Canned Drink - Crude Handmade Item - Ion Thruster

"Within ten days, the mass production process for the ultra-high energy battery will be validated.

Manager He, you can start preparing the stock option incentive plan now."

Facing He Yu's inquiry, Chen Yi, who had previously made the promise, didn't delay and gave a definitive answer on the spot.

Whoosh!

On the other end of the phone, He Yu paused for a moment before replying with suppressed excitement.

"President Chen, how much should be allocated for these stock options? What is the scope of the assessment, and what are the requirements?"

"Two percent. Both Yifei Company and the studio are within the assessment scope. However, with the exception of you, the requirement is for employees who have worked at Yifei for over a year.

As for new employees who haven't been here for a year, we can consider giving them more bonuses as a form of appeasement and compensation.

Once the distribution plan is finalized, bring it to me for review and signature.

In short, the distribution plan must be fair and just. Employees who have contributed should not be left out, and other employees should not feel unbalanced or complain."

Chen Yi laid out a plan.

"Understood."

He Yu replied earnestly, "In accordance with President Chen's requirements for internal culture and care, Yifei has already improved the basic compensation for employees, increased the number of employees in the same positions, and reduced overtime as much as possible.

We've also added internal recreational activities, established an employee medical fund, improved cafeteria and daily living benefits, and provided housing subsidies.

As Yifei further expands its scale, I also plan to purchase a plot of land in the suburbs to build Yifei's new headquarters, as well as internal employee dormitories and family housing, to further enhance their sense of belonging to the company.

I believe that with such a positive and good working environment, employees will not have any complaints even if they don't receive stock option incentives."

As a technology company with core technology, Yifei's profit margin was beyond the imagination of ordinary companies.

With a high profit margin, He Yu had ample funds.

Following Chen Yi's instructions, she continuously improved employee benefits and treatment.

"You've done well."

For the first time, Chen Yi affirmed He Yu's work, saying, "You've done an excellent job.

Remember our Yifei corporate culture: we don't seek profit maximization, we only seek to change the world with technology, to be Dragon Slayers, not Evil Dragons."

"On behalf of all Yifei employees, I thank you, President Chen."

He Yu was silent for a moment before responding with sincere respect, her tone carrying a hint of admiration that she herself didn't notice.

Having worked for many years and experienced mid-level and senior management roles in several companies, this was the first time she had encountered a boss who constantly spoke about improving employee benefits and treatment and also acted on it.

Although this boss was usually unreliable and liked to be a hands-off manager.

But she had to admit.

At this moment, Chen Yi's philosophy of not exploiting employees in the slightest felt like a shining sun in He Yu's heart.

He exuded personal charm, making people involuntarily yearn for and admire him.

"Go ahead and be busy."

Chen Yi nodded calmly and hung up the phone.

Having worked in factories, tightening screws, and stepping up to where he was now, Chen Yi knew very well what the lives of grassroots employees were like.

In the past, when he didn't have enough ability, he could only prioritize taking care of himself while slightly improving the benefits for a few employees like Qin Xiaoyu and Xia Keke.

Now that he had sufficient ability, money had become just a number to him.

Chen Yi was even less likely to exploit his employees to death, lose himself, and become a puppet for capital appreciation.

"The poor should mind their own virtue; the successful should help the world."

"I've used their consciousness waves to continuously create black technology, achieving myself and freeing myself from bowing down for a meager salary."

"Therefore, within my capabilities, I should naturally give back something, to them, and to society."

With a few thoughts flashing through his mind, Chen Yi took out his phone and sent a message to Qin Xiaoyu, asking her to go buy some ternary lithium electric vehicles and a carbon fiber 3D printer that afternoon.

"Let's get started, let's start tinkering."

After finishing his tasks, Chen Yi took a can of cola from the refrigerator.

He then rummaged through the accessory shelf and pulled out a switch, a boost capacitor, copper wire, a candle, a large-capacity power bank, and various other items.

After finishing the cola, he cut off both ends of the remaining aluminum can, making it into a simple metal tube.

The wires were connected to the power bank, then passed through the switch and capacitor for voltage boosting.

One wire was connected to the surface of the aluminum can, and the other was extended into the aluminum metal tube through a wooden strip and glue, fixed in the middle.

Click!

Place the opened metal can flat on the stand.

Turn on the switch. The current, boosted by the capacitor, flows into the can, creating a high-voltage electric field between the two wires. This ionizes the heavy ions in the air, producing an ion wind invisible to the naked eye.

Because the ions are charged, once generated, they move along the magnetic field axis formed by the current in the can, driving the air and blowing it out from one side of the can, in the direction of the magnetic field axis.

A simple ion thruster is now complete.

Chen Yi lit a candle and placed it on one side of the can.

Visibly, the candle flame tilted and shifted.

He tore off a small piece of paper towel and also placed it on one side of the can.

A faint breeze caused the paper towel to sway continuously.

"Not bad, my skills haven't regressed."

Looking at the successfully made can ion thruster on the first try, Chen Yi praised it. He disconnected the power bank and checked the thruster's attributes.

[Item: Crude Handmade Item - Ion Propulsion Tube]

[Attributes: Strength x4.2, Mass x4.3, Speed x0.1, Efficiency x1.2, Control x0.2, Aesthetics x3.8...

[Consciousness Wave: 7235803]

[Note: This is a handmade item based on the principle of ion propulsion. Besides evoking a sense of novelty and scientific mystery, it has no other function.]

"The evaluation is acceptable. Although it's completely useless, at least it's not a deceptive toy."

Chen Yi carefully studied each attribute of the propulsion tube and pondered for a moment, getting a general idea.

Strength, as the name suggests, is the strength of the material. The higher the attribute, the better the material.

4.2 indicates the can wasn't skimped on.

The second attribute, mass, Chen Yi analyzed.

This likely isn't product quality, but physical mass.

It represents the mass of the ion propulsion tube itself. The higher the attribute, the lower the mass, resulting in a better thrust-to-weight ratio for the thruster.

Speed is easier to understand; it's the ejection speed of the propulsion tube, the magnitude of the thrust.

Efficiency is the ratio of the ion propulsion tube's power to its thrust.

Control refers to the thrust control of the ion propulsion tube, the control of the ejected stream.

Finally, Aesthetics.

"Except for aesthetics, all other attributes are crucial and can be considered core attributes of an ion thruster."

"With so many core attributes, adjusting and upgrading will be more difficult."

Chen Yi thought for a moment and reconnected the power bank he had just removed.

Whoosh!

The attribute interface in front of him flickered. The item's name changed, and a new Energy attribute appeared, while Mass and Aesthetics also changed.

[Item: Crude Handmade Item - Ion Propulsion Tube → Crude Handmade Item - Ion Thruster]

[Energy: 3.8]

[Mass: 4.3 → 2.6]

[Aesthetics: 3.8 → 3.0]

"Nice, I gained over 1 point in attributes."

Seeing the attribute transformation, Chen Yi didn't hesitate. He went to the warehouse and used a forklift to move a 300kg, precisely packaged power battery.

After a series of decompression and adjustment, the power battery was successfully connected to the can. A new attribute interface popped up.

[Item: Crude Handmade Toy - Ion Thruster]

[Attributes: Energy x40.2, Strength x4.2, Mass x0.1, Speed x0.1, Efficiency x1.2, Control x0.2, Aesthetics x3.5...]

[Consciousness Wave: 7235803]

[Note: This is a crude handmade toy manufactured based on the principle of ion propulsion. Although its energy is long-lasting, it has little effect.]