Xiaomi Heavy Industry, its first entrepreneurial venture!

Chapter 194 Grand Opening! (Second Update!)
Like Cao Bin, the others who saw the cable were simply curious.

The most common application of this type of steel cable is in various suspension bridges.

These suspension bridges are designed with specific tensile parameters, which are then adjusted and manufactured by the company.

The entire process requires close cooperation between the design team, the construction team, and the manufacturer.

However, during this period, no design or construction personnel came to Xiaomi Heavy Industry to discuss related production work.

However, the cables we are currently producing have a complete set of technical data.

These documents further prove to the public that cables of this specification are not something to be taken out casually or used for mere fun.

So everyone was curious about what kind of person would buy this cable.

Driven by curiosity, the group threw themselves into their work, continuing to address the shortcomings that arose during the production process.

Lin Yi, along with his men, arrived at the main entrance of the Special Metal Smelting Company and began setting up the venue for the opening ceremony on March 6th.

"Move this lantern 5 centimeters to the left!"

"That's enough, move another 5 centimeters to the right!"

"That won't work, move it up another 5 centimeters!"

The installation workers listened to Lin Yi's instructions and moved the machine back and forth several times. Finally, the workers stopped what they were doing, picked up their wrenches, turned around, and glared angrily at Lin Yi.

Their eyes held only murderous intent, devoid of any emotion.

Sensing the killing intent in their eyes, Lin Yi quickly gave them a thumbs up:

"Okay, don't move!"

He then turned his attention to the workers who were hanging up the signboards.

When you get busy, time flies by.

As the sun rose and set, it was March 6th, the morning of the opening ceremony.

Early in the morning, Lin Yi changed into a new suit, stood in front of the mirror, and made that fake smile.

He had used this fake smile many times in his past life, but in his past life, it was often used by subordinates to curry favor with superiors.

This time, however, his fake smile was a gentle yet polite one, devoid of any attempt to ingratiate himself; it was all genuine emotion.

The opening ceremony was at 10 a.m., and just after 8 a.m., Lin Yi and Ji Shuangshuang appeared together in front of the office building of the Special Metal Smelting Company.

Like the old factory's office building, the office building of the special metal smelting company is also three stories high.

However, because it occupies a large area, it appears much more impressive.

The hard decoration is finished, and the windows in every room are open, letting the paint smell dissipate.

The rooms on the first floor were quite spacious, and the paint smell wasn't too strong, so they were temporarily used as the restaurant for today's grand opening.

Lin Yi pointed to the factory's main gate and the office building's main gate, then turned to Ji Shuangshuang and said:

"You'll greet the guests with me later. I'll go first, and you'll go behind."

"Remember to smile!"

You must smile!

"Now come with me for a walk!"

With a smile on his face, Lin Yi dragged Ji Shuangshuang along, starting from the company's main entrance and walking step by step until they reached the main entrance of the office building. They then strolled around inside before heading towards the production workshop.

After wandering around the production workshop, I returned to the main entrance:
"That's roughly the process. Remember to smile later, you absolutely must smile."

"Finally, never utter your elegant words!"

No sooner had I finished giving my instructions than a loudspeaker blared outside the factory.

Accompanied by the sound of a horn, a Mercedes slowly appeared, stopped, and the driver's side window rolled down. A person whom we hadn't seen in a long time leaned out of the window:

"President Lin, it's been a long time!"

It's Tao Zhanpeng.

Upon seeing this guy, Lin Yi immediately went over and gave him a hug.

Although this guy may have questionable identity, he deserves this hug.

In any case, the other party did bring them a big order from Murakami Agriculture Co., Ltd.

Selling tens of thousands of small home appliances every month translates to tens of millions in revenue.

After the other party parked the car, Lin Yi pointed to the factory and began to act like an emperor:

"This is my empire. What do you think, my dear minister?"

Tao Zhanpeng cooperated, mimicking the mannerisms of palace dramas, clapping his left hand with his right and his right hand with his left, preparing to pat his knees and kneel down. However, he suddenly remembered that this seemed like a eunuch's gesture, and froze stiffly. Then, he changed to a cupped-hands salute:
"Your Majesty's empire will, of course, last for ten thousand years, ten thousand years, ten thousand years."

Behind the two, Ji Shuangshuang watched their movements, blinked her big eyes twice, but still couldn't bring herself to utter the words "Guangling Yayan".

After the playful banter, Lin Yi became serious and pointed to the office building:

"Come on, let me take you to the office building to rest first. We'll have dinner when the guests arrive."

"I specially invited several Huaiyang cuisine chefs today."

After settling Tao Zhanpeng in the office building, Lin Yi turned around and went back to the main entrance.

I had just caught my breath when another dozen or so cars stopped in front of me.

It was Yu Jixuan and his group, who, in addition to their own car, also had some trucks transporting goods.

As soon as the truck stopped, these people got out and directed the workers in the truck to unload the goods.

As the truck's cargo door opened, the contents inside came into Lin Yi's view.

Money trees, money bonsai, money rockeries, and even money tea tables.

In short, it's all about getting rich.

In the crowd, Yu Jixuan walked up to Lin Yi carrying a small bonsai tree, showed it to him, and then whispered:

"Boss, you must be exhausted from what happened the other day. I've found a lucky charm for you to appraise these past few days."

Having lived two lives, Lin Yi did not appreciate these bonsai varieties much.

He bought bonsai trees in his past life, but he bought them to curry favor.

If you want to build a relationship with someone, the only option is to go to the bonsai shop they keep mentioning and buy a bonsai.

A stone basin, plus a stake, with two green leaves extending from the stake, is worth hundreds of thousands.

Reaching out to fiddle with the bonsai in Yu Jixuan's hands, Lin Yi pointed to the office building:

"Since you're all acquaintances, I won't entertain you. Please go inside and find a place to sit."

"Just put these things anywhere."

Finding Lin Yi very busy, the group didn't chat with him much. Instead, they called to the workers and carried their respective deliveries toward the office building.

After seeing them off, Lin Yi received many suppliers who had worked with his father when he was still alive.

Around 10 o'clock, someone who made Lin Yi very happy appeared.

Smith.

The man was wearing a black suit, and his beard was meticulously groomed and neatly plastered to his face.

He was carrying a black leather suitcase in his right hand, and he walked slowly from the sidewalk not far away.

He walked up to Lin Yi and naturally opened his arms:

"My dear friend, it's been so long, have you ever thought of me?"

"Of course I missed you!" The two hugged briefly, then quickly let go. Smith's gaze shifted from Lin Yi to the interior of the factory.

Seeing the production workshop in the distance, his eyes lit up, and he turned around and gave Lin Yi a thumbs up:
"To be honest, you Chinese are quick to act. Last time I came here, this place was a mess."

"In such a short time, the chaotic land has disappeared and been transformed into factories."

"If America were as fast as you, I wouldn't have had to come all the way here to buy things."

"We were all forced into it!" Lin Yi sighed and shook his head gently.

He turned around, said a few words to Ji Shuangshuang, and then led Smith toward the office building.

The two walked and chatted:
"We've produced a few of the cables you requested, and they're being tested in the testing workshop. If you'd like to see them, you can wait until after the ceremony, and I'll take you there in person."

Smith was struggling to see how the cable's performance could be assessed without spending any money.

Upon hearing Lin Yi's words, his eyes lit up immediately, and he pretended to be serious as he said:
"That would be even better! After the ceremony, I'll go with you to take a look."

"If the performance is sufficient, I'll arrange to transfer the funds. Then you can begin production."

"I can also get the goods back as soon as possible."

As they chatted, the two arrived at the office building. After taking the person inside and making arrangements, Lin Yi turned around and went back to the main entrance.

As Lin Yi got closer, he realized that Ji Shuangshuang was chatting with someone.

Still a woman.

A woman I don't know.

As soon as he walked over, the woman he didn't recognize greeted him with a smile:
"Hello Mr. Lin, my name is Matsushita Nobuko, and I'm your colleague."

"I apologize for coming here today without an invitation, Mr. Lin."

After listening to the other person's self-introduction, Lin Yi's face twitched, but he ultimately remained silent.

Guests from afar are welcome, as long as they don't resort to underhanded tactics or act recklessly.

He could completely ignore this woman and pretend she didn't exist.

Having sorted out his thoughts, Lin Yi turned to the side, made an inviting gesture towards the other party, and then said to Ji Shuangshuang:

"Shuangshuang, hurry up and bring Miss Matsushita inside."

As he spoke, he didn't forget to wink at Ji Shuangshuang.

Ji Shuangshuang looked at Lin Yi, and with just one glance, she understood Lin Yi's gaze—normal hospitality would suffice.

Then, Ji Shuangshuang turned around gently and extended an invitation to Matsushita Nobuko: "Ms. Matsushita, this way please."

"The ground is quite dirty, so be careful."

Just after Lin Yi saw off that ill-intentioned woman, Matsushita Nobuko, more than a dozen cars stopped in front of him.

The driver of the first car was none other than Xiao He.

Upon recognizing him, Lin Yi quickly walked to the right rear of the vehicle, opened the door, and helped Qin Chao out of the car.

Qin Chao got out of the car, took two steps forward, straightened his back, and surveyed the entire scene.

His gaze was naturally drawn to several workshops, but when he noticed that only one workshop had a cheap red carpet at its entrance, he quickly turned back to look at Lin Yi:
"In your workshop, is there only one usable unit?"

"Only one is open," Lin Yi explained, holding up one finger. Then he stood next to Qin Chao and pointed to several workshops, explaining further:

"The innermost one is the raw material warehouse. Steel powder or other materials purchased from other steel mills will be stored in this raw material warehouse."

"The workshop over there is mainly used to produce gas cylinders and special-shaped steel pipes."

"These things are in high demand among ordinary people, both domestically and internationally. Although they may not make you a lot of money, they are stable and you can make a living."

"The workshop with the red carpet is the cable workshop, which specializes in producing special cables, such as those for cable-stayed bridges."

"The workshop right here is the real professional special metal smelting workshop, which is used to process some special metals."

"For example, some gears that require powder metallurgy, or some special components, can be made in this workshop."

After listening to the introduction, Qin Chao nodded in satisfaction, turned around and patted Lin Yi's shoulder forcefully:

"Employment data still depends on people like you who do the actual work."

After praising Lin Yi, Qin Chao turned around and looked at the large group of people behind him.

Lin Yi turned his head to look at him, and only then did he turn his head to look at him.

It was only at this point that he had time to pay attention to the large group of people following behind Qin Chao.

There were quite a few acquaintances among them.

There were people from Hanshan Temple District, people from the city, and some I didn't recognize.

Qin Chao turned to look at his target, which was the group of strangers.

Just as Lin Yi was wondering about the identities of these people, Qin Chao spoke up:

"If you want to invest in Suzhou, you must be sincere and show your abilities."

"You asked me before what skill is, so I'll tell you now."

"Being able to provide stable employment for Suzhou and bring opportunities for the city's development—that's real skill."

"If you don't understand, you can refer to General Manager Lin's example."

As he spoke, Qin Chao pushed Lin Yi forward a little, to a position about 20 centimeters to his left front.

Pushed forward by Qin Chao, Lin Yi showed no embarrassment whatsoever, maintaining his harmless smile.

Seeing this, the people opposite did not say anything, but simply smiled and nodded to Qin Chao, indicating that they understood.

Having received their response, Qin Chao did not continue with his lecturing. Instead, he turned around and asked Lin Yi to lead the way.

Perhaps it was because it was Saturday and he didn't have to go to work, but Qin Chao seemed to be in a good mood, and he even had the mood to joke along the way.

"I heard your bedroom is right next to your office. Does that mean you go to work and leave work as soon as you leave, and then go to work the moment you open your eyes?"

"So, how does it feel? Happy? Joyful?"

Walking beside Qin Chao, Lin Yi felt for the first time that this man talked too much and really wanted to cover his mouth.

Unfortunately, it's not possible.

He didn't want to answer these questions, so he simply kept a long face, remained silent, and pretended to be knowledgeable and an expert.

Seeing his long face, Qin Chao's smugness grew even stronger:
“Look at you, young people can’t just focus on starting a business every day, you also need to go out and see the world.”

“When I visited your company before, I saw that your office building has three floors. You could easily move your bed to the second floor or the first floor.”

"That way you won't have to wake up to work every day and close your eyes to clock out."

"You can open your eyes and walk a couple of steps before going to work, or you can close your eyes and walk a couple of steps before leaving get off work."

So talkative!
I want to hit someone!
Lin Yi sighed helplessly and continued to lead the way.

As soon as Qin Chao entered the office building and sat down at the table, the group of people waiting for lunch immediately turned their attention to him.

After recognizing who it was, their eyes gleamed.

This is the top official of Suzhou City.

That is an undeniable existence.

If someone like this is standing up for Lin Yi, it means that Lin Yi has connections behind him.

Before long, the gazes that had been fixed on Qin Chao returned to Lin Yi.

Whose son is this?

Or perhaps it's some rich young master's white gloves?
(End of this chapter)