He stretched out his hand and pointed to the finished television sets that were slowly coming off the production line.
"Comrade Lin Huowang."
His voice wasn't loud, but it was kind yet authoritative, and carried a strong local accent as he spoke:
"Those foreign businessmen said that this kind of television, plus other appliances, already worth two billion US dollars, now they want to add another billion US dollars to the order, and there are more to come..."
The old man paused slightly as he spoke.
He turned his head, his calm eyes now fixed intently on Lin Huowang, and said in a slowly but powerful voice:
"But we..."
"But we can't make it."
"It's like there's a mountain of gold in front of us, but we don't even have a shovel; we can only dig it up with our bare hands!"
...
The whole world seemed to fall completely silent at that moment.
It can be said that all the noise, heat waves, sweat... disappeared in the face of the helpless five words "cannot be made".
The old man looked at Lin Huowang and slowly asked:
"what to do?"
"Comrade Lin Huowang, what do you think we should do?"
The old man's voice wasn't very loud; in fact, it could be said that it had become somewhat hoarse due to days of hard work.
But those three words felt like a mountain, pressing down on us all at once.
Liao held his breath, and Director Wang and the other cadres behind him didn't dare to even breathe loudly.
All eyes were now focused on Lin Huowang, the youngest person in the room.
Because he had traveled all night, he was covered in dust, and his feet were even covered in mud and snow from Northeast China.
However, when faced with the old man's overwhelming question, his eyes showed only slight excitement, without any sign of panic.
Because he had been thinking about this problem all the way on the plane.
"Commander."
Lin Huowang took a deep breath, organized his thoughts, and, meeting the old man's gaze, said very firmly:
“We could handle just the Shekou industrial zone alone, if it were generating two billion US dollars a year. But now, the delivery time is two months, or even one month, which is absolutely impossible for us. That’s the reality, and we have to admit it.”
"this……"
Upon hearing this, Director Wang felt a chill run down his spine. Wasn't this obvious? Everyone present knew the current situation!
"but……"
Lin Huowang suddenly changed the subject, "Relying solely on Shekou won't work. What if... we rely on the whole country? What if we mobilize the entire nation's resources?"
"The whole country?" Liao Gong was taken aback.
"That's right! What we lack is not workers, nor factories! We have plenty of people and factories! What we lack, you could say, is a way to 'unite' these workers and factories into one cohesive unit!"
"Sir, my solution can be summed up in just eight words..."
"Horizontal integration, nationwide OEM manufacturing!"
"What?"
As soon as Lin Huowang said this, the accompanying cadres behind Liao Gong immediately erupted in uproar.
"Nonsense!"
A veteran cadre was the first to stand up and object, "Young comrade, are you joking! Do you even understand industrial production? 'Dragon Brand' electrical appliances use technology imported from foreign companies, and the core technology is all here!"
With so many factories across the country, their technical standards vary wildly, and their equipment is all different. How can they possibly "collaborate"? It's simply unrealistic!
"that is!"
Another official also got anxious, saying, "Shanghai's 'Red Light' and Nanjing's 'Panda' are our benchmark enterprises; they represent the face of the country!"
You want them to be OEM manufacturers for the Pikachu TV series? That's...that's just not appropriate! It won't look good if word gets out!
"The most important thing is quality control!"
One veteran cadre solemnly and with deep sorrow said, “This is an export order totaling three billion US dollars! If there are quality problems and we embarrass ourselves internationally, it won’t just be you who loses face, it will be the face of our entire country! Who can bear this responsibility? Can you bear it?!”
"I'll take the blame. I'll take the blame!"
Lin Huowang readily agreed.
These three simple words silenced all the doubts.
He looked around, and finally, looked back at the old man.
"I understand the concerns of the leaders. But we can say that we have no way out now."
"Shekou can no longer be just a factory."
"From this moment forward, it must be transformed into our headquarters immediately!"
"Headquarters? What headquarters? Tell me more..."
The old man's eyes immediately lit up with interest.
"right!"
Lin Huowang held up three fingers, and at this moment, his thoughts and strategies, which he had been pondering all along, became much clearer.
"This headquarters only does three things!"
"First, set standards! We immediately organized technicians to compile all the production processes, technical parameters, and quality control requirements of 'Dragon Brand' electrical appliances into a booklet!"
This is our one and only 'Dragon Brand Standard'! Anyone who wants to take our orders, anyone who wants to do OEM manufacturing, must adhere to this standard 100%! Not even a little bit off! The necessary production lines and equipment should be ordered immediately from industrial powerhouses like the UK, Germany, Japan, Italy, and the US…”
"Second, we will focus on quality control! Our most experienced workers in Shekou will no longer be in charge of production."
They will all be transformed into 'quality control personnel' and stationed in every OEM factory across the country!
From parts procurement to assembly, the entire process is supervised! Any substandard part is strictly prohibited from entering the production line! Whoever's factory has a problem is immediately eliminated!
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