industrial overlord

Chapter 702

KHN is broken.

The loss in the fourth-generation standard competition became the last straw that broke the camel of KHN. KHN put too much hope in the fourth-generation standard, so once it loses, the chain reaction will be even stronger.In the Tokyo stock market, the stock price of KHN plummeted; banks, which have always disliked the poor and love the rich, also showed their hideous faces at this time, refusing to issue new loans to KHN, thus making KHN's plan to seek breakthroughs in other products aborted. Bubbles.

Customers are also very realistic. Seeing that KHN lost to the fledgling Hanhua in the best industrial control standard, they also had serious doubts about KHN's technical strength and development prospects, and then abandoned KHN one after another, turning to other chip manufacturers to seek Serve. KHN's branches in Japan and around the world suddenly fell into the predicament of underemployment, and the threat of layoffs hangs over the heads of every KHN employee.

After Uno Seinosuke returned to Japan from the United States, he handed in his resignation to the board of directors.The board of directors naturally knows that KHN's current predicament has nothing to do with Uno Seinosuke. On the contrary, to get KHN out of the predicament, it is inseparable from an experienced leader like Uno Seinosuke.

The board of directors tried its best to retain Uno Seinosuke, but Uno Seinosuke had decided to go, and no one could persuade him.In the end, the board of directors had no choice but to agree to his resignation application. Once the news came out, it brought another serious blow to KHN's external image.The newly appointed chairman tried his best to keep KHN from going bankrupt, but its market position is no longer comparable to that of the past, and it will only be a matter of time before it is eliminated from the market.

After Uno Seinosuke resigned, it is said that he was very depressed and drank alcohol every day to relieve his worries.Some people once saw him go to pay homage to Osawahiko's cemetery, and saw him kneeling there, muttering to himself, but no one knew what he said.

The fate of KHN and Seinosuke Uno is no surprise to Hanhua.Over the years, there have been many foreign companies that fell under the hands of Hanhua, and KHN is just a new member on this list.

Lin Zhenhua and others were both excited and sweating about being able to eliminate KHN by voting in this way. In fact, before voting, they did not expect that Hanhua's power would be so powerful that everyone It is more or less necessary to give Hanhua some face.However, after hearing about the considerations behind the voting, Xiao Hei was a little depressed. He had always regarded this standard dispute as a fun game to participate in, and now this result gave him a feeling of cheating. The feeling, this is very uncomfortable for a senior game player.

Jiang Jie, Miao Xiaoqiong and others did not have such playfulness as Xiao Hei. After the Industrial Control Standards Committee officially recommended the Hanhua standard as the fourth-generation industrial control standard, they immediately put in more intense work. Successively launched CNC machine tool chips, automation equipment chips, home appliance chips, automotive control chips, etc. that meet the requirements of the fourth-generation standards, so that a "Hanhua chip" is embedded in the industrial control systems produced globally.

In addition to the progress of the microelectronics company, Hanhua's other businesses have also achieved brilliant achievements.

After several years of hard work, the team led by Zhang Yihua successfully completed the development of the world's first helium turbine with industrial application value, thus satisfactorily solving the power problem of the domestic nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.According to Liu Xianghai's private disclosure to Lin Zhenhua, this 10-ton nuclear-powered aircraft carrier is expected to be completed around 2008 and officially enter service in 2010.

The successful development of the helium turbine has also made a breakthrough in China's fourth-generation nuclear power technology. At the end of 2005, the construction of the world's first commercial high-temperature gas-cooled nuclear reactor started in Qilu, which attracted strong attention from all over the world.

Coincidentally, the Great East Japan Earthquake that occurred in Lin Zhenhua's memory in 2011 was brought forward to 2005 for some reason.As in real history, the Fukushima nuclear power plant had a serious nuclear leak, which has aroused people's concerns about the safety of traditional nuclear power.Under such circumstances, the fourth-generation nuclear power with absolute security has naturally become the focus of heated discussions.Nuclear power officials from dozens of countries, including the United States, Japan, France, and Germany, went to China to visit China's commercial high-temperature gas-cooled reactors and discuss with the Chinese government the possibility of introducing this technology.

As one of the core equipment of high-temperature gas-cooled reactors, helium turbines have skyrocketed in value. The licensing price of various patents alone has risen to hundreds of millions of dollars. Hanhua's investment in this project has really achieved the result of a huge profit.

After two years of construction, Mutong Iron Mine has increased its annual output to 8000 million tons.The heavy-duty railway leading to the South Pacific coast has been opened to traffic, so that there is no obstacle to the export of ore.In the Pacific Ocean, countless bulk carriers with a load capacity of more than 10 tons shuttle back and forth, continuously transporting iron ore from South America to China.

Facing the competition from the Mutong Iron Mine, BHP Billiton and Vale's first thought was to try to disrupt the situation.They arranged for people to go to the Mutong Iron Mine to provoke the workers to fight against Hanhua, but they failed.The Mutong Iron Mine has been built by Hanhua into a model of harmony. People from BHP Billiton and Vale saw large slogans in the mining area, with words such as "I am proud of the mine, and I am ashamed of the decline of the mine" in both Chinese and Western languages. , making people really feel speechless.

When the challenge failed, the two mining giants had no choice but to give in and promised to make substantial concessions in iron ore prices. In 2005, China's steel production exceeded 6 million tons, equivalent to half of the world's steel production, and more than 6% of the iron ore consumed in the process of smelting these 80 million tons of steel came from abroad.

In addition to the above-mentioned products, the sales of Hanhua's machine tools, stamping equipment, refrigeration equipment, gas turbines, automobiles and other products are also in good shape. "Made in Hanhua" has become a dazzling star in major equipment exhibitions around the world.

Lin Zhenhua can finally relax a bit. Over the years, he has been on the go, and he rarely has time to spend time with his family.As Hanhua's advantages in various businesses gradually stabilized, Lin Zhenhua gradually faded out of specific businesses and began to pursue the realm of being a "hands-off shopkeeper".

Yang Xin also resigned from the position of secretary-general of the Chemical Equipment Alliance. However, in response to the strong request of various chemical equipment companies, she still retained the false title of "Honorary Secretary-General" and occasionally participated in alliance meetings to show her affinity .In the Hanhua Group, Yang Xin did not hold any real positions, and more often served as the goodwill ambassador of Hanhua, participating in some public welfare activities and the like, and spent the rest of the time at home supporting her husband and raising her children, living a leisurely life.

Lin Fei finally had a chance to walk with his parents in a small town in Spain with a strong European style.It was the midsummer of 2006. Lin Zhenhua's family of three took advantage of Lin Fei's summer vacation to travel freely in Europe. The town they visited was called Elche, which was located in the southeast of Spain.

"Dad, Mom, look, this is the main store of Compee, My_God, this store is really small!"

Lin Fei bouncingly walked in front of Lin Zhenhua and Yang Xin, lying on the window of the street shop from time to time, looking in with her head, and at the same time making a fuss and reporting her findings to her parents.Like all rich girls, this 17-year-old beautiful girl is familiar with all kinds of fashion brands. Lin Zhenhua and Yang Xin feel that they are really OUT.

"What is Compee?" Lin Zhenhua asked.

Lin Fei said: "Compee is the most attractive leather shoe brand in Spain. Although it is not as famous as Pikolinos and Magnanni, anyone who really understands leather shoes knows that Compee is the most representative of Spanish leather shoes. It is purely handmade, the whole pair of shoes do not need any glue, they are all sewn with thread, and the thread it uses is also specially made, if you wear the shoe badly, its thread will not break.”

"I said Xiaofei, what are you thinking about all day long with your little head? I see why you don't take your homework so seriously?" Lin Zhenhua reprimanded with a smile.

"Why am I not serious?" Lin Fei pouted, "This final exam, I'm in the top 10 in the class, okay?"

"Your Aunt Xiaofang was No.1 in the class back then." Yang Xin said.

Lin Fei retorted: "But my dad almost couldn't even get a junior high school diploma back then? Isn't he also the president of such a big company now?"

"Uh..." Lin Zhenhua was speechless.His junior high school education is a legend in the industry. Who knew that he was actually a graduate student of Huaqing University?There is no way to tell anyone about time travel. Besides, after so many years of time travel, he has almost forgotten his identity as a time traveler, and he has fully integrated into this era.

"My parents got used to it." Yang Xin was also quite helpless with her daughter, so she could only complain to Lin Zhenhua.

"Dad, I want to buy a pair of Compee shoes, okay?" Lin Fei said while pulling Lin Zhenhua's hand.

Lin Zhenhua said with a straight face on purpose: "Don't you have a lot of shoes? Why do you still want to buy them?"

"It's rare for me to come to Spain, why don't I buy a pair of shoes and go back?" Lin Feili said confidently.

Lin Zhenhua said: "I have been to Spain 10 times, but I haven't bought shoes once, how can this be explained?"

"You?" Lin Fei pouted, "You're so old-fashioned. Dad, I'm not talking about you. As the president of a well-known international company, you should pay more attention to your image, okay? Look at your clothes , less than 1000 yuan, if you go out, who will believe that you have such a big company, people will think you are the owner of a leather bag company."

Lin Zhenhua said: "Xiaofei, I have to tell you about this. A person cannot abandon his true colors at any time. I was born as a worker. Why do I need to wear such good clothes to dress myself up? The clothes on my body They are all domestic famous brands, so it’s not ashamed to go out, right? You don’t have a job yet, you don’t have any income, so you can’t just think about wearing famous brands all day long. Will your salary be enough for you in the future?”

"Hmph! That's it again." Lin Fei said, "Dad, just be content. Those parents in our class are far inferior to your rich classmates. They pay attention to famous brands, and they are 10 times stronger than your daughter. More than that, I’m pretty low-key in my class. There’s a girl in our class. Her father is the owner of a small company with an annual output value of less than 2000 million yuan, but she only has a Gucci bag worth more than 2 yuan. You ask Ask mom, have I ever had a bag worth 2 yuan?"

Lin Zhenhua was at a loss for words, he turned his head to Yang Xin and asked, "Yang Xin, why are all the children like this now?"

Yang Xin smiled slightly and said in a low voice: "You still say that other people raise sons poorly and daughters rich, isn't that what you said? Back then when everyone was so poor, you bought Xiaofang the first one in Jiangnan Province Walkman, more than 100 dollars, which is equivalent to a worker's annual salary in the factory, have you forgotten?"

"Uh..." Lin Zhenhua was embarrassed. More than 20 years ago, he asked American Ford to bring his younger sister Xiaofang a Walkman from abroad. A $2 bag is much bigger.The most important thing is that he only bought it for Xiaofang, but he didn't buy it for Yang Xin. Although he and Yang Xin hadn't confirmed their relationship at that time, this mistake was intolerable in hindsight.

"Forget it, then you can go and buy a pair, not more than 500 euros." Lin Zhenhua retreated in defeat.He waved to his daughter, and Lin Fei happily ran to the main entrance of the store.Lin Fei has the secondary card of Lin Zhenhua's credit card in her hand, and she only needs to swipe the card to buy anything, and there is no need for Lin Zhenhua to give her any more money.

"Yang Xin, you said that the children of this generation have grown up, but what happened?" Lin Zhenhua said to Yang Xin half-jokingly and half-seriously, "They know so many extravagant things at a young age, and we can expect them to be like us in the future. Is it as hard as starting a business?"

Yang Xin smiled and said: "Zhenhua, our generation worked hard to start a business, isn't it so that they don't have to work as hard as us? At that time, the country was poor, and we were also poor. What can we do if we don't have to work hard? Anyway , We have struggled for more than 20 years, and now the country is rich, and the people are also rich. You didn’t see that in those big stores in Europe, the crowds are all tourists from China.”

"Is our country really rich?" Lin Zhenhua asked rhetorically, "Compared with the Europeans, we are just a poor man suddenly rich. Besides, if we are as rich as the Europeans, if we do not maintain the style of hard work, this kind of Wealth is also unsustainable. If you look at the current Europe, it looks a little dilapidated."

"You!" Yang Xin blamed, "It's not easy for the family to come out to play, and you start to worry about the country and the people again. In fact, Feifei's generation also has their own way of fighting. Don't you think Xiao Hei's way is also good? "

"No, when do I have to talk to these children, at any time, we must not lose our true colors." Lin Zhenhua said old-fashioned.

"Dad, come and see what's going on." Standing at the door of the store, Lin Fei frowned and said, "Why isn't the store open in broad daylight?"

(End of this chapter)