Chapter 158: National Hope
The call was from the general office of the provincial government, and Governor Zhou learned through other channels that Chen Zhutao had come to Zhehai, and someone in the capital called him to entertain one or two. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
Knowing that Han Hao and his entourage had reached the halfway point, Governor Zhou greeted Mr. Chen on the phone, strongly requesting that he hold a banquet when he returned to Jiangzhou from Hushan, and at the same time implored Chen Lao to take the pulse of the development of Zhejiang's automobile industry.
"No need, Director Xiao Han has a very good reception, I'm a retired old man, I don't need to do anything. β
Chen Zhutao politely rejected Governor Zhou's proposal to let the Haizhou Municipal Government come forward to receive him, and he felt that Han Hao's arrangement was also very good now.
Han Hao didn't expect that inviting Chen Lao to Huaxia Industry through unofficial channels would alarm the provincial governor, and it seems that the speed of information dissemination in the political circles is also very fast. As a descendant of the elders of the Communist Party of China, Chen Zhutao is a well-known backbone of the second generation of the Red Army, who has dedicated his life to China's automobile industry and enjoys a high reputation in political and economic circles.
When he came to Hushan, he couldn't care about the tiring journey, and Mr. Chen insisted on going to the production line of Huaxia Industry immediately to see what magic the magical Huaxia brand was.
After a brief lunch, Han Hao took Chen Lao and Li Guoan into a busy factory production line.
Seeing the steel structure of the workshop, the production line of imported equipment, young and skilled workers are finishing the installation of auto parts in an orderly manner, Chen Zhutao was amazed, such a factory level is comparable to FAW.
"Old Chen, why are you here, as soon as I received the news, I hurried back to report to you. β
Ling Yunzhi, who was in the dust, hurried up to catch up as soon as he saw Chen Zhutao.
"FAW's Ling Cannon, I haven't seen you for many years, you still have such a loud voice!"
It turned out that Chen Zhutao and Ling Yunzhi had known each other for a long time, and they didn't expect Ling Yunzhi to have such a nickname.
"Originally, I wanted to invite you to come and see it, but I didn't dare to squeak until I got the results. I can't think of this ...... You actually came to the door in person. β
It could be seen that Ling Yunzhi had a lot of respect for Chen Lao, and when he saw the real person in front of him, he was almost speechless with excitement.
"At the beginning, you would have to save face when you coaxed people to shoot at every turn, but I heard that you never gave face, but now you are entangled in it. β
As soon as he spoke, Ling Yunzhi's face was flushed, no matter how senior he was, he would always be a hairy young man in front of Old Chen. When Ling Yunzhi joined the party, Chen Lao served as an introducer and promoted his work in the first half of his life.
Accompanied by Han Hao and others, Chen Lao took a look at the production line of Huaxia Automobile, and finally personally got on the horse to try the driving performance of the QQ car.
I can't imagine that in Zhehai, a private enterprise can make such a large scale of production! Chen Zhutao was amazed, but also unexpected surprises were behind, and Huaxia Automobile Research Institute was enough to subvert his cognition.
Han Hao first arranged for Chen Lao to watch the whole process record of QQ car from project approval to research and development, and then to mass production, and every step of it embodies the unremitting efforts of Huaxia Auto people. The QQ project can be used as a typical shortcut case for the development of China's automobile industry, by absorbing the ready-made knowledge of foreign automobile companies, and breaking out of its own reputation.
Although there is a suspicion of imitation and copying, at least Chen Lao, who has kept up with the pace of the times and is well versed in the history of international automobile development, knows that this is the road that automobile enterprises in late-developing countries must pass.
"Imitation can only be done quickly, if you want to have long-term competitiveness, you have to work your own, and you can only eat each other's exhaust gas after following others all the time. It is necessary to make good use of the first-mover advantage, make up for the homework that you lack, and compete with excellent foreign students in the future, and you will not fail with a weak heart. β
Although the QQ car has achieved good results in the domestic market, Chen Zhutao still mentioned something. Huaxia Automobile took advantage of the failure of foreign auto giants to enter China to seize the market, and the momentary cleverness could not last, and it would be a real competition in the future, and there was no room for luck.
"Where's the Panda Concept?"
Chen Lao has not forgotten the first concept car independently developed by China that was in the limelight before, why he was able to agree to Li Guoan to visit together, this Panda concept car has invisibly contributed a lot.
Compared with seeing the Panda concept car on TV or newspapers, the real thing he saw at the scene shocked Chen Lao even more, which was not a simple work for the occasion, but a work that was integrated into the efforts of the R&D personnel.
"When I was invited to visit foreign auto shows and saw all kinds of concept cars, I wondered when our country's car companies could build a concept car that represented our Chinese. Who knows that it is not FAW, nor FAW, but you who have just entered the automotive field. Alas, I am both sad and happy at this result. β
Chen Lao, who once participated in the founding of FAW and FAW, needless to say how deep the relationship between the eldest sons of the two republics is, but now they are pinned on high hopes, but they are struggling and have not been able to support themselves in the field of independent cars.
Since the mid-80s, Chen Lao has called for cars to be introduced to ordinary households, and even proposed the urban planning of the capital Tianjing with a forward-looking design with 3 million cars. Because of his foreign visits, New York, London, Tokyo and other international big cities have more than 3 million cars, and China's capital will definitely reach this scale in the future. In the 80s, sedans were considered political treatment and belonged to the bus class. At that time, he advocated the development of private cars, and Chen Lao was also attacked by people for being deeply influenced by capitalist hedonistic ideas, and he was guided in disregard of the national situation. It was not until 1994 that the state introduced a policy on the automobile industry, which explicitly supported the private purchase of cars.
Now that I finally saw the first concept car, it was made by a newly emerging private company, and it was not something that fooled people, how could this not make Chen Zhutao feel emotional.
When he came to the Power Research Institute and saw several brand-new engines standing in front of him, conducting stability tests on the bench, Chen Zhutao could no longer maintain his composure.
The Pangu 1.8L engine jointly developed with foreign AVL is really a treasure that makes Chen Lao forget his age, fully has the intellectual property rights of the Chinese, has reached the international advanced standards, and is far ahead of the major state-owned enterprises in China.
"Is this engine really ready for mass production?"
It doesn't look like a real thing at all, domestic automobile companies are outsourced from foreign obsolete engine production lines, and Huaxia Automobile actually made its own fist products.
Looking at the statistics of the Pangu 1.8L engine, the maximum power is 82KW, the maximum speed installed on the test vehicle has reached 200 kilometers per hour, the acceleration time of 100 kilometers is 13.1 seconds, and the fuel consumption of cruising 100 kilometers at a speed of 90 kilometers per hour is 7.2L.
These data all prove that the Pangu 1.8L engine is a very good engine and is at the leading level in China.
You must know that the cars of domestic non-joint venture factories use 491 and 492 engines of the older generation, and it is better to buy FAW's 488, and now Pangu 1.8L is equivalent to being born out of thin air, and it is a big step forward in the level of China's independent engines with its own efforts.
Of course, this is not compared with the engines of the upcoming Accord, Buick New Century and Audi A6, which are equipped with the most advanced engines in the world.
"Good, goodβvery good!"
Knowing that if there were no accidents in the test, it would be installed on the new car of the Huaxia brand in the second half of the year, Chen Zhutao said three good words in a row.
"Brother Guoan, this time I came is really an eye-opener, it's worth the trip!"
In addition to being excited, Chen Lao couldn't help but hold Li Guoan's hand and thanked him repeatedly. From Huaxia Industry, he saw the hope of revitalizing China's national independent brand automobiles.
"Old Chen, I know and have seen you, but you shouldn't remember me. β
At the symposium specially held for Chen Zhutao by Huaxia Industry, Miao Zhenhua, the chief technical engineer, came up to greet him.
"Frankly speaking, I really don't have an impression of you, people can't remember things when they're old. β
Facing Miao Zhenhua's reminder, Chen Lao really couldn't remember what the other party's identity was.
"10 years ago, you led a team to inspect the 3365 factory, which is said to be a supporting parts factory for the country to choose from military to civilian production of automobiles. Later, the 3365 factory did not win the project, so it was withdrawn and transferred, and I also applied for retirement in two years. Later, I met the director of Xiaohan by chance, and then I was re-employed. β
In the face of seniors like Chen Zhutao, Miao Zhenhua told his experience back then, and Han Hao also learned for the first time that he was born in a military factory.
"Factory 3365, I remember, you are a factory for supporting parts for the J-8 aircraft, and I have been to your factory in the mountains. Your factory has limited processing machinery and equipment, so we let your factory merge with other factories, and later gave you some orders. β
It seems that Chen Lao has a good memory, and Miao Zhenhua reminded him of the past.
"Yu Dacai, when you were asked to come to FAW to get a car, you didn't want to get a train. Later, I heard that you responded to the country's call to go to Africa for assistance, and after decades, you finally returned to your old job. At the beginning, I saw that you were clever and wanted to recruit you from the school to FAW, but I didn't expect you to be like a monkey and couldn't settle down. Some people are born to eat a meal, and you are such a person!"
The success of the development of the Pangu 1.8L engine also contributed to Yu Hang, who had just hurried over from another laboratory to attend the meeting. Unexpectedly, they were all old acquaintances, and Chen Zhutao knew these meritorious figures in the Chinese industry for a long time.
"I'm ashamed, in addition to thinking that I was young and planned to go around, there was another important reason why I didn't promise you. The main reason is that I am afraid of the cold, I am used to the southern climate, and I retreat at the thought of the cold and snow in the northeast, so I went to the hot Africa later. β
It seems that this time Chen Lao came to Hushan, but it became a meeting to catch up with the old days, and even Yu Hang had a pigtail to grab on his hand. From these details, it can be seen how much political resources Chen enjoys in China's auto industry.
The symposium was a joyful discussion, mainly on the future direction of China's auto industry, and whether the state should open up the auto investment field with strict control to private capital.
When Mr. Chen returned to Jiangzhou to receive a banquet hosted by Governor Zhou, a debate erupted in China's media circles about whether the QQ car was against national policy. This is another big debate caused by Huaxia Automobile after Han Hao's public bombardment of the national automobile industry policy last time, and the two sides are the vested interests of state-owned enterprises and local emerging automobile companies eager to break the monopoly of state-owned enterprises.