novelonline Chapter 1236 The Importance of Technology Upgrading
Chapter 1236 The Importance of Technology Upgrading
On July [-]th, Fang Mingyuan was dragged by his father Fang Shengqiang to the headquarters of Qinxi Iron and Steel Group Corporation in Fengyuan. Although Qinxi Provincial Iron and Steel Group Corporation had been established for several years, Fang Mingyuan had never been here seriously.
In late June, the news that Japan's Mazda Motor Corporation intends to come to Qinxi Province to build a factory officially spread in the province as a vice president of Mazda Motor Corporation came with a Japanese inspection team. .The ecstatic Qinxi Province, on the one hand, warmly received the representatives of Mazda Motor Company, and on the other hand, actively considered how to ensure that the joint venture factory of Mazda Motor Company will remain in the province.
Li Ziqiang and the others also understand that the reason why Mazda Automobile Co., Ltd. has taken a fancy to Qinxi Province is largely because of Qinchuan Samsung Automobile Co., Ltd. In Qinxi Province, it can be said that a complete set of automobiles has been initially formed. Spare parts production system.Basically, except for tires and engines that need to be procured from outside the province, other spare parts, including steel plates for vehicles, can be procured locally.Setting up the factory in Qinxi Province can increase the speed of localization of their products, saving time and cost.At the same time, the main sales targets of the products are also inland provinces - Mazda Motor Company also has a joint venture in Qionghai Province, and its products are mainly supplied to the market in coastal areas.
However, although these auto parts manufacturers are not owned by the Fang family, Qinchuan Samsung Automobile Co., Ltd. still provided certain technical support during their establishment, and Qinchuan Samsung Automobile Co., Ltd. By the end of this year, the third phase of the project will be completed, and its annual output will increase to one million vehicles, making it one of the auto companies with the highest annual output in China. Mazda Motor Corporation has built a factory in Qinxi Province, and its annual output is still unknown.But it must have reached a million.Therefore, there is no nod and permission from Qinchuan Samsung Motor Co., Ltd.These spare parts manufacturers dare not supply Mazda Motor Corporation without authorization.
Moreover, Qinxi Provincial Iron and Steel Group Company is also a holding company of the Fang family, and the production technology of steel plates for vehicles was also brought into the company by the Fang family. The reason why Mazda Automobile Company chose Qinxi Province as the consideration for building a factory is that it can purchase cars nearby. The use of steel plates is also one of the important factors.
Therefore, whether Mazda Motor Company can successfully land in Qinxi Province, the attitude of the Fang family can be said to be very important.If the Fang family was clearly against it, then it would be impossible for Mazda Motor Company to successfully land in Qinxi Province.
So, in these days.The leaders of Qinxi Province have blown the Fang's family through various channels - Su Aijun did not take the initiative to reveal to them that Fang Mingyuan did not care about the landing of Mazda Motor Company in the Fengtong area. How could such a good opportunity to sell favors not Pursue the maximization of profit.Moreover, the news that Qinchuan Samsung Automobile Co., Ltd. is about to launch the fourth phase of the project has not been disseminated to the outside world.
In the thinking of Li Ziqiang and Wang Guoxing, the Fang family would naturally not want to have another competitor by their side.Even Mazda Motor Company itself is also in contact with Fang's family.Hope to reach an understanding, and even express willingness to cooperate with the Fang family.
As for Fang Sheng, it is natural that he knew that his son did not take the arrival of Mazda Motor Company seriously, and he did not consider Mazda Motor Company's demand for steel plates for vehicles. The fourth phase of the Qinchuan Samsung Motor Co., Ltd. project was completed. After that, the demand for steel plates for vehicles will rise to a new level.Therefore, the expansion of production of Qinxi Iron and Steel Group Company can be said to be imperative!After Fang Mingyuan got angry with him.Qinxi Iron and Steel Group Co., Ltd. has been considering the company's expansion of production capacity.
As for the Qinxi provincial government, it is naturally happy to see Qinxi Iron and Steel Group continue to expand its production capacity.As a state-owned enterprise, Qinxi Iron and Steel Group Co., Ltd. can be said to be one of the few provincial-owned enterprises that has been growing in performance in recent years, and the greater the production capacity of Qinxi Iron and Steel Group Co., Ltd. for automobiles, the better for Mazda Motor Company. The greater the attractiveness, so for the expansion requirements of Qinxi Iron and Steel Group Corporation, we still support it.
However, they also have a head-scratching problem that needs to be resolved. The Fang family formally proposed to increase the capital of Qinxi Iron and Steel Group Corporation. It is necessary to spend a large amount of real money to invest in Qinxi Iron and Steel Group Company, but how can Qinxi Provincial Finance have so much spare money!
"You kid has created a problem for Secretary Li and Governor Wang this time." Fang Sheng walked in with Fang Mingyuan and laughed in a low voice.
"We can't let them always hide behind and take bonuses but not work. Besides, in order to meet the large demand for automotive steel plates from Qinchuan Samsung Automobile Co., Ltd. and Mazda Motor Company in the future, Qinxi Iron and Steel Group Corporation must In the next two or three years, we will greatly increase steel production capacity. If such a large investment is all based on bank loans, when will we have to pay it back?" Fang Mingyuan smiled lightly, "Of course, if they are willing to watch I don't have any objections to this profit being taken by the Liao Provincial Iron and Steel Group."
Just ten days ago, Liao Provincial Iron and Steel Group Corporation was officially established, including the former Liao Provincial Iron and Steel Plant, the newly constructed Tangshan Iron and Steel Plant, and the acquired Tangfeng Iron and Steel Company, Jindong Iron and Steel Company, and Banbihe Iron and Steel Company. Tangshan Fengrui Iron and Steel Company, which was formed by the merger of seven companies including Tingsong Iron and Steel Company, Tangshan Jianlong Iron and Steel Company, Huasheng Longxing Iron and Steel Company, and Xingrui Iron and Steel Company, and two medium-sized enterprises acquired by Liao Provincial Iron and Steel Works in Liao Province Steel Plant.Annual steel production exceeds 200 million tons.It has become the largest steel production company in China.
Among them, the Fang family's shares reached 45%, the Hong Kong Guo family, Zheng family, and Li family each took [-]% of the shares, and the remaining shares were owned by Su, Chai, Mei, Lu, and Zong. Wait for domestic allies to share.In addition to ordinary steel products, the products also include steel plates for ships and cars, high-carbon bars, high-strength oil pipes, high-pressure boiler pipes, and special steel and other high-value-added products that are urgently needed in China.Although its official establishment has not been publicized in the media, and it has no state-owned capital, it will always attract hatred from some people if it is too high-profile. necessary trouble.However, the establishment of Liao Provincial Iron and Steel Group Corporation still caused a huge shock in the domestic iron and steel industry.
The annual steel output of one steel company exceeds 4000 million tons.This is the first in China, and more importantly.Among the products of Liao Provincial Iron and Steel Group Corporation, high value-added products account for a large proportion, which means that its profit margin will be much higher than the industry average.I don’t know how many people covet Liaosteel Group Corporation, but when I think that the shareholders of Liaosteel Group Corporation include the three major families in Hong Kong and several major families in China, even if you want to stretch your claws, you have to think twice .
"Hey, they are definitely not willing." Fang Sheng shook his head and said, not to mention that this would affect the dividends of the group company, the jobs that were lost just because of this were enough to make Li Ziqiang and Wang Guoxing firmly oppose it.
"Then the matter will be easy to handle. Since you don't want to, let's increase the capital. If you can't do it, then you can only adjust the company's shareholding ratio." Fang Mingyuan said indifferently.Qinxi Provincial Iron and Steel Group Corporation has nearly [-]% of the shares due to state-owned capital, so when making many decisions, it has to take into account the attitude of the province, and is a little timid in many things.Fang Mingyuan didn't have high hopes for Qinxi Provincial Iron and Steel Group Company at first, but his father became more and more capable.As his son, he naturally had to clear some obstacles for him.
The two of them walked into the building while talking, and the headquarters employees they met along the way saw Fang Sheng, and they all stood sideways and called "Hello, Chairman", which was a bit of a boss.Of course, everyone would not ignore Fang Mingyuan who walked side by side with Fang Sheng. Many people were guessing Fang Mingyuan's identity.Such a young man can walk side by side with Fang Sheng.Could it be said that they are the children of high-ranking officials who came down from above?
Fang Mingyuan and his group entered the chairman's office, only when someone stepped forward and asked in a low voice: "Assistant Dong, who is this person accompanying the chairman? On the way here, those female compatriots in our company are simply They were all dumbfounded."
Fang Sheng's assistant, Dong Shangwu, is a tall man in his 30s from Qinxi Province. He studied in Japan and then worked in a Japanese steel factory. This steel factory was annexed by the Fang family during the financial crisis. After the provincial iron and steel group company was established, Lin Lian specially selected him to send him back to China to assist Fang Sheng.Although he is now Fang Sheng's assistant, Fang Sheng also promised that he will be transferred to a certain department of the company when the time is right. If he does a good job, he may even be given the title of vice president.As Fang Sheng's assistant, Dong Shangwu naturally knew Fang Mingyuan, and knew better how much wealth this young man controlled and what kind of influence he had in the province.
Dong Shangwu smiled and said: "That can't be said, there are confidentiality regulations." In fact, Fang Mingyuan and Fang Sheng at this time were very similar when they were young, but Fang Sheng had gained weight in recent years because of his superior life, and his face also had Xiang Guozi's face. As for the development trend, Fang Mingyuan never liked to show his face, so no one thought of it.
"Hey, the children of some great man, if anyone of them is favored, they will fly on the branches and become phoenixes." Someone murmured and signaled Dong Shangwu to pay attention to those office clerks who were chattering on the floor and their eyes were bright. them.Dong Shangwu smiled, this one is indeed the son of a big man, the prince of Qinxi Provincial Iron and Steel Group Company, but Fang Mingyuan himself can be regarded as a "big man", so naturally there is no need to use anyone's tiger skin as a banner .
Fang Sheng's office is not very big, that is, fifty or sixty square meters, divided into an office area and a reception area.There is also a door that leads to the lounge next door.
"Mingyuan, how is the cleanup of Tangshan Iron and Steel Industry?" Fang Sheng sat on the sofa and asked casually. It will take some time before Dong Shangwu informs other company executives to come up for a meeting.Just in time to ask Fang Ming about the situation at Yuantang Mountain.
"With the strong support of the government department, it's going well." Fang Mingyuan said.Tangshan City is now cleaning up those iron and steel enterprises with backward technology and heavy pollution in its jurisdiction.With the tiger skin of the Beijing Olympic Games, and the iron and steel companies with large production capacity have been incorporated, Tangshan Iron and Steel Group and the Jingcheng Iron and Steel Group Company that will be relocated to Tangshan are also happy to see the reduction of competitors, although there are still some resistance, but no one dared to blatantly obstruct it.Of course, the shrinking money supply and the generally sluggish domestic steel industry are also one of the important reasons for the relatively smooth clean-up work.
"In the past six months, everyone's life has been difficult." Fang Sheng sighed.If Qinxi Provincial Iron and Steel Group Corporation had not had Qinchuan Samsung Automobile Co., Ltd. and Longxing Construction Group as its two major customers, and the fact that there were many infrastructure projects in the province, life would have been difficult.But even so, the price of ordinary steel products has dropped by nearly a quarter compared with the peak period last year, and the company's profits have shrunk significantly.He can fully imagine the dire situation of those small and medium-sized steel companies in other provinces in the country that do not have competitive products.
"Life is difficult, and I would like to remind everyone of the importance of technological upgrading." Fang Mingyuan smiled and said, "Products with low added value can make money during the economic boom, but once there is overcapacity, this is what will happen. "Although the iron and steel industry has experienced a general downturn this year, the impact on high value-added products has not been significant.The member companies of the Special Steel Association generally have good benefits.
"Technology upgrade is easy to say, but not easy to do." Fang Sheng shook his head.The truth is that everyone understands it, but how many companies can have such courage if they really want to spend real money on research and development.Qinxi Provincial Iron and Steel Group Corporation, in the inland northwest region, is also considered a leader in the steel industry, but its technology upgrades largely rely on the Pingchuan District Smelting Technology Research Institute.
Today, the Pingchuan District Smelting Technology Research Institute has an annual research and development expenditure of more than 30 billion yuan, and has become a behemoth with more than [-] researchers of various types and a total number of nearly [-].Fang Sheng didn't know what kind of scale those state-supported research institutions could reach, but at least among private research institutions, the Pingchuan District Smelting Technology Research Institute has become one of the top few in the country.
Of the 30 billion yuan in research and development funds, almost half were provided by the Fang family, and the rest were provided by other members of the Special Steel Association. (to be continued~^~)