1980s: He was picked up and brought home as a son-in-law

Zhou Feng was so happy because of the credit period.

At this time, the credit period must be there. It is different from the triangular debts in later generations. Now, the ones who owe each other are all state-owned large factories, and they are all family members. Everyone is not well-off. As long as it is safe, they will basically give time to turn around.

And what Li Daochang said about the 712th Factory coming forward to purchase is not just as simple as purchasing on behalf of others. The same quantity and the same price, the results obtained by Zhengfeng Electronics Factory and 712 Factory are completely different.

Even if Zhou Feng used all his tricks to get the order of raw materials, it is absolutely impossible to give credit period. For Zhengfeng Electronics Factory, which was short of funds in the early stage, no credit period means that the development speed will be seriously slowed down.

And what Li Daochang did was not a violation of discipline, but a loophole in the policy.

The state encourages commune-brigade enterprises. In addition to independent enterprises like those mentioned by Wu Yongfei, it also encourages the combination of urban and rural areas, that is, the form of commune-brigade enterprises relying on state-owned enterprises.

Urban industries can plan to hand over some products and parts to commune-brigade enterprises for production according to the needs of their own production and the capacity that the commune can bear.

Although Zhengfeng Electronics Factory is an independent enterprise with independent products, its antenna is compatible with the televisions of Factory 712, and it is legal and compliant for Factory 712 to purchase on its behalf.

This solved the problems of raw materials and sales at one stroke.

This was also the main reason why Wu Yongfei did not agree with Zhou Feng to build an antenna factory.

If he knew at the time that Zhou Feng had relied on Factory 712 to solve all the problems, he would agree with it wholeheartedly.

The reason why Zhou Feng did not say anything was for nothing else but a dominant position!

Wu Yongfei's pessimism played into Zhou Feng's hands.

However, these benefits were not obtained in vain. The brand of the antenna must be the 712 antenna. Without an independent brand, it is considered OEM processing. There is nothing we can do about it. We can't let you take all the good things.

"Boss Zhou, how many workers do you plan to recruit this time?"

"Let's start with 100 people in the early stage, and then add more when things stabilize."

Li Daochang was originally teasing Zhou Feng, but he didn't expect the answer he got to be so shocking. For a small factory with no funds and no talents, 100 people are too many. He frowned and asked:

"So many people?"

Zhou Feng understood Li Daochang's worries. The more people a factory has, the better. The first thing you need to consider is whether the factory has the management capabilities. If the coordination is not good, the effect of getting half the result with twice the effort will occur.

Why does the country encourage the construction of factories in the commune now? It is because the state-owned factories have been filled to the brigade level by the returned educated youth. There are too many people, low production efficiency, and a sharp decline in the production and labor atmosphere of the enterprises. There is really no other way, so they think of using commune enterprises to absorb the redundant personnel.

"Brother Li, you know the problem of the market. Now it is not about how much we can sell, but how much we can produce. If your 712th Factory cannot consume our production capacity, please tell me in advance and I will develop other channels."

Li Daochang curled his lips. Let alone Zhou Feng, there are only 100 people. Even if there are 1,000 people producing antennas, the 712th Factory's sales channels throughout the north can still handle it.

Zhou Feng knew that Li Daochang was not concerned about this, and continued:

"I have also considered your concerns. First of all, the production technology requirements for antennas are not high. I will arrange workers to carry out modular production, which will maximize production efficiency and yield rate."

"Modular production?"

"Those who make parts make the same parts, and those who cut tubes are responsible for cutting tubes. It is difficult for me to let one person master the production technology of the entire antenna in a short time, but it is very simple to teach them only a part of the production."

Li Daochang was shocked and looked at Zhou Feng with some doubt. No wonder this kid dared to hire so many people at once. If he followed his method, it would be easier to train workers.

"What's wrong with your head? But one thing is for sure, the quality of the antennas we produce must be up to standard, and we can't destroy the reputation of our 712 Factory."

"Don't worry, Brother Li. I won't kill the goose that lays the golden eggs. I will also arrange a special antenna testing team. Every antenna will be actually tested before it can be packaged and shipped out of the factory. But Brother Li, there is a problem here. We lack professional testing equipment now, so we can only test it on the actual machine."

"But you also know that we are very poor in Kaishan Village. There is only one TV in the whole village, and I bought it from a pile of junk from Uncle Li. Do you think you can support us with a few TVs for testing? Once we get the payment for the first batch of antennas, I will pay for them directly!"

"By the way, Brother Li, you know the situation in our village. You can’t pledge the money. If you pledge it for a month, you will be torn to pieces by the villagers!"

Li Daochang was angry and amused. He had a new understanding of Zhou Feng's meticulous thinking. It was not as simple as whether this antenna factory could be built, but how fast it could rise!

If he could help with some small problems, he would naturally help, and also consider it as a good relationship!

"I have a few more prototypes, I'll bring them to you on the day you open your business."

Li Daochang thought he would get an enthusiastic response from Zhou Feng, but he didn't expect that the boy didn't respond at all, and even hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but stopped. He immediately laughed and scolded:

"I finally found out that you are here to get something for free. Tell me what you want!"

Zhou Feng laughed and gave Li Daochang a fist.

"Thank you, Brother Li, for supporting the poor working people in the impoverished mountainous areas. I do have a small request. Can you help me get a few metal cutting machines and lathes? I don’t need new ones, just usable ones.

These two pieces of equipment are not expensive, but the hard part is the channels. You don’t know where to buy them even if you have money.

Li Daochang thought for a while and slapped his thigh.

"You are really lucky, I know a place where you can get these things, but I don't know if it can meet your requirements."

Zhou Feng just asked casually. He didn't have much hope, but he didn't expect such a surprise. He had planned it out. If there was no equipment, he could only rely on the most primitive method of cutting and polishing, but the efficiency would undoubtedly be much lower.

Li Daochang dialed the phone number of the scrap collection station, and a few minutes later he took Zhou Feng directly to Lin County.

Zhou Feng saw that it was three o'clock in the afternoon. Li Daochang was helping him to make connections, and he couldn't say that he couldn't go today. He had to go to school to see his fiancée, so he had to bite the bullet and follow him. He thought that he would pick up the clothes on Saturday and take Xiaoxia home.

With Li Daochang's introduction along the way, Zhou Feng saw the piles of equipment in the warehouse smoothly.

This is a large machinery processing plant in Lin County. A batch of old equipment had just been eliminated some time ago, including cutting machines and lathes.

The cutting machine can only cut small metals, and the speed is also slow. The lathe is an old hand-cranked lathe.

Zhou Feng spent an hour walking through the entire warehouse, and his eyes were almost shining.