EBE Chapter 255 "Individual" Ten-Thousand-Yuan Households
Chapter 255 "Individual" Ten-Thousand-Yuan Households
School has been in session for about two weeks now, and Zhuang Chaoying is taking advantage of Sunday to go to the factory to see how the development of the electric water heater for showering is going and whether it can be launched on the market before the National Day holiday.
Zhuang Chaoying and Lin Gong rode their bicycles, chatting and laughing as they arrived at the factory office.
The two parked the car, locked it, and headed straight for Director An's office.
Factory Manager An has been extremely busy lately. The factory's sales are soaring, after-sales service is excellent, and its reputation in the market is getting better and better.
Now, in the southern provinces, everyone only recognizes the Xinsheng brand. This brand has become a symbol of high quality, and people will give a thumbs up whenever Xinsheng brand appliances are mentioned.
The Patent Law was formally enacted in 1984 and implemented on April 1, 1985, to protect intellectual property rights.
After Zhuang Chaoying learned of this news from television, she immediately realized its importance to the factory and went to discuss it with Engineer Lin and Factory Director An.
They knew that the factory's electric kettles and other products were highly competitive in the market and that they needed to apply for patent protection.
Patent applications can only be submitted to the patent office in Kyoto. Patent applicants can submit their applications by mail or in person.
Factory Director An was worried that unexpected situations might occur if the mail was sent, which would delay the process and affect the progress of the patent application. So he decisively went on a business trip to Kyoto with Engineer Lin.
During their time in Kyoto, they took various materials and visited relevant departments, and finally succeeded in obtaining the patent application in less than a week.
The factory has been developing better and better this year, and the original factory buildings are no longer sufficient.
The village allocated a piece of land behind the factory for the purpose of expanding the factory buildings.
This not only increased employment opportunities for villagers, allowing many to work near their homes and increase their income, but also provided 25 jobs for returning educated youth, solving their employment problems.
Although a dual-track pricing system is now in place and raw material prices fluctuate significantly, the higher authorities have granted them special allocations of raw materials at planned prices. This has undoubtedly helped the factory solve the major problem of increased costs, giving it a greater advantage in the fierce market competition.
The original Xx Commune Refrigerator Factory has been renamed and is now Xinsheng Home Appliance Factory.
Just as Director An was about to come out of his office, he opened the door and saw Teacher Zhuang and Lin Wufeng walking towards him.
"Teacher Zhuang, Engineer Lin! I'm on my way to the technical department. We've been researching this storage-type electric water heater for about half a year now, and we've already made ten prototypes. Now all that's left is to conduct experiments."
Zhuang Chaoying really didn't expect that Engineer Lin and a few technicians would actually be able to research these things.
I only provided a rough drawing and description at the time, but I didn't expect Engineer Lin to be so capable.
As expected of a college graduate and senior engineer, Engineer Lin truly lives up to his reputation.
Zhuang Chaoying patted Engineer Lin on the shoulder. "Engineer Lin, that's great! The test was a success. Install one in our institute, and it will be much more convenient to take a shower from now on."
Lin Wufeng laughed. "Teacher Zhuang, putting everything else aside, you're a family man!"
Soon, the three of them arrived at the technical room.
Song Xiangyang and three other technicians were conducting an airtightness test on one of the storage-type electric water heaters.
"Xiangyang!" Director An called out.
Song Xiangyang frowned. "Director An, Engineer Lin, Teacher Zhuang, you've come at the right time. The only problem with our storage-type electric water heater is that water is dripping from both the inlet and outlet ports."
Zhuang Chaoying walked over, bent down, and examined it carefully. "Engineer Lin, what kind of material is used for this sealant?"
Lin Wufeng walked to the shelf and picked up the sealing ring. "This is it. This kind of material should have good sealing properties, so I don't know why this is happening."
Just then, a technician came over. "Mr. Lin, could it be that the sealing ring was damaged during installation?"
Lin Wufeng nodded slightly and said thoughtfully, "That's possible. Let's check the installation process again carefully to see if there's a problem in any step."
Zhuang Chaoying frowned and took the sealing ring. "Engineer Lin, wouldn't it be better if we welded the ends together? This is just my idea."
After hearing this, Lin Wufeng narrowed his eyes and pondered Zhuang Chaoying's suggestion.
He scanned the water inlet, outlet, and other key parts of the electric water heater, then slowly opened the valve.
"Professor Zhuang, the inlet and outlet can be welded, but what about the magnesium rod connector, the wire interface, and the cover plate? Welding these parts is more complicated, and whether welding will affect the overall performance of the product needs further evaluation. We need to do more experiments to determine the feasibility."
Developing a new product is a difficult process and takes a long time.
After leaving the technical room, the three of them sat in Director An's office.
Factory Director An looked at the two men, stood up, and poured them both a glass of water. "Engineer Lin, Teacher Zhuang, don't look so worried. Do you want to know how much profit we made in the first half of the year? The accountant brought over the half-year report a couple of days ago. After deducting costs, labor, and other expenses, our net profit for the first half of the year reached 1.8 million!"
Factory Director An deliberately kept them in suspense, and after he finished speaking, he stared at Zhuang Chaoying and Lin Wufeng's reactions.
Zhuang Chaoying had originally hoped that hearing this number would bring her back to her senses amidst the challenges of developing electric water heaters.
Although he had anticipated that the sales of electric kettles and water heaters would be good, he did not expect that the net profit in half a year would reach 1.8 million yuan. This figure was truly astonishing!
His eyes widened.
At that moment, Zhuang Chaoying no longer cared about keeping a distance from Lin Wufeng and Factory Director An, and the three of them excitedly hugged each other.
Zhuang Chaoying couldn't help but shout, "One million eight hundred thousand!"
"One million eight hundred thousand!"
Lin Wufeng also shouted, and all the hard work of the past six months turned into a great sense of accomplishment at this moment.
Lin Wufeng embraced Zhuang Chaoying, and at that moment he truly felt the power of money.
Thinking back to when Teacher Zhuang told him about the changes of the times, to his resignation from the compressor factory, and then to the factory producing electric kettles, in which he still owned a 10% stake, based on the profit situation, he should be able to get at least 100,000 yuan by the end of the year.
This means ten people are now millionaires! Lin Wufeng was so excited that his eyes welled up with tears. He hugged Zhuang Chaoying tightly, his voice trembling slightly. "Teacher Zhuang, we're both millionaires now!"
Song Ying can buy pretty clothes, gold necklaces, gold bracelets, and even a Walkman for Dong Zhe!
As Zhuang Chaoying listened to Lin Wufeng's words, he really wanted to retort, "I've been a millionaire for a long time," but he held back, only revealing a hint of undisguised smugness on his face.
He knew this was just the beginning, and that their factory would create even more glory in the future.
Lin was supposed to be off today, but I dragged him over to work overtime for free. After finishing the factory work, Lin and Zhuang Chaoying went back. Today is a joyous day, so we bought some ribs and a fish. The two families will have a good celebration today.
The three children went on a picnic. Huang Ling and Song Ying were watching TV in the house, knitting a sweater for Chao Ying.
Song Ying saw that Teacher Zhuang had bought so many groceries. "Teacher Zhuang bought so many groceries, where is our Wu Feng?"
Lin Wufeng opened the screen door. "I'm here!"
Huang Ling put down the yarn she was knitting. "What's the good news?"
Lin Wufeng and Zhuang Chaoying exchanged a glance and quickly closed the door.
"I told you, don't get agitated."
Song Ying and Huang Ling nodded.
Zhuang Chaoying nudged Lin Gong, and Lin Wufeng took a deep breath. "The factory's net profit for the first half of the year: 1.8 million."
"Aaaaaaaahhhhhh!"
"Ah ah ah ah ah ah!"
The two exchanged a knowing smile. Well, all that talk earlier was for nothing!