Chapter 40: The New Factory Director

  After arranging tasks for several subordinates, Du Le didn't go to Mei Wei Xuan noodle restaurant, but instead patrolled around the manor. He waited until the steward brought a small basket of dried five-leaf grass, which he stored in his space before transmitting back to the hotel in Fu Yong.

  After all, he was on a business trip and many things were not arranged well, Du Le couldn't afford to disappear for too long.

  As soon as he returned to the hotel, there was a knock at the door outside. Du Le hurriedly put on his clothes and opened the door to see Jiang Yun standing anxiously outside.

  "What's going on?" Du Le asked. "It's almost ten o'clock, the workers from the factory have been waiting for a long time," Jiang Yun said.

  Du Le thought about it and realized that he had been neglecting his duties. Yesterday, he confirmed the ownership of the factory and the workers' wages, but he hadn't arranged for work to start yet. If the factory didn't open, the workers would be idle, and anyone would find it inexplicable.

  "Sorry, overslept." Du Le quickly made an excuse to gloss over it.

  "You must have slept too soundly, I've called you several times," said Jiang Yun, "Then I'll go downstairs and wait for you."

  "Alright, I'll go downstairs in five minutes." Du Le nodded in response.

  After closing the door, Du Le took a look at his phone and found that there were indeed several missed calls on it.

  Alas, Du Le sighed and shook his head. Who would know? He was almost busy to death.

  Wash and rinse, quickly tidy up, Du Le indeed solved it within five minutes.

  Seeing Du Le coming downstairs, Jiang Yun didn't say anything else and instead asked very responsibly about Du Le's arrangements for the factory. Du Le felt a little more at ease in his heart and also had an added appreciation for Jiang Yun's knowing when to advance and retreat.

  Regarding the arrangement of the factory, Du Le said that there are a few things that must be done. Firstly, the factory needs to have someone specifically responsible for managing workers, purchasing raw materials, maintaining production, packaging and transportation, etc. Secondly, the factory also needs to hire financial personnel, specifically an accountant who is responsible for accounting. Thirdly, a sales department should be established, which also requires a manager who can hold up the scene. Because Du Le cannot take control at all times, he can only delegate power and find suitable people to help him.

  Du Le told Jiang Yun her thoughts very clearly and let her choose a position that suited herself.

  Jiang Yun was very pleased that the boss valued her highly and thought seriously about it before entering the factory. Jiang Yun's choice was to enter the sales department, because she had some understanding of this aspect, while the knowledge of managing factories and accounting was relatively lacking. However, for the position of Ren Manager, Jiang Yun expressed her concern that she might not be able to take on the responsibility.

  Du Le comforted her, saying that no one is perfect at first, as long as they are willing to put in the effort, they will do well. As for whether Jiang Yun was up to the task, Du Le was also unclear, but at least the sales department needed someone he understood to be in charge.

  No experience is no problem, anyone starts from scratch, and he will recruit several sales staff to help Jiang Yun.

  As they entered the Yonghui Food Processing Factory, Du Le first had the security guard gather all the workers in the empty space behind the factory gate to prepare for the first general meeting. When Du Le and Jiang Yun walked onto the podium, they discovered that there were more than 36 people who came to attend the meeting at the factory. After asking around, it turned out that former employees had heard that the factory was reopening and had returned, hoping to get their jobs back.

  Du Le was delighted to express his welcome, and he also admired the cohesion of former factory director Zhang's leadership, which is also a place where he should learn from. Du Le's first all-staff meeting at Yonghui was arranged very simply, with few formalities, and the podium was actually just two steps high. Du Le stood in front of the workers and began to explain his arrangements.

  First, the first item is to select one factory director from 36 workers to be in charge of the management of the factory. "As for the selection of the factory director, I hope you can recommend and elect a responsible and good factory director." As soon as Du Le finished speaking, the workers below suddenly burst into an uproar.

  Director, when will it be possible for directors to be recommended by workers too?

  "Is it really up to us to recommend?" Du Le nodded and said seriously, "The factory director is not only responsible for you, but also for me. The selected factory director will take office for three months first, if he does well, I will provide him with a contract of at least three years."

  A factory director elected by all the employees and familiar with the previous operation of the factory is most persuasive, playing a crucial role in Du's establishment of a new company.

  "A nomination for Master Liao Bingkun!" a worker shouted.

  "Right! Liao Shifu is very skilled! I also choose Liao Shifu." Slowly, more and more voices of agreement rose from the crowd.

  Du Le's interest was piqued: "May I ask who is Liao Shifu?"

  Soon, a middle-aged man with dark skin and an honest-looking face came out.

  "Are you Master Liao? Nice to meet you. How many years have you been working at Yonghui? What skills have you learned?" Du Le asked, shaking his hand.

  "Boss, hello, I have been working at Yonghui for five years and am a mechanical worker, specifically responsible for maintaining the production line."

  Du Le asked a few more questions, and Liao Shifu answered them all seriously. Seeing Liao Shifu's honest and simple appearance, Du Le felt very satisfied and appointed him as the factory director on the spot.

  With a factory director who understood the situation, Du Le's subsequent arrangements became much more convenient. At the meeting, they initially confirmed working hours, wages, overtime pay, and employee benefits insurance. Moreover, they also recruited 26 new employees on the spot.

  After the meeting, Du Le led Jiang Yun and Liao Shifu back to the office next to the factory building.

  "Liao Shifu, this is Jiang Yun, our sales manager in charge of external sales for Yonghui." Du Le introduced Jiang Yun to Liao Shifu.

  "In the next period of time, the factory will resume production. For now, some of the previous distributors are temporarily not a problem. Jiang Yun, you need to quickly set up the sales department's framework so that when our new product is launched, it can enter the market as soon as possible." Jiang Yun nodded, indicating that there was no problem on his end, but asked where Du Le planned to set up the sales department's work location.

  Du Le hadn't thought of this problem before, but when Jiang Yun brought it up and looked around the office again, he couldn't help but measure it: "The factory really doesn't have any extra space for offices. We can rent an office building in the city as our sales department."

  "Director Du, are we going to develop a new product? It's unlikely that we can come up with a suitable flavor in a short period of time." Liao Shifu raised his own question and continued, "If we imitate others, it will be difficult to surpass other brands." Du Le heard the implication behind Liao Shifu's words, apparently worried that he would recklessly start some projects. However, given Yonghui's current situation, making changes is a must. Moreover, Du Le had an ace up his sleeve.

  "Yonghui's instant noodles, I've tried several of them, the taste is not bad, but unfortunately, in terms of packaging and advertising, they are not as good as big brands, and there are too few product varieties. The market share also needs to be adjusted properly. Of course, for now, we need to solve the problem of innovation first. A continuously developing company must constantly introduce new products." Du Le stood up, walked out of the office, then took out a five-leaf clover from the space and brought two large bowls. Before long, two steaming hot bowls of instant noodles were placed in front of Jiang Yun and Liao Shifu.

  "This is Yonghui's face, you try it!" Du Le said with a smile.

  Liao Shifu looked at the noodles on the table, his face filled with doubt. His nose twitched slightly, after all, he had been in Yonghui for quite some time. "This smells so good, but it doesn't seem like Yonghui's noodles."

  Two people moved their chopsticks, and in no time, two bowls of noodles were gone, with every last drop being swallowed into their bellies.

  "It's so delicious! I've never had instant noodles that taste this good before." Jiang Yun exclaimed.

  Liao Shifu was even more surprised, "Is this Yonghui's instant noodles?"

  "It's indeed Yonghui's instant noodles. The reason why it tastes this way is because I added something." Du Le took out a small plate of clover that he had prepared earlier.

  "What is this?" Liao Shifu was very surprised. If instant noodles were to taste like this in the future, they would definitely sell well.

  "Clover, a type of fragrant herb ingredient, can only be produced in very special places. I plan to add a small packet to the seasoning package of Yonghui instant noodles in the future," said Du Le, "In addition, our production of this convenient noodle must be distinguished from previous convenient noodles and must be registered with a new name, 'Delicious Xuan Convenient Noodle', which is the new name I have chosen."