Siheyuan: Returning to 61 to collect waste

Although electronic watches are hot-selling every year, they are still popular in the market due to production capacity constraints. However, after five years of market baptism, the scene of buying at a higher price no longer exists, and electronic watches are no longer a tool for some scalpers to make profits.

Neither Mr. Xu nor Mr. Song had expected that Huade Electronics Factory could reach such a scale. Ye Chuan reached the pinnacle when he first entered the business world, not only attracting a large amount of foreign exchange, but also creating huge tax revenues.

During their communication, they often lamented that perhaps the system was not suitable for this young man and that the real business world was the best stage for him to display his talents.

In the past five years, Ye Chuan has paid more attention to the cultivation of talents and discovered a series of young talents who will become the capable leaders of the group in the future.

Ye Weiqing and Ye Weizhen also successfully entered university, but they did not choose Jingcheng University or Huaqing University. Ye Weiqing studied at Fudan University in Shanghai, while Ye Weizhen went to Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Beijing.

Ye Hansu, Ye Hanyi and Yi Xinxin also graduated from college. Ye Hanyi was assigned to the Greater China region of Tino Cosmetics Company and started working from the grassroots level. Ye Hansu joined Huade Electronic Technology Company. Her starting point was relatively high and she was directly appointed as the deputy manager of the finance department. Yi Xinxin, at the request of her best friend Ye Hansu, became the chairman's assistant at the group headquarters and worked with Ye Chuan.

In 1980, one of the requirements for a deal between Ye Chuan and Louis was an automobile engine production line. In recent years, Louis and Li Huikuizi have acquired a number of engine production lines, including some old production capacity and internationally leading technology. Most of these production lines are idle in warehouses. Ye Chuan originally planned to start the production of agricultural vehicles in 1981, but considering the poor economic conditions of urban residents at the time, not to mention farmers in rural areas, no one would spend a lot of money to buy agricultural vehicles for convenience.

Another important reason for restarting this project now is that the system provided a technical blueprint of an intermediate engine two years ago. At present, Yechuan has primary and intermediate engine blueprints, and with the addition of solar energy technology, the development potential of automobile manufacturing in the future can be foreseen. As early as a year ago, Huade R&D Center had designed a variety of agricultural machinery such as agricultural tricycles, tractors, small excavators, bulldozers, etc., with very advanced technical levels.

In addition, Huade R&D Center has accumulated technologies for fully automatic cameras, refrigerators, and other products, and even family cars can be put into production at any time. Li Huikuizi has not only introduced many top international production lines, but also poached dozens of senior automotive engineers from automobile companies such as Fengtian and Bentian. These engineers are affiliated with Tino Cosmetics Company and supported with extremely high salaries.

These people lived up to the high expectations and designed a series of sedans and urban SUVs in one and a half years, which reached the top level in both performance and appearance. Especially in the design of the car appearance, Ye Chuan personally served as the project leader and guided the internationally renowned designers to complete the task. The designer was named David, and his entire team was recruited from ** to China with high salaries.

Initially, David and his team were very dissatisfied with their boss's interference in their work. If it were not for the generous compensation, they would have almost quit collectively. However, when the design drawings of the first car came out, David and his team were stunned. Its streamlined exterior design fully complies with the golden ratio and is truly ingenious. Especially after seeing the design drawings of the first urban SUV, they all thought it was a masterpiece that transcended its time and seemed like a design from the future.

Ye Chuan named the first small car "Ao Shi" series and the urban SUV "Futuristic".

The exterior designs and physical engines of both cars have been completed, and they only need to be assembled together to create a real vehicle.

After the design drawings were completed, Ye Chuan put them aside temporarily and turned to the design of the new project.

He was not in a hurry to start production, but planned to launch "Ao Shi" and "Futuristic" in the 1990s, because if they were launched now, Huade Group would be in trouble.

Domestically, there are insufficient orders; overseas, large automakers will also suppress Huade. This is not the result Ye Chuan wants to see.

Although he is fearless of these car companies with the strength of Dino Cosmetics, even if he finally defeats them, it will be a miserable victory. Instead of this, it is better to launch these models at the right time to reduce unnecessary difficulties.

Ye Chuan thought about these issues from a global perspective, but he did not explain too much to the R&D team and designers, just let them concentrate on their work.

In May 1985, Huade Agricultural Vehicle Factory was officially established, and in just three months, the first batch of products was launched on the market.

Through the sales network built by Xia Zhongyuan over the years, Nongsheng brand tricycles were successfully launched on the market.

In order to make tricycles affordable for the majority of farmers and to allow the "Huade Nongsheng" brand to take root in the market, Ye Chuan set the selling price at 988 yuan.

At that time, a bicycle cost more than 988 yuan, and a yuan agricultural tricycle was big news.

Despite this, many farmers were reluctant to buy. However, they were not Ye Chuan's first customers.

Since the production had just started, the factory’s production capacity was limited and could not cover the national market. Ye Chuan chose 20 major cities for sales, targeting mainly communes and brigades.

Although this group of customers is small in number, they can absorb the factory's annual production capacity.

After a few years, when tricycles are truly popularized in every household, farmers will have savings and be willing to invest in a more convenient life.

The agricultural tricycle launched this time is equipped with an engine with a maximum displacement of 50 ml and a maximum speed of no more than 40 km/h. The appearance also draws on the design of modern tricycles. It can carry two people, and the cargo capacity of the rear compartment can fully meet the needs of farmers.

In addition, there is another reason for choosing to sell in big cities: the country’s gas stations are currently sparsely distributed, and users in small cities find it difficult to refuel even if they buy a three-wheeler.

For the first batch of sales, Ye Chuan provided 1000 tricycles, 50 at each sales point.

On the first day of sales, he brought Li Huikuizi and Tong Yao to a sales point in the suburbs of Beijing.

50 sky-blue agricultural tricycles were neatly arranged, which was quite spectacular. The crowds of onlookers were full of praise for these tricycles. For them, agricultural tricycles were very new things. Bicycles were very rare for them, firstly because they were expensive, and secondly because there were not many opportunities to use them in rural areas.

There is a lack of smooth roads in the countryside, and even relatively smooth yellow mud roads are rare. Bicycles purchased often fall apart quickly due to bumpy roads. At the same time, the carrying capacity of bicycles is very limited, so only the village chief has one in the whole village, and anyone who needs to use it has to borrow it.

When they learned that the price of the agricultural tricycle was 988 yuan, many people in the crowd were delighted and felt that their dream of buying a bicycle had never been so close to reality. There is a huge difference between a 200 yuan bicycle and a tricycle that costs nearly yuan. The tricycle not only has a spacious rear compartment, but can also conveniently carry people, agricultural tools or grain, which is more in line with practical needs.

Many people are excited about owning such a farm vehicle, which can not only reduce the pressure of daily labor, but also transport excess agricultural products to the city for sale and increase family income. The price of 988 yuan is not out of reach, but it is still a considerable expense for most people. A few people may be able to accumulate enough funds through years of savings.

After the salesperson announced the official start of the sales event, the scene remained silent. Everyone was watching, waiting for the brave warrior who dared to take the lead to appear. Tong Yao suddenly became nervous, "Ye Chuan, it's been a few minutes, why is no one willing to buy yet?"

Ye Chuan seemed confident, "No hurry, wait a little longer."

At least a thousand people gathered at the scene, and residents from several nearby villages also came to watch after hearing about it, but no one was willing to be the first to try it.

The staff felt very anxious. Failing to sell a single vehicle in the face of so many onlookers was clearly a sign of failure, especially as the group chairman and his wife were both here to inspect the work.

So the staff called out loudly: "Fellow villagers, today's sales opportunity is extremely valuable, and it may not come again for a long time. Huade Agricultural Machinery Manufacturing Plant has produced a total of 1000 tricycles, of which only 50 were put into the Beijing market. If you miss today's opportunity, you will miss it!"

As soon as these words came out, the crowd immediately started to talk. In this era, people are honest and sincere, and businesses rarely use fraudulent sales tactics, so the crowd has no doubts about the staff's words.

Moreover, this information is indeed true. Although the production line conditions are in place, the production efficiency is extremely low due to the lack of experience of the workers. The 1000 agricultural vehicles this time took several months to complete under full production conditions, and the next delivery time is currently uncertain.

While everyone was still hesitating, a dark-skinned old man stood up, took a few puffs of his pipe, and then said loudly: "Our Zhangwan Brigade has decided to buy two!"

There were dozens of villages participating in the sales meeting, and allocating one car to each village seemed a bit stretched. However, Zhangwan Village bought two cars right away, which instantly raised the atmosphere on the scene.

Ye Chuan said to the two women with a smile: "As long as someone takes the lead, the rest will be solved. The ** of each village will not let themselves suffer losses. If any village wants to purchase more than one vehicle, it means that some villages may not be able to purchase vehicles as they wish."

"Liujia Village also needs two!"

"Dagou Village wants three!" "Jingshan Village wants two!"

The shouts from the crowd were endless, and it was impossible to tell who was shouting. But anyone who spoke would buy at least two.

The staff wiped his sweat and raised his voice: "Please come in order! How can I understand if you shout like this? Everyone line up, pay the money and get the receipt, and then you can pick up the goods with the receipt!"

The party branch secretary of Zhangwan Village was well prepared and took the lead in handing the cash to the staff.

"Comrade, please issue the ticket. I'm from Zhangwan Village. I need two cars. I was the first one to speak up!"