Ants exploded, I opened a power plant to supply power to the world

Chapter 13 013 Customized work clothes, uniform dress

From now on, the power supplier for the Liangshui Town Cement Plant is Zhetong Power. It is conservatively estimated that their electricity consumption this month will reach about one million kWh.

After all, because their factory has won a big order, the electricity consumption is more than three times that of normal months even though they are working in three shifts without stopping.

Although it involves two prices: peak-period electricity prices and off-peak electricity prices, on average it is not a small number.

A rough calculation shows that the total amount can be around 800,000 or 900,000 yuan. If you are lucky, you can reach the one million mark.

The circuits had been laid in advance, so the material and labor costs were not included. So the only cost I had to pay out of the one million was a few buckets of mealworms and some miscellaneous grains, vegetables, and fruits a day.

The total cost of feeding these things to ants does not exceed a few thousand yuan per month.

The direct profit generated is one million. If you tell others, this is even more profitable than running a money printing machine. After all, you still have to pay electricity bills to run the money printing machine.

However, the electricity bill is settled monthly, so Lin Zhe doesn't have any ideas for this month. Even if he does have an idea, he doesn't have much money. He will just wait to collect the money in a month before making any development plans.

But today, he still found a security guard from the town.

Unlike most places where the security guards are in their sixties or seventies, Lin Zhe found a middle-aged man who is a local in the town and is convenient to use because he knows him well.

Moreover, the system gives its own ants the ability to generate electricity, and this ability cannot be taken away by others.

It doesn’t matter even if others steal some of the ants, because the ants are no different from ordinary ants once they are out of one’s control.

A monthly salary of two thousand five hundred yuan is one thousand yuan more than the "tea money" that consultant Mr. Wang gets, so he is very happy about it.

Anyway, the factory is just opposite his house, so he can go home for dinner every day. The factory also has surveillance cameras, so he doesn't need much.

With the doorman, Lin Zhe can also free up time to do other things.

Although the money has not yet arrived, it is almost time to start recruiting.

After all, regular employees are different from temporary workers. Temporary workers are paid day by day, while regular employees can wait until they have worked for a full month before paying them, and by then there will be sufficient funds left in the account.

So Lin Zhe also came to the county town, planning to make some preparations in advance for employee recruitment.

Apart from anything else, we have to find a workshop first to provide a set of work uniforms for the staff of Zhetong Electric Power. When the time comes, the neat and formal work uniforms will look different when worn uniformly.

I had this idea a long time ago, and even planned to collaborate with international clothing giants such as Nike and Adidas after Zhetong Electric Power became bigger and stronger.

Previously, a courier company cooperated with Nike and it became a hot topic, gaining popularity at the time.

Ant Power is a business that makes billions of dollars, so it would be a good idea to share some of the profits with the employees, at least so that they can wear better clothes and use better things, and the employee welfare benefits can also be improved.

By then, everyone will flock to Zhetong Electric Power, and taking the civil service exam will even be the second choice. If the first choice is to join Zhetong Electric Power, then it will be considered a high level in running the company.

But now, you just have to look for small workshops yourself. Ordinary brands are fine, but as for famous brands, they won’t collaborate with you even if you pay them.

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Arriving at the store entrance, he walked straight in. A middle-aged woman was busy in the clothing workshop. She was also surprised to see Lin Zhe coming in. Nowadays, few young people come to such places to order clothes. Most people go to brand stores.

"Young man, would you like to measure your clothes?"

"I didn't measure the clothes. Do you have a custom-made service here?"

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged women also put down their work and became interested. After all, custom-made orders usually require a minimum of ten pieces. With more quantity, they will have more profit margins.

"Of course we have. We have many customers who come to us to order. We have made many uniforms for waiters in hot pot restaurants and hotels, as well as school uniforms."

After hearing this, Lin Zhe nodded and then stated his request.

In the electric power industry, the largest number of workers are front-line electricians. The work they do involves various things, so their clothing naturally has to be wear-resistant, and denim material is the most suitable.

Many large power plants are like this, using blue denim with the company's logo embroidered on the outside, which is pretty good.

In response to Lin Zhe's request, the boss carefully showed him a few samples of cloth.

A piece of denim that cost seventy yuan, Lin Zhe felt that it was not very sturdy, and was comparable to the school uniform he wore back then.

The rest are priced at ninety-five, one hundred and twenty, and two hundred and sixty respectively. These are just the cost prices. They add more than twenty yuan as a labor fee for a set of clothing and pants.

In the boss's experience, most customers would choose 95, and a few would choose 120. After all, the clothes are custom-made by the company for employees, so as long as the quality is acceptable, it's fine. Some people would choose 260 for clothes they wear themselves.

You get what you pay for. There are no gimmicks or brand markups in clothing stores like theirs. The expensive materials make for a much better wearing feel and quality.

After simply rubbing the pieces of cloth in his hand for comparison, Lin Zhe gave his answer directly.

"Give me ten sets of the best fabric samples in most common sizes. I won't bargain for the labor cost. I just ask that you put in some effort to sew well. I'll treat it as a test. If the quality is good, I'll come back to you next time."

Ten sets of common sizes add up to fifty sets.

The total cost is almost RMB 10,000. If one chooses one that costs more than RMB 100 or RMB 95, one can save nearly half of it. It is the first time for the boss to see a power plant using the best fabrics for its employees. It won't be like school uniforms, where the employees have to pay for the clothing.
"Okay, boss, don't worry. I can't destroy the sign of our store by myself. So, which power plant are you from? If the price is high, can the employees pay for it?"

The boss had good intentions in expressing his concerns, and Lin Zhe told him directly after hearing it.

"That's not possible. The uniforms are definitely distributed to employees for free in our factory. I'll write down the name of the power plant for you so you don't make a mistake. I'll also send you the logo later."

As he spoke, Lin Zhe wrote down the four words "Zhetong Electric Power" on a notebook, left his contact information, and then transferred a deposit of 5,000 yuan to his boss.

As for the logo, it is just so-so even if it is made with huge amounts of money. Previously, a mobile phone company hired a designer to spend one million to design it, but the final result was just so-so, with just a slight change in shape.

If you want to find a good design institute, you can't afford to find one yourself. Generally, it's just subcontracting. The design institute finds employees, the employees find schools, and the teachers find students...

Therefore, Lin Zhe planned to prevent the middlemen from making a profit from the price difference. He would just find a talented student from an art academy and spend a few thousand dollars to design one. If he was not satisfied, he could change it himself.

(End of this chapter)