Tianzhi Recruits (4/5 Chapters)

Chapter 47: Tianzhi Hiring (Chapter 45)

"Whew, finally got it all installed," Xu Shuwei said, stretching his arms and looking utterly exhausted.

It had been five days and four nights of non-stop overtime since they started installing all 314 production lines. They finally completed the installation, fixing, debugging, and trial production for all of them.

After that, trucks began arriving one after another, unloading countless raw materials. Large quantities of electronic components and raw materials were quickly moved into the workshops. Currently, the 314 production lines occupied 32 workshops, with the remaining 4 workshops temporarily used as warehouses.

"Hey, Brother Sun. Where is everyone?" Xu Shuwei asked, making a phone call.

On the other end, Sun Zhongyong was gathering a group of people at the talent market in Huai City, Su Province.

"They should be arriving soon. There are 42 people in that batch. It's too noisy here, I'll call you back later," Sun Zhongyong said loudly before hanging up Xu Shuwei's call.

Not long after, a bus drove into the factory area, and a group of people disembarked. A man from a talent agency loudly directed the personnel.

The phone rang, and Xu Shuwei answered, "Hello, Mengchuan."

"How many more people do we need in the workshops?" Chen Mengchuan asked, his head throbbing. The intensive recruitment efforts during this period had made Tianzhi Electronics famous throughout Su Province. Since full automation wasn't possible yet, each production line required at least seven people for operation, plus four for shipping, picking, and packing. That meant eleven people per line. With 12-hour shifts and two rotations, plus rest time, each production line needed thirty people to maintain continuous operation. This calculation indicated a need for nearly ten thousand additional employees.

"The gap is still too big. I wish we had offered a bit more in salary back then," Xu Shuwei said with regret. They had already offered the highest worker salaries in Su City during recruitment, but the hiring progress was still unsatisfactory. They had entrusted the work to all the talent agencies they could, and recruitment had been ongoing since the production lines began installation, yet they had only hired over 2,000 people.

Chen Mengchuan frowned in thought.

"Here's the coffee you wanted," Zhao Wanyu handed him a cup of instant coffee.

"What's the recruitment progress with Sister Wang?" Chen Mengchuan asked.

Zhao Wanyu shook her head. "We've also outsourced to other provinces, but the recruitment is still not ideal."

"Do you have any ideas?" Chen Mengchuan asked.

"Spend money, Brother Chuan. If we can't attract people with a base salary of 7,000, let's raise it to 10,000. At the same time, we should raise the salaries of the over 2,000 people we've already hired to 10,000. That way, they won't complain about their wages. What we lack most right now is time, right, Brother Chuan?" Zhao Wanyu said with a smile, her tone serious.

Chen Mengchuan was slightly taken aback. He looked at Zhao Wanyu carefully, then smiled. "We've been stuck in a rut."

After speaking, he picked up the phone and called Wang Fanghua. "Sister Wang, it's Mengchuan. Effective immediately, all worker salaries at Tianzhi Electronics will be raised to 10,000. For the older employees, raise their salaries to over 13,000. You handle the specific amounts. We need to fill the positions as quickly as possible."

"Understood, President Chen. I'll get on it," Wang Fanghua replied. Chen Mengchuan hung up.

Holding her phone, Wang Fanghua paused for a moment. A basic technical worker position, with room and board provided, 12-hour shifts, 8 days off per month, a base salary of 10,000, plus bonuses...

Wang Fanghua gave a wry smile before quickly instructing the HR department to notify everyone. Simultaneously, she contacted the external recruitment agencies and posted the new salary adjustments in all the company groups. Instantly, Su City erupted once more.

Soon, news of Tianzhi Electronics' high-paying recruitment for basic technical worker positions spread across social media.

Weibo's trending topics were once again dominated by #HowRichIsTianzhi#, #SkyHighSalariesForBasicTechWorkers#, #RoomAndBoardProvided, BaseSalary10000#, and other popular hashtags quickly took the top spots.

In an instant, basic technicians from all over the country took leave and rushed to Su City.

"By the way, Wanyu, how are sales of Dawn 1.0 going?" Chen Mengchuan asked.

Zhao Wanyu smiled. "Same as always, demand exceeds supply. The newly assembled production lines haven't officially started mass production yet. Although we've produced a batch, they haven't been put into operation. Tianzhi's official website has sold a total of 4.21 million sets of Dawn 1.0, with total revenue nearing 1.89 billion."

"Only 4.21 million? That's much less than I expected," Chen Mengchuan nodded. He hadn't paid attention to sales and revenue before.

"Our production capacity has been limited. The original 12 production lines produce less than 20,000 sets each per day. However, Dawn 1.0 is still in high demand in the current market, and the desire for it is even stronger. Once these new production lines are operational, we should see an explosion in sales. But as Brother Xu mentioned, logistics are truly a major issue now," Zhao Wanyu said.

Chen Mengchuan nodded. He knew that once the new production lines were put into operation for mass production, distributing scattered orders nationwide would inevitably lead to gradual delays.

"Oh, and right now, many people are buying Dawn 1.0 at high prices to resell in Europe, America, Japan, and Korea. In America, a single Dawn 1.0 is being resold for $500, and even then, it's still in short supply," Zhao Wanyu added.

"Scalpers are doing business all the way in America?" Chen Mengchuan was speechless.

Zhao Wanyu nodded. "So, about the overseas sales agency rights for Dawn 1.0 that we discussed before, should we release them sooner?"

Chen Mengchuan pondered for a moment, then slowly shook his head. "We'll prepare for the auction of overseas sales agency groups after the domestic market gradually saturates. At that time, we'll bundle Dawn 1.0 along with the external Leaping 1.0 adapter to sell to our international friends."

As they were talking, the door was knocked, and Toni walked in.

"Mengchuan, the progress on 'Lingkong' is at 50%," Toni said, pushing up his glasses.

Chen Mengchuan smiled slightly. "You're much faster than I expected."

Toni shook his head. "The subsequent progress will be difficult. The required computational power is too immense. Achen is already finding it hard to continue pushing the 'Lingkong' project forward due to the computational load."

Chen Mengchuan frowned and looked at the screen beside him. "Achen, please connect me with Xiaoxiao."

"Understood, Father." The screen lit up, showing Gu Xiaoxiao in the supercomputer room.

"Mengchuan, you were looking for me?" Gu Xiaoxiao asked.

"What's the progress with customs? How much longer until the upgraded hardware for the supercomputer arrives?" Chen Mengchuan asked.

Gu Xiaoxiao put down the documents she was holding and replied, "The first batch has cleared customs and is currently undergoing commercial inspection. We've paid a premium to a company familiar with customs procedures, so it should arrive in Su City in three days. Subsequent batches will arrive one after another. As soon as they arrive, we'll begin upgrading the supercomputer immediately."

"Will the supercomputer upgrade affect the production schedule?" Chen Mengchuan asked.

Gu Xiaoxiao nodded. "Yes, it will. We'll need about six hours for the upgrade and testing. Before the upgrade and testing, we'll do as much preparation as possible. During those six hours of upgrade time, Achen will go into hibernation."

Chen Mengchuan was silent for a moment, then nodded. "I understand. You carry on."

"Those six hours... are very dangerous!" Toni said calmly, pushing up his glasses.