Siheyuan: I am different He Yuzhu

A moment later, a young man came to the guard room at the gate and said to He Yuzhu enthusiastically, "Hello, are you Comrade He Yuzhu? I'm Xiao Wang, who is here to pick you up. Sorry to have kept you waiting."

"Hello, Comrade Wang, I just arrived a while ago too." He Yuzhu stretched out his right hand and shook hands with Xiao Wang.

"Let's go, Comrade He, the meeting is about to start." Xiao Wang led the way, and He Yuzhu followed Xiao Wang to the meeting room. However, when He Yuzhu heard Xiao Wang say that the meeting had not started yet, he felt relieved. He didn't have to be stared at by a group of bigwigs when he entered the meeting room like he did last time when he went to the First Industrial Machinery Department to attend a meeting. He Yuzhu asked with a relaxed look on his face: "Comrade Wang, am I not late?"

"No, there are still a few leaders who haven't arrived yet! What's wrong, Comrade He, are you nervous?"

"No, Comrade Wang, I'm just afraid that I'll be late and affect the leaders' meeting." He Yuzhu hurriedly explained.

When they arrived in front of a big door, Xiao Wang suddenly stopped, turned to He Yuzhu and said, "Comrade He, this is the conference room where the meeting will be held. Please go in and find a seat and wait. I still have something to take care of. I will sit with you later." After that, Xiao Wang pushed open the door of the conference room and gestured to He Yuzhu to come in. He Yuzhu nodded, walked into the conference room, and then found a seat in the corner and sat down.

He Yuzhu took out the notebook from the briefcase and put it on his lap, then looked around the meeting room of the State Council with curiosity. This was an opportunity that he could never experience even if his ancestors' graves were on fire in his previous life. After looking at everything in the meeting room, He Yuzhu began to guess in his mind which leader of the State Council would preside over the meeting today.

Not long after, the door of the conference room was suddenly pushed open from the outside, and He Yuzhu hurriedly stood up from his chair. Then a group of people walked into the conference room from outside. Everyone was curious about the tall young man in the conference room, but curiosity was curiosity. Everyone just looked at He Yuzhu silently and walked to the conference table to find their seats and sit down. After everyone sat down, He Yuzhu didn't find anyone he knew, so he sat down too.

As soon as He Yuzhu sat down, Xiao Wang walked in. After looking around the conference room, he saw He Yuzhu and came straight to sit next to him. Then he whispered, "Comrade He, this is Vice Premier Chen who is presiding over the conference room today."

He Yuzhu nodded when he heard the voice, indicating that he knew, and began to guess which Vice Premier Chen it was.

After a while, the door of the conference room was opened again, and everyone in the conference room stood up hurriedly. The person who came in this time greeted everyone with a smile as he walked in. After he walked to the center of the conference table and sat down, he smiled and said, "Everyone, please sit down." After everyone sat down, the person continued, "I think everyone knows why we are so anxious to come here today. I won't say more. Next, we will mainly discuss how to complete the order from the Russian bear. Comrades from the First Industrial Machinery Department have arrived. If so, please introduce the production of diesel heating stoves."

Then a middle-aged man sitting on the left side of the conference table said, "Reporting to Vice Premier Chen, our existing diesel heating stove factory is currently producing one unit a day, which means we can supply about 300 million units a year. There is still a gap of 500 million units from the 200 million units that the Russian bear needs."

"Then is there any problem in expanding the production capacity to 500 million units?"

"Based on the situation during the last expansion, there is no problem in expanding the production capacity to 500 million units, but all the factories around Sijiu City that can participate in the production of diesel heating stoves have already participated. If we want to continue to expand production capacity, we need to coordinate with factories in other regions that have the ability to process to participate in the production of diesel heating stoves. After these factories have processed the parts of the diesel heating stoves, they will be shipped to the Red Star Machinery Manufacturing Plant in Sijiu City for final assembly."

"Can the Red Star Machinery Manufacturing Plant complete the assembly of such a large number of diesel heating stoves?"

"I understand this now. I need to ask Comrade He Yuzhu from the Red Star Machinery Manufacturing Plant. He is also attending the meeting today. Comrade He Yuzhu, please answer Vice Premier Chen's question."

He Yuzhu stood up quickly and said, "Reporting to Vice Premier Chen, there is no problem for our factory to complete the assembly of 500 million diesel heating stoves, but our factory's production capacity is already saturated. If we want to continue to increase the production capacity of diesel heating stoves, we need to recruit a group of new workers. Only after this group of workers are fully trained, can our factory's diesel heating stove assembly capacity be improved."

“So how long will it take to complete the training of new workers?”

"It takes about a week to get started, and at least a month to become proficient."

"Okay, I understand. You can sit down now." After He Yuzhu sat down, Vice Premier Chen continued, "Then please ask the First Industrial Machinery Department to coordinate factories in other regions to participate in the production of diesel heating stoves. The Red Star Machinery Manufacturing Plant will immediately start recruiting new workers. Now that the production problem of diesel heating stoves has been solved, the next issue is the supply of raw materials. Comrades from the Ministry of Metallurgical Industry and the Ministry of Chemical Industry, please talk about the supply of raw materials needed for diesel heating stoves."

Then the comrades from the Ministry of Metallurgical Industry and the Ministry of Chemical Industry said that there was no problem with the supply of raw materials...

After hearing the answer, Vice Premier Chen nodded with satisfaction and continued, "Since there is no problem with the production of diesel heating stoves, then we will study the request of Andreev, the representative of the Russian bear in our country, that we give them certain preferential treatment. Comrades from the Ministry of Foreign Trade, please tell us what you think first?"

"Our suggestion is that if the cost of the diesel heating stoves we produce can meet the requirements of the bear representative Andreev, we should agree to his request to give the other party a certain discount."

"Then comrades from the First Industrial Machinery Department, can you tell me whether there is room for us to reduce the cost of producing diesel heating stoves to meet Andreev's requirements?"

"From the current production cost of diesel heating stoves, the parts produced by various factories in Sijiucheng are transported to the Red Star Machinery Manufacturing Plant for final assembly. The production cost of each diesel heating stove is 224.56 yuan. As for whether the price discount proposed by the bear representative Andreev can be met, this needs to be judged by the foreign trade department based on the exchange rate between our country's soft sister yuan and the ruble."

"According to the exchange rate between our RMB and the Soviet ruble announced after 1957, our production cost converted into Soviet rubles is about 1347.09 rubles. Our offer to the Soviet Union is 1500 rubles, and there is still a profit margin of 152 rubles. How about giving the other party a discount of 50 rubles for each diesel heating stove?" After careful calculation, the staff of the Ministry of Foreign Trade made a suggestion.

After listening to the speech, Vice Premier Chen did not rush to express his opinion. Instead, he thought for a moment and said, "He Yuzhu, the diesel heating stove was the first product produced by your factory, so you must be most aware of the cost of the diesel heating stove. Do you think the cost of the diesel heating stove can be reduced?"

He Yuzhu quickly stood up and replied: "Vice Premier Chen, I feel that no matter whether the cost of our diesel heating stoves can be reduced, we should not lower the price for them. On the contrary, I suggest that we increase the price based on the original price."

"Oh." After listening to He Yuzhu's words, Vice Premier Chen was very interested and continued to ask: "Since you think that the price should not be reduced but increased, you must have your own ideas. Then tell me what you think."

"Diesel heating stoves are a normal trade between our country and the Bear Country. Since it is a trade, we cannot have emotional factors involved. As the saying goes, business is business. We do business with the Bear Country to make profits. We must ensure that we have the profits we deserve, and we cannot blindly cut costs to cater to the other party. Once again, although the Bear Country has placed an order for 500 million diesel heating stoves with us, it also requires delivery within a time limit. If we want to complete the production of so many diesel heating stoves within a year as required by the Bear Country, then we have to coordinate with factories in other regions to produce them. This will inevitably increase transportation costs, and our profits from producing diesel heating stoves will decrease. So I suggest that if the other party is unwilling to increase the unit price because of the shortened time, then we cannot agree to the other party's request to deliver 500 million diesel heating stoves within a year. If the other party agrees to increase the price, then we should agree to the other party's delivery within a time limit."

"So how much do you think is a suitable price increase?"

"A diesel heating stove should be charged at least 100 to 200 rubles." He Yuzhu thought for a moment and replied.

After listening to He Yuzhu's words, Vice Premier Chen thought for a moment and asked, "What do the comrades from the Ministry of Foreign Trade think of He Yuzhu's ideas?"

"We feel it is a bit difficult. Even if we do not agree to the request of Andreev, the representative of the Mao Xiong, to lower the price, we are raising the price on the original basis. I feel that Andreev will definitely not agree to this."

"Then let Comrade He Yuzhu join you in the negotiations with Andreev, and try to get Andreev to agree to increase the unit price of diesel heating stoves. If the other party really disagrees, then we will continue to supply the Russian bear with the original price of 1500 rubles per unit and no longer make concessions. The foreign debt we owe to the Russian bear is not a small amount. If we can earn a little more, we will have less pressure when we repay it. Well, today's meeting ends here, and the next thing is up to you." After saying this, Vice Premier Chen stood up and walked out of the meeting room.