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"Comrade Lin Kaifeng, there is no third person here. When you came in just now, I had someone guarding the door. No one is allowed to come in without my order."

"Now, I need you to tell me the truth. What is the real intention of Northern Machinery Company investing a huge amount of money in Jiangcheng Diesel Engine Factory?"

"Don't tell me that it's to increase their production capacity. This kind of talk may fool most people, but it's useless to me."

At noon the next day, Wang Changsheng, Minister of the First Ministry of Machine Building, called Lin Kaifeng to the general manager's office alone.

Using an unprecedented serious tone, he asked Lin Kaifeng to tell the truth.

The real purpose of Northern Machinery Company's investment in Jiangcheng Diesel Engine Factory could never be as simple as Lin Kaifeng said.

True.

Jiangcheng Diesel Engine Factory is indeed short of money.

Without sufficient funds, it is impossible to upgrade production lines and expand capabilities.

But it does not mean that Jiangchai is Lin Kaifeng’s only choice.

Ever since he learned about the existence of Northern Machinery Company, Wang Changsheng has been secretly paying attention to Lin Kaifeng.

From analyzing the various decisions made by Lin Kaifeng, it can be seen that this person thinks far ahead.

Others play chess by taking one step at a time.

Only Lin Kaifeng.

Just after making the move, I can already see the overall situation.

Lin Kaifeng was silent for a moment, then replied, "Leader, I do have other ideas."

After saying that, Lin Kaifeng slowly stood up from the sofa.

"Jiangcheng Diesel Engine Factory lacks funds and is unable to upgrade its production lines. These are just superficial statements."

"My real intention is to try something by acquiring a stake in Jiangcheng Diesel Engine Factory."

“Open a routine that is conducive to development.”

Wang Changsheng showed a playful expression, pointed at Lin Kaifeng, and said jokingly: "Creating a routine, you are really ambitious, aren't you afraid of killing yourself?"

"Your style of doing things is always unconventional. When you encounter problems that cannot be solved head-on, you often use unconventional methods to achieve your goals indirectly."

"There are countless diesel engine factories of all sizes across the country, and there are many large diesel engine companies that are stronger and more capital-poor than Jiangcheng Diesel Engine Factory."

"You chose Jiangcheng Diesel Engine Factory, not just because it is close to your company. Tell me, what is your real thought?"

Lin Kaifeng took a deep breath and said seriously, "Leader, I want to create a new business system that allows companies to invest in companies and enhance the R&D and production capabilities of partner companies through funding and technology."

“We need to break the situation where there is a lack of unified command among state-owned enterprises and each of them operates independently.”

For a long time, Longguo has been implementing the development policy of "one country, one chessboard".

Enterprises in each system are as close as brothers, helping each other without distinction.

Before the country's doors were opened, the situation of the whole country working as one chessboard made great contributions to the country's development.

It's just that it's different now.

With the country's doors opened, faced with the influx of foreign-funded enterprises, all types of enterprises in Longguo will inevitably face the unfavorable dilemma of fighting on their own.

Early 70s.

With the start of the 43rd Plan, the country felt for the first time that the gap between Longguo and Western developed countries was so huge.

The importance attached to export goods is higher than in the past twenty years combined.

A large number of conference documents are issued every year to encourage enterprises and factories in various places to improve the competitiveness of their products.

Vigorously export and earn foreign exchange to help national construction.

After holding the Canton Fair for many years, Longguo has exported a large number of goods.

How much funding was obtained?

Lin Kaifeng said with deep sorrow: "For a long time, foreign countries have always regarded our country as an exporter of cheap production materials, and agricultural and sideline products account for half of the goods they buy from us."

"How many developed countries would choose to buy the cars, tractors, industrial equipment, and agricultural production tools we manufacture?"

"We often sell our products to third world countries at close to cost. The economic conditions of these countries are not much different from ours, and they have very little money to spend. Rather than exporting, we can say that we are helping the third world with its construction."

“Why did this happen? Because we lack the core competitiveness of our products!”

Both the major industrial ministries and the highest authorities have realized that all domestic enterprises lack external competitiveness.

In the past, state-owned enterprises have always lived in a task model of eating from the same pot and playing chess across the country.

Before the country's doors were opened, a large number of problems were hidden underwater.

Even if someone finds out, they won't pay too much attention.

As the country's doors were completely opened, the pace of economic reform was getting faster and faster.

A large number of problems that had been deliberately ignored before surfaced almost in an instant.

Enterprise restructuring is imminent, and the country is comprehensively promoting the separation of government and enterprises.

Stop the traditional economic model of allocating funds to state-owned enterprises.

Provide enterprises with autonomy, offer policy support, and arrange for state-owned enterprises to be responsible for their own profits and losses and find ways to support themselves.

A large number of enterprises were driven out of the planned economic framework in an almost coercive manner.

Rush to the road of market economy.

Wang Changsheng interrupted Lin Kaifeng and said slowly, "Are you planning to further spur these companies by acquiring shares, so that they can accelerate their changes, concentrate their advantages, and enhance the competitiveness of their products?"

Lin Kaifeng said bluntly: "The previous large industrial production line cooperation has enabled Northern Machinery Company to continuously export various products to overseas markets. The group operation business model not only obtains a large amount of funds for our company, but also makes me feel the importance of working together for warmth."

“If some companies don’t unite together, how many will survive in the face of the tide of the market economy?”

"Leader, I don't think anyone can make a guarantee."

"When a company is paralyzed, a large number of employees are left with nothing to do."

Having said that, Lin Kaifeng got to the point.

Investing in Jiangcheng Diesel Engine Factory artificially established a precedent.

In the past, all production and R&D funds for state-owned enterprises came from government grants.

In the 80s, shareholding restructuring became a new direction for corporate development.

Self-raised funds and clear equity.

Independent production and market-oriented development.

In the face of the tide of the times, not all companies can immediately change direction and move towards a new track.

Inevitably, a large number of enterprises and factories will be stuck in a situation of stagnation and stagnation.

Lin Kaifeng wants to break the precedent that external funds cannot invest in state-owned enterprises.

Use the point to lead the whole and inject funds into a series of promising enterprises.

Unite them within a business group centered around the Northern Machinery Company.

Through the close cooperation of a large number of enterprises, the production and R&D capabilities of the invested enterprises will be boosted.

Expand the range of export commodities.

Household appliances are just the beginning, and industrial equipment is not the end.

Aerospace, automobile manufacturing, shipbuilding steel, communication equipment...