Courtyard House: Starting in a Ceramics Factory

After accepting the task, Li Feng couldn't help but offer advice to Master Deng.

“Master Deng, I think the new color scheme should break the original rules.”

"Therefore, I suggest that our new lottery group should recruit some promising members to learn about new lottery techniques."

When Master Deng heard what Li Feng said, he couldn't help but sigh.

"That's all the staffing for the new lottery team."

"If we want new people, our new color team doesn't have that many positions, so we need people to come and help out temporarily when we're rushing to meet deadlines."

Upon hearing about the difficulty regarding staffing, Li Feng immediately replied to Master Deng.

"I will report this matter to Director Zheng regarding the staffing."

"According to Director Zheng's idea, he wanted to resolve this matter once and for all."

"The staffing issues for our new color team are from many years ago."

"From what I understand, our new lottery team hadn't been around for very long at that time, so it's understandable that we had a small staff."

"However, after so many years of development, the market has been very positive about our new color porcelain. Our new color works are basically in short supply, so it is imperative to increase the number of new color groups."

"I suggest expanding the new lottery team to more than fifteen people."

When Li Feng made this suggestion, Master Deng was taken aback for a moment, and then he asked Li Feng, who had some experience, for advice.

"Is it realistic to add so many people?"

Li Feng nodded directly to Master Deng.

"I think it's still quite realistic."

"Depending on the demand for new lottery, and the various themes under the new lottery, the number of people required is relatively large."

"Moreover, many tasks assigned by countries now require new painters to complete."

"Master Deng, you're about to retire, and I'm not sure I'll be able to stay in the new color group every day in the future."

"Therefore, I think it is still necessary to reserve more talent for the new color group."

"However, right now, our new lottery team urgently needs a group of talents to enrich our new lottery team."

"For example, Hou Yun, the deputy leader of our light color painting group, can now work part-time painting new colors, given the current workload of the light color painting group."

"With Hou Yun's level, if he studies for a few days and then I guide him, there will be absolutely no problem."

Master Deng did not refute Li Feng's words at this time, after all, he thought that what Li Feng said made some sense.

So he nodded to Li Feng.

"OK!".

"You should talk to Director Zheng about the staffing issue."

"As for Hou Yun, I will go and talk to him."

After hearing what Master Deng said, Li Feng nodded to him.

"Row".

"Then I'll go and talk to Director Zheng about this."

He then looked towards the new color group and found that Han Ming, Zou Chun, and Ge Ming were all missing, so he couldn't help but ask Master Deng about it.

"Where are Master Deng, Han Ming, Zou Chun, and Ge Ming from the team?"

Master Deng then explained directly to Li Feng.

"They all went to other groups."

Li Feng paused for a moment, then seemed to remember that Han Ming had mentioned going to paint blue and white porcelain. As for whether Zou Chun and Ge Ming would return to the famille rose group, Li Feng did not know at this time.

At this moment, Master Deng noticed Li Feng's confusion and then explained to him.

"Han Ming applied to join the Blue and White Porcelain Group, while Zou Chun and Ge Ming returned to their original Pastel Porcelain Group."

At this moment, Li Feng asked Master Deng with some curiosity.

"Their drawings are probably not bad."

"Why did you let it go back?"

Master Deng shook his head at Li Feng and said, "We don't have that many positions here; they're all temporary workers."

“Back then, our new lottery team only had three positions left. Zhang Jiefang and Jiang Fei occupied two of them. Now that they've been promoted, they've filled those positions, leaving you as the last one.”

It was only then that Li Feng realized that the new lottery team had such a small staff, with only six people including himself.

Then he nodded to Master Deng and said.

"In that case, I'll take this opportunity to ask Director Zheng to select some people to come in and learn about the new color scheme."

"Moreover, Director Zheng also seems to want to reform the ceramics factory."

"Therefore, I think Director Zheng will most likely agree to increase the staffing of the new color group."

"Only in this way can the new color group be effectively developed."

"Projects at the national level."

"We need to let everyone get more practice, otherwise there will definitely be a gap in skill levels."

At this moment, Master Deng felt that what Li Feng had just said made a lot of sense, so he nodded to Li Feng.

"Um!".

"You're right."

"This problem needs to be solved."

"You'll handle this."

Li Feng nodded, and then went to the factory director's office to talk to Director Zheng about this matter.

After Li Feng told Director Zheng about the solution he and Master Deng had come up with, Director Zheng considered it for a moment and then approved Li Feng's application.

At this moment, Director Zheng said to Li Feng.

"You're right, the old ways are indeed limiting the factory's development."

"What do we want?"

"What we need is innovation."

"Self-renewal is also a very important aspect."

"Therefore, increasing the number of new lottery groups is indeed very important."

Then Director Zheng said to Li Feng.

"The total number of employees in the factory is limited, at present."

“Our factory can temporarily allocate some production quotas from other painting genres to the new color group.”

"Also, I will apply to the higher authorities for some staff positions to meet the factory's development needs."

"After all, our factory still needs to be expanded and upgraded, which is also very important."

When Director Zheng got to this point, he seemed to have thought of something, and then he asked Li Feng.

"That's right!"

"Yesterday I asked you to work on a plan for talent recruitment. How's that going?"

Upon hearing Director Zheng's words, Li Feng remembered that Director Zheng had indeed asked him to prepare a work report on this topic yesterday, but he was too embarrassed to admit that he hadn't done anything about it.

So at this point, he could only speak to Director Zheng.

"I've only done part of it so far, and it should be finished in about four or five days."

Factory Director Zheng nodded, and then he gave instructions to Li Feng.

"Um!".

"Add the reforms to the cataloging of painting genres as well; this will be a comprehensive transformation of our ceramics factory."

"The old ways of thinking do need to be abandoned at certain times."

"After all, our ceramics factory has always been developing. It's normal that policies that were applicable back then may not be applicable now, so we need to make changes."

Li Feng nodded at this moment, and then he said to Director Zheng.

"You're right." (End of Chapter)