Siheyuan Great Craftsmen

Hearing the difficult question raised by Zhou Tian, ​​several comrades from the Foreign Trade Department seemed to be prepared and looked at each other.

"Comrade Zhou Tian, ​​the problem you mentioned has been discussed above. We also know that expansion is not an easy thing, but the current situation is urgent and the country needs foreign exchange. Since your home appliance factory has this potential, we will naturally cooperate with you to the fullest. As for the problem of workers and master chefs, we will contact each factory as soon as possible and ask them to fully cooperate. What do you think?"

Seeing that the people from the Foreign Trade Department had already said this, he knew that if he didn't agree, it would be a bit ignorant, so he could only nod and agree.

"Since it is a national requirement, then the Institute is naturally obliged to do it! However, things must be said in advance. Expansion does require careful planning. First, we need to conduct a more in-depth market research to understand the needs and trends of the Western market so that we can better adjust production. Secondly, the purchase and installation of equipment also takes time. We cannot expand blindly, which will lead to a decline in quality."

"Comrade Zhou Tian, ​​please rest assured. We know this!"

"Well, if that's the case, then I have no problem with that!"

"Well, since everyone has no problem with this, then the comrades from the Foreign Trade Department will work with Comrade Zhou Tian to develop an expansion plan for the home appliance factory as soon as possible. Let's finalize this plan as soon as possible!"

Seeing that both parties had reached an agreement, Xie Yuanchang then spoke up.

"Minister Xie, rest assured. We will work with Comrade Zhou Tian to develop a detailed plan as quickly as possible to ensure the smooth expansion of the home appliance factory. At the same time, we will also actively coordinate resources from all aspects to provide support for the home appliance factory."

Upon hearing this, the comrade from the Ministry of Foreign Trade immediately nodded.

Zhou Tian also nodded and agreed.

After leaving the machinery factory, Zhou Tian and Liu Yuan drove back to the research institute without stopping. They first called together the management personnel and technical backbones of the institute and held an emergency meeting.

At the meeting, Zhou Tian introduced the requirements of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and the current situation in detail. After listening, everyone felt excited and nervous. They were excited because the products of the home appliance factory were recognized by the Western market, and they were nervous because of the pressure and challenges of expansion.

Vice Presidents Zhang Mingzhi and Song Weiguo were particularly impressed, as they showed a rare hint of pride and excitement on their faces, but this was followed by deep worry.

As people from the research institute, they naturally hope that the institute will become better and better, but the problem is that this blind expansion is not necessarily a good thing for the institute.

"Dean, this happened too suddenly. Our home appliance branch has just been expanded. If we expand it again now, it will probably take a long time for both worker training and expansion. Will this affect the export plan?"

Zhang Mingzhi was the first to calm down and raised his own questions.

"Yes, Dean, our institute already has a lot of work to do. If we receive orders from abroad, many plans will need to be readjusted. Isn't this a bit of a loss?"

Song Weiguo followed suit and expressed his own views.

"Dean, expansion is a good thing, but we can't expand blindly. Right now we don't have enough workers or equipment. If we expand now, we won't be able to guarantee the quality of our home appliances!"

Zhang Yu, head of the technical department, also interrupted at the right time.

"Okay, I know what you mean and understand your concerns, but now that the country has given us the task, we should not be afraid of difficulties and rise to the challenge. What everyone said just now is right and reasonable, but the market does not wait for anyone, and similarly, opportunities do not wait for anyone. Although the task assigned to us by the country this time is time-sensitive for us, it is also an opportunity. Therefore, I hope everyone will cheer up and meet this challenge!

As for the next task of our research institute, we must first formulate a detailed expansion plan, which can be carried out in stages. First, we need to conduct market research to understand the needs and trends of the Western market. Then, based on the research results, we will adjust our product design and production plan. At the same time, we must actively produce home appliance production equipment and train workers to ensure the smooth expansion. As for the worker issue you mentioned, the higher-ups have promised to try their best to allocate us, so let's work together next!"

After the meeting, Zhou Tian asked Liu Yuan to call back Song Lian from the home appliance factory, and repeated what the meeting said to him, and finally gave him some instructions.

"Brother Song, you need to pay more attention to the home appliance factory this time. After all, this mission is not easy. After the expansion, the scale of the entire home appliance factory will reach 10,000 people, or even tens of thousands of people. You need to pay attention to the workers' eating, drinking, defecating, urinating, clothing, food, housing and transportation!"

Zhou Tian has always been worried about Song Lian. There was nothing he could do about it. It was because Song Lian gave him that first impression. But there was nothing he could do about it now. After all, he was the director of the home appliance factory. He could only do his best to give him some advice.

"Hey, Dean, don't worry, I will definitely not bring shame to our institute!"

Upon hearing this, Song Lian immediately patted his chest and made a promise.

But Zhou Tian looked very confident. For some reason, he always felt that this guy might do something weird, but he just hoped that he was overthinking it.

After seeing Song Lian off, Zhou Tian was still a little worried, so he asked Liu Yuan to call Secretary Wu and ask him to help Song Lian with this matter.

As for the candidates for going abroad to inspect the market, he was a little undecided. It was not that he had no candidates in mind, but he was afraid that there would be problems with the final selection. After all, in this era, compared with foreign countries, the development of China is indeed lagging behind.

If there was a problem with the person he chose, he would definitely be to blame. Finally, after thinking about it, he decided to leave the decision to his higher-ups, but he also put forward his own opinion, which was to let Zhang Quan go.

Since Zhang Quan failed to become the factory director, Zhou Tian arranged him to be the deputy director of the technical department out of protection. Although he may not be as skilled as other staff members in the technical department in terms of professional skills, he is excellent in interpersonal relationships and management coordination. Even the new director of the technical department has praised Zhang Quan in front of Zhou Tian many times.

So perhaps to compensate him, or perhaps out of admiration, Zhou Tian finally chose him as the person to go abroad. Now he can only wait for the reply from above.

After arranging everything, Zhou Tian began to work on new designs for home appliances with the technical department. Since the home appliances he designed had already been successful in the West, he naturally needed to keep up the good work and build on his success.

Moreover, it is impossible for home appliance factories to complete the expansion in a short period of time.

Cultivating a group of new home appliance design talents is of course a top priority. In this way, when there is a need in the future, he will not have to do everything personally, which can greatly save time and energy.

As for the remaining electrical equipment production lines, he could only put them on hold for the time being.

Perhaps the country really attached importance to the expansion of home appliance factories, or perhaps the country was in urgent need of foreign exchange. In less than three days, the country deployed the workers and resources promised to him.