Toyota's eldest man was not only not happy when he heard this, but his face turned pale, and he asked cautiously: "What does Zhou Jun want from Toyota?" The board of directors would not decide to update the company's management system because of such a patent. ”

The so-called courtesy must be demanded by others, and the technology of reversing radar falls into his hands, how much profit can be generated, Toyota Changnan has an account in his heart. If you can buy it with money, of course, it's the best. But when Zhou Shuo said that he wanted to give him this technique, he had to worry about what kind of criticism he would receive.

The so-called free is often always the most expensive.

Zhou Shuo smiled, shook his head and said, "This patent is not for Toyota, but for you." ”

"Me?" Toyota's chief man was surprised.

Although Toyota Nagao is the direct heir of the Toyota Group, his interests are not completely consistent with Toyota, which is also the conclusion that Zhou Shuo came to with the information he received from Oda Hayao before. The Toyota family owns only 2% of the shares of the Toyota Group, and the Toyota Nagao is not without competitors within the Toyota Group.

But from another point of view, the Toyota family can control the Toyota Group with a 2% stake, and it can be said that the social background behind the Toyota family can be seen at a glance.

"Yes, it is Toyoda-kun's freedom to use this patent, but I would like to be able to borrow your influence, the influence of Toyota's direct heir."

"Hmm-" The Toyota man thought for a while, nodded slowly, and said, "Please make your request, I will do my best." ”

It is no secret that his uncle, who is also the current helmsman of the Toyota Group, is about to abdicate. Toyota Nagao really wants to seize this most difficult opportunity to fight for more capital for himself. In terms of the practicality of the reversing sensor, it is not a problem to create a best-selling car. With such results, he will have a much better road in the future.

Zhou Shuo smiled and said: "Actually, for Toyota-kun, this is not a big problem. I would like to be able to import a batch of electronic-grade monocrystalline furnaces at Toshiba, and I think that with your influence within the Mitsui consortium, this should not be a big problem. ”

Toshiba, like the Toyota Group, belongs to the Mitsui zaibatsu. In fact, almost all of Japan's six major zaibatsu are giants, capable of producing a range of industrial products, from aerospace to needles and threads. The secret of the Toyota family's firm grip on Toyota, with only 2% of Toyota's shares, lies in its strong influence over the Mitsui chaebol.

Toyoda Nagao's wife is the daughter of the vice president of Mitsui & Co., Japan's largest trade and investment company, and his mother is the daughter of a director of Sakura Bank, both father and son are Mitsui's sons-in-law. His uncle was the governor of Shizuoka Prefecture, the equivalent of a governor of China (not counting the area of the district). The cousin married the daughter of the chairman of Sumitomo Bank......

The strength of the Toyota family's business and political background can be seen here.

"Electronic-grade monocrystalline furnace, is this a Toshiba product? Well, I'll make sure. The old man of Toyoda nodded.

"Then I'll wait for good news from Toyoda-kun." Zhou Shuo nodded with a smile.

Toyota Chango glanced at Zhou Shuo deeply, turned his head and said to Oda Juno: "Regarding the ERP system, I will strive to conduct a trial operation in an assembly plant of Toyota first, and then I will ask Oda-kun." ”

"Yes, everything is at the behest of Toyoda-kun!" Oda Shofu, who couldn't speak for a long time, hurriedly bowed deeply.

It didn't take long for Zhou Shuo to surprise the seemingly difficult ERP system trial, but there was news before the import of the single crystal furnace.

"Oda-san, Zhou-san, let's meet again."

Toyota Nagao stood in front of the gate of Toyota's assembly plant and said with a reserved smile.

"Lao Toyoda-kun has been waiting for a long time." The two shook hands with him and walked through the doors of the assembly plant.

"Who is this?" The long man of Toyota saw a woman following behind Zhou Shuo and asked with some curiosity.

"This is Ms. Yu Qiong, the most experienced and best engineer of our company in the United States, and I specially transferred her to Japan to be responsible for the design of Toyota's ERP system." Zhou Shuo pointed behind him and introduced.

"Hello Mr. Toyota, I'm Yu Qiong."

Yu Qiong's appearance now and last year in the 64th Institute has changed dramatically, she is no longer wearing a rustic white coat, but has changed into a well-fitting women's suit, with rimless high-end glasses, and slender high heels, looking like a fashionable female white-collar worker in Manhattan, New York.

The only thing that hasn't changed is probably the pencil with the hair coiled in the back of the head.

"Oh!" The eldest man of Toyoda was obviously very impressed by Zhou Shuo's sincerity, and nodded slightly. He no longer asked about Yu Qiong, but said to the two: "The board of directors has approved the application to try the ERP system, and the next thing is to see the efforts of the two." ”

"Please rest assured, we will do our best." Oda said seriously.

The long man of Toyoda hesitated for a moment, and said as he walked: "Zhou Sang, please come with me." ”

"Toshiba does have a subsidiary that can produce monocrystalline furnaces, but their asking price is relatively high, can you accept it?"

Zhou Shuo stood parallel to him, Toshiba's subsidiary, Toshiba Ceramics, and mastered many patents for electronic-grade single crystal furnaces. However, even if we break through the blockade of foreign manufacturers on China and buy advanced monocrystalline furnaces, we will not be at ease. It's like a lot of high-end precision machine tools, it's not like everything is good when you buy it. The problems involved in installation, use, maintenance and repair can only be said to be the first step of the long march.

"I wonder what the bid for Toshiba's 200mm monocrystalline furnace is?" Zhou Shuo calmed down his mood and asked.

Toyota Nagao looked at him in surprise, the 200mm monocrystalline furnace was the largest size Toshiba was willing to sell. Of course, it is also the most expensive. He thought about it for a while, but still said: "200mm, Toshiba's asking price is $500,000 a unit." ”

"Responsible for installation and maintenance?"

"Of course."

Zhou Shuo stood still, calculated silently in his heart, nodded and said, "Okay, I need 10 units, so please ask Toyota-kun." ”

Toyota Changnan smiled and agreed: "No problem, but the trial of the ERP system will also be entrusted to Zhou Jun." ”

"I won't be disappointed by Toyoda-kun."

"Toshiba's people asked me to ask, I don't know when you can sign a contract?"

"The sooner the better!" Zhou Shuo clenched his fists and said.

Shinsuke Sato, the head of Toshiba Ceramics' sales section, and Ono Oura, a technician in the technical division of Toshiba Ceramics, drove down the highway as if his butt was on fire.

"Section Chief Sato, why are you in such a hurry to sign this contract?" Ono Oura drove the car sweating profusely and asked without looking back.

"If you run into a big wrong, of course you have to sharpen the knife quickly, don't you understand!" Shinsuke Sato sat in the back seat and reprimanded.

"But...... There won't be anything wrong with this list. I heard that the 200mm single crystal furnace is not expected to be exported to the Chinese in the industry. Ono Oura said with some concern.

"Baga, this is just a guideline from the Ministry of International Trade and Industry. Besides, isn't this the time for my generation to stand up and share the company's worries? Shinsuke Sato held on to the armrest on the door and steadied his swaying body from the sharp turn.

"It's just a scapegoat thrown out." Ono Oura muttered in frustration.

"What do you say, drive carefully!" Shinsuke Sato hugged the leather bag in his hand tightly and said with a frown.

"We're just scapegoats thrown by the company!" Ono Oura plucked up his courage and said: "If the Chinese master the production technology of 200mm electronic-grade monocrystalline silicon, they will definitely be resented by their peers!" ”

Most Japanese companies hire people for life, and Ono Oura didn't want to ruin his career as a full-time employee.

Shinsuke Sato didn't dare to push Ono Oura into a hurry, after all, this matter is indeed a bit taboo. I had to say with Ha Luha: "Don't worry, the Chinese think that with equipment they can produce products, Ono sauce you won't be so naïve, right?" ”

"Who's right?" Ono Oura complained, "As long as production is organized according to the conditions specified in the technical documents, there will always be qualified products produced." ”

Shinsuke Sato said with a smile: "Ono-chan, you technicians are too real. Have you forgotten that our Toshiba ceramics obviously do not make mechanical equipment, why can we produce electronic-grade single crystal furnaces? Most of the equipment of our single crystal furnace can be purchased in the market, and only the quartz crucible is the key! The Chinese use our single crystal furnace, so they have to purchase our quartz crucibles. How will the quartz crucible be sold at that time, and it doesn't look at our faces? ”

Speaking of which, this is the usual style of the Japanese. Sell the equipment at a low price, and then use after-sales and supporting to make money. Customers are often kidnapped by manufacturers as soon as they choose their equipment. It's best to pray that nothing will be broken in the future, or nothing will be added in one step, otherwise you will wait to be sharpened to the pigs and sheep.

If the buyer wants to match it itself or find an alternative manufacturer, it will either find that the other party's standard has a patent, or threaten to cancel the after-sales service. In the end, he could only obediently bow his head and become a cash cow for Japanese manufacturers.

What's more, it's not the first time that Toshiba has done this kind of tightrope walking. In the eighties, they even sold to the USSR precision machine tools, which Batumi explicitly demanded that they should not allow for export. Nowadays, it is only the Ministry of International Trade and Industry's industry guidance, and there is no pressure at all on Toshiba, which has become a capitalist profit-seeking habit.

As he spoke, Shinsuke Sato triumphantly took out a cigarette, lit a beautiful puff, and spit out a smoke ring. Only then did he continue: "Not to mention that the Chinese's production skills are not passable, if they can really produce products, they will impact the Japanese market." As soon as we increase the price of quartz crucibles, they will immediately become unprofitable, or even lose money. Therefore, as long as you grasp the key skills, you are simply worried. ”

The car creaked and stopped in front of the Toyota assembly plant, and Ono Oura sighed and said, "I hope so." ”

ps. Uncle Qin, Fu Xiaozhu, whatever the name is, I came up blindly, don't guess, everyone