Rebirth 76: Industrial Internet Empire

"Bao Knexi? Why does this name sound so familiar?" Yang Mo muttered to himself.

"I have been in Germany for so many years, but I have never heard of Bao Kneich's name!" Qian Ning said in confusion.

"It's tough, but it will break after you use it!" A flash of inspiration flashed in Yang Mo's mind, and he suddenly remembered this popular jingle...

When he first came to work in Yanjing in his previous life, Yang Mo also asked someone to buy a Kana refrigerator produced by Jinghai Refrigerator Factory, which was taken from the middle two characters of Bao Knexi.

He even invited people to dinner, and it cost him a total of 1950 yuan to buy this refrigerator with French genes. When he bought it, he realized that the quality of the refrigerator was extremely poor. He only remembers that many angry consumers asked for a return. This was 80 yuan in the 1900s. Bucks!

Later, I vaguely heard that the poor quality was not because the technology purchased from abroad was not up to par, but because the production control was extremely poor. Except for a deputy chief engineer, there was not a single worker or technician in the entire Jinghai Refrigerator Factory. Passed the production of refrigerators!

The negotiations between Zhiyuan International and France's Bauknecht went very smoothly, and the two sides almost hit it off. At this time, Baukneich was on the verge of bankruptcy. No one was willing to take over this mess, and the severance pay for hundreds of workers was prohibitive.

In Western Europe, where labor laws are extremely stringent, acquiring companies on the verge of bankruptcy is a minefield that most companies dare not touch, and may bring down the entire parent company.

According to an audit report issued by a local accounting firm in Strasbourg, all of Bao Kneich's assets are less than 4000 million francs. According to the current exchange rate, they are about more than 400 million U.S. dollars, and the severance pay for nearly 400 employees is only More than 2500 million francs are needed.

With the help of the local government of Strasbourg, Zhiyuan International used 1800 million francs in cash to acquire all the equity interests of Bauknecht and undertake the severance and resettlement of all employees of Bauknecht.

After completing the equity change, Channing flew to France and was personally responsible for the relocation and dismissal of Bao Kneich.

The entire production line was dismantled and shipped to Linhai. Qian Ning only retained the core technical team of Bao Knexi, and the other personnel left only more than 20 skilled workers who were willing to go to China. Almost no management positions were retained, and all were paid in accordance with local labor laws. Adequate severance pay.

This is also a last resort. France is a country with high wages and high welfare. Bao Kneich has basically lost most of the European market. It will be difficult to survive if he stays in Strasbourg.

After all, Zhiyuan International still spent a full 4000 million francs to obtain a complete set of old production equipment from Bao Kneich. Fortunately, it also obtained all the production technology and core technical team at the same time. After the equipment was shipped to Linhai for installation, no running-in was required. , production will start immediately!

Metz's acquisitions have been much slower. Although Metz has lost almost all of the European market, it still occupies part of the market share in Germany. They are barely surviving, and they still dream of making a comeback one day!

After obtaining Yang Mo's consent, Zhiyuan International changed its overall acquisition strategy and purchased a color TV production line and a complete set of production technology including color picture tubes.

Metz, which is in a difficult situation, has no technology that it is proud of. Otherwise, it would not be able to fight back by the Japanese home appliance giant. It can monetize the color TV production technology that has been ruined in Europe and the United States and relieve itself. The financial status of the company means that it can no longer care about the anxiety of cultivating competitors.

In the end, Zhiyuan International spent 900 million marks to purchase a color TV production line from Metz. While Metz provided a full set of production technology, Zhiyuan International promised that it would not be allowed to enter the European market without Metz's authorization within five years!

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Inside Yanjing Xishan Sanatorium, there was a lot of laughter and laughter, and everyone was immersed in the joy of "moving to a new home." Not far away, the newly built Zhiyuan Metallurgical R&D Center building has been built and has been completed and accepted.

What makes these researchers happy is not that they can immediately move into spacious and bright offices and staff dormitories that look like star hotels, but an experimental building costing tens of millions of dollars.

Luo Yongmin, the director of the R&D center who always has a cheerful smile on his face, is standing in the corridor of the experimental building, introducing the newly moved researchers with great interest.

"In this experimental building, you can see all the cutting-edge foreign academic journals you want to read, as well as various advanced experimental instruments, without leaving home. I bet you have only heard of many experimental equipment in foreign academic papers before. I said..." Luo Yongmin introduced eloquently.

"Wow, is this the legendary direct reading spectrometer and multi-element analyzer?"

"With this furnace front molten iron analyzer, my research no longer has to be just on paper. I can directly observe the changes in trace elements in the vacuum sintering furnace. That's great!"

"Look, this infrared carbon and sulfur meter is amazing. It's like a magic mirror. It can quickly and accurately measure the carbon and sulfur content in crude steel, carbon steel, alloy steel, rare earth metals, ores, coke, slag and other materials. The content will save more than half of the experimental process..."

The sounds of exclamation and exclamation are endless. It is difficult for outsiders to understand their current mood. It is even difficult for you to describe their current feelings with words. They are like a group of ascetics who are struggling to find a ferryman to take them to the other side. They are anxious, confused and uneasy. , the vision suddenly opened up, and a single-plank bridge that could cross the river appeared vaguely...

In each of their minds, they quickly filtered which equipment could help their research projects.

Luo Yongmin interrupted everyone's thoughts at an inappropriate time, cleared his throat and said: "From today on, the Zhiyuan Metallurgical R&D Center will adopt a project leader responsibility system for material applications. Those expensive experimental materials no longer need to go through complicated procedures. , the user fills out the application report, and after the project team leader signs it, he can go directly to the warehouse to get the experimental materials back!"

"Director Luo, if I want to give my girlfriend a black gold ring, can it be done as long as our team leader signs it..." a young man heckled.

Everyone burst into laughter, but Luo Yongmin did not feel dissatisfied. He laughed and said: "First of all, you must have a girlfriend! Secondly, Lao Ge is willing to sign for you. The so-called project team leader responsibility system means that you will be responsible after signing. There will be an expense on Lao Ge's salary slip next month: 580 yuan for a black gold ring, can Lao Ge's wife get around him?"

Everyone burst into laughter again, and the air was filled with joy.

"Director Luo, why do you say I don't have a girlfriend?" The young man quit and defended loudly, but his eyes intentionally or unintentionally glanced at a female colleague in the same group.

That female colleague whose pretty face couldn't be concealed by her overalls was suddenly Xia Xinyi!