Chapter 1569 You're really capable!
After Li Ye told Wu Yan and the others about what happened at the "expert meeting," these technicians were not so pessimistic.
These STEM guys felt that the big-budget "third-party testing" was aimed at achieving fairness, and they hoped that Li Ye's opinion would be adopted. Even if it wasn't, they were confident in the progress everyone had made over the past year of working overtime.
After nearly ten years of hard work, Wu Yan and others have established the belief that "one force can overcome all methods." As long as we hone our skills to the point of overwhelming our opponents, all unorthodox methods will be nothing more than clouds that can be easily dispersed.
However, in the middle of the night that same night, Li Ye received a call from Zheng Qiang.
"Director Li, this is Zheng Qiang. Two of my former colleagues told me today that someone invited them and their department head out for drinks, so they told us to be careful."
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Li Ye fell silent.
It's already past midnight, and you've only just finished your purchase. What kind of service did you buy?
And was the notification to Zheng Qiang in the middle of the night meant to warn the branch factory to be careful of cheating, or to remind Li Ye to do public relations in time?
They treated us to a whole package service, you can't just treat us to a meal, can you?
Li Ye finally said to Zheng Qiang, "Ask your two close brothers what they want us to do now. Do they want us to follow suit and treat them to meals and drinks, or do they want us to prove ourselves through our abilities?"
Zheng Qiang stated bluntly, "Factory Director, my two brothers are on our side. They said they can expose this if necessary, but it's not easy for others to speak up."
"I understand. Tell your two brothers to keep quiet. The situation is still unclear, so don't act rashly. Also, if your other colleagues tell you about this tomorrow, tell me immediately."
"Yes, Director Li."
Li Ye hung up the phone and went back to sleep.
When soldiers come, generals will block them; when water comes, earth will dam it. I had considered all sorts of situations before coming to Chuncheng, and this kind of "troublesome little devil" was within my expectations.
This is a very annoying trend. Some people, as long as they have a little power, even if it's only the size of a fingernail, will hold you back and won't stop until they've squeezed out a few pounds of oil.
That's why Li Ye suggested "swapping drivers" to avoid the smaller devils as much as possible and only deal with the big devils.
On the third day, the testing project officially began. Director Hang from the ministry came to oversee the project, and senior executives from Jilin Automobile also made an appearance. Everything seemed very formal and serious.
The first step in the comparative test is to conduct basic inspections on the prototype vehicles of both parties to see if the parts used by both parties conform to the submitted materials and whether they can meet national standards.
The Kamaz prototype from the first factory was met with objection from Xiao Zhan of the review panel during the very first item: "Engineer Wu, does your prototype use a fully imported engine? How can you guarantee that it can be domestically produced in the future?"
Wu Yan frankly stated, "We have already produced a finished copy of the engine, but it is still in the bench testing phase."
Therefore, our prototype adopted a two-step approach: first, we used imported complete engines to test other components, and then, a year later, we replaced them with fully domestically produced engines.”
Xiao Zhan stated directly, "My question is, how can you guarantee that the engine can be domestically produced? If it cannot be domestically produced, then this prototype is meaningless for comparative testing."
"The timing of testing is not something we can control, but we are confident in controlling the timing of localization."
Wu Yan's temper flared up immediately. He had joined Li Ye's technical team ten years ago and had not encountered any technical difficulties that he could not overcome. Moreover, the imitation of the engine had made key progress. Saying that it had been a year was an understatement.
However, Li Ye interrupted Wu Yan, calmly saying, "The localization of engines is indeed a daunting task for us."
But now that we've brought this project back from Suzhou, we naturally won't give up. If one year isn't enough, we'll try two; if two years isn't enough, we'll try three or five.
After Li Ye finished speaking, Wu Yan and the others looked over in surprise.
[Factory Manager, you didn't say this when you were in Beijing. You said if we didn't succeed in developing it within a year, you'd deduct our performance bonuses; if we didn't succeed within two years, you'd deduct our salaries. Why are you backing down now?]
Was Li Ye chickening out?
Of course not, he was saying "what others want to hear".
These past few days, Li Ye has been pondering what kind of situation Dong Shan, Jicheng Heavy Truck, and Tang Xiangui of Jiqi Automobile would most like to see.
Dong Shan now clearly understands that he wants to take advantage of Jicheng Heavy Truck's technology and resources to seize the initiative and start mass production as soon as possible. Once he obtains the production license, he can then turn around and control Li Ye's branch factory.
Since the production license has been granted to the Southwest's technical solution, the trucks produced in Beijing must also comply with the Southwest's wishes!
Li Ye's demands are simple: he wants a complete heavy-duty truck industry chain that he can "control himself" so that no one can hold him back.
Therefore, Dong Shan and Li Ye's demands were almost all out in the open.
But what kind of situation does Geely Automobile hope to achieve now?
Rivals are enemies. Even if none of us are private companies, we are still hidden competitors. Therefore, a united and powerful Jingnan Group is not in the interest of any of our peers.
So, whose technical solution would be more conducive to the unity and strength of Jingnan Group?
If Dong Shan's technical approach is adopted, and with the support of a mature supply chain, Southwest Heavy Truck is expected to be able to achieve mass production of complete vehicles soon. If Light Vehicle Company follows suit, the mainland will have another heavy truck manufacturer that cannot be underestimated.
Does this align with the interests of Tang Xiangui and others?
If the technical solution of the first branch factory is adopted, it may take one, two, or even three to five years to achieve the localization of the engine. Will this project fail after spending a huge amount of money?
These days, countless projects fail.
Even if this project doesn't fail, mass production of the complete vehicle will be many years away.
Tang Xiangui and others did not believe that the No. 1 factory could complete the localization of engines within a year.
Wu Yan and his team's confident and proud technical skills were no match for Tang Xiangui and his team. Although the number of technical personnel in the branch factory was abundant compared to other factories, they were still inferior to Tang Xiangui's team.
This is what Li Ye was thinking about: "sparring with the big ghost."
At this point, the person who could play a key role was Director Hang, who was sent from above.
Director Hang smiled faintly and said, "As far as I know, the prototype vehicle data submitted by Light Vehicle Company indicates that the engine is imported as a whole. Since it conforms to the data, the comparative test should continue, right?"
Although Director Hang was not the highest-ranking official present, the position he represented was irrefutable.
So, Xiao Zhan from the review panel could only chuckle and say, "I'm just raising my doubts about this issue. After all, the localization of an engine requires a lot of money and manpower, and also carries a lot of risks."
【none of your business!】
Li Ye pursed his lips and cursed inwardly.
He has spent countless amounts of money on technological research and development over the years, and he hasn't eaten any of your rice, so why are you so concerned?
But while Li Ye thought this way, others did not.
Dong Shan suddenly smiled and said, "What Engineer Zhan said makes sense. We submitted a production budget a few days ago, which detailed the amount of funds needed from now until the mass production stage of the complete vehicle. I think this should also be used as a reference for this prototype comparison."
Li Ye rolled his eyes, thinking that Dong Shan was just being unreasonable.
We're here to do technical testing, why are you bringing up money?
Even if you need very little money, you'll still be penniless and the government will have to pay for it, right?
But when Shang Bin suddenly looked at Li Ye, Li Ye knew that the two were about to conspire together.
As expected, Shang Bin said calmly, "We have indeed prepared two project budgets. Now I propose that our group's financial analyst explain them to everyone."
Li Ye watched as Zhuo Minglan was "invited" up by Shang Bin, and with a smug smile, he opened a thick document.
[This is absolutely outrageous! You, Zhuo Minglan, came to Chuncheng just to do this? You're really something!]
(End of this chapter)
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