Chapter 359: Little Andrew's Determination
(The previous chapter was blocked again.,It's put in the free chapter after the change.,It's really sad!)
Compared with developed countries, the country's industrial level is very "miserable", and a foreign second- or third-rate AOD electric furnace has spent huge manpower and material resources to imitate it, which shows that the technical level of the two sides is at least more than 30 years apart.
The country has also communicated with developed countries before, trying to introduce some of the most advanced machine tools, but no country agrees.
There are three conditions for manufacturing a good part, materials, technology and precision machine tools, materials, except for some very special military materials can not be purchased, most of them can be bought in the market, and then there is the process, that is, the techniques of industrial workers, the same part is likely to be used by the two companies are not the same, just like the bag bun, the skilled master can pinch out eighteen pleats, although the taste is almost the same, but people sell well.
They were able to supply Mercedes-Benz with spare parts, all thanks to the Andrew family's unique production process, which allowed them to make parts cheaper.
Finally, there is the precision machine tool, which is to compete whose R&D ability is strong, the fight is the level of money and R&D personnel, and it is also the core place of a manufacturing company.
Andrews company is not a well-known company, for decades are in the second or third rate level, the annual sales revenue is only about five or six million marks at most, basically in addition to labor and material costs, the remaining cost is about one million, the cost of research and development is more than 300,000, more than 300,000 marks sound a lot, but it is far from enough to put on technological innovation, maybe you can do some improvement on the basis of the original machine tool, but if you want to make a fundamental improvement, you don't invest tens of millions of doors a year.
This situation is also very common in the industry, the core technology is in the hands of several companies, their products have the highest added value, and some products even need customers to place orders in advance to get, such companies will naturally not manufacture those small parts, Andrews such a small factory has room to survive.
Isn't there a chance for small enterprises to turn over? Yes, but it's very difficult, basically it's impossible in the local area, one is the problem of capital, the research and development expenses of small companies can't be compared with large companies at all, people's research institutes spend tens of millions of dollars every year, and the researchers are top experts, how do you compare?
Even if your small company has achieved a technological breakthrough due to some opportunities and produced products similar to those of the other party, has the market entered?
After decades of cooperation between Volkswagen's engine provider and Volkswagen, it has already reached the level of "perfect match", and if you want to use your product, you have to re-run it from beginning to end, how much does it cost?
Therefore, once the market is monopolized by a certain commodity, and other commodities want to compete with each other, then they have to pay much more than the other party, and those small companies simply cannot afford this price.
But if the two sides enter another new market at the same time, then the situation is different, at least the monopoly market is gone, the rest is to compete whose products are better, who can capture the hearts of consumers in this market.
Andrew Jr. was a little different from his father and grandfather, who were both techno-entrepreneurs who built their own businesses with hard-working hands and unique craftsmanship, although not large, but enough to be self-sufficient.
Little Andrew is different, although he is also an engineering student, but he prefers business management, in his eyes his father and grandfather's set has long been outdated, engaging in industry is tantamount to dancing on the tip of a needle, and a low threshold will attract more competitors.
In the past ten years, as the economy is getting better and better, the people have more money in their hands, they have to consume money, various industries have risen rapidly, the electrical appliance industry is also advancing by leaps and bounds, what refrigerators, washing machines, televisions and other small household appliances enterprises have also recovered like a spring after a rain, which has made many manufacturing plants emerge in Germany, these factories are not large-scale, and the technical content is not high, but the technology of small household appliance enterprises itself cannot be compared with the automotive industry, so the cost advantage of small manufacturing plants has emerged.
These small companies are not a threat to those companies that provide important parts for automobiles, but they are a great threat to Andrew's company, because once these manufacturers achieve a small breakthrough in technology, they are likely to enter the automotive industry and grab the market by themselves.
If you want your family's factory to gain a foothold in the market, you must have technology that others in the same industry cannot compare, but the invention and creation of these technologies must be supported by a lot of money.
Under great pressure, Andrew Jr. will "take the initiative" and constantly look for opportunities to cooperate with the São Paulo Cultural Federation, that is, through the relationship of his father's scientist classmate, he has obtained some overseas small contracts in a few years to earn some money, and sometimes he is invited by the São Paulo Cultural Federation to participate in scientific and technological seminars to understand the current development of mechanical technology.
It's just that this is just a "small fight" and does not play a fundamental role.
Andrew Jr. was invited to China to attend a conference and found that China's huge market was going to be open to the world, and he felt that it was a good opportunity, but he didn't think about how to enter this market.
Then there was the appearance of Liu Lang, in Liu Lang's mouth, China is a place full of business opportunities, which can make all the hardworking and friendly friends realize their dreams, which makes little Andrew very happy.
Now, China's prime minister actually met with him in person and said that he would support him in policy, which is not a happy thing, but he Andrews won the jackpot.
If his family's business can seize this opportunity, then in the future, maybe Andrews can really become a world-class company.
Zhao Hongyang's super-standard meeting with Little Andrew was Liu Lang's idea, those enterprises with advanced technology will be restricted by Western countries, second- and third-rate small enterprises will be much more relaxed in this regard, and these small enterprises themselves will be attracted by China's huge market, and now Western countries have not realized how strong the Chinese's "imitation" ability is, as long as he is given a year or two, Liu Lang believes that he can definitely consolidate the country's industrial base.
Zhao Hongyang's statement made Andrew Jr. secretly determined to take advantage of China's huge market to do a big job, in fact, many companies have such an idea, and they are now secretly exerting their efforts.