Reborn Industrial Tycoon

Chapter 304 Senior is just for fun

At the Municipal Tractor Factory, director Gao Chongguang was leaning on his newly purchased boss chair, drinking tea with a comfortable expression.

Boss tables and boss chairs became popular in the 1990s. They were first used by some Hong Kong businessmen who came to invest in the mainland. Later, many small business owners in the South also equipped them with boss tables and boss chairs.

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Later, for any business, no matter how big or small, a boss table and a boss chair became a necessity. Even if you were self-employed with only one workshop, you would have to get a boss table and boss chair in the corner of the workshop.

With the boss desk and boss chair, you still need to put on a suit, sit behind the boss desk and take a photo in a decent manner. It is best to put two national flags on the table to make it look very international.

The national flag of your own country is indispensable. If it is a joint venture, the other side will be the flag of the joint venture partner. If it is not a joint venture, then put a United Nations flag, which will instantly make it look taller.

After taking a few sips of tea, Gao Chongguang picked up a document on the table and looked at the cover. It turned out to be the tractor sales situation last month.

"We have just launched a new tractor, and the new tractor has also received subsidies from the city, and the price has been reduced by more than 100 yuan. Tractor sales last month must be very hot!"

Thinking of this, Gao Chongguang turned to the first page with great anticipation.

The next second, Gao Chongguang's expression suddenly froze. He opened his eyes wide and looked at the numbers on the report carefully.

"Who made this report? It's so imprecise, even the most basic data is filled in wrong! How could it be possible that last month's tractor sales were only 72 units? It was 272 units!" Gao Chongguang curled his lips and then looked down.

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"A decrease of 65% compared to the same period last year!"

In an instant, Gao Chongguang jumped up from the boss' chair in shock.

Gao Chongguangyuan originally thought that the previous number of 72 units was written incorrectly, but when he saw the "drop of 65%", he instantly realized that the sales volume of 72 units was probably true!

"Impossible, how could we only sell 72 tractors in a whole month! Although it is not the peak season for tractor sales, it is not the off-season! At this time in previous years, about 200 tractors could be sold in a month. This year, a new model has been launched

, the price is a hundred yuan cheaper, but why are there less sold!"

Gao Chongguang pondered for a long time, still puzzled, and finally decided to ask the author of the report, Assistant Chen, what was going on.

So Gao Chongguang dialed Assistant Chen's phone number: "Xiao Chen, come to my office!"

After a while, Assistant Chen walked in anxiously: "Director, are you looking for me?"

Gao Chongguang threw the monthly report in front of Assistant Chen and asked sharply: "What's going on?"

"Director, are you talking about last month's sales?" Assistant Chen asked quickly.

"Why so few? 72 tractors were sold in one month? On average, one town can't buy one?" Gao Chongguang asked next.

"This is the data sent by the Agricultural Machinery Bureau. I thought there was an omission at first, so I called repeatedly to confirm with the Agricultural Machinery Bureau that last month we sold 72 tractors! This data should be

It's accurate." Assistant Chen explained.

"Impossible, how could we sell 200 tractors in this month of previous years? How come there are only 72 tractors this year? The sales volume has dropped too much!" Gao Chongguang snorted coldly.

The peak sales season for tractors is from January to April every year. These four months can be equivalent to the sales volume in the first half of the year. The following months from May to August are considered the normal sales season. After autumn, tractor sales enter the off-season.

Assistant Chen also knew that the sales volume was abnormally low, so he said cautiously: "Director, do you think the Agricultural Machinery Bureau deliberately blocked our products? That's why the sales of our tractors have plummeted!"

Gao Chongguang thought for a moment, then shook his head: "It shouldn't be like that. We are a local company in Qinghe. How could the Agricultural Machinery Bureau block local agricultural machinery products? If our local agricultural machinery company in Qinghe becomes bigger, the Agricultural Machinery Bureau will also

Your face is shining!"

"Could it be that our competitors are using some tricks? For example, they want to cut prices and start a price war with us!"

Assistant Chen continued: "Although our tractors have been improved and their performance has been improved, there is still a big gap between the brand and Dongfanghong tractors. If Dongfanghong tractors are reduced to the same price as our tractors, farmers will

Maybe I will still choose Dongfanghong tractor."

Zhou Chongguang still shook his head: "It is unlikely that the price of Dongfanghong tractor will be reduced. Yituo Factory is the largest tractor factory in China. If the price of their tractors is reduced, it will definitely be nationwide. How can we not get the slightest hint of it? On the contrary

The price of Huanghe tractors or Hongqi tractors in the province may be reduced."

"Chang Zhou, I will immediately send someone to the agricultural machinery station to check the prices of other brands of tractors." Assistant Chen stood up as he spoke.

Zhou Chongguang waved his hand: "Sales have dropped so seriously, I'd better go to the grassroots agricultural machinery station to do some research in person!"

Zhou Chongguang said, turning over the monthly report in his hand, and then said: "I took a look and found that not a single tractor was sold at the Chenguan Township Agricultural Machinery Station last month. Let's go to Chenguan Township now.

, let’s see what happened!”

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Zhou Chongguang brought Assistant Chen to Chenguan Township.

It happened to be a market, and many people came from the countryside. Some came specifically to go to the market, some came specifically to sell goods, and some sold goods and went to the market on the way.

Agricultural tricycles can be seen everywhere on both sides of the road. They carry a variety of goods, such as fruits and vegetables, pork and live chickens, soy sauce, MSG, slippers and rubber shoes.

On the contrary, only a few came on tractors.

Although Zhou Chongguang saw the agricultural tricycle on the roadside, he didn't take it to heart. All he could think about was the decline in tractor sales.

"Zhouchang, on the right side of the road ahead is the Chenguan Township Agricultural Machinery Station." Assistant Chen pointed ahead.

"Park the car here, let's walk over." Zhou Chongguang said.

Then Zhou Chongguang and Assistant Chen got out of the car and walked to the agricultural machinery station.

The staff at the agricultural machinery station saw that the two men were not farmers at all and felt that they were not here to buy agricultural machinery. He thought that the leaders from above were coming to inspect the work, so he ran all the way to report to the director of the agricultural machinery station.

When the station manager arrived, he discovered that he didn't know these two men, so they were probably not the leaders of the agricultural machinery department.

The webmaster observed carefully and found that although the two men looked very mediocre, the leader clearly had the air of a leader.

The webmaster was not sure what level these two leaders were, and did not dare to ask for fear of disturbing the leader's enthusiasm, so he simply stood aside and watched quietly, waiting for instructions from the other party.

Zhou Chongguang walked around the agricultural machinery exhibition and wondered why no one greeted him, so he simply coughed, pointed to a disc harrow in front of him, and asked, "How much does this disc harrow cost?"

"You didn't buy it, and you asked for the price, making it look real!" the agricultural machinery stationmaster complained in his heart, then put on a smile and walked forward and quoted a price.

Zhou Chongguang nodded and then changed the topic to the tractor.

"How are the sales of tractors here?" Zhou Chongguang asked.

"Absolutely! Chenguan Township is a poor town, and there are not many farmers who can afford tractors." The head of the agricultural machinery station replied.

"Then which brand of tractor sells best?" Zhou Chongguang asked next.

"No matter what brand sells it," the webmaster replied honestly.

Zhou Chongguang suddenly felt a little embarrassed. He originally wanted to ask again about the sales of tractors produced by his factory, but the topic was stopped by the webmaster.

The director of the agricultural machinery station took the initiative and said: "In the past, people occasionally bought tractors. Now, with agricultural tricycles, who would buy a tricycle?"

"Agricultural tricycles are the ones that set up stalls on both sides of the road outside, right?" Zhou Chongguang then remembered that after he entered Chenguan Township, many of the people setting up stalls on both sides of the road used a slightly larger tricycle.

Of course, this "slightly larger size" is compared with household human-powered tricycles. If compared with cars, it is still much smaller.

The stationmaster nodded and said: "The best-selling agricultural three-way vehicles now are in short supply."

"Why don't people buy tractors? This tricycle is not necessarily better than a tractor!" Zhou Chongguang asked with a puzzled look.

"Because it is more convenient to use agricultural tricycles to pull goods than tractors!" replied the director of the agricultural machinery station.

Zhou Chongguang looked at the agricultural tricycle set up on the roadside outside, and said unconvinced: "Comrade, I don't agree with what you said. Look at the agricultural tricycle. The cargo box is so small. I guess it can only be pulled

A thousand kilograms of cargo, right? How can this be compared to a tractor? If a tractor can pull a load of ten to eight tons, it will be no problem."

"Yes, tractors pull a lot of goods, but this agricultural tricycle can pull less goods than you said. This thing doesn't look big, but it can still pull a thing weighing three to four thousand kilograms without any problem!" Station.

Chang explained.

"This small car can pull three to four thousand kilograms? Even if it can start, can it stop it?" Zhou Chongshan said.

After all, Zhou Chongshan is the director of a tractor factory and is considered an expert in agricultural machinery. He pointed out the shortcomings of agricultural tricycles in one sentence.

"Can I lie to you? I've seen this agricultural tricycle pull three to four thousand kilograms with my own eyes. But ordinary people can't pull such heavy things. They usually only pull one or two thousand kilograms of goods."

The stationmaster paused and then said: "In terms of load capacity, agricultural tricycles are not as good as tractors, but they run faster and operate more flexibly than tractors. The key is that they are cheaper than tractors.

Comrade, our Chenguan Township has many mountains and many mountain roads. It would be difficult for a tractor to make turns in the mountains even with a cargo box attached to it. But it is much easier for this agricultural tricycle to make turns."

Zhou Chongguang pouted. As an expert in the agricultural machinery industry, of course he understood what the agricultural machinery stationmaster said.

But as the director of a tractor factory, Zhou Chongguang still wanted to boast about tractors, so he said: "In addition to transportation, tractors can also do farm work! This agricultural tricycle can't do anything else except transportation, right?"

"Comrade, didn't I tell you that our Chenguan Township is very mountainous, and fruit trees are mainly planted in the mountains. Even if there is flat land, it is only about the size of a palm. It can be plowed with just a few hoes, so there is no need for a tractor!"

The director of the agricultural machinery station explained.

After hearing this, Zhou Chongguang felt a little unhappy, but he also knew that what the stationmaster said was true. With the current road conditions, in places like mountainous areas, the effectiveness of tractors is indeed greatly reduced.

Zhou Chongguang asked again: "You just said that agricultural tricycles are cheap, how much cheaper can they be than tractors?"

"A tractor can buy two agricultural tricycles, and there is still a surplus. If the tractor is equipped with a trailer, then it can buy three agricultural tricycles." The stationmaster replied.

"Is it so cheap?" Zhou Chongguang was slightly startled. The price was beyond his expectation.

The webmaster explained: "Currently, agricultural tricycles have relatively large subsidies, and you can also get loans from credit unions!"

"You can also get a loan for a tractor!" Zhou Chongguang said quickly.

"Tractors can be loaned, but tractors are expensive. In addition to the loan, farmers have to pay part of it themselves. But this agricultural tricycle is different. The loan is enough to buy the vehicle. It is difficult for farmers to use a penny, but they can

Ride the car home." Standing said.

Zhou Chongguang's face darkened. As an expert in agricultural machinery, Zhou Chongguang certainly knew that when farmers buy agricultural machinery, what they care about most is how much it costs.

If you can drive an agricultural tricycle home without spending any cash, it will definitely be a huge temptation for farmers. Based on this alone, the competition between tractors and agricultural tricycles is not on the same starting line.

"Could it be said that our factory's tractor sales have dropped sharply because of this agricultural tricycle? It's impossible. How can a broken tricycle compare to a tractor!"

Thinking of this, Zhou Chongguang asked, "Do you still have agricultural tricycles here? I want to take a look."

The stationmaster shook his head: "There are no new cars. If you want to buy one, you have to wait. However, there is a sample car in the backyard that you can test drive. Do you want to go and take a look?"

"Okay, let's go take a look." Zhou Chongguang said, and asked the stationmaster to lead the way to the backyard.

Arriving at the agricultural tricycle for test driving, Zhou Chongguang had just sat on it when he saw the trademark staring at it.

"Fukang No. 1 agricultural tricycle? Fukang, it sounds so familiar!" Zhou Chongguang murmured to himself.

"Fukang Agricultural Machinery Factory is also our local enterprise. In Dongcheng District, it is the original Hongxing Agricultural Machinery Factory!" the webmaster explained secretly from the side.

"I remembered, it was the Fukang factory that sold lawn mowers to Americans! I have met their young factory director Li. I remember it was at the Agricultural Machinery Bureau. He went to go through the procedures for agricultural machinery subsidies. At that time, he

The formalities are agricultural tricycles!”

Zhou Chongguang instantly remembered what happened that day.

"I remember that Li Weidong said at the time that the subsidy for the agricultural tricycle was a reward for buying the lawn mower in the United States. Now it seems that this kid was completely lying! He was deliberately trying to paralyze me.

, and then use this tricycle to seize our tractor market!"

At this time, Zhou Chongguang had come to his senses and understood that Li Weidong's show of weakness that day was just pretending to be a pig and eating the tiger!

Thinking again about how he forced himself to pretend to be a senior in front of Li Weidong, Zhou Chongguang couldn't help but feel a sense of humiliation in his heart: "I was fooled by such a hairless young man!"

Thank you for subscribing. I overestimated myself again. I only wrote more than 6,000 words today. Normally, I should be able to write tens of thousands of words in such a long time. I didn’t find the feeling of writing today. It took me a long time to write a sentence before I could think of the next sentence.

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