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  Lin Zhenhua had been considering the production of electric fans for a long time. He was not an impulsive person, and many things would be considered in his mind for a long time before taking action. At the beginning of contracting labor service companies, he did not launch this product, and there were multiple reasons for this.

  Firstly, the company's funds are insufficient, making it difficult to have enough investment to form mass production capabilities. Secondly, the company's employees do not trust him enough, and if there are some twists and turns in the sales of electric fans, it may cause him to lose his authority in the company and be unable to mobilize everyone's enthusiasm.

  The third aspect, which is also the most important one, is that the company's ownership relationship has not been clarified. If he makes the electric fan business very successful, someone may come to take advantage of it, and at that time, he will not even have the right to refuse.

  More than a year has passed, and the situation has completely changed. The small businesses that were previously trivial have brought Lin Zhenhua unprecedented status. Now, all employees of Hanhua Industrial Company have developed a feeling close to worship for Lin Zhenhua, making it easier for him to implement any new plan.

  The shareholding reform of Hanhua Industrial Company finally eliminated Lin Zhenhua's heart disease. Although under the current policy, this shareholding reform of Hanhua Industrial Company still has to hang a sheep's head to sell dog meat, Lin Zhenhua knows that in a few years, this system will be able to see the light. At that time, he only needs to take out his own equity certificate and can independently operate this company.

  Since then, Lin Zhenhua officially started planning to produce durable consumer goods. After repeated consideration, he finally chose electric fans as the breakthrough point for his business.

  The electric fan is not difficult to make in terms of craftsmanship. The whole machine is just a base, bracket, head, blades, wind cover and a simple circuit inside. All these are easy for Hanhua Machinery Factory's technical level, Lin Zhenhua has full confidence to do it well.

  Unlike the traditional products such as ice machines and vacuum pumps produced by Hanhua Mechanical Factory, electric fans are mass-produced products. When producing ice machines and similar products, Hanhua Mechanical Factory mostly produces one unit at a time, and occasionally needs to produce three or five units simultaneously, which is already considered a peak production. The quality management requirements for single-unit or small-batch production products are completely different from those for mass-produced products.

  To put it simply, for mass-produced products, even saving one action in the production process can bring considerable benefits. At the same time, if a link in the production process is not strict enough, errors will inevitably occur in the production of tens of thousands of times, resulting in quality problems with the product.

  At that time, the concept of total quality management had been introduced from Japan to China, and various companies established so-called QC groups to study Japanese quality management theory. However, due to the limitations of the era, most companies' quality management was superficial, at best learning a little skin, doing some easy-to-do aspects, and giving up on slightly more troublesome things.

  In the era before Lin Zhenhua crossed over, quality management theory had developed much more maturely than in the 80s. Concepts such as ISO9000 had already taken deep root. As a graduate student majoring in mechanical engineering, Lin Zhenhua naturally had more contact with this aspect. What he needed to do now was to combine these later ideas with the objective conditions of the time and design an optimal quality control process.

  The details of the process are not worth mentioning, but those training, knowledge and skills, quality inspection standards and so on, have confused everyone. However, Lin Zhenhua made it clear that those who failed to meet the training requirements would not be allowed to work on the production line, but could only serve as auxiliary workers and receive the lowest salary.

  Just this one sentence was enough to make those big girls and boys who didn't love reading since childhood tremble with fear. In the past, their parents beat them with a bamboo stick but couldn't get them to study seriously, but Lin Zhenhua's one sentence made them hurry to review their lessons. No choice, when the time comes, Manager Lin takes out the test paper, those who don't pass can only go be porters, it's dirty and tiring, not to mention that income will be affected.

  Manager Lin did say that being a porter is also a very glorious thing, he himself had been a porter before, but this kind of glorious thing, it seems like no young worker has any interest in trying.

  In terms of hardware, Lin Zhenhua also had to worry. In order to process the various components of the electric fan, Lin Zhenhua took out the savings accumulated by the company over a year and added his own dividends from Xinxin Store to purchase a batch of machine tools.

  Among them, there is a 200-ton pressure punching machine, which was also purchased from Yan Yuan and Chang Hong Factory. It was a device that was eliminated by Chang Hong Factory, with some faults. Lin Zhenhua almost bought this punching machine at the price of scrap iron, and then invited several masters from the metalworking workshop and the repair workshop to jointly diagnose and overhaul it thoroughly. In the end, this punching machine became as good as new, and the fan blades had to be pressed out by this punching machine.

  Apart from general-purpose equipment, some specialized tools are also needed to produce electric fans. Lin Zhenhua simulated the entire production process in his mind and then did it himself, drawing some drawings and handing them over to the metalworking workshop for help with production. This is the benefit of having a mechanical factory at your disposal - if you want to make a few tools, you don't need to bother others, your own factory can solve it.

  The workshop of Hanhua Industrial Company has also been renovated, divided into several areas according to the principle of assembly line. The real assembly line cannot be established yet, and there is not enough space. The space of Hanhua factory is limited, it's not easy to find a larger venue, so we can only make do with this for now.

  It is not clear whether Lin Zhenhua's flattery was effective or if Xie Chunyuan really cared about the development of Hanhua Industrial Company. Not long after returning from Xinyi County, Lin Zhenhua received a formal reply from the Light Industry Department, agreeing to Hanhua Industrial Company producing electric fans and including it in the department's production plan. In the first phase, 10,000 sets of raw materials for electric fans would be supplied, with later arrangements depending on production and market conditions.

  With the arrival of raw materials, the entire company entered a state of high-speed operation. Prior to this, Lin Zhenhua had used some existing materials for trial production and completed the grinding of the entire process. Now mass production can begin. Workers were sweating profusely, doing processing and assembly work at their respective workstations. Several porters pushed carts, running along the way, transporting raw materials, semi-finished products, and finished products.

  "Wow, what a lively production scene!" Zhu Tiejun came to inspect in the midst of his busy schedule and couldn't help but praise when he saw the bustling scene in the workshop.

  As Zhu Tiejun came to inspect, Kong Haijiang said: "Little Lin, this production process of yours is just like that American movie, what's it called? The one with the little mustachioed worker."

  "Chaplin's Modern Times?" Lin Zhenhua smiled and reminded, the factory had shown this movie a few days ago, so he had some impression.

  "Right, it's 'Modern Times', Kobayashi, doesn't this have a somewhat modernized look to it?"

  Lin Zhenhua shook his head: "Old Kong, this is just the beginning. The process in my workshop is at best equivalent to the level of the United States 100 years ago, still in the Taylor era."

  "What's wrong?"

  "Taylor... This is the name of an American management scientist."

  Kong Haijiang shrugged his shoulders in the manner of an American and said, "I don't understand this. By the way, Little Lin, with your production method, you can produce at least 20 units a day, right?"

  "20 units? If I only produce 20 units, I won't even break even? Old Kong, let me tell you the truth, my minimum goal now is 100 units per day. In the future, if things go well, producing 1,000 units per day won't be a problem."

  "A hundred units a day?" Zhu Tiejun was somewhat surprised, he took a look at the working conditions of the workers at each workstation and nodded his head, saying: "With your method, producing a hundred units a day is not impossible. Xiao Lin, how much profit can you make from one electric fan now?"

  Lin Zhenhua smiled and said: "Director Zhu, to be honest with you, the ex-factory price and cost of each electric fan differ by 80 yuan."

  Lin Zhenhua knew the principle of not showing off one's wealth, but data such as cost and selling price couldn't be hidden even if he wanted to. Hanhua Factory was a major shareholder of Hanhua Industrial Company, which would regularly send financial personnel to audit accounts, so these figures would eventually become known to the factory leaders.

  "80 yuan?" Zhu Tiejun was startled, he counted on his fingers and said: "You can now produce 100 fans a day, which is 3,000 in a month, and 36,000 in a year. If you make 80 yuan per fan..."

  "That's 2.88 million." Kong Haijiang calculated the multiplication for Zhu Tiejun.

  "Is there such a huge profit?" Zhu Tiejun asked Lin Zhenhua with surprise and delight.

  Lin Zhenhua nodded: "Director Zhu, this should be a relatively conservative estimate. If it goes well, exceeding this number is also possible. However, rest assured that we will definitely turn over the profits to the factory in proportion to how much money we make."

  Zhu Tiejun couldn't help but feel a little incredulous: "So that means, this year the factory will be able to get over 800,000 from your Hanhua Industrial Company alone?"

  "This year is probably not going to make it. Now that autumn has arrived, the sales of electric fans will be affected. We are mainly storing goods now and preparing to launch a large quantity into the market in May next year. So, before the Spring Festival this year, the profit we handed over to the factory was estimated to be around 100,000 to 200,000 yuan. Next year it should be at least 800,000 yuan."

  "This is great!" Zhu Tiejun exclaimed, "Little Lin, you really have a way with things. This labor service company that was half dead has been turned into a gold mine by you! You can earn nearly 3 million yuan in a year, our entire Hanhua Machinery Factory's annual output value isn't even this much. This year we landed the large fertilizer equipment contract, and adding to that the profits your company will turn over to the factory, we'll be quite well off."

  Lin Zhenhua said, "Director Zhu, now that our factory has money, I think we should take out some to upgrade our equipment. In the future market, technology is king. If we don't have good equipment and new equipment, we will lack competitiveness, and at that time, businesses like large fertilizer equipment may not necessarily come to us."

  Zhu Tiejun highly agreed, saying: "Little Lin, your suggestion is very correct. How about this? You take some time to understand the future technological trends, make a list of equipment purchases, and we'll try to buy a few each year, gradually updating the old equipment in the factory. What do you think?"

  Lin Zhenhua said: "Director Zhu, shouldn't this be your job? Look, I have such a tight production schedule on my hands now, where do I have the time to study the latest technological trends?"

  Zhu Tiejun glared at him and said, "Little Lin, don't you forget that you're still the deputy head of the technical department. This kind of thing is originally your department's business, can you shirk it?"

  Lin Zhenhua scratched his head: "Oh yeah, I'm still the deputy director of the technical department. How did I forget this? Hmm, no way, don't we still have a director? Where's Old Fan?"

  Zhu Tiejun said, "Old Fan's knowledge is a bit outdated, not as good as yours with more experience. I heard that you are reading English books at home every day now. Our factory needs to modernize and it has to rely on young people like you."

  "Uh, okay, I'll try," Lin Zhenhua replied helplessly.

  Zhu Tiejun said, "Xiao Lin, you must make it clear what your identity is. Your salary is paid by Hanhua Mechanical Factory, not by Hanhua Industrial Company. Although the company's profits are very high now, things on our side of Hanhua factory are also important. You can't put all your energy into the company and need to spend more time coming back to the factory to complete your main job, do you understand?"

  "Yes Sir!" Lin Zhenhua gave Zhu Tiejun a Hong Kong police salute.

  As Gong Haijiang was leaving the workshop of Hanhua Industrial Company, he whispered to Lin Zhenhua: "Little Lin, I've inquired about it, what is the ex-factory price of this electric fan?"

  "Who wants to be an agent?" Lin Zhenhua asked subconsciously. These days, he had been thinking about the agency issue in his mind. Although the current production of electric fans was still very limited and not yet urgent to open up the market, establishing his own agency channel was a matter of time, and the earlier he started, the more likely he would gain an advantage.

  "What's the commission?" Kong Haijiang said, "It's just that I want to buy one for my own family, can you give me a factory price? You have to give me this little face."

  "Lao Kong, you're being too polite. Even if it's just you, the big director, coming here, it should be at cost price, right? I can still make a profit from you?" Lin Zhenhua said with a sense of justice.

  Kong Haijiang was overjoyed: "Little Lin, I knew you were a man of your word. How much is the cost price?"

  "100 yuan, how about it? Is it suitable?" Lin Zhenhua said. This point he didn't cheat Kong Haijiang, the comprehensive cost of this electric fan is also around 100 yuan.

  "Hong Haijiang hastily replied: 'Suitable, too suitable. Little Lin, leave one for me, I'll come back to get the money after work.'"

  Lin Zhenhua said: "Old Kong, don't be in a hurry, I still have an announcement here, and I'd like to trouble the factory broadcasting room to broadcast it. Do you think it's suitable?"