Siheyuan starts from a better life

Chapter 876, Supplier
After he finished speaking, the technician continued to ask: "Director Feng, you also know our bidding conditions. If you want to become our supplier, how do you feel about your factory's supply this month? Can you deliver on time?"

After thinking for a while, Feng Daqiao calculated in his mind and said, "Although we have 200 workers, they are all veteran workers. Each of them has worked for ten years. Previously, they only took on some scraps from other factories. Previously, they were under-utilized. As long as they can get work from our factory, we can adopt three shifts. I estimate that we can supply 3000 parts a month. I wonder if it meets your requirements?"

"Yes, as long as you complete the work with guaranteed quality and quantity, we will sign the agreement later. However, we can only give you 50 parts in the first batch. As long as they are qualified, we will purchase in large quantities. You don't have to worry about this."

"No problem, no problem, we will ensure the quality and quantity." Feng Damao nodded repeatedly. After that, Feng Damao seemed to be hesitant to speak.

The technician in charge of reception found him a little amused and said directly, "Director Feng, if you have any questions, just ask. We are a meeting between supply and demand parties and we can ask each other questions..."

Feng Maoqiao said: "I heard that our factory is a private enterprise. Will this contract be effective? What if you don't pay us?"

The technician smiled and said, "Director Feng, our factory's General Manager Jiang used to be the chief engineer of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill, and later served as an engineer and director of the XXX Research Institute. This factory was founded in response to the country's call. The Red Flag sedans, Jinggangshan series sedans and Yanjing jeeps that you often see were all designed by General Manager Jiang. General Manager Jiang is also a national model worker and was received by the commander-in-chief. Our factory is a private enterprise and is also registered with the Ministry of Industry. You can ask them if you have any questions. They are in that shed." After the technician finished speaking, he pointed to the shed next door.

It's not like the later generations where private enterprises are everywhere, so they are a little worried about cooperating with Jiang Yan. In order for this first private enterprise to develop normally, the Ministry of Industry has to endorse it.

The same conversation took place in each interview shed. The technicians asked these people very detailed questions during the interview. Some small companies also had to consider understanding the equipment conditions, production experience, etc. of the bidding companies to determine whether they could become suppliers for Jiang Yan's company.

However, this is not the case for large companies. After all, they are well-known companies and you can find out everything by just asking around.

However, what surprised Jiang Yan was that some of the factory managers who came here were owners of township enterprises or individual private enterprises.

Jiang Yan certainly knew that in terms of the technical level of workers and the level of equipment of enterprises, state-owned enterprises were far superior to township enterprises. But he also knew that dealing with state-owned enterprises was far less simple than dealing with township enterprises.

Jiang Yan, along with the technicians from the technical department, began to visit, survey and evaluate the various bidding units. The first place they came to was the steel rolling mill. This was an old unit and also Jiang Yan's hometown. It was reasonable for Jiang Yan to go there first, after all, the distance was not too far.

It may be due to Jiang Yan's intrusion, although the current rolling mill is a steel manufacturer, it also has a foundry with a large scale. Later, electric fan manufacturing branches were opened one after another, and the foundry was expanded a lot to provide supporting products for the Sijiucheng tricycle.

This time, the steel rolling mill not only bid for the supply of plate materials for Jiang Yan and his team's cars, but also bid for the casting supply of engine blocks.

Jiang Yan knew a little about their cylinder manufacturing. After all, this workshop was built by Jiang Yan himself, and it also cost Jiang Yan a lot of effort. However, it is unknown how much energy is left now.

The group arrived at the steel rolling mill, where the mill director Fu Yafeng led the mill's managers and technicians to welcome them at the door. A banner that read "Welcome old leaders to come for exchanges and visits" was hung on the gate.

Last year, due to health reasons, Director Yang chose to retire, which completely freed him from this vortex. It was at this time that Fu Yafeng took over the position of director.

"Director Fu, you are too polite. You have made such a big scene. Coming to your place is like going back to my mother's home, right? Haha!" Jiang Yan joked with a smile and introduced the accompanying personnel on his side.

"The old leader is coming, we must take it seriously, but we still need the old leader to check our pulse." Fu Yafeng said.

Since it is office hours and the workers have already started working, this is the best time to visit. You can see many advantages and disadvantages, and the real performance of each workstation. It is different from other units where the visit is just a formality. They don't come until after 10 o'clock, walk around the site, and then go to eat and drink. In that way, no problems can be seen.

Fu Yafeng led the way, "Chief Engineer Jiang, how about taking a break before the tour?" Fu Yafeng asked. The main reason was that Jiang Yan came too suddenly. He called right after he got to work, and they didn't even have time to prepare. This caught them off guard.

"No need, just go for the visit. Do you, Director Fu, have no confidence in yourself?" Jiang Yan asked with a smile.

"No, you can't. Just look and ask questions. We are never afraid of our shortcomings. What's more, you are more familiar with many of the workshops here than I am. I can't hide it from you even if I want to!" Fu Yafeng hurriedly led the way and went to the workshop.

I went to the steel plate rolling workshop first and put on a safety helmet. As soon as I entered the workshop, the temperature suddenly rose. It was steaming hot. The workers were working skillfully, and finished products were flowing out of the assembly line quickly.

"Director Fu, your steel rolling equipment looks to me like the same one I installed more than ten years ago?" Jiang Yan leaned close to Fu Yafeng's ear and asked loudly.

"Yes, that's the one. In our country, it's considered quite advanced. Many other steel mills have copied this equipment. Now it's not outdated internationally, and it's all thanks to you."

Fu Yafeng also answered Jiang Yan loudly, mainly because the noise in the workshop was too loud.

This is the current status of domestic enterprise development. Are there good equipment in the country? Yes, but they are generally used when they can be used, and eliminated when they are really unusable. To put it nicely, it is saving, but to be honest, it is because they are poor and reluctant to invest. In the past life, it was not until 10 years later that the country required the industry to upgrade comprehensively, eliminate backward equipment and production capacity, and realize renewal.

But the equipment can "speak". It will return you the same amount as your investment. However, enterprises nowadays do not have autonomous management authority. Everything is dispatched by the state. What to produce and how much to produce are all decided by the state.

The advantage is that it avoids duplication and waste and is conducive to the allocation of resources. The disadvantage is that there is no autonomy and the enthusiasm is not high. If there is no external intervention, this model is very good and it is an internal circulation market itself. However, once external factors affect it and large-scale foreign products enter the country, it will cause market shocks and will eventually be eliminated.

(End of this chapter)