When the workers at the cannery heard the news, they immediately surrounded Liang Cheng and Wu Shengnan.
"Manager Liang, I'd like to ask, what does it mean for our factory to get a fully automatic production line? Are you planning to lay us all off?"
"Yeah, just give us a straight answer. We've all poured our sweat into this factory. Back when Boss Zhang was here, I was the one who opened up the market with him. I'm the pioneer of the rural market."
Seeing the chaotic scene, Liang Cheng felt a headache. With Zhang Tianxing gone, the cannery couldn't afford any trouble.
Wu Shengnan stepped forward and said in a clear voice.
"Listen everyone, President Zhang said that the fully automatic production line is to expand our production capacity. President Zhang is very unhappy with our current output. We only produce twenty thousand bottles a day here, but our orders are already booked for three months from now. Comrades, if we don't expand our production capacity, we'll have to incur losses. The delivery date is clearly written in black and white on the contract. What do you expect young President Zhang to do?"
Wu Shengnan's words calmed the workers down. That's right, young President Zhang hadn't said anything about laying off workers.
"Anyone who doesn't want to work, come directly to me. I'll sign for them and settle their wages on the spot!" Wu Shengnan's next words made many workers lose their color.
"Ms. Wu, you're joking, right? The benefits at our factory are so good. Only a fool would quit!"
"Exactly! So many people are trying their best to get a job here. We can't give up our positions. We live and die with the cannery."
Seeing their reactions, Wu Shengnan nodded with satisfaction.
"Then those who should go back to work, go back to work. I want to see this month's production output. We can't disappoint young President Zhang again."
The workers quickly dispersed and returned to their workshops, discussing as they went.
"What Ms. Wu said makes sense. Young President Zhang won't abandon us. He won't lay us off. We should work with peace of mind."
"Yeah, our monthly salary is equivalent to two months' salary outside, and the benefits are better too. It's just that the production standards are a bit high, and you'll be fined if you're not careful during production."
"Be honest, after deductions, how does it compare to outside? Do you get fined for violating operating procedures?"
"That's true. Young President Zhang really treats us like his own people. You get paid for the work you do, which is much better than other bosses. We can't let Boss Zhang down."
Wu Shengnan let out a sigh of relief. She thought that after Zhang Tianxing went to college, she would truly be in charge. She didn't expect Zhang Tianxing's plans to be so far-reaching.
The automation of the cannery was being pushed forward so quickly. The factory's daily output could increase tenfold, and the existing staff could be maintained.
This meant that profits would increase more than tenfold. How could the gap between people be so large?
And what about Belarus? They only recognized young Boss Zhang. It was heard that several cannery manufacturers from China had gone to Belarus.
The sales of those cans there were very disappointing. Only Zhang Ji Canned Food was recognized in Belarus.
As a result, Zhang Ji Canned Food was in short supply in Belarus. Increasing production had become an urgent task.
When Liang Juan learned about this, she sighed and said to Zhang Qiang, "We're too old now. We can't help Tianxing anymore. We've worked hard our whole lives, and we still don't earn as much as Zhang Tianxing in a month."
"Alright, old woman, just take care of your shrimp pond. Our child is grown up. We just need to take care of ourselves and do what we can. That will be the greatest help to our child."
Liang Juan nodded. Her child had grown up. Now, her only worry was that Zhang Tianxing had not yet married and had children. However, Zhang Tianxing was only in his first year of college, so there was no need to rush.
...
Zhang Tianxing discovered that after going to college, he had to be even busier. He originally thought that after arranging the fully automatic production line for the cannery, there would be nothing else to do, but he turned out to be too naive.
There was nothing more to do at the cannery, but the fifty computers he had ordered had arrived.
There was no other way. Zhang Tianxing rallied the members of Class 2 of the Materials Science department. Each person was responsible for two computers to unbox and inspect them. Zhang Tianxing made an announcement.
"This is your own computer. I plan to open an internet café. You are all welcome to patronize it."
Tan Honghong looked at Zhang Tianxing. This man had so many diverse ventures. He wasn't focused at all.
Seeing Tan Honghong's gaze, Zhang Tianxing walked over.
He whispered, "Are there any students in our class who are struggling financially? If so, ask them if they're willing to work part-time at the barbecue restaurant or the internet café. We can discuss the salary, and it will definitely be higher than for outsiders."
Zhang Tianxing's thinking was simple. Since he had to hire someone, why not hire classmates? It would be even better if they were poor students. He would also be doing a good deed.
"Does it have to be students with financial difficulties?" Tan Honghong asked. There were several students in their class from families with less affluent backgrounds.
"We can be a little more lenient for our class. For other classes, we must require students with financial difficulties," Zhang Tianxing finally set the tone. Since perfect fairness was not possible, he could only strive for as much fairness as possible.
Tan Honghong nodded, indicating that she understood Zhang Tianxing's intention. Her evaluation of Zhang Tianxing increased again.
It seemed that Zhang Tianxing was quite responsible.
As soon as Zhang Tianxing's internet café opened, he experienced what it meant to be fully packed. It was no exaggeration to say that it was full during the day, and sometimes even during overnight sessions.
Dou Mingming calculated it for Zhang Tianxing. This internet café was simply making money at an astonishing rate.
The twenty thousand yuan spent on computers could be recouped by this small internet café of Zhang Tianxing's in half a year.
"Third brother is rich now. Third brother's earning speed is even faster than my dad's," Wang Qiang admitted defeat. Although he was the eldest in the dorm, in the current situation, he was only the eldest in terms of age. The actual leader of the dorm was Zhang Tianxing.
Dou Mingming was also envious. He hadn't even paid his tuition fees yet. He had used the money for tuition to buy a computer. Dou Mingming thought resentfully, 'Zhang Tianxing didn't even tell me when he opened the internet café. If he had told me in advance, I wouldn't have had to buy this computer.'
The other guys in the dorm didn't have too many thoughts. Sometimes they would come to Zhang Tianxing's internet café to surf the net for free. Later, seeing that it was always full, they commandeered the computers Zhang Tianxing had left in the dorm.
The initial intention for all college students to buy computers was for learning, but in the end, they all turned into gaming machines.
Thus, the computers Zhang Tianxing kept in the dorm became the public gaming machines for Materials Science Class 2.
Now, Zhang Tianxing could be said to be an authority figure in the Materials Science department, and no one had any objections.
There was no other way. He had money, he was willful, generous with his spending, and righteous. That's just how domineering he was!