232: Intense preparations

But the great bear submarine, appearing on the sea surface, looked like a wounded giant. Its bow was smashed beyond recognition, several propellers at the stern were broken, and scratches on the hull were visible everywhere.

These were just surface damages. The most worrying thing was that it had lost its sound and power.

It was like a person with a minor skin injury, which heals quickly and is not a big deal, but an internal injury is very troublesome. It is unknown how long or by what means it can be treated to fully recover and return to underwater navigation.

Standing on the shore, Ivanov looked at the great bear submarine under the setting sun, as if looking at his injured comrade-in-arms, his eyes full of deep affection and worry.

Kayaski also wore a troubled expression. This submarine, which had cost Great Bear Country immense financial and material resources, felt like a dilemma. Repairing it would cost about the same as building a new one, but not repairing it would mean underestimating its potential use. Of course, after careful consideration, the high-level officials of Great Bear Country decided on a major overhaul. It was only to save costs that they entrusted a Dragon Country company with the repair. Of course, he would not tell Liu Xiaolin this reason.

In stark contrast to his expression was Liu Xiaolin. He looked at the great bear submarine as if seeing stacks of banknotes, a brilliant smile on his face. He secretly mused to himself, "The major overhaul of the great bear submarine this time will probably take at least two to three years. I can prepare the budget and quotation properly, and I can also add to the quotation at any time."

Niu De looked at Liu Xiaolin's smiling face, understood his thoughts, and quietly scolded him, "Can't you not smile so happily? Ivanov and Kayaski are frowning in worry, and you're smiling like a flower. Can't you at least pretend to be sad?"

Liu Xiaolin quickly put away his smile and seriously assured the two troubled men, "Don't worry, I will help you repair this submarine using the least amount of funds and the least amount of time."

Niu De also chimed in, following Liu Xiaolin's lead, "Yes, don't worry, we are very reliable in our work."

"Alright, since we have entrusted you with the full repair, it is because we have confidence in you," Kayaski's polite words slipped out again.

"Yes, we will immediately establish a Submarine Repair Management Team in the next few days, fully responsible for supervising and assigning various repair tasks. Of course, the first thing we will do is a comprehensive inspection of the great bear submarine to find the faulty areas. Then, based on the inspection data, we will do a comprehensive analysis and budget for its repair process, and we will hand you the budget and quotation then," Liu Xiaolin already had a general idea.

Kayaski naturally understood that this was a huge project and could not be completed in a short time. He decided to take it one step at a time. "Okay, I hope to be able to participate in your inspection and budgeting process, is that possible?"

Liu Xiaolin and Niu De exchanged glances, but neither said anything.

Niu De thought for a moment and said, "No problem, we invite you and Ivanov to participate in our inspection and budgeting process throughout."

Liu Xiaolin widened his eyes and looked at Niu De, a look of confusion on his face.

Niu De whispered, "Did you forget that we can communicate privately? Are we going to bring them along for private communication? Are you stupid?"

Only then did Liu Xiaolin breathe a sigh of relief. "I agree with Engineer Niu's opinion."

Liu Xiaolin had already notified the Human Resources Department two days ago to recruit a large number of maintenance workers, offering the highest wages in Dragon Country's maintenance industry. With generous rewards, brave people are sure to appear, and he expected that quite a few maintenance personnel should have been recruited in the past few days.

"Ivanov, Kayaski, our company has arranged single rooms for the two of you. The conditions are quite good, comparable to a four-star hotel, and it's free," Liu Xiaolin said with a smile.

"Then we will return to the dormitory to rest first, thank you," Ivanov and Kayaski said before returning to their respective dormitories.

Liu Xiaolin then returned to the company office with Niu De.

"Oh, you're finally back, you've been gone for quite a while this time," Zhang Weichen greeted them warmly.

"We need to establish a Submarine Repair Management Team. You should draft a list as soon as possible. R&D personnel specializing in communications and power are the key. I'm going to the Human Resources Department now to check," Liu Xiaolin said to Niu De.

Niu De knew the R&D personnel best, so it was most suitable for him to draft the list.

"Okay, let's have a short meeting to discuss it. You go to the Human Resources Department and ask about the recruitment situation," Niu De naturally understood Liu Xiaolin's focus. Without maintenance personnel to do the actual work, having only R&D personnel would be useless.

Liu Xiaolin hurried to the Human Resources Department and saw that everyone was still working, with people answering and making calls, a scene of busyness.

Minister of Human Resources Hu Xiaowei saw Liu Xiaolin walk in and knew he was there to inquire about the recruitment situation.

So, without waiting for Liu Xiaolin to ask, he immediately began to report, "General Manager Liu, after receiving your instruction the day before yesterday, we immediately began to tirelessly post recruitment information on major recruitment platforms, and also communicated with a shipyard on the verge of bankruptcy. The current recruitment situation is very good. The platforms placed our recruitment information as the first item on the homepage, attracting a large number of job seekers and receiving nearly two thousand applications. We have screened out eight hundred people. To speed up the recruitment process, we conducted a second screening through phone interviews, and currently, seven hundred and fifty people have been confirmed and can report for duty tomorrow for pre-job training. In addition, all one thousand two hundred employees of the shipyard, including management, technical workers, and general laborers, have agreed to collectively move to our company."

"The efficiency is pretty good, does that mean nearly two thousand people have been recruited so far?" Liu Xiaolin was extremely satisfied with this recruitment efficiency. "Well done, truly my soldiers."

Hu Xiaowei, who had only slept four hours a day for two or three consecutive days, was praised by the General Manager and was very happy. "Exactly, there are no weak soldiers under a strong general."

"Tomorrow, classify these seven hundred and fifty people by their specialties and divide them into ten groups. Tomorrow, have Engineer Niu arrange training instructors and conduct the training as soon as possible," Liu Xiaolin said.

"Okay, I understand," Hu Xiaowei thought to himself. Grouping these hundreds of people would also be time-consuming and labor-intensive. It seemed he would have to work overtime until midnight tonight.

After understanding the recruitment situation, Liu Xiaolin hurried back to the R&D Department and began to discuss and formulate the list of personnel for the Submarine Repair Management Team with Niu De, also staying up until midnight.

The next day, the list of members for the Submarine Repair Management Team was released. The leader was Liu Xiaolin, the deputy leader was Niu De, the members included Zhang Weichen and two hundred and forty other R&D personnel, and Ivanov and Kayaski were both invited members.