Material Empire

Li Qing was not able to meet casually, and Qin Hai did not stay to wait for Li Qing to meet him. After discussing some technical issues with Zhou Yicheng and others, he left with Huang Haiyue. Zhou Yicheng led a group of subordinates all the way to the gate of the factory, watched Qin Hai's blue bird car go away in a hurry, and then turned back.

"This little secretary... has a bit of a personality." Zhuo Jianguo hesitated for a long time, and finally gave Qin Hai a neutral evaluation. In the subsequent discussion, Qin Hai fully demonstrated the profound knowledge of a material expert, which shocked everyone. Under such circumstances, Zhuo Jianguo felt embarrassed to belittle him.

Shi Weilin said to Zhou Yicheng: "Old Zhou, it seems that we have misjudged the situation a bit. The Planning Commission must have thought of such a person as the deputy secretary-general, and we have ignored it."

Zhou Yicheng smiled wryly and said: "I also committed empiricism. In fact, Teacher Chen Heqian reminded me a long time ago, and I didn't take it to heart."

Zhuo Jianguo said: "Director, are you really going to do what this young man said? Engaging in materials and craftsmanship is a thankless thing. If we fail, we will all fall into it."

Zhou Yicheng asked back: "Old Zhuo, what do you think? Should we change the original plan?"

"This... I really can't say it." Zhuo Jianguo shook his head, "Let's talk about it, what Qin Hai said is also reasonable, materials and craftsmanship are problems we have to solve sooner or later, and we can't avoid it like this. But the problem The point is, if we want to solve it, can we really solve it? For things like materials, if you spend millions of dollars in it, you won’t hear a single sound in the end. This kind of lesson has been learned.”

Chen Jing interjected, "I think it's worth taking the risk. What Secretary-General Qin said today sounds really uncomfortable at first glance. But after thinking about it carefully, we have to admit that what he said is right. There is a saying abroad that the five elements of manufacturing, called 5M, are Manpower, Machinery, Materials, Methods, and Mother-nature. In our words, they are people, machines, materials, processes, and the environment. Secretary-General Qin especially Emphasis on materials and craftsmanship, these two points are very accurate."

"The truth is correct, but don't we still have China's national conditions?" Zhuo Jianguo said, "It doesn't matter if the material or the craftsmanship is good, no matter how well you do it, can the higher authorities see it? It's better to put a piece of equipment there Come really."

"Old Zhuo is right, it depends on what the planning committee thinks. If this Qin Hai's opinion can represent the attitude of the planning committee, then we will do it. If this is just his family's opinion, then we will continue as usual. In the final analysis, the needs of the higher-ups are the baton, and we will follow the baton so that we will not make mistakes." Shi Weilin concluded.

"Old Shi is right." Zhuo Jianguo praised.

"I'd better report to Factory Manager Li first. This matter is of great importance, so we have to ask Factory Manager Li to make a decision." Zhou Yicheng said.

Li Qing listened to Zhou Yicheng's report on Qin Hai's visit in his office. Like Shi Weilin, Li Qing also believed that everything depends on the attitude of the planning committee. In front of Zhou Yicheng, Li Qing directly called an old friend who was the director of a certain department of the State Planning Commission, and asked him about Qin Hai's situation.

Putting down the phone, Li Qing's face became a little stiff, and he said to Zhou Yicheng: "I asked, and the people in the planning committee didn't know about Qin Hai's origin. It is said that the assets are several billion. When the group was established, Wang Hongsheng personally went to Anhe to support him. At the same time, he also went to several deputies in ministries and commissions, and even a deputy director of the National Defense Science and Industry Commission. Usually How can a private entrepreneur like him have such a big face?"

"Is there any background?" Zhou Yicheng asked with his eyes wide open. People in the capital are no strangers to such things as "background". They often tend to use "background" to explain phenomena that they cannot understand.

Li Qing nodded solemnly, and said: "No one can tell about this kind of thing. However, he must have a background to be able to have such a big face, and his background is definitely not small. It is said that Wang Hongsheng trusts him very much. , This time, at the director's office meeting, he was made to be the deputy secretary-general. The boss of a private enterprise is the deputy secretary-general in a temporary agency initiated by the planning committee. When did you do this kind of thing? heard about it?"

"No." Zhou Yicheng simply shook his head, this kind of thing is indeed incredible, and the answer can only be found from conspiracy theories.

"Since this is the case, let's do it as he said." Li Qing said, "Old Zhou, let me ask you, if you focus on the materials and craftsmanship, how sure can you complete the reservation? task?"

"More than 80%." Zhou Yicheng replied honestly.

"So sure?" Li Qing was taken aback, feeling somewhat dissatisfied with Zhou Yicheng in his heart. If it is something that Zhou Yicheng is 80% sure of, Zhou Yicheng did not take the initiative to undertake it before, but left a handle for the planning committee to catch. This is a corpse meal, right?

Zhou Yicheng saw Li Qing's thoughts, and quickly explained: "Director Li, the situation is like this. Secretary-General Qin came here this time, and he was prepared. Director Fan of the Chemical Design Institute has already done a lot of work. They even brought in several experts from the Soviet Union to conduct a lot of research on low-temperature materials. By the way, Secretary-General Qin personally brought these experts to the Soviet Union. Secretary-General Qin also said that as long as we are willing Participate, and we can share the results of the research. I think, with their preliminary work, if we intervene again, we will have great confidence.”

"Well, this Qin Hai is not just talking about wars on paper." Li Qing said, "But what is his purpose for doing this? He is a private entrepreneur himself. What good does it do him if we use it?"

Zhou Yicheng said: "I asked him this question. He said that we send people and equipment to participate in the research, which is the condition for sharing the research results. But we only have the right to use the research results, not ownership, and these results belong to him. All of them. In other words, we can use these technologies freely, but if other companies want to use them, they have to pay him.”

"Why!" Li Qing blurted out a comment, "He is too shrewd in his calculations. We are not the only ones who need to use low-temperature steel. Those big companies in the Ministry of Chemical Industry often use low-temperature steel. If someone You have to pay him when you want to use it, and he makes a lot of money."

Zhou Yicheng said: "His condition is more than that. He also said that if he entrusts us to produce petrochemical equipment, we should give him at least a 5% discount within a reasonable price range, because the technology we use is provided by them. Yes, we can't take money for technology."

"This is simply an unequal treaty!" Li Qing was really annoyed, "What if we don't agree to his terms?"

"That means that we can only develop these steel products ourselves, or buy them from him. He said that once the low-temperature steel products independently developed by them pass the national appraisal, the Planning Commission will issue a ban to prohibit domestic companies from importing similar products. Steel products. At that time, he will have the final say on how much the steel products sell for.” Zhou Yicheng said.

"Isn't this a robber!" Li Qing said, "No, no matter how big his background is, I have to tell the planning committee, there is no one who does such a thing."

"He has technology, so it is reasonable for the Planning Commission to make such a regulation. Didn't we ask the Planning Commission in the same way?" Zhou Yicheng said.

Hearing Zhou Yicheng's reminder, Li Qing also came to his senses. Under the conditions of the country's severe shortage of foreign exchange, there are regulations for enterprises to import equipment and raw materials from abroad. Products that can be produced domestically cannot be imported from abroad in principle, unless the domestic production capacity is insufficient and the supply exceeds demand.

It is precisely because of such regulations that some petrochemical equipment developed by Jingshiji can monopolize the domestic market and create huge profits for Jingshiji. Now if Qin Hai claims that he has developed low-temperature steel that reaches the level of imported similar products, the Planning Commission will indeed ban all companies from importing and require them to purchase from Qin Hai.

"Could it be that we can't figure it out without them?" Li Qing dismissed the idea of ​​going to the planning committee to reason, and proposed another plan instead.

Zhou Yicheng shook his head and said: "We do it ourselves, the cost is too high, and it is also a waste. In fact, even if we pay some manpower and material resources, plus a 5% discount on Qin Hai's equipment, it is better than developing these by ourselves. Steel must be cost-effective. Qin Hai has introduced their current research progress to us. They already have technical reserves for all kinds of steel we need, and some have even reached a qualified level. We don't need much energy. You can eat ready-made."

"A 5% discount is not a big deal. The planning committee really made a statement. Even if there was no such thing, we would have to give up such a big discount." Li Qing began to find a way for himself to step down. "What makes me angry is that this young man is too arrogant. He dares to speak like a lion. He really doesn't know how to advance or retreat."

"Hey, I guess I'm used to being arrogant, who will let me have a good father?" Zhou Yicheng comforted Li Qing casually. Naturally, he couldn't hear Qin Minghua sneezing wildly in the distant Anhe Province. The background of Qin Hai that Li Qing and Zhou Yicheng imagined was actually just a farmer in Baihe Township.

Zhou Yicheng's consolation still gave Li Qing enough reasons to take back his harsh words. He smiled and waved his hands and said: "You're right, we don't need to be as knowledgeable as this kind of person. How about it, Lao Zhou, you make a plan, just write it according to Qin Hai's intention, and the 5% discount is also fine. Promise him. Then again, it is still very good to be able to solve the two obstacles of materials and craftsmanship."