When Feng Haidong stepped into the welding workshop, sparks flew everywhere, and the light from the welding made the entire workshop brighter than during the day outside.
Although the machinery factory is currently experiencing a lack of orders and work, everyone in the welding workshop is working with great enthusiasm.
The reason is simple: the workers in the welding workshop were taking on private jobs from outside.
In principle, this kind of thing is strictly prohibited in the factory.
A few years ago, some people were even caught doing private work in the factory and almost got fired.
But things are different now.
The factory isn't getting any work right now, and the workers need to support their families.
The basic wage from the factory alone is barely enough to make ends meet for the family.
In the current context of a booming market, simply maintaining a basic standard of living is naturally not enough for everyone.
So in order to earn more money, the workers had no choice but to take on private jobs outside.
As the factory manager, Nian Pengfei was well aware of the current difficulties, so he tacitly allowed workers to do private work in the workshop, just so that his colleagues could find some ways to increase their income, even if it was just a slight increase.
Feng Haidong entered the welding workshop and went straight to the welding area at the very back of the workshop.
As soon as he walked over, a young coworker standing next to him immediately greeted him.
"Master Feng, is there something you need to discuss with my master?"
Feng Haidong sized up the young man and said with a smile, "Oh, it's Xiao Ma. Your master must be quite busy."
The young man's name was Ma Dong. He was a new apprentice at the factory, but unfortunately, he missed the factory's good times.
Ma Dong glanced at his master welder squatting not far away and said to Feng Haidong, "This batch of work needs to be delivered to someone tomorrow, so the master is leading us to rush the work today."
Feng Haidong said, "Oh, not bad. Right now, your welding workshop has the most work in the factory."
Before Ma Dong could speak, the person who was squatting there welding stood up and walked over.
“Feng Haidong, the way you’re talking makes it sound like you’re not allowed to do any of the work in the factory, and that all the work is being done by our welding workshop.”
Feng Haidong looked at the people walking over and said with a smile, "Brother Tang, I didn't say that. You just like to make wild guesses about what people are thinking. I actually envy you guys for having work to do. If you have work, you get paid."
Tang Anguo handed the things in his hand to his apprentice Ma Dong, and then said to Feng Haidong, "Alright, Haidong, what do you want to see me about?"
Seeing that Tang Anguo was so direct, Feng Haidong smiled and said, "I came here to ask if you have time, Brother Tang? I need your help to solder something for me."
Tang Anguo said, "As Xiao Ma just said, this batch of work is due tomorrow, so there's definitely no time today. They're coming to inspect it tomorrow, so there's definitely no time tomorrow either. Are you in a hurry?"
Feng Haidong immediately said, "It's not in a rush."
Tang Anguo said, "If you're not in a hurry, then the day after tomorrow is fine. Come find me, and I'll bring my apprentices to help you finish the job."
Feng Haidong immediately said, "Thank you so much, Brother Tang."
Then, Feng Haidong said, "But Brother Tang, it's like this, I only have blueprints on hand right now, and I don't have any materials at the moment. Could you think of a way for me?"
Upon hearing this, Tang Anguo asked, somewhat puzzled, "What exactly are you going to weld?"
Feng Haidong said, "A pushcart, the kind of handcart used for street vending, and several large iron plates need to be welded on."
Tang Anguo looked at Feng Haidong with some surprise upon hearing this.
"Haidong, what are you planning to do? You're not telling me you're planning to set up a stall yourself, are you?"
Feng Haidong smiled and nodded: "Brother Tang, you guessed right. I'm planning to set up a stall. I'm going to get a small cart and do some small business at the night market in the evening."
Tang Anguo was completely stunned.
After a long while, Tang Anguo asked incredulously, "Haidong, are you not planning to work in the factory anymore? Are you just going to throw away all the skills you've learned over the years?"
Feng Haidong, still smiling, said, "Brother Tang, when I first joined the factory, I learned welding from you for a while. You could say you were my mentor. To be honest, I've had enough of working in the factory. Now that the factory is like this, I think it's time to consider other options."
Tang Anguo's expression gradually changed from shock to helplessness.
"Sigh, I know that our factory is indeed in a difficult situation now, and Haidong, you do have some other skills, so it's understandable that you don't want to continue working in the factory."
Even if you don't work in a factory, you still have your writing skills, right? You don't necessarily have to go into business, do you?
Feng Haidong continued, "Brother Tang, the market has opened up now, and there are more and more people doing business on the streets. If others can do it, why can't I?"
Seeing that Tang Anguo still wanted to persuade him, Feng Haidong smiled and said, "Brother Tang, don't worry, I won't do anything big rashly. I'll try some small things first."
Tang Anguo noticed that Feng Haidong had a smile on his face, which showed a sense of confidence.
Based on his understanding of Feng Haidong's relatively calm personality, he also felt that Feng Haidong would not rashly take a gamble and go into business.
So Tang Anguo didn't continue to persuade him, but said to Feng Haidong, "Alright, Haidong, your choice can be considered an attempt. Nowadays, everyone is encouraged to do business, so it's good for you to give it a try. But you must be careful not to invest too much at the beginning."
Feng Haidong nodded and said, "Brother Tang, don't worry. Actually, I just wanted to invest a lot, but I don't have that much capital. Otherwise, I would have asked you to help me weld a cart, and I wouldn't be short of materials."
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