Time flew by when they were busy, and in the blink of an eye, a week had passed.
At this point, Feiyang New Material Technology Co., Ltd., though small, finally looked like a proper company.
It now had staff for finance, legal affairs, procurement, HR, production, R&D, and process engineering. Although many of those positions had only one person, with some people even holding two roles at once, such as R&D and process engineering, the framework was finally in place. All that remained was to begin production and expand the workforce.
Over the past few days, Zhou Feiyu had also gone home and brought his parents to the company. Their fields and livestock had already been taken care of, so they basically would not need to go back.
The fields had been given to his eldest cousin, Liu Renming, from his maternal uncle's family. Liu Renming was a major farmer. Once this crop of rice was harvested, he would send them their share, and after that, the fields would all be his.
As for the livestock, they had all been divided between his two uncles' families.
Zhou Feiyu's father, Zhou Xingguo, was in his fifties and still considered "young." However, having grown used to rural life, he could only do odd jobs after arriving at the factory—guarding the gate, watching over goods, making rounds, and the like. Asking him to stay cooped up in an office or do work that required him to remain in one place for long periods was simply impossible.
Zhou Feiyu's mother, Liu Wenxiu, was a thrifty, capable rural woman with a strong personality. After arriving at the factory, she could not sit idle at all and voluntarily offered to take charge of logistics.
Zhou Feiyu was fairly supportive of his mother's idea, but the employee meals had to follow his plan. After all, if his frugal mother had complete control, the food for the employees would not be particularly good. Of course, it would not be terrible either—just average.
Liu Wenxiu was rather reluctant when she heard that. It was only after Li Shihan helped persuade her from the side that she reluctantly agreed, saying she would follow his plan as long as she was in charge of the money and the quality of the meals.
Well, Li Shihan, an outsider, currently carried more weight than he did in front of his parents.
My career is finally about to take a great leap forward!
The day before the opening ceremony, all the production equipment had been modified and successfully test-run, and thunderous applause erupted throughout the workshop.
As the leader of the pack, Zhou Feiyu was overjoyed. He knew that only now had his career truly gotten on track and entered the fast lane.
All the rushing around these past days had finally paid off. Success was right in front of him.
"Ding! Congratulations, mission complete!"
Just as Zhou Feiyu's emotions surged, a sharp chime suddenly rang in his mind.
Startled, Zhou Feiyu hurriedly looked at the Knowledge Panel.
At that moment, a light screen visible only to him appeared in his field of vision. It was the Knowledge Panel that had appeared after the Galaxy Technology Library had been loaded onto him. It had been completely refreshed and undergone enormous changes.
Name: Zhou Feiyu Age: 28 Gender: Male Scientific Knowledge: A. Chinese: LV1 (5800/10000) B. Mathematics: LV0 (600/1000) C. Foreign Language: LV0 (0/1000) D. Physics: LV0 (0/1000) E. Biology: LV0 (0/1000) F. Geography: LV0 (200/1000) G. Mechanical Drawing: LV1 (2500/10000) H. Structural Design: LV1 (2300/10000) I. Material Science: LV1 (4200/10000) ... Specialized Technology: ① Basic Optical Film Current Points: 15600 Mission: Successfully promote Basic Optical Film and gain customer recognition (Completed); 1) The initial mission has been completed. This mission rewards 10000 points. Please confirm whether to claim them. 2) Please confirm whether to begin the next stage of Knowledge Missions. Each completed mission will grant point rewards. Different missions grant different amounts based on their difficulty, and only after completing the current mission can the next mission be unlocked. Congratulations, you have successfully completed the first-stage initial mission and left the beginner's village. The Sea of Stars awaits your exploration and discovery ahead. Go forth—take up your courage and wisdom, and set out. Good luck!
Zhou Feiyu was taken aback and was just about to examine it carefully.
Then, from the entrance to the workshop, an astonished and excited voice urgently called out to him, "Boss! Boss! Someone placed an order! It's Hua Long Technology—they ordered 10K of material!"
When he turned around, he saw the company's only order-processing girl waving a sheet of paper, her face full of excitement.
So that's how it is!
Zhou Feiyu froze for a moment, then a smile immediately appeared on his face. He finally understood why the Galaxy Technology Library had judged his mission complete at this moment.
Hua Long Technology had placed an order with him!
To successfully promote Basic Optical Film and gain customer recognition—what counted as customer recognition? Without a doubt, only an order did!
Now that the order had arrived, the mission was naturally complete.
A 10K order meant a quantity of 10,000. 10K was simply the industry's term for it.
Speaking of which, a 10K order was a drop in the bucket for any phone project, especially for well-known phone brands such as Zhongzheng and Oupai. Every phone model from Zhongzheng and Oupai shipped in the tens of millions, at the 10KK level. Some popular models even reached the 100KK level, calculated in hundreds of millions. Ten thousand units was merely the trial production quantity before mass production, used for all kinds of testing and never sold to the public.
This also showed that for phone brands like Zhongzheng and Oupai, the R&D investment for every phone model was measured in the tens of millions. That was the guarantee of technology and quality!
Without major investment, there could be no high-quality products. Industry had always been like this, without exception.
However, a 10K order placed with Feiyang New Material specifically for FY-01 was enough to prove that this material had gained Hua Long Technology's approval.
The 10K quantity of FY-01 meant they had placed the entire amount they would need for future trial production with him in advance.
Zhou Feiyu quickly understood. They're afraid my production capacity won't be enough in the near future.
He walked over and took the paper from the order-processing girl's hand. It was the stamped order confirmation returned by Hua Long Technology. The quantity clearly read 10,000, and the amount payable below was 56,000.
This order can make around 47,000 to 48,000 in profit.
Zhou Feiyu calculated the profit from the order in moments.
Although there were still all kinds of uncontrollable factors during production and transportation that might add extra costs, this was only the beginning.
Then, Zhou Feiyu raised the order confirmation high in the air and said loudly, "Our first order after opening comes from Hua Long Technology. I believe everyone basically knows this major client, so Feiyang New Material has a bright future ahead. If any of you have people to recommend, bring them in quickly. The company's orders are about to surge, and we urgently need more hands."
After saying that, he hurried back to his office to first check the changes in the Knowledge Panel.
Meanwhile, a burst of commotion immediately erupted in the workshop.
"The material our company is going to produce is that impressive? Even Hua Long Technology placed an order?"
"How could that be fake? Looks like the new boss is really something."
"Yeah. I thought he was too young to be reliable, but he actually has some skill. He just opened the company and already secured an order from Hua Long Technology. Won't the future be incredible?"
"Work hard. Maybe we can become founding employees too."
"What are you smoking?"
Amid the chatter, Xiao Jianguo suddenly realized that his decision to return and help his old classmate might be the most correct decision of his life.
"Hua Long Technology, the leader among phone ODM factories! He's even partnered with Hua Long. Looks like my old classmate is far more capable than ordinary people."
Xiao Jianguo thought of some of Hua Long Technology's suppliers in Peng City. Even the smallest, most inconspicuous suppliers of packaging materials and auxiliary materials had annual output values measured in the tens of millions, while every startup owner had a net worth of tens of millions.
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