Chapter 70: The Rise of Heart Qi (Second Update)

  A qualified internal combustion engine designer, he may not be skilled in production lines or whole vehicles, but must understand and be familiar with various industrial processing methods, heat treatment processes, etc. Lin Hongfei, as the world's top internal combustion engine expert, naturally excels in this aspect. If you let him actually work with his hands, he is indeed inferior to those top-level technical workers, but in terms of vision, Lin Hongfei is much more formidable.

  For example, now when Lin Hongfei is inspecting the production workshop and points out a few minor problems with the maintenance of the equipment, the workers in the workshop look at him with admiration, and their initial skepticism disappears: Director Lin, you really have skills, unlike the previous directors who didn't understand anything except eating and drinking, and just stood around talking nonsense.

  The workers are down-to-earth, although they don't say it out loud, but in their hearts, they actually despise those bureaucratic factory directors who know nothing. As a result, they lack enthusiasm for work. Previously, the motorcycle manufacturing plant had frequent minor faults in its products, which was also a major reason. However, if a competent director were to take over, that would be a different story altogether. Without mentioning other things, any component you produce, whether it's done properly or not, others can tell at a glance. If you're punished, you'll be punished in a way that makes you convinced and willing to accept it. This is a huge pressure hanging over the workers' heads. Who dares not work diligently?

  Overall, Lin Hongfei is quite satisfied with the factory situation. Previously, he only interned on the assembly line for half a month and was not familiar with other parts of the factory. Now, after having a comprehensive understanding of the factory in two aspects, he surprisingly found that the actual situation is much more complicated than he had imagined.

  "I previously told you all that our factory is going to launch two new car models, I believe many of you have already seen them. Is there still anyone who doubts whether our factory can make money in the future?" Lin Hongfei stood on a makeshift "rostrum" made of several wooden crates in the middle of the workshop, looking at the workers below whose eyes were filled with hope, and asked loudly.

  "It's all gone!" The workers below looked excitedly at Lin Hongfei standing on the "rostrum" and shouted loudly one after another, "Director Lin, you say it, we'll do it your way!"

  Lin Hongfei said, the workers around him couldn't help but drool as they gazed at the two motorcycles parked not far away: "Are these two cars designed by Director Lin? They're so beautiful! Will our factory produce them in the future?" ... On the day Lin Hongfei just took office, he promised everyone a salary of 3,000 to 4,000 yuan per month, but no one believed him. However, after seeing the two motorcycles, everyone was convinced: "As long as we control the quality well, there won't be any problems with quality. Such great cars will definitely sell well, and even if we work overtime, we won't be able to meet market demand!"

  The motorcycle factory in the city has been producing only one model since its establishment, a 60cc ultra-lightweight motorcycle. The original model was Jian Shi 60 from Jian Shi Factory, but its performance and quality were far inferior to those of Jian Shi Factory. The factory struggled to survive, and the workers naturally had no enthusiasm. However, now, in front of the two stunning motorcycles brought out by Lin Hongfei, the workers are all excited, and a kind of unprecedented enthusiasm burst forth from their bodies.

  "Alright, let me say this: from now on for a period of time, everyone's work will only have one focus. First is to diligently familiarize yourselves with the production process and strictly follow the production standards and process I provided to produce parts. I'm emphasizing again, whoever doesn't take their work seriously and produces subpar or defective parts, they should reconsider their own salary. Can you all do that?"

  "No problem, Director Lin. If we don't do a good job, you can deduct our wages!" The workers had finally seen the hope of living a better life, and who among them wasn't filled with longing and hope? After being indoctrinated by Lin Hongfei for over a week with the idea that "quality equals their wage income", the workers understood that quality was the guarantee of their future happy life. Who would want to sacrifice their own wages?"

  Lin Hongfei nodded in satisfaction, while Dongfang Xiaoling looked at him with a confident expression, and suddenly felt a little dazed.

  Jumping down from the "rostrum", Lin Hongfei walked out while asking Dongfang Xiaoling, "How's the mold thing going? Is there any news on that side?"

  "That's it, they said that in about three more days, it will be ready for delivery." Dongfang Xiaoling had been following the mold-making process all along. Ya Tou had witnessed Lin Hongfei's strict requirements for the mold from start to finish and couldn't help but ask, "Hongfei, it's just a set of molds, does it really matter if they're good or bad? Are your demands too harsh?"

  Lin Hongfei shook his head and sighed upon hearing this, "Too demanding? Let me tell you, this is an unavoidable measure. In fact, according to my initial requirements, the current mold is not even qualified. The current standards are already several times lower than what I originally wanted. If we lower our standards again, our products will really be on par with low-end goods only. Low-end? That's not what I want."

  Brother is also a top three internal combustion engine designer in the world, producing low-end goods? Brother can't bear to lose face like this.

  Is this still after lowering the requirements? Dongfang Xiaoling, who had never heard Lin Hongfei mention before, was suddenly confused: With just one set of molds, it cost over 50 million, and it's still after Lin Hongfei lowered his requirements? What kind of mold did he originally want?

  Dongfang Xiaoling didn't know that Lin Hongfei's words were actually not wrong, this mold was indeed the product of Lin Hongfei lowering the precision requirements several times. The main reason is that there are no domestic mold manufacturers with high precision at present. For this mold, it was Lin Hongfei who asked someone to ask for help, and after going through many relationships, he finally found a domestic mold manufacturer who was quite good at making molds to help him out.

  This mold factory was opened by people from the other side of Treasure Island, with exquisite craftsmanship and short delivery times, and is considered to be the highest level in domestic mold production. Lin Hongfei has seen some of their samples, which are indeed impressive, at least three grades higher than the molds provided by other domestic mold factories. Compared with foreign brand motorcycles, it's still not comparable, but compared with several major domestic motorcycle companies, it's already not much inferior.

  "But... Hongfei, we've solved the production side of things, what are you planning to do about sales?" Dongfang Xiaoling asked with a worried expression.