Listening to Han Weichang talk about the cooperation in the development of machine tools, Fan Chaodong no longer haha, he said seriously:

"This time it has taught us a profound lesson. The leaders of the Commission of Science and Technology have said that no matter whether we have signed an agreement with PATEO or not, the development of alternative machine tools cannot be abandoned. In the early stage, we will pay the full amount of 40 million investment for the development of precision milling machines. In the future, we will continue to invest funds and cooperate with Linji Group to develop other machine tools, which please rest assured that Mr. Han and Mr. Tang can rest assured. ”

"Alas, I'm ashamed to say that the 40 million we are going to pay Teng Ji is actually saved by Mr. Han for us. It is equivalent to that we have no strength at all, and we have made a cheap opportunity in vain. Ke Guoqiang said with a little embarrassment.

The unit price of the precision milling machine imported by Factory 82 from PATEO is more than 800,000 yuan. Under Han Weichang's combination of soft and hard, PATEO promised to reduce the price by 20% per unit, which is almost a discount of nearly 200,000 yuan. The 82 factory introduced 200 milling machines at a time, and the money saved was 40 million, which was just enough to cover the milling machine research and development funds that the 82 factory promised to pay Tengji.

As Ke Guoqiang said, this money was purely saved by the opportunity, and the 82 factory lost nothing, were they embarrassed to say that they paid for R & D?

Subsequently, the 82 factory also introduced several other machine tools from PATEO, and PATEO also promised to give a discount of about 20% on the basis of the original quotation, which saved tens of millions of dollars. In the future, the 82 factory will use this money as an investment to cooperate with Linji to develop new machine tools, which is really a great advantage.

Machine tools are a highly profitable industry, especially high-end machine tools, and it is not a myth that the net profit reaches half. However, in order to maintain such high profits, companies must invest enough in scientific research in order to ensure a monopoly on their products. PATEO's technology is accumulated in previous years, and R&D investment has long been recycled, and the machine tools sold now are a few tons of steel plus a little processing fee, and the price reduction of 20% is no pressure for PATEO.

Tang Zifeng also took a fancy to this, so Han Weichang had to bite it and force the other party to reduce the price. Tang Zifeng believes that PATEO is definitely willing to reduce prices in order to continue to monopolize the Chinese market and block the way for the opportunity to enter this field. Sure enough, the other party really agreed.

With PATEO promising to lift the embargo and reduce the price by 20%, it no longer makes sense for Linji Group to develop alternative machine tools. Not to mention that it will take several years for Linji Group to develop these machine tools, even if it is developed, if it wants to recover its R&D investment, it must increase the price. After the price reduction of PATEO's machine tools, the price of machine tools is almost the same as that of temporary machine tools. Once the machine tool does not even have a price advantage, how will the customer choose?

If it were replaced by other countries, of course, they would willingly give up the idea of independent research and development and directly accept PATEO's machine tools. Even China, which had been set aside for 10 years, would have chosen to abandon independent research and development. Because the national finances were very tight at that time, some limited R&D funds could only be invested in technologies that could not be obtained from abroad, and the technologies that could be bought were used in this way first.

Not doing multiple-choice questions is the preserve of the rich, and the poor can only pick the most important things to do.

In recent years, the country's financial situation has gradually improved, and it has begun to have some surplus money. "Eat from the bowl and look at the pot" becomes a possible way. Factory 82 was able to introduce 200 sets of PATEO's precision milling machines in one go, spending nearly 200 million yuan, which was also due to the financial easing. In this case, the "spare tire" program for technical equipment has the possibility of implementation.

"We signed a memorandum of understanding with PATEO, promising not to carry out research and development of related machine tools in the next five years. Therefore, our R&D work can only be carried out in secret. What Mr. Tang means is that the two of us will cooperate to establish a secret workshop in Factory 82 to develop 7 kinds of machine tools to replace PATEO, and the secret level of this secret workshop should be the same as the weapons and equipment you produce, can you do this?" asked Han Weichang.

Fan Chaodong said with a smile: "Mr. Han, if you want to do business, our 82 factory is willing to bow down." But when it comes to secrecy, that's our forte. You can rest assured, this workshop is placed in our 82 factory, and there will be absolutely no wind leaking out.

"However, I can only guarantee that the people in our factory are tight-lipped, after all, this workshop is mainly composed of people from your group, and I don't know how confidential your sense of secrecy is. ”

Han Weichang said: "We are recruiting R&D personnel, nominally stationed in Factory 82 to do equipment maintenance. All those who are selected must sign a confidentiality agreement with the group, but if there is a little leakage, in addition to the group's disciplinary action, they will also be investigated for criminal responsibility. We will select those experienced and politically qualified technicians who can easily leave the factory area of Factory 82, and their external communications will also be monitored. ”

"We can help you with that. Ke Guoqiang said.

"In this way, you have made sacrifices on the fly. Fan Chaodong sighed.

What Scholt can think of, Fan Chaodong can naturally think of. Linji Group wants to organize a technical team to the 82 factory to develop military machine tools, which will inevitably delay the research and development of its own civilian machine tools.

These machine tools of PATEO have a very high technical level, and the engineers and technicians who can thoroughly understand and develop similar machine tools are necessarily not vulgar hands, and these people are bound to undertake important tasks in Linji Group.

Sending these people to the 82 factory will greatly weaken the technical strength of the Linji Group, and the R&D funds that the 82 factory can pay are far from compensating for the loss of the Linji Group.

Han Weichang smiled: "You can't say that. These machine tools of PATEO are indeed dedicated to the military industry, and the civilian market is not large. But the principles of machine tools are all the same, and we can definitely gain a lot of experience by bringing together a team to tackle this cutting-edge machine tool technology. These experiences are also valuable for our future research and development of civilian products. ”

"That's for the best. Fan Chaodong said.

Before going out, Song Yajing told Han Weichang and Yu Xiaohui not to forget the celebration banquet held for them by Factory 82 in the evening, and also issued a promise for Fan Chaodong to "not get drunk or disperse".

Sending everyone away, Yu Xiaohui looked at Han Weichang, and suddenly asked, "Uncle Han, if I want to sign up for this project, do you think Uncle Tang will agree?"

"What project?" Han Weichang didn't react for a while.

Yu Xiaohui said: "It is the project of our joint development of alternative machine tools with Factory 82." I studied mechanics, and my main direction is machine tools. When the Canglong Research Institute discussed the research and development ideas of these machine tools, I also participated in the whole process, and I felt that I could do something. ”

"Your ability is definitely no problem, I think Mr. Tang also appreciates you very much. However, Xiaohui, participating in this project is not a good opportunity, didn't you listen to me and Director Fan just now, in the next five years, all those who participate in this project must abide by the confidentiality regulations, and nothing can be said outside. ”

"I'm able to keep my mouth shut. ”

"That also includes that you can't publish any papers. You are now a doctoral student, and if you don't publish a paper, will it affect your graduation?"

"That's fine. Yu Xiaohui said, "Many departments in our school have confidential programs, and their doctoral students can use internal academic achievements instead of publishing their dissertations, and the final graduation thesis can also be defended publicly." In this matter, if the Science and Technology Commission can send a certificate to our school, there will be no problem on our school's side. ”

"Dissertation defense is only one aspect. If you don't publish any papers for five years, it will have a great impact on your job title evaluation in the future. Han Weichang persuaded.

Although he is the general manager of the sales company, he has also stayed in the technical department of Linyi machine in the past, and knows that the paper is the lifeblood of the technician.

The development of alternative machine tools had to be carried out in secret, which meant that all those involved in the development could not make their research results public. For those engineers who have reached the age of forty or fifty, it doesn't matter if there are no results in five years, but Yu Xiaohui is a young scholar in the rising stage, and the next five years will have a great impact on her status in the academic circle. Diving into a secret project at this time is tantamount to sacrificing one's own future.

"I don't really care about that. Yu Xiaohui replied lightly.

Han Weichang said: "Xiaohui, you are still young now, and you don't know how strong the competition is. At this time, you are one step slower than others, and in the future, you will be slower step by step. You are the most educated child in our factory, and we all say that you have the hope of becoming a university professor at a young age like Professor Xiao. If you delay in this project, it will be a pity. ”

"It's okay, I do. Yu Xiaohui said.

Han Weichang said: "Xiaohui, I don't count if I say this. When it comes to your affairs, I'm afraid that even Director Sun doesn't dare to call the shots, so I think you should ask Mr. Tang yourself. Who doesn't know that Mr. Tang treats you like his own daughter, and he will definitely not agree to you joining this project. ”

Yu Xiaohui's face flushed a little, and she said, "I definitely want to tell Mr. Tang about this matter." However, Uncle Han, can you also help me say a few words when the time comes? You can say that I am very familiar with these kinds of machine tools, and the leaders of Factory 82 also hope that I can participate in this project. ”

"Okay. Han Weichang seemed to have accepted some difficult task, and said with a bitter face: "I'll just help you say a few words, as for whether Mr. Tang listens or not, I don't care." Also, Xiaohui, if you regret it in the future, don't blame you Uncle Han, I persuaded you. ”

"I won't regret it, Uncle Han, just wait to hear my good news. ”

Yu Xiaohui said with a grin.