Siheyuan: Punch Shazhu at the beginning, intercept Yu Li

"There are too many technologies that need to be tackled. What I mean is that we can stabilize the quality of the existing stock of cars first!"

"We will use the profits from car sales to support technological breakthroughs, thoroughly understand existing technologies, and then develop new models."

"Your idea is very good!"

Zhang Weiguo nodded and said, "But Manman, have you ever thought about this? These low-end cars don't actually have much profit margin."

“The development of core technologies will be a long process, maybe three years, maybe five years!”

"If car companies want to maintain long-term stable development, relying on past achievements is the biggest taboo."

“New models still need to be developed!”

"And if it's a higher-end car, the profit will be even greater."

Yang Yuman asked: "Almost all of the core components of our cars are now imported from abroad!"

"Foreigners have taken all the profits. How can we survive without core technology?"

Zhang Weiguo replied calmly: "Manman, why are you so excited?"

"I didn't say that I wouldn't let you develop core technologies, did I?"

"What I mean is that the research and development of core technologies is not in conflict with the development of new models!"

"It's the same car. For our car factory, the cost of manufacturing a sedan won't increase much!"

"But the selling price at the retail end can be greatly increased, and the profit will be higher."

"Once the car factory officially enters the mass production stage, the parent company will no longer directly inject funds into the factory."

“By then, all the factory’s investments must be sustained by its own profits.”

"The profit margins of the existing models are still too low."

At this time, Yang Yuman replied somewhat awkwardly: "Weiguo, you don't need to explain so much to me!"

"You are the boss of the factory, I..."

"No!"

Zhang Weiguo shook his head decisively: "I'm just a shareholder of the factory!"

"When the company was founded, I said that the car factory would maintain a highly independent operating model."

"So, I still want to tell you these ideas in the form of suggestions!"

"What do you suggest?"

Yang Yuman smiled: "Your words are orders to me. I will immediately ask someone to develop a new model!"

"By the way, Weiguo, when we develop new models in the early stage, can we also imitate the appearance?"

"If we imitate the appearance of best-selling foreign models, we can avoid many detours, right?"

"Cough cough cough..."

Zhang Weiguo coughed and replied, "It's okay to imitate in moderation, but you can't copy it exactly!"

"After all, we paid for those designers, so we need to train their abilities."

"Haha..." Yang Yuman smiled and nodded: "I understand."

Yang Yuman invited Zhang Weiguo to stay at the car factory to prepare for the new car launch ceremony in a few days.

However, Zhang Weiguo shook his head and refused.

The current general manager of the automobile factory is Yang Yuman, and it is enough for her to personally attend this press conference.

If Zhang Weiguo attended, he would completely steal her limelight.

If Zhang Weiguo wanted to be in the limelight, he would not have handed over the three major heavy factories to an agent. Wouldn't it be better to be in charge of them himself?

After visiting the automobile factory, Zhang Weiguo rushed to the Aviation Industry Park.

After more than a year of rapid development, the Aviation Industrial Park has undergone tremendous changes.

When Zhang Weiguo came over, Chen Yuqi was in the flight test workshop, test-flying the latest model of drone with a group of scientific researchers.

The new type of drone is developed based on lithium batteries as the power source.

Zhang Weiguo "developed" a complete set of lithium battery technology in the Carlyle Islands.

Not only did they apply for a patent, they even moved the production line back.

Lithium batteries have now completely stepped out of the laboratory and entered the application stage.

Drones that use batteries as energy have a lighter structure, a greatly improved load capacity, and are not as noisy.

Although there is no concept of drone aerial photography in this era, drones have already played a role in emergency transfer, fire rescue and other fields.

Moreover, the air show also attracted a large number of foreign customers.

You have to know: in this era, it is true that the Eastern Continent's economy is backward, but on a global scale, there are still many wealthy countries with developed economies, and they are not small in number.

Military drones certainly cannot be sold at will, but civilian versions of drones can be mass-produced and sold.

The powerful capabilities of drones in rescue and transportation have been gradually discovered, and channels for exporting overseas have been opened.

Zhang Weiguo observed the test flight field for a long time before Chen Yuqi realized that Zhang Weiguo had arrived. She hurriedly dropped the remote control in her hand and came up to Zhang Weiguo.

"Weiguo, why didn't you inform me in advance when you came?"

"Why do you need to notify me?"

Zhang Weiguo replied: "This place is like my home now. Do I need to file a report when I go home?"

"Go to hell..." Chen Yuqi rolled her eyes at Zhang Weiguo and replied, "The kids are on summer vacation, and they all clamored to come see me, so I brought them here."

"Let's get back to the topic!"

Chen Yuqi couldn't wait to say: "Weiguo, I found that the market for your drone is quite large!"

"The factory's orders are increasing every day. We just signed an order this morning and sold more than 270 units!"

"Why don't we just focus on these drones?"

"That won't do!"

Zhang Weiguo decisively refused: "Drones are just an additional project to make money in the short term."

"Our fully independent large aircraft project is the core."

Chen Yuqi smiled bitterly and replied: "The large aircraft project is too expensive..."

Zhang Weiguo said in a deep voice: "Qiqi, you have to work harder!"

"The automobile factory has now achieved small-scale mass production, and the shipyard's dock has also started building ships!"

"The Aviation Industrial Park cannot lag too far behind."

Chen Yuqi replied: "I don't want to fall behind, but... our current drone project also needs research and development."

"It's still a funding dilemma that can't be solved in the short term."

"No matter how difficult it is, we have to do it. Once large aircraft are mass-produced, the benefits they will bring will be unimaginable."

“Maybe the profit you make from a drone in a month won’t be as much as that from a large airplane!”

"Ok!"

Chen Yuqi nodded and said, "You are the big boss, so you have the final say, okay?"

Among the three heavy industrial plants, the development speed of Aviation Industry Park is the slowest.

However, Zhang Weiguo also saw that Chen Yuqi was indeed very hardworking.

The main reason is that there is insufficient funds in the account, and I’m a bit overwhelmed.

According to rough estimates, the Aviation Industrial Park may need at least 10 billion yuan in investment to build the aircraft.