Chapter 448 Are you sweating profusely, Chunakajima?

Zheng Chaoqun was very sure that the other two colleagues must have received calls and emails with the same content.

So now, everyone is on the same starting line.

Can't fall behind!

A strong sense of urgency arose spontaneously from the bottom of Zheng Chaoqun's heart.

In the past few decades, Fushaft has been China's largest and most powerful bearing manufacturer.

However, Bingcheng Bearing and Luoyi Bearing are also at the same level and are not far behind.

In front of the first-class foreign bearing manufacturers, the three companies have no competitiveness anyway.

But now, an opportunity for ascension lies before you.

If you catch it, you will not only be able to directly join the top international level, but also have the opportunity to reshuffle the bearing industry around the world.

But if you can't catch it or fall behind...

Then I'm afraid there won't be a chance to turn around in a short time.

Thinking of this, Zheng Chaoqun directly grabbed the phone next to him and dialed the internal number of the group general manager's office...

After chatting for a few words, he hung up the phone, printed out the data sent by email, and prepared to go out with a few pieces of paper.

When leaving the office, he almost bumped into the apprentice who had just returned.

"Master, your food..."

"Just put it on my desk!"

For Zheng Chaoqun now, eating is already a secondary thing.

He needs to launch a large-scale bearing research war!

Although Chang Haonan originally called the three of them over to produce bearings for aero-engines, they did not just come up with a bearing design drawing, but a set of design theories that, although not yet complete, have great potential. .

It is said that teaching a man how to fish is worse than teaching him how to fish, but Chang Haonan taught more than just fishing skills, he even prepared fishing nets and trawlers.

In this case, Zheng Chaoqun felt that it was time to consider expanding his business scope.

Bearings used in aerospace engines are indeed of high quality, but their scale is ultimately limited.

Moreover, the three of them compete simultaneously.

Even if it is really taken down, the business volume will only be a drop in the bucket for their Fuzhou Group.

It can be used as a symbol of the group's honor, but it certainly cannot be expected to support the entire group.

If you really want to become bigger and stronger, gain a reputation, and improve user perception, you still have to go to the real market.

And the same plot was played out in two other places almost at the same time...

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Compared with the spare parts manufacturers in the middle reaches of the industrial chain, the first to notice changes in the industry situation is actually the materials field further upstream.

Japan, Nara.

"Minister Guangtian, this is the order data submitted by the Chinese market last month."

The secretary knocked lightly on the door and placed a thick stack of documents on the desk of Hiroshi Hiroshi, deputy director of the marketing department of Chunakajima Group.

After all, it is already early September, and orders for the fourth quarter and even next year are already being submitted.

With China's continuous opening up and economic development in recent years, its domestic demand for precision bearings has increased. Compared with directly importing finished bearings from companies such as NTN or Koyo, it is necessary to purchase key semi-finished materials and then assemble and produce them domestically. The form is obviously more favored by the Chinese people.

Although the final product quality is still far behind the high-end models of the real original factory, the cost is lower, and it can be regarded as domestically produced on paper. Therefore, Chun Zhongjima’s Chinese business has been running for more than 40 consecutive months. The year-on-year growth is at a double-digit level, and the status of Guangtian, the deputy minister responsible for China's market direction, is also rising.

In fact, slightly larger bearing or gear manufacturers will have their own special steel production capabilities. For example, Fuzhou Bearing Group Special Steel Co., Ltd. is a subsidiary of Fuzhou Bearing Group, and M50NiL steel was even originally produced by bearings. Developed by the specialty steel division of manufacturer SKF.

However, these companies or departments are basically only responsible for the post-processing of finished or semi-finished steel products, and are not responsible for the process from iron ore to steel (low added value, too much investment), and their scale is relatively limited, so sometimes they still have to start from Specialized special steel companies such as Xingcheng or Datong purchase raw materials.

Chunakajima Special Steel is quite special. It is also part of the Chunakajima Group, which produces bearings. However, later on, the side business accidentally developed better than the main business, and it began to gradually get involved in the field of raw material production, which is considered a cross-border business. Business.

About five years ago, he took a fancy to China, a market that was not very impressive at the time. He almost sold everything in order to smoothen the relationship, and then transferred himself to his current position.

Facts have proved that his gamble was correct.

Due to the explosive development of the Chinese market in recent years, Chunzhongdao intends to separate the Chinese business and establish a Chunzhongdao Huaxia headquarters.

The group has even sent people to reach cooperation with China and start building the first local factory in China.

And Hiroshi Hiroshi is naturally the only candidate for the head office.

As long as this step can be taken, it is tantamount to reaching the sky in one step.

It may even be possible to use this as a springboard to directly enter management in the future.

However, it was almost time to get off work, and two foreign trainees who had just been recruited asked him to go out for drinks in the evening. Naturally, Hirota didn't have the patience to flip through page after page of such a thick document.

So after briefly reading the first two pages, he turned to the end impatiently.

The big guys above won't care about the complicated data in the middle, so you can take your time and look at it.

He was going to fill in the most critical business scale and growth status into the report he had on hand, and then go enjoy the nightlife.

"Compared with the data in August last year, it increased by 8% year-on-year..."

"and many more……"

After Guangtian copied this number, he realized something was wrong. He raised his head and asked the secretary who had just delivered the materials:

"Why did it drop so much?"

The data of 11.4% is certainly not bad. In fact, if it were placed elsewhere, it would definitely be a result worthy of popping the champagne.

But in the first eight months of this year, Huaxia's year-on-year business growth was around 15%. How come it dropped by almost a quarter at this critical juncture?

Hirota Hiroshi knew that his future and destiny were tied to the Chinese market, so he absolutely could not make any mistakes.

"The main reason is that several previous large customers have reduced their order quantities in the first quarter of next year. The largest one, Fuzhou Bearing Group, has only half of its total bookings in the first quarter of this year."

Upon hearing this heartbreaking data, Hirota's body shook violently, and the tip of the long knife pen in his hand banged on the table.

This was a gift from his father when he was promoted to Tokyo University, and he has been using it for nearly twenty years.

But at this time, Guangtian could no longer care about that much. He quickly turned back the report and quickly found the part that the secretary said.

"The main ones affected are steel balls and rollers..."

Hirota Hiroshi took a deep breath.

These are the two most important products of Chunakajima Special Steel. Not only China, but even Japanese high-end bearing companies such as NSK, NTN, and Fujikoshi are their customers.

Nothing can go wrong.

After hesitating for a moment, he quickly made a decision.

Dove tonight.

After all, they are just two trainees. How could they be as important as his position as head of the China Headquarters?

Guangtian signaled the secretary to leave, then took out his mobile phone and sent a group text message to several colleagues who were also tied up in the Huaxia Market:

"Meet you at the same place tonight at Ms. Kana's shop."