"Master Yuan, why don't you take a seat first? No matter how anxious you are, we still have to have lunch first. Let's talk after lunch, okay?" Li He interrupted when he saw He Fang was in a dilemma.
"Yes, Master Yuan. I'm going to cook first. Let's talk about it later." Having been freed, He Fang went to cook with the old lady.
"Okay." Yuan Lei took out an unopened pack of cigarettes from his pocket and gave it to Li He, "Do you want to smoke?"
"Oh, Beidaihe? This is a nice cigarette. "Li He had only smoked it once, but the taste was quite good." Have some tea. "
"Brother, what's your name?" Yuan Lei stood there, not knowing whether to sit or stand. He felt very uncomfortable.
"My surname is Li. Just call me Old Li." Li He was afraid that Yuan Lei would call him Little Li again.
"I remember Teacher He mentioned that you are a teacher too, right? I think I'll call you Teacher Li. "Yuan Lei found it hard to call a young man Old Li.
Li He smiled nonchalantly. "Whatever. Anyway, it's just a title. It's fine."
"Teacher Li, please help me persuade Teacher He. Our factory is lacking a decent leader," Yuan Lei brought up the same topic again.
Li He asked, "You are also a big factory with 300 employees, right? It is a medium-sized enterprise with an annual revenue of tens of millions. You can't be like what you said, where you can't even pay your employees, right? "
At least there was a saying that the factory was stiff but not dead. How could it collapse so suddenly after such a short period of time?
He really couldn't understand.
Yuan Lei blushed and said embarrassedly, "It would be great if we could earn 10 million a year. Then we wouldn't be in such a situation. In the best year, we only earned 3 million. Excluding the miscellaneous expenses, we only earned about 400 thousand. If we still had a business in the past, we would be able to eat and drink without stopping, and we would be able to wake up from our dreams with a smile. But now, the market is not good. It's almost winter, and it's the time for radiators to be used, but there's no way to sell them. No matter how much we treat and give gifts, the situation is still a mess. "
Li He said, "Then is it because your products are worse than others?"
Yuan Lei shook his head and said confidently, "Our products are all personally designed by Mr. He. Only the people on the market can copy our products, so we're definitely not inferior to them. Moreover, most of the radiators are made of cast iron, so the products from every factory are pretty much the same. The main difference lies in the craftsmanship. Due to the thinness of the wall and the complexity of the design, the craftsmanship is very difficult. Even with many years of experience, it's inevitable that there will be defective products.
Most of the waste products were produced by sand holes and cracks. A radiator that was worth twenty to thirty yuan would become a waste product because of a small sand hole or a small crack.
It's not that I, Lao Wang, want to boast, but I've been a forging apprentice since I was 16 years old. I've been in this line of work for 40 years. If there's anything wrong with my skills, you can chop off my head and kick it like a ball!
Furthermore, our products are not adulterated at all, and the materials used are especially thick. "
"Master Yuan, I believe in your craftsmanship. The radiator in our house was made by you. It's still working well now." Li He couldn't figure it out either.
However, he was still confident in this old man's craftsmanship.
When He Fang finished cooking, she carried the dishes over.
"Have a drink," Li He opened a bottle of Maotai.
"Oh, how can I accept it?" Yuan Lei took the cup in a flurry. The things he brought were not even enough for the other party to pay for a bottle of Maotai.
At the dining table, he talked about the factory with He Fang again.
He Fang said, "Master Yuan, I really want to say that the current products of your factory are really not up to standard."
Yuan Lei said anxiously, "Mr. He, do you not believe in my craftsmanship?"
He Fang said with a smile, "Master Yuan, it's not that I don't believe in you, but this radiator factory is a mass production factory. How many can you produce alone? Even if I don't go there, I can guess that the waste rate of your products is not low. Moreover, many big factories are using seamless steel pipes, while you are still using seamless steel pipes. On the surface, everyone looks the same, but there's actually a big difference. "
Yuan Lei wanted to continue talking, but He Fang waved her hand and continued, "Moreover, your products haven't made any progress in the past two years. You're still living off your old capital. Even now, the problem of contact resistance hasn't been solved. You've only covered the surface with a layer of tin."
"What contact resistance?" Yuan Lei didn't know anything about technology. Everything he did was done according to his experience. He knew how it was, but didn't know why. At this moment, he blushed even more. But then he pounded on the table and said excitedly, "Mr. He, I knew it would be the right choice to come to you!"
He Fang shook her head, "Master Yuan, you're really making things difficult for me. Look, I have two kids at home. The younger one can't live without me, and the older one is still in elementary school. I really don't have time for that. However, I can give you some advice. "
Yuan Lei hurriedly said, "Mr. He, I know you're busy, but please take pity on us. There are hundreds of people in the factory waiting for their meals. Moreover, Mr. He, we don't need you to be there all day. You're a general. You don't need to be the vanguard. You just need to go there occasionally and show us the way. Whatever you say, we'll do it! "
He Fang smiled bitterly. After the meal, she could only coax Yuan Lei away helplessly.
When it was time to sleep, she tossed and turned on the bed, unable to fall asleep.
Li He asked with a smile, "Are you interested?"
"What?"
"You want to go out and do something?" Li He turned over and hugged her.
"I don't have the time." He Fang shook her head.
"Do you think I don't know you?" Li He said with a smile, "If you really want to do something, I won't stop you. Didn't they say that you don't need to stay there permanently? You can go there occasionally."
Previously, he was against He Fang going out to work, but now he had changed his mind. If he kept her at home, it would be a waste of time.
He Fang said, "I've been entrusted with a task, so I have to do it. How can I do that? "
Li He said, "Think about it carefully. At least I'll be at home."
The couple discussed this matter. He Fang still hadn't made up her mind, and no one brought it up again.
However, to everyone's surprise, Yuan Lei returned a week later.
Looking at the big truck at the alley entrance, the couple was speechless for a moment.
There were seven or eight staff members from the radiator factory. They were very sincere.
"What? You're bringing our daughter? "
When he heard that He Fang was going to Jizhou, Li He wasn't surprised. After all, this woman was very ambitious. However, he wasn't willing to bring his daughter there!
He Fang explained, "I'm worried about leaving her at home when she's so young."
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