Era: Retired from the army at the beginning and returned home

The two of them discussed it together, one said it could be done, and the other said it could be sold. Now I am applying as an engineer, Luo Cheng, but generally for projects to be applied for, there must be a budgeted cost. Even if the application is approved, the budget funds will not be given directly to the applicant. Instead, they will be contacted to purchase whatever they want. All project-related expenses must be recorded.

Luo Cheng was calculating the budget, adding iron sheets and iron pipes, and at most getting some green paint, it wouldn't cost much. Except for the bracket, there are bearings underneath. It seems that except for the engine and tires, which are more expensive, the cost is barely over a thousand, which is still the retail price of some parts. If we reach a cooperative relationship with some factories, the cost can be lower.

The main reason is that the car body is too cheap. It is made of iron pipes and iron plates. Even though metal is relatively expensive these days, because of the backward industry and low production capacity, the price of steel is relatively not cheap. But it’s nothing compared to the sales price of the car.

Why can bicycles in this era sell for 150 yuan, and some models can sell for more than 180 yuan? This requires tickets. On the black market, a bicycle ticket can fetch hundreds of dollars in some cities.

The price of a bicycle is what an employee wants to buy. If he doesn’t support his family and doesn’t spend too much money himself, he has to save for a year to afford it.

The price of this bike is actually reasonable, and it is not deliberately priced high because of demand. First of all, tires are imported. Even if domestic tires are researched and produced, priority is given to cars and motorcycles, because one imported tire can buy hundreds of bicycle tires for one car tire. In the case of insufficient production capacity, domestic production is naturally expensive.

Luo Cheng saw such a plot in a TV series later in life. A bicycle wheel was stolen. It cost seventeen or eighty yuan to replace an old one at a bicycle repair place. A new one costs twice as much. A bicycle, two wheels, a body, and some miscellaneous items. Even if you can assemble it yourself and buy all new parts yourself, the cost will be almost a hundred.

Bicycles are still cars for personal use, so the price is no worse than in later generations. Some ordinary bicycles in later generations can be bought new for more than 100 yuan. As for cars and motorcycles, individuals cannot afford them, but many corporate units still have money. Nowadays, a car not only requires a purchase price, but the price is also ridiculously high, with domestically produced cars costing tens of thousands or more.

It is impossible to sell a car that costs less than 1,000 yuan for more than 10,000 yuan. Jiefang Truck, which is produced in China, only sells for more than 10,000 yuan. Jeeps cost 30,000 to 40,000 yuan, and the only expensive ones are sedans, which are still mainly imported.

The car Luo Cheng has now can't be regarded as an old man's car. According to Factory Director Zhang, it is more appropriate to call it a cube car. If you want to sell tens of thousands, you can definitely sell it. Many companies are not short of money, but they can't buy things if they have money. Jiefang trucks only sell for more than 10,000 yuan, but they are sold to the army, or units that have cooperative relations with the army. As for local enterprises, how many factories have you seen with Jiefang vehicles?

So it can be sold for 10,000, but not at that price. They are all state-owned enterprises and are not allowed to speculate on prices. Low costs have advantages, but they also have disadvantages. This is a planned economy market, and you can't just do whatever you want to make money.

"Director Zhang, how about applying for a fund of 10,000 yuan? When the car is finished, the two-wheeled motorcycles in Hongcheng next door can be sold for one or two thousand yuan. We have four wheels and the body is always larger than the two motorcycles. Five thousand is no problem."

A car that costs five thousand yuan, no matter how crude it is, is still a car. After hearing what Luo Cheng said, Director Zhang couldn't believe it. It would be a huge undertaking to really come up with such a cheap car.

As for how much funding to apply for, Factory Director Zhang doesn't know how much is appropriate. He is only a sixth-level repairman. At most, he has reimbursed some business expenses for business trips, so it's only a few dozen dollars.

"Isn't it a little missing? When the motorcycle factory in Hongcheng was developing motorcycles, it took nearly two years to produce a qualified motorcycle. Not to mention, the research and development costs were at least tens or millions. We After the car is built, its performance needs to be tested. You can’t just build one and start selling it directly.”

"That's right. Director Zhang, you still have the foresight. Then be more ruthless and give me 50,000 yuan."

"That's necessary. You have to make at least a dozen units at a time, and then conduct road tests. If they fail, they will be improved. If they fail a few times, 50,000 yuan will be gone. I think 50,000 yuan is the minimum."

"Then I'll call and declare first. If there's no problem, I'll make a written application and send the documents over."

"Hit, if the car factory has money, apply for 50,000 yuan."

With Director Zhang cheering him on, Luo Cheng felt more confident. Then he found the phone number that the assessor left for him last time, and Luo Cheng used the phone number in the factory director's office to dial it.

The automobile design and manufacturing engineering department has a dedicated receptionist to report R\u0026D projects, which is a normal thing in their department.

As for engineers, most of them are actually in Amado and the capital, and there are also temporary positions in some other big cities. Therefore, although there are not many declarations from other places, there are some. However, engineers from other places are basically junior level, that is, level 9. There are very few level 8 engineers in other cities.

This is mainly due to the fact that there are only a few domestic automobile factories, and they are all concentrated in one or two cities. Engineers from other industries may be found in many cities, but in the automotive industry, there are really not many out there.

But now a self-proclaimed seventh-level engineer is applying for the project. A seventh-level engineer is already considered a mid-level engineer. Even here at the headquarters, they are still the mainstay.

Without further delay, the call was transferred to the project department. The project department generally accepts consultation. If the real application is from outside the country, the application must be in the form of a written document. It's even better to come to the headquarters.

But what the other party said made people in the project department feel weird. Ngee An is a very backward small city. How come there are engineers there? Moreover, others usually apply for the research and development and improvement of a certain component, but this person is better off and directly says that he wants to build a car.

If it weren't for the fact that people in the project department couldn't find out where and what unit they were calling from these days, everyone in the project department would think the other party was joking with them.

People in the project department didn't know Luo Cheng, but they reported it directly with a responsible and cautious attitude towards the work. It's not that he believed Luo Cheng's words, but he wanted the caller to know that he was responsible for making random calls. If the higher-ups say this is nonsense, not only the person who made the call must be held accountable, but the unit that made the call must also receive an education.