"Old Zhang, I heard you got some work recently?"
Inside the bidding office of a certain province.
Old Li greeted Old Zhang with a smile.
This time, Chengdu is bidding for the construction of the national highway. Lao Zhang is a business person from the Second Urban Construction Company. He travels to various places to find business and bring in jobs for the company.
In later generations, various well-known construction companies, such as the Urban Construction Corporation, the Railway Construction Corporation, and China Railway Corporation, established their project departments.
Regardless of what sign it bears, it belongs to a state-owned enterprise.
They will participate in all construction projects.
Old Li works for the China Railway Construction Corporation.
The two knew each other before, so there was no barrier between them when they talked.
When Lao Zhang saw Lao Li, he stood up and shook hands, saying, "Oh dear, we won the bid, but there's not much profit. It can't compare to your China Railway Construction Corporation; your big profits come from the railway."
Old Li sighed, "The railway is operating at a loss right now, so we need to find some other work to subsidize it. You've already snatched it away, and you still say there's no profit."
Old Zhang frankly admitted, "There's really no profit. Our company's construction equipment all needs to be replaced. This job, we'll be happy if we can just keep the equipment."
"That's not bad either," Old Li said. "Equipment isn't a disposable item; it can be reused and generate value in a circular manner."
"That's true," Old Zhang sighed. "But we still need to tie up some funds upfront."
Old Li said in a low voice, "There are some projects in the south that some companies are subcontracting directly to individuals after they get them. You could try that too."
"Can that really work?!" Old Zhang exclaimed in surprise, "What technical skills does an individual know?"
Old Li scoffed, "What era are we living in? All the light industrial products produced by local enterprises are now being squeezed out by private enterprises to the point of near collapse?"
"What does this show? It shows that personal finance is an integral part of the whole, which is absolutely true."
"To put it bluntly, engineering is just a large-scale commodity. If we can do it, why can't individuals?"
"Think about it, aren't our employees individuals? They're just not separated yet."
“I’ve heard that some private business owners’ engineering teams are actually people who jumped ship from local urban construction departments, so they do have the technical skills.”
"Of course, it's unrealistic to expect them to handle large-scale projects independently. Building a house or repairing a road is a piece of cake for them."
Old Zhang said "Oh," and asked, "You've already done that?"
Old Li said mysteriously, "The unimportant work has already been done, which saves on expenses and also saves us the trouble of sending people to manage it."
"What about the quality of the project?"
"We definitely need to send someone to supervise and inspect this; if it doesn't meet the standards, we'll deduct money!"
Old Zhang shook his head: "Forget it, I'm not going to be the first to stick my neck out. I dare not report this to my superiors. Let them see for themselves."
Old Li chuckled: "I was talking about trends. Who told you to report this? You'll only cause trouble later."
The two chatted for a while longer, and the topic returned to purchasing equipment.
Old Zhang asked, "Old Li, you have more experience in purchasing than I do. Which manufacturer do you think is the best for excavators, and one that will save you a lot of trouble?"
"My first choice is definitely a Japanese brand, but it's so damn expensive. To be fair, the quality is definitely top-notch."
Old Li continued, "However, things from island nations either don't break, or if they do, it costs a lot of money to repair them."
"Our CRCC has several Hitachi excavators. When they break down, the parts aren't compatible with domestic ones, so we have to buy them from them. Goodness, they're really expensive, it hurts!"
Old Zhang thought for a moment and said, "Then there aren't any good ones available in China?"
Old Li said directly, "You know what, in the past year, the quality of excavators from several domestic manufacturers has improved dramatically, and they can almost compete with foreign brands."
"Tell me quickly, where are they all?"
Old Li said with a smile, "There are probably five or six companies. I won't mention the others. The excavators from Guangdong Province and Jiyang are both quite good."
Which company did you purchase from?
"The last time our CRCC company purchased from Jiyang, it was called Qimingxing, yes, that's the name."
Old Zhang wrote it down: "Why not buy from Guangdong Province? That place is much more developed than Jiyang."
Old Li chuckled: "What does this have to do with economic development?"
"That power of peace was actually created in the Northwest."
Old Zhang laughed heartily; the metaphor was absolutely brilliant.
Indeed, who says that everything from developed regions is the best?
Nobody made that rule.
Old Li continued, "Actually, we initially had our eye on the excavator from Guangdong Province, but they offered... you know what I mean."
Old Zhang smiled and said, "It's unspeakable, it's unspeakable."
Old Li chuckled and said, "Then what? The excavator is tens of thousands cheaper than the Qimingxing excavator. Logically, we should purchase the one from Guangdong Province."
"Why did you ultimately choose Qimingxing? Did you find someone to help you?" Old Zhang asked.
Old Li shook his head: "The after-sales service of Qimingxing is simply unprecedented! The 1324 system."
What is this?
Old Zhang scratched his head, "Never heard of it."
New word?
Old Li continued, "Their rule is to answer the phone within one minute, arrive within three hours, and resolve the issue within twenty hours."
"Isn't this a bit too exaggerated?" Old Zhang exclaimed, his mouth agape.
Answering the phone for one minute is understandable; you just need to be on the phone while you're on it, it's not difficult.
The difficulty lies in getting to the scene within three hours.
Even taking a plane won't make it in time!
Isn't this just fooling people and shouting slogans?
If you say you can get to the scene in three days, that's possible, but it would still cost a lot of money on transportation.
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