176: Can I visit the secret? Yes, but you need to operate a sewing machine!

After arranging his company affairs, Bai Jie flew straight to the capital again.

The Minister listened to Bai Jie's description, looking thoughtful.

"Is Japan already planning to cause trouble out in the open?"

"Minister, can the information I provided be of use?"

"Not bad."

Seeing Bai Jie's determination, the Minister immediately smiled and said, "In our Dragon Xia, we have commercial freedom. You should discuss the Double Bone Dragon matter with Julong Steel."

"We discuss it ourselves? Won't you give Julong Steel a heads-up?"

"Rest assured, they have already been notified," the Minister said with a smile.

He had indeed notified Julong Steel through the industry and commerce department, but he didn't mention that he had also notified other express delivery companies.

Gou Dong Express and the Three Great Shaolin Monk Express almost simultaneously received 'concern' from their big brother with the green hat.

"Leader, the higher-ups have already agreed to let us purchase large unmanned transport aircraft from Julong Steel."

"Understood, I will personally have a good talk with Director Lu."

"However, the higher-ups also said that since Nifeng Express initiated the commissioned research and development, we must ensure that Nifeng Express's interests are not harmed in the short term."

"That's only right. After all, they paid 900 million in real money; it wouldn't be fair if they didn't get some benefits."

Two days later, the three major express delivery giants, including Bai Jie, gathered at Julong Steel in Qinchuan.

"To be honest, it is a great honor for me, Lu Shenwei, that you could all come," Lu Shenwei said politely.

"Director Lu, you are too kind. We won't beat around the bush. We already know the time requirements; we are here today to ask about the price and see if we can get some discounts."

Bai Jie finally entered the Julong Steel Factory area as he had wished, and as soon as he entered, he was shocked by the exaggerated diversification of Julong Steel's industrial layout.

Five years ago, it was a steel mill on the verge of bankruptcy, and now it has actually stepped into diversified fields.

Agricultural vehicles, drones, warship manufacturing—do these things even go together?

To be able to integrate these things together and make them so successful.

There is a reason for Lu Shenwei's success; I couldn't have come up with such a crazy idea.

"Director Lu, can we take a look at those areas marked with yellow lines?" Bai Jie asked curiously, pointing into the distance.

Lu Shenwei scratched his head. "You can visit, sure, but after the tour, you'll be taken away to operate a sewing machine."

"Uh, you're quite humorous," Bai Jie said awkwardly.

Ma Quanlin added, "Director Gu emphasized last time that it's not operating a sewing machine; trying to pry into highly classified content will result in immediate execution."

Execution? This...

He knew Julong Steel had many classified projects, but he didn't expect there to be so many.

Lu Shenwei led everyone to the Julong Steel conference room. "Everyone, please sit. We don't have much of an agenda today. You all know the situation; it's about pricing."

Before everyone arrived, Lu Shenwei received a call from Xu Lei saying that the unit price of the Double Bone Dragon drones sold to other express companies could not be lower than 13 million.

"Director Lu, just tell us the price."

"13 million, but the earliest we can ship is the end of the year after next."

Seeing Lu Shenwei say this, everyone fell silent instantly.

13 million per unit isn't expensive; the key is that the delivery time is too long.

"To be honest, I don't want this either, but the orders from the higher-ups are already fully booked, and there's nothing I can do."

Seeing that everyone was unmoved, Lu Shenwei added, "We are all about fair trade; whichever company pays first, we will prioritize their production."

Huh? This...

After saying this, Lu Shenwei ignored the shocked looks of the crowd and walked straight out of the conference room.

"Is Director Lu serious?"

"Believe it or not, I believe it."

The executive from the Three Great Shaolin Monk Express took out his phone and immediately started discussing with his headquarters.

In less than five minutes, the Three Great Shaolin Monk Express was the first to make a decision.

"Director Lu, the money has been transferred to your company's public account. Please check it. The deposit is 200 million, and we want 100 units."

Damn it!

I was clearly the first one here, okay?

Bai Jie panicked and immediately had his Finance Officer transfer 300 million to Julong Steel.

Half an hour later, Julong Steel's public account had an extra 700 million. Lu Shenwei couldn't stop smiling.

He was worried about money yesterday, and now here it is?

Lu Shenwei said with a smile, "Rest assured, everyone. As soon as our production capacity restrictions are lifted, I will arrange the production of the Double Bone Dragon immediately."

"Director Lu, I wonder if your factory has any other new products you can sell to us?"

"Other new products? Do you want unmanned patrol boats? They should be ready by around July or August next year," Lu Shenwei pitched.

Unmanned boats? Who could use this stuff? Several people expressed that they had no use for them.

"It doesn't matter if you don't need them; you can help us promote them," Lu Shenwei said, unfazed.

The original plan to manufacture unmanned boats was for the Coast Guard and Fisheries Administration. Of course, if they could find civilian channels, sales would be even better.

After seeing everyone off, Julong Steel held an all-staff meeting that afternoon.

The venue was packed. Lu Shenwei looked around at everyone and said in a loud voice, "Before I knew it, I've been Chairman for five years. Everyone has worked very hard over these five years, and our achievements have been quite good."

"Especially this year, our revenue reached over 7 billion, and the net profit was a full 3.6 billion. This is all thanks to everyone's hard work."

As soon as these words were spoken, the audience exploded.

"Damn! I've been burying my head in work, and I didn't even know the factory made so much money in a year?"

"What does the factory making so much money have to do with you? It all belongs to Director Lu."

"Right, right, right. Director Lu eats the meat, and we get to drink the soup."

"You've got a good eye. If it were any other boss, they would have squeezed us dry. Only Director Lu thinks of us."

Lu Shenwei raised his hand and said, "I said I would not let any worker suffer with me. Over the past few years, we've grown wildly, and the speed was so fast that we neglected everyone's benefits."

"The welfare housing I promised everyone in the middle of the year will be topped out on schedule next June, but I suppose everyone isn't satisfied with just this."

"After all, since we do such heavy work, it's only right to have some more perks."

Someone shouted, "Chairman, we don't want other perks. Can we just get a raise?"

"A raise? Isn't that already set in stone? I promised everyone before that wages would increase by 12% every year, and that still holds true," Lu Shenwei said loudly.

"Really? Long live Director Lu!"

"Director Lu is awesome!"

"Stop shouting, listen to what Director Lu has to say."

Lu Shenwei raised his hand. "Next year's work tasks are very heavy, so let's distribute some money at the end of the year to boost morale. We should make money together."

"What does that mean? Distribute money?"

"Yeah, hasn't the year-end bonus already been issued?"

"Could it be that Director Lu is going to distribute more money?"

"No way, is Director Lu really going to distribute money?"

Ma Quanlin said loudly, "Everyone, stop making noise and listen to what the Chairman has to say."

"Our performance this year has been pretty good, so I've decided to take 10% of our operating profit as a one-time bonus for all factory employees. Anyone who has been employed for more than three months can receive it, totaling 580 million!"

"Did I hear that right? Distributing 580 million directly?"

"That's great! I've just been here for 3 months."

"Damn it, my heart hurts. I'm just 2 days short of 3 months."

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