On the third day after the Prefectural Party Committee held an on-site meeting in Anyang County, the Prefectural Party School organized all faculty and students to visit and study in Honghua Township. Along the way, everyone thought it was a normal study trip, but when they arrived at the site, especially after visiting several enterprises, both the teachers and students of the Party School could not believe that Honghua Township, which was so close to them, had achieved such great achievements.
Because there were several groups of students that day, the leaders of Honghua Township were busy. After Li Jianguo took over at the Kunhe New Bridge, he greeted President Jin of the Party School and arranged for Sun Zongyuan to accompany and explain the whole process. He also said to President Jin:
"Everything we saw today was personally led by Sun Zongyuan!"
Sun Zongyuan was so angry. Can't I just be low-key and even more low-key?
But I'm still grateful to Li Jianguo. Didn't he say that the company was his yet? If he did, I'm afraid the world would be in chaos. The owner of Shazi Guazi has been in and out of prison three times!
Fortunately, the township also sent a driver, Xiao Li, to drive Sun Zongyuan's car to the front to serve as a liaison.
Every time he arrived at a place, Sun Zongyuan would take a loudspeaker to introduce it to the teachers and classmates. The quality of the loudspeaker was not good, the sound was intermittent and distorted, and it would call out numbers from time to time, making Sun Zongyuan feel as if there was a little mouse squeaking in his ears.
Since it was a job he was in charge of, the introduction came to him effortlessly and fluently, which made the students in the Young Cadre Class very puzzled: When did this guy memorize the commentary script, and how could he say it so fluently without any mistakes?
Back in the car, Wang Xiangyang quietly asked him:
"Zongyuan, you are the one who took the lead in doing all this work, right?"
"Ah, it's the Party Committee's division of labor. I can't help but do it!"
"You're a hidden talent, kid. You've only been a deputy section chief for a year and a half. If you'd been in this position longer, you'd have made significant progress! After all, not everyone can do something like this!"
"Haha, on behalf of the organization, why don't you promote me?" Sun Zongyuan joked with him.
It was Director Li Junting and Teacher Liu Jun of the Party School's Economic Teaching and Research Section who were on the lookout for clues. They not only carefully recorded Sun Zongyuan's explanations, but also quietly asked the local village cadres and company employees who came to serve. Only then did they learn that not only did Sun Zongyuan take the lead in building these projects, but he was also the planner of these projects, and that the several companies they visited were all invested and built by Sun Zongyuan.
Rich! Absolutely rich!
Neither of them said anything to anyone, or they both knew it but didn't say it out loud.
There are still different voices among the upper class regarding the development of the private economy, and the theoretical community has not yet reached a consensus on whether it is "capitalist" or "socialist". Now that a capitalist with such huge assets has suddenly emerged from Ganhe, it is estimated that people across the country are paying close attention.
Sun Zongyuan also showed his generosity to the Party School teachers and students by making a batch of paper handbags in advance, which contained four items:
A can of fruit, a large bag of instant noodles, a bottle of mineral water and a pack of sausages.
On the way back, the sound of people eating instant noodles could be heard in every car, just like the sound of a little mouse gnawing on the bed leg in the middle of the night.
I took out a sausage, tore open the package, and the aroma of meat filled the air, making me want to eat it even if I didn’t want to.
I never thought that such delicious food was produced in the mountains of Honghua Township!
In the car, everyone soon fell asleep again. Liu Jun squinted his eyes, leaned back in his chair, and thought to himself: Maybe doing some business is better than teaching. It seems that Sun Zongyuan was a middle school teacher two years ago?
Before he knew it, Liu Jun had the idea of developing his business.
Saturday, May 16, 1987.
As per previous practice, Chairman Xu Rui and Sun Zongyuan came to the group company again to attend the weekly meeting.
At the meeting, Chief Engineer Zhou Ningxia reported to Shandong University that the six-month compressor test had been completed, and the test results were in full compliance with the design requirements, so trial production could begin!
General Manager Qian Weifeng added:
"The compressor plant is about to be fully operational by the end of June. CNC machine tools imported from Japan and complete sets of equipment from China have arrived in Ganhe. Some equipment has been installed in the past two days and is expected to be completed by mid-August. We have already recruited 300 skilled workers and another 400 graduates from regional industrial and technical schools. We plan to organize part-time training courses and implement a mentoring system to start production as soon as possible."
In addition, among the workers under 60 years old who are currently employed or have retired in the regional gear factory, 280 people have been assessed as being qualified for compressor gear production.
"Apart from the management personnel being transferred, those who obeyed the assignments have been employed according to their abilities. Those who disobeyed the management are being given 30 yuan a month for living expenses while on standby. It's still very troublesome to fire them now!"
Sun Zongyuan nodded. The group cadres had made very thoughtful arrangements. Now if the workers of the bankrupt state-owned enterprises did not cause trouble, they would be considered good comrades.
"What's the situation with the raw material supply?"
"We've already pre-signed contracts for the materials we need. As long as the funds are transferred, we can guarantee on-time delivery. But we're not sure what our annual production capacity is."
Qian Weifeng looked at Sun Zongyuan and asked.
"As far as I know, in 1986, China produced a total of 20 million refrigerators. I estimate that this year's production will not be less than 4 million, and next year's will not be less than 7 million. It's impossible for all refrigerators in the country to use our products. One-fifth will be fine. So, let's assume an annual production capacity of 1 million and actually produce 800,000 units. What do you think?"
"According to market requirements, we can produce 1 million units, but we only have 1,000 workers. Even though we have CNC machine tools and advanced domestic equipment, I'm afraid we can't produce enough."
Wang Cuncai is also an old technical person and has a lot of experience in production volume.
"Initially, our orders won't reach 1 million units all at once. We'd be lucky if we can reach that number after three years. Market development is a long process, and the product's lifespan needs to be verified through work, and word of mouth can only be built. So, we're first contacting nearly 400 refrigerator manufacturers nationwide to try to secure as many customers as possible."
"We also have to produce different types of compressors according to customer requirements, so we are now subdividing the categories and doing a good job of research and development!"
"How do we determine the pricing?" Qian Weifeng asked.
"Our products must not only be of superior quality, but also be priced at least 10% lower than similar products. Furthermore, the compressor generally accounts for around 25% of a refrigerator's total cost. We'll try to achieve a 20% reduction. We need to tap into our internal potential to be competitive!"
Everyone nodded in agreement with his opinion.
"Also, don't stop testing at Shandong University. We'll continue paying for the testing until it's no longer usable. This will allow us to see just how good our product's quality really is. Destructive testing will also be conducted on samples of officially produced products every year. We'll also establish a quality inspection department to conduct our own testing in the future!"
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