Chapter 69： Retrofit of old machine tools

After moving all the machines and drawings to a factory that had long since vacated its location, this was the last time it mass-produced small CNC machines. Bao Zixuan asked someone to buy a small machining factory less than 500 meters away from the company, mainly for the inconvenience of the MIT laboratory. Simple processing and production can be carried out in your own factory, and it is more of a laboratory nature. I didn't expect it to come in handy today.

It is said to be a small factory, but the entire construction area is also 10,000 square meters. Ask someone to open all the boxes separately, and take photos and scans of each drawing. He has to prepare in various ways. He wants to make the drawings into documents and photos in the computer, and will apply for customs declaration of the drawings. Games Xiangjiang is the best.

After everything was arranged, Bao Zixuan began to work at the Black Cloud Factory in the United States. Almost all of them work here these days, with Bowman and Bruman, two MIT authorities in the field of machine tools.

Hashimoto Hiroshi was sent to Germany by Bao Zixuan, and he went to Rheinmetall. He quickly negotiated with the Rheinmetall executives thanks to the help of Professor Bowman.

Rheinmetall is an old industrial manufacturing company established in 1889. The tank guns used in many countries in the world are produced by this company. However, due to Germany's defeat in the two world wars, it was once dismantled to pieces, and many weapons were not allowed to be produced. The company could only transform into civilian products, which has not been very successful. Although the technology is advanced, the creativity is insufficient and the cost is high, making it There is no competition in the market.

Bao Zixuan knew that this was an opportunity. If Rheinmetall succeeded in developing the Leopard 2 tank next year, the equipment he wanted to buy would be very expensive, and people wouldn't necessarily care about you. At this time, it was a critical period for Rheinmetall's research and development, when funds were the most scarce, so Bao Zixuan had to choose something cheaper.

Hashimoto Hiroshi was introduced by Professor Bowman, and he is the representative of Black Cloud Company. At Rheinmetall he met Oliver Lehard, the chairman of Rheinmetall. Rheinmetall, founded by his great-grandfather, was not part of their family for a time, but as the Cold War intensified, the pressure on West Germany's defense surged. In order to increase the cohesion of the company, the Lehard family was invited back to head the company.

The two parties soon reached an agreement on the elimination of machine tools from Rheinmetall. Black Cloud Company has purchased 336 machine tools and supporting facilities including 2 industrial mother machines from Rheinmetall at a price of 20 million US dollars, and hired 142 technicians who were forced to retire from Rheinmetall. Workers, the average age has reached 53.6 years old.

Heiyun Company promises that all the pensions, medical expenses, and benefits of these workers will be borne by Heiyun Company in the future, which is why the machine tools are sold to Heiyun at the price of cabbage. After all, these workers need about 15 million to 20 million US dollars of expenditure per year; and compared with their residual value, Rheinmetall is a big burden. This is an overall expense that could reach around $500 million.

But when Black Cloud wanted to buy trucks, off-road vehicle patents and technology, Oliver Lehard hesitated. After all, this is not a burden, but also a money-making project; they don't want to cultivate too many competitors in the world. Therefore, he directly offered a sky-high price of 200 million US dollars, just to scare the other party away.

Hashimoto Hiroshi said to report to the company, after all, the amount has exceeded his authorized scope. The two sides agreed to hold negotiations tomorrow morning.

After Hashimoto Hiroshi reported to Bao Zixuan over the phone, Bao Zixuan thought for a moment and told him that the 120-150 million US dollars should be paid in 2 years, and if it doesn't work, forget it. Moreover, with Heiyun's R&D strength in automobiles, it is impossible to surpass Rheinmetall in the short term, and this is the last round of negotiations. At the same time, he told him to charter a plane to bring all these German workers to the United States, and return to Hong Kong after completing the CNC transformation of the machine tools. If their family wants to be together, they can settle down in Xiangjiang in advance. After all, the plant and dormitory needed will be completed by February.

Heiyun Company has been expanding and accumulating raw materials these days. Although the sales volume is very good, the financial pressure is also very great. Bao Zixuan wanted to build everything that could be built in 1978. year opportunities.

The next day, Hashimoto Hiroshi said that the Black Cloud Company decided to purchase the patents and technologies of Rheinmetall trucks (including all models from 1.5 tons to 30 tons) and off-road vehicles at a price of 100 million US dollars. This is another cabbage price, but the trucks are not Rheinmetall. Strengths, and the civilian version of off-road vehicles is not the main business. After a bargain, Black Cloud purchased the patents and technology for $140 million. The payment is completed in 14 months, at $11 million per month, and the excess is counted as interest.

This transaction was criticized by many people at the time, thinking that Rheinmetall bought a rotten apple for the price of a high-quality watermelon. They shed their baggage, could travel light, and received much-needed funding.

Heiyun Company spent a lot of money to buy a group of grandpa workers, what a lot of trouble it is causing itself! And they don't have much time left to work. Basically, I went to Heiyun to get a pension. And trucks and off-road vehicles have been affected by the oil crisis, sales have been very poor, there is almost no market, and more than a billion dollars of funds have been spent on the black cloud. That's not how money is spent. Many people say that Bao Zixuan lacked fatherly love since he was a child, maybe he wanted to recruit more older people to find his fatherly love. It has risen to personal attacks. But at this time, Bao Zixuan didn't pay much attention to it. She directly contracted a hotel and only waited for the old workers from Germany.

At this time, I suddenly received a call from Romansky, asking him to go back to school, to find him for something, and he said it very solemnly. After arranging the work of the engineers Bao Zixuan returned to MIT, and he has not returned here for half a month.

After returning to the dormitory, Romansky took Bao Zixuan to a coffee shop. On the way, he told him that the staff of the Soviet embassy was looking for him to do business. Suitable. There were already two people waiting for them when they came here. Romanski made introductions for the two parties respectively. The older man was called Andre. The young lady's name is Natasha, two bad Russian street names, but I don't know if it's real or fake.

Andrei said in Russian that we hope that Walkman and game consoles can be exported to the Soviet Union, and they will be treated the same as other international trading companies. This is very rare. After all, there are only a few companies that want to do business with the Soviet Union. To be able to get such treatment proves that the top management of the Soviet Union has recognized Heiyun Company.

During this period, the US-Soviet hegemony was dominated by the Soviet Union. I saw that American entertainment was very rich, especially the products of Heiyun Company, which are very suitable for children's learning and entertainment. Leaders who thought the Soviet Union had everything they wanted to bring in. Enriching people's entertainment activities, and the Walkman is also a powerful tool for learning foreign languages, that is why the Soviet embassy in the United States and the secretary came to MIT to find Bao Zixuan, hoping to make this cooperation. The most important thing is that Heiyun is a Hong Kong company, and from Romansky's mouth, he learned that Bao Zixuan himself is a good young man who advocates equality for all, and he is the kind that can be won over.

After Andre finished speaking, Natasha translated it in English, and the two were waiting for Bao Zixuan to answer. The FBI personnel not far away were also listening in on their conversations. After all, whether the Soviet embassy personnel came to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the most important engineering school in the United States, has any hidden secrets, and they have to investigate it clearly.

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