After reading the detailed information he had about Xinhua Electronics Factory, Qin Chuan took a deep breath, a look of solemnity appearing between his brows.
Although he had heard about the deeds of Xinhua Electronics Factory long ago, after truly understanding it thoroughly, he still felt a heavy pressure.
“How many workers are still in the factory?”
Qin Chuan asked, closing the file in his hand.
“Including the leadership, there are a total of one hundred and twenty-four people!”
Qian Baoshan quickly replied.
For such a large factory, the employee count was only one hundred and twenty-four people. One could imagine the reasons behind it. Qin Chuan even guessed that these people were almost all connected, otherwise, they wouldn't have been spared dismissal.
A factory that relied on government subsidies and incurred losses year after year, what else would it do but dismiss employees?
Since they weren't dismissed, there must be something fishy going on.
“I want to take a look around!”
Qin Chuan said, standing up.
“Of course, no problem. I’ll have Deputy Factory Director Sun and Supervisor Jiang accompany you!”
Qian Baoshan said briskly.
Ye Qingping smiled and said, “I won’t go. I’ll wait for you here.”
Qin Chuan signaled to Li Chunsheng, and the two of them walked out of the office first.
Behind them followed Deputy Factory Director Sun Zheng and the head of the technical department, Jiang Wanpeng.
The four of them walked out of the office building. Deputy Factory Director Sun Zheng took the lead, “Boss Qin, let me take you to the production workshop first!”
Qin Chuan nodded.
The twenty-mu factory grounds were quite large, sprawling far and wide, disappearing from view.
There were offices, employee dormitories, production workshops, and warehouses, all present.
However, the environment was beyond description. Many areas were vast expanses of bare earth, pockmarked and uneven. One could imagine the scene once it rained.
Moreover, the exteriors of many buildings were stained yellow and moldy from years of corrosion by rainwater, presenting a picture of desolation.
Fortunately, willows and poplars were planted in many places, and there were some wild flowers in the corners of the walls. It was currently August or September, and the weather was such that everything was lush green, with flowers in full bloom, making it somewhat bearable.
After walking for about four or five minutes, they arrived at the production workshop.
This was the most important area of the factory, consisting of five rows of buildings. The roofs of each row of buildings were covered with colored steel panels and insulating layers for protection.
Furthermore, the height of the buildings here was clearly different from elsewhere. Although they appeared to be only one story, they were exceptionally tall and grand.
“Boss Qin, please!”
Sun Zheng pushed open the door of a production workshop. The workers who had been chatting together inside all turned their curious gazes towards them.
They had already received intelligence that a wealthy big boss was coming to visit the electronics factory today, so everyone was curious about the identity of this wealthy big boss.
“Boss… Boss Qin?”
“How could it be you?”
As Qin Chuan stepped in, someone exclaimed, their face full of disbelief.
Qin Chuan was now definitely a celebrity in Yongnan County, and many people recognized him, although Qin Chuan didn’t recognize that many.
“Boss Qin, could you be that mysterious wealthy big boss? The one who’s going to acquire our electronics factory?”
Everyone’s faces were filled with gossip.
“Why can’t it be me?”
Qin Chuan said with a smile.
“No… don’t you already have a real estate development, a supermarket, and you’re even collaborating with the beautiful factory director of Butterfly Clothing Factory to open that flagship clothing store…”
Someone directly listed all of Qin Chuan’s assets.
Because Yongnan County was truly too small, any news would be spread from person to person, and within a few days, one could even dig up an ancestral history of three generations.
Many people were aware of how many industries Qin Chuan currently possessed.
“Who says I can’t open a factory and run a business if I already have these industries? If I don’t take over your electronics factory, the county government will have to declare Xinhua Electronics Factory bankrupt!”
“All of you will face unemployment!”
“Who will continue to pay you a salary?”
Qin Chuan said to everyone with a smile.
The previously lively workshop immediately fell into silence. Many people looked at Deputy Factory Director Sun Zheng in a panic, as if to confirm that Qin Chuan’s words were false.
Xinhua Electronics Factory couldn’t truly go bankrupt, because if it did, these people would truly be unemployed, which was an unacceptable outcome for everyone.
“Ahem, Boss Qin, weren’t you going to tour the workshop? I’ll introduce it to you in detail!”
To cover up the awkwardness, Sun Zheng quickly followed Qin Chuan’s steps.
Because Qin Chuan and Li Chunsheng had already begun to carefully examine all the equipment in this workshop.
“No need to trouble you, Deputy Factory Director Sun. We can look ourselves!”
Unexpectedly, Qin Chuan stopped Sun Zheng’s action and instead led Li Chunsheng to wander around slowly.
The production workshop before them was just a most ordinary assembly workshop. The room was filled with uniformly manufactured workbenches, on which were placed some small instruments, such as desk lamps, screwdrivers, circuit boards, soldering irons, multimeters, voltmeters, and other tools.
Qin Chuan didn't understand much about these circuit boards, but Li Chunsheng casually picked up a circuit board and smiled at a female employee, “You are currently inspecting the circuit board for a DVD!”
“How is it? Is the work difficult? How many can you inspect per day?”
The female employee was a little nervous and stammered, “Per day… I can inspect about thirty.”
Li Chunsheng put down the circuit board in his hand and nodded, “The efficiency is quite good!”
Afterward, Qin Chuan and Li Chunsheng moved to the second workshop. The situation here was similar to the first workshop; both were for inspection.
Qin Chuan wanted to continue further, but was stopped by Sun Zheng and Jiang Wanpeng, who had been following behind. Sun Zheng said awkwardly, “Boss Qin, there’s no need to look further down. They are all empty.”
“The remaining production workshops in this row are all empty?”
Qin Chuan asked.
Sun Zheng had an embarrassed expression on his face.
“Take us to see your production workshop!”
Li Chunsheng said.
“This way, please!”
The four of them detoured to the production workshop. As soon as they pushed open the door, various large and small equipment appeared inside.
Qin Chuan and Li Chunsheng’s eyes simultaneously lit up, because apart from the land, the most valuable items in the entire factory were here.
“This is a copper plating machine, used specifically for plating copper on some electronic components!”
Li Chunsheng immediately recognized the equipment before him.
“Mr. Li has a good eye. This is indeed a copper plating machine.”
Jiang Wanpeng, who had been following Sun Zheng and rarely spoke, explained, “This single copper plating machine alone would cost at least two hundred thousand yuan!”
“The model of your copper plating machine is probably GH580, it’s a five-year-old product. Five years ago, it might have really cost two hundred thousand, but now you can easily get one for fifty thousand yuan elsewhere.”
Li Chunsheng said calmly.
Jiang Wanpeng, who had been enthusiastically preparing to continue introducing, opened his mouth slightly, his face stunned. Deputy Factory Director Sun Zheng was also very surprised.
Neither of them seemed to have expected Li Chunsheng to be so capable, identifying all the information about the copper plating machine with just a glance.
Seeing their surprised expressions, Qin Chuan’s lips curved upwards slightly.
What a joke, why did he bring Li Chunsheng here if not for this moment?
You scoundrels, trying to deceive me, an outsider, was a miscalculation.