industrial overlord

Chapter 182 The Gap
"Manager Lin, you're back, what's the result of the Canton Fair?"

Lin Zhenhua returned to Xunyang from Guangzhou, and just stepped into the gate of Hanhua Company, when he met a smiling Lang Dong who greeted him.

"The harvest is good, let's talk about it later in the meeting." Lin Zhenhua replied, he took a careful look at Lang Dong, and couldn't help being a little stunned: "Lao Lang, I haven't seen you for more than ten days, why are you so dark?"

Lang Dong laughed and said, "We just went to Zhelin, and we dried it on the way."

Zhelin is a reservoir one hundred kilometers away from Xunyang, and it can be regarded as a local scenic spot.Hearing what Lang Dong said, Lin Zhenhua thought he was going on a trip, so he asked casually, "Why, Lao Lang is so relaxed and still in the mood to travel."

"What kind of travel, we are all exhausted." Young worker Luo Yongmei walked from the side and said in a complaining tone.

"You went too?" Lin Zhenhua was a little surprised.

"Not only me, but also Shaozhe, Yongqun, and dozens of others. There are people from our old Hanhua company and Lao Xunzi." Luo Yongmei said, seeing that Lin Zhenhua still didn't understand, she added He said: "We went there by bicycle. We rode bicycles back and forth. We walked around the mountain by the side of the reservoir for two days."

Lin Zhenhua vaguely guessed something, he looked at Lang Dong and asked: "Lao Lang, you took the workers to test the car?"

Lang Dong nodded and said: "That's right, didn't you buy more than 100 sports bikes from abroad, and I took the workers to ride these bikes for field testing. In order to understand the feeling of lesbians riding bikes, I also specially I invited Yongmei and the others to go together, and when they came back, they blamed me, saying that they got tanned along the way."

"Manager Lin, I want to reimburse you for a box of pearl whitening cream, which is considered a labor insurance product, is that okay?" Luo Yongmei said to Lin Zhenhua.

"No problem, just pick the most expensive one." Lin Zhenhua said generously.

Luo Yongmei laughed and walked away. Lin Zhenhua turned to Lang Dong and asked, "Lao Lang, how is the test going? Did you gain anything?"

"The harvest is not small. Through comparison, we have discovered many unique features of imported bicycles. I have asked everyone to record them." Lang Dong said, took out a small notebook from his pocket, opened it and pointed it to Lin Zhenhua: " You see, the structural design of the whole bike is very reasonable, which is in line with the length of the limbs of the human body, so you don’t feel tired when you ride a long distance. The handlebar is made of rubber, which is soft and sweat-absorbent, unlike ours. It’s plastic, so it’s a bit slippery when it gets sweaty. There are shock-absorbing springs on the front and rear forks, which can cushion the potholes...”

Lin Zhenhua listened with interest for a while, and then said: "Lao Lang, you have memorized these very well. You are a professional bicycle maker. Based on the experience from these tests, you should hurry up and design our own bicycles. And , I would like to know, in addition to these perceptual data, have you done some quantitative tests?"

"Of course there is." Lang Dong said, "A group of interns from Huaqing University conduct quantitative tests in the laboratory every day. The data they bring out make people feel really stressed. You just say that this bearing Well, with the same structure, their bearings save more than half of the labor than ours. The wear resistance is also much better. Our bearing steel balls wear out after about 50 revolutions, while others can reach more than 200 million revolutions."

Lin Zhenhua frowned and said: "There are many problems involved here. The first is the problem of steel, which involves metallurgical technology. The second is the problem of processing accuracy, which involves high-precision grinding machines and grinding materials. Finally, there is heat treatment. problem. This small steel ball reflects the level of the entire industrial system."

Lang Dong said: "Oh, who said otherwise. Manager Lin, I just wanted to ask you, how do you think about the development cost of our bicycle. The two children Ma Jie and Du Xiangyang issued a military order to me, Said that they can overcome the problem of heat treatment of steel balls, but the experimental funds alone cost 2 yuan, so I dare not promise them.”

The Ma Jie and Du Xiangyang he was talking about were both students of Huaqing University, and they were doing internships at Hanhua Company during this period of time.Both lads are smart, capable and full of passion.The so-called newborn calves are not afraid of tigers. When they saw the defects in the heat treatment process of domestic bearing steel balls, they couldn't help but attack this problem.

Lin Zhenhua said: "Please ask Teacher Yao to help evaluate this matter. I am worried that Ma Jie and the others lack understanding of the difficulty of the subject. If it is really possible to solve this problem with 2 yuan, it will be too cheap. The technology is not only useful for bicycle bearings, but also inspiring for other bearings."

"However, this item alone costs 2 yuan. What about the others?" Lang Dong worried, "In my book, there are at least 100 technical problems to be solved, and none of them are easy. This If everything is done one by one, our factory will go bankrupt."

Lin Zhenhua said: "This is up to you, the factory manager, to decide. You have to combine the importance of these problems with the cost of solving them, and rank them in order. Those that can be solved with a small amount of money, or those that are very important, must be Prioritize. Those that cost a lot of money but don’t do much, come back. It’s an operations research question.”

"I understand." Lang Dong nodded again and again, and after nodding, he remembered the previous question again, "Manager Lin, you still haven't told me how much we can spend on this research project?"

"Let's pay 500 million flowers first." Lin Zhenhua said.

"500 million!" Lang Donghaoxuan didn't jump up, "Manager Lin, are you right?"

Lin Zhenhua said: "Is 500 million a lot? I guess 2 is definitely not enough for the heat treatment of the steel balls Ma Jie and the others did. Do the math, how many experiments do they have to do? I'm worried, even if it costs 10 yuan, it may not be enough." It can be solved. However, our goal is not to fully reach the level of foreign countries, as long as it is not too far behind others."

"500 million is too much." Lang Dong said firmly, "I originally thought that it would be great if we could invest 50. Manager Lin, our company is not rich yet, although last year's fans also earned some money , but it costs a lot of money to renovate equipment and the like. If I invest another 500 million in bicycles, what if it doesn’t work? Then I will be a sinner through the ages.”

Lin Zhenhua said: "Lao Lang, what I am worried about now is whether the 500 million is enough for you, not whether it is too much. You can spend all the money, and I will continue to invest in it next year. As long as the 500 million can solve the problem I will make a lot of money for the 10 technical problems in your notebook."

"Can't solve 10 technical problems?" Lang Dong became impatient, "Manager Lin, if you can't solve 500 technical problems after spending 10 million yuan, I will hang myself to the factory gate and let everyone spit on me."

Lin Zhenhua said: "Well, let's sign a military order. As long as you can solve 10 technical problems, I am sure to sell these 10 technologies for 1000 million yuan. This is not counting our use of these technologies to produce bicycles. profit over time."

"Really? Technology can be sold for money?" Lang Dong asked with rounded eyes.

Lin Zhenhua chuckled: "My five-blade fan technology received 800 million patent fees at the Canton Fair."

Lang Dong asked in surprise, "800 million!"

"I'm talking about dollars." Lin Zhenhua said proudly.

"My God, 800 million US dollars...how much RMB is this?" Lang Dong said to himself, "Manager Lin, what's going on with the patent fee you mentioned?"

Lin Zhenhua told Lang Dong about the patent fees at the Canton Fair, and finally said: "Lao Lang, do you understand now? From now on, the era of using other people's technology for free is over, and our country's patent law will soon be over. To be introduced, all the technologies we have developed must apply for patent protection at the first time. Then, other factories have to pay if they want to use our patents. For example, our steel ball heat treatment technology, we As long as you charge 1 cent for a pair of bearings, the country will produce tens of millions of vehicles a year, which is an income of hundreds of thousands. If we export this technology to foreign countries, and then expand to the production of other bearings Go up, do the math, how big is the market?"

"Isn't this sitting at home and collecting money?"

"Isn't it just sitting at home and collecting money?" Lin Zhenhua said, "So, Lao Lang, you have to change your mind, and developing technology is also a profitable thing. In terms of bicycles, you have experience, and you should know which technologies are domestic , and even what foreign manufacturers need most, you should develop technology around these aspects. Once the technology is developed, we will sell it and use the sales proceeds to subsidize the research and development.”

"Okay, I understand." Lang Dong said happily, "Manager Lin, don't worry, I will definitely solve all 10 technical problems for you."

As soon as Lang Dong was sent away, two more people walked up to him, one of them had a big belly and looked like he was walking very hard, it was An Yan.Since Lan Wufeng left, An Yan has been living in Xunyang and never returned to Fenghua.Anyway, Lin Zhenhua now has a big family and a big business, and it is no problem to support a pregnant woman.

"Brother Lin, you're back." An Yan greeted Lin Zhenhua with a smile.

"Yanzi, how is the child?" Lin Zhenhua asked.

"Well, my sister-in-law accompanies me to do activities every day, and she says it's such a good life." An Yan said, she has fully adapted to being a pregnant woman now, and she is not shy when talking about giving birth.

It was only then that Lin Zhenhua noticed that the person accompanying An Yan was Cen Youjun's wife Tian Xiaolan, and he hurriedly said, "Sister-in-law, thank you for caring about Yanzi."

Tian Xiaolan smiled and said: "What's the matter, now I recognize Yanzi as my younger sister, Maozai and Zaizai are waiting for Aunt Yanzi to give birth to a little brother to play with them."

"Why not my little sister?" Lin Zhenhua teased.Seeing that An Yan was in a good mood, he seemed to have escaped from the sadness of Lan Wufeng's flight, so he also joked, hoping to divert her attention.

Tian Xiaolan said: "I did the math for Yanzi, it must be a boy."

"Forget it?" Lin Zhenhua was depressed, "Can it be calculated? Teach me sometime."

Tian Xiaolan said: "Of course it can be calculated, but this algorithm is kept secret. When Yang Xin is about to conceive a child, I will teach her. You men don't need to learn it."

(End of this chapter)