The problem of compressors is clear to the factory leaders. When everyone discussed refrigerator production before, the biggest obstacle encountered was the compressor problem.

Zhu Tiejun once asked Fan Shibin and other technicians to discuss whether it was possible to produce refrigerator compressors by himself. After consulting a large amount of information, Fan Shibin told him that with the technical strength of Hanhua Machinery Factory, it is not difficult to design a refrigerator compressor, but it is still very difficult to achieve independent production.

The first problem is that the raw materials such as thin steel plates, silicon steel sheets, strip steel and aluminum required for the production of refrigerator compressors are still very short in China and need to rely on imports, which is not much different from direct import compressors.

Secondly, the equipment required to process refrigerator compressors is completely different from the equipment used by Hanhua Machinery Factory to produce large-scale ice machines, which is mainly reflected in the difference in accuracy requirements. For example, the double-plane grinding machine used in production requires a flatness of 1 to 2 microns and a parallelism that can be stabilized within 2 microns.

In short, it is not difficult to produce refrigerators, but it is very difficult to produce compressors. If you want to fully introduce a set of compressor production lines, the cost will reach more than 30 million yuan.

"On the issue of compressors, the Light Chemical Agency has consulted us. Our suggestion is to use the technical strength of the Hanhua plant to step up the technical research of compressors, and strive to realize the localization of compressors as soon as possible. Chen Weiguo replied.

"That's it?" Lin Zhenhua asked in astonishment.

"Alright." Liang Guangping said proudly.

"But ......" Lin Zhenhua was depressed. The Light Chemical Department will not be so uncommon sense, is compressor technology so easy to solve? Red mouth and white teeth said that it should be solved as soon as possible, and the Light Chemical Department believed it?

Liang Guangping looked at Lin Zhenhua's expression, couldn't help laughing, and said: "Xiaolin, you are also a company manager now, don't you know anything about China?" We just said that we will strive to achieve localization as soon as possible, and we will not be able to achieve it by then, which is also a helpless thing, as long as we do our best. However, once the production line is completed, can the Light Chemical Department watch us stop production? ”

Lin Zhenhua suddenly realized that this is the legendary fishing. Hanhua Factory first said that it would achieve localization as soon as possible, and could even propose a timetable, such as one or two years. But after one or two years, if the localization of the compressor cannot be realized, and the production line has been built, the Light Chemical Department will naturally not be able to sit idly by, and then it can only knock out the teeth and swallow it in the stomach, and try to help the Hanhua factory get foreign exchange to import the compressor.

This practice was nothing new in China at that time, and there were countless projects like this. Let's make a small budget first, and say that 10 million can be done well. When the 10 million is spent, and a report says that the advance estimate is insufficient, and another 10 million needs to be invested, can the country not invest at that time? If you don't vote, the previous 10 million will be lost, so you have to add it. In this way, the original project of 10 million yuan may be 100 million yuan.

I often hear people say that a certain project has been established as early as the 70s, and has even achieved complete success, and now people are just eating the old books of the past. People who say such things are either ignorant of the past or deliberately confusing right and wrong. In those days, it was true that countless projects were established, but all of them did not have enough financial support, and they belonged to typical staking projects. If you use your brain a little, you can figure out that what developed countries can only do with tens of billions of dollars, we only spent 3.5 billion yuan to claim to have completely mastered it, this is not fishing, what can it be?

After thinking about this point thoroughly, Lin Zhenhua suddenly thought again, in fact, why wasn't the Qinghua Hall fishing? The foreign exchange quota is stuck in the Foreign Trade Department, and the Light Chemical Department actually knows that it is impossible to solve the problem of the localization of compressors with the current technical strength, but it does not break it. After the refrigerator production line was put into operation, the Department of Light Chemical Industry told the Department of Foreign Trade that the original localization of compressors could not be realized for a while, so that the Department of Foreign Trade could be forced to open the mouth of imported compressors.

As for the responsibility for this decision-making error, as long as the Hanhua factory is willing to bear it, then the Light Chemical Department is at best a lax review. Everyone is doing things for the country, and it is inevitable to make some mistakes...... "Leaders, I am not optimistic about this matter. Lin Zhenhua said, "We are all a family, and there are some things that don't have to be hidden." With the current technical strength of our Hanhua factory, it is unrealistic to realize the localization of compressors. Therefore, once our production line is put into production, it will inevitably need imported compressors for a long time. I also understand what Director Chen meant, that is, to build the production line first, and then negotiate the conditions with the Foreign Trade Department. However, this is very risky, and if the country's regulation of foreign exchange becomes stricter, I am afraid that the Foreign Trade Agency will not be able to open up to us.

Now there are so many companies that make refrigerators, and the annual demand for imported compressors is very large. I don't think it's possible for the state not to control it. At that time, even if we do not completely interrupt our compressor supply, but reduce the number to only 10,000 or 20,000 units a year, then our production line will be underrun. At this time, our old business has given up again, and it may be very difficult to switch back to the production of chemical equipment. ”

The factory leaders exchanged a look with each other, and it was obvious that what Lin Zhenhua said was also something they had considered. Let's be honest, if it's not too few orders to make ends meet, who would want to take such a risk to enter a new field?

Seeing that everyone accepted their own views, Lin Zhenhua gave a comprehensive introduction to what he had seen in the home appliance market in recent years, which was also mixed with some experience from later generations. As the saying goes, the authorities are obsessed, and when you look at the economic pattern of the year from 20 years later, you can still have many unique insights. The factory leaders are not ignorant, and they can still listen to Lin Zhenhua's reasoning.

"Xiaolin, in your opinion, what should our factory do?" Zhu Tiejun asked.

Lin Zhenhua said: "Leaders, if you believe me, can you put the introduction of the refrigerator production line on hold first." Recently, I took some time to go out and run and try to bring back some projects for our factory. ”

"If you can pull the project back, that's for the best." Jiang Manqing said, "However, the salesman of our factory has also been running, and there is no result until now, how sure can you run out of business?" What if you can't get back? You know, now the petrochemical machine is also eyeing the refrigerator, as long as we loosen our mouth, this production line will be taken away by the petrochemical machine. ”

"On this issue, I believe in Kobayashi's ability." Zhu Tiejun said, "We have always had doubts about the problem of refrigerators. Since Xiao Lin's opinion is also to say don't go on, I think it's better for us to give up the surname. However, Xiaolin, let's make up our mind, you have to spend some time to help our factory run, and you must run out of business for us. Otherwise, we have to move your fan production line back, and our Hanhua factory will be directly changed to a fan factory. ”

"That's right, if our factory can't open the pot in the future, we can count on you Xiaolin to pay wages to our workers. No, the salary is not enough, and even the bonus benefits have to be paid by you. Liang Guangping said with a smile.

Lin Zhenhua's veto became the last straw that broke the camel's back. The leaders of the Hanhua factory had repeated discussions, and finally decided to accept Lin Zhenhua's suggestion and put the matter of launching the refrigerator production line on hold.

Of course, they also got a promise from Lin Zhenhua, that is, they will definitely find a way to find a project for the factory, before that, Hanhua Industrial Company is willing to transfer part of the existing business to Hanhua Machinery Factory to undertake, for example, the upcoming washing machine project, which involves some machining and sheet metal welding work, which is the use of existing equipment and technology can be undertaken by Hanhua Factory.

After the Qinghua Department got the report of the Hanhua factory on giving up the refrigerator production line, it was half regretful and half relaxed. The regret lies in the feeling that Hanhua Factory has given up an opportunity for transformation in vain, and it will not be easy to find such an opportunity in the future. The ease of thinking is that there is no longer a need to choose between the Hanhua plant and the petrochemical machine. Xie Chunyan made a phone call to the petrochemical machine and told them that the hall had agreed in principle to their plan to launch a refrigerator production line.

Unlike Hanhua's decision to abandon the production of refrigerators, the petrochemical machine is very positive in this matter. Among them, the most active is Shen Jiale's husband, Jin Jianbo, a young assistant to the factory director.

"Producing refrigerators?" Shen Jiale looked at Jin Jianbo, who was full of excitement, and asked in surprise: "We are a petrochemical equipment factory, why did we start producing refrigerators again?" ”

"You are stupid, what is the future of chemical equipment now, the refrigerator is a profitable business." Jin Jianbo said proudly. The entire application for the refrigerator project was presided over by him, and now it has finally been approved by the Light Chemical Department, and he has a sense of accomplishment that he has done a great job.

"No, there are so many fertilizer plants and oil refineries in the country, which factory needs equipment, how can there be no future for chemical equipment?" Shen Jiale asked.

Jin Jianbo said: "Think about it, how many orders did our factory make last year? Let's just say that your container workshop, how many cans are only made throughout the year? ”

Shen Jiale said: "This should be a temporary phenomenon, how can the country not need chemical equipment?" ”

Jin Jianbo said: "Whether the country needs it or not, this is not something I want to consider. What I am thinking about now is how to develop our factory. Now that the state advocates the emancipation of the mind, what is the emancipation of the mind? That is, you can do whatever you want to make money, and you can no longer guard the original one-third of an acre of land without moving the nest. ”

"That's right." Shen Jiale nodded, "But, if we want to produce refrigerators, where is there a place in our factory, is it necessary to build a new plant?" ”

Jin Jianbo said: "Not yet. Our factory's funds are relatively tight, and bank loans can only be used for the introduction of equipment first. Even so, there is still a large gap in funding, and we need to find another way. As for the plant, the factory leaders have discussed it, and they are ready to use the plant of the container workshop first, and our whole factory is the largest in this workshop. ”

"What?" Shen Jiale was really anxious this time: "Jianbo, how can this work?" Occupy our container workshop, so where will we produce pressure vessels in the future? ”

"We won't have to produce pressure vessels in the future." Jin Jianbo said, "As soon as the refrigerator production line is completed, we will produce 100,000 refrigerators annually, with an output value of hundreds of millions, what pressure vessels will we use?" ”

"That's not going to work, if I don't produce pressure vessels, then why am I going? There are also more than 300 workers in our workshop. ”

Jin Jianbo said: "Don't worry, I've already arranged it." It has been discussed in the factory, starting from the container workshop, all workers are gradually transferred to the refrigerator production line. As for you, your current task is to take care of the children at home in a down-to-earth manner, and when you finish your maternity leave, you will go to work in the administrative department. In the future, you don't need to burn electric welding, you can sit in the office. Now let's deal with it according to the work instead of work, and in the future I will find a way to give you a cadre index, after all, you know the language, and you can be regarded as a knowledge-based cadre. ”

Shen Jiale shook his head: "I won't go, I will only burn electric welding, and I won't do anything else." ”

Jin Jianbo said: "Jiale, you have to change your concept. Haven't you heard foreigners say that being a worker is a blue-collar worker, and being a cadre is a white-collar worker. No matter how good you are at welding, aren't you just a blue-collar worker? Walk out to the dwarf. When you get to the administrative department, you are a white-collar worker. ”

Shen Jiale still shook his head: "Jianbo, I'm not rare to be a white-collar worker, I think it's glorious to be a blue-collar worker, I like to burn electric welding." ”

"Jiale, you have to take care of the overall situation. You see, I am now an assistant to the factory director, and the central government advocates that the cadre team should be younger and more knowledgeable, and I have accounted for both of these things. I estimate that in no more than 10 years, I will be able to become a factory manager. When the time comes, you are the wife of the factory director, can you still burn electric welding all day long? Jin Jianbo said.

"But......" Shen Jiale argued.

"But what?" Jin Jianbo said impatiently, "Now that the Department of Light Chemical Industry has approved our report, the introduction of a refrigerator production line will start next month." At that time, there will be no place to burn the electric welding if you want to. ”

Shen Jiale knew that the wood was already in the boat, as an ordinary worker, how could she change the decision-making in the factory? What she found most unacceptable was that it was her husband who strangled her beloved container business. She looked at Jin Jianbo in a daze, tears rolling in her eyes.

"What are you crying about? It's not happy to sit in the office, and you know how many people are vying to sit in the office. Jin Jianbo said puzzled. In order to help Shen Jiale get this post in the administrative department, he has worked a lot, and how many families of middle-level cadres want to go to this post.

Two crystal tears slipped down Shen Jiale's face, she raised her hand to cover her face, and said with a sob:

"I don't want to sit in the office, I just want to burn welding."

(To be continued)