Start with a blacksmith shop.

Li Zhenhua's words quickly gained the support of the two men, who had no objections whatsoever.

In their view, the sample was of such excellent quality that even if only 60-70% of the quality was maintained after mass production, the knife would still be considered a success.

"You tell us what to do, we'll do whatever you say."

Guo Shugui, the buyer, said from the side.

Liu Xiaodong also cast an inquiring glance at Li Zhenhua.

"Let's call it a day. This sample has taken up too much of our time."

I want to use the rest of today to optimize the manufacturing process.

Simplify the process as much as possible and create a process flow diagram.

Guo Shugui and Liu Xiaodong both looked at Li Zhenhua as if he were a deity.

They never expected that simply crafting this knife would actually involve creating a process instruction manual.

"Hua Zi, I have to say, you've gone way too far with this. Is it really necessary?"

Guo Shugui asked Li Zhenhua, "In my memory, aren't these kinds of things only found in hardware factories?"

"Yes, yes, that's exactly what I wanted to ask."

Liu Xiaodong added a comment after Guo Shugui.

"It is still necessary to compile this instruction manual."

Following the pre-prepared instructions will likely save you a lot of time compared to not doing so.

If you save a little on each knife, and then mass-produce them, it will add up to a lot over time.

And they also need to assign tasks to the three of us. I believe that once this batch of knives is finished,

My skills will be honed to a point where we can forge knives for the preliminary forging competition.

Liu Xiaodong and Guo Shugui listened attentively to Li Zhenhua's explanation.

After listening to the story, they realized that it seemed to be true.

Li Zhenhua suddenly felt that this day had been very fulfilling, ever since he confirmed his participation in the competition.

Then they called Liu Xiaodong, and the two of them went to his place together.

They had accomplished so much before nightfall.

Then Li Zhenhua thought of something else, and his gaze fell on Liu Xiaodong and Guo Shugui.

"Hey Guoba and Fatty, it's already four in the afternoon. You guys should be heading back soon."

Have you thought about this? How will you two get back?

Upon hearing Li Zhenhua's question, Guo Shugui then recalled the events that had occurred that morning.

And while he was thinking about it, he vaguely felt that his testicles seemed to be hurting.

"Damn it, I'm never riding your little monkey again. I never want to experience that feeling of my butt being pressed so hard again."

"You think I wanted this? If you hadn't squeezed me, my balls wouldn't still be aching slightly."

Instead of sympathizing with and cherishing each other, these two people who had been hurt by the little monkey started to resent each other.

Li Zhenhua couldn't help but remind the two of this.

"You two still have the leisure to cause trouble here? Shouldn't you be thinking about how to leave?"

Upon hearing Li Zhenhua's reminder, Liu Xiaodong and Guo Shugui's faces immediately fell.

The two glanced at each other, a feeling of mutual loathing rising within them.

"snort"

They both turned around at the same time, never looking at each other again.

Looking at them like this, Li Zhenhua thought they were quite a pair of clowns.

"Fatty, why don't you call Uncle Liu? Have him come pick you up, then you can both go back."

Seeing that things couldn't continue like this, Li Zhenhua immediately offered suggestions to Liu Xiaodong.

As Li Zhenhua spoke, he winked at Liu Xiaodong.

Upon hearing this, Liu Xiaodong immediately wanted to object, but then he noticed Li Zhenhua's subtle actions.

Liu Xiaodong didn't notice Li Zhenhua's little tricks at first, but he wasn't blind, and Li Zhenhua's actions became increasingly blatant.

Upon seeing this, Liu Xiaodong immediately put his mind to work.

Despite his size, this fat guy is surprisingly smart.

Thinking about Li Zhenhua's suggestion just now, and making this connection, he immediately understood what Li Zhenhua meant.

Liu Xiaodong couldn't help but think to himself, "Hey, this kid really is my good brother; even at a time like this, he's still thinking of me."

Thinking of this, Liu Xiaodong was very willing to have his father come and pick him up, but on the surface he still had to show a little reluctance.

Liu Xiaodong took out his phone, walked to the side, and called his father.

Seeing that the fat man had understood his meaning, Li Zhenhua then turned to Guo Shugui beside him.

"Guoba, are you going to ride your own bike back?"

Guo Shugui was also in a dilemma at this moment; he hadn't forgotten what had happened that morning.

At this point, the shame he would feel was unbearable if he were to ride the little monkey through the streets and alleys again.

For a moment, Guo Shugui didn't know what to do.

Li Zhenhua, however, said to Guo Shugui:

"How about this, when Fatty's dad arrives later, we can think of a solution together."

"At worst, you can leave your car with me and just ride back in Fatty's dad's car."

Guo Shugui couldn't think of any good solutions either, so he could only follow Li Zhenhua's method.

Seeing that things were developing in the direction he had anticipated, Li Zhenhua couldn't help but give himself a pat on the back.

I'm so smart. Doing this will also help Uncle Liu and Guo Shugui get to know each other better. And for Guo Shugui, it's nothing. It just helps him become familiar with Liu Xiaodong's father, so that their two families can cooperate better in the future.

Seeing that he had made arrangements for both of them, Li Zhenhua went upstairs alone and took down his computer.

While the two were waiting for Liu Xiaodong's father, Li Zhenhua turned on his computer at the counter on the first floor and started compiling the process flow instructions.

Li Zhenhua was completely undisturbed by the two people beside him, and sat to the side pondering the production process.

The manufacturing process of this knife is not too complicated.

However, for only three people, these procedures seem a bit too complicated.

So Li Zhenhua was thinking about how to simplify the process so that the three of them could achieve maximum work efficiency in the shortest amount of time.

First of all, Liu Xiaodong can no longer continue cutting steel; this task must be handed over to Guo Shugui.

As for welding, you still need to do it yourself. You just need to weld the materials while they are being heated.

As for the forging materials, that's a task he'll have to handle himself.

As for forging the blade blank, this process requires the three of them to work together to preliminarily forge all the materials before proceeding.

In Li Zhenhua's plan, he divided the knife-making process into three main parts.

The first step is to process the material, the second is to make the blade blank, the third is to sharpen and polish the blade blank, and the last step is the acid washing process.

Having figured all this out, Li Zhenhua began compiling the instruction manual on the computer.