Material Empire

Hongze, the capital of Anhe Province, Anhe Electric Factory.

Qin Hai, the instigator who made the senior executives of Spring Mountain Company feel that life is worse than death, is sitting in the motor performance laboratory, discussing the production of new permanent magnet motors with Hu Zhizhong, the chief engineer of the motor factory, on the test bench in front of them. , a small motor is rotating lightly, and various instruments next to it are faithfully recording the parameters of the motor.

"Facts have proved that the performance of cerium-based permanent magnet materials completely surpasses that of neodymium-iron-boron materials, especially its Curie temperature can reach nearly 500 degrees Celsius, which allows our motors to persist in working under harsh conditions. This is Very important." The gray-haired Hu Zhizhong happily introduced the conclusion of the experiment to Qin Hai, Sun Yuzhi and others.

Daqin Group's acquisition of Anhe Electric Factory was approved at the governor's office meeting of Anhe Province, but various procedures are still going on. In any case, Anhe Electric Factory is also a key state-owned enterprise. The merger and acquisition of such an enterprise needs to go through many departments. However, Chai Peide had already assured Qin Hai that nothing would happen in this matter. In addition, he also specially called the director, chief engineer, chief accountant and others of Anhe Electric Factory to the provincial government to inform them They asked them to actively cooperate with Daqin Group to do all the work before the merger.

With the Shangfang sword bestowed by Chai Peide, Qin Hai felt relieved. He asked Ning Zhongying to transfer more than a dozen capable cadres from the group to enter the Anhe Electric Factory to get familiar with the work of various departments and prepare for the future takeover. At the same time, he also asked Sun Yuzhi to lead a team to cooperate with the technical department of the motor factory to carry out the development of cerium-based permanent magnet motors, and planned to start the production of permanent magnet motors once the merger was completed.

The operating conditions of Anhe Electric Factory have been very poor in recent years, and it has suffered serious losses every year. But decades of family background are not something to talk about casually. Whether it is technicians or front-line workers, they all have excellent qualities. This is also the main reason why Qin Hai insisted on annexing Anhe Electric Factory.

From Qin Hai's point of view, the land of Anhe Electric Factory's factory area is worth some money, but it is not considered a rare resource. Most of the equipment in the factory is aging. If it wants to target the international market, then most of the equipment needs to be replaced. The Daqin Group is also prepared for this money. The real value of this factory is the brand formed in the past few years, the perfect production and operation process, and the high-quality technical and production team. If we set aside the Anhe Electric Factory and start a new one, it will take several years just for personnel training and running-in.

Hu Zhizhong is an old man of Anhe Electric Factory, and he has been doing technical work as early as the beginning of the factory. In terms of academic level, he may not be as good as some newly graduated Ph. Ds from the school, but in terms of experience in designing and producing motors, even the fresh and tender newcomers can't catch up with him.

After learning that the Daqin Group had developed a new type of permanent magnet material and planned to develop a permanent magnet motor based on this material, Hu Zhizhong chatted with a teenager and led a group of engineers and technicians to digest the permanent magnet material day and night. Based on the information and combined with his many years of experience, he proposed several types of motor design schemes. According to his analysis, the new rare earth permanent magnet material has good performance and low price, which can effectively improve the market competitiveness of motors and even trigger a revolution in the field of permanent magnet motors. As an enterprise leading this trend, Anhe Electric Factory can quickly turn losses into profits by virtue of this series of products, and ranks among the ranks of world-renowned electric motor enterprises.

Hu Zhizhong's judgment was also Qin Hai's wish. He ordered Long Changsheng, who was connecting with Hu Zhizhong, to promote the finalization of the new motor as soon as possible at any cost. Hu Zhizhong has been in the Anhe Electric Machinery Factory for so many years and has presided over the design of several types of electric motors, but he has never been as rich and powerful as he is now. Not only can the various materials and spare parts needed for the experiment be fully supplied, but the personnel involved in the experiment work will also be paid. The overtime pay, missed meals, etc. are also extremely generous. Hu Zhizhong himself admits that if there is no such motivation, the people under him probably would not be so risky.

"Mr. Qin, now I understand why your Daqin Group can do so well. Mr. Qin, you are such a visionary leader. With a leader like you leading our Anhe Electric Factory, I have confidence in the future of the factory. It's gone." Hu Zhizhong said to Qin Hai more than once.

"I have confidence in Anhe Electric Factory because of the respected, dedicated and loving seniors like Mr. Hu." Qin Hai repeatedly answered Hu Zhizhong's compliments like this, which can be regarded as mutual compliments.

"Mr. Hu, based on your experience, after the production of our motors, what position can we rank in the world?" Sun Yuzhi asked Hu Zhizhong.

Hu Zhizhong said: "There are many standards for evaluating motors, such as performance, quality, price, etc., all of which must be considered. In terms of performance and quality, we are still incomparable with foreign first-class brands because of the lack of processing level, but We have an absolute advantage in terms of price. On the one hand, our labor costs are much cheaper than foreign countries, and on the other hand, the cerium-based permanent magnet material developed by Professor Sun is our trump card."

Qin Hai reminded: "This trump card can't last for a long time. We will eventually introduce cerium-based materials to the global market. By then, other motor manufacturers will be able to use this material. We can't always rely on price. Winning still requires continuous improvement in performance and quality.”

Hu Zhizhong nodded again and again, and said: "Boss Qin is right. It is too passive to compete solely on price. When the new equipment in the factory is purchased, we will start to improve the production process of the motor and keep up with foreign first-class brands. However, while When foreign manufacturers have not yet accepted cerium-based materials, we started research earlier than others, even if we have grabbed the first hand, in the future, we will have more experience in this type of permanent magnet motor than others.”

"This matter is really evil." Qin Hai shook his head and smiled wryly, "Cerium-based permanent magnet materials are such a good thing, several large foreign electrical machinery companies have collectively rejected them, and I don't know what benefits Spring Mountain has promised them. .When our motor comes out and competes with them in the market, they will know what it means to regret it.”

Sun Yuzhi said with a bit of sarcasm: "Chunshan Company bought a group of scholars and claimed through various channels that cerium-based permanent magnet materials are unreliable. There is prejudice, which has formed the situation that these big manufacturers jointly boycott cerium-based materials. I estimate that Chunshan Company is now fully committed to the development of cerium-based materials. I don’t know if they can bypass our patents. , to develop materials with independent intellectual property rights."

"Chunshan Company has made you suffer so much this time. It is inevitable that people will hate you." Hu Zhizhong commented with a smile.

Hu Zhizhong is engaged in the research of permanent magnet motors, so he is naturally very familiar with Chunshan Company, which invented the NdFeB material. During the contact with Sun Yuzhi and others during this period of time, he also heard about Chunshan Company's betting on dysprosium-terbium-iron alloy and hoarding a large amount of dysprosium oxide and terbium oxide, and he could imagine that the release of cerium-based permanent magnet materials would have a great impact on What kind of blow will Chunshan Company bring. Sun Yuzhi didn't tell him the tricks played by Qin Hai behind this incident, but Hu Zhizhong is not a fool, how can he fail to figure out the mystery?

"Mr. Hu, you can't say that. How can you say who is cheating on someone in scientific research? We didn't know beforehand that there would be such a thing as a cerium-based permanent magnet material." Qin Hai corrected with a smile He listened to Hu Zhizhong's words, but the expression on his face was not serious, which made Hu Zhizhong more and more convinced that this was a trap to kill people without paying for their lives.

"Chunshan Company can only delay this for a while. When our new motor is launched, everyone will discover the advantages of cerium-based materials. At that time, even if they want to resist, they will not be able to resist." Hu Zhizhong said.

Qin Haidao: "That's right, that's why I am eager to launch a new type of motor. Without our own products, people will not be able to recognize the advantages of our materials. In the final analysis, no matter how good the material is, it needs a carrier."

Everyone was chatting, the door of the laboratory opened, and an engineer named Chen Hao walked in. He looked at Qin Hai and Sun Yuzhi, frowned slightly, then walked to Hu Zhizhong's side, and said in a low voice, "Boss Hu, please come out, I have something to tell you."

"What can't be said in front of Mr. Qin and Professor Sun?" Hu Zhizhong reprimanded falsely. Chen Hao is Hu Zhizhong's assistant, and he is regarded as the person who has the closest relationship with him. It was obviously impolite for him to talk to Hu Zhizhong but avoid Qin Hai and Sun Yuzhi. Especially when Qin Hai was about to become the boss of Anhe Electric Factory, doing so would undoubtedly make Hu Zhizhong feel a little uncomfortable.

"It's okay, Mr. Hu, you can go." Qin Hai casually said to Hu Zhizhong. In his heart, he didn't think there was anything wrong with Chen Hao's actions. Everyone has some secrets of their own. If these secrets are not suitable for more people to tell, then it is normal to call Hu Zhizhong out to speak alone.

Hu Zhizhong stood up and followed Chen Hao to the outside of the laboratory. After standing down, he said dissatisfiedly: "Xiao Chen, what is there to worry about? Since you can't say it in front of Mr. Qin and the others, you can at least wait for them to leave before looking for me."

"Boss Hu, this matter is very urgent, I must tell you immediately." Chen Hao's face showed a nervous expression, "I have a friend who works in the provincial government office and just called me. Said, Daqin Group's merger and acquisition of our Anhe Electric Factory is going to be a mess!"