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Chapter 1029: Drawing fire from under the cauldron?

After hearing what Duan Youli said, Li Dongling rubbed his sore palms and said to him, "If necessary, the production department can hold a few more recruitment meetings this year!

We need to train enough production line staff to ensure production capacity and quality. In addition, each product production line must have enough backup to ensure that production can be increased at any time!"

Production line staff also need training, not because of how difficult the technology is, but to ensure the execution of the process and the quality of the products produced.

In the past, various overseas brands, including Apple, Samsung and some OEM factories, were clamoring to relocate their domestic production bases to Jiaozhi, Asan and other places.

But after so many years of clamoring, the production bases in India and Jiaozhi are still difficult to explain. On the one hand, these regions lack electricity, have poor transportation conditions, and insufficient industrial chains. On the other hand, the quality of their products is always lagging behind that of domestic products.

If they just set up a production line and the quality of their products and the stability of their production capacity could surpass those of domestic companies, those overseas companies would have run away long ago. They would never have moved their production lines from Southeast Asia to China and kept them there for decades.

When Duan Youli heard what Li Dongling said, as Dongling Hi-Tech's famous "scapegoat", an idea immediately came to his mind, "Mr. Li, the sales of new products this year may exceed expectations?"

If we were to say who in Dongling Hi-Tech has been scolded the most in the past few years, both by people inside and outside Dongling Hi-Tech, it would definitely be Duan Youli!

In the first few months after the new products launched by Dongling Hi-Tech were launched, they all faced the situation of insufficient production capacity and insufficient sales of machines.

Of course, this is not just a problem for Dongling Hi-Tech. Just look at the mobile phone manufacturers such as Apple, Juhua Factory, Xiaomi, and automobile manufacturers in the past. After any new product was launched on the market, it was always out of stock.

Even some industries, such as clothing, home furnishing brands, have to pay first and place an order, and then they can only receive the goods after several weeks or even months.

This practice is to avoid risks. Otherwise, if the products are produced but cannot be sold and piled up in the warehouse, the loss will be hundreds of millions or even billions.

The most famous company to have its inventory exploded was Atari. The game based on the movie "ET the Extraterrestrial" caused Atari, the world's largest game manufacturer, to go bankrupt. The North American game market was also in a slump, allowing Japanese games to take advantage of the situation.

Even decades later, cartridges for this game were dug up in the Nevada desert.

In the early stages of sales, production capacity inventory cannot be piled up too high, which is a normal practice to avoid risks.

But the fact that this practice is normal does not mean that Duan Youli, general manager of the production department of Dongling Hi-Tech, will not be scolded.

From electronic pet machines to Shenzhou digital cordless phones, to Shenzhou USB flash drives, electronic dictionaries, repeaters and other products, every time a product was released, as long as there was a shortage of supply and the machines were not selling well, Duan Youli would be singled out for criticism.

The sales staff in the marketing department scolded Duan Youli, thinking that he produced too few machines and thus delayed their commissions. The dealers and agents also scolded him. There were also buyers who could not buy machines and were forced to buy from scalpers, who also scolded Duan Youli, saying that he was colluding with scalpers to cheat them out of their money.

Hearing what Mr. Li said, Duan Youli immediately became alert. He had a premonition that he might be criticized again this year.

What Dongling Hi-Tech can do is to produce as many machines as possible while ensuring that risks are controllable.

As for completely recklessly producing tens of millions of machines at one time and piling them in warehouses waiting to be sold, that is simply unrealistic and the risk is too great.

That means Dongling Hi-Tech will have to invest billions of cash flow into purchasing raw materials and promoting production.

I'm not afraid of ten thousand things, but what if one?
What if the sales volume is not ideal? At that time, there will be no regret medicine. The entire Dongling Hi-Tech will face huge risks, so, Duan Youli can only... suffer again. He has to bear the blame.

Looking at Duan Youli's expression, Mr. Li could only pat him on the shoulder to show his sympathy. "I believe in your ability, Old Duan. If the sales volume exceeds expectations, you can increase the production capacity!"

Although Duan Youli was scolded, every time he was scolded, the machine production capacity was quickly increased. This is the level of a supply chain master.

Duan Youli could only smile bitterly upon seeing this. He also knew that he couldn't get rid of the blame. Whoever sat in his position would have to take the blame.

But to be honest, the more Duan Youli is scolded, the better Dongling Hi-Tech's machines are selling. If he is not scolded one day, it means that Dongling Hi-Tech's machines are not so popular anymore...

In addition, the salary, bonus, option rewards, etc. that Dongling Hi-Tech gave to Duan Youli were enough to make up for his wounded heart. His current salary is almost at the same level as Ren Yuefeng, both of which are annual salaries of tens of millions, not counting option rewards.

……

Li Jianmin followed the people who were recruited at the same time and came to the restaurant after collecting their things in the dormitory.

Just as he started queuing, he saw a group of people walking into the restaurant. Although he was not familiar with the executives of Dongling High-tech Parts Industrial Park, Li Jianmin knew that these people were not ordinary people by looking at the attitude of the restaurant staff towards these people.

"It's the big boss handing out New Year's bonuses!"

Some newcomers who had heard of Dongling Hi-Tech's customs couldn't help but express their envy when they saw Li Dongling and a group of senior executives standing at the entrance of the restaurant and distributing red envelopes to the employees coming in.

"Boss, New Year's bonus?" Li Jianmin couldn't help asking.

Li Jianmin looked in shock at Mr. Li, who was smiling warmly and continuously handing out red envelopes for the new year. This scene shocked his soul, which had not yet been tricked.

Especially when he heard someone talking about Mr. Li's current net worth, the shock was even greater for Li Jianmin.

Later, when he heard that everyone got 200 yuan in the new year's bonus, Li Jianmin couldn't help but feel even more envious. "Here are today's new recruits!"

Just when Li Jianmin was still thinking about all sorts of things, he heard a voice, and then saw that the great philanthropist Li actually came in front of them.

"On behalf of Tanglin Hi-Tech, I welcome everyone to join us. I hope that your experience at Tanglin Hi-Tech will be a wonderful memory for your future life!"

Li Jianmin heard Mr. Li speaking to the newcomers.

"You joined Dongling Hi-Tech. Is there anything you want to do?"

Li Jianmin suddenly heard Mr. Li asking him, which made Li Jianmin a little confused for a moment.

"I...I want to finish my university studies at Dongling Hi-Tech!"

"Pfft!"

When people heard Li Jianmin's words, there was a burst of muffled laughter around, and it felt like Li Jianmin was too pretentious.

Everyone who comes to Dongling Hi-Tech comes here for the high salary and good benefits.

It is true that Dongling Hi-Tech can apply to go to university, but it requires study and training, and the overtime hours are much less than others, and the monthly salary is much less.

Moreover, studying and working at the same time is very hard and tests a person's perseverance. You have to get up early and go to bed late every day, and you may not be able to pass the exam in the end, so it all becomes a waste of time.

Even though the production department of Dongling Hi-Tech now encourages its employees to learn technology and take college entrance exams, there are not many people willing to sign up. It is just too hard and tiring, and it is difficult for most people to stick to it!

Hearing the sneering sounds around him, Li Jianmin's face suddenly turned red, and he couldn't help but lower his head.

"I wish you immediate success. When you graduate, if you are from Pingyang University or Hanxi Jiaotong University, I will personally present you with a certificate!"

Li Jianmin lowered his head and saw a big hand appear in front of him. Then, in his surprised eyes, the hand took the initiative to shake hands with him, and then put a new year red envelope in his hand.

When Li Jianmin came out of the restaurant, although the meal was very sumptuous, he did not remember the taste. Instead, he looked at the hand that had just been shaken by the man who was rumored to be the richest man in Asia.

"Hey, the guy who's going to college!"

While Li Jianmin was still in a daze, he heard a voice with a Sichuan accent. He turned around and saw that it was the girl who interviewed and recruited him.

"I……"

Seeing Li Jianmin's embarrassing situation, the girl chuckled and said, "I'm just telling you that I passed the college entrance examination last year. If you need notes or review materials, you can come to me!"

After writing down her dormitory building and department on the paper, the girl handed it to Li Jianmin, turned around, waved at him, and left.

For the girl, it was just a casual encounter with a fellow villager.

But for the boy, the ponytail swinging in front of his eyes was like the wind blowing up the girl's long hair, and also blowing the boy's heart.

For Li Jianmin, the experience of this day is something he will probably never forget for the rest of his life.

In the first two days after the New Year, Mr. Li basically went around various major departments. He also visited Feiyan Technology, Torch Group and other companies and distributed all the new year red envelopes. The entire Dongling Hi-Tech officially resumed work, and everyone started to get busy.

"This month, Himalaya Radio must fully promote Internet music and let everyone know that they can listen to songs on their computers!"

Li Dongling said this at the first meeting of the year in the conference room of Dongling Hi-Tech headquarters.

"Feiyan MP3 is about to start formal mass production, reserve production capacity, start producing advertising films, and prepare to hold a product launch conference. This year, Feiyan MP3's sales target is million units!"

Li Dongling said that as long as the sales of Feiyan MP3 can reach three million units this year, the goal will be achieved.

A new product, plus the fact that Internet music had just emerged, sales of three million units were already enough to meet the target.

As for reaching the peak of iPood in the previous life and selling 5480 million machines a year, it takes time. You have to eat one bite at a time. You can't become fat if you eat one bite at a time, and you may choke to death!

Just as Li Dongling was about to continue speaking, the door of the conference room was pushed open, and Li Dongling's chief assistant, Shen Xingyao, hurried in, "There's a call from the Nippon Telephone and Telegraph Company!"

At the beginning of the year, when the domestic technology industry was calm, a shocking piece of news suddenly came out: Nippon Telephone and Telegraph Company was going to terminate its PHS OEM contract with Dongling Hi-Tech and transfer the PHS orders to other companies!

(End of this chapter)