Journey 1995:Non-Stop

Chapter 209 Career Peak
As the two were chatting, Yu Peng, a new employee of the company, returned from outside, looking rather unwell.

"What's wrong, Yupeng? What happened?" Yan Hui asked.

Yu Peng is a rather honest child; his emotions are always written on his face, and Yan Hui can tell at a glance that something has happened.

"It's nothing, it's nothing. Mr. Yan, you're back."

"Hmm." Yan Hui nodded, gave the third brother a look, and then went to browse the market.

Less than half an hour later, Yan Hui's phone rang; it was Lao San calling.

"Fifth brother, something's happened. I just asked Yupeng, and he told me that someone died at Haotian's processing plant." The third brother's tone was very surprised.

"Someone died? What happened?" Yan Hui was also very surprised.

"Yu Peng said it was that large band saw. Some workers made a bet and stuck their heads up on it, but there was too much wood dust, so they lost their footing and fell. I heard they chopped off their heads." The third brother was also a little frightened.

“No wonder Yupeng was like that. How about this, let’s go over there and see if there’s anything we can help with,” Yan Hui said after thinking for a moment.

"Row."

The two met up and took a taxi to Haotian's processing plant, only to find that the police had already set up a cordon.

There were people coming and going, police cars and ambulances were everywhere, and a large crowd of onlookers.

He didn't see anyone he knew. Yan Hui called President Teng, but couldn't get through, so he had no choice but to leave.

They were both quite anxious, but there was no use in being anxious. They asked several people, but none of them knew anything. Yu Peng had more information than them.

The incident involving General Manager Teng couldn't be kept secret in the timber market. By evening, several of Yan Hui's clients came to ask him about the situation, and Yan Hui could only say he didn't know.

As more and more people asked, Yan Hui became increasingly worried and contacted the police officer in charge of the case through a friend.

Because it wasn't a murder case, the police didn't have any confidentiality requirements. It's now confirmed that one person died and one was injured.

The two people who made the bet had their heads severed when one of them fell, and blood was reportedly sprayed out seven or eight meters away.

The other person was rushing to save someone and was shocked by an electric shock. They are currently receiving treatment in the hospital, and the injury is not minor.

This is a serious production accident. Haotian is expected to bear direct responsibility, and President Teng is also implicated.

On Yan Hui's side, Yu Peng was extremely anxious and came to Yan Hui hoping he could help. Yan Hui could only say he would do his best. In reality, he knew that he couldn't be of much help in this matter, and if a similar situation occurred to him, no one would help him either.

To Yan Hui's surprise, the impact of President Teng's incident went far beyond President Teng himself.

All of Jianye's timber processing plants have been temporarily suspended for rectification. Some small plants that were already unsafe and non-compliant are now facing the risk of bankruptcy.

Against this backdrop, Yan Hui's log orders disappeared, replaced by a large number of board and timber orders.

With local processing plants shutting down, and Yan Hui's goods being ready-to-use polished products, demand immediately exceeded supply. He began focusing on receiving new orders, and within just half a month, orders doubled, all for high-profit timber and boards. Yan Hui calculated that at this rate, the company's assets could grow to over 1000 million in two years at most!
Yan Hui was discouraged when he went to Sanming a while ago, but in just one month, his confidence returned.

Yan Hui knew that such orders wouldn't last long, but they were indeed very popular in the short term.

This booming business continued until November, with the company's assets increasing by approximately 400,000 and monthly profits exceeding 200,000.

After November, orders gradually calmed down. In fact, Yan Hui had offended many people in this year's timber market. After he couldn't fill his orders, other bosses were in an even worse situation.

Many people came to him, hoping that Yan Hui would raise the price. Everyone was really struggling to withstand Yan Hui's price war, and Yan Hui had no choice but to symbolically raise the price a little, as he couldn't afford to offend the public.

Raising prices was not good for him; orders started to decrease. The third brother came to Yan Hui to ask about the situation, but Yan Hui didn't think it was a big deal.

"Orders will decrease at the end of the year, which is normal, and we have enough funds right now. I'm thinking of setting up a processing plant here next year. That way, it won't matter if the cash flow is a little lower, and the company will have more reserve funds." Yan Hui has his own plans.

"Why are you still considering starting a processing plant? I thought it was fine before, but look how scary this whole thing with Boss Teng is! I heard he lost hundreds of thousands! All the money he saved over the years from that processing plant probably didn't amount to as much as he lost this time!" The third brother was a little scared of this.

"Our plan remains unchanged. As for the processing plant, you don't need to say anything more; I'll decide for myself." Yan Hui didn't intend to explain anything further.

This year, Mr. Teng's processing plant ran into trouble, and many outdated processing plants were eliminated at an accelerated pace.

Yan Hui recently visited several processing plants that have resumed operations. Most of them had investments between 20 and 50 yuan. If they wanted to install CNC equipment, an investment of 100 million yuan might not be enough for the processing plant.

In short, reduce some cash flow and keep more cash reserves. Once the processing plant is built, orders will only increase. Having your own factory is a long-term solution; that's what Uncle Si did, and now he needs to do it even better. As for safety issues, they must be taken seriously; throwing the baby out with the bathwater is absolutely unacceptable.

"Should I still take on new orders?" The third brother knew he wasn't as good as Yan Hui at making decisions, so he changed the subject.

"We'll handle it the same way we always have; it won't affect us. You go ahead with your work; I'll go check out the market," Yan Hui said nonchalantly.

When Yan Hui strolled around the market, he was surrounded by friends. People offered him cigarettes and lighters and chatted with him all the way. Wherever he went, he was always surrounded by at least five or six people, sometimes even flanking him.

Yan Hui has a pretty good memory; he can remember the names of all these bosses.

It's already the end of November, and many people are asking Yan Hui about his plans for the Chinese New Year this year.

Yan Hui promised everyone last year that he could come to pay New Year's visits, and of course he couldn't break his promise this year.

However, his home was too small, so they had to arrange a reunion in town. Yan Hui missed the class reunion at the beginning of the year, which he regretted, but with such a big event this year, not only is his regret gone, but he will also certainly save face.

Yan Hui agreed to meet a few people, but more and more people joined.

Over the course of a few days, the number of people wanting to visit Yan Hui's home for the New Year exceeded 100, which made Yan Hui feel flattered.

Although his orders have decreased, he has few enemies now, and he is surrounded by good people. Everyone who meets him will say a few nice things to him.

The businessmen who depended on him for their livelihood surrounded him, and even his competitors gave him face, always greeting him with smiles.

(End of this chapter)