18: It was unexpected

"See the truck carrying sand over there by the wall?" Uncle Wang said, pointing to the distance.

"I see it, Uncle Wang, is there anything special about it?" Liu Shan asked curiously.

"Special? Let me tell you, our factory is expanding now, and we are in desperate need of equipment. How could we possibly be sending things out? You, a second-hand goods dealer, coming here everyday is just a waste of time." Uncle Wang's words left Liu Shan speechless for a moment.

Just then, "Beep beep..." the sound of a car horn from behind broke the silence. Liu Shan turned around and saw a long line of buses slowly approaching, as spectacular as a train.

"What's going on?" Liu Shan asked in surprise. However, the security guard Uncle Wang also seemed a bit bewildered.

When the first bus stopped steadily at the factory gate, a dark-skinned man got off the bus. It was none other than Wang Shuo, who hadn't shown up for a long time.

"Hello, Uncle Wang, long time no see. I'm Wang Shuo, I've brought people back with Brother Old Wei. Where is our Factory Director?" Wang Shuo asked enthusiastically.

"He's... he's busy in the workshop," Uncle Wang said with a smile after recognizing Wang Shuo.

"Oh? Still in the workshop? Could it be that he has developed some new weapon?" Wang Shuo's eyes immediately gleamed with excitement. Unfortunately, he couldn't be in two places at once right now, as he still had to arrange accommodation for the new employees.

Otherwise, he really wanted to rush into the workshop immediately to assist Xu Ning and get a good look at the true appearance of that new weapon!

Meanwhile, in Workshop No. 2, Xu Ning finally let out a long sigh of relief and stood up. He wiped the sweat from his forehead. After being busy for a whole week, he took off his greasy gloves and picked up his teacup, taking several big gulps.

These more than twenty newly arrived pieces of equipment were finally all repaired, and what's more, he had even upgraded more than ten of them! Actually, he only took two days to repair these pieces of equipment.

But what gave him the biggest headache was the work of upgrading these CNC machine tools. He tried to teach the newly arrived masters, but it was obvious that they simply couldn't learn!

It was fine to let them process some simple parts, but when it came to advanced operations like upgrading machine tools, they were completely helpless.

They listened as if they were in a fog, and Xu Ning patiently taught for an hour, but they could fall asleep standing up within forty minutes.

This forced Xu Ning to reluctantly give up and made him deeply feel the urgent need for elite talent for the first time.

He wondered how Wang Shuo and the others were doing?

Just as he was thinking, Tang Ziwei ran towards him, overjoyed.

"Xu Ning, put down what you're doing for a moment, quick, Old Wei and the others are back!"

"Really? Where are they now?" Hearing this, Xu Ning's face also broke into an excited smile.

"They are lining up at the main gate. I heard there are quite a few people, let's go and see quickly."

"Alright!" Xu Ning didn't even bother about the grease on his body and followed closely behind Tang Ziwei, running towards the main gate.

From a distance, they saw a long line of buses parked at the entrance, and their anticipation grew even stronger.

Old Wei and Wang Shuo were standing at the entrance directing the new employees to line up, carrying large and small bags.

As soon as they saw Xu Ning and Tang Ziwei in the distance, they also waved excitedly, their faces full of joy.

"How many people did you recruit this time?" Xu Ning asked eagerly.

"This is just the first batch, there are two more batches on the way, waiting for us to pick them up. I calculated it, and we recruited a total of over two thousand people!"

Hearing this number, even Xu Ning, who was somewhat prepared, showed a look of astonishment. Suddenly, the number of people in the factory not only exceeded the previous peak, but was even more than double that time.

He heavily patted Old Wei and Wang Shuo on the shoulders and praised, "You guys did an amazing job, it's truly unexpected!"

Old Wei was beaming with joy and said excitedly, "This is all thanks to Factory Director's brilliant plan. As soon as we contacted the factory's higher-ups, the notice from above came down."

"We started distributing flyers to recruit people according to your instructions, and with the support of the higher-ups, we quickly completed the formation of the team."

"Factory Director, you didn't see the expressions on the faces of the people from those big factories when they came over, it was as uncomfortable as if they had swallowed a fly."

"Hahahahaha..." After this incident, Old Wei was utterly convinced of Xu Ning's ability.

Wang Shuo also said excitedly, "Factory Director, the people we recruited this time are all top talents, there are those from the University of Science and Technology, the University of Industry, and even from the same school as you, and there are even two graduates from the Aerospace Academy!"

Xu Ning was very familiar with these schools; they were later known as the 'Seven Sons of National Defense' and were cradles of talent.

He hadn't expected that this time not only would the number of people increase significantly, but the quality of talent would also improve remarkably.

The establishment of the experimental group was just around the corner!

"However, there is a tricky problem now, where will so many people live at night? Our dormitory building is still under construction," Tang Ziwei suddenly frowned and asked worriedly.

Although the dormitory building was the first project to start construction, it would take at least two months to complete.

Old Wei and Wang Shuo exchanged glances and said, "We also discussed this problem on the way."

"What do you think about booking hotels in the nearby city?"

"That's a good idea, booking a few hotels nearby and letting them stay there first is indeed the most reliable method for now," Tang Ziwei nodded in agreement.

"No," Xu Ning suddenly spoke up in opposition.

"Is there a problem?" Everyone looked at him in surprise.

"Xu Ning, do you have a better idea? Quick, tell us."

"No, I'm not saying booking hotels is bad, but it's not cost-effective in the long run. We should consider buying all these hotels!"

This idea stemmed from his sudden recollection of the rapid development of the real estate industry later on.

The hotels now are all built on land they purchased themselves, so if we buy the whole thing, the land will also belong to us.

From a long-term perspective, this deal is definitely worth more than its price!

"The last time those people from the military region came to purchase weapons, they also rested in the guesthouse in the city for one night before leaving the next day."

"After the dormitory building is built, these hotels can also be used to receive visiting guests. From this perspective, these hotels will not be idle and useless in the future."

"So, let's just go all out and buy them directly."

Although everyone was startled by his bold proposal, they quickly recovered and accepted the suggestion.

They acted immediately! After a simple discussion, they decided that Wang Shuo and Tang Ziwei would continue to organize the employees' affairs; while Xu Ning would take Old Wei directly to the nearby hotels to start negotiations. Once an agreement was reached, they would immediately arrange for the new employees to move in. Everything was proceeding in an orderly manner.

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