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Chapter 167 Arrangement of Manufacturing

Upon returning, Li Zhenhua didn't even rest before throwing himself into his demanding work.

Time is tight and the task is heavy. That perfectly describes his current situation.

Don't think this is a joke; in reality, he received orders for three different aircraft models, totaling 91 aircraft.

But so far, he hasn't even completely sorted out the production equipment.

He had already completed the basic high-precision machine tool before going to the airshow. However, the large-scale machining center transformation work had only just begun.

Fortunately, quite a few of these rough parts have already been made, and his company's workers are still making them.

Upon his return, he immediately began finishing the rough blank.

After producing all the parts needed for one machining center, a large five-axis machining center is assembled.

By the time all four machining centers had been upgraded, it had been almost a month since he returned from the airshow.

Once the machining center is in place in the aircraft manufacturing workshop, aircraft manufacturing can begin.

The order comprises 91 aircraft of three different models, including 23 Suzaku 9s and 34 each of Suzaku 3s and Suzaku 8s.

As for the parts, apart from the Suzaku 8 and Suzaku 9 having some shared parts, the Suzaku 3 and these two aircraft have no shared parts.

An airplane is made up of tens of thousands of parts, and even a single screw can be considered a part.

He completed the upgrade of all the machinery, and during the upgrade process, all the workers gradually became familiar with how to use it.

While these workers were making parts, he also got to know them and all their strengths.

Having gained this understanding, he then assigned all the workers to their respective work processes according to their strengths.

Airplanes have many parts and are very complicated to manufacture. It is not an easy task to complete the manufacturing of all airplanes in one factory.

Therefore, in this manufacturing process, he outsourced some less critical components to the OEM manufacturer.

However, he did not outsource some of the more technically demanding parts to local factories.

Instead, these parts were handed over to Hongdu Factory. For Hongdu, these parts were all within their area of ​​expertise, so there was no difficulty in handling them.

Hongdu did not do everything. As a mature aircraft manufacturer, it has its own parts suppliers, which are the capital it has accumulated in its usual operations.

After arranging the manufacturing of all the parts, Li Zhenhua then began to optimize the aircraft final assembly line.

Aircraft assembly is not like a car production line; aircraft assembly is like a Rolls-Royce, where a car is handcrafted.

The final assembly of an aircraft is divided into several sections: the nose, the mid-fuselage, the tail, etc., and each section is handled by a specialist from the very beginning.

Finally, these parts are combined to form a complete aircraft, and the people in charge of final assembly are the same people who have been in charge from the beginning.

While he was optimizing the final assembly line, aircraft parts were also being produced, without any delays, whether outsourced or manufactured in-house.

He designed some unique equipment on the final assembly line, which can save workers' effort and, of course, time.

As time passed, parts that had been outsourced continued to be delivered. After undergoing rigorous quality inspections, these parts were finally put into storage for use.

Once he had optimized the entire assembly line and all the parts were ready, the next step was the final assembly of the aircraft.

Once the aircraft entered the final assembly stage, his job consisted of nothing more than going to the workshop every day.

Doesn't he need to oversee the final assembly? Not really, he has already prepared the final assembly process specifications in great detail.

He has been busy for more than three months since he returned from the airshow, and now he can finally take a good rest.

While he was busy during this period, the Lunar New Year was approaching once again.

A lot happened this year; it was supposed to be a very peaceful year.

But he managed to build an airplane, and ever since he started tinkering with these things, he hasn't had a single day off.

He didn't pay much attention to the company's development either; in this respect, he was truly a hands-off manager.

After arranging all the matters related to the plane, he finally had some free time.

After a year without a proper rest, he finally slept soundly in his newly built home.

This time it was a real sleep session; he had made up his mind not to enter the virtual lab for the next week.

However, it seemed he was about to break his promise, because after only three days of sleep, Liu Xiaodong and Guo Shugui came to find him together.

That day, he had just watched Li Yun leave the room and was lying in bed planning to take a nap when he heard the doorbell on the downstairs door ring.

"Damn it, can't I just be a lazy bum?"

He covered his head with the blanket and buried himself in it, but the doorbell downstairs kept ringing, which annoyed him so much that he crawled out of the blanket.

She poked her head out, got up, put on her pajamas, and walked towards the landing.

When he arrived at the gate, he looked out through the wrought iron gate and saw Liu Xiaodong ringing the doorbell, with Guo Shugui standing next to him.

He grumbled, somewhat annoyed, at the two people still standing outside the door.

"Brothers, can't you let me rest for two days?"

"Didn't I ask you guys before? You didn't say you needed me anywhere recently!"

The two smiled at him as he continued to complain, showing no sign of anger whatsoever.

"Hehehe, open the door for me first, let the two of us go in and we'll talk, okay?"

With a helpless expression, he opened the door for the two and led them into the house.

"You two wait for me in the living room for a bit, I'm going upstairs to change my clothes, and I haven't even washed up yet!"

He went back up to the second floor, changed into sportswear, washed up quickly, and then came down again.

He poured two cups of tea for the two of them in the kitchen, then took out a cup of White Elephant instant noodles from a cabinet and prepared them before coming to the living room.

He placed the tea in front of the two of them, not even looking up, his eyes fixed on the white elephant in his hand.

"Chairman Li, may I ask, with your high status, is this what you eat for breakfast? Doesn't it seem beneath you?"

Guo Shugui looked at him, who was waiting expectantly for the instant noodles to be ready, and asked him.

"315 told me it still has to be White Elephant."

"Alright, let's not talk about that anymore. What do you want from me?"

While asking him questions, she lifted the lid in front of her, picked up the instant noodles inside, and took a bite.

"We've come to see you today to talk about the current situation of our company."

Firstly, our company's factory in Shuzhen has been fully completed, and our motorcycle business and aircraft engine business...

These two businesses cannot fully utilize the huge factory; we still have about half of the factory space empty.

But the two of us didn't know how to utilize these remaining factory buildings.

So we've come to you, the boss, the most troublesome person, to give us some advice.

How can we make use of the remaining factory buildings?

Listening to their conversation, he seemed to have discovered some extraordinary mission.

The two of them had been complaining to him the whole time, saying that there was too much to do and they didn't have time to rest, etc.

But what's going on now? Are they so bored that they're looking for things to do?

"You guys~"

Is something bothering you? Why are you acting so out of character?

This isn't you two deliberately looking for trouble; it's not like you two at all!

His question completely baffled the two people who had come to cause trouble.

Yes, what are they after? They actually came looking for trouble, but neither of them hesitated for long.

Liu Xiaodong and Guo Shugui exchanged a glance, their eyes meeting in agreement. Liu Xiaodong, as the representative, spoke up.

"Hehe, actually, it's just that the two of us have adjusted things over the past year and gotten everything in the company back on track."

Once everything was back on track, we both had less work to do.

Having grown accustomed to this busy lifestyle, we find it incredibly boring when we're idle. We'd rather make our lives more fulfilling.

That's why we came to find you.

Looking at the fat man speaking to me—or rather, the fat man who had successfully lost weight—I suddenly realized he seemed like a complete stranger.

Looking at Guo Shugui beside him, the man was dressed in a well-tailored suit. Recalling when they first met...

The other person's idiotic demeanor had long since disappeared, and the two people sitting opposite each other were no longer the same as when they were crammed together on a small monkey car.

The other person has changed, become more mature, and he also looks back at himself and realizes that he, too, has become more mature.

Seeing the expressions on the other two people's faces, he also put away his indifferent expression.

His face turned serious, and he solemnly asked the two of them, "Um, what are your thoughts?"

You can talk to me first, otherwise I won't know what you two mean, and I'll have to rush into doing it all by myself.

I'm afraid that even if I manage to put together something, in the end it won't be as much work as the two of you doing.

Upon hearing this, their expressions immediately changed, and they remembered his previous mention of building model airplanes.

He wasn't just building model airplanes; he actually built an airplane and eventually turned the mythical beast of the Nine Provinces into a military enterprise.

"Please don't make the first move. Let's discuss this between the two of us."

If you rashly take matters into your own hands, who knows what kind of trouble you might cause?

Last time you even managed to build an airplane, I'm afraid if I let you have free rein this time, you'll just build us a flying saucer too.

Neither of us has any plans to go to the moon right now!

Liu Xiaodong grabbed his hand anxiously and quickly stopped him.

(End of this chapter)