Reborn in Hong Kong: The Tycoon Grows Up

July 18, 1983, Monday; Shanghai Pudong Heiyun Automobile Manufacturing Base.

Bao Zixuan came to Shanghai the day before and initially built the production base in Pudong against all opinions. It makes everyone feel incredible. After all, there is no trace of future generations in Pudong at this time. If wages were not high enough, and there were many unemployed young people in Shanghai, recruitment would be a big problem.

If it were in Baohuodong Mining Company, it is estimated that all shareholders would oppose it. At that time, we can only choose to stay elsewhere, but Heiyun does not have such a problem. It is useless for anyone to object to what Bao Zixuan decides. If you have any opinions, you can keep them. If you want to continue working at Heiyun, you can only do so unconditionally.

At ten o'clock in the morning, all the leaders who came to visit had arrived. Unlike Heiyun Group, which only had Bao Zixuan as a few senior executives, Shanghai was paying great attention to it. Not only that, Bao Zixuan once again saw Vice President Zhao coming in person. If it weren't for some delays, the top management would have thought of coming to visit the car as it rolled off the assembly line.

Bao Shaofu suddenly realized a problem: he still lacked experience. For Heiyun Group, the Shanghai Automobile Manufacturing Base is just a branch factory, which is not a big deal; at best, it just has a larger area. The price of land in China is very low, so it doesn’t matter if you buy more.

Even John Chambers, the president of the automobile company, believes that building a factory in Shanghai has some advantages in terms of labor costs; other aspects have little effect. Therefore, the cars rolled off the assembly line at the Shanghai factory, and only John Chambers from the American management team came over. This is the result of Bao Zixuan's strong request. Of course, from China's point of view, having the company boss and specific person in charge come over is already a great deal of face.

Bao Zixuan only brought old Hector and some security personnel, and none of Xiangjiang's executives came. Now that I see how much attention the Shanghai Stock Exchange attaches to it, I feel a little embarrassed.

Bao Zixuan learned from the lessons of Volkswagen in its previous life, and the Heiyun Shanghu automobile factory was very diverse. It not only produces cars; it also adds a production line for small trucks and off-road vehicles. The current road conditions in China's domestic market are very poor, making it very difficult for cars to drive; off-road vehicles and trucks do not have these problems.

Therefore, the Shanghai Heiyun Automobile Manufacturing Base has three brands, Heiyun Model 1 cars, Dodge trucks and Jeep off-road vehicles. Due to technical issues and other issues, the gearbox and engine still need to be produced in the United States and then shipped to mainland China.

Looking at the more than 3,000 acres of land in front of me, it belongs to the Heiyun Automobile Factory, and there is another 2,500 acres of land next to it, which belongs to the home appliance factory. If we wait until 30 years later, the price of these lands alone will be an astronomical figure. Bao Zixuan was worried about causing disputes, so he strongly demanded that Heiyun Group invest in purchasing land, and even deliberately raised the land price, just to avoid any conflicts and disagreements in the future.

Secretary Wang from Shanghai Municipality was the first to speak, as he should be the host.

Secretary Wang: "Today is a proud day for Shanghai. We have introduced the world's best automobile companies. As a symbol of today's industry, automobiles are closely related to people's lives and production and labor. As the world's most well-known automobile company As an automobile company, being able to choose Shanghai is recognition of our work, and it also poses new challenges for our future work."

"How the government can serve enterprises well, especially high-tech enterprises. This is the main problem facing Shanghai in the future. Therefore, our governments at all levels in Shanghai must study hard, constantly improve themselves, and strive to allow more well-known enterprises to settle in Shanghai. Shanghai."

It can be said that Secretary Wang is very pragmatic. It is rare to be able to achieve such a state in this era.

As the chairman of Heiyun Group, Bao Zixuan will definitely take the stage to speak. Fortunately, I was prepared in advance, otherwise I would have been embarrassed.

Bao Zixuan stood on the stage and said to the crowd below: "Thank you for your cooperation. To be honest, I didn't expect it to be so grand. Otherwise, I must prepare well, but I don't like the situation, I care more about it. Actual results. I have kept Secretary Wang’s words in mind, and I also promise you here. If Shanghai Municipality can cooperate with Heiyun Group, more factories will be established in Shanghai in the future."

"As the largest industrial company in the world, Heiyun Group has always been adhering to technology to change lives. We produce the most advanced industrial products to serve mankind."

"This car factory is an attempt. I hope that the workers at Heiyun's Shanghai factory will work together. Heiyun Group is a practical company, and how much money you can make depends entirely on you."

"It will be up to the workers to decide how the factory in Shanghai will be built in the future. As long as the quality of the cars produced in Shanghai is excellent, there will be no hesitation in expanding it."

"Seeing that the land next to it will not only have your dormitories and entertainment venues, but also a place for your children to study. In the future, all employees' children of Shanghai Heiyun will be able to study in the brightest classrooms, and we will hire the brightest classrooms. Excellent classroom team.”

"The premise is that you can do your job well and perform your duties. Only in this way can we all make progress together, and I believe you can do it."

Mr. Bao is not particularly good at public speaking, and can only be considered average. However, the message expressed excited the workers of the Shanghai Municipal Government and Heiyun Automobile.

In the future, more factories will be located in Shanghai, which is a positive sign. If other people say this, they think it's a joke or they want some benefits. But the person who said this was Bao Zixuan of Heiyun Group, the man with the most factories in the world. It seems that foreign investors come here not only to look at investment policies, but also to look at work efficiency and supporting services. We need to lean towards this aspect in the future, otherwise we will miss many opportunities.

As for the reason why workers are happy because of their treatment and benefits, everyone knows that Heiyun Group’s benefits and benefits are very good. They are actually paid during training these days, and the food and beverages are the best they have never had in so many years; it is not an exaggeration to say that they celebrate the New Year every day.

Now I heard that a school will be built next to it, which would be great news for the children. Going out to work and making money is not just for your children to have a good future; Heiyun Group has many foreigners, and learning foreign languages ​​with these people will be a great advantage for your children to go abroad.

People in this era want to go abroad and see how good their conditions are. After all, everyone talks about how high wages and conditions are in foreign countries.

Knowing that Bao Zixuan doesn't like cumbersome procedures, the staff of Heiyun tried to simplify the opening process as much as possible when discussing it with the Shanghai Stock Exchange. Although I don’t quite understand why such an important occasion is not held in a more grand manner. But we also know that we must cooperate fully and not dissatisfy investors.

Therefore, after Secretary Wang and Bao Shoufu finished speaking, all that was left was to communicate with each other. As for the last process, Vice President Zhao announced that it would take a while for the car to roll off the assembly line, which also marked the end of the opening ceremony.

At this time, Bao Zixuan also felt a little embarrassed, as the process was too simplified. But you can't blame Heiyun staff, these are all what he asked for.

Heiyun Group only cares about time and efficiency at the annual meeting, and is extremely strict in other aspects of management. This has formed a corporate culture, but the Shanghai Stock Exchange is a little uncomfortable with it.

Seeing that the workers had returned to their respective posts, Vice President Zhao looked in front of the stage and said in a sonorous voice: I announce that Heiyun Motors has started to start off-line production.

As soon as the voice fell, the machine started to start. The manipulator began to assemble the parts that had been prepared. These were all equipment developed and produced by Heiyun himself, which was definitely more than five years ahead of this era.

At this time, engineers can just stare at the computer, and other markets are completely left to machines. This made the staff of the Shanghai Municipal Government feel incredible, and even the engineers from FAW who came to study were shocked. It turns out that cars can be assembled in this way, which greatly subverts their understanding.

In less than ten minutes, a well-assembled car appeared in front of people. Of course, engineers also played a supporting role in the subsequent steps, but compared to other car companies that require eight people to work, Heiyun Automobile only has two people, and the efficiency is also greatly improved.

Continental China's automotive engineers feel that their own automotive industry has lagged far behind the world's most advanced level. Not to mention the performance of the cars produced, it cannot be compared in terms of labor efficiency alone.

There are so many machines and equipment in Heiyun, even the screwdrivers are electric. They need to be replaced manually, and the layout of the workshops is so different that it is reasonable no matter how you look at it.

It can be said that the commissioning of Heiyun's Shanghai manufacturing base has taught China Automotive's peers a good lesson.