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Zhou Buqi said: "When many car companies build cars, they deliberately want to be different from others, for fear that others will imitate them. This is similar to Apple. They are all customized components and spare parts. If nothing else, I There are several cars, and the specifications of the air filter and air conditioner filter are different for each car. Is it necessary? How much does it cost to make a mold for this crap? It prevents others from quickly following up and imitating it, which also greatly increases the cost of building a car. This is obviously the European and American style. If you have 13mm screws, I will use 12mm screws. Is this necessary? "

"You mean..." Secretary-General Meng understood what he meant, "You mean the labels need to be unified?"

Zhou Buqi said: "Those foreign car companies are fighting each other to the death. This makes sense. Each car company has different shareholders. They are all responsible for the interests of different shareholders, and they all want to have their own independence. Standard. But it is different in China. We are all large state-owned enterprises, and our shareholders are the state. Why do we follow their example and produce such differentiated spare parts? We can directly unify them, contract them all with one set of molds, and then mass-produce them. … Just like the current supply chain industry for computers and mobile phones, different manufacturers use spare parts with the same label, which not only makes business operations more flexible, but also greatly reduces manufacturing costs and inventory pressure.”

“This may not be the market’s choice, right?”

Secretary-General Meng knew that what he said was right, but it would be inappropriate to interfere too much in the market.

Zhou Buqi shook his head, "The biggest competitive advantage in China is cost advantage. The computer, mobile phone and tablet industries are all developing towards this general trend. Everyone invariably chooses the same label, and even the software level adaptability All configurations are integrated. From open source of technology to open source of components, this is the choice of the market, so as to maximize the cost advantage in the domestic manufacturing industry and become competitive internationally. "

After a pause, Zhou Buqi continued: "Domestic manufacturing products, no matter what they are, have the advantage of low cost, but the automobile industry is the strangest. Domestic cars are more expensive than foreign cars? Why? It must be so. If you take the wrong path and follow the example of the big European and American car companies every day, what can you learn from it? One is like a cat, and the other is like a dog. If you want to learn, you should also learn from the folk manufacturing ideas. . Large-scale quantitative production is our greatest advantage in the manufacturing industry.”

Secretary-General Meng felt that this topic was too far-fetched and smiled, "Let's start the electric vehicle industry first and then talk about it!"

Zhou Buqi nodded, "I'm just giving you a heads up."

"remind?"

"If the domestic electric vehicle industry is approved, the private sector must be allowed to participate. Once the private sector begins to actively participate in car manufacturing, especially Internet people, and open source ideas begin to radiate into the automotive industry, it can be foreseen that With the emergence of some new industry trends, these private car companies will definitely start to adjust their supply chain ideas for computers and mobile phones, and start to reduce costs through large-scale quantified production through open source adaptation of components. It’s difficult for large state-owned car companies to survive.”

"You're the one pushing it, right?"

Secretary-General Meng is a little funny.

Zhou Buqi said: "Then you underestimate these Internet people in our country. Even without me, they will definitely go down this road. My push and call will only make everyone more united and determined. , shortening the early trial and error period, and allowing you to participate in the competition in the international market earlier.”

Secretary-General Meng said "hmm".

Zhou Buqi said: "The international competitiveness of Korean and Japanese car companies relying on cost-effectiveness will definitely be overtaken by our domestic automobile industry. In terms of cost-effectiveness and cost control, who is our opponent? The premise is that we must significantly improve To liberalize market access, promote the entry of private car manufacturing forces, and promote the development of the new energy automobile industry, policy support must be provided.”

Secretary-General Meng revealed a little "secret" and whispered: "Several big leaders agree with your idea. The current arguments from all parties are more like a kind of psychological comfort. This road must be taken after all. ”

There was no need for him to share such a secret.

Zhou Buqi knows the development direction of the domestic electric vehicle industry better than anyone else.

Without such precise "information", he would not have taken such a big risk to participate in this grand strategy of industry innovation.

However, this kind of quantitative production of open source components is his own understanding after being immersed in the Internet for so many years and participating in the mobile phone manufacturing industry as Asda. This is not a foresight, but an expectation and a plan. Because when I was reborn in my previous life, the domestic automobile industry had not yet matured and developed to this stage, and those large state-owned enterprises were quite competitive.

But looking at Zhongguancun, which was once at its peak, we can get some industry expectations.

Zhongguancun was once the cradle of domestic technology giants.

These Internet companies that were born later, because they appeared too late, were not qualified to compete for land in Zhongguancun, and were squeezed outside the Fifth Ring Road.

But twenty or thirty years later, those famous names in Zhongguancun...

Except for Lenovo, which has transformed its ownership structure into a private enterprise, all the others have now fallen one by one and disappeared into history. Even iconic giants such as Peking University Founder and Tsinghua Tongfang, which are backed by countless talents, have all failed in bankruptcy and reorganization.

It is difficult to turn the ship around.

If these large traditional car companies don't transform quickly now, give up imitating European and American car companies, and learn from the open source spirit of the domestic private IT industry, and wait for the new private energy and new forces to take action in the future, and they want to follow up, then Maybe it's really too late.

If in the future these large state-owned car companies in China really decline because of Zhou Buqi's promotion of the new energy vehicle industry...

This is really quite stressful.

So Zhou Buqi now has to put the ugly words up front, tell them some possible changes in the future, and let them figure it out on their own. Should we continue to learn from foreign adults, or should we learn from the self-contained domestic private IT industry, from the Internet to smart device manufacturing.

However, it is almost impossible for them to bow their heads to private capitalists for advice before they suffer a critical blow from reality.

Now Zhou Buqi will give you a heads up.

It would be better to make this argument bigger, participate in more seminars, and speak more often.

If it really doesn't work out in the future, don't blame him for not reminding you.

…

In the evening, Zhou Buqi went to Meng's house for dinner.

I didn’t bring my wife.

He called Guo Pengfei and they went together.

"The board of directors went smoothly?" Guo Pengfei also knew about the changes in Yuanwei Group, "Why didn't you get the letter?"

Zhou Buqi smiled and said, "It's done. Why don't you inform us earlier."

Guo Pengfei curled his lips and said: "Meng Houkun is a bit of a pretentious guy. He must think this is a trivial matter. There is no need to repeatedly notify others for such a trivial matter. It is as natural as drinking water and eating."

This really made him right.

After going to Meng's house, Meng Houkun went out to greet him.

The house is only about 100 square meters. It is not a commercial house, but a public house. The decoration style is very old and not luxurious at all.

The location is very good, on the second ring road.

The community is well maintained, with trees, grass, flowers and pavilions. The doormen are not old men on duty, but a few strong young men. The property fee is not low at first glance, comparable to that of luxury homes.

Meng Houkun came downstairs to greet him, looking proud of the spring breeze.

Zhou Buqi smiled and said nothing, and didn't ask any questions.

Guo Pengfei couldn't help but asked, "Have you finished the board meeting?"

"What board?"

Meng Houkun still pretended not to understand.

Guo Pengfei asked strangely: "Didn't you go to the board of directors of Kaiyuanwei Group? Didn't you want to remove the factory director from his position as general manager?"

"Ahem! This, isn't it easy? It's a trivial matter, easy to settle! Now I am temporarily acting as the general manager of Yuanwei Group!"

Meng Houkun waved his hand, looking unconcerned.

Guo Pengfei turned his head and looked at Zhou Buqi, "What did I say?"

Then, the two people laughed.