Chapter 943: The feet are shorter and the inches are longer)
This is the special car that the leaders of the former Soviet Union took? The company's R&D department surrounded the car that was just a half long and was circling around the car in front of them, constantly praising her.
Although I haven't rode yet, in terms of appearance, space and texture, the Jill 41047 is indeed a very good car. The sleek and stable American high-end sedan are very consistent with the aesthetic view of high-end luxury cars in this era, especially the huge interior space, which vividly interprets a little: luxury!
The brave young man actually dared to joke with Lin Hongfei, "Mr. Lin, why did Belarus think of giving you such a car? Isn't this arguing about you as a national leader?"
Lin Hongfei was not angry. The design and R&D personnel were not like technical workers in the workshop. The divergence of their thinking was very important, but the requirements for discipline were not high. As long as they could complete the prescribed tasks within the specified time, Lin Hongfei rarely had restrictions on them, even if they were joking with him, and said with a smile, "Do you think this car is so easy to get? When Belarus has settled the Khalichov Automobile Factory in Moscow, we have to jointly produce this car with the Belarusians. Let me tell you that this car will be the main model of our company in the future. I will not be careless and I will understand it."
"This car is actually big. What else is there? It depends on the engine and the engine is not good. The 7.7-liter exhaust volume is only 315 horsepower; it depends on the gearbox and gearbox. It is also the car used by the leader of the No. 1 country. It actually uses an old mechanical hydraulic three-speed automatic transmission, whether it is shattered or not? Even our high-end cars like Fukang are used with four-speed automatic transmissions."
This man was a little disdainful of the former Soviet Union's automobile industry. Of course, he also had reasons to disdain. The supercharged version of the 5.7-liter V8 engine produced by his boss has 358 horsepower. The maximum torque reaches an astonishing 590 Nm, which is much stronger than the Soviet 7.7-liter V8 engine.
Lin Hongfei could see clearly that things were not just said simply, "That's because they couldn't do it. The Soviets could not have a four-speed transmission that could withstand such a large torque impact. They could only use a simpler three-speed automatic transmission that could withstand greater torque impact. Even the Germans, although the maximum power of their Mercedes-Benz W140 series flagship model S600 has exceeded 400 horsepower, you should know that the maximum power of their previous generation model W126 was only 270 horsepower. This power was a bit barely matched with a four-speed automatic transmission. The maximum power of the Jill 41047 reached 315 horsepower. At that time, there was no transmission in the world that could match this power."
The guy who was disdainful of Jill 41047, a low-tech luxury sedan, gasped. Although Mr. Lin did not say anything like "Don't have your own subjective emotions in the future...", the guy felt his face was hot. It was even more uncomfortable than being slapped by someone.
Thanks to the malicious propaganda of the Soviet Union over the years, when it comes to things from the Soviet Union, everyone always thinks that this thing is backward and outdated. It should be swept into the garbage dump of history, but they did not expect the reasonable and unreasonable aspects. Now Mr. Lin explained the reason why the Jill 41047 had to use a three-speed automatic transmission. Only then did this guy understand that it was not that the Soviets did not want to use a better transmission, but that there was no better transmission for them. In this case, even as powerful as the Russians, they had to settle for the second best and use a "backward" three-speed automatic transmission. He bowed to Lin Hongfei upright, "Mr. Lin, thank you for your reminder, I remember it."
"Just remember," Lin Hongfei nodded. He paid great attention to the training of these designers in the company. It is enough to achieve the purpose of education. Since the other party has understood, he naturally has no need to say harsh words. He said, "Go and study it carefully. After all, it is the top-notch car created by the Soviet Union for their leaders. No matter what, it represents the highest achievement of the Soviet automobile industry. It is very reference and learning for us...even if it is the 7.7-liter V8 engine."
In Lin Hongfei's opinion, the fuel-consuming 7.7-liter V8 engine is indeed somewhat favorable. With a 7.7-liter engine to drive a 3.6-ton car, the fuel consumption per 100 kilometers is only about 25 liters, and its durability is outstanding. Just based on these two data, this is actually a very outstanding engine designed... A car that uses a 3.8-liter engine cannot achieve the level of fuel consumption per 12 liters per 100 kilometers, right?
"Mr. Lin, this is the general instructions for various production equipment required for factory construction based on the explanation documents given by the Minsk Automobile Heavy Industry Consortium and the Minsk Tractor Heavy Industry Consortium. Take a look." Two deputy directors of Yizhong and Erzhong came to Lin Hongfei's office again, but compared to the last time they met Lin Hongfei, the attitudes of these two were much more polite again... There was no way, they had to take more money from Lin Hongfei's pocket.
Lin Hongfei took the instruction manual, but did not look at the various production machinery needed, but turned it to the end. If nothing unexpected happens, the overall price should be here.
Sure enough, the price is indeed here. When Lin Hongfei saw this price, he was stunned for a moment. He finally understood why Cheng Min and Wu Gang were so polite to him: Damn! The price of equipment alone is more than 1 billion!
"This price... seems to be somewhat different from the quotes you gave me before?" Lin Hongfei patted the quotation list and looked at Cheng Min and Wu Gang. The meaning was very obvious. You two guys, do you seem to be stupid and have more money when you look at me?
The reputation of "slaughtering customers" is not so easy to remember, even for super-large state-owned enterprises of the first and second level. If someone is really wearing the hat of "slaughtering customers", for the first and second levels who are struggling in the quagmire of losses, it is estimated that life will be even more sad in the future.
First and Second Generations are also hoping to relieve the financial situation of their units by relying on this large order received from Guqi Provincial Industrial Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
"Mr. Lin, I'm sorry, we have underestimated the difficulty of production of such special vehicles before," Wu Gang apologized to Lin Hongfei repeatedly, "Some production equipment has high technology and production difficulties, so..."
"Minister Wu, for any company, 1 billion is a huge expense. Unless it is necessary, as a company, we will try our best to save money... Russia and the various franchised republics of the former Soviet Union are obviously a good place for Taobao," Lin Hongfei interrupted him without hesitation, saying, "Although I don't see how much production equipment is needed here, I think about half of this is what our company can buy from various franchised republics of the former Soviet Union at a price equivalent to scrap iron. Minister Wu and Minister Cheng, there is such a way. Tell me, why do I have to order from you at a high price?"
Wu Gang and Cheng Min were speechless, but they couldn't say a word, because what Lin Hongfei said was indeed the truth. China had imported countless production machinery from the various franchised republics of the former Soviet Union at the price of scrap iron: lathes, milling machines, large stamping machines, large die forging machines, and super-large cutting machines... The same production equipment costs at least several million to purchase from China, but in the various franchised republics of the former Soviet Union, it costs tens of thousands to be enough. Even if the freight costs are included, it only costs hundreds of thousands. Since it only costs hundreds of thousands to handle things, why do you have to spend millions?
To say that the durability and reliability of first- and second-height products are better than those produced by the Soviet Union? This is an exaggeration. Various machine tools imported from the Soviet Union in the 1920s and 1930s are still in service in many factories and are in good condition. Of course, this is due to the careful maintenance of domestic enterprises, but the reliability and durability of Soviet-style machinery products can also be seen... At least, Japanese products cannot be maintained at this level no matter how you maintain them.
Cheng Min and Wu Gang were dumbfounded for a long time before finally knowing a reason: "Mr. Lin, that's it, we don't deny that you can find some good things from various franchise republics of the former Soviet Union, but these equipment will always need to be maintained in the future. In this regard, the first and second levels have their own advantages."
This is true. At least the first and second level are "local combat". The maintenance of the production equipment ordered from them is much more convenient. Lin Hongfei also agreed with this. He pondered for a moment, patted the thick instruction manual in front of him, and asked, "Minister Cheng, Minister Wu, tell me, among these equipment, what proportion are the re-exported products you make? What proportion does this fund account for?"
The so-called re-export products are products that cannot be produced by the first and second generation themselves and can only be imported from abroad. After they import them from abroad, they sell them to Guqi Industrial Manufacturing Co., Ltd. at a higher price to earn the difference. With the level of first and second generation in heavy ICBC production equipment, this is almost inevitable.
"It's about 20% of it," Cheng Min and Wu Gang looked at each other, thinking about what Lin Hongfei wanted to do, but they had to answer Lin Hongfei's question honestly, "It accounts for about 35% of the total funds."
Chapter completed!