Countercurrent 1982

Chapter 1638 Infrastructure Miracle
"Hahaha." Johnson laughed when he heard this.

"Our China is a land full of miracles, especially the reform and opening up in the past 10 years or so, which has liberated the huge potential of this country with a population of more than one billion." Duan Yun glanced at Johnson, and then said: "Ten years ago When I was young, the land under my feet was a small fishing village with a population of less than 5000. The locals were all engaged in farming and fishing, without any industrial foundation. But now, it has developed into a modern city. Its GDP can reach 200 billion RMB, equivalent to more than 50 billion U.S. dollars when converted into U.S. dollars..."

"This is indeed a very remarkable achievement!" Johnson nodded slightly after hearing this.

When they got off the plane and drove through the city center of SZ just now, Johnson and others did see the prosperous infrastructure construction in Shenzhen. In addition, the clothes of pedestrians and the vehicles shuttling on the road can all reflect the wealth hidden in this city.

It took more than ten years to transform a small fishing village into a big city with an "international style". This is something unimaginable in the West. Not to mention GDP, the infrastructure here alone looks better than Stockholm Much better.

"Infrastructure maniac" is a unique name foreigners gave to China in later generations. In the 90s and [-]s, China's infrastructure capabilities were already very strong. Wisdom, and a large number of cheap labor, have given many cities in China a new look.

And because of the advantage of being a latecomer, China's architecture seems to be more advanced than that of the West, but in fact, as far as Shenzhen in the early 90s is concerned, its economic volume is still not comparable to that of some ancient European cities.

But at least the current urban appearance of Shenzhen still gives people a bright feeling, full of vitality and positive people.

"Mr. Johnson, how did you feel when you visited Shenyang Jinbei Automobile Factory?" Duan Yun asked.

"Mr. Duan, let me tell you the truth, the staff in SY City are very enthusiastic towards us and have left a deep impression on us. I would like to thank them here." Johnson paused, then continued Said: "But as far as the enterprise is concerned, Shenyang Jinbei Factory is really far behind. Their factory automation is very low, and most of the parts need to be processed by hand, which is neither efficient nor can it guarantee the quality of mass-produced products. This kind of The industrial model is only equivalent to our level in the late World War II..."

"You are right. The technology of the automobile factory in Shenyang is indeed backward. We admit this." Duan Yun nodded and continued: "It is precisely because of this that our country proposes the policy of exchanging technology for the market. Introducing some valuable technologies from your company, while improving our industrial technology, can also bring huge profits to your company..."

"But the investment cycle is too long, and the investment will be huge." Johnson shook his head slightly, and continued: "In my opinion, to modernize Shenyang Jinbei Automobile Factory, at least Hundreds of millions of dollars have been invested. In addition, personnel training is also a very important issue. In our Volvo company, after every worker leaves school, he must go through at least three years of strict training and assessment before he can officially Taking up a job requires not only a lot of theoretical knowledge, but also very skilled hands-on ability, otherwise, it is impossible to produce top-quality products..."

"Your company's attitude towards product excellence is admirable." Duan Yun knew that Johnson was not showing off. Volvo did attach great importance to the training of workers, and the quality of their workers was considered top-notch in the world, so Duan Yun continued: "Actually. In terms of hands-on ability, the employees of our Shenyang Jinbei Automobile Factory are also very strong. Some old employees can even knock out the shell of a car by hand. What they lack is a modern car concept. This can be done by arranging them to carry out theoretical studies. It's..."

"Your workers are really good." Johnson nodded and said.

Johnson also knew that Duan Yun was not exaggerating, because in the workshop of Shenyang Jinbei Automobile Factory, he actually saw several old workers beating the outer shell parts of the car, using the simplest tools, so that it made people feel They are not producing cars, but processing a handicraft.

"Our Chinese workers are quite hard-working. In addition, in China, although free education does not last until high school like you in Sweden, at least the vast majority of Chinese people enjoy 9-year compulsory education. The proportion is less than 5%, and most of them are old people." Duan Yun pondered for a moment, and then said: "In addition, take our workers in Shenzhen as an example, the legal working time is 8 hours, but in fact, most workers In order to earn more overtime pay, they can work more than 10 hours a day. If there is an opportunity to learn technology, everyone will cherish it. They can devote a lot of time and effort to study, and they can reach a high level in a short period of time. s level……"

"The situation in our two countries is different, maybe your workers are no worse than ours..." Johnson thought for a while, and then said: "However, the cycle of setting up a factory in China is too long. Taking our factory in Gothenburg as the main For example, after several generations of operation, it took 60 years to gradually establish. We also built a branch factory in Belgium before, but it took 1 years from the start of the factory to the first car off the assembly line. The time of the year..."

"This kind of thing is absolutely impossible to happen in China!" Duan Yun directly interrupted Johnson, saying: "If you move the same production line to China, it will take at most two years for the new car to be put into production and roll off the assembly line quickly. into the domestic market.”

"Is this impossible?" Johnson frowned when he heard what Duan Yun said.

Johnson is an experienced entrepreneur. He has dealt with the governments of many countries around the world, and has set up branch factories in the United States, Switzerland, and Belgium. Among them, the American branch was put into production the fastest, and it took about three years. , and this is the transformation work that was completed only with the strong cooperation of the US state government and the local owner of a bankrupt car company.

And Shenyang is almost a poor place, and the factory buildings and production lines need to be completely torn down and restarted. Without the complete basic industrial capabilities like the United States, Johnson really can't imagine that Duan Yun can complete the construction of the new factory in only two years.

(End of this chapter)