When will I have a long tassel?

"Your thinking is very clear, so do you have any specific plans?" Xie Tiancheng continued to ask.

Tang Zifeng pretended to hesitate and asked, "What Director Xie wants to ask, is it our Linji Group's plan or some other plan?"

Xie Tiancheng smiled and pointed at Tang Zifeng with his finger, and said: "I am not interested in just a Linji Group's plan. Zifeng, your eyes should not be limited to a Linji Group now. You should stand on the guidance The only way to think about the problem is from the perspective of the entire machine tool industry.”

"If it weren't for Mr. Tang who insisted on finishing the things at hand before considering new jobs, I would have called you Director Tang by now." Wu Jun said with a smile.

"I really don't dare to take this seriously." Tang Zifeng quickly waved his hand, avoiding the personal topic, and said to Xie Tiancheng: "Director Xie, to be honest, I do have an industry-level plan at hand, but this is not mine. It was created by one person, but the Machine 20 Secretariat solicited opinions from many machine tool companies, and it was the collective wisdom of everyone."

"Should your Machine 20 mechanism also be renamed? I heard that there are now more than 50 machine tool companies participating in the Machine 20 mechanism. Should it be renamed Machine 50?" Xie Tiancheng joked .

Tang Zifeng said: "Some people have indeed raised such questions, but most companies within the mechanism still feel that it is better to continue to call the machine 20. Firstly, this name has historical significance and is influential in the industry. Secondly, , that is, the number of companies participating in the mechanism has been changing. In addition to new companies joining, there are also mergers of companies within the mechanism, resulting in a decrease in the number. If a name is changed every time there is a change, it will cost a lot just to re-engrave the official seal. That’s a lot of money.”

"Yes, who would have thought that our machine tool industry would develop so fast." Xie Tiancheng said with emotion, "When you first started working on Machine 20, the 20 largest machine tool companies almost covered the entire machine tool industry in our country. The main force, and the rest are small and medium-sized enterprises with low technical levels. But in recent years, the development of the entire industry has been rapid, and there are hundreds of large-scale and high-end enterprises. I think you should all change your names. The chance is 100."

Tang Zifeng said: "The rapid development is true, but it is also mixed. The rapid development of the domestic machine tool industry is mainly due to the development of the entire country's manufacturing industry. All walks of life are expanding production scale, which has created a new situation for the machine tool industry. Huge demand.

"But machine tools are durable equipment after all, and some machine tools can be used for more than ten years or even decades. Unless our country's economic scale can continue to maintain rapid growth, otherwise, as long as the growth rate slows down a little, the demand for machine tools will shrink rapidly.

"The machine tool industry will then have serious overcapacity. Some companies that lack core technologies will be eliminated from the market first, and other companies will also run into operating difficulties."

Xie Tiancheng nodded with a stern face and said: "Your concerns are justified, and we have also paid attention to this problem. Some machine tool companies have expanded their production capacity too fast, almost with the mentality of making a profit and leaving. This is not true for machine tools." It’s very harmful to the industry.”

Tang Zifeng said: "So, we want to take advantage of this round of trade war to carry out a large-scale reorganization of the domestic machine tool industry. We have formulated a slogan called 'Machine Tool Industry Starts Again'. This is our industry plan Core."

"The idea of ​​'restarting the machine tool industry' is quite interesting. Tell us what 'restarting' means." Xie Tiancheng asked with great interest.

Tang Zifeng said: “Our country’s machine tool industry originated from the First Five-Year Plan. The main structure was the ‘Eighteen Arhat Factory’ of that year, and a number of research institutes that were subsequently established, forming a relatively complete machine tool industry system.

"The advantage of this system is that it has a clear division of labor and complete functions, which can basically meet the needs of various departments of the national economy for machine tools. Under the condition that our country has long been subject to foreign technology blockade, the existence of this system ensures that we can independently establish own industrial system.

"However, this system also has its own flaws. One of them is the lack of competition among companies. Some companies' products have been manufactured for many years and cannot be adjusted according to technological development and user needs. Like our Linyi machine, until Director Zhou and When I went there, some of the products produced were models introduced from the Soviet Union in the 1950s, and it would be difficult for such a company not to lose money."

"Well, this problem does exist." Xie Tiancheng nodded.

Tang Zifeng said: "After the reform and opening up, the country gradually reduced its mandatory plans, and all machine tool companies were pushed to the market. The original division of labor system was broken, and it was about survival of the fittest and survival of the fittest. Some companies in the Eighteen Arhat Factory actively They have been enterprising and constantly improved their technology, maintaining a leading position in the market. Some companies have gradually sunk until they went bankrupt because they were unable to adapt to this competitive environment and were impacted by imported machine tools."

"If Lao Zhou and you Xiao Tang hadn't gone to Linyiji, I'm afraid it would have gone bankrupt long ago." Xie Tiancheng commented. Thinking of what happened back then, he couldn't help but sigh.

Tang Zifeng smiled and did not answer, but continued: "The result of the marketization of the machine tool industry is that some companies that are not enterprising are eliminated, while other companies with innovative spirit stand out. So far, we can say that the market The results of globalization are generally positive, and we have formed an internationally competitive machine tool industry.

"Our machine tool types, output and technical level are all different from those of the past. In terms of low-end machine tools, we have basically occupied the entire international market; in mid-range machine tools, we have been able to compete equally with foreign machine tool giants; in terms of high-end machine tools, we have The market share is not high, but after all, it already has a place, and the growth rate of market share cannot be underestimated.”

"The results are quite obvious," Xie Tiancheng said.

"Yes, the achievements are obvious, but the problems are also outstanding." Tang Zifeng said, "The most obvious problem is that the integrity of the system has been affected. Every company wants to make products with low technical difficulty and large market share. , are unwilling to spend effort to develop niche products. There is obvious overcapacity in the mid-to-low-end product market, but there are very few companies that can enter the high-end market to compete."

"Among these, your Linji Group can be said to be a breath of fresh air." Xie Tiancheng said.

"This is mainly due to the foundation laid by Director Zhou, as well as the teachings of Mr. Xu and Director Xie." Tang Zifeng said sweetly.

Xie Tiancheng said with a smile: "Don't be humble. Our demands are true, but our demands are not aimed at your family, and there are not many companies that can truly implement these demands." Yes. Although some companies have also undertaken some national machine tool R\u0026D projects, their overall investment in technology R\u0026D is still insufficient. At this point, only you, Xiao Tang, have the clearest attitude and the most determined investment."

"Some companies are also worried that there will be no return on their investment." Tang Zifeng explained for his peers, "We have taken some advantage when the opportunity arises, and some high-end machine tool products have occupied the market first, which can bring huge returns to the group. With these In return, we will have the confidence to carry out subsequent research and development."

"The fundamental reason still lies in the leadership's courage and responsibility." Xie Tiancheng said.

Tang Zifeng said: "Our country's machine tool industry is generally relatively backward. It is still difficult for our companies to compete directly with Western machine tool giants. It is not that some companies cannot see the necessity of technology research and development, but They are worried that the products they develop will not be able to compete with imported products, and it will eventually be difficult to recover their investment. Regarding this, I have talked with the leaders of many companies, and they all have such concerns."

Xie Tiancheng said: "Then now is the best time to occupy the market."

"That's right." Tang Zifeng said, "Western countries have imposed a technical blockade on us. Many machine tool models have been included in the embargo list, as well as some precision machine tool components, including CNC systems, spindles, screws, guide rails, and cutting tools. , tool magazine, tool turret, etc., the supply has also been interrupted. As a result, we cannot rely on foreign countries even if we want to, and have to do it ourselves, which gives us the best opportunity."

"Is this what scholars mean by turning a crisis into an opportunity?" Xie Tiancheng said.

Tang Zifeng said: "Yes, this is turning crisis into opportunity. The re-start of the machine tool industry we proposed is to use this opportunity to reorganize the domestic machine tool industry system, eliminate excess production capacity in the middle and low-end, and fill the gap between high-end machine tool models and Blank space for precision core components.”

"To achieve this, I'm afraid it's not just a call from your Machine 20 Secretariat, right?" Xie Tiancheng said with a frown.

Tang Zifeng said: "Yes, this is what I said at the beginning. There needs to be a large-scale reorganization of the entire machine tool industry, and the existing enterprises should be merged into a few enterprise groups. Each group should undertake tasks in one direction. , there is competition between different groups, but it is more about division of labor and collaboration.”

"This is a big deal." Xie Tiancheng praised, then nodded and said, "However, I very much agree with this idea. The machine tool industry is the cornerstone of the country. Such an industry needs more centralized and unified management. The current decentralized operations The merger of hundreds of large enterprises into a few enterprise groups can avoid unnecessary competition, curb the ineffective expansion of low-end production capacity, and concentrate on solving key technical problems. This is a good idea."

"Now is also the best time." Tang Zifeng said, "If there was no trade war, it would be difficult for the country to make such a determination, and international counterparts would also question this approach. And now, we are facing Western sanctions, No matter what kind of action is taken, it is reasonable and no one can say anything.”

"Haha, if that's the case, we should really give the commander-in-chief a one-ton medal." Xie Tiancheng said with a laugh.