Rebirth of the Industrial Tycoon

  Chapter 17 Tires in Hand

After drinking and eating, Liu Xueqin sent a car to take Li Weidong and Zhao Hu back to the guest house.

"This Red Star Factory is really amazing. A sales director can send a car. It's like our company. Secretary Yu only changed into a car last year. He used to be a Beijing Jeep before." Zhao Hu couldn't help but sigh. stand up.

  "Our kind of small place is that when the county-level cadres don't just sit on the jeep! If we are not a company specializing in transportation, Secretary Yu may not be able to get on the car." Li Weidong said with a smile.

  Zhao Hu took the tea cup, made two cups of tea, handed it to Li Weidong, and then said, “I said Li Weidong, I really didn’t see it. Your kid lied without blushing.”

  "Lying?" Li Weidong was taken aback.

   "You have something to do with SAIC? You haven't even seen the Huangpu River? I am embarrassed to break you down." Zhao Hu curled his lips.

  Zhao Hu is also a child of a transportation company. Everyone grew up in the same compound. They must know each other well. He certainly knows that Li Weidong does not have any personal connections at SAIC.

In the family yard of a state-owned enterprise in the 1980s, which family had several relatives, whether the relative was in rural or urban, which unit the relative worked in, how many children in the relative’s family, did the relative’s child find a partner, and the relative’s child This is all public information.

  Li Weidong snorted before he said, “If I don’t say that, can Liu Xueqin return the goods to us?”

  "How are you going to explain to Liu Xueqin about the lie about the damp raw materials? When they went back to check, the materials were not damp at all. What shall we do when the time comes?" Zhao Hu then asked.

   "Don't worry, the raw materials of the Red Star Factory are indeed damp." Li Weidong said categorically.

In his previous life, Li Weidong was deducted a three-month bonus for the substandard products of the Red Star Factory. It was also for this reason. Later, when the Red Star Factory was criticized by the notification, Li Weidong paid special attention to the content of the notification and read it many times. It can be described as fresh in memory.

  Things should start in July. At that time, a strong typhoon landed. Although Pingzhou City, where the Red Star Factory is located, is not a coastal city, it is only more than 200 kilometers away from the sea, so it was naturally affected by the typhoon.

  The typhoon blew the roof of the raw material warehouse of the Red Star Factory. The warehouse manager was also very responsible and carried out emergency repairs in the rain to repair the roof of the warehouse. Since the emergency repairs were relatively timely, there was no water in the raw material warehouse, and the raw materials were not damaged, but some were damp.

  It is precisely because the raw materials were not damaged, the warehouse did not tell the production workshop about the incident. The production workshop did not know that the raw materials had been damp, so they directly took it for production. Therefore, the products produced by the Red Star Factory after July use damp raw materials.

  According to past experience, damp raw materials are not a big deal. These damp raw materials are used to produce tires and other products without affecting their use at all. The gaskets and rubber rings used to produce the engine only cause the car to be unstable at idle, but the car can still be driven.

  The Red Star factory can use this batch of damp raw materials to provide Santana with domestically produced parts. The German standard is much higher than that of domestic enterprises, and the Red Star factory’s products are also considered unqualified.

  A few months ago, the parts samples provided by the Red Star Factory to SAIC were qualified, but now the mass-produced parts are unqualified, which is tantamount to hitting Santana’s localization in the face.

  Red Star Factory itself was not up to the point. It took more than two months to find out the reasons for the unqualified product quality. By that time, it was 1985 when SAIC Volkswagen’s joint ventures were formally established.

  Perhaps it is to kill chickens and monkeys, to remind other companies, or to help SAIC Volkswagen to stand up in the industry, the Red Star factory is unfortunately becoming a negative model, and it is reported in the entire industry.

  The localization of Santana is a national-level key project, and the leaders who directly or indirectly participated in this project at that time were not ordinary people. Even if the Red Star Factory was a national secondary enterprise, it could only become the chicken that was killed.

  Now, with the rebirth of Li Weidong, all of this has changed. The Red Star Factory immediately learned that it was the damp raw materials that caused the product quality to be unqualified.

The warehouse roof repair is easy to verify. After Liu Xueqin returned to the Red Star Factory, he immediately inquired about the warehouse. After learning that the typhoon had broken the warehouse roof, he knew that what Li Weidong said was true. The Red Star Factory’s raw materials were indeed true. Got damp.

  Liu Xueqin did not hesitate, and immediately went to see the director of the Red Star Factory, and then added some fuel and vinegar. He said that the damaged roof of the warehouse and the damp materials were his own discovery, and all the credit was given to him.

  The next step is the technical department. The technical department of the Red Star Factory has been working overnight, and finally determined that the quality of the product is unqualified, which is caused by the dampness of the raw materials.

  For Red Star Factory, this is obviously a loophole in its own management, but for Liu Xueqin, it has made a great contribution.

  The other beneficiary is of course Li Weidong.

  ...

  In the guest house of Red Star Rubber Factory, Liu Xueqin once again invited guests to dinner. This time the dishes are still rich, and the wine has changed from Gujing Gong to Moutai.

Moutai was brought by Liu Xueqin himself. As the sales section chief of the Red Star Factory, gifts such as tobacco, alcohol and tea will naturally not be underpaid. However, Liu Xueqin does not receive a few bottles of expensive gifts like Moutai in a year. This time, he was willing to take out a bottle of Moutai to entertain Li Weidong, and it was a waste.

   "Brother Li, thanks to you this time, our factory can find the reason for the unqualified product quality so quickly. Come, I toast you." Liu Xueqin smiled and held up the wine glass.

   "Brother Liu is really polite. They are all friends. It is okay to help each other." Li Weidong took a sip of Moutai, the wine was mellow and the taste was really great.

Liu Xueqin put down the wine glass, and then said: "Brother Li, when I reported to the factory leadership, I didn't mention your relationship with SAIC. I was mainly worried that the factory leadership would ask questions. Speaking of which, this matter is really a bit sorry. you."

  The subtext of Liu Xueqin is that he takes all the credit for himself. This is to explain to Li Weidong, and at the same time, he hopes that Li Weidong will not let this matter out.

Of course, Li Weidong understands what Liu Xueqin meant. He smiled disapprovingly, and then said in a compelling way: "After all, this is a matter of your Red Star Factory. I am an outsider. Brother Liu did not mention me when he reported. It’s great, everyone can save some trouble."

Liu Xueqin smiled with joy. He immediately took out a note from his arms, handed it to Li Weidong, and said, "Brother Li, this is the tire you want. Then take this bill of lading and go directly to our factory. Just pick up the goods with money."

  Li Weidong took the bill of lading and looked at the number on it. It turned out to be 250 tires.

  Before Li Weidong only said that he wanted 200 tires, but Liu Xueqin approved 250. The extra 50 tires are obviously an extra favor given by Liu Xueqin.

  "This Liu Xueqin is worthy of being the head of the sales department, but he will come. If you give me 50 more tires, it can be considered as a sealing fee for me. The number of two hundred and five is not very pleasant."

  While thinking, Li Weidong raised his wine glass and said, "Thank you, Brother Liu, and I wish Brother Liu a better life."

   "Accept your good words." Liu Xueqin said with a smile on his face.

  For middle-level cadres of state-owned enterprises, taking one step further and becoming a member of the leadership team is probably their ultimate goal.

  　The old irons recommend a lot of tickets!

  (End of this chapter)