Super Factory System

Super Factory System

The system's initial interface was very simple, but as long as he focused, he could view more information.

After shifting his gaze past the first row, Xu Yifan saw a more detailed introduction to the system.

[Super Factory System: Level 1.]

(Tailor-made for company factory directors across countless worlds, a considerate assistant that helps companies achieve greatness. It can accelerate product development and create all kinds of powerful products.

Requirements for upgrade: Employee satisfaction: 70, product sales: 10,000, product revenue: 5 million, employee count: 200, Level 2 R&D center, Level 1 laboratory.)

He then focused on the second row, funds. The text before him changed, displaying a translucent room. The room was completely empty, save for a table in the center piled high with red banknotes.

Funds: 1.9 million yuan (funds available for use on the company's books.)

When his consciousness moved to the third row, buildings, a miniature factory appeared before Xu Yifan. The sign above its gate read Jiuzhou Automobile Factory, and several different buildings stood within.

Buildings: R&D center, employee dormitories, production workshop, cafeteria, warehouse, office building.

As he focused on one of the buildings, the image zoomed in, and the factory's R&D center—a fairly large single-story building—came into view.

R&D Center: Five R&D personnel (Hou Zhiming, Liu Xiao, Ma Yan, Chen Dongliang, Wang Xinwen)

R&D Project: Imitation Mitsubishi internal combustion engine, 85% complete.

"They sure aimed high. They actually tried to develop an engine instead of buying a mature one. No wonder the cars they sold before were so terrible."

Focusing again, Xu Yifan saw two employees slacking off inside the building, along with their detailed information.

Hou Zhiming, male, thirty-seven years old. Education: Doctor of Hefei University of Technology (actual education: middle school). Contribution to R&D progress: negative 7%.

A middle-aged, seemingly successful man in a suit, intently studying material on his computer, had revealed his fox tail.

Even Xu Yifan, who had already given up all hope for the factory, was left dumbfounded by what he saw.

"Damn, that's impressive. A middle-school education forged into a doctorate, and he even survived round after round of personnel cuts over the past few years. What a talent. R&D is wasting his gifts—he should be an actor!"

Aside from that particularly outrageous researcher, the remaining employees were much more "normal." Only three were former factory connections, and they could not even be seen anywhere in the plant.

The last employee was named Wang Xinwen.

Wang Xinwen, male, fifty-five years old. Education: Bachelor's degree from Dalian University of Technology. Contribution to R&D progress: 65%.

Even including the researchers who had been eliminated before, this Venerable still crushed everyone else. He was a Venerable who single-handedly drove the entire project's progress forward!

And that was despite having several pig teammates dragging him down as he pulled the whole R&D project along!

Xu Yifan glanced at the middle-aged man staring intently at a set of experimental data, his brow deeply furrowed, then withdrew his gaze.

"This system isn't bad. The R&D progress and everything else are clearly visible. There are plenty of ways to make use of this."

If nothing else, he could remove the slackers who contributed little to R&D and bring in more Venerables. The progress of every project would definitely speed up.

After carefully examining the R&D center, Xu Yifan turned his attention to the other buildings.

Employee Dormitories: Can accommodate up to five hundred employees for rest and lodging.

As his view zoomed in, the dormitories looked much like those in most factories. They contained metal bunk beds, with eight to ten people to a room and twelve dorm rooms on each floor.

Production Workshop: One outdated production line with an annual capacity of ten thousand cars. (Due to its age, some production line parts require maintenance, estimated to cost 200,000 yuan.)

Cafeteria: Can seat up to one thousand employees. Head chef Zhou Qinghe. Food quality: won't kill anyone.

Warehouse: 50 tons of steel, 1 ton of aluminum alloy materials, 100 tires...

Office Building: Finance Department, Administration Department, Human Resources Department, Marketing Department, Logistics Department...

It basically had all the facilities most factories possessed. Other than certain departments consisting of nothing but a lone commander, there were no major problems.

After all, it had once been a company that wanted to grow bigger and stronger. With several hundred million yuan invested, all the buildings and departments were in place.

Next came the employees.

Employees: 57 (Satisfaction: 57)

Satisfaction ranged from 0 to 100. If it fell below 50, employees might resign depending on their individual circumstances. At 100, the factory was home!

The more detailed information recorded every employee's profile, salary, position, and so on.

Zou Peng, male, thirty-five years old. Education: .

Star rating not assessed. (Observation time insufficient; unable to determine rating.) (Star rating is the system's data-based representation of an employee's work ability and may not be entirely accurate.)

Position: Production worker.

Salary: 1,200 yuan per month.

Employee star ratings—Xu Yifan noticed another unusual feature.

"A ten-star researcher... I wonder how fast their R&D progress would be."

"I'm really looking forward to Wang Xinwen's evaluation result. Could he be a high-star rare talent?"

Through the employee interface, he could even see what they thought of the company!

Curious, Xu Yifan poked one employee's name and received more information.

(This is incredible. How has this company not gone bankrupt yet? It even paid off the wages from the last few months. The new factory director seems to be some kid in his twenties?

I wonder how long he can keep it up. But no matter what, as long as I get paid, that's all that matters!)

It perfectly displayed the professional attitude of an ordinary employee. Looking at him, Xu Yifan seemed to see his past self from his previous life!

The final two rows were products and technology.

The products section gave detailed information on the products themselves, sales, costs, and so forth.

Xu Yifan could barely stand to look at it. The engine, transmission, chassis, even the body structure—everything was riddled with problems.

A car that cost more than one hundred thousand yuan to produce was being sold for seventy thousand, and they had only sold a few dozen units.

Though high costs for prototype models were normal, having the confidence to sell something so terrible was the real problem.

As for technology, there was only one word: none. Concise and to the point.

After carefully reviewing all the system's details, Xu Yifan fell into thought.

The whole system looked like some business simulation games he had played before. Build more structures, give employees better lives, develop new technologies and products, make money, and level up.

"Maybe it wouldn't be bad to try developing it. Since I have a system, along with a transmigrator's informational advantage, it shouldn't be too hard to get things going."

Without realizing it, Xu Yifan sank into thoughts about the factory's future development plans.

First, he needed to remove some employees who slacked off at work and recruit a batch of diligent, practical workers.

A new official had to light three fires after taking office.

Hmm, perhaps the three-month probation period could be put to use. With the system, he could weed out everyone who did not work hard or tried to cut corners. The company would become much more dynamic.

Besides that, he needed to find a source of profit as quickly as possible. Although the company still had the money Xu Yifan had brought with him when he took over—

Once it was poured into R&D, though, that money would be nothing more than a drop in the bucket. The primary goal was to make the company profitable, then reinvest those profits into R&D and achieve healthy development for the factory.

And if he wanted profits, traditional automobiles were definitely not an option. Even with the Super Factory System, he could not surpass companies that had studied automobiles for over a century in a short time.

What was more, at this point in time, Joint Venture cars were consumers' first choice—the very definition of quality and durability.

By contrast, when it came to domestic cars, most people had only one impression: poor quality.

Domestic brands were guilty by default!

Many car owners had even subconsciously formed a hierarchy in their minds: luxury cars were better than ordinary cars.

Ordinary Joint Venture cars—Toyota, Hyundai, Honda, Nissan, Ford, Volkswagen, and the like—all had their respective strengths and weaknesses, whether durability, fuel efficiency, handling, performance, sentiment, and so on.

As for domestic cars, not even dogs would drive them!