If Chen Zifan had not taken over Xinghua Electronics Factory, then Chen Jianjun would definitely not have cooperated with these workshops. The current motorcycle market has become saturated, and he can only make a small profit.
After making a fortune, they give up their career and continue working in another industry with potential. This is their way of survival. They may seem embarrassed, but in fact they are better than many ordinary people.
People should live contentedly. Chen Jianjun never thought about going higher. Recalling that night, Chen Zifan really refreshed his knowledge and at the same time strengthened his thoughts:
"As long as you make a small profit, you'll just take it when it's good!"
The development of motorcycles is not long-term. According to rumors, some places have begun to prepare to ban motorcycles. The motorcycle market will inevitably suffer a major blow, and substitutes will definitely appear by then.
Electric vehicles are a development trend and are much less complex than motorcycles.
As soon as the ban on motorcycles is implemented in the capital, Haicheng, as one of the 16 quasi-first-tier cities in China, will soon follow in the footsteps of the capital, and a qualified businessman will definitely be aware of the business opportunities.
Chen Jianjun has a very clear understanding of himself. He does not have the ability to build a "well-known brand", but he is professional in copycats. The Chinese market has given them too many opportunities for copycats.
"We can get a batch of 125cc air-cooled engines, about 3,000 units. What Haojue has eliminated is quite different from the latest 125 engine. It is better because of its low price and reliable quality..."
A group of people were discussing specific feasibility plans, and Chen Jianjun didn't say much. He only occasionally agreed, and he was already thinking about when he would prepare to transform again.
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Stardust Factory.
Stardust Technology, which received the deposit for the new order, has got rid of the state of operating at a loss. Chen Zifan took the opportunity to start purchasing some equipment in a targeted manner according to the technology given in [Analysis of Shanzhai].
These include a series of battery recycling equipment such as physical oscillation crushing and sorting, air flow sorting, dust collection, and air purification, as well as lithium battery production equipment such as cell testing and sorting.
There is nothing to say about the production equipment. In order to increase the production capacity of Stardust batteries, the recycling equipment is to further reduce costs. You must know that China is currently an importing country of electronic waste.
As a coastal city, Haicheng has countless electronic wastes that cross the ocean and enter the port every day. The disposal method of these electronic wastes is very simple: burying and reclamation.
Everyone knows that one button battery can pollute 600,000 liters of water, and one AA battery can permanently lose the use value of 1 square meter of land.
At Haicheng's port, the number of used AA batteries imported alone reaches tens of thousands per day, of which the reasonable recycling rate is less than 3%. This is not only an environmental issue, but also a game of interests.
The battery recycling equipment in 2005 was not advanced, and the machine Chen Zifan got could only be described as crude. It didn't matter. He had [analyzing copycats] and the battery knowledge in his mind.
"We still need to renovate..."
The specific purposes are: first, to reduce the cost of Stardust batteries by recycling electronic waste, and second, to protect the environment. This concept is fictitious, but it can become a banner held high by technology companies in the future.
As a "experienced person", Chen Zifan is very aware of the importance of occupying the moral high ground.
Finally, it is Chen Zifan’s personal factors. Which Chinese and Haicheng people are willing to see the city they love polluted?
Under the guidance of Chen Zifan, in less than a week, all the battery recycling equipment had been upgraded. From his perspective, the experience of the participating employees has also increased.
Looking at the [Stardust Technology] in his consciousness, he also discovered some patterns:
"There are a few employees who are technical staff and gain experience quickly. They may also have learned new things. It is conservatively estimated that they can be promoted to senior employees within three months. What is the next stage?"
The difference between ordinary employees and senior employees is that senior employees not only have higher recognition and loyalty to Stardust Technology, but also activate the level mode. After lv.1~lv.100, it is a new stage.
Among the current 15 senior employees of Stardust Technology, the one with the highest level is Stardust CEO Zhao Wushang, who is at lv.7. During this time, he has been promoted by two levels.
In addition, Chen Zifan also divided the Stardust factory into a core area and a production area. The core area includes R&D laboratories, recycling workshops, product testing workshops and other things involving key technologies.
The production area is more transparent, including the production and processing of various types of products, future assembly of finished products, warehouses, and logistics packaging.
The 173 employees were a burden before. Not only are they no longer a burden now, there is also a trend of insufficient manpower. After Chen Zifan's new plan is implemented, a new batch of employees will definitely have to be recruited.
In fact, if the "assembly" link is outsourced to a larger assembly factory, Stardust Technology can immediately save a considerable amount of costs.
It's a pity that Chen Zifan has his own insistence on this matter. In the current environment, assembly factories have low prices, but quality control has always been a problem, but there is no need to worry about his own factory.
In the future, if the production area is gradually automated, product quality will make a qualitative leap. This is Chen Zifan's ultimate pursuit of Stardust products and to realize his ideal.
"I can die in pursuit of perfection, but I will never give up my pursuit..."
At the same time, in the core area of Stardust Factory, eight senior employees were discussing something. A dark-skinned middle-aged man couldn't help but said:
"Xiao Chen is really awesome! He seems to be only 18 years old, right? He just graduated from the college entrance examination. Look at the useless things in my family. After the college entrance examination, he either stayed up all night playing games online or talked about traveling!"
"Shh... Xiao Chen is not what we should call him. From now on, we will all call him Director Chen. Having said that, it is really irritating that people are more popular than others. My son is now 26 and every time he calls, he asks me for money!"
"Isn't that right? Xiao... Director Chen's skills are really good. I never thought that the machine can be modified like this. Where did he learn so much?"
"I don't care about this, but I obey him! Increase our wages, pay us insurance, and give us overtime pay! I heard there is a year-end bonus at the end of the year!"
"The year-end bonus might be some rice, noodles, bicycles or something. What I'm more concerned about is when our new canteen will be built. I want to eat it!"
Speaking of this, the senior employee deliberately amplified his voice and secretly glanced at the camera in a corner of the recycling workshop. When the worker on the side heard it, he directly cursed:
"Fuck! You can starve to death!"
"Hey! What are you talking about?"
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These senior employees are all between 35 and 45 years old. It is at the time when the burden is heaviest when there are senior employees and junior employees. Some unscrupulous companies have noticed this and treat these employees as human beings.
At Stardust Technology, Chen Zifan dare not say how good the treatment of employees is, and he does not dare to compare with foreign-funded companies similar to the future Tesla Gigafactory, but he definitely belongs to the first echelon in Haicheng.
If you want to train, recruit and retain senior employees, it depends not only on salary, but also on working environment, working hours, promotion space, corporate culture, etc. All aspects need to be done well.
Food is the most important thing for the people, and only good food cannot be disappointed. Many people are so busy after entering the society that they don't even have time to have a good dinner, so Chen Zifan is planning to rebuild the canteen.
Some employees who received the news in advance have been happy for several days because they heard that the food in the new canteen is much cheaper than outside restaurants.
Rebuilding the canteen is only the first step. After sufficient funds are available, the Stardust headquarters and Stardust factory will also need to be rebuilt and expanded. These are still early days.
In addition to the work at Stardust Technology, it’s time to fill out the application form for the college entrance examination. The Penguin class group chat on the computer is in full swing. What university will I take? There will be a class party after the results are out...
However, Chen Zifan had no intention of participating in the discussion or attending the party. Perhaps there was once a person of very important status in his youth, but unfortunately he no longer felt it at all.
In 2005, the time to fill in the application was before the college entrance examination results came out, which greatly tested the ability of college entrance examination students to estimate scores. Later, the official realized the shortcomings of this method and changed the registration time.
Chen Zifan didn't know how others did in the exam. He only knew that he scored 610 points, which was a pretty good score among Haicheng candidates. The admission score of Haicheng University this year was 576 points.
The admission scores for each major are different. After a brief consideration, Chen Zifan chose Energy and Power Engineering. He had chosen this major before his rebirth and was very good at it.
The majors are the same, but the schools are different. When he was young, he was a bit rebellious. He finally had the opportunity to leave his hometown and chose Shacheng University, which is more than 800 kilometers away from Haicheng.
As a result, he took the train home during the Spring Festival and almost went crazy because of the crowds. Finally, he arrived at the station and his clothes were cut. Fortunately, he only had toilet paper in his pocket and no mobile phone.
Later, I graduated from university, worked for two years, and then returned to Haicheng after passing the postgraduate entrance examination. I have to say that the longer I stay outside, the more I feel that my hometown is where my soul belongs.
After completing the application form, Chen Zifan immediately threw himself into his new job. On the day before August, he completed the production of the first batch of screens and batteries for Gionee and Coolpad. The rest was only a matter of time.
Since the total order volume at Tianyu is relatively small, all orders of 100,000 have been completed. For new orders, Wang Jinli only needs to bring people from the marketing department to negotiate. Chen Zifan does not need to worry too much.
This batch of accessories from Stardust Technology is indeed worthy of the words "high quality and low price". The leaders of the three brands have nothing to say. The recent situation in the mobile phone market is tense, and they are also hoarding their strength.
Wang Jinli took the opportunity to propose establishing a "friendly" cooperative relationship with them and let some profits go, so Stardust Technology became a long-term supplier of Gionee, Coolpad, and Tianyu ~
Chen Zifan didn't know how to react when he received this news. In short, this is a good thing that is mutually beneficial. These three brands will not be popular in a short time, which is equivalent to three stable meal tickets.
Chen Zifan finally held a high-level meeting again on this day and proposed plans and specific plans to enter the mobile phone market again:
"Stardust Technology has entered a stable stage. I am ready to lead Stardust Technology back to the mobile phone market and build our own brand!"