring colors is spring."

The Red Star Factory wanting to help more small and medium-sized car enterprises realize standardized car building is not overturning the table, but building steps.

Therefore, after Director Du went back, he organized the leaders of the Ministry of Industry to study and hold a meeting, and issued this document overnight.

Who is this document for? It is for these enterprises and industrial leaders who continue to participate in the supply chain conference today to see.

Once the document came out, the five big factories' thoughts of setting up a separate kitchen to engage in a supply chain platform also died down.

They won't do things that are thankless, and they can't do them either; isn't this looking for trouble for themselves?

On the second day of the Red Star Factory supply chain conference, it started in this atmosphere of "Mount Tai pressing down on the top," in a positive, peaceful, healthy, and actively cooperative atmosphere.

"We should be the first enterprise to cooperate with the Red Star supply chain."

Gu Litong stood in front of his factory's exhibition booth, smiling and introducing it to the peer leaders who came to visit.

After he finished introducing this sentence, he also actively asked Li Xuewu, who was passing by from this exhibition area: "Is that right, Deputy Director Li?"

Actually, it was a joke; after listening to Li Xuewu's speech and introduction yesterday, Gu Litong was very envious of this young man's relaxation and strength.

So today, when receiving peer leaders, his explanation style also learned from Li Xuewu.

Now that "Li Gui" (the fake Li) saw "Li Kui" (the real Li), he asked a joking question, which could be considered resolving his own embarrassment.

"What you said is not rigorous—"

Li Xuewu knew what he meant; he didn't stop his pace, took Sha Qizhi and walked inside, deliberately pointed at him with his hand, corrected him with a smile: "It should be said that it is the first automobile manufacturing factory."

"Hahaha—"

"Yes, yes, yes—"

Gu Litong saw the peer leaders laughing, so he also laughed, nodded and agreed: "Beijing No. 2 Auto is the first automobile manufacturing factory to cooperate with the Red Star supply chain!"

"Hahaha—"

His cooperative correction and emphasis made everyone on the scene feel even funnier.

Everyone's eyes also looked at Li Xuewu, this very remarkable young man.

Short-sleeved white shirt, black belt, black suit pants, black perforated leather shoes—capable and dashing.

The cadres of the Red Star Factory are easy to recognize; they are all dressed in "white plus black." If there are other "white plus black" outfits, just look at the badges and nameplates on their chests, and you definitely won't recognize the wrong person.

When Li Xuewu walked past the Beijing No. 2 Auto exhibition booth, he didn't forget to point at Gu Litong and teased: "You said it wrong, bonus deducted!"

"Where is there any bonus, haha—"

Gu Litong heard everyone laughing, so he followed along and laughed.

He gestured toward the departing Li Xuewu and said sincerely to everyone: "See that? Young and promising; you have to admire him—"

After finishing, he gestured toward the BJ130 light truck parked in the exhibition area and explained: "This car was designed and completed in '65; at the same time, the production factory and calculation formulas were also designed."

"It just happened to catch up with the 'Great Learning' activity, our factory's work focus was adjusted, and the work of building the factory and production was moved back a bit."

Gu Litong is so good at speaking; he didn't say it was delayed, just covered it up in two sentences.

"Speaking of which, it's also a coincidence; the first one the Red Star Factory contacted to engage in the supply chain was actually the Beijing Automobile Factory, but the result was that they didn't talk it through!"

He is really cunning; while talking about himself, he didn't forget to DISS the Beijing Automobile Factory.

It's just like three best friends gathering together; they must find a little bitch to scold for a while before they can unite as one.

Gu Litong was completely in the state of "getting the benefit and still selling well" standing here bragging.

Beijing Industry has so many resources; the Beijing Automobile Factory is the eldest son, and they, the second son, can't eat anything good.

So he picked up the cheap stuff, and he didn't treat the people from the Beijing Automobile Factory as people, so he just said it like that.

"By chance, Beijing Industry organized us to receive and merge a batch of motorcycle and truck industries, so we can be considered to have formed a bond."

Gu Litong introduced: "Through research, we understood the advanced nature of the automobile manufacturing factory newly built by the Red Star Factory in Steel City, so we overcame all opposition, modified the original factory building plan, and launched the supply chain."

"Deputy Director Gu, I'll ask a question—"

The factory director of the Longjiang Automobile Manufacturing Factory interjected and asked: "Beijing No. 2 Auto also has its own parts industry; won't introducing the supply chain now be counterproductive?"

"This question is asked well—"

Gu Litong smiled and nodded, saying: "At that time, when we held a meeting, some comrades raised this point of view."

"However, I want to say that the parts industry owned by Beijing No. 2 Auto is incomplete and is not enough to support whole-vehicle production."

He looked at the other party and said: "We made an estimate; if we follow the original production plan—that is, the cost required for all parts to be self-produced—it is fourteen times the production cost of canceling the original plan and introducing the supply chain."

"So much?"

Not only was the Longjiang representative surprised, but other people standing here listening to Gu Litong's introduction also couldn't believe it.

"It is just that much, and this is still a conservative estimate."

Gu Litong explained very seriously: "Compare the 17th Factory and the Shanghai Factory, and you will know; ask them the cost of producing one car, and then look at the selling price of a car from the Red Star Factory."

"I know, the 212 sells for 36,000, the Hongxing Lingyang's lowest selling price is 7,100—five times!"

He gestured with his palm and emphasized again: "Here, we must consider that the 212 is a low-profit sale, and the Hongxing Lingyang is a high-profit sale."

"Undeniably, our joint enterprise purchases Hongxing Lingyang automobiles from the Red Star Factory, and the lowest it can go is 5,000-plus."

"Buzz—"

A burst of exclamation and discussion came from the scene; the selling price is 5,000-plus, so can the cost be even lower?

No wonder Vice President Wang of the Beijing Automobile Factory didn't have a smiling face these two days; if they caught up with this, they would also have to cry to death.

36,000 vs 7,100, KO!

"Production equipment, including assembly lines and the cultivation of workers, these..."

Someone asked again: "Is the investment in this part big or not?"

"Big, very big, definitely big."

Gu Litong was like the person in the Viagra advertisement in later generations, exaggeratingly saying this line.

He explained seriously: "This is an industrial technology exhibition, not a Third Front support discussion meeting."

"Assembly line equipment and technology are the relatively advanced kind introduced by the Red Star Factory from abroad; what our factory uses is actually the one imitated by the Beijing No. 2 Machinery Factory."

Gu Litong gestured toward the exhibition area of the Beijing No. 2 Machinery Factory and said: "In a while, you can go and walk around; you will definitely have gains."

"Let's talk about whether this investment is worth it; it's very worth it."

He said: "The comparison between assembly lines and ordinary production lines has a big gap, especially when matched with a supply chain."

"The motorcycle manufacturing factory of the Red Star Factory uses this kind of assembly line equipment, and the daily production capacity has already reached 300 units."

"What about you? Beijing No. 2 Auto."

That person smiled and asked: "How much do you estimate the production capacity can reach after you get this set of production equipment?"

"At least this number!"

Gu Litong reached out a hand and said with certainty: "The annual production capacity is at least 50,000 units, only more, not less."

"And we have to use the latest technology, the latest materials," he counted on his fingers: "including plastic, glass fiber reinforced plastic, special steel, etc."

"In a while, you must go to the Red Star Factory's new materials exhibition booth to take a look; it will definitely make you very surprised."

There was no host for the second day of the exhibition, and no leaders came to visit; it was all based on everyone's own willingness.

The exhibition area had docents from various factories, and there were also specific introduction materials available for collection, which was very thoughtful.

After walking until tired, you could also go to the rest area to take a break, drink a cup of tea, and pick a few small gadgets to buy and take back to your family and friends.

They were all characteristic products produced by the Red Star Factory and related units; here, the products of the First Prison are the most fashionable and attractive.

The automobile manufacturing enterprises cooperating with the Red Star Factory appeared to speak with facts, and the parts supply enterprises cooperating with the Red Star Factory spoke with facts.

There were many shelves in the exhibition area, on which were placed the fist products of various factories—that is, automobile parts.

Among them, the one with the largest exhibition area, the most varieties, and the most widespread application of new materials is the joint tertiary industry of the Red Star Factory and other factories.

The people who came here were also the most numerous, looking for the piece of the puzzle of their dreams on the display cabinet according to the appearance that automobiles should have in their minds.

Actually, there was no need to ask, and no need to do a survey; Li Xuewu knew that this supply chain conference was a success.

Of course, it's still too early to say this; specific negotiations could start to be contacted from the afternoon.

For those who want to negotiate, the Red Star Factory Tianjin Trade Management Center will receive and discuss them tomorrow morning.

Those with intentions will sign a cooperation letter of intent in the afternoon and advance subsequent cooperation according to the procedures of the cooperation letter of intent.

At the same time, the Red Star Factory will also invite bids and purchase chassis and other technologies from major car enterprises tomorrow morning; this can be considered a sequence of layer-by-layer progression.

However, tonight, the Red Star Factory will organize an industry standard seminar.

The main content is to discuss and study what kind of standards should be used to regulate and formulate industry production standards.

The Red Star Factory is very good at doing things; even if it wants to be the leading big brother, it has to ask these brothers if they have any opinions.

Of course, the Red Star Factory is not being arrogant and forcibly formulating industry standards that are superior to its own.

Especially in the process of research and formulation of industry standards, the Red Star Factory is not even the main responsible unit.

The Red Star Factory is not the one taking the lead, so who is?

Li Huai De has already reported to Director Du, and Director Du came forward to invite Comrade Hu Jiaquan, a US-educated engineer from the Automobile Research Institute, to take the lead, hosted by the Automobile Research Institute, co-organized by the Red Star Factory Vehicle Engineering Research Institute, and supported by many industrial universities such as the Vehicle Engineering major of Huaqing University and the Iron and Steel Institute, to participate in the formulation of this standardization.

This standard is bound to be fair and just, and it is also recognized by the national automobile industry system.

The Red Star Factory has already determined its advantage in the supply chain and mastered the core technology of assembly line technology and equipment, so there is no need to play tricks on this.

It is also a fair and just standard, which is more conducive to the Red Star Factory standing out in the subsequent automobile industry system.

Anyone can participate in this seminar; as long as they are members invited to participate in the supply chain conference, they can enter and listen with their work permits.

When the time comes, if you have opinions or suggestions, you can also write a note to state your point of view, and then be approved by the host to discuss and speak.

The seminar is still mainly discussed between the five big factories, the Red Star Factory, and the main parts manufacturers.

"How is the feedback on the influence of the export exhibition?"

Li Xuewu walked to the innermost exhibition area; there were also many people here, especially enterprises interested in exports.

He looked at Zhuang Cangshu, who came to greet him, and reminded him: "The supply chain has already been introduced very clearly; the seed has been planted, and you need to display this fruit well."

"Understood, the feedback from the export exhibition area is very good."

Zhuang Cangshu reported very seriously: "Gemini automobiles, Comet motorcycles, Hongxing Lingyang automobiles—we have all made detailed introductions, and everyone is very interested."

He gestured toward the people who were consulting inside the exhibition area and explained: "They are mainly asking about international channels, and also asking about domestic sales channels; we introduced this aspect very vaguely."

"Hmm, teaching the tiger to climb the tree—you still have to keep a hand back—"

Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows and said to him: "But don't have pressure; tomorrow is your main battlefield."

"Hehe—" Zhuang Cangshu smiled bitterly: "If you hadn't said it, I wouldn't have felt the pressure, but you reminded me by saying that."

"Hahaha—"

Li Xuewu saw that he still had the heart to joke, so he knew he was prepared and had made a choice.

"Those who know the times are heroes," right!

"Focus on Sichuan Auto; they asked me a lot yesterday; it shouldn't be about trucks."

He grabbed Zhuang Cangshu's arm and reminded him in a low voice: "They are very likely also wanting to build jeeps."

"This..." Zhuang Cangshu opened his eyes wide, looked at Li Xuewu and asked: "Can this work?"

"Why can't it work?"

Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows and asked: "You are allowed to build Antelopes, but others aren't allowed to build Yellow Sheep or Mountain Sheep?"

"Feel free to talk boldly; even if they want to buy our Hongxing Lingyang production technology, it can be sold to them!"

He blinked his eyes and reminded: "It will be replaced next year; selling it this year is one price, and selling it next year will be a price drop!"

"Besides, once the supply chain opening is opened, building cars is no longer a myth," he hinted to the other party: "Anyway, selling it doesn't mean it will be delivered immediately, right?"

"You really are... brilliant!"

Zhuang Cangshu stuttered, almost blurting out the truth. ===== CHAPTER 1172 =====