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Nanshan Group’s companies hold a system-wide high-level meeting at the beginning of each year.

Summarize last year’s achievements and lessons learned, and plan some new projects for this year.

However, after being divided into five groups, the meetings are now held separately for each group.

By mid-January, the summary meetings of various groups had been completed one after another.

Various related plans have also begun to be disclosed to the public.

"Boss Cao, when are you free to come to Chang'an for an inspection?"

After seeing the various plans of the Nanshan system, Liu Tianwu thought it over again and again and decided to call Cao Yang personally.

The semiconductor industry, aerospace industry, and new materials industry are now the three industries that Chang'an City attaches the most importance to.

In this field, Nanshan Semiconductor, Venusstar Technology and Nanshan Carbon Fiber are all industry leaders.

As long as they can be invited to invest, Chang'an City's GDP growth rate in the next few years will be guaranteed.

However, Chang'an Province is definitely not the only province or city that wants to invite Nanshan-based companies to invest.

Liu Tianwu used to have a very good relationship with Cao Yang, and they witnessed each other's growth together.

He must take advantage of such an advantage.

"There are many projects being tackled at Venustech during this period, so I don't have any plans to travel yet."

"But I will definitely go to Chang'an this year to take a look. Nanshan Semiconductor's new factory there will be put into production soon."

In fact, Cao Yang also understood Liu Tianwu's intention of inviting him to visit.

He also doesn't mind continuing to expand his investment in Chang'an City.

However, there is really no time now.

The starship from Venustech is about to start preparations for its first official launch, and there are still many aspects that need to be confirmed.

"No problem. When the time comes, let Xiaomi tell my secretary when you have arranged your itinerary. I will personally accompany you on the inspection."

Cao Yang doesn't like business trips very much, and Liu Tianwu knows this.

Although this invitation was not successful, Cao Yang did not refuse it.

For Liu Tianwu, this is still acceptable.

After all, Cao Yang had no plans to go to other places for inspection.

In addition to inspection invitations from various places, many manufacturers in the industry are also adjusting their strategies based on some of the ideas for 2016 announced by Nanshan-based companies.

"Mr. Wang, we plan to build a new foundry in Yangcheng to fully meet the next market demand of Honor Technology."

"According to the current situation, the sales of Honor Technology's mobile phones, computers and other products will have a relatively large growth in 2016, and are expected to continue to increase in 2017."

"At the same time, Huawei's sales are also increasing, and our OEM production capacity may be insufficient at any time."

Zhong Qiang is now very worried that because BYD’s production capacity is insufficient, Honor Technology or Warwick will have to find a new OEM manufacturer.

This is very difficult for them to accept.

BYD's performance in recent years has been very good, which is closely related to the rapid development of its OEM business.

Many domestic OEM manufacturers are also trying their best to contact Honor Technology and Huawei, hoping to help them with OEM.

Some of their quotations are more than 20% lower than BYD's OEM quotation.

Zhong Qiang was not completely unaware of this news.

"The labor costs in the Pearl River Delta are getting higher and higher. If we build a foundry in Guangzhou, will the cost be too high?"

Wang Fu would certainly not oppose necessary capacity expansion, and sometimes he would even be more radical than Zhong Qiang.

However, building a new factory involves various investments, and if the labor costs eventually become higher, this would obviously be disadvantageous.

“Although Guangzhou is right next to Shenzhen, its labor costs are actually much lower than Shenzhen’s.”

“And there are more lowlands over there, so the choices are relatively abundant.”

"The final cost should be more than 30% lower than that in Shenzhen, and there won't be a big difference compared to our foundry in southern Hunan Province."

Zhong Qiang had obviously thought about this issue before.

After all, if you want to invest in building a new factory, you must carefully consider the pros and cons of all aspects.

Otherwise, how could it pass the board’s review so easily?

"In that case, move as soon as possible."

"But we also need to communicate well with our customers to let them know our efforts."

Wang Fu gave a few instructions and agreed to build a new factory.

Of course, some specific arrangements will definitely need to be discussed within the company.

Compared with BYD's simultaneous expansion of production capacity, BMW China is a little uncertain about how to adjust its goals for the new year.

"Phillips, China's luxury car market has been growing continuously for more than a decade, and many people in the industry think it may have reached a bottleneck stage."

"Now Nanshan Automobile Group has announced its sales target for 2016, with a growth rate of 20%."

"This will inevitably bring greater pressure to other luxury brands."

Amoha first explained the background to Phillips.

Otherwise, it would seem a bit strange to suddenly mention not continuing to raise the target.

“我们现在的车型布局已经比以前完善了很多，从X1、X3、X5到X6和X7，再加上1系、3系和5系、7系的轿车，基本上能够推出来的车型，我们都已经有了。”

"Under such circumstances, if we cannot achieve a sustained increase in sales, I'm afraid the headquarters will not be very satisfied."

"Especially last year, although our sales in China exceeded that of Mercedes-Benz, we fell behind in terms of total global sales."

"The headquarters hopes that the Huaxia branch can make more contributions."

After hearing what Phillips said, Amoha felt a little speechless.

The Huaxia branch surpassed Mercedes-Benz, but was overtaken by others throughout the year. Shouldn't it make efforts in other markets to close the gap?

Why do we need the Chinese branch to make further contributions?

This is a typical case of the harder you work, the more work you will be assigned.

But Phillips was his boss, and he couldn't just refuse.

"Now not only our BMW has launched a variety of models, but also brands such as Mercedes-Benz, Audo, Volvo and Lexus are no exception."

"As for Xingchen Automobile and Jaguar Land Rover, it goes without saying that they have their own absolutely dominant market position in China."

“It is very difficult to further expand the market.”

Regardless of whether it is done in the end or not, the difficulty must be made clear first.

In this way, even if it is not achieved in the end, there will still be some room for easing the situation.

Otherwise, we will be very passive at that time.

"It will definitely be difficult to seize market share from the existing market."

"But there is still hope to grab customers from new markets."

"The BMW brand still has some unique influence on many Chinese people."

"Didn't China have a saying in the past that it's better to cry in a BMW than laugh on a bicycle?"

"I think the company can put more effort into marketing, even if it means paying more for marketing costs."

After Phillips said this, Amoha couldn't help but complain in his heart: You know this was said in the past, not now.

Do you really think that Xingchen Auto and Jaguar Land Rover are just there to do nothing?

However, he could only keep these words in his stomach and could not say them out loud.

"We try our best, but it's hard to say what the final outcome will be, as the market is too complicated now."

Phillips was not very satisfied with Almoha's answer.

But I also know that what the other party said is true.

China's automobile market has become increasingly special, and many past experiences may not be useful.

……

"Boss Cao, this year the relevant departments have officially decided to purchase 50 battalions of air defense missile systems."

"It seems that everyone is very satisfied with the system you developed during the past year of verification."

"At the same time, the purchase order for the H-20 will be at least 20 aircraft."

"There will also be at least 100 other heavy transport helicopters."

"Venus Technology's current military orders are rapidly increasing."

Pan Jun, the military representative, is doing very well now.

Today, Venusstar Technology has become the largest private military-industrial enterprise in China.

Cao Yang's idea of ​​building Venustech into a world-leading military-industrial complex is gradually being realized.

"The current international environment is also changing rapidly, and relevant departments do need more advanced equipment to enhance their capabilities."

"Venus Technology's products are very competitive globally, and we are confident that we can provide more products to relevant departments."

This is definitely not the time to be humble.

The performance of various aerospace products of Venusstar Technology is absolutely leading in China and world-class.

It’s even world-class.

In this case, it would be strange if the relevant parties did not make large-scale purchases.

This year is a landmark year, and Cao Yang believes that there will be more purchase orders from relevant departments in the coming years.

After all, China has a vast territory and the demand for various equipment is very strong.

Globally, relevant departments cannot find a more suitable partner manufacturer than Venusstar Technology.

"This year, relevant departments have begun to equip fifth-generation fighter jets on a large scale. This part of the aircraft has cost a relatively large budget. Otherwise, the number of products purchased from your company would be even greater."

"But it seems that Venustech has never been researching fighter jets. Mr. Cao, do you have any ideas in this regard?"

Pan Wei asked a little curiously.

Although the country already has fifth-generation fighter jets, there is only one product, which is sometimes not entirely sufficient.

It would be best if there is an alternative plan to choose from.

Only competition can better promote equipment advancement, and Pan Jun has a deep understanding of this.

"Several companies in AVIC are working hard on fighter jet research."

"As far as I know, the current achievements are very good. The performance has surpassed the F35 of the United States, and is even comparable to the F22."

"Under this circumstance, unless Venusstar Technology has some disruptive technology, there is not much point in producing the same type of products."

"It would be better to invest some resources in the relatively weak areas of the country so that the performance of China's military products can be greatly improved."

After hearing what Cao Yang said, Pan Jun couldn't help but nodded.

For Hua Xia, it is indeed necessary to first solve the problem of whether or not there is product, and then consider enriching product selection.

For example, for the fifth-generation fighter jets, there are already companies researching them, so Venusstar does not need to be so anxious to get involved.

They can explore areas that other companies are not involved in.

After all, there are still options, there is no need to stick to one place.

Wait until there are no new fields to choose from, and then start involution.

……

Pan Jun had just left Cao Yang's office when Zhao Siyu came over to report on the astronauts' move-in to the lunar orbital space station and the starship test flight.

"Mr. Cao, the astronauts are already in space heading for the lunar orbital space station, and all aspects of the progress are proceeding as planned."

"After they arrive at the space station, they will be mainly responsible for assisting in the arrangements for the next lunar rover landing."

"At the same time, our starship will also officially carry out its first launch on the first day of the Lunar New Year."

Zhao Siyu is now full of energy.

The sense of accomplishment that work brings him is incomparable to anything else.

After all, Venusstar Technology has been on a roll in recent years, with various achievements emerging one after another.

Their technological achievements are always world-leading and no other company can match them.

This impact is very huge.

“Did you find any poorly designed areas?”

There is nothing to worry about when things are successful, but problems are what need the most attention.

Fortunately, Zhao Siyu's answer was reassuring.

"Everything is going according to plan and no problems have been found."

"If we have to say there is something to worry about, then the first flight of the starship is something that everyone is relatively unsure about."

"After all, there is no relevant experience in the world for such a large rocket, especially when it needs to be recovered and tested, which makes it even more difficult."

Zhao Siyu hesitated for a moment, but still expressed his concerns.

Because he was really not very sure about this aspect.

It is also possible that something unexpected might happen at that time.

"The development of a starship is definitely not always smooth sailing. As long as we can improve the shortcomings of the previous time and keep moving forward, it will be a success."

Cao Yang knew that in the process of Space Exploration Technology Company's research on starships, he didn't know how many spaceships were blown up.

But each time there is progress compared to the last time, which is already remarkable and all parties are very satisfied.

It is a bit contrary to everyone's perception that all the work can be done successfully in one go.

Especially for such a complex starship, just making sure that all parts are produced according to the requirements of the drawings is a huge challenge.

Ensuring that all kinds of assembly go smoothly is another huge challenge.

As for whether there are any problems with the design, this is a question that no one can answer.