Chapter 361: Zhou Kongshan's Proposal
Early the next morning, he groggily opened his eyes.
He smelled something like the fragrance of milk from the table beside him.
Lin Yi opened his eyes and rubbed them.
"Xue Mei?"
He glanced over and at that moment, Han Xuewei, already neatly dressed, was standing by his bed.
He sat up from the bed and noticed that a cup of milk had been placed on the table beside him.
"I wanted to tell you that I need to rush back to school."
"Alright, alright, then you should head back."
"Also, I want to reiterate that no matter what you do, I will always support you wholeheartedly."
"Your words are enough for me; don't worry, I will definitely not let you down."
After leaving these words behind, she turned and disappeared from his view.
Well, now that he had a new goal, he knew that there should be no more obstacles in the way.
He summoned all his people, and then at 9 a.m., he had gathered everyone in the company.
But this time, he was more cautious and did not call Wang Sheng over.
He always felt that Wang Sheng's heart was not truly with him.
If Wang Sheng remained completely dedicated to the development of things later on, perhaps he could draw him back in time.
However, he wasn't going to do that just yet.
Sitting here were all the people who had fought the business battles with him over the years.
Apart from Hei Lang, the rest were Ling'er, Zhou Kongshan, and Manager Liu.
"Alright, now that everyone is here, what I want to discuss today is about the future development of our company. You all understand what has been happening during this period, right?"
After saying this, he looked at everyone, and they simply nodded in agreement.
They actually realized that things didn't seem to be going well.
When they first arrived at the company, they noticed that there was already no one working there.
This was also due to the emergency notice Lin Yi had issued the night before, telling the staff to go home and rest for the time being and wait for their call or another outcome announcement.
"I know what everyone is thinking, and with a total of 178 people in the company, solving their livelihood problem is a big trouble we're facing right now."
"President Lin, besides this, can't we do anything else? Can't we think of ways to bring this Elixir factory back to life?"
The least willing to accept this was Zhou Kongshan.
He felt he had invested the most effort into this factory.
When the factory was just starting, the Refinement of Elixirs was a 24-hour non-stop operation.
To ensure the quality of the Elixirs, Zhou Kongshan also spent 24 hours in the workshop, eating and drinking there.
After each Refinement, he would carefully check it, as if caring for his own child.
But now, at the growth stage of his "child," it was on the verge of being nipped in the bud. How could any parent not feel heartache over this?
He didn't have high hopes; he could even accept a temporary closure for a month, two, or three, but the permanent loss of the factory was indeed a heavy blow to him.
"Old Zhou, I know what you're thinking, and to be honest, you have invested more heart and soul than even me into this factory. But there's no way around it—under these circumstances, we can't possibly continue to operate and produce these medicines, or we would be doomed."
"Sigh, actually, I've thought about this, and I know it won't be that simple. But what about all these employees? How can we explain this to them?"
"Old Zhou, rest assured about that. I've made all the necessary preparations for them. Also, I'm having the finance department calculate everyone's severance pay. Once we've completed the calculations, I will compensate them at the original valuations. Don't worry, I won't let you be in a difficult position."
"So, this factory is definitely gone, right?"
"Basically, there's no room left."
"Can't we be a bit more flexible?"
"What do you mean by flexible? How can we be flexible?"
Lin Yi, intrigued, didn't understand what Zhou Kongshan was thinking at this moment.
"If we can't produce medicine, we can always produce something else, right? We can't just suffocate here."
"Produce something else? What do you want to make?"
"Elixir production workshops are generally very similar to toy assembly lines. All we have to do is make some modifications, and it won't cost you much, probably around 100,000 yuan, to completely convert them."
"Are you suggesting we change the production line to a toy production line?"
"Yes, because it's unrealistic to change it to anything else. When I ordered this equipment before, I already understood that essentially, their principles are the same, and the process is one of assembly. However, some tools are different, so just a few modifications are necessary, and then we'll have two brand-new toy production lines."
After saying this, he just looked up at Lin Yi,
Because Lin Yi had never considered focusing on the production and management of toys.
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Hadn't he decided just the night before that he was going to practice medicine and help the dying and the injured?
And now, to have him produce toys—this was something he had never thought about.
"What you're proposing is a big change, and even if we start producing toys, where would our supply come from? And our orders? We don't know anything about that."
"Everything is possible when we make an effort. Who was born knowing how to do business? We can learn slowly. Even if it means making a loss in the early stages, we can probably break even Later Stages."
"Let's delay this discussion. For now, let's set aside the factory. The issue affecting the most employees now is your Elixir shop, isn't it?"
"Actually, there aren't many people in my shop. Including myself, there are only seven people in total. If President Lin can take care of them properly, there shouldn't be any problem, and it won't be that difficult."