Rebirth 81: Being forced into marriage by my sister’s best friend at the beginning

After teaching the craftsmen how to use the electric kiln, Su Lei was not idle and continued to modify new tools.

Lin Ran looked at Li Yuanhao and gave a thumbs up inadvertently.

This guy can do it.

Li Yuanhao originally just wanted to try his luck, but he didn't want to meet that technical master.

The technical talents in factories now are usually majored in mechanics and electronics. Unlike the theoretical talents who entered through recruitment expansion in later generations, they focus more on practice.

Lin Ran saw it today. Not only was it an electric kiln, they also transformed a low-end grinder into a state-of-the-art tube mill.

Everyone who was still a little skeptical now had expressions of joy on their faces.

These equipments, let alone the workshops of Shengshi Craftsmanship, may not be available even in many state-owned enterprises!

But Su Lei still felt dissatisfied and shook his head: "Hey, it's a pity that we still lack an assembly line."

"Mr. Su, what assembly line are you talking about?" Lin Ran asked eagerly.

He already knew in his heart that Su Lei was the managerial technical talent he was looking for.

Su Lei explained: "Strictly speaking, although everyone has a division of labor and is in the hands of one person, the time consumption is very large."

"At the same time, the requirements for employees are very high. For example, people without art skills cannot do painting, right?"

Everyone looked a little embarrassed when asked this question.

One craftsman said unhappily: "Mr. Su, we are all craftsmen, and our art skills are the foundation. How can we not understand?"

"Haha, it's not that I dislike everyone." Su Lei quickly explained, "But there are always a minority of people who can draw. The function of the assembly line is to template everything."

"For example, if a person who cannot draw can use the equipment on the assembly line, he only needs to mechanically paint the colors into the squares."

"There are no requirements for painting. The paints are also prepared by us. As long as you are not a fool, you can do the job."

Su Lei's words made everyone even more confused.

"Then what else do we need?" The craftsmen were a little confused.

If the assembly line could turn ordinary people into craftsmen, their value would be minimized and their high wages would be hopeless.

Lin Ran knew this better than people today.

He explained with a smile: "Everyone misunderstood. Mr. Su meant to hand over low-end jobs to ordinary workers."

This idea is indeed a good one. There are only forty craftsmen in the current workshop, which can be said to be operating at full capacity for twelve hours a day. They eat, drink, and work in the courtyard of the workshop.

In fact, there are many farmers who want to join their factory, but they have to start from the most basic painting.

This has persuaded many people to quit, and only some young people can endure hardship. Now they work as apprentices in workshops, doing the most basic work.

If there is an assembly line, this group of farmers who have no art skills and want to work in workshops will have a place to use!

Craftsmen can concentrate on making custom pottery and researching the latest products.

Lin Ran asked: "Mr. Su, can you get the assembly line?"

"We used to have an obsolete assembly line in the factory, but if we want to buy it, it might cost about 1 yuan." Su Lei was also very direct in his words.

"1? Is it too expensive?" Li Yuanhao exclaimed from the side.

They have never bought anything so expensive, even more expensive than a house.

Lin Ran was thinking about the assembly line and asked, "What assembly line is it? Why is it so expensive? Why was it eliminated?"

Su Lei's face was full of joy, he finally met a knowledgeable boss.

He quickly explained: "Actually, this batch of equipment can still be used, including pottery making, coloring, and firing. As for why this batch of equipment has been eliminated, it is because the factory is about to close down."

Ordinary ceramic factories use this equipment to produce catering supplies at low prices and cannot make much money at all.

They are unable to produce handicrafts that the market can pay for like Shengshi Craftsmanship.

Most of today's factories are controlled by the state.

There are also a small number of private companies that have emerged in the past two years.

However, private companies often do not have mature technologies and lack experience in market development. Therefore, after two years, the company has failed.

State-owned enterprises will have talents from other places transferred to take over, while private enterprises can only wait patiently for bankruptcy.

Being able to sell some equipment to make money is something these factory owners would love to do.

"1 yuan, just 1 yuan, but I want to inspect the goods." Lin Ran decided to buy this batch of equipment.

Although this money is enough to buy houses and land, Lin Ran does not intend to make land accumulation and real estate speculation his main business.

The assembly line can not only improve the production efficiency of their handicrafts, but also promote employment nearby, which can also be considered as a contribution to the local people.

Su Lei agreed wholeheartedly: "I will negotiate with the previous boss, and we will go see it together when we have time."

"Okay!" Lin Ran was overjoyed. Li Yuanhao had indeed found a treasure.

It's not clear yet about Su Lei's personal qualities, but he seems to be very honest and very efficient.

Lin Ran decided to examine him for a period of time and, if suitable, appoint him as the director of the workshop.

Wei Chengbin asked him to concentrate on technical research, leaving all production work to Su Lei.

He believed that Su Lei was capable of all this.

Su Lei didn't know what Lin Ran was thinking, but looked at the soil brought by Wei Chengbin.

"Fellow, is this the black soil from my hometown?" When Su Lei saw the soil, his eyes lit up.

"Yes." Wei Chengbin was a little nervous and quickly stood in front of the black soil pile and said, "I asked someone to transport this from my hometown. What do you want to do?"

"Although black soil is easy to use for making pottery and can produce authentic products, it is prone to failure during the firing process." Su Lei smiled slightly, "Actually, I have developed a new material that requires black soil as a raw material ..so.."

"No." Wei Chengbin objected firmly, "Ceramics made with new materials will no longer have the original taste of handicrafts."

"How do ordinary people understand the taste?" Su Lei said with some irony, "They only know that it looks good and does not fade."

As soon as I came in, I not only helped them modify their equipment, but also made new materials.

Lin Ran found it very interesting and wanted to see what medicine he was selling in his gourd.

So he advised Wei Chengbin: "Mr. Wei, give him some black soil. I want to see what he means by new material."

"The quantity of black soil is limited, so we must try our best to simulate the characteristics of black soil with the local loess. This is what I call new material!" Su Lei was afraid that everyone would misunderstand, so he quickly explained.