"I dare to bet with you that from the first one of our equipment, counterfeit products will appear on the market within three months, and the price will be as low as half of ours. At that time, we will either lower the price or be eliminated by the market."

Tang Zi said with confidence.

"Counterfeit?" Zhou Heng took a breath. He thought for a while and nodded and said, "You are right. The time we have given us is really only 3 months. If it is more than 3 months, we can only fight price wars with others."

In front of Mao Yaguang, Tang Zifeng said that he would apply for a patent for the thin baler designed by Han Weichang. He did plan to do this, but he did not think that doing this would prevent the infringement of the "counterfeit" manufacturers.

In the 1990s, China was a time when counterfeit goods were rampant. Every popular product on the market would be copied at the fastest speed and squeezed the original manufacturer's space at a much cheaper price than the original manufacturer. Of course, original manufacturers could use patents to protect their rights, but these counterfeit manufacturers are used to being good at shooting and changing places. If you want to sue, you can't find the infringer. In addition, many local governments will take protective measures against counterfeit manufacturers under their rule. The original manufacturers will sue, and the local government will play Tai Chi for you. If you can't solve your problem for three or five years, what can you do?

The technical threshold of metal balers is very low. It can be easily made by a single machine, and counterfeit manufacturers can also easily make it. It would be fine if this thing is not sold well, but if it really has an order of 100 units, it would be impossible not to attract jealousy.

"So, I didn't dare to delay Jin Yao for only one day. Han Weichang complained about me, saying that we should contact the other cities in Xiahai by ourselves, and there is no need to let Mao Yaguang make this money." Tang Zifeng said.

Zhou Heng nodded in praise and said, "You are right. Your business sensitivity is indeed better than others. If it were someone else, you might be attracted by the profits in front of you and you will not be able to see a larger market."

"Now for us, time is money. If we delay one day, we may lose a market." Tang Zifeng said alarmistly.

Zhou Heng said: "Then tell me, what should I do in the factory?"

Tang Zifeng said: "The first thing is to take out the design quickly. I have asked Han Weichang to report the design ideas to Chief Engineer Qin. If Director Zhou is fine now, we'd better go to the technical department to implement this matter."

"Isn't this necessary?" Zhou Heng said, "I still understand Lao Qin. He is a bit resolute and refreshing in his work. He knows that this matter is very important and will definitely be completed as soon as possible."

Tang Zifeng smiled and said, "Old Zhou, I bet with you that if we don't urge, it will take at least one month for him to take out the design. And if we urge it tightly, he can complete it in 10 days. Do you believe it?"

Zhou Heng thought for a while and said, "Well, let's go and have a look together. This product is also crucial for our factory. If we can really open up the market, our turnaround task will be half completed, so we can't take it lightly."

After understanding this, Zhou Heng no longer delayed it. He and Tang Zifeng left the factory office building, came to the experimental building where the technology office was located, and went straight into Qin Zhongnian's office, and saw Han Weichang talking to Qin Zhongnian.

"Director Zhou, you're here just right." Qin Zhongnian said with joy as soon as he saw Zhou Heng. He asked Zhou Heng and Tang Zifeng to sit down, and then said, "Director Zhou, you may already know? This time Xiao Tang and Han Gong went to Jin Yao, but they dug out a gold ingot. The Korean boss just reported to me that the manager of Jin Yao's waste materials company made two requirements, one was to use plc to transform the electrical control of the baler, and the other was to change the specifications of the baler, from square bags to thin sheet bags. Han Gong said that Xiao Tang estimated that this improved baler could have a market of more than 100 units."

"This is just a conservative estimate." Tang Zifeng said proudly.

"The Korean worker also said that Manager Mao of Jinwai can accept the price of 500,000 yuan per unit. I just calculated briefly that the cost of one unit will not exceed 350,000 yuan, which means that each unit can have a gross profit of 150,000 yuan. Calculated based on 100 units, it is 15 million yuan in gross profit, which is a big number." Qin Zhongnian said happily.

Zhou Heng nodded and said, "Xiao Tang mentioned this situation to me just now. Xiao Tang and I came to you to confirm how long it will take for your technical department to complete the design of this new baler?"

"At most one month, I dare to issue a military order!" Qin Zhongnian said heroically.

Tang Zifeng gave Zhou Heng a look that "I knew it would have been like this" and Zhou Heng shook his head and said, "Old Qin, a month is a bit long. Is it possible to get a little earlier?"

"A month is still long?" Qin Zhongnian said, "In the past, it took us half a year to design a product, and it took us half a year to be considered fast. Some designs require repeated consideration. Just now, the Korean worker told me about his ideas. I think it is good, but to achieve these ideas, we have to make great adjustments based on the original design. I said that a month is quite tight, and everyone needs to work overtime."

"If everyone is not working overtime, but working overtime every day and working 16 hours a day, how long can it be completed?" Tang Zifeng asked.

"Working 16 hours a day? Isn't this necessary?" Qin Zhongnian frowned, "This is a way to encourage growth, and it cannot last."

"I don't need to last, I just need to take out the drawings as fast as possible." Tang Zifeng said.

Qin Zhongnian looked at Zhou Heng with his eyes, and Zhou Heng said: "Xiao Tang's opinion is correct. There are no similar products on the market yet, but it cannot be ruled out that others will go together with us. We will be able to occupy the market one day earlier if we come up with the design one day earlier. Pu Ji and Luo Ji must also be considering improving technology. If they keep up, we will have no chance."

Qin Zhongnian hesitated and said, "But in this way, the radish is fast and will not wash the mud. I am worried that there will be defects in the design."

Tang Zifeng said: "General Engineer Qin and Director Zhou have made it very clear. We are just grabbing time now. Time is the market. If you miss the time, no matter how excellent your design is, no one wants it. I don't care what method you use, I only make three requirements: First, the design must be produced within half a month; Second, the design must be amazing and can impress customers; Third, the difficulty of imitation must be maximized, and it is best for people to imitate it for the rest of their lives."

"It's really easy to touch your upper lip, but technical matters are not that simple." Qin Zhongnian complained.

Tang Zifeng looked at Han Weichang who had never dared to say anything, and asked, "Old Han, do you think my request can be fulfilled?"

Han Weichang was a little embarrassed and stammered for a while before saying, "These three requirements are indeed difficult to achieve. Unless..."

"Unless what?" Zhou Heng asked.

Han Weichang said: "Unless the factory can promise to give all the design participants a high enough bonus, there will be brave men under the heavy reward. With my understanding of the technology department, everyone is quite capable. As long as the bonus is in place, working 16 hours a day is nothing."

"Old Han, are you too overestimating the effect of the bonus?" Qin Zhongnian said, "I have talked to you these days. Many comrades are not in good health. If they work overtime continuously, their bodies will not be able to bear it. For example, Yang Xiaoqin from the Structural Department has chronic stomach problems. If you work overtime for a long time, you will easily suffer from stomach pain. And if you have pain, you will not be able to work normally for several days..."

Hearing him say this, Han Weichang's mouth curled slightly, obviously thinking of something funny, but it was inconvenient to say it. Tang Zifeng pointed his hand and said, "Old Han, just say whatever you want, without hiding it."

"Nothing, nothing. Lao Yang's chronic stomach disease... Haha, it's actually because he doesn't commit it at all times. When he doesn't commit it, there's no problem with him working overtime." Han Weichang said hesitantly.

"I understand." Tang Zifeng was so smart. After hearing what Han Weichang said, he knew that Yang's stomach disease was actually related to his mood. I guess he would give him some money and he would be in a good mood and he would not be able to deal with the stomach disease.

Zhou Heng saw them playing the game and guessed a few points. After all, Han Weichang is an old man in the technical department. He is not convenient for him to tell some of the inside stories in front of several factory leaders. He can tell this level, but he has actually revealed a lot of information. Qin Zhongnian is a technical person and is not very good at conspiracy, so he can't see through the tricks. But Zhou Heng is an old fox. How could he not understand such a thing?

"Old Han, you guess, if you want to let everyone work overtime, work 16 hours a day, and work for 15 consecutive days, how much bonus should each person be given?" Zhou Heng asked straightforwardly.

Zhou Heng asked this, but he really didn't treat Han Weichang as an outsider. Han Weichang was half happy and half embarrassed. What was happy was that the leader could treat him as his own person, and what was embarrassed was that he became a traitor in the department. He thought for a while and said, "According to the price of a private enterprise outside hiring us engineers to help, everyone can give a bonus of 300 yuan in 15 days, so everyone basically has no objection."

"Old Qin, how many people do you need to use?" Zhou Heng asked Qin Zhongnian again.

"There are 20 to 25 people, some of them mainly do some auxiliary work, and the pressure is not that great," said Qin Zhongnian.

"According to 25 people, the total bonus of 300 yuan per person is 7,500 yuan. If you can take out the design half a month in advance, you can get at least 10 more equipment orders, which is a gross profit of 1.5 million, which is worth spending."

Zhou Heng quickly calculated the calculations and said, "This matter is decided like this. Take out the design of the new baler with half a month, and each person will be given a bonus of 300 yuan. Lao Qin, just mobilize like this."
Chapter completed!