After Xing Baohua led the Pusan ​​team on a tour of the small workshop, he returned to his office. Only one of the Pusan ​​engineers went to watch the trainees and asked them many questions.

In the office, Mr. Zhang also asked about the detailed specifications of the GTR engine.

Xing Baohua can't possibly provide this! Just tell me how many horsepower it can produce.

Detailed data? Are they trying to get the Santana to run at 300 mph? Or 400 mph?

With the Volkswagen Santana's chassis, it'll probably start to drift at around 200 mph. The steering wheel will feel light and floaty; in this situation, slow down first. Otherwise, even a slight brake or slight turn could cause it to roll over.

Slowing down doesn't mean stepping on the brakes. First, release the accelerator and wait for the engine speed and speed to drop, then downshift and gently apply the brakes.

It's not that I look down on modifying a Volkswagen Santana into a race car, but it's completely unnecessary. If you were to modify it, there would be far too many things to do, far exceeding the car's actual value.

At that time, apart from the appearance of the Santana, everything else had nothing to do with the Santana anymore.

Xing Baohua didn't tell General Manager Zhang about these things, including Hanhu's past.

After another technician arrived, Pusan's staff took their leave.

The people from the Volkswagen Santana were riding back to the city guesthouse in a minivan. On the way, General Manager Zhang asked the technician, "Old Li, what did you find over there? Were they all technicians?"

"They're still apprentices. Their car factory really goes all out! They have almost every type of car for the trainees to learn from, and the instructors are all West German technicians," said the technician surnamed Li.

"We'll find a few more people to come and learn too. Learning isn't the main thing; the main thing is recruiting. As long as they come to Volkswagen Santana and work for five years, they'll be allocated housing and Shanghai residency," said Manager Zhang.

The others nodded in agreement, and then they would inquire about the requirements for entering Dongfang Auto Repair School.

The benefits offered by Volkswagen Santana are excellent: a house and a Shanghai residency permit—how rare! Most other people would fight tooth and nail for that.

Xing Baohua had anticipated this move. He brainwashed the students when they enrolled.

Standing in the large workshop with over four hundred trainees, he said, "You've come here to learn a trade, aren't you here to make money?"

The question was very direct, and all four hundred-plus trainees shouted "Yes!"

“That’s good! No problem, but have you thought about how to make money?” Xing Baohua then asked.

The trainees fell silent. Hadn't they agreed that after completing their apprenticeships, they would work in Xing Baohua's car factory to earn money as laborers? Wasn't that the plan?

Seeing the many trainees' question marks, Xing Baohua smiled and said, "It's not that I don't encourage you to go to the factory. Those with high technical skills will have the best benefits and treatment. I can't guarantee anything else, but in three years, your income will be enough for you to buy a car."

Living in a house of over 100 square meters. Even going on a blind date or getting married would be so prestigious!

The students below laughed.

"To get into the car factory, we not only have to assess your technical skills, but more importantly, there are limited spots available. Half of you will be eliminated. So what happens to those who are eliminated?"

This guy raised another question, which made many trainees anxious: if the equipment really can't be put into the factory, then the only option is to open a car repair shop at home? Apparently, opening a car repair shop costs a lot of money. Whether it's profitable or not is another matter.

"Since you're here, there's a way. But I'll say this: those who are eliminated, you classmates can form small teams of three to five, and I'll fund the construction of a repair shop for you."

"You'll gain experience in the community first, and once our regular cars are released, you'll all be promoted to full-time after-sales staff. As for benefits, we'll discuss that later; they'll be roughly the same as, or even higher than, those of factory employees."

After Xing Baohua finished speaking, the trainees below applauded, all very happy, and none of them asked any questions, looking completely bewildered.

Xing Baohua waved his hand and said, "You'll definitely be targeted by other car manufacturers. Please go work for them. They'll offer better benefits than I can describe."

I can come and go as I please here. Once I leave and come back, I can't come back in. This is a school; every year, a large number of highly skilled technicians go to the car factory and work in after-sales service. If they come back and take their jobs, that's not allowed. Do you understand?

"I'll have you sign an employment guarantee contract later, a gentleman's agreement first, a petty one later. If they try to poach you, you can leave, but the person who poached you will give me 100,000 yuan for training you. Look at the cars around you, all high-end cars, worth that price."

When Xing Baohua mentioned that their training fee was worth 100,000 yuan, everyone was stunned. They had never imagined they would be so valuable.

Looking at the trainees below the stage, Xing Baohua sighed inwardly. These silly kids don't even know what an industry competition agreement is.

There was no other way; Xing Baohua didn't want his hard work in building the auto repair school to become a "Whampoa Military Academy" (a reference to a military academy in China).

Xing Baohua's approach is only suitable for the initial stage. Once the factory has recruited enough employees, he can relax these policies and let them go wherever they want.

Just like the abolition of job assignments by the government, this has led to an overcrowded job market. There are few companies and many applicants, resulting in 60%-70% of people not being able to find work each time a recruitment drive takes place.

Xing Baohua went to the car factory to oversee the workshop. A month later, Nissan started shipping, with the first shipments arriving on the production line—the latest models.

The shabby, secondhand production lines that Xing Baohua acquired were nowhere near as good as those produced daily. Of course, if the money is right, good stuff will come.

Xing Baohua went to check out the racetrack again. He needed to hurry up with this, as his plane was probably about to enter the renovation phase!

Newly manufactured vehicles also need to be tested on-site.

The people from Pusan ​​reported the problems of Luzhong Automobile Factory to the leaders of the capital city by phone.

We hope to secure models from Luzhong Auto Factory. After all, they have two sports cars that overlap somewhat in the market.

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