Courtyard House: Starting as an engineer, crushing a yard full of poultry

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A large order that suddenly came in before the Lunar New Year also put the workers at the steel rolling mill into a frenzy of work.

Li Huaide was naturally not stingy either, as long as this batch of orders could be delivered within ten days.

Providing twenty machines to the textile factory is perfectly feasible in terms of time.

"Workers, let's all work hard and complete this order within ten days. Before the New Year, I will give each of you an extra ten yuan bonus."

Li Huaide also broadcast the news over the factory's loudspeaker.

Upon hearing that they would receive money, the workers were naturally full of enthusiasm.

Don't assume that everyone in a steel rolling mill has high wages and benefits. You should know that most of the employees in a steel rolling mill are only at the second or third level.

Levels six or seven, or even seven or eight, are extremely rare.

Those second- or third-level employees only earn about ten yuan a month.

This bonus is equivalent to almost a month's worth of work for them, so they naturally work very hard.

The three newly recruited Yu brothers also seized the time under this high-pressure environment to manufacture the parts they could make.

The three little guys never expected to encounter such good fortune on their very first day at the steel rolling mill.

They put in their best effort without hesitation, and fortunately, the system in the steel rolling mill has been greatly improved now.

The experienced teachers who taught them also spared no effort in training them and correcting their mistakes little by little.

Yu Bin learned the fastest; in just one day, he was able to manufacture a part independently.

Because the workers were highly motivated, the original ten-day order time was reduced to eight days.

On the afternoon of the eighth day, twenty brand-new machines appeared in the steel rolling mill workshop.

Li Huaide also invited the factory director and secretary of the textile factory to come and visit, and to inspect the facilities.

The factory director and secretary were all smiles when they saw the twenty brand-new machines in front of them.

Unexpectedly, the efficiency of the steel rolling mill suddenly improved a lot.

This is completely different from the past, even though we've collaborated before.

Sometimes it can take up to ten days to repair a machine.

The collaboration on manufacturing the machines was only lasted one time before they were abandoned because the manufacturing cycle at the steel rolling mill was simply too long.

It can take a whole month at a time, but the textile factory doesn't have that much time to wait for a month.

They might as well buy a textile machine from another city or from abroad.

It can also maximize its production capacity without spending so much time killing.

This time, the steel mill gave them a huge surprise.

Soon, the twenty machines were delivered to the textile factory for production, and the quality and quantity of the products were excellent.

It can be said that even though there is only a little over a month left, the factory director and secretary of the textile factory firmly believe that...

This batch of fabric should be ready before the end of the year.

If you do the math, the total production at the end of the year will be at least 200% higher than in previous years.

This is terrifying, and the money the steel mill received for this batch of machines was also very reasonable.

The same type of machine would probably cost more than twice as much if purchased overseas.

Chapter 174 Victory Celebration Banquet

Before I knew it, it was time to leave work.

Li Xiangdong's office.

"Chief Engineer Li, do you have any personal matters to attend to tonight? If not, why not come and join our celebration banquet? This time, we owe a great deal to you, Chief Engineer Li. The textile factory is extremely satisfied with the machines you manufactured."

“Each machine was priced at two hundred yuan, and the textile factory was so satisfied that they added another twenty yuan to each one.”

Li Huaide was grinning from ear to ear. With the end of the year fast approaching, he had made more than four thousand yuan in the blink of an eye.

This is a very large income; in fact, one could say that a steel rolling mill can earn a thousand yuan a month.

That's already quite a lot.

In other words, in just ten days or so at the end of the year, I have already earned the money that would normally take four months to earn.

All the credit for this goes to Li Xiangdong, and I myself have also benefited a lot from it.

Who knows, my official employment date might be even earlier.

"There's not much going on tonight. How many of us are going to have our celebration party? We can't be too extravagant, lest some petty people get jealous and set us on fire."

Li 437 said to Dong jokingly.

"No way, it's just you and me, Director Yang, Director Bao, just the four of us. We'll have a meal together before the New Year. The place will be right here in our factory. We'll have someone buy some food outside and have the kitchen prepare it."

Li Huaide said with a smile.

Eating at the factory, no matter who says it, is pointless.

How the factory reimburses expenses is entirely up to them.

"That's great. Let the kitchen cook a couple more dishes as a token of our appreciation. Next year, we need to seize the time to cooperate with other factories like this. When our steel rolling mill is profitable as a whole, the workers will be happy too."

"Even if they have to do more work, I'm willing to. These days, who can turn down money?"

Li Xiangdong nodded and said with a smile.

Soon it was time to get off work, and the workers left the steel rolling mill one after another.

Meanwhile, only He Yuzhu remained in the kitchen to cook, while the four of them sat in the conference room.

The table was already full of dishes, all of which were bought from outside.

As for the food in the kitchen, He Yuzhu is still making (cgcb).

In the conference room.

"How about I start? This is all thanks to Chief Engineer Li. If it weren't for him working so hard to get this machine made, our factory wouldn't have had such a great harvest in the last month. I'd like to toast Chief Engineer Li."

As Li Huaide spoke, he picked up the wine glass on the table and drank it all in one gulp.

"Not at all, isn't this all thanks to everyone's joint efforts? I was just doing my job. I'll have a drink too."

Seeing that Li Huaide was giving him so much face, Li Xiangdong felt he had to show him respect in return.

So he picked up his glass and drank it all in one gulp.

"Chief Engineer Li, you are truly young and promising. I have been the director of this factory for so many years, and this is the first time I have seen such a capable young man as you. The future of the steel rolling mill is in your hands."

Director Bao's words were naturally a double entendre, praising Li Xiangdong's abilities as truly remarkable.

This already surpasses most of their peers, and on the other hand, it also expresses the hope that everyone can make more such contributions.

He never knew when he might be transferred from the steel rolling mill to another workplace where he would get a promotion and a raise.

The people sitting at the table were all shrewd and intelligent, and they could naturally understand the unspoken meaning in Director Bao's words.

They all raised their glasses, clinked them together, and drank the wine in their glasses in one gulp.

Of the four, only Director Yang seemed somewhat sullen.

Back then, Director Yang stood behind Yi Zhonghai, supporting him, but now it seems he really chose the wrong side.

Yi Zhonghai is still in jail, and I heard he will be detained for two months before being released after the New Year.

In addition, after what happened to Section Chief Wang last time, Director Yang's power and prestige in the factory have gradually declined.

Although Director Yang is still a full-fledged factory director.

However, his status and influence within the factory were no longer as great as those of Li Huaide, the deputy factory director.

"Everyone, please continue eating. I'll go to the kitchen to see why He Yuzhu hasn't finished cooking yet. So much time has passed, and we've almost finished eating all the dishes on the table."

Li Huaide smiled and left the dining table, heading to the kitchen.

"He Yuzhu, half an hour has passed, and you still can't even cook two dishes? Hurry up, the leaders in the meeting room are waiting. If you can't do this little thing well, you don't need to come back later."

Li Huaide came to the kitchen just to order some He Yuzhu.

Li Huaide was aware that He Yuzhu and Li Xiangdong had some conflicts, but he tried to avoid letting Li Xiangdong get involved in these matters.

It would be most appropriate for him to come and say it himself.

This is also a veiled gesture of goodwill towards Li Xiangdong.

"Director Li, it'll be ready soon, it'll be ready soon. Four dishes, we'll bring them up neatly in a bit."

He Yuzhu spoke anxiously while waving the spatula in his hand.

"Heh heh, this time it's a private get-together, so you'd better watch your hands. If you get caught red-handed by the security guards like last time, I'm telling you, the security department won't let you off the hook, and the workers won't be happy either."

Li Huaide warned He Yuzhu again.

Seeing this, He Yuzhu could only force a smile and nod and bow.

The person in front of him was the director of the steel rolling mill. To put it bluntly, he could fire him with a single word.

There's no need to make a mistake at this time.