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Chapter 548 Head of Security! (Seeking monthly votes)
Good start!

The Gulou Repair Shop had a fantastic start, surprising everyone who was paying attention.

The repair shop turned into a honeycomb briquette manufacturing plant as soon as it opened.

Five young workers assigned by the neighborhood committee worked tirelessly from morning till night, using hand-operated coal-making machines to produce honeycomb briquettes.

If Wu Aiguo hadn't established a proper rotation system, there would probably have been employees who were injured from overwork on the very first day.

Two thousand five hundred honeycomb briquettes were made in one day!

The street took them all, of course they paid for them.

We purchased coal at the normal price from the coal shop, but we didn't have enough coal coupons.

Earning 1.5 cents per honeycomb briquette, the daily profit is 37.5 yuan, which is quite a lot for a newly opened repair shop.

This is just the beginning!

Inspired by Wu Aiguo, the temporary factory director Wu Zhi is developing a small coal-making machine that combines manual labor and machinery.

The kind that can make hundreds of honeycomb briquettes at once.

As for manual mixers and the like, they have begun to be developed.

At that time, as long as there is enough coal and yellow mud, it will not be difficult to produce five thousand or even tens of thousands of honeycomb briquettes a day.

This isn't even the bulk of the profit!

A hand-operated coal maker is the real deal!
Given the current prices of industrial products, a handmade coal maker could easily sell for twenty-five or even thirty yuan.

And the cost is less than five yuan!
Not an exaggeration at all!
Since the repair shop was established with the help of Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill, the steel rolling mill naturally couldn't completely relinquish control.

Repair shops offer services such as repairing old machinery and scrap steel from steel mills, which can be done at the lowest prices or even for free.

In fact, within just one week, the original yard of the repair shop was completely insufficient.

After all, coal needs to be dried every day, so a large space is required.

Furthermore, it needs to be protected from rain and requires sufficient rainproof space.

The authorities gave the green light immediately, and if they could resolve the issue, they resolved it on the spot.

There's no way around it; repair shops have become highly sought-after properties on the street.

Not only has it earned a considerable profit since it opened, but it has also made a considerable profit.

Most importantly, they recruited twelve neighborhood kids in one go.

This was a huge help to the neighborhood!

And it wasn't a job like pasting matchboxes; the wages were the same as those of regular workers.

Of course, they are all apprentices now, earning a monthly wage of eighteen yuan, but that's enough for those children from the neighborhood to support themselves.

Seeing that the repair shop is becoming increasingly popular, there's no need to worry too much about its future.

Once the new factory and larger site are acquired, the repair shop will begin its expansion again.

They accepted eight more children from the neighborhood, including Wu Aiguo.

Seeing his name at the top of the recruitment list, no one said anything.

Capable people will enjoy preferential treatment wherever they are placed.

Wu Aiguo's job is very simple: he is the head of the security department of the Gulou Street Repair Shop.

That title sounds pretty impressive.

He only has two younger brothers of the same age working in the tenement!

The local authorities were very accommodating, providing a set of unmarked white police uniforms as the security department's uniform.

That's why people say having a workplace makes all the difference.

Since the repair shop had merged with the bicycle repair shop at the entrance of the alley, Wu Aiguo simply took the letter of introduction from the repair shop and went to the Dongcheng scrap metal collection station and some other units that could produce bicycle parts. As a result, the security department acquired three second-hand bicycles.

Re-polish and repaint, and while you're at it, print the repair shop's name on it, and it'll look almost brand new.

Accompanied by the three brothers, they rode their bicycles around in style every day, causing a sensation in several nearby alleys.

Then, the street found out.

The repair shop has the expertise to modify used bicycles!

Most importantly, these modified bicycles are considered unplanned supplies and do not require bicycle tickets.

Although it's a little more expensive than a brand new bicycle, people who want to buy a bicycle don't care about that.

You know, how many people have been stumped by a bicycle ticket?

Another week has passed, and the Gulou Street repair shop has grown to more than three times its original size.

Moreover, it occupied the entrance to the alley, with several houses connected together.

In Wu Aiguo's view, this was definitely a prime real estate property.

In fact, at his suggestion, these connected rooms did become a repair shop, a place to showcase products, and a venue for business negotiations.

Wu Aiguo's factory security department also has a large office here.

Good days are coming for the repair shop when someone cautiously inquires about the hand-operated coal maker.

In fact, there are always plenty of smart people, no matter the era.

With the help of a hand-operated coal briquette machine, families in residential compounds like the Dazhongyuan could obtain raw materials to make honeycomb briquettes themselves.

The cost price of thirty yuan is nothing to those who are willing to pay.

They could easily earn processing fees from home using a hand-operated coal maker, which would be a sustainable business.

In fact, the repair shop isn't worried about losing business.

With a population of several million, how much demand does Beijing have for honeycomb briquettes?
Besides, without large-scale mechanized production, the profit margin for honeycomb briquettes is really low, and it's not worth the repair shop's attention.

According to Wu Aiguo, the repair shop should focus more on the production of manual coal makers and small coal makers that combine manual labor and machinery.

If possible, it would be even more important to design and manufacture fully mechanized coal preparation equipment, or even fully automated coal preparation equipment.

The profit from just one unit is equivalent to the revenue from thousands or even tens of thousands of honeycomb briquettes.

Wu Zhi listened and focused his attention on research and development.

At this time, he was enjoying immense prestige in the Drum Tower area!
The repair shop had only been open for less than a month, but the neighborhood committee always called on Wu Zhi as a model to be praised at their meetings.

Even sitting with the factory managers of those long-established street enterprises, he was not intimidated at all.

Even a fool could see that the future of the Gulou Repair Shop was very bright.

Wu Zhi's temporary factory manager status has now been changed to that of a formal factory manager.

Meanwhile, his appointment as a deputy section-level cadre was also going through the formalities.

If the factory environment weren't so bad, he would have wanted to sleep there; he had such an ambitious attitude.

But Zhang Li, the stepmother, was completely swayed by this!
Originally, they were somewhat disgusted with Wuzhi's job, but now they don't dare to utter a single word.

Having regained control of the kitchen, she dared not be as stingy as before, and prepared a variety of delicious dishes every day.

Fearing that Wu Zhi might not be happy with the food, she ate directly in the factory canteen, which would make her a marginal figure in the family, someone with little say in the family, and that kind of feeling wouldn't be pleasant.

Seeing this, Wu Aiguo felt somewhat relieved.

At least with her father, Wu Zhi, on the rise, she absolutely wouldn't dare to cause any trouble.

(End of this chapter)