Journey 1995:Non-Stop

Chapter 336 Suining
Knowing that he was going on a business trip today, Yan Hui had already arranged the work for the rest of the day.

The company currently has about 30 employees, and its fixed costs amount to tens of thousands of yuan each month, so production must continue. Yan Hui has already ordered some materials from the chemical plant, using up all of the company's funds. Once payment is received from Luoyang, production will need to be accelerated.

Each reactor takes approximately 4 hours to complete one chemical reaction. Considering cleanup and other factors, it can theoretically complete two reactions per day. With an average reactor capacity of 600L, six reactors would produce 7200L per day, or roughly 10,000 tubes.

However, this is the ideal situation, and in reality, it's less than half achieved. The reactor has very strict process requirements; it's not that every reactor can be operated at any time. Sometimes the temperature isn't reached, and you have to wait. Yan Hui can't afford to lose money; his principle is to wait if things don't work out. If a reactor can produce once a day, that's already considered good.

Furthermore, the company's current packaging capacity is limited; at present, producing 3000 tubes per day is not a problem. To ensure a good factory environment, production must be stopped for one day every three days for thorough cleaning and tidying, including industrial dust removal. In other words, the company's current production capacity is approximately 7 tubes per month.

Anyone who has graduated from elementary school should be able to calculate that the monthly material cost is 315 million, the sales revenue can reach 476 million, the gross profit is 161 million, and the net profit is over 120 million.

The demand from the Suining Automobile Factory is at least around 10,000 pipes per month. After securing this order, Yan Hui will be out of stock, but the situation is currently very promising.

Yan Hui issued a strict order regarding production safety: to minimize the risk of chemical reactions and prevent problems from arising before feeding materials.

In other workshops, there are often signs that say "Safety in production is paramount." But Yan Hui's workshop is different. In addition to safety in production, the most prominent sign is "Leave the problems unresolved before feeding materials."

Each large character is over two meters wide, making it visible to all the skilled workers at all times.

The materials for one reactor are worth nearly 40,000 yuan, and Yan Hui wants to ensure that there are no problems even once.

With his eyes closed, Yan Hui pondered the series of arrangements he had made before his business trip, making sure nothing was overlooked before finally preparing to go to sleep.

Just as Yao Xin was about to fall asleep, Yan Hui suddenly reached out and tugged at her arm.

"What's up, boss?" The plane hadn't even taken off yet, and Yao Xin was still chatting with Song Zhiyuan when he was pulled and startled.

"Remind me to call Zhou Ping when we land," Yan Hui said with his eyes closed.

"Boss, it hasn't taken off yet, so we can still make phone calls." Yao Xin breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that his whispering had disturbed his boss.

"No rush, it'll be fine to do it in three hours." Yan Hui nodded gently and fell asleep.

When Yan Hui woke up, the plane was about to land. His ears felt a little uncomfortable, and he swallowed a few mouthfuls of saliva to relieve the discomfort.

Song Zhiyuan and Yao Xin didn't sleep at all; they were extremely excited.

Soon, the plane landed, and the two men were both excited and relieved.

"Take your things with you," Yan Hui said after the plane came to a stop.

He also brought 20 samples with him this time. Domestic regulations prohibiting the transport of liquids on airplanes began in 2008, which was relatively convenient at that time.

“Boss, you reminded me before takeoff to call General Manager Zhou,” Yao Xin said.

"Okay, let's go outside. It's too noisy in here." Yan Hui's task was to arrange the payment time for the raw materials, so it wasn't urgent. Everything here was new and exciting for Song Zhiyuan and his companion. They landed at Shuangliu Airport, which meant they didn't have cameras; otherwise, Song Zhiyuan and his companion would definitely have taken many more photos.

After going outside, Yan Hui checked the time, called Zhou Ping, and then took a taxi to the city center with the two of them.

It was Yan Hui's first time in Chengdu, and everything was new to him. They took a taxi and first found a place to eat skewers, which they enjoyed. It was still nearly 200 kilometers away from Suining. While eating, Yan Hui asked the restaurant owner for directions. After finishing their meal, they went to the long-distance bus station together.

After buying bus tickets, the three of them took a bus for more than three hours before dark and arrived in Suining.

Upon arrival, Yan Hui immediately called the company manager he had previously contacted by phone.

"Mr. Yan, have you arrived? Where are you staying? We'll make arrangements!" The manager was very polite.

"No, we'll arrive first thing tomorrow morning, so there's no need to trouble you today," Yan Hui declined.

"Arriving tomorrow morning?" The manager was taken aback for a moment, but immediately understood what was going on. "Okay, where are you arriving tomorrow morning? I'll send a car to pick you up. Our factory is in the suburbs, so it's not easy to find."

"Tomorrow morning, near the city hall entrance. It's really too much trouble."

"The municipal government?" The manager thought for a second. "Okay, the driver will pick you up at 8:30 tomorrow morning."

"Thank you very much!" Yan Hui thanked him again, and then hung up the phone.

"President Yan, why don't you stay somewhere nearby?" Song Zhiyuan pointed around. "Wouldn't it be more convenient to stay here?"

"This problem is both simple and complicated. You two should think about the reasons tonight," Yan Hui laughed, then hailed a taxi and went to a hotel near the municipal government.

The bus station was about six or seven kilometers from the municipal government. The driver was familiar with the route and they arrived at their destination quickly. Yan Hui found a hotel and booked two of the cheapest rooms. He then took everyone to check in and then took the two of them out for dinner.

After dinner, Yan Hui made seven or eight more phone calls. After finishing around 10 p.m., he was finally able to get a good night's sleep.

Yan Hui instructed Song Zhiyuan and his companion to get up at 7:30, go out for breakfast, and then arrive at the city government building around 8:15 to wait for their driver.

“Brother Hui, we discussed yesterday whether we’re waiting for the driver here to make him think more highly of us?” Song Zhiyuan said.

"Anything else?" Yan Hui asked.

"Huh? There's more?" Song Zhiyuan was taken aback.

"The main reason is that we're not familiar with Suining and don't know the exact location of their factory. We chose the municipal government, which is definitely in the city center and not too far from anywhere else. That's one reason. Secondly, what you said makes sense, but we're not relying on this to intimidate others, and we absolutely cannot boast. We just need to be truthful. If they ask, we'll just say the first reason. Thirdly, this place doesn't need an explanation; every driver knows where this is." Yan Hui said with a smile, "In short, we'll be a big company in the future, and we need to be honest. If they don't ask, we'll consider it riding on their coattails. If they do ask, we'll tell the truth and not engage in any false advertising."

(End of this chapter)