Journey 1995:Non-Stop

Chapter 365 One Night

Wang Yongjun already knew about this, but he didn't expect Yan Hui to be able to finalize the deal with just a meal. He was also very happy for Hu Fenglin.

Not everyone is suited to be a salesperson. Hu Fenglin may not be very adept at social niceties, but he's generally a good person. There's little to worry about him being assigned to a confidential role, unless he changes later.

"If I poach you, your salary will definitely increase. I've looked into your previous salary, and I'm planning to give you a raise. You used to make around 1800 a month, right? If you come, I'll start with 3600," Yan Hui said.

"Huh?" Hu Fenglin was startled. "President Yan, I'm a bit slow-witted, what do you want me to do!"

“I’m only bringing you here because I think you’re capable. Mr. Wang will explain the specifics to you; just tell him if you’re willing to come,” Yan Hui said again.

“He’s definitely willing, he’s willing!” Wang Yongjun said on behalf of Hu Fenglin.

Seeing that Hu Fenglin wanted to say something, Wang Yongjun nudged him with his elbow and then said to Hu Fenglin, "I'm also coming to the new company with President Yan. You come with me and just help me with my work. Don't say anything more."

"Oh? You're here too!" Hu Fenglin nodded without saying anything more.

"Alright, that's settled. There's no one else but the two of you. If anything gets busy, I'll ask the office and finance departments for help."

After arranging these things, there's no need to worry about the rest; Wang Yongjun will tell Hu Fenglin.

Although Yan Hui had never served in the military, he had a very positive impression of veterans. On his way back, Yan Hui also made a phone call to Liu Jianlei, asking him to give priority to veterans when recruiting for the security department.

Yan Hui's security department is not just about gatekeepers; many of its staff are involved in safety production issues. The salaries are not low, but it requires very responsible personnel.

After hanging up the phone, Yan Hui said to Li Pengfei, "The business department will also be buying vehicles soon, one for daily freight and another for reception. We will also need two drivers. You can also consider giving priority to veterans."

“No problem,” Li Pengfei said.

With just one sentence from Yan Hui, the number of drivers increased from two to four, and Li Pengfei finally became a leader.

“You’ve worked hard these past few days. I brought two bottles of Moutai with me tonight, and there’s one left. You can take it back. I know you like to drink, but you don’t get to drink when I drive you around. Keep it for yourself and your dad to drink together,” Yan Hui said again.

"Oh? Thank you, Mr. Yan!" Li Pengfei didn't stand on ceremony any further. With Mr. Yan saying such things, it was just a bottle of wine; for him to be polite would only seem distant.

Li Pengfei wouldn't drink a whole bottle of Moutai, but when he was with Boss Yan, he would take home half-bottles of Moutai, which made him quite happy.

"Okay, I'll take a nap." Taking advantage of being slightly tipsy, Yan Hui comfortably dozed off for more than half an hour.

When he arrived at the company, it was already past 10 p.m. He had just returned when Chen Jian came looking for him. Behind Chen Jian were Zhou Ping and Li Jianlei.

"Zhou Ping, is there something urgent on your end?" Yan Hui asked first. "No, no, let President Chen speak first," Zhou Ping replied tactfully, leaving the room.

"it is good."

Yan Hui called Chen Jian into the room, and Chen Jian handed Yan Hui some reports: "This is a list of recent experimental failures. We've wasted about 4 yuan worth of raw materials in the last three days. I checked them, and they're all minor issues."

Yan Hui nodded, took the document and looked at it. It wasn't a big problem: "Here's how to train the team. My opinion is simple: those who have signed strict confidentiality agreements and non-compete agreements should be given priority support, even if it means greater losses for them. We will support and train them without compromise."

"That's what I think too, but there are two people here who are really a bit slow. I don't know how they even got their master's degrees back then. Now they can't even do a simple three-item data monitoring job."

"Is it intentional or is it genuinely not working properly?" Yan Hui asked.

"He's serious, but... a little slow," Chen Jian said with a hint of helplessness.

He doesn't consider himself to have any academic superiority complex. Now, besides himself and his wife who is still taking care of their child, there are other new PhDs in the lab, and he treats everyone equally.

When Song Zhiyuan, an undergraduate, came to help, he felt very comfortable. Song Zhiyuan is very talented; given the right conditions, he could definitely have earned a doctorate. A person's talent has little to do with their academic qualifications.

He's a shareholder, so his thinking and perspective are different. The other party is just his employee, so he has a very good attitude. The only problem is that some people genuinely don't learn well, and he gets a little anxious about that.

“They’ve already signed confidentiality agreements and non-compete agreements, which shows their loyalty to our company. We can’t just fire them like this. It doesn’t matter if they learn slowly or lose a lot of raw materials. I always believe that being a good person is more important than being good at your job.” Yan Hui is uncompromising on this point.

Back then, Dr. Luo and others were clearly more capable than Chen Jian and his wife, but after a major disagreement arose between the two sides, Yan Hui still supported Chen Jian and his wife without hesitation. On the one hand, this was Yan Hui's principle, and on the other hand, he felt that Chen Jian was a reliable person.

"Alright, I have no objection once you sign this." Chen Jian shrugged. "The next 12 days will probably cost another 25 to 30 yuan in experimental expenses. Please approve it."

"Let me see." Yan Hui took it and examined it carefully.

Having worked with him for so long, Yan Hui, while not as theoretically as someone like Song Zhiyuan, had a clear understanding of the entire process, so he could easily comprehend the report. Most of the experimental projects were fine; after a brief discussion with Chen Jian, he signed off on them.

After Chen Jian left, Zhou Ping immediately went inside and discussed financial matters with Yan Hui. At this time, the line outside had grown from one person, Li Jianlei, to three; Song Zhiyuan and Yao Xin had also arrived, and Li Jianlei voluntarily moved to the back of the line.
Chen Jian worked non-stop until past midnight, then rushed over again. After reviewing several projects, he found they needed to be revised, which could save him 30,000 to 40,000 yuan. Because the plan needed to be changed, he still needed Yan Hui's signature.

Yan Hui carefully reviewed Chen Jian's new plan and noticed that one of the two projects to be cut was one he had wanted to cut two hours earlier, though he hadn't mentioned it then. Now that he saw that it was among the projects to be cut, he nodded: "Cutting this one is fine, but the other test about heat resistance still needs to be added."

Yan Hui and Chen Jian discussed this issue for another half hour and finally finalized the plan. Chen Jian then left with the documents.

After Chen Jian left, Yan Hui continued working on the bidding process until after 3 a.m., and no one contacted him again, which made him feel quite content.

(End of this chapter)