Sail across the sea

Chapter 326: Invite Americans to Teach Us a Lesson

The group followed Guo Jiahua to the small conference room of the factory office and sat down on the sofa. Guo Jiahua called the staff and poured tea for everyone. He also said a few words to Pan Yue about how rare his tea was. Then he turned to Xu Ying and asked, "Director Xu, are you the one who will introduce this matter to Mr. Valance?"

Xu Ying waved her hand, pointed at Gao Fan and said, "Don't bother two people with one thing. Since Xiao Fan was the one who started this, let him introduce it to Mr. Valance."

The way she addressed Gao Fan was obviously doting, which surprised Guo Jiahua and Pan Yue, but they didn't want to ask. Guo Jiahua smiled and said, "That's right, Mr. Valance and Chief Engineer Pan were both invited by Xiao Gao. Only Xiao Gao can explain this matter clearly. Let Xiao Gao introduce the situation to Mr. Valance. I think Mr. Valance seems to be very interested in Xiao Gao."

Hearing that the two leaders had passed the ball to him, Gao Fan did not act pretentiously. He nodded to Xu and Guo, then turned to Valance and asked:
"Mr. Valance, you have been here for a month. I would like to ask, what do you think of the Maohua machine?"

Valance said: "I think this company is very good. The workers are hardworking and smart. The only shortcoming is that the machinery and equipment are a bit too old, which prevents these smart workers from mastering more advanced production processes."

This was of course a rather artistic way of speaking, and everyone could tell that he thought the workers at Maohua Machinery were a little behind the times in terms of technology. However, the people present were all knowledgeable people, and they knew that Valance's evaluation was not excessive. It was a recognized fact that China was technologically backward, and when an American said this, no one would get angry.

"So, do you think the workers at Maohua Machinery can master the more advanced production processes you mentioned?" Gao Fan continued to ask.

Valance nodded seriously and said, "I think they can master it. I called the factory in the United States and my subordinates told me that the workers who were sent from China for training last month have now mastered the basic operation of CNC machine tools.

"They said that if they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, they wouldn't have believed that these Chinese workers had never seen a CNC machine tool before. You know, it takes at least half a year for American workers to master these basic operations from scratch."

"The workers we sent over didn't start from scratch," Gao Fan corrected. "They were already skilled lathe operators, milling operators, and grinders. What they lacked was knowledge of CNC machine tools. And those American workers you mentioned who need half a year, I think you are referring to young people who have never been to a factory, right?"

Vallance said: "Yes, yes, you are right. However, even so, the learning speed of these Chinese workers is still amazing. They are very diligent and still study the operating manual of the machine tools after work."

"If that's the case, then Director Xu and Director Guo can rest assured." Gao Fan smiled at Xu and Guo who were standing beside him. The two of them quickly nodded in agreement, and indeed there were some smile lines on their faces.

The workers sent to the United States to receive CNC machine tool training were carefully selected. In addition to the excellent machine tool workers of Maolin Machinery Factory, there were also several people transferred from other factories in the province. The province had high hopes for these people, hoping that they could learn some skills and raise the technical level of workers in Maolin Province to a higher level.

Due to the inconvenience of communication, Xu Ying and Guo Jiahua did not know the learning situation of these workers in the United States, and they had always wanted to find an opportunity to ask Valance. Now Gao Fan asked for them, and from what Valance said, he was quite satisfied with these workers, so Xu Ying and Guo Jiahua were relieved.

"So, what about the workers in China?" Gao Fan continued to ask.

This time, Valance's answer was not so straightforward. He shrugged his shoulders and said, "I think it should be possible." "What does 'should' mean?" Gao Fan asked with a smile.

Valance also smiled and said, "Some of the workers have very good skills. There are several veteran workers who are said to be your eighth-level workers. Their machine tool operation skills are much better than mine."

"The situation here is also very good. Some of the old workers are even more skilled than me," said Valance.

"That is to say, the situation of some other people is not so satisfactory?" Gao Fan said on behalf of Valance.

"I think Mr. Guo must have told you something, right?" Valance pointed at Guo Jiahua and said.

Although the cooperation between Odin Factory and Maohua Machinery was facilitated by Gao Fan, and Valance had a good impression of Gao Fan, in his heart, there was another consideration, that is, Gao Fan was actually his client, or to be more precise, a common client of Maohua Machinery and Odin Factory.

Gao Fan's loan from the Hatchi Group has arrived, and Canghua Science and Trade Company has also formally signed an agreement with Maohua Machinery and Odin Factory, entrusting the two companies to jointly manufacture the vitamin C device. The more technically difficult parts of the device were handed over to Odin Factory, and most of the less technically difficult parts were handed over to the joint venture Maoao Chemical Machinery Factory.

As a shareholder with 49% of the shares of Maoao Chemical Machinery Factory, Valance certainly did not want customers to doubt the company's capabilities, so he had been hesitating whether to confess the current problems to Gao Fan. He saw that Gao Fan had a good relationship with Xu Ying and Guo Jiahua, and he thought Gao Fan should know Maoao Chemical Machinery very well. Since he could not understand the relationship between the Chinese, he was happy to let Guo Jiahua communicate with Gao Fan.

"In the past month, Mr. Vallance punished no less than 50 workers. Some of them had their bonuses deducted, and more than a dozen were directly fired by him." Guo Jiahua said to Gao Fan with a wry smile.

"Fired?" Gao Fan was a little surprised.

"Of course they were not really fired," Guo Jiahua explained. "However, Mr. Valance said that these dozen workers lacked the most basic sense of discipline and could not stay in the workshop. We had no choice but to temporarily arrange for them to work in the service company. The factory has done a lot of work on this matter."

"This is a good thing."

Seeing Guo Jiahua's depressed look, Gao Fan did not feel any psychological pressure at all. He said, "This is exactly why I suggested to the Chemical Industry Department that we invite Mr. Valance to take charge of production management. Our enterprise management is too lax. Everyone cares about personal relationships and does not pay attention to discipline. We really need to invite Americans to teach us a lesson."

(End of this chapter)