Factory Building and Production Capacity Issues

Actually, when Huang Xiru saw the photos of this bicycle, her first reaction was to invest in it, because people are paying more and more attention to the concept of energy saving and environmental protection nowadays.

So she was sure that Zhang Yi's Aerodynamic Bicycle would definitely sell well. However, she then thought of Zhang Yi's personality. She was absolutely certain that Zhang Yi would not agree to her investing, so she could only settle for the next best thing and ask Zhang Yi to give her the agency rights for Hang City!

"Okay! Sister Huang!" Zhang Yi readily agreed to Huang Xiru's request.

"Oh right, Xiao Yi! What about the price of this bicycle?" Since Zhang Yi had already agreed, what Huang Xiru was most concerned about now was the price of this Aerodynamic Bicycle. After all, this was a completely new concept bicycle. If the price was too high, it might not be successfully promoted.

"Sister Huang! This bike comes in two models. The factory price of the first model is around 4,000, so I suggest the retail price not exceed 6,000. The factory price of the second model is about 2,000 yuan higher than the first model, and I suggest the retail price not exceed 10,000. However, for now, only the first model is available. Sister Huang, how many units are you planning to order first?"

Zhang Yi planned to produce two models of this Aerodynamic Bicycle, namely the Standard Model and the Supreme Model. The materials used for the Standard Model were slightly inferior to those of the Supreme Model, and it was also slightly heavier. The cruising range was about 50 kilometers, and the maximum speed was 50 kilometers per hour. The tires used on the bicycle were also ordinary bicycle tires.

The Supreme Model was different. Zhang Yi planned to use high-performance Titanium Alloy materials for the Supreme Model. The exterior of the bicycle was more stylish, and the entire bicycle was a mechanical structure, including the wheel hubs and tires.

At the same time, the speed and range were better than the Standard Model. The maximum speed could reach 55 kilometers per hour, and the maximum range was 70 kilometers.

Huang Xiru listened to Zhang Yi's words, thought for a moment, and then said, "Then give me 100 units first. I'll test the waters. After all, people don't have much concept of this new type of bicycle yet, and I'm not sure either. When can they be shipped?"

"Okay, Sister Huang, I can ship them tomorrow," Zhang Yi replied. After all, he happened to have 100 Aerodynamic Bicycles in his factory right now, so he could ship them at any time. However, considering that Huang Xiru's store still needed to make some preparations, Zhang Yi still said that he could only ship them tomorrow. Also, these 100 bicycles needed to be inspected to ensure that every Aerodynamic Bicycle sold was foolproof.

At the same time, he also began to plan to expand production capacity. His current mechanical factory was too small, only a little over 100 square meters, with two machine tools. Now, with these 100 Aerodynamic Bicycles in the factory, the factory was already packed. In addition, there were also rough parts and finished parts processed for Zhu Gang and their factory. Now, every corner of the entire factory was very crowded with various things, and there was no space to even walk. Therefore, changing the factory building had become the most important thing facing Zhang Yi.

Of course! In addition to changing the factory building, there was another thing that also gave Zhang Yi a headache, and that was expanding production capacity. As his Aerodynamic Bicycle began to be produced and sold, his current production capacity was simply unable to produce on a large scale. You know, his factory can produce at most twenty to thirty units per day on average.

And he had full confidence in his Aerodynamic Bicycle. So once the market was opened, Zhang Yi was sure that the daily sales in Hang City alone would definitely be more than 100 units. If other places were added, the daily sales would be even more. Then, with his current production capacity, even if he didn't eat, drink, or sleep, and worked 24 hours a day without stopping, he couldn't produce so many Aerodynamic Bicycles in a day.

Therefore, expanding production capacity was also a very important matter placed before Zhang Yi.

However, expanding the scale and production capacity of the factory required a large amount of funds. What Zhang Yi lacked now was funds. Even if he sold 100 bicycles to Sister Huang, it would be less than 400,000 yuan. This small amount of money was simply not enough to expand the scale of the factory.

After all, just renting a larger factory building would cost more than this amount in annual rent, not to mention buying machinery and equipment. In addition, he would also need to recruit employees. This amount of money was simply a drop in the bucket.

Fortunately, the batch of parts processed for Zhu Gang was also nearing completion. If there were no accidents, he would be able to get another 500,000 yuan after delivering this batch of parts. Then, together, he would have nearly a million yuan.

Zhang Yi thought for a moment and decided to rent a factory building first. After all, compared to other things, the factory building was more urgent. If there was still money left after renting the factory building, then he would consider buying machines and recruiting personnel.

In fact, for employee recruitment, Zhang Yi was more inclined to hire top students from the system, but thinking of the price of these top students in the system, he temporarily dismissed this idea. So, if there was still a surplus at that time, he would recruit one or two operators, so that the production capacity could be correspondingly increased.

However, Zhang Yi did not plan to recruit management personnel and sales personnel for the time being. Now, the entire factory only had him and Xiao Hua.

Even if he recruited one or two more people at that time, there would only be three or four people. There was no need to recruit management personnel at all now. As for sales personnel, Zhang Yi also did not want to find them for the time being.

Of course, compared to management personnel, Zhang Yi's factory still needed sales personnel, but due to funding issues, Zhang Yi temporarily put it aside and would recruit them after the funds were sufficient.

Thinking of this, Zhang Yi immediately said to Xiao Hua, "Xiao Hua, I'll leave the store to you for now. I'll go to the Development Zone to take a look and see if there are any suitable factory buildings. Our current place is really too small."

"Okay! Brother! But I have to say, we should have changed the factory building a long time ago. As someone who has the ability to hire top students from various universes, you shouldn't let your vision limit your future. So, Brother, you'd better rent a large factory building this time, so it won't be a small factory building again." Xiao Hua was also very happy to hear Zhang Yi's words.

In fact, although Xiao Hua didn't say anything these past few days, she was actually fed up. It was fine when there was only one machine tool. Even if the factory was crowded, there was always some free space, so it wasn't difficult to even walk.

But since Zhang Yi bought a CNC Machine, things had changed. The entire factory building was full of parts, and even walking required being careful, let alone finding a place to rest.