Chapter 21

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Protagonist:

Lin Yi

Lin Yi's words were sonorous and forceful, spoken with a stirring passion.

However, after he finished speaking, the workshop office did not see the kind of scene found in entrepreneurship TV dramas.

No cheers, no jubilation, only silence.

A deathly silence.

In this deathly silence, the only sounds audible were the hum of the workshop equipment running, and the occasional noise of materials needing transport.

Liu Daneng looked at Lin Yi with an inscrutable gaze, licked his lips several times with his tongue, and opened his mouth as if to speak.

But in the end he merely opened and shut his mouth, not uttering a single sentence.

The rest were the same as him, also opening their mouths wanting to speak, but when their gazes met Lin Yi's, they chose to close their mouths again.

Lin Yi was not surprised by this reaction from the people around him.

The reason was simple: Lin Laosan Electrical Appliance Factory had no reputation, and the products it made had even less reputation.

With Lin Laosan Electrical Appliance Factory's reputation, right now it was only renowned throughout the Hanshan Temple District's Hanshan Subdistrict Office.

Once outside Hanshan Subdistrict Office, nobody knew anybody.

Even if others thought of it, they would only say something like "that so-and-so's electronics factory products aren't bad."

Before e-commerce and livestreaming platforms took an interest, factories wanting to sell their own output goods had to hand their goods over to provincial agents in each province.

That is, distributors.

Distributors are merchants, and the essence of merchants is profit-seeking.

Between an unknown brand and a famous brand, even a fool would know which brand to sell.

An unknown brand wanting to negotiate with distributors can only concede interests.

If they don't want to concede interests, they can only take the field personally themselves.

These years, many factories who felt their products were well-made have launched challenges against distributors.

A small portion succeeded, and the remaining 99% all failed.

The reason is simple: the profits manufacturers gain from building channels are insufficient to cover the costs from raw materials, to production, to storage, to transport, to sales.

These high costs can only be borne by those top few industry-leading enterprises nationwide, those leading enterprises that distributors fawn over with thick faces.

Their brands are loud enough that consumers are willing to buy.

Even at a premium they are willing to buy.

Not to mention that right now Lin Laosan Electrical Appliance Factory has even changed to Xiaomi Heavy Industry, and the brand hasn't even been swapped out yet.

Doing OEM for others, although life is relatively hard, they are at least surviving.

BGM: We are all living with all our might!

Doing their own products...

No one dares guarantee they can absolutely succeed, no one knows what the future will be like.

And an unclear future, to many people, means failure.

Looking at the few people with complex expressions, Lin Yi tapped his right index finger on the table, the smile that had been on his face vanished, leaving only a stiff, unsmiling face.

"This is my decision. What you need to do is follow my requirements, follow the blueprints I give, and make the things for me."

"As for whether the factory will go bankrupt in the future, you don't need to worry. Anyway, when the time comes I will pay your salaries."

After saying these words, his gaze then fell on Liu Daneng:

"Liu Daneng, now, take them to look at the blueprints. I give you one hour. In one hour tell me if it can be done."

As he spoke, Lin Yi took out his phone, found the countdown function, set a one-hour countdown, then placed the phone in front of Liu Daneng and pressed start in front of the group.

The countdown ticked back second by second, and Liu Daneng and the others instantly understood — their boss had already made up his mind.

Now, what they could do was follow the boss's requirements, look at the blueprints, and see if they could produce them.

Several people surrounded Liu Daneng in the middle, looking at the blueprints and discussing in a babble of voices.

"This inner liner needs a new mold... are there mold blueprints? The markings are quite detailed, so that saves trouble."

"Remote control... I remember the neighboring district seems to have a factory that makes this thing, and it's quite compact."

"Blue-and-white porcelain outer shell... ceramic outer shell... no need to make it that good-looking, just stick a couple of bamboo stalks on it, write 'Fortune like the East Sea, longevity like South Mountain' and that'll do."

"This outer shell splits into four lobes... looks a bit ugly..."

"Install battery... just install it then..."

"How come there's even a parts material unit price list here?"

"How does the boss know these factories have these things?"

One hour passed in a flash, the phone alarm rang, Lin Yi snatched up the phone, folded his arms across his chest, and stared at the few people without blinking:

"Can it be done or not?"

A simple question, but it made Liu Daneng feel full pressure. He wanted to look to the few people beside him for help.

But the people beside him, upon meeting his gaze, all subconsciously turned their heads away.

He gritted his teeth, withdrew his gaze, and met Lin Yi's eyes: "It can!"

Just as he finished, he saw his own boss raise two fingers: "Two days!"

"These few days the production line stops completely. I give you two days. Each version, make 10 units for me."

"Remember, I'm only giving you three days total."

"In 72 hours, I need to see a finished product — one that works and won't have any problems."

After stating the time, without waiting for Liu Daneng to speak, Lin Yi turned and left directly, leaving only the few people in the Electric Rice Cooker Workshop staring at each other in blank dismay.

After a long time, Liu Daneng finally belatedly asked: "Did I cause trouble?"

The workshop deputy director Wang Dabing, standing beside him, raised his hand and patted his shoulder:

"Hurry up and assign tasks — buying materials, making molds, die-casting, assembly — all of these take time."

"Hurry up!"

At 6 PM, the Electrical Appliance Factory got off work.

The 100-plus workers of the Electrical Appliance Factory received a piece of news that made them both worried and somewhat happy.

The next 15 days off.

But each person could collect 50 yuan per day as living expenses.

Besides that, they also needed to pass a message to the people around them.

That the Electrical Appliance Factory needed to clear a batch of tail goods — mainly electric rice cookers, hair dryers, and electric fans.

Beautiful prices, buy quickly if you want them.

The Electrical Appliance Factory had 100-plus workers — that meant 100-plus signal sources; less than half an hour after getting off work, the entire Hanshan Subdistrict Office knew that Lin Laosan Electrical Appliance Factory was preparing to clear out that batch of electric rice cookers, hair dryers, and electric fans.

Amid the sounds of clearing products, some other sounds appeared.

For instance, that Lin Laosan Electrical Appliance Factory had gone bankrupt.

For instance, that the young boss of Lin Laosan Electrical Appliance Factory had run off with his sister-in-law, and the workers, forced by unpaid wages, had no choice but to use the factory's products to offset the debt.

Preparing to clear at low prices.

Also for instance, that the young boss of Lin Laosan Electrical Appliance Factory owed tens of billions from gambling and had already gone in.

Also for instance, that the young boss of Lin Laosan Electrical Appliance Factory had already sold the factory, taken a sum of money, and gone to America to enjoy the high life.

Also for instance...

Two hours later, the news of Lin Laosan Electrical Appliance Factory's bankruptcy spread throughout the entire Hanshan Temple District.

At midnight, this news crossed two districts, reached neighboring Magic Capital, and reached the downstream product merchants of Lin Laosan Electrical Appliance Factory — namely, Smile Electronics Company.