Siheyuan: Taking over the steel mill

Then the small team of the fire department set off to the Red Star Steel Plant. He had seen the introduction of the new firefighting tools and knew how it would improve work efficiency. He was very excited. It turned out that the leaders also resonated with this. At the other end, Director Su, who was busy with official documents, heard someone requesting to enter and learned that someone had come to make a purchase request. The security department staff reported: "The fire department is visiting to purchase fire **. Are they allowed to enter?"

Hearing this, Su Chen was a little confused and looked up and asked, "Are you talking about the fire department of Sijiu City?"

The visitor nodded and responded, "They are waiting outside the factory. Do you want to let them in?" This news surprised Su Chen.

Originally, he just wanted to take this opportunity to advertise his product and leave a proof for himself to use when dealing with certain troubles in the future.

Su Chen had no plan to sell this fire extinguisher in China, because it would be more profitable to sell it as a special tool. He also did not expect that domestic firefighting units would actually come to purchase it - he did not expect that his little strategy would actually work.

After a brief thought, he told the security guards, "Bring them in."

The purpose of doing business is to make money; since someone actively asks to buy, it means that his intention has been recognized and it is beneficial to him.

Soon, the representative from the fire department walked in.

Su Chen maintained a professional attitude and did not invite him to sit down too enthusiastically. Then he asked him, "Excuse me, is the purpose of your visit to purchase the fire extinguishers produced by our factory?"

The representative of the fire department nodded politely and replied, "I am following the instructions of my superiors to order some fire **. We will initially purchase a small batch for trial use. If it meets expectations, we will increase the order quantity."

After Su Chen confirmed that this was a formal and possible business opportunity, he quickly calculated the cost and said, "Okay, we can sell it, but the price may be higher than you expected. Do you have authorization?"

"I have obtained the corresponding rights, you just need to make your offer." The person responded affirmatively.

Because he did not want to squeeze out high profits in the domestic market, especially considering that fire extinguishers are beneficial to society when used in firefighting tasks, Su Chen set a reasonable price based on cost and said, "Each fire extinguisher is priced at 10,000 RMB. If you need to purchase, we can negotiate like this."

To the ** representative, Su Chen's figure was very reasonable and below the expected range, so he showed a surprised look: "So, the fire fighting ** only costs 10,000 yuan?"

Su Chen replied clearly: That’s true. We also have a preferential plan. For every 12 pens purchased, we will provide 1 extra pens as a gift.

Even though the ** alone is not that expensive, it is still a considerable amount if you consider its actual retail value.

The representative was very excited by the offer, and he immediately responded, "No problem! We will buy 12 as test samples for the first time. If the effect is good, our department plans to promote the use of this product nationwide."

Since this gentleman had already obtained permission from the top management, he naturally had no hesitation in facing the opportunity provided by Su Chen.

In the past, the fire brigade had to invest at least 20,000 to 30,000 yuan to obtain equipment of the same quality; but now it only needs to pay less than half the amount to obtain equivalent resources. This is undoubtedly a huge benefit to the firefighting industry, so the staff of the fire unit made the deal without hesitation.

Su Chen did not expect the other party's attitude to be so straightforward, and he also proposed to promote the fire protection system nationwide. If it is limited to the four-nine cities, the number of fire extinguishers required is actually not many.

But if it is expanded to the entire country, once the fire-fighting equipment provided by Su Chen is used nationwide, the profits will naturally be considerable.

Although this does not make as much profit as selling to wealthy households, Su Chen is very happy to see his products being widely used in the domestic market, especially since these fire-fighting equipment can really play a role in actual fires and save many lives.

Therefore, he is very supportive of the cooperation with domestic fire departments. He said: "Of course there is no problem, we can sign the contract now." Even though the amount of this order is not huge, it is still necessary to formally sign the contract.

Su Chen then took out a contract document with blank numbers, filled in his personal information, and handed it to the service specialist.

The fire department staff wrote their names on the paper and stamped it with the purchased seal, and the contract was finalized. Although this transaction of twelve fire protection contracts could not be considered a big deal, Su Chen knew that this was just the beginning.

The fire-fighting gun he developed becomes a weapon of great destructive power when equipped with a gun, but if it is filled with fire-retardant powder, it performs just as well in rescue work.

After some tests, it was found that this kind of gun can effectively extinguish fierce flames in a large area after being launched, and the flames within its influence radius can be extinguished instantly, so it is not an exaggeration to say that it is an efficient fire-fighting gun.

The only thing that made him feel a little regretful was that its production cost was indeed very high and not something the general public could afford.

But he had not anticipated that the national fire department would come to him to buy the equipment.

The staff member from the fire department carefully put the contract close to his body, happily shook Su Chen's hand and said, "Thank you so much. With your invention, more firefighters will be able to get better life protection."

In the current era, the nature of firefighters' work is highly risky and much more dangerous than in the modern environment.

Many firefighters died in the sea of ​​fire while rescuing people. Once in danger, it was almost impossible to survive, so the pensions for the victims were very generous at that time.

Because in some urgent fire accidents, if the firefighters are unfortunately trapped, when they are found, only charred ** is left, and the only thing they can do is pay high pensions to their relatives to express their apologies.

Due to the huge crisis faced by firefighters, fewer and fewer people are willing to volunteer to become firefighters.

As the number of personnel retiring increases and it becomes increasingly difficult to recruit new personnel, this has also made the top leaders of the fire department quite anxious, hoping to find ways to reduce the risks they face in their operations.

In recent years, in order to ensure sufficient manpower, fire departments often borrow manpower support from active-duty military personnel, so other professionals besides military personnel are relatively scarce.

But in the long run, this situation is not the optimal strategy, so the top management is very eager to improve the current predicament through some new technologies.

It just so happened that Su Chen's high-efficiency fire-fighting equipment solved the urgent problem, and the person in charge immediately dispatched clerks to carry out the specific purchasing task.

Of course, Su Chen was also very cooperative and welcoming of the fire department staff's enthusiastic inquiries.

After all, he is someone from **, so it would be helpful to chat with him for a few more minutes to get a deeper understanding of the situation. It is always good to have channels for communication.

This clerk from the fire department still seemed quite young. To Su Chen, such young people were much easier to deal with than those experienced military leaders.

After a few words of conversation, Su Chen learned a lot of information from the fire department staff. At present, the fire brigade of the entire Sijiu City only has more than 10,000 people.

Considering the large population of Beijing today, although not as crowded as it is today, the number of people is still considerable.

The fire brigade is often overwhelmed, having to deal with both forest fires in the mountains and various accidents in the city.

In that era, there were many tube-shaped buildings and staff dormitories, and people often lived together in one place. Once a problem occurred in one family, it would affect a large area.

This also makes firefighting standards particularly strict, and they must arrive at the scene within five minutes of receiving an alarm.

But with such a shortage of manpower, the fire department had no choice but to deal with it despite the harsh conditions.

Due to the shortage of firefighters, when a fire occurs in the city, they are sometimes unable to arrive at the scene in the first time, which causes the fire to become more serious.

Su Chen knew the importance of this issue very well. He had also witnessed fires in courtyard houses in the past.

However, there were no firefighters to put out the fire at that time. The fire was brought under control by nearby residents using their home water sources.

Precisely because of the insufficient fire-fighting force, many residents in the old city usually choose to save themselves first rather than calling the police when faced with a fire.

This habit means that firefighters often see very serious fires when they arrive at the scene, greatly increasing their work risks.

As a result, there have been cases in urban areas where firefighters have sacrificed their lives while fighting extremely fierce fires.

After listening to the fire department staff's description of these difficulties, Su Chen nodded with deep understanding.

He immediately said: "Our factory has very complete fire protection facilities, and I will also closely monitor the status of the production line."

Su Chen was never lax on this point, because the materials produced by the steel rolling mill and tractor factory were very valuable. If a fire damaged the equipment or employees, it would be simply intolerable for him.

Seeing Su Chen's serious and responsible attitude, the fire department staff nodded in appreciation and continued, "We must nip the potential fire hazard in the bud. Once an accident occurs, even if we can recover some of the losses, it will still be difficult to restore the original state."

Su Chen agreed with this and answered firmly: "Our factory attaches great importance to fire safety. Please rest assured that nothing will happen."

Originally, the production nature of a steel rolling mill is inherently risky, and there are naturally strict disaster prevention regulations in its rules and regulations.

In fact, even if Su Chen didn't need to emphasize it, the workers in the factory also paid great attention to this aspect, because the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill had a minor fire accident caused by carelessness in the past.

Although the incident was not serious, it raised the awareness of all employees and made them more aware of disaster prevention.