Reborn in 1985, starting from a machine factory

"Chen Mo, we're in big trouble!" Chen Rui glanced around and spoke in a low voice.

Chen Mo's breath hitched, and Da Xue lowered her head slightly: "What trouble, Auntie?"

"Do you know how many antennas the factory can produce in a day?"

"Hi!"

"I thought it was nothing!" Chen Mo straightened up.

Chen Rui blinked her big eyes: "Isn't this big?"

She had already thought of this on her way here.

Nearly a hundred antennas were destroyed without a trace.

Moreover, given this situation, even if we get another hundred sets, or even another thousand sets, it wouldn't be too many!

But the factory is now.

There were a total of twenty people.

From morning till night, at most thirty-two sets can be made.

What can this little output do?

The more I think about it, the more worried I get!

Chen Mo tugged at Chen Rui and Da Xue's clothes, leading them towards the entrance.

"Auntie, you already told me how to do it last time, have you forgotten this time?"

"I said that? I don't remember?" Chen Rui asked, looking puzzled.

"Oh, didn't you say that workers come to work to earn money? It's a win-win situation!" Chen Mo said with a smile.

Did I say that?

"Just assume it is!"

"Let's hire someone, Auntie!" Chen Mo said calmly.

"Ouch!"

"You're such a hands-off manager, you just say 'hire people,' and that's it?"

"How about this!" Chen Mo took three skewers of candied hawthorn from the roadside stall, handing one to Da Xue and one to Chen Rui.

"Where are we going to recruit people?" Chen Rui took a bite of half a hawthorn, and you could hear the sugar coating crackling on her cheek as she leaned closer.

"Get all workers to cooperate, and raise their wages to one hundred yuan a month!"

"Each person has a basic production capacity of three machines per day. For each additional machine produced, an extra dollar will be added!"

"Hmm?" Chen Rui turned her face away.

Even the heavy snow seemed to raise its head.

Chen Mo was completely unaware that he didn't like hawthorns; these were bought for Chen Fen.

It's just a bit difficult to get it now.

"What's wrong? I've checked, all three units are fine!"

Noticing the looks in Chen Rui and Da Xue's eyes, Chen Mo looked up.

"No, the salary is one hundred yuan?"

"Okay! One hundred it will do!" Chen Mo looked at Chen Rui.

Are you serious?

"Really!" Chen Mo blinked.

"Boss, do you think I can go?" a vendor selling candied hawthorns chimed in.

"Yes, yes, yes, fifty meters east of the intersection of Qigong Road and Renmin Road, is the Hongxing Antenna Factory."

"I can try it tomorrow!"

Chen Mo answered with a smile, but took a few steps back.

"Auntie, you have to give to receive. To be honest, this thing doesn't require any skill!"

"In another year or two, the market will be at a point where price competition is the norm, and now is the best time."

Chen Rui held the hawthorns but didn't say anything.

Chen Mo continued:

"We're recruiting a hundred people this time. The current twenty or so are skilled workers, grouped into teams of five. The top-performing teams will receive additional bonuses!"

"In addition, we will hire ten more people to be responsible for things like material organization."

"We will then purchase raw materials in large quantities from the Second and Third Light Industry sectors and ramp up production."

"I estimate two hundred sets a day, no problem!"

"One hundred dollars!"

"These wages are the envy of both light and heavy industries!"

"What do we do next?" Chen Rui asked.

"Who can say what will happen next? Auntie."

"Alright, second brother, I need some help. You come here!"

"Director Zhou is a good person, but I always feel something's off about him; it's not a good time for him to develop!"

"The factory is more of a Zhou family business than yours. To expand like this, I need to have my own people."

"Auntie!"

Chen Mo spoke up, noticing that Da Xue had finished eating her candied hawthorn, and handed her his own.

"I've also found out about Zhou Rui's situation, but for now, we can only use his people!"

"After Sun Dapao hands over the money today, you check how much it is, keep some for yourself, and distribute the rest!"

"Um?"

"Money in your hand is money!"

"From top to bottom, divide them all up, leave no worker out."

"Nobody turns down money! We need their help to hire people and make antennas."

Chen Mo said.

Chen Rui shook her head: "Second brother, you're so extravagant, we..."

"Auntie, we don't spend money like this every day!"

Chen Mo interrupted with a smile.

"Second brother, where are my candied hawthorns?"

Suddenly, Chen Fen's voice rang out.

Chen Mo looked up. Li Guihua was holding Chen Fen's hand, and Chen Gang was following behind them.

Chen Gang's head was already wrapped in gauze. When he saw the heavy snow beside Chen Mo, he turned his head to the side.

"Mom, you're here?" Chen Mo asked.

Chen Rui then handed the remaining candied hawthorns to Chen Fen: "You greedy girl, do you want some? These are what your aunt left over?"

"I won't eat it!"

"Auntie, I want to eat some more, I want two more."

With a smile in her eyes, Da Xue handed over the candied hawthorn in her hand.

Chen Fen withdrew her hand: "Sister, you're so beautiful, but I can't eat you."

"Second brother, why did you only buy one skewer for sister?"

Li Guihua patted Chen Fen on the shoulder: "Second brother, how are the antennas selling?"

"Mom, they're sold out!"

"I just checked, and we still owe more than 500 sets."

"How much?" Li Guihua turned her head abruptly.

I've heard Chen Gang repeatedly say that today is fifty sets.

How can I owe five hundred sets?

"More than 500 sets have been registered, and my aunt is worried about it!" Chen Mo pointed at Chen Rui.

"What's troubling you, Rui Rui?" Li Guihua approached Chen Rui.

"Sister-in-law, I can't make the antenna!"

"The second brother asked me to recruit people."

"You must have made a lot of money, right?" Li Guihua asked casually.

"A little over ten thousand a month!" Chen Rui replied casually.

Li Guihua didn't speak; she unconsciously stared at Chen Rui.

"Sister-in-law, what's wrong?" Chen Rui asked involuntarily, her strange behavior prompting her to speak.

"More than ten thousand? A month?" Li Guihua squeezed out the question.

"Auntie, you scared my mom!" Chen Mo exclaimed, and then took Chen Fen's hand.

"Come on, third brother, I'll take you to buy candied hawthorns!"

"Sister-in-law..." Chen Rui thought for a moment, "Setting up a factory always costs money, right? Things will get better in the coming days!"

Li Guihua tugged at her clothes and turned her head sharply.

More than ten thousand!

She always had a feeling that it wasn't real.

After buying candied hawthorns, Chen Mo said, "Da Xue, if you're not in a hurry to go back to the market, how about we go take a look around the factory together?"

"No!"

"It was a bit busy around noon, Erpang was worried he wouldn't be able to handle it all!" Daxue said.

"Okay! How did you get here?"

"Shall I take you home?" Chen Mo suggested.

The snowflakes looked up, sunlight falling on her forehead. She lowered her brows and said, "Okay!"

...

Red Star Antenna Factory, Factory Director's Office!

Sunday afternoon.

The room was full of people.

Li Guihua also pulled Chen Fen to stay in the corner. She never imagined what someone who could earn 100 yuan a month looked like.

She insisted on coming to see it no matter what!

Chen Rui sat in the center, while Zhou Rui leaned against her, looking rather listless. He never worked on Sundays.

I was woken up early this morning, and then summoned here this afternoon.

He was extremely unwilling.

As for the surrounding workers, their eyes were full of curiosity as they sized up this unfamiliar factory manager.

Zhou Rui glanced at Lao Liu, who stood up and asked, "Director Chen, what's the matter that you called everyone over on a Sunday?"

Chen Rui shook her head: "Wait a minute, let everyone get here."

"When will we get to that? We still have things to do this afternoon, factory manager. We rarely get a day off!"

Chen Rui smiled and waved gently.

But the thought of what she was about to do made her nails want to dig into her flesh.

"Is everyone here?" Chen Rui asked Zhou Rui.

Zhou Rui looked around: "Everyone's here. Director Chen, any instructions?"

"Everyone's here!"

Chen Rui stood up: "Everyone's here. Sun Kang, hand out the money!"

"Okay!"

Sun Dapao replied loudly, then pulled out a stack of ten-yuan notes from his pocket!