Chapter 379: Cut off the Hu
Li Dongling looked at the "old scalper" in front of him. Compared with the submissive attitude he had when he was at Xicheng Wireless Factory No. 1, Zhou Wenyan was now a little more high-spirited.
But it’s normal to think about it. When I was at Xicheng Wireless Factory No. 1, Zhou Wenyan would always do the dirty work, and he was suppressed by Xu Yiqiao, the head of the technical section of Wireless Factory No. 1. It was something beneficial. , it was not his turn to take the blame for everything, but he was indispensable for everything.
After coming to the Torch Group, there were not so many nonsense things. Zhang Xiaocheng basically delegated the technical matters of the Torch Group to him. Zhou Wenyan himself is the boss of the technical department of the Torch Group, so naturally no one can help him. He wears small shoes.
There is another point. Although no one mentioned it, as a group of people from the Shangguan Town Component Factory, the predecessor of the Torch Group’s technical support group, Zhou Wenyan, to a certain extent, was closely related to Li Dongling and Zhang Ao and others can be regarded as "sharing weal and woe".
At present, Dongling Hi-Tech is one of the major shareholders holding 40% of the shares of Torch Group. Coupled with the relationship between Zhou Wenyan and Li Dongling, to a certain extent, he is regarded as the representative figure of Donglin Hi-Tech in Torch Group, let alone People dare to give him eye drops.
This makes Zhou Wenyan's life now quite good, his salary is quite good, and he has a position and status. Naturally, he is completely different from the old scalper a few years ago.
When Zhou Wenyan saw Li Dongling, he took out a lighter from the experimental table with excitement and pressed it. A bunch of flames suddenly appeared from the lighter.
“This is the constant flow valve lighter we developed!”
As Zhou Wenyan adjusted the regulator on the lighter, the size of the flame on the lighter began to change steadily, from the maximum flame to From the smallest flame to the size of a rice bean, the flame was quite smooth during the whole process, and there was no scene like the sudden increase and decrease of the flame when the lighter is ignited.
Li Dongling took over this experimental lighter and felt that it was basically the same as the constant flow valve lighter used in his previous life.
“Now the constant flow valve technology has been basically developed. At present, the lighter laboratory is looking to make its gas flow more stable and the combustion more complete. In addition, it is to improve key components such as lighter valves. The components will be upgraded to make it safer and lower cost. It is expected that mass production of constant-flow valve lighters will begin by the end of the year at the latest!"
Zhou Wenyan said to Li Dongling excitedly about the launch of constant-flow valve lighters! , for Torch Group and Zhou Wenyan, it is not as simple as a new lighter technology!
This is the world's first lighter with constant flow valve technology, and it is also a domestically produced lighter. It leads the technological trend of the industry for the first time. As long as the technology matures, it is almost certain that constant flow valve lighters will replace traditional lighters. thing.
Because this is almost entirely due to technological generation differences, whether it is the control of lighter flame size, safety performance, combustion level, durability, etc., constant flow valve lighters have been qualitatively improved!
"Thank you for your hard work, Old Zhou!"
Li Dongling looked at the flames on the lighter and patted Zhou Wenyan on the shoulder. Hearing this, the latter couldn't hide the excitement on his face.
After the constant-flow valve lighter was developed, Zhou Wenyan proved himself. He wanted to prove himself at Xicheng Wireless Factory No. 1, but there was no chance at all. Instead, he was disliked by the people in the technical department there. Take the mice and mind your own business.
At the Torch Group, he spent so much money and finally lived up to expectations and proved his ability.
Li Dongling put down the lighter. With the constant flow valve technology, Torch Group started a war with lighter manufacturers such as BAK and Dupont. It had another trump card. It was difficult to make a final decision based on price war alone.
But when Torch Group's products are cheaper than old European brand lighters, have better technology than their lighters, and are safer, are you still afraid that they can't beat them? !
After leaving the experimental bench, Li Dongling came to Zhou Wenyan's office. After entering, he could see that it was filled with various documents and books.
Li Dongling flipped through several books and saw books involving more than a dozen subjects such as materials, mechanics, and fluid mechanics. It can be imagined how many hard bones Zhou Wenyan had to chew in order to develop constant flow valve technology.
“Without you, Lao Zhou, Torch Group’s lighter project would not have gone so smoothly!” Li Dongling knocked on the book in his hand and said to Zhou Wenyan with a smile.
Zhou Wenyan has now become the technical manager of Torch Group, but his temperament is still the same as a few years ago, and he has no idea of claiming credit.
"The constant flow valve is really not something I can make by myself. Just hiring professors and R&D institutions from Huaqing and foreign physics, mechanics, fluidics, etc. will cost tens of millions. The entire The project will cost more money.
Without the funds you invested, it would have been impossible to develop the constant flow valve technology without inviting those professors and R&D institutions. ”
Zhou Wenyan sighed and said that he has now led a large project, but because of this, he knows how much money is burned, how difficult it is to coordinate the many R&D personnel of the project, and how much responsibility he has to bear to determine the direction of R&D. risk.
This was also the reason why Xicheng Wireless Factory No. 1 was unwilling to do any research and development or take risks because they were afraid that after spending so much money, it would end up in vain. But at Torch Group, when Zhou Wenyan developed a constant-flow valve lighter, Li Dongling fully supported it and invested huge R&D funds. Even if there were mistakes in R&D, he still didn't stop!
After experiencing the research and development of large projects, Zhou Wenyan better understood how difficult it is to meet a qualified financial backer.
“In the future, Torch Group will have new projects that need you to develop!”
Hearing Li Dongling’s words, Zhou Wenyan couldn’t help but raise his head and look towards Li Dongling, “There’s another new project. Project?"
Li Dongling nodded, "I just talked with Zhang Xiaocheng that Torch Group is going to enter the high-end lighter market and launch a new metal windproof lighter!"
" Torch Group needs a new high-end lighter brand to gain more revenue and profits. In the future, the most profitable lighter industry will definitely be the high-end lighter market. Torch Group needs to launch its own high-end lighter brand in China...Zorro!"
In the previous life, in the domestic lighter industry, the only one that could compete with brands such as Zippo a little bit was Zorro.
Although there are many voices claiming that Zorro is imitating Zippo, is not cool enough, and the brand awareness is not high, etc.
But in the previous life, Zorro was established for a short period of time. It took a total of more than ten years to be mentioned. The fact that it can be mentioned and compared with Zippo has already proved the significance of Zorro's appearance.
At least, a considerable number of domestic lighter users can buy a "high-end" lighter for tens or hundreds of dollars, instead of being intimidated by lighters worth hundreds or thousands of dollars. Zorro is very satisfied. A man’s dream of owning a high-end lighter...
And Zorro lighters have their production lines in China, but Zippo lighters’ production lines are in America, with retail outlets in Canada, Bangzi and other places at most. The parts supplier, Zippo, is based in America. The salary offered to local employees is more than 15 US dollars per hour, which is equivalent to 120 yuan an hour!
Zippo has always ranked first in the sales of high-end lighters in China, and its sales have soared. However, no matter how much it sells, it basically has nothing to do with the country. Zippo basically steals all the revenue from high-end lighters to America, and it is also Zippo. It can give employees reasons to continuously increase their salaries.
Just like the dispute between new energy vehicles and traditional cars in later generations, traditional cars are basically dominated by Japanese, American and German cars, plus Bangzi and French cars. The automobile industry is an industry that can provide An industry with more than millions of high-paying jobs with an annual salary of more than 300,000 yuan.
Although Toyota, Honda, Volkswagen, General Motors, etc. have built assembly plants all over the world, the core high-paying jobs such as automobile design, engines, and systems have always been placed in their respective turfs. It has brought more than 5.4 million high-paying jobs to Japan.
In the previous life, in the field of traditional fuel vehicles, China was never able to take advantage of the competition from Japan, Germany, America, Bangzi and other places. When new energy vehicles began to have opportunities, they began to seek opportunities. Road overtaking.
Similarly, if the country can dominate the automobile industry, then the entire industry can also bring millions or even tens of millions of high-paying jobs to the country, taking away Japan, Germany, Bangzi, and Aramco. The job of the Japanese car manufacturer.
Li Dongling is preparing to let Torch Group launch Zorro high-end lighters. If it can take advantage in advance, Zorro can also bring a number of new high-paying jobs to Torch Group!
Not to mention the employment positions of 120 yuan an hour, it can provide a number of positions with a monthly salary of more than 5,000 yuan, which is worth it. Compared with the current monthly salary provided by Torch Group to production line employees, The salary of three hundred and fifty yuan provided is too strong!
"The high-end lighter market has not yet fully emerged. I need the technical department to develop high-end Zorro lighters that are works of art or even collectibles."
"This... ”
When Zhou Wenyan heard Li Dongling’s words, a bitter look appeared on his face. He felt that Li Dongling’s request was more difficult than his development of a constant-flow valve lighter.
When Li Dongling saw this, he laughed and took out a design drawing and placed it in front of Zhou Wenyan. This was a lighter drawing that Li Dongling had prepared before. As a senior designer, Li Dongling has not forgotten his craftsmanship in recent years. .
The design drawings that appeared in front of Zhou Wenyan were "slightly" similar to the Zippo model in his previous life, the Constantine lighter that had been best-selling for 19 years...
Of course, put it Now, Torch Group and Zorro are the first to launch this lighter. This lighter is the first for Torch Group to enter the high-end lighter market.
When the Torch Group applies for patents for lighters like the Constantine model, it will not be certain who imitates whom and who imitates whom in the lighter industry!
(End of this chapter)