When the office door was closed, the noise in the workshop suddenly decreased a lot.

Su Cheng pulled a piece of cloth, wiped the oil on his hands, and asked as he washed his hands, "Mr. Simon, Mr. Jensen." How did you feel about visiting?"

Jensen ignored the stains on his hands, shook hands, and said with a smile: "We have come all the way from the factory, and your factory is even more beautiful than those high-tech companies." ”

As soon as the conversation changed, Jensen asked strangely: "Why did Su Dong start machining himself?"

"I'm also learning. Su Cheng smiled and said: "In today's factory, there are accountants and cashiers for money, and technology is supported by laboratories, all I can do is to go to the factory and work with everyone." ”

He said and pointed to the banner hanging on the top of the workshop: 100 days of hard work, take the big platform!

The translator explained in long English to two foreigners with difficulty.

Simon shook his head and waved his hand: "Mr. Su Cheng, even if you have reached the stage of single-piece prefabrication, there are still sharding prefabrication, vertical assembly, structural assembly, accessory assembly and structural painting, 100 days is probably not enough." ”

"That's why I went into battle myself. Su Cheng looked at Simon and said softly, "Our workers work 12 hours a day. 8 hours of normal work, 4 hours of inspection and study time. It's not like you. ”

Europeans in the 70s were still very struggling, in fact, the post-war generation of European workers had much harder work than Chinese workers. It took them more than 20 years to revive the devastated industry, reimprove finance, and create a new welfare system. By the end of the '80s, workers who used to work 16 hours a day were still on the assembly line, only because of their salaries and unions. No more desperate work.

Simon's company, Fenol, doesn't like workers working overtime. For them. The cost of overtime for workers is not only expensive overtime pay, but also the resulting increase in insurance costs, and if the union pays attention to it, it will inevitably increase the lawyer's fee.

Simon turned his head and said, "If the Chinese workers can have the efficiency of the Hamburg workers, they can work 12 hours a day, and maybe they can complete the drilling platform in 100 days." ”

Su Cheng didn't explain this, and said with a smile: "If you have a chance, I'll take you to see our production line." ”

"Is that okay now?" Simon asked.

"I thought you had something else going on?" Sioux City looked at Jensen.

The Americans were also helpless about the Germanic people's incomprehension. I had to help explain: "We are also curious about Dahua's offshore oil platform. Prior calls. It's also about platform technology. ”

"Okay. Then go to the production line and talk while watching. Su Cheng put on his labor protection clothes again, took two sips of water, and asked, "Which technology are you interested in?" ”

Simon didn't hide it, and said straightly: "Your anti-leakage system." ”

"Good eye. That's really one of the few complete improvements we've made in the simplified version. Sioux opened the door as he spoke, and the noise from outside came in again.

Immediately after translating the instructions, Simon asked, "All the improvements in the simplified version, do you have any other improvements?"

When he was in a hurry, he spoke German. After some tossing, everyone ran to the front.

Simon and Jensen hurriedly followed, looking at the workers and equipment along the way, and they were also secretly amazed.

The production line of the four workshops stretches for two kilometers and consists of three coherent workshops. Equipment manufacturing for offshore drilling platforms. It's not like a car production line for mass production, with a fully automated assembly line. Conversely, since many of the components are unique and parts are procured in large quantities by suppliers, the workshop work here is more like an engine production line, to a lesser degree of assembly line. Achieve high accuracy.

The transportation between the production lines is basically rail and non-powered vehicles, and there are a large number of pulleys to be transferred around. These are all familiar ways for petrochemical and chemical factories, large tanks with a diameter of tens of meters and hundreds of meters, professional servo machines and large motors, etc., are all one or two orders to do, which is naturally different from small machinery such as automobiles.

The large-scale diesel engine made by Jinan Power Engine Factory is almost the same way, and the basic workers in the workshop also use the original team of Jinan Power Engine Factory.

I saw that the heavens and the earth were full of materials moving. Automatic plate rolling machine and other large-scale equipment, vigorously ravaging dozens of tons of iron plates, through the die forging machine abuse of materials often up to more than ten meters, one by one transported in, after processing, and continue to the front of the workshop.

The workers who work 12 hours a day are like clocks with strings tightened, completing their work with precision, power and order.

Familiar with industry, Jensen and Simon knew that working in a precise order was exhausting and almost impossible to sustain passion.

There is only one situation that can produce the current effect.

The passion of big industry!

The revival of Germany in the 30s with the rolling war, the dangerous Soviet Union with the flames of hatred in the 40s, the victorious United States in the 50s with its desire for global domination, and the revival of Britain in the 60s with the hope of getting back on track......

Only people who are full of hope can burst out with scorching enthusiasm on the cold machinery.

Simon couldn't help but recall the burger workers he had come into contact with. The proud German workers were also known for their time-like punctuality. They go to work on time, leave work on time, rest on time, drink coffee on time, receive overtime pay on time, participate in union activities on time, strike on time, and receive strike compensation on time......

The two of them quickly caught up with Su Cheng, and heard him shout, "What do you think?"

Simon told the truth, in English: "The Hamburg workers are more like machines than these Chinese workers, like a supplement to the machine." I admit that the Chinese workers are no less efficient than the Hamburg workers. However, this way of working is not sustainable. ”

"That's where the state enterprise is great. Su Cheng pointed in the direction of the office building and said with a smile: "As long as there is a correct reason, our management can continue to generate enthusiasm." , in history, this enthusiastic way of working, the Chinese lasted for twenty years, only to stop because of the discontinuity. ”

Sioux City held up a finger. "The right way, clear sustainable business ideas. China's state-owned enterprises can do much better than bureaucratic enterprises like IBM and General Motors. ”

Simon and Jensen both smiled.

Jensen said with a smile: "Bureaucratic enterprises like IBM are rare in the world. ”

Simon laughed twice, and looked at the fitter in front of him, his face slanted.

Su Cheng glanced back and smiled secretly. The Germans are looking at the only two level 8 fitters of Jinan Power Engine Factory. Although I have heard a lot about workers like this kind of national treasure, in fact, there were only a few thousand people in China at the end of the 80s. One point in various ministry, deputy ministerial, and department-level factories. All of them are rare breeds.

Simon nodded slightly and asked, "How many such workers do you have?"

"7 pcs. ”

"Seven!" Simon's face was full of surprise.

"That's right. "Sioux City behaved very casually. In fact, even if the Shengli Oilfield was strong, Sioux City borrowed a total of 5 eighth-level workers. Two of them were sent by China Shipbuilding Heavy Industry, which is as huge as PetroChina, in the spirit of learning and for the sake of dollar payment.

Due to the level of machining, 7 platinum rare grade 8 workers, plus hundreds of silver scarce grade 5 and 6 workers, is almost the minimum requirement to be able to make a large shallow sea oil platform.

Simon knew the secret inside, and said in surprise and jealousy: "You actually use 7 such workers to process the bottom offshore drilling platform?"

"So what should be done?"

"At least an uplift offshore drilling platform. You know such a worker. How much can I get an annual salary? 200,000 marks, 200,000 marks!"

The Deutsche Mark in 1989 had already appreciated, and Sioux City did not remember the exact exchange rate, but after 2000, workers who could reach the standard of six or seven grades. There are a lot of commissions with an annual salary of 200,000 yuan, and it is not uncommon for level 8 fitters to get 500,000 yuan. However, at that time, Chinese enterprises had lost such an effective incentive system for workers, and they were uniformly referred to as "migrant workers" or "workers......

Su Cheng spread his hands and said, "In China now, the status of these workers is higher than that of your general manager and chairman, and it is useless to just give money." ”

"Really?" Jensen didn't believe it, and was eager to try.

Simon himself moved forward, observing the newly built production line.

For Fenor Shipbuilding, it is not an exaggeration to call the Chinese production line rudimentary, but, after a little observation of their finished products, Simon can't say the word rudimentary anyway.

A pipe, after the installation of 4 workers, quickly left the machine.

Simon said secretly: This speed plus 24-hour shifts may not take more than 100 days to complete.

After a while, Jensen also came over and asked, "How is it?"

Simon looked around roughly and said in his heart: "Although the platform has become bigger, it is the standard of the second-generation platform." ”

Jensen nodded, this was normal.

Seeing that Sioux City didn't follow, Simon said, "But there's a little bit strange......

"Huh?"

"I saw a turbine device, like a power device, but it was used on a drilling platform? Simon said, "I wanted to get closer, but I was blocked." ”

Jensen didn't do specific technology, but he knew the market very well, and asked suspiciously: "What kind of turbine?"

"It's big, and there's a lot of electronics installed, so it looks very responsive. Simon said with a frown.

While listening to his explanation, Jensen tiptoed to see the situation of the production line in front of him, and at the same time traced the shape of the turbine in his mind, and as he listened, he suddenly had a feeling and asked, "There must be several turbines." ”

"That's right. ”

"Isn't that a bit like a thruster?"

As soon as he mentioned a word, Simon came to his senses and said, "Are they doing dynamic positioning?"

"I guess so. ”

"Dynamic positioning is the use of power to hover the ship. A huge turbine of ocean currents is created underneath the rig and reacts with the flow of seawater to hold the platform in place. Simon shook his head and said, "Dynamic positioning is much more expensive than anchor positioning, is it necessary to use it on shallow water platforms? ”

"Maybe it's a technical reserve for the future. Dynamic positioning combined with anchor positioning can greatly improve the safety and drilling efficiency of the drilling platform, so as to make up for the shortcomings of their platform......" Jensen looked at Simon and said, "If you can really do it, it is estimated that it can withstand 5 meters high waves." ”

The offshore drilling platform provided by Fenor Company costs 6 million US dollars, and the standard is only normal oil production under 3 meters of waves, wind standby under 4 meters of waves, and the inherent disadvantages of anchoring positioning cannot be made up for by small platform technology.

Simon said with a grotesque expression: "Then they must really be able to make it." (Your support is my biggest motivation.) )