The Immortal Warrior: From Reverse Engineering to Forging Swords for the Country

After Zhang Zhipeng wrote down in his notebook the industries that needed to be focused on for breakthroughs in the future, he thought of Factory 618.

In the past, Factory 618 produced some medical equipment, especially the dialysis machine developed by Liu Chaoyuan, which was very popular in China at that time.

Zhang Zhipeng also encouraged Factory 618 to develop more medical devices and strive to fully localize medical devices.

Factory 618 later developed some medical devices, but it seems that the marketing was not very good.

Because domestic hospitals prefer to purchase medical devices from foreign giants rather than domestically produced medical devices.

Factory 618 has actually now been renamed Xijing Group.

They can produce lithography machines, large air purification systems, and some precision machine tools.

They have become a very significant business.

This company is very important in China and has a significant influence in the world.

Lin Zijian, the former director of Factory 618, rose to prominence and became the principal person in charge of Chang'an City because of his remarkable transformation of the factory.

Now, he has become one of the bigwigs in the provincial team.

But even though Lin Zijian had reached a very high position, he would still come to visit Zhang Zhipeng frequently.

What Zhang Zhipeng is thinking now is: the development of medical devices should be handed over to Xijing Group.

Let them set up a special medical device company and strive to produce all important medical devices. Moreover, they must make them the best and the best in the world!

As for national hospital procurement, Zhang Zhipeng cannot influence the will of a single hospital.

But he felt that he could influence the policy thinking of the upper echelons.

We must intensify the fight against corruption in hospitals and severely crack down on those who dare to take advantage of the situation when purchasing medical equipment.

At the same time, we must increase the level of centralized procurement of medical devices.

Unified centralized procurement bidding!

This also makes supervision easier.

Zhang Zhipeng was thinking here when Lin Zijian came to visit again.

Don’t blame Lin Zijian for coming so often.

It’s because Zhang Zhipeng is too important to Changan.

Chang'an is a big city in the west, and it has many excellent universities.

However, in the past many years, Changan has not been able to develop rapidly.

It was Zhang Zhipeng who helped Chang'an develop rapidly in the past decade, making Chang'an one of the top three metropolises in the country.

The Huaxing Group alone brings more than one trillion yuan in GDP growth to Changan every year!
Huaxing also directly employs more than 500,000 employees in Chang'an, more than half of whom are senior scientific researchers.

This also allows Changan to fully utilize its talent advantage.

Faced with such a Huaxing Group, Qin Province naturally has to attach great importance to it.

It is normal for Lin Zijian to come more often when Zhang Zhipeng is in Chang'an, isn't it?

"Comrade Zhipeng, let me introduce someone to you." This time, Lin Zijian did not come alone.

He brought with him Chen Hua, the new head of Xijing Group.

Chen Hua used to be Lin Zijian's secretary.

This time he has just returned to take the helm of Xijing Group.

Obviously, Lin Zijian brought Chen Hua here to pay homage to the leader.

Zhang Zhipeng actually knew Chen Hua before, and they had met each other many times.

Zhang Zhipeng smiled and said, "Do I need to introduce this guy? Isn't this an old acquaintance? Haha!"

Chen Hua said shyly: "Comrade Zhipeng, I have just taken over the responsibility of Xijing Group. This responsibility is very heavy. I have no experience before, so I may need your guidance later."

Lin Zijian said: "Boss of Xijing Group, this burden is indeed heavy!"

“But you must have faith!”

"We must continue to develop Xijing Group!"

"Comrade Zhipeng has given us a lot of help in the past. You should be grateful and visit Comrade Zhipeng more often. If Comrade Zhipeng needs you to do anything, you should also actively complete it. Do you understand?"

Although Xijing Group is a large enterprise and Lao Yi's position is not low, Lin Zijian was still not too polite to Chen Hua.

Chen Hua smiled and nodded, saying, "The old leader is right."

"I will definitely ask Comrade Zhipeng for more advice."

"Please help me as well."

Zhang Zhipeng said: "Xijing Group is developing well now. It is very important in industrial mother machines, photolithography machines, large-scale factory purification equipment, etc."

Lin Zijian said: "These are the tasks you gave me, Comrade Zhipeng!"

"So, it's not easy for our Xijing Group to develop to this point now."

"Looking back, our 618 factory was almost on the verge of closing down due to poor performance."

If it weren't for you, there wouldn't be Xijing Group today!

"So, I often tell the middle and senior management of Xijing Group: We must always maintain a sense of crisis!"

"We must constantly improve and develop ourselves! Only in this way can we make Xijing Group develop better."

Zhang Zhipeng nodded and said, "You are right to have a sense of crisis!"

“Many giant companies in history have disappeared into the dust of history because of their arrogance.”

"Well! Comrade Chen Hua, what are the main businesses of your group now?"

Chen Hua quickly replied: "The main ones are as follows."

"Industrial machine tools, photolithography machines, large purification equipment, and we also produce some medical equipment."

"However, the medical device sector is not very profitable and has been making losses."

"I am wondering whether I should just cut off this business."

Zhang Zhipeng was stunned: Is he going to cut off the medical device business?

"Aren't your dialysis machines selling quite well?" Zhang Zhipeng asked.

Chen Hua shook his head and said, "Don't mention it. There are more than a dozen manufacturers of dialysis machines in China now."

"Under fierce competition, profits are spread very thin all of a sudden."

"We are now losing money to gain publicity."

In fact, the technical content of the dialysis machine is not too complicated.

The main thing is that various materials were not available before.

Once the material is conquered, the difficulty becomes even lower.

But even so, domestic dialysis machines are not selling well in domestic hospitals.

The hospital directors and those in charge of purchasing would say: domestic dialysis products are not effective and affect treatment, so they have to buy Western products at several times the price.

Zhang Zhipeng said: "We can't give up on medical devices!"

"This is one of our technical shortcomings."

“This shortcoming must be overcome.”

"Comrade Zijian, our hospital is facing a big problem right now!"

"Isn't it possible to govern it?"

"The people in charge of those hospitals are so blatantly seeking kickbacks that it's outrageous!"

Lin Zijian was a little moved, and also a little embarrassed.

After all, Zhang Zhipeng's words were spoken directly to his face.

"I'm so ashamed, Comrade Zhipeng, you are right. We will immediately launch a special operation to deal with this problem."

Zhang Zhipeng shook his head and said, "Anti-corruption in hospitals must also be institutionalized!"

"We need to make sure those responsible don't dare to take any action, and if they do, they will be caught. That will be an effective deterrent!"

"Also, the centralized procurement of expensive medical devices is imperative!"

“We should lean towards domestically produced medical devices!”

"Only in this way can we bring down the prices of our medical care!"

Lin Zijian's forehead was a little sweaty from what he said.

"I will hold a meeting right after I return. At the very least, we need to get this done in Chang'an first!"

"The reason why we are so tolerant of Lizard's medical devices is mainly because Lizard has nothing to sell to us now."

“Since we are advocating globalization, we cannot take over all industries.”

“This is also one of the purposes of our economic development.”

Zhang Zhipeng shook his head and said, "We can advocate globalization and leave a way out for some of the lizard's industries!"

“But we can’t abandon these industries completely!”

"The facts have proven one thing: if we give up a certain industry, then the Lizard will inevitably raise prices crazily and collude with some greedy people in the country to cut our leeks!"

"Comrade Chen Hua also said just now that it is just a dialysis machine, and our domestically produced ones are not bad. Even with this, we cannot compete with foreign brands that are several times more expensive."

"What force is controlling this matter?"

“Could it be that the vested interests in the medical industry want to lay an iron throne for them?”

"Sometimes when I think about it, I really get a little angry." As Zhang Zhipeng spoke, he really got a little angry.

Lin Zijian wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "You are right. You are absolutely right."

"We will try our best to reverse the current situation."

Zhang Zhipeng took a breath and said with a smile: "It's not your fault, Comrade Zijian."

"In the process of economic development, there will always be pain. We will always make some mistakes."

"In addition, I suggest that Xijing Group should not give up the medical device sector!"

"On the contrary, we must strengthen the research and development of this sector!"

“We must get all the so-called advanced medical equipment into our own hands!”

"We have to take the initiative! We can't rely on the kindness of those guys!"

Chen Hua nodded and said, "Comrade Zhipeng, your suggestion is correct!"

"We will start recruiting relevant talents with high salaries when we get back to the drawing board!"

“We will strive to develop high-end medical devices and equipment within one or two years!”

Zhang Zhipeng nodded and said, "Come on!"

"Research on medical devices requires multi-talented people! We need to recruit professionals in medical engineering, electronics, computers, materials, machinery, automation, etc."

“We must build a research-based enterprise! If we only produce but don’t have R&D and technical reserves, then we will definitely fall behind!”

Chen Hua nodded and said, "Our Xijing Group's research team is quite large..."

Zhang Zhipeng said: "We still need to set KPIs, try to keep them all busy, constantly set goals, and let them research and develop to achieve breakthroughs!"

"If we want to develop and succeed, we have to work harder."

Chen Hua quickly said, "Yes, you are right."

Zhang Zhipeng said: "In fact, the medical device industry is not really a high-tech field."

"The 64-row CT scans, MRIs, and so-called treatment equipment all have very simple principles and are easy to make!"

"You just need to understand the principle. It won't be too difficult even if you design it yourself from scratch."

"Of course, if you need me to give you some guidance, I can help you."

"Comrade Chen Hua! The market for medical devices is quite huge!"

“Trillions every year!”

"Just think about it, if you can capture such a market, even if you only capture 10% or 20%, it would be quite remarkable!"

Chen Hua naturally knew this!
He nodded and said, "You are right! We will definitely take action immediately!"

"I swear, I will make a big splash in the medical device industry!"

Zhang Zhipeng smiled slightly and said with satisfaction: "Keep going! Our electronics industry is developing very well and is leading the world. Our IT industry is also leading the world."

"We are at the forefront in terms of materials, machinery, and industrial machine tools."

"There is no reason for us to continue to lag behind in the field of medical devices and be slaughtered by others!"

"Comrade Chen Hua, as the new helmsman of Xijing Group, if you do a good job in this area, I can tell you clearly that you will be remembered for generations and make a great mark in history."

"In a few years, when people talk about the standardized development of China's medical industry, they will not be able to avoid your name."

Zhang Zhipeng was trying to encourage Chen Hua.

No matter what, he must first motivate Chen Hua.

……

Lin Zijian and Chen Hua left after talking with Zhang Zhipeng.

Zhang Zhipeng then sent them to the elevator.

When the two of them took the elevator downstairs, they were obviously a little worried.

Chen Hua was quite excited and excited at this moment.

Because Zhang Zhipeng has already made it clear!
He will help Xijing Group achieve great development in the field of medical devices.

This means: Xijing Group’s opportunity has come!

The scale of the medical device market is really huge! Extremely large!
Even comparable to cars!
Therefore, if Xijing Group can really grasp this area, it will really take off.

Xijing Group is now considered a provincial state-owned enterprise.

But market mechanisms have already been adopted for management.

Its assessment intensity is also very strong.

As Chen Hua becomes the helmsman, he also needs to step up efforts to open up new markets.

Lin Zijian’s concern is how to integrate the hospital procurement system.

For a long time, the medical system has had its own set of management standards.

The head of a hospital has great power when it comes to purchasing medical equipment, etc.

It is precisely because of this that there are so many corrupt officials in the medical industry.

This interest system is still very powerful.

What Lin Zijian was thinking about was: How can we better handle this problem?

This must be reported to the higher-ups.

Strive for a province-wide linkage.

The procurement system must be more complete and stricter, and no room should be left for those FB elements!

"Leader, what are you thinking about?" Lin Zijian was thinking, and Chen Hua asked.

Lin Zijian said: "I've thought about a lot of things, let's talk in the car!"

This time, both of them actually brought a car each.

But in order to talk about something, Chen Hua got into Lin Zijian's car.

Lin Zijian's driver and secretary were outside keeping watch.

Lin Zijian said: "I feel a little heavy at the moment."

"Comrade Zhipeng is right. We have almost handed over such a huge domestic medical market to foreign giants."

"This situation really can't continue any longer."

Chen Hua hesitated for a moment and said, "So, how do you plan to solve this problem?"

Lin Zijian said: "We will report this to the provincial government and have a nationwide action to reverse this trend in one fell swoop!"

"If you want to do it, you have to do it beautifully."

"Moreover, if this matter is handled well, it will be of great benefit to the development of Xijing Group!"

"Let alone other things, the medical device market in our Qin Province alone is worth hundreds of billions every year!"

Chen Hua nodded and said, "Yes, yes!"

“It’s a big piece of cake.”

"I think we can do it if we are strong enough."

Lin Zijian said: "Wait a minute, come with me to meet Comrade Liu Bingyue!"

"Let's explain things to him clearly."

"This time, we must make a firm decision!"

Chen Hua said, "Okay, leader! In fact, if Comrade Zhipeng talks to Comrade Liu Bingyue, I think the effect will be better."

Lin Zijian waved his hand and said, "What are you talking about?"

"Why do you have to get close to Comrade Zhipeng for such a small matter?"

"I thought about it and decided that we must hurry up! Now, let's go meet Comrade Bingyue!"

So, Lin Zijian took Chen Hua to the provincial government.

Of course, Lin Zijian had to make a phone appointment before going.

Liu Bingyue agreed readily.

So, Lin Zijian and the other person soon met Liu Bingyue in his office.

As soon as he saw Liu Bingyue, Lin Zijian said, "Leader, I just came from Comrade Zhipeng."

Liu Bingyue said: "Oh? Is there something important again?"

"Zijian, you look a little heavy."

Lin Zijian said: "It's not a bad thing actually."

"Comrade Zhipeng has decided to help us develop the entire medical device industry. If it develops well, Chang'an can also become a medical device center in the future!"

"That's a trillion-dollar market..."

After Liu Bingyue thought about it for a moment, he roughly knew why Lin Zijian came to see him today.

Liu Bingyue said: "This is indeed a great thing!"

"Are you dissatisfied with the current medical situation in our country?"

Lin Zijian nodded and said, "That's true. The current domestic medical market is a bit chaotic, and it is almost monopolized by international giants. This is very abnormal, isn't it?"

"We clearly control many high-tech fields, but we cannot develop in the field of medical devices." (End of this chapter)