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Chapter 1378: Building an Industry Leader (Third update, please subscribe)
“What do we stand for?”

The sound came from behind the large desk. When the sound faded away, no one in the office spoke. It was quiet, with only the sounds of breathing and smoking.

"economy!"

The word echoed in the spacious office.

"It is based on economic development. Everything we do is based on promoting economic development! This is our position. As for the rest... it's none of that!"

When these words came out of the mouth of Zuo Xiaohan, the director-general of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry and a key figure in the formulation of economic and industrial policies, although his voice was not loud, it carried a lot of weight.

Looking at the executives in front of him, Zuo Xiaohan said in a calm tone:

"As for how to develop the economy, it is very simple, that is, to follow the basic principles of the market. As for the other things, they are not important. As early as when the Ministry of Trade and Industry was established, Your Excellency said that the responsibility of this department is not to tie the hands of enterprises, but to install boosters for them, to assist them in occupying overseas markets and conquering overseas markets in the fierce competition for going overseas. Our control and constraints are not for "control", but to avoid disorderly involutionary competition."

After a brief pause, Zuo Xiaohan continued:
"Yes, I proposed the integration of the automobile manufacturing industry. So what? This is to integrate forces and achieve scale advantages. As for production capacity... I want to ask, do we currently have excess automobile production capacity?"

"no!"

Shaking his finger, Zuo Xiaohan continued to ask and answer his own questions.

“Has capital been pouring into the auto industry like crazy, causing the industry to overheat?”

"nor!"

"Since there is nothing, who asked you to worry about it? Establishing the access permit for the automobile manufacturing industry. Now we have this permit first, what will be the next permit? In the future, will we need to apply for a permit before selling steamed buns?"

When saying this, Zuo Xiaohan had a thousand horses galloping in his heart. No matter what, he never thought that the saying "What the superior likes, the subordinates will like even more" would happen to him. Although, he would cater to the Excellency's wishes, but... he would never do these things.

What is this? To cater to someone's preferences is clearly to put it on the fire. When did the company prohibit others from doing this or that?

Obviously, there are some people who are so proud of themselves that they don't know why. They really think they can do anything. They really think they can do anything.

That's why he was so annoyed and even lost his temper in the meeting.

"We need permission to build a car. So, if he builds a factory, does he need to do psychological testing on the monkeys nearby? Do we need to study whether the construction of the factory or the production in the factory will have a psychological impact on the monkeys in the nearby rainforest?"

Zuo Xiaohan's words were so angry that he couldn't help but make sarcastic remarks.

"During the design stage, should we study whether the glass curtain walls of high-rise buildings will affect the lives of birds?"

After making such sarcasm one after another, Zuo Xiaohan said again.

"Human energy is limited. We are here to help those companies solve problems, not to cause trouble for them. We should not use various censorship to hinder their development. We should provide good services and not cause trouble for them. These are more important. As for our stance!
I'm curious, what is his position? "

Listening to the extremely dissatisfied voice of the executive director, Zhang Songjie just sat there quietly. His proposal had been passed without any suspense.

Obviously, the managing director has also realized that the idea of ​​"omnipotence" no longer exists.

Everyone was well aware of how dangerous this idea was, and that was why his proposal was easily passed.

After the meeting, Zuo Xiaohan kept Zhang Songjie and said to him.

"Your proposal is very good. The smooth sailing in the past few years has made us a little complacent. Well, this is my mistake. Well, you should organize it as soon as possible and send the right people to New York to observe and study for a period of time. Catfish... no matter what kind of catfish it is, we need it here."

Catfish!

What the Ministry of International Trade and Industry needs now is some similar voices and a few catfish. Only in this way can the vitality of the headquarters be guaranteed.

Zuo Xiaohan was very clear about this, and that was why he was so annoyed, because the situation in the headquarters was now somewhat dangerous.

“I know I’ll be matching the right people as quickly as possible.”

Zhang Songjie nodded, then he glanced at the report in front of the executive director and said:
"Director, are you planning to go to the official residence?"

"We must go to the official residence."

Zuo Xiaohan said:
"Although I don't agree with establishing any licenses, the integration of the automotive manufacturing industry is imminent. This matter must be pushed forward anyway. As for..."

He looked at another report, thought for a moment and said:

"They want to enter the automotive manufacturing industry at this time because they see the profits in the automotive manufacturing industry. In the future, there will definitely be more capital entering, which is bound to cause a mixture of good and bad companies. Therefore, it is necessary to complete the integration of the entire automotive manufacturing industry before then to avoid overheating of the industry, which will affect the entire automotive manufacturing industry. Well, this is also the fundamental reason why we are integrating the automotive manufacturing industry..."

After that, he glanced at another report, frowning.

……

In the study of the official residence, Li Yian was looking through the company's operating report as usual.

In fact, the company's operations are divided into two types. One is business operations, which are managed by professional managers of hundreds of subsidiary companies. Under normal circumstances, he himself does not intervene directly.

After all, NBC is big enough, with more than 300 direct subsidiaries, thousands of subsidiaries, and more than affiliated companies. Its business scope involves all aspects, basically involving birth, aging, illness and death. This is not an exaggeration, but a fact. From hospitals for birth to crematoriums and cemeteries for death, it has corresponding operations.

After more than a decade of development, NBC is like an octopus, with its tentacles reaching into every aspect of every field.

NBC now directly employs more than 1000 million people!

This does not include overseas employees. In fact, NBC now has nearly one million overseas employees.
In a sense, the North Borneo Company, or NBC, is the only supercorporation on Earth.

If such a large super enterprise is entirely managed by one person, it would be exhausting. Therefore, in most cases, Li Yian only controls the general direction of the operation. As for the specific operations, each company is managed independently. Of course, NBC is still in charge.

Li Yian is more focused on management affairs and overall planning. For example, now he is reading a report on the integration of the automotive industry.

"At present, with the comprehensive revival of the European automobile industry, competition in the automobile market is becoming increasingly fierce..."

The report is very long, but the core is just one sentence: in the past few decades, the NBC automobile industry has risen rapidly, and there is a momentum to pull American cars off the altar.

"In terms of the scale of automobile production, three years ago, our thirteen automobile manufacturers had an annual output of more than 200 million vehicles, making us the world's second largest automobile producer and exporter. In terms of scale, we are second only to the United States. At present, the company's most favorable factor is that we have largely defeated our Western European opponents in terms of technology, thanks to the early technical experience and assistance from the United States, and our subsequent in-depth research on automobile technology.

However, with the tariff protection after the establishment of the Western European Common Market and the technological progress of Western European automobile companies, our technological advantage is not so obvious, which also means that competition in various places is intensifying. Therefore, the 13 automobile manufacturers should be integrated now to improve their technological level, expand their scale and avoid the situation where each manufacturer fights on its own. "

Listening to the report from Zuo Xiaohan, the Executive Director of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Li Yian's brows were furrowed. He knew very well that the next ten years would probably be the era of the most intense competition in the automobile industry. On one hand, American cars with technological advantages were beginning to "recover lost ground" in an all-round way, while on the other hand, European manufacturers were recovering and "recovering lost ground". Under such circumstances, the challenges faced by automobile manufacturers in other regions can be imagined.

In another world, how did the Japanese automobile industry "break through the siege" in this environment and trample on European and American automobile manufacturers?

"…Currently, our two largest automobile manufacturers, Wuling and Volkswagen, control 70% of the production capacity. The annual output of BMW, Alfa Romeo, Porsche, Rongguang and other eleven companies is only 100 million vehicles. Porsche, which has the lowest output, has an annual output of less than vehicles. These companies have their own advantages, such as BMW's luxury cars, Alfa Romeo and Porsche's sports cars, but it is certain that in the fierce competition in the future, they will be easily defeated one by one…"

This is why it is necessary to integrate automobile manufacturers. In fact, Zuo Xiaohan’s plan does not only involve the integration of automobile manufacturers. In order to further enhance the competitiveness of enterprises, he also plans to integrate steel, shipbuilding, chemical and other companies, integrate small companies into large companies, and ultimately form several industry monopoly companies, so that they can face competition and meet challenges with scale advantages in the fierce competition.

In the report, Zuo Xiaohan’s idea was written very clearly - monopoly!
"...using monopoly to build huge industrial enterprises, and then using the technology and cost advantages of large-scale operations to compete with European and American manufacturers in overseas competition. I personally think that in terms of future corporate development, monopoly, especially the monopoly of heavy industrial enterprises, is an inevitable way of industrial operation..."

(End of this chapter)