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Zhao Dingcheng nodded and smiled.

"I said the engine didn't sound very loud just now."

"This is good, it will save my ears from suffering on the road."

Then he said

"Let's go around the city and feel what it's like to make our own car."

Tang Qi drove out of the Ministry of Industry compound and drove around the street.

Zhao Dingcheng leaned back in his seat. Even though the road was bumpy, the feeling was no worse than the special car assigned to him by his ministerial level. He smiled and said:

"Renkang, you have honed a fine sword in these three years."

"I've read the report you submitted. Just the breakthrough in this engine is enough to promote a major transformation in our domestic automobile industry."

“It can be said to be an unprecedented achievement.”

Zhao Dingcheng also failed to mention the contribution of this Comet Project to the technological advancement of a number of upstream and downstream supply factories.

Zhang Renkang smiled and said

"Thanks to Secretary Zhao's trust, we were able to suppress many doubts."

“Gives us great support and trust in our rising stars”

"Otherwise, we can't bear so much pressure."

"This achievement is not just mine, but also goes to the comrades from the Ministry of Industry who assisted in the coordination, the workers in the entire factory, and the sister units that cooperated with us in developing new parts and equipment."

“I don’t dare take all the credit.”

Zhao Dingcheng laughed and said nothing more.

The distribution of credit is naturally determined, and it is not something that can be completely determined by the Ministry of Industry.

He didn't need to be here to pull Zhang Renkang

Smiled and said

"I heard from Jianjun that a lot of things have happened in your factory recently?"

"If you have any difficulties, report to the department."

"Our Ministry of Industry is not something that can be manipulated by anyone."

"Don't do everything by yourself. You can't tire yourself out."

"I was hoping you could give me a bigger surprise."

Zhang Renkang nodded, looking very excited

"Yes"

"Commander, we will follow the instructions of our superiors and ensure that we complete the task"

Zhao Dingcheng saw that Zhang Renkang was also a man who could handle things. He said that only three points would be enough. The rest could be understood by this little fox himself.

Said to Tang Qi who was driving in front

"Little comrade, go back"

Then he said to Zhang Renkang

"I see you guys handed over some chassis vibration filtering technology, didn't you?"

"Why didn't I hear your introduction just now?"

Zhang Renkang cleared his throat and explained

"Secretary Zhao, the chassis vibration filtering technology we developed is not installed on this model of car."

“It’s a matter of cost.”

"According to the classification, we named this model of Red Star car, Red Star Generation 1"

“Divided into three series: basic, mid-range and top-range”

"Equipped with department-level units, bureau-level units and provincial and ministerial-level units according to administrative levels"

"Based on this year's planned production capacity of 20,000 vehicles, the cost is 11,000 yuan, 18,000 yuan and 25,000 yuan."

The factory adds 30% to the price for external sales.

Zhao Dingcheng nodded

The first batch of buyers of Red Star cars can only be government units and collective units at all levels across the country. If we sell them to ordinary people now, no one can afford the price.

At present, the average annual income per capita in China is only more than 300 yuan. Apart from the purchase of public buses by collective units, cars with a cost of more than 20,000 yuan can only be exported. However, there is no external market in China.

"Renkang, do you want to adjust your planned annual production?"

“Can the country absorb so much production in the short term?”

Zhao Dingcheng knew that the purpose of establishing the New Star Automobile Factory from the beginning was just to build an industrial chain and accumulate technological research and development.

The industrial products they manufacture, especially consumer industrial products, cannot be supported by the domestic market at all. Even the rising stars rely on funding from the ministry and the National Academy to maintain their technology research and development.

Zhang Renkang said softly

"I plan to go to Hong Kong again during this period."

"You are right. If we want to develop the automobile industry relying on our domestic market, there are still many deficiencies."

"I plan to build a factory in Hong Kong Island with the help of the Lou family"

"We deliver core components and assemble them in Hong Kong Island, develop the Southeast Asian and South American markets, and try to explore the European and American markets."

Zhao Dingcheng glanced at Zhang Renkang

Contact with the outside world during this critical period is not a good sign.

Does Zhang Renkang have anything to rely on?

Or did you get some signal?

"Well, I will report your idea to the chief."

"Have you made up your mind?"

"It's not a good thing to contact Hong Kong Island now."

Zhao Dingcheng said tentatively, pretending to be nonchalant.

Zhang Renkang didn't seem to hear it and replied

"I calculated that if we could ship the parts we produce via Shanghai to Hong Kong Island for assembly, based on the current exchange rate between Hong Kong dollars and US dollars,

"We can earn at least $400 to $700 per car."

"Do you know how much foreign exchange a car can generate in our country?"

The current Hong Kong dollar anchor currency is still the British pound, and it will not be changed to the US dollar until 72.

One Hong Kong dollar is equal to one British pound

Zhao Dingcheng was obviously also a little jealous of this number. If he could sell 10,000 cars a year and assemble them in Hong Kong Island, it would bring millions of foreign exchange to the country.

Zhao Dingcheng asked

"Will Hong Kong Island agree to let us set up a factory?"

“This is no small matter.”

"Are you sure?"

Although Hong Kong Island has almost become a transit point for domestic supplies, I don’t know how the higher-ups communicated with John three years ago. Since Zhang Renkang came back from Hong Kong Island last time,

The equipment and spare parts imported from Gaul and Hans were continuously transferred through Hong Kong Island and transported to the country semi-openly and semi-smuggled.

In the past three years, various domestic industrial units have not only digested and absorbed the results of the northern aid a few years ago, but also started to explore and try to find their own way after obtaining some Western technical standards.

The Xinxing Automobile Factory is just a typical example.

Such examples are everywhere in the chemical and steel industries.

However, for some high-tech fields, such as precision machining, radar electronics, etc., China is still strictly guarded by the West, and it is difficult to obtain the latest technical ideas, let alone samples.

Zhang Renkang said with a smile

"I think that since they allow us to import some things from the West, it shouldn't be a problem for us to export some of our industrial achievements."

“On the contrary, it will help the West better assess our values ​​and national strength.”

"We are a big country. It is better to open up a little and let people see it openly than to close it off. This will show our strength."

"It can also better conceal the truth, the cards we want to hide."

Zhang Renkang smiled and explained

"Of course, these are all my immature thoughts. I would like to ask the leaders for more guidance."

"Objectively speaking, there is no problem in letting the Lou family or us find a suitable spokesperson to open a factory in Hong Kong Island."

"It just depends on how far we can get from the Hong Kong government."

"At worst, we can cooperate as three parties. Domestic and Hong Kong companies can jointly use a certain unit as a shell to open a cooperative factory."

Zhao Dingcheng thought for a moment and explained:

"Don't talk about this for now"

"I will contact my superiors privately to study this."

"This is a huge matter, and it is not something our Ministry of Industry can decide."

Zhao Dingcheng sighed in his heart and looked at Zhang Renkang with emotion.

It's a newborn calf.

This is a bold idea.