1384. Aisin Seiko of China
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Zhou Yuanchao has been immersed in the transmission industry for many years, and he graduated from Jinghua University's automotive design major and has many friends in the field of automotive design.
Over the years, as many high-end and sophisticated technical talents in China have gone abroad, on the one hand, the domestic technological R&D and innovation capabilities have been greatly weakened.
On the other hand, these people who went abroad have broadened their horizons and accumulated experience abroad, and improved their design and innovation levels.
However, it is not necessarily that everyone can make a name for themselves in this field. After all, in the domestic automotive design field, it is their own land. Even if you are a Chinese, you will definitely be excluded.
In comparison, Zhou Yuanchao has already had a lot of luck in being able to get into the position of director of the R&D and design department of D private company. Of course, this is also related to the country where D private company is located and the target of its service.
Li Yifan asked Zhou Yuanchao this, just to see if there are any of his classmates who are outstanding in their technical skills but are unsuccessful in foreign countries. If there are any, you might as well find them back and try it.
A hero has three helpers. Now Zhou Yuanchao has an important position and wants to fly around in China and Australia, which can easily distract himself, so he plans to find him a deputy to help.
But there is no real design master for automobile transmission in China. If you want to find foreigners, first of all, they are not necessarily willing to come. But those foreigners may not necessarily be willing to do anything to you. There are actually quite a few foreigners who are lying around as designers and are waiting to die.
So in Li Yifan's heart, it seems that it is more at ease to find someone from China. After all, they are all black-haired and yellow-skinned. They are of their own tribe. They are more psychologically trustworthy by such people.
Zhou Yuanchao touched his chin and his brows frowned into the character Sichuan. He understood what Li Yifan meant, and he was weighing the pros and cons of it.
When Li Yifan saw his expression, he immediately understood his concerns, so he hurriedly said.
"Old Zhou, don't think too much. I want to invite some people here. It's not other things. You are now the director of our power transmission department, and the same will be true in the future. And I won't hide it from you. When your power transmission department has achieved results in the future, I plan to separate this department."
"Oh? Mr. Li, what do you mean?"
Zhou Yuanchao seemed to have understood something from Li Yifan's words. But he felt like he was vaguely separated by a layer of veil and could not understand it, just a layer of window paper was missing.
When Li Yifan saw his expression, he felt a little funny. People, as long as you search for them seriously, you can always find their human weaknesses.
"Old Zhou, I think you also know the value of this powertrain. You are now engaged in researching the transmission of automobiles. Now it is for gasoline engines, and in the future it will involve diesel engines and even many other mechanical powertrains. Now in this field, the best ones are Germany's ZF, Japan's Aisin Seiko, and Nissan's Jetko. What is the size of this market? I think you know better than me. It's worth tens of billions of dollars. When our domestic automobile industry flourishes, the plate will only grow bigger and bigger. What should I do then? Will our powertrain only be left in our own homes and cherish it? And what about other domestic automobile manufacturers? Just watch them use manual transmissions, or watch them use foreign products? I don't think so. Why can't we set up our own transmission system supporting company?"
Li Yifan explained to Zhou Yuanchao with a smile, and Zhou Yuanchao's eyes lit up after hearing this. When he heard it the last time, his eyes even stared like a light bulb.
"Mr. Li, what do you mean is that you want to set up our Aisin Seiko?"
"Yes, I will set up a special transmission supporting company for independent power transmission. At that time, as long as your technology is in place and the variety is complete, you can provide supporting facilities for any automobile company. Other domestic automobile companies can use the transmissions you produce. Not only cars, but also those large trucks, heavy trucks, and even special military vehicles can use our transmissions. There are also many large mechanical equipment that require gear change, and we can provide supporting facilities for them. We are going to do our Aisin Seiko in China..."
Li Yifan's words made Zhou Yuan very excited. No one knows the application range of this automatic transmission better than him.
This kind of thing can not only be used in cars, but also in trucks, and even tanks used in military forces can be used.
It can also be used in processing machine tools that require various speeds. This is a huge deal. If it is done well, such a power transmission supporting company will not even have a much lower market value than that of a car company.
When he turned his head and looked at the smiling young man in front of him. Although he was not very old, the confidence he exuded and the kind of self-confidence he had heard about his character and style of doing things he had learned from these things, Zhou Yuanchao could tell that he was not telling lies.
Wait, think carefully about what he said before? You, you, when he was talking about the power transmission supporting company that might be established in the future, he used this word. You, this word alone is very interesting.
"Mr. Li, what do you mean?"
Zhou Yuanchao's eyes flashed brightly. Li Yifan looked at his eyes and was very satisfied with his reaction. He was very ambitious, but only those with ambition could accomplish things.
"That's right, if your technology is mature and your reserves are more abundant in the future, I will allow you to go out independently. At that time, the company will need a leader, and this leader needs to know technology and have management and management. And you will be the best candidate. So although you are focusing on the technical direction now, your attention will be broader in the future, turning to overall management and management. For scientific research and design innovation, you just need to grasp the general direction. As for the real scientific research leader, I need another suitable candidate, or multiple. How about it? Do you have any good recommendations?"
When Zhou Yuanchao heard this, he couldn't help but feel excited. Damn, this boss is so interesting, what else can I say?
The boss is building a big stage for himself that can make himself famous. If he is not good at it or because of a little bit of thought, it would be too unreasonable.
"Well, there are a few candidates. They are all classmates from a class when I was at Jinghua University. There is no problem with these people's skills and abilities, but the main problem now is that everyone is abroad, and I don't know if they are willing to come back."
When Li Yifan heard that there was a way, he asked quickly.
"What kind of people are they? Come and listen?"
"Okay, I'll tell Mr. Li that one of them is Wang, named Wang Xinyuan, who is from Jiangsu and Zhejiang. He was a top student in the same class as me. After graduation, he worked in Northern FAW in China for several years. Later, he chose to go abroad and go to Japan. He joined Mazda Automobile Company and also worked in the power transmission department of this company. Later, he changed jobs to Jetko. There is nothing to say about technology and design capabilities. But, is it a Japanese company? Mr. Li, you also know that the situation there is serious xenophobia, especially he is a Chinese. If he doesn't do such professional design innovation work, he might be able to do well, but after all, he is a professional design.
So the Japanese are always a little worried about him. Originally, he was also a participant in Jetko's CVT technology R&D team, but later he was kicked out. However, in order to keep him, Jetko's people set up a research and development team for dual-clutch transmissions to give him the lead. But boss, you also know that Jetko's focus has always been CVT. As for dual-clutch transmissions, they just shouted slogans and were very low in resource investment and attention, so he was very unhappy. We often communicate online, so I know his situation very well. I can try to talk to him, if he is willing to come, it will be a great help to me."
Li Yifan was very happy when he heard Zhou Yuanchao's description. He knew Zhou Yuanchao's personality. He should not be the kind of guy who formed cliques and could only brag. He said that Wang Xinyuan was capable, and that Wang Xinyuan must have two tricks.
Moreover, the people selected by Zhou Yuanchao are very targeted. Wang Xinyuan has worked in Mazda and Jetko. These two companies have two tricks in the field of transmission.
Especially Jetko, as a branch of Nissan, has its own unique features in the field of transmissions.
If he can be really found and asked him to preside over the research and development of Chenhua Auto's CVT and dual-clutch transmissions, it will greatly save their time and speed up the entire R&D plan.
So Li Yifan nodded in agreement without thinking too much: "Okay, Lao Zhou, please work harder, contact him more and ask him if he is willing to come. If he is willing, I will give him no less than his salary in Japan, and provide him with family accommodation and the convenience of children going to school. As for R&D, you don't have to worry. I will get whatever he wants. I will always invest in design innovation, and I am not short of money."
Chapter completed!