'Yes, we've been talking to Yandu about acquiring Changxing Machine Tools recently, haven't we?' Xu Lu nodded. She naturally knew about this matter; she had heard that the negotiations were going quite well, and now only the official signing of the acquisition was missing.
'Changxing Machine Tools is quite famous in the domestic machine tool industry!' Han Songlin didn't say that Changxing Machine Tools was also named one of the new eighteen greats of the domestic machine tool industry in the future.
Of course, that was more than ten years later.
At that time, Changxing Machine Tools was still teetering on the brink of bankruptcy.
'But there is a big gap between our country's machine tools and the world's most advanced machine tools! After Changxing Machine Tools is acquired, it will inevitably invest heavily in development, and in the short term, there may not be any results at all. It may even maintain a high level of investment for several or even ten years.'
Xu Lu couldn't help but frown. She naturally knew that Han Songlin liked to throw money at research, and it wasn't just millions or tens of millions, but billions.
Of course, the results of throwing money around were also very obvious.
All kinds of products were coming out one after the other.
Walking down the street, you could feel a very obvious change: there were more motorcycles on the street.
In particular, Fuxing motorcycles could be seen everywhere.
Let's take Fule Liquor as an example. Nowadays, many people have also replaced their bicycles with motorcycles.
When they get off work, the roar of the throttle resounds constantly in the factory area.
In order to let everyone stop their motorcycles, Fule Liquor specially rebuilt the parking shed, so that when it rains, the motorcycles will not get wet.
Of course, because of the increase in motorcycles, there was an unexpected benefit: the problem of tight dormitories at Fule Liquor Industry was greatly alleviated.
Many people stopped living in the dormitories and went home to live.
In addition, all the houses built by Yangguang Real Estate in the county seat were sold.
Although the houses were not yet built, they could be pre-sold!
Yangguang Real Estate did not say that it had made a lot of money, but it had made tens of millions.
'Boss, you're wrong. Although Changxing Machine Tools is now facing competition from foreign machine tools and has no way to fight back, it still has a certain market domestically. As long as it takes two or three years, the development of Changxing Machine Tools will be able to stabilise.'
Han Songlin: 'I know what you mean. Isn't it a shame to compete with domestic machine tool companies?'
Xu Lu couldn't help rolling his eyes. What, do you still look down on domestic machine tool companies?
Not to mention, Han Songlin really doesn't look down on domestic machine tool companies, especially the domestic machine tool company that claims to be number one.
The domestic machine tool market was in a period of explosive growth for a while; as the leader of the domestic machine tool industry, it naturally took a large share of the market and made a lot of money.
But to be honest, the problem with state-owned enterprises in a certain region is really serious. After making money, they don't know how to spend it, and they don't put all their efforts into research and development.
They can't break through in high-end machine tools and can only struggle in the mid-to-low end.
'Is that embarrassing? Not really. You have to make Changxing Machine Tools profitable. If Changxing Machine Tools can make money, and with the financial support of Xinghai Group, doesn't that mean more funds can be invested in research and development? Isn't it true that the more money there is for research and development, the better?'
Han Songlin: 'That's reasonable!'
'So, are you going to invest the funds from Fule Wine Industry in Changxing Machine Tools?'
Han Songlin shook his head: 'Not that!'
Xu Lu frowned. If it wasn't that, what was it?
Xu Lu didn't even peel the melon seeds in her hand, and she gave them a gentle pat; after peeling the seeds, there was a layer of stuff on her hand that was quite uncomfortable as it stuck to her hand.
She looked at Han Songlin carefully, her face full of confusion.
'So, what is it?'
Xu Lu had to find out what Han Songlin was really thinking. Strictly speaking, in the near future, among the companies under Xinghai Group, it seemed that only this Changxing Machine Tool would not make much money.
The other companies are all very profitable.
'I want to set up a research institute called the Xingchen Research Institute.'
Xu Lu: 'Does it mean "you can reach the stars with your hands"?'
Xinghai means "starry sea," and Xu Lu knows that.
How obsessed is her boss with the stars?
Does he really believe that there is a Chang'e on the moon?
Chang'e is very beautiful, isn't she? Xu Lu couldn't help but let her thoughts wander.
Han Songlin was stunned for a long time: 'That's the idea!'
In the scientific sense, stars are stars; you definitely can't touch them with your hands, but in literature, picking stars with your hands is a beautiful sight.
Moreover, this also shows the development of technology.
Xu Lu laughed lightly and didn't say anything; she waited for Han Songlin's next words.
'I hope the Star Research Institute can study something interesting and meaningful for the development of our country. The research projects don't necessarily have to be about the industry technology we are involved in now. It can be new materials, internet technology, biotechnology, optical technology, and so on.'
Han Songlin also wanted to talk about researching artificial intelligence, but he was afraid that Xu Lu wouldn't understand, so he didn't say anything.
The theory of artificial intelligence technology has been around for a long time.
Han Songlin's ambitions are very big, and Xu Lu is not surprised at all. From what Han Songlin has done in the past, you can tell something.
Xu Lu had to remind Han Songlin, 'Boss, right now we are quite profitable. The entire Xinghai Group makes three to five billion yuan a year, which is a simple matter. But the more money we make each year, the more we spend.'
Among the expenses of the Xinghai Group, personnel expenses are much higher than those of other companies.
Three to five times higher, perhaps.
Of course, the higher the personnel wages, the better; high personnel wages have also allowed the Xinghai Group to recruit a large number of highly skilled talents.
With these people, the Xinghai Group can be said to have developed rapidly.
In fact, in the future, private enterprises will be able to develop by reaping a large wave of talent dividends.
At this time, many talents are in state-owned enterprises and simply look down on private enterprises.
Xinghai Group is now beginning to reap the benefits of talent, of course, Xinghai Group not only eats, but also cultivates itself.
Personnel salary expenses are not the biggest expense for Xinghai Group, the biggest expense is in research and development.
In the current industry, there is a view that it is better to buy than to make!
In the 1980s, China and the United States had a honeymoon period, and in terms of military equipment, the United States directly opened up its own arsenal to China.
Just buy it!
There was a period of time when relations between the two countries deteriorated, but they quickly normalized again.
If you want to buy civilian products from abroad, as long as you have the money, there is no problem.
There are very few companies like Xinghai Group that focus on self-development!
Xu Lu read an internal report from Xinghai Group. Although Xinghai Group invests heavily in research and development, there is still a gap between them and the most advanced foreign technology.
For example, in the manufacturing sector, foreign countries have already massively replaced people with various types of advanced machine tools, but within Xinghai Group, the processing of many core components is still done by people.
In addition, there is also a gap in product quality with foreign countries.
The gap in product quality is not due to a gap in manufacturing and design, but in the materials.