Chapter 384: Backhand

The research and development atmosphere is strong throughout Fuxing Industrial, because everyone knows that if there is a result, then there will definitely be a reward. Things like having research results taken over by others would never happen at Fuxing Industrial, because if such a thing happened, it would be dealt with seriously.

To be honest, people who would take over the research results of others would not be very capable. Would such people be kept around and waste the food in the cafeteria?

'That's good. The company needs to support young people's innovation; young people are the future. In the future, more research funding should be directed towards young people.' Han Songlin understands that young researchers are currently in a stage of accumulation.

At this time, they really need a lot of support.

After they turn 30, they will start to produce results.

After all, people like Lin Wei, who shines in their twenties, are in the minority.

'Don't worry, boss, after that, we'll focus on research and give young R&D staff more support!' Zhang Leping thought to himself, and this support would only come in the form of R&D funding.

As for anything else, there really wasn't anything suitable at the moment.

Han Songlin was about to speak when he saw the conference room door open and a little figure peek in.

Upon seeing Han Songlin, it came straight towards him.

Han Songlin reached out and picked up Han Yumeng, who called out sweetly, 'Daddy!'

He smiled and stroked Han Yumeng's little head. Han Yumeng sat on Han Songlin's lap, her big eyes curiously looking at the other people in the meeting room.

'What's the current research status on anti-lock braking, brake force distribution, brake assist, traction control, and vehicle stability control?'

The reason for studying these technologies is simple: they will become standard features in the development of future automobiles.

In the future, when driving safety is increasingly emphasised, these technologies will be essential.

Yang Zixing looked at one of the young researchers, his name was Xia Yu, only 27 years old, a postgraduate, and a graduate of a certain university of science and technology.

Xia Yu organised his thoughts in his head a little, and despite facing the seemingly calm Han Songlin, Xia Yu was still a little nervous.

'We have already achieved some results in the five automotive driver assistance technologies mentioned by the boss. Among them, the anti-lock braking system is the most successful, and it has been tested on the car and performed quite well.'

An image to describe the anti-lock braking system is that it is constantly applying the brakes.

For large trucks, sudden braking is definitely not an option, because the goods in the cargo compartment cannot be guaranteed to be able to withstand sudden braking.

Therefore, when driving on the road, stay away from large trucks and don't mess around in front of them.

If the truck has an anti-lock braking system, it will be very helpful for the truck to slow down after encountering a situation. A point brake can naturally play a role in steadily reducing the speed of the vehicle.

'Oh, so fast!' Han Songlin really didn't expect the research and development of this technology to be so fast.

Xia Yu smiled, saying that the anti-lock braking system was already a relatively mature technology abroad, and naturally they would study and refer to it when researching.

Of course, it is a reference, but this technology has the technology of Fuxing Industry.

'What about the other technologies?' Han Songlin was very satisfied with the speed of the technology research and development. The faster the speed, the more powerful the technical capabilities of Fuxing Industrial.

This was undoubtedly a very important matter.

'The progress of the research on the other technologies is relatively slow, and they are mainly not applicable to trucks at the moment.' Xia Yu looked at Han Songlin carefully. Would the boss get angry?

Han Songlin was not angry or anything. Research and development was not an easy task.

Han Songlin was already surprised that a breakthrough had been made in the anti-lock braking system!

'It's fine, just keep up the research.'

Han Songlin looked down at Han Yumeng, who was listening intently. Was she listening, or was she just sitting there?

Han Songlin quietly adjusted Han Yumeng's sitting position so that she was more comfortable.

'Anything else?' Han Songlin looked at the time with her hand raised. It was already late.

They still had to rush back to Jiangzhong, so they mustn't let the time slip by and it get dark.

'Okay, if there's nothing else, then that's it for today, everyone go about your own business. Yang Gong, please stay a moment.'

Yang Zixing, who had been about to get up, sat back down again when he heard this.

There were only four people left in the office, plus Han Yumeng.

'Yang Gong, you need to pay more attention to the development of the van and sedan in the future. This is the focus of our future development at Fuxing Industry. The sedan market will be a huge market in the future. I boldly predict that the annual sales of the sedan market will definitely exceed 10 million within 15 years.'

Exceed 10 million?

A sedan?

The boss must be sleepwalking!

Why didn't he say that in the future, every household will have a car?

Han Songlin saw that the two men were not going to work, and it didn't come as a surprise. It's hard for people nowadays to imagine just how strong China will be in 20 years.

'In 1990, China's car production and sales were only 500,000. In 1995, which was last year, it was already close to 1.5 million, tripling in five years. The car market is a huge market, and we at Fuxing Industry must occupy a part of it, because only in this way can we continue to maintain high investment in research and development.'

Yang Zixing doesn't really understand the market, but he understands the meaning of what Han Songlin said.

The company has to make money in order to continue to maintain high R&D investment.

And high R&D investment can make the company make more money.

In theory, companies with high R&D investment should be able to continue to make more money.

There is one prerequisite, the rate of technology commercialisation.

If a company has developed a great technology, but cannot commercialise it in a short period of time, it will be in a rather awkward situation.

The only option is to bring in investors.

When choosing investors, one must carefully screen them.

Among the key factors for success, one must be able to make the right choice on the path to success.

'Don't worry boss, we will come up with something soon,'

Han Songlin looked at Zhang Leping and said, 'As for research and development, if there is any technology that we can develop ourselves, then we should do so. If it is not easy to develop ourselves, then we should find a way to acquire the technology. We can be more flexible with acquisitions and can use Foxi to do something about it.'

If Fuxing Industrial really makes cars, then Foxi can be introduced directly in Southeast Asia.

Anyway, the Foxi brand is now considered a relatively well-known brand in Southeast Asia.

Foxi motorcycles sell relatively well.

When establishing the Foxi motorcycle brand, Han Songlin was worried that if domestic motorcycle companies also went abroad in the future, they would inevitably stir up some competition in Southeast Asia.

Domestic products compete with each other, and competition often does not mean technological improvement and product quality upgrades. Because everyone likes to engage in price wars, if you want to maintain this kind of price war, then you have to keep reducing prices.

When there is really no way to reduce prices, then you reduce costs.

To reduce costs, the product configuration is reduced and inferior materials are used.

After the production cost is reduced, the selling price can naturally continue to be lowered.

The quality of the product can be imagined. After that, the Chinese motorcycle industry lost in the Southeast Asian market, and it lost like this; domestic manufacturers engaged in vicious competition, which caused the products to lose their reputation in Southeast Asia, and the most important thing was the reputation for quality.

Han Songlin naturally had no power to stop domestic motorcycle manufacturers from entering the Southeast Asian market, nor could he. He could not say, 'You eat the meat, and your friends drink the soup!'

Would they be friends?

Therefore, Han Songlin had already made the worst-case scenario: if Lucky Star Motorcycles lost the market in Southeast Asia due to the significant decline in the reputation of the Hwa Kuo motorcycle brand, then Foxi Motorcycles could take over.