Reborn Tycoon Rise

After staying in the capital for another two days, Xu Zhi and his family also traveled around a lot, and even made a special trip to Tianjin. It was not that winter was so fun, but that there were too many officials who came to visit Xu Zhi. .

The scale of Midea's investment is really too large. Even if only the first phase of the plan is followed, the total annual output value in the future will be as high as 500 million U.S. dollars. Every province wants to take over this kind of project. Even if it cannot take over, it only takes a few parts orders. Millions of dollars.

The U.S. dollar is something that everyone and all institutions lack in this era. The current policy in the mainland is that the U.S. dollar is under the unified control of the central government. That is to say, the U.S. dollars earned by individuals, state-owned enterprises, and local governments must be handed over, and then according to the The annual quota is planned to be allocated.

However, there are policies and countermeasures, and there are always some ways to leave some foreign exchange in various places, but the premise is that there is enough foreign exchange income.

And generally speaking, if a place earns more foreign exchange, it will feel confident to ask the central government for foreign exchange.

In Beijing, all provinces have offices in Beijing. When Midea's investment plan was discussed at the top level of the central government, some people from the offices in Beijing also heard some rumors and immediately came to visit Xu Zhi.

After receiving a few receptions, Xu Zhi couldn't stand it anymore, so he went to play with his family without bothering to see them.

Two days later, Xu Zhi got the news that the leaders of the Fourth Machinery Department and the First Machinery Department would visit again.

This time it was Rao Bing from the First Machinery Department and Director Wei Dong from the Fourth Machinery Department who came.

"You two, please take a seat." Xu Zhi led the two people into the study room upstairs and said politely.

They both sat down, and Director Wei said with a smile: "Mr. Xu, after several days of discussions between our First Machinery Department, Fourth Machinery Department and the upper leadership, we have agreed to use the foreign exchange surplus of Midea factory to offset the domestic sales of Mark Company."

Xu Zhi nodded and smiled: "Then I wonder if the Fourth Machinery Department can arrange for domestic electronics factories to build branches in Shenhai City to take on future orders from our factory. Otherwise, these parts orders will have to be sent abroad?"

When investing in the Mainland, the most important thing is to save costs. Nowadays, the Mainland's low-end electronics industry is actually very comprehensive, and domestic procurement prices are much lower, but the same cannot be said for transportation.

Weidong smiled and said: "Mr. Xu, don't worry, how can we let go of this kind of earning foreign exchange at home? I have already made arrangements. In the future, our Fourth Machinery Department will also build a branch factory in Shenhai City in accordance with Midea's requirements." , guaranteeing to cooperate with Midea’s investment plan.”

"Okay, then I will immediately arrange a phone call to Xiangjiang and go to Shenhai City for some detailed negotiations. The sooner this matter is completed, the better." Xu Zhi said with a smile.

In fact, Midea has already arranged for people to go to the deep sea to check the local industry and traffic conditions. However, this project was not disclosed until it was confirmed that it could cooperate with the construction of a truck factory.

The most important purpose of his visit to the capital this time is to obtain the consent of the central government in terms of "foreign exchange balance", otherwise the entire mainland's truck and future automobile layout will be scrapped. The next opportunity will have to wait until after 1995. By then, all the major automobile groups will be preparing to enter the mainland, and the day lily may be gone.

Rao Bing suddenly said: "There is one more thing. I hope Mr. Xu can help?"

Xu Zhi said: "What's the matter?"

Rao Bing said: "I know that Mark Company is the largest heavy-duty truck manufacturer in the United States and also has its own core engine production line. However, this technology is still blank in the country, so I hope Mr. Xu can introduce this technology for us."

Xu Zhi asked rhetorically: "Director Rao, this kind of heavy-duty truck has extremely high requirements on roads. At present, this type of vehicle may be used in a few places, but it is difficult to popularize it on a large scale."

"If you don't use it now, it doesn't mean you won't use it in the future. The Ministry of Transportation already has a future infrastructure road construction plan. When we introduce such technology, we also need to absorb it. Time is not a problem." Rao Bing said with a smile.

Xu Zhi thought for a while and said: "Director Rao, I think you also know that this kind of heavy-duty diesel engine can be used in some military equipment. The United States and Batumi have controls in this regard. When I purchased Mack Trucks, I An agreement has been signed with the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States that this technology cannot be diffused and can only be used within the United States.

After all, I am a Chinese. When I acquired Mark, the American lawyer warned me that some people would definitely keep an eye on Mark, so I can’t help with this matter. However, if the mainland government can persuade the US government to relax its policies, I I am very willing to bring this technology into the country. "

"That's it!" Rao Bing was a little disappointed. Now that China and the United States have good relations, if the mainland government wants to buy the top engine, there is no problem at all, but it is even more difficult to obtain a full set of production technology.

Xu Zhi said: "Actually, this is not a pity. Director Yao, you are also a professional in this field. In fact, even if the US government does not stop it, it will be difficult for the mainland to learn this technology."

"What do you say?" Rao Bing asked curiously.

Xu Zhi explained: “Before acquiring Mark Company, I also knew that this company could produce its own engines. But after the acquisition, I discovered that the so-called self-production actually refers to design and assembly, which is already considered as an American company in the sense of We produce it independently, but the key problem is that all the core parts in the engine are purchased from outside.

Even if I send you the drawings, some of the dimensional tolerances and hardness requirements above require additional precision processing equipment and heat treatment technology. Whether these are available in the United States is not a problem, because the entire American automobile industry system is complete, as long as you have US dollars. You can buy the products you need, but the mainland’s strength shouldn’t meet the requirements, right? "

"We are really not good at materials technology at the moment." Rao Bing nodded and admitted.

Xu Zhi said: "The automobile industry is actually not just the car-making companies themselves, but involves many technologies such as steel, smelting, chemicals, processing, heat treatment, etc. The mainland actually needs not just one production line or some technologies, but the entire Automotive Industry System.”

Rao Bing nodded and said: "Yes, but the road has to be walked step by step. The only way is to produce the complete vehicle by ourselves first, and then slowly get involved in the parts industry."

"This sentence is very correct." Xu Zhi said with a smile. Later companies such as Chery, Haval and BYD were actually like this, building cars first and then developing them.

Xu Zhi continued: "Although I cannot provide direct heavy truck technology to the mainland, the Mack Truck Factory in the United States is open to foreign visitors. If the First Machinery Department is interested, it can arrange for engineers from the mainland car companies to visit."

"Okay, thank you very much, Mr. Xu." Rao Bing smiled and agreed.

Xu Zhi continued: "If the negotiation for Mark's project is successful, I will invest an additional tens of millions of dollars to establish an auto parts factory in Shanghai. The equipment will be imported from Germany and Japan, and the level of precision will be what Batumi allows." The highest level within the scope is mainly the localization of accessories for Mark trucks. At the same time, if other domestic automobile companies have demand, we can also take orders and produce parts domestically, which is much better than importing them from overseas. It can also save the country a lot of foreign exchange, and we will achieve a win-win situation together."