Chapter 1570 Mind Your Own Business

"Based on comprehensive data analysis, it is estimated that production using the prototype vehicle plan will require an initial investment of 85 million yuan. Annual production is projected to exceed 10,000 vehicles within one year, with profits exceeding 50 million yuan."

If the second prototype design is adopted, the specific investment amount is unknown because the research and development is still in the incomplete stage. However, based on the current research and development funds already reaching 35 million, the total project cost is estimated to be between 120 million and 300 million.

“.”

Zhuo Minglan read the project budget report in her hand, a confident smile on her face.

She was confident because she had only graduated a little over a year ago and was giving such an important report on such an important occasion. Shouldn't she be confident and proud?

Therefore, Zhuo Minglan's aura at this moment was very flamboyant, and she even felt as if she was glowing.

But Li Ye laughed sarcastically.

No wonder Shang Bin brought you, an accountant, to Kunming! He even arranged a job for her!

However, this prototype comparison test is a technical test, and the people present are all technical experts. Who are you telling us these financial data to?

Do they understand?

Did they find it useful?

Even Li Ye suspected that Zhuo Minglan had made the request to Shang Bin to "improve" at a crucial moment in the game, and Shang Bin, unable to stop himself from going too far, had to come up with this "talking past each other" way to fool the clear-eyed girl.

But Li Ye felt that people wouldn't understand, and that listening would be useless; however, people didn't think that way.

After Zhuo Minglan finished reading the report, the technical experts on the review panel started a heated discussion.

"Their R&D expenses have reached 35 million? And they don't even have the technology to copy the engine? Where did all that money go?"

"Right now, you shouldn't be concerned about where their money went, but rather where the next 300 million will be spent."

"This comparison is really interesting. Plan One only cost less than 100 million yuan until it went into production, while Plan Two cost a whopping 300 million yuan."

"Even 300 million might not be enough to get it into production. Didn't you hear that it's a comprehensive estimate? Since it's an estimate, don't you understand what's going on inside?"

“.”

[I understand you guys are just being nosy about your sister's big, white legs.]

Li Ye watched coldly, his mocking smile growing even stronger.

Are you technical staff not taking your jobs seriously, but instead worrying about the company's survival? Are you tired of technical work and want to switch to management?

Indeed, in most companies, technical positions are ultimately not as lucrative as management positions.

However, although Li Ye's face was sarcastic, he did not explain or refute. After all, his current rank was not low, and sometimes he needed to be careful not to be arrogant and blindly engage in battles with lower-ranked players.

However, Wu Yan's fiery temper couldn't tolerate the nagging of these "colleagues," and he immediately retorted.

"Distinguished judges, you don't need to worry about the financial aspects, because our entire KamAS project, from its introduction to its research and development, was completed without spending a single penny of government funds; it was all funded by our own resources."

In the future, we will bear all research and development costs ourselves and will not add any burden to the country.”

“.”

After Wu Yan finished speaking, the air in the room fell silent. Because the First Branch Factory belonged to the Light Automobile Company, and for some reason, when introducing it to the outside world, the debts of the Light Automobile Company were also included. Therefore, Tang Xiangui and others did not know that the First Branch Factory had always been self-reliant.

In the 1990s, when all enterprises were lamenting their plight, a situation like that of the First Branch Factory was extremely rare, so rare that it made some people feel ashamed.

But after a moment of silence, Zhuo Minglan said with a faint smile, "Engineer Wu's words are somewhat one-sided."

From an economic perspective, whether it's government funding or self-raised funds, it's all government money; simply put, it's all currency issued by the People's Bank of China.

Our country has many areas where it needs money, so every penny spent and every project chosen requires comprehensive consideration.

Wu Yan scolded Zhuo Minglan, "What kind of bullshit is this? You also came from the No. 1 Factory, how can you talk nonsense?"

Zhuo Minglan retorted, sticking her neck out: "It's precisely because I came from the first branch factory that I know how extravagant your lives are. Now, as a professional financial staff member, I have no problem analyzing the advantages and disadvantages of two technical solutions for the group."

"From an economic and financial perspective, this test was completely unnecessary."

Li Ye finally lost his temper. He coldly said to Zhuo Minglan, "If we're talking about technology, I'm not as good as many of you here, but if we're talking about economics and finance, then I happen to be an expert."

The reason our project has not applied for government funding is precisely because of our favorable economic situation; our return on investment over the past eight years has exceeded 600%.

The reason we've maintained this virtuous cycle is because all the choices we've made along the way have been correct.

So now the country only has one chance: should it be given to us who have always made the right choices, or to the Southwest, where more than a dozen corrupt officials have just been caught?

“.”

"Li Ye, don't talk about things that are unrelated to the testing project."

Before Li Ye could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Shang Bin, whose face had darkened.

The fact that Southwest Heavy Truck arrested more than a dozen managers is no secret in the industry, but it shouldn't be brought up at this time to embarrass them, right?

But Li Ye couldn't help but get angry. He initially thought Zhuo Minglan was talking at cross purposes, but after seeing the reactions of the technical experts on site, he realized that he had been negligent.

It seems that the information Zheng Qiang received the day before yesterday was incomplete. Some people not only lobbied the grassroots workers, but also the experts on the review panel.

Moreover, Zhuo Minglan's phrase "comprehensive consideration" was specifically addressed to Director Hang. If Director Hang was influenced, then any unreasonable or erroneous assessments made by the review panel would become justifiable due to "comprehensive consideration."

Their proposal was too expensive, so after careful consideration, we decided to support Southwest Heavy Truck's proposal.

To avoid future uncertainties, choosing Southwest Heavy Truck's solution is the best option. What if Light Truck Company's engines cannot be domestically produced?

However, just as Li Ye was about to have a public falling out with Shang Bin, Director Hang spoke up with a smile.

"Comrade Li Ye, don't be anxious! This comparative test is purely a technical test, of course. However, if the two solutions have other advantages and disadvantages, we can make a report and discuss them comprehensively after the technical test is over."

Director Hou from Jiqi also coldly said to Tang Xiangui, "Old Tang, your workload is very heavy, so don't worry about some less important factors for now. Focus on doing a good job of testing the two prototype vehicles."

Director Hou's words immediately changed the expressions of Dong Shan and Tang Xiangui, while Li Ye's heart, which had just been hanging in suspense, also settled down.

It seems Tang Xiangui isn't much of a figure; he's not qualified to understand the intentions of the higher-ups in his unit.

Li Ye's prediction came true.

Although Tang Xiangui and others had a subtle change in their work attitude due to being lobbyed, Director Hou, representing their "rivals in the same industry," was more eager to see a project that was more expensive, took longer, and was likely to fail halfway through win.

(End of this chapter)