industrial overlord

Chapter 176
"Old Hua, you are really good. After all your troubles, I flew over from Beijing in a hurry."

At the door of the conference room of the hotel, Gao Zuxing, Vice Minister of Foreign Trade, walked over to Hua Keqin with a smile on his face, and shook hands with Hua Keqin with his big soft hand.

Hua Keqin pretended to be surprised and said, "Oh, why did Minister Gao come in person? Is it because of our little shit? It's a sin."

Gao Zu said happily: "Where is it, I miss my old friend too, can't I come and see you?"

Hua Keqin said: "No problem, I'll be the host tonight. By the way, I went to a Cantonese restaurant yesterday. It's very authentic. Let's have a good drink tonight."

After the two exchanged greetings, Gao Zuxing introduced a person who was following him to Hua Keqin: "Lao Hua, let me introduce you, this is Comrade He Haifeng, the deputy director of the Enterprise Research Office of the Economic Reform Commission. Don't be foolish." Look at him, he came with Shang Fang's sword, representing the opinion of the secretariat."

He Haifeng smiled and shook hands with Hua Keqin, and said, "Minister Gao is putting me on fire. In fact, I came to help He Xini. The main reason is that Comrade Xiaolin and I compare each other. Familiar, old friend."

While they were talking, Lin Zhenhua had already stepped forward. He stretched out his hand to He Haifeng and said, "Director He, I'm so sorry to bother you about my affairs again."

While shaking hands with Lin Zhenhua, He Haifeng pretended to be stern and said, "Little Lin, you deliberately want to keep me from worrying. I will be happy when you can keep me from seeing you."

What he said was quite serious, but the message revealed inside and outside the words was to tell other people: This young man and I are very familiar, you should weigh it more or less.

When He Haifeng first joined the Economic Reform Commission, he was a division chief under the enterprise department. In the past two years, because of his hard work, he has been promoted to the deputy director of the enterprise department.Although his rank is only at the deputy director level, the Economic Reform Commission is an institution that can go to the Tianting, and he is a person close to the central leadership, so his words still have some weight.

Gao Zuxing also came over, pointed at Lin Zhenhua and asked Hua Keqin, "Is this Comrade Xiaolin?"

"That's right, he is Comrade Lin Zhenhua, the manager of Hanhua Industrial Company, he is the one who applied for the patent of the five-blade fan." Hua Keqin said.

Gao Zuxing nodded to Lin Zhenhua, and said: "You are really young, not bad, not bad, young is good, and a newborn calf is not afraid of tigers. To engage in economic construction, you must have this kind of energy."

Lin Zhenhua had no choice but to smirk: "Thank you, Minister Gao, for your compliment. I have caused trouble to Minister Gao."

Just as he was talking, Xu Liya walked over with a dark face.His eyes were straightened, as if no one had seen him, he went straight to Gao Zuxing and said, "Minister Gao, everyone is here, can we start?"

"It's time to start." Gao Zuxing said, "Lao Hua, Xiao Lin, let's go in and talk."

A group of people walked into the conference room, and Lin Zhenhua discovered that there were already more than a dozen people sitting in the conference room, including the leading cadres of the foreign trade departments of various provinces, and representatives of several infringement companies.Seeing them coming in, everyone's eyes were very complicated.They had tried Gao Zuxing's tone just now, and it seemed that Minister Gao was not here to support them.

After everyone sat down, Gao Zuxing presided over the meeting himself.He asked Lin Zhenhua to explain the matter first, and then asked Sun Pansheng and others to explain the matter from their own standpoint.In fact, the origin of the whole incident is very clear, and the dispute between the two parties only lies in whether the patent protection needs to be appropriate.Lin Zhenhua naturally insisted on patent protection, while Sun Pansheng and others believed that patent protection is a matter of safeguarding the interests of small groups, which does not meet the requirements of a national game of chess.

"Comrade Lin Zhenhua, I have a question. How did you think of applying for a patent for the five-blade fan?" Gao Zuxing asked.

Lin Zhenhua said: "Leaders, the patent issue of the five-blade fan caused such a big disturbance, and I did not consider it in advance. The reason why I applied for the patent of the five-blade fan is that I do not want this patented technology to be robbed by foreign manufacturers. Note, because in this case, we will have to pay patent fees to foreign countries for the production of five-blade fans in the future. To be honest, when I applied for this patent, I never thought of defending against manufacturers in our own country.”

"You sound good. Now you are using the patent to tear down our platform?" Sun Pansheng said dissatisfied.

Lin Zhenhua said: "Yes, when I walked into the exhibition hall of the Canton Fair and saw five-blade fans everywhere, I realized that the patent awareness of our national enterprises is too indifferent. Any enterprise spends The technology developed with great efforts was copied by other companies in a blink of an eye. How can such a situation stimulate the company's sense of innovation? It is precisely because of this that I decided to use patented weapons , come to ring the alarm bell for everyone."

Gao Zuxing said: "But, Comrade Xiaolin, have you ever considered that no matter whether it is an enterprise in Jiangnan Province or an enterprise in East Zhejiang Province, everyone is a national enterprise and their fundamental interests are the same. Everyone in a communist country is different for himself. Your company has developed a good technology, and you should actively promote it to other companies. How can you use a patented technology to protect your own technology and prevent other companies from learning? Woolen cloth?"

Lin Zhenhua said: "Minister Gao, I disagree with your point of view. In fact, there are no national enterprises in our country. All enterprises are small collectives."

"What did you say?" Xu Liya scolded angrily, "Comrade Lin Zhenhua, you have to be responsible for what you say."

Lin Zhenhua's remarks are indeed a bit shocking. If it is postponed for another 20 years, such remarks will be completely normal.The characteristic of state-owned enterprises is that the ownership belongs to the state, but the management rights belong to each enterprise. Therefore, it is not wrong to think that each enterprise belongs to a small collective.But, back then, who would have dared to say that directly?

Gao Zuxing waved his hand, signaled Xu Liya to shut up, and then said: "Comrade Xiaolin, your point of view is very novel, can you explain it in detail?"

Lin Zhenhua said: "That's right, we have always said that enterprises are owned by the state and the whole people, and we also talk about the idea of ​​a game of chess for the whole country. But, everyone asks yourself, is the enterprise really owned by the whole people? In my case, I I am an employee of Hanhua Machinery Factory in Jiangnan Province. If Hanhua Machinery Factory earns money and builds a house, I have a share, but employees of other factories are not eligible to share the house of our Hanhua Machinery Factory. Is that so? "

"It goes without saying that if employees from other factories can also participate in the distribution of housing in your factory, wouldn't it be a mess?" someone interjected.

Lin Zhenhua said: "That's right. This shows that the Hanhua Machinery Factory actually belongs to the 500 employees of our factory. We earn money and distribute it among the 500 people. Our factory and other factories , respectively represent different stakeholders, and their fundamental interests are not consistent."

Gao Zuxing smiled and said: "Although you are making a strong statement, it makes sense. But, what does this have to do with your patent?"

Lin Zhenhua said: "Of course it has something to do with it. When our patent is invented, if other companies can't produce it, then we can earn money. If other companies can produce it, then we can earn less money. As an independent interest The main body of the appeal, we certainly don't want other companies to produce it."

"However, if other companies invent new technologies, you can also learn from them. Wouldn't that be even?" Gao Zuxing said.

Lin Zhenhua said: "If the new technology invented by each company must be provided to other companies for free. Then the companies that invent the technology have worked hard and invested a lot of people and money, but the final result is the same as those companies that have not invented the technology. Over time, everyone is unwilling to invest, because they can also obtain technologies invented by other companies without investing. This behavior is called free-riding behavior. When enterprises in the whole society want to free-ride, the car will Without it, there would be no innovation in this society.”

All the people present began to discuss in low voices. Everyone is engaged in economics and is very familiar with various phenomena in economic life.Everyone else knows about the situation that Lin Zhenhua mentioned, but no one has ever seriously thought about it.

In the era of planned economy, even if an enterprise engages in invention and innovation, it is carried out under the guidance of the state plan, so it does not matter who owns the results.But in the past few years, the commodity economy has gradually emerged, and enterprises have begun to have some autonomy in investment and scientific research, and the number of independent research and development of technologies has gradually increased.Fearing that other companies will take possession of the technology for free, all companies keep secret about their R&D results. This phenomenon has indeed affected the enthusiasm of companies to develop technology.

"The situation that Comrade Lin Zhenhua mentioned is very common now." He Haifeng said, "One of the topics that our Development and Reform Commission is currently working on is the issue of patent protection. Historical experience shows that only by strengthening patent protection can we truly stimulate The innovation consciousness of each subject should be raised. If we do not pay attention to the protection of patents, the result will be as Comrade Lin Zhenhua said, everyone wants to hitch a ride, and in the end there will be no car to ride.”

"However, there are no regulations on patent protection in our country, right?" Sun Pansheng quibbled.

He Haifeng said: "I can let you know that the National Patent Office is working with relevant departments to formulate the legislation of the "Patent Law". If it goes well, the "Patent Law" of our country will be promulgated in the first half of next year. It has been implemented. At that time, conflicts like the one now can be resolved through laws.”

Gao Zuxing said: "Director He said very well, let me let you know. Before I came, several leaders of the Ministry held a meeting, and everyone's opinions were relatively unified, that is, we should promote the protection of patented technology. Especially for foreign trade departments like ours, the practices in the international market are worthy of our attention. Among the big countries in the world, is there any country that doesn't care about patents? We want to carry out reform and opening up, and we need to be in line with international standards. Patents This aspect of protection must be strictly enforced.”

"Ah?" The representatives of the provinces present were dumbfounded. Gao Zuxing's words were equivalent to finalizing the whole incident. Jiangnan Province won a complete victory, while other provinces became losers.

Yuan Wei from Hongwei Electromechanical Co., Ltd. was in a hurry, and desperately pulled Sun Pansheng by the corner of his clothes, and said, "Director Sun, what does this mean? Does it mean that our fans cannot be sold?"

Sun Pansheng said angrily: "What else can I do? Who made you imitate other people's fans so realistically."

"This kind of thing was not considered a big deal in the past." Yuan Wei was about to cry, "Director Sun, you have to figure out a way for us. We have produced 20 units. If we don't sell them , our company collapsed."

At this time, Gao Zuxing spoke again. This time, he said to Lin Zhenhua: "Comrade Lin Zhenhua, I have already conveyed to you the attitude of the Ministry, which is to firmly support your efforts to protect patent rights. There is no doubt about it. But..."

Lin Zhenhua smiled wryly and said, "Minister Gao, I knew you were going to say 'but'. Does your 'but' turn us from pioneers into martyrs?"

Gao Zuxing said: "Xiao Lin, don't be afraid. I mean, is there any room for redemption in this matter? Before you came just now, I chatted with comrades from various provinces and learned that they have already given birth. A large number of five-blade fans have been produced, and they are now being pressed in the warehouse. If a patent is issued, no one can sell it, and the backlog of fans in the country may have to be millions of units. This is also a very big loss. right?"

Lin Zhenhua said: "I understand, Minister Gao, just talk about the conclusion."

Gao Zuxing originally planned to give Lin Zhenhua a political lesson at length, but when Lin Zhenhua choked back, he was annoyed and funny, glared at Lin Zhenhua, and said: "My conclusion is very simple. Everyone has produced fans now. , and it is impossible to dismantle them and return them to the furnace, so whether it is more beneficial for the country to consider letting them sell out.”

"They sold it, what should we do?" Hua Keqin said, "Minister Gao, because they copied our fans, the export of fans in our province was severely hit. Last year I signed a contract of 1000 million a day, and this year it has It’s the second day, and the total is only over 100 million. If this continues, our task of earning foreign exchange through export will not be completed.”

"Old Hua, you have to understand our difficulties." Sun Pansheng said directly to Hua Keqin, "Old Hua, we are all old friends for many years, can you see me pressing 20 fans in my hand? superior?"

After a while, Sun Pansheng remembered that he and Hua Keqin were buddies who had been drinking, and it was completely different from the expression on his face during the first two days of fighting.This is the characteristic of Chinese officialdom. Everyone works for the public. No matter how noisy they are, personal feelings will not be affected.At critical times, private affairs can be handled as official affairs, and official affairs can also be handled as private affairs.Now that the business-to-business route is no longer feasible, Sun Pansheng began to play the emotional card.

"I think it's better to listen to Comrade Lin Zhenhua's opinion on this matter." He Haifeng interrupted everyone, pointed at Lin Zhenhua with his finger, and at the same time gave him a hint in his eyes.

How far you can go depends on whether you know how to be a human being, He Haifeng thought secretly in his heart.

(End of this chapter)