Chapter 133: Promotion Plan for Garment Factory Employees

At the garment factory—

Lunchtime had just ended.

Looking at the system funds totaling over 18 million, Chen Mo felt a bit of a headache.

This time, the system funds had surpassed the initial amount.

Although the employee payroll hadn’t been processed by the finance department yet, even after paying the wages, there would still be more than 17 million left in the system funds.

It was clear—he needed to speed up the rate of spending.

Right now, the known areas to spend money on were the coffee shop and the renovation of the new factory building. However, the sublease procedure for the coffee shop hadn’t been completed yet. Once that was settled, he’d hire a renovation company to take care of both places together.

As for the new factory building, it would definitely require a batch of new machines—this would be a significant expense. What kind of machines to buy and how many would be left to Jiang Cheng to decide.

The only requirement was: buy the expensive ones.

And with a new workshop, new employees would also be needed. If they waited until the renovations were done to start recruiting, it would be too late. So, recruitment had to begin now.

As for how many people to hire, Jiang Cheng would have to do the math.

With that in mind, Chen Mo picked up the phone and called Jiang Cheng over.

A short while later—

Jiang Cheng walked in somewhat nervously.

“President Chen, do you have any instructions?”

“Sit down, let’s talk.”

Chen Mo gestured to the seat in front of him.

“There are a few things I need you to handle. As you know, our garment factory is transitioning into branded clothing, and we’ve rented a new 2,000-square-meter workshop for that.”

“But how many machines to install in that space and what types—that’s for you to arrange. Use the same standard as last time when selecting the equipment. Remember, don’t be afraid to spend money. Just pick the most advanced machines.”

“Then there’s the matter of personnel. With this many new machines, we’ll definitely need to hire more workers. Calculate how many new employees are needed based on the number of machines added. That way, I can inform HR to start recruiting.”

Jiang Cheng quickly nodded at the instructions.

“Understood, President Chen. But… the new workshop hasn’t been renovated yet. Isn’t it a little early to hire people now?”

“That’s where you don’t understand. Work is all about efficiency. Hiring early means employees can familiarize themselves with the environment and undergo training in advance. By the time the renovation is done, they can jump straight into work.”

Chen Mo explained seriously. Of course, his real goal was simple: hire early, start payroll early!

Jiang Cheng nodded silently to himself—President Chen really did think of everything.

“I’ll get on it right away then.”

“Good. Go ahead.”

After watching Jiang Cheng leave,

Chen Mo moved on to his next step. Aside from the renovations, everything for the workshop had basically been arranged.

Next was the recruitment of designers—this part had to be handled with extra care. After all, good clothing design was directly tied to sales.

So the designer recruitment would be overseen personally by Chen Mo. He wouldn’t allow just any experienced designer to join the company.

With that in mind, he sent his requirements to the HR department.

Once everything was taken care of,

Chen Mo leaned back in his chair, finally relaxing. After a long and busy day, most things were finally resolved.

—

About an hour later,

Jiang Cheng knocked again and entered the office, handing over a folded A4 sheet to Chen Mo.

“President Chen, I’ve finished calculating the machine purchases and the employee recruitment numbers. Please take a look.”

“Alright.”

Chen Mo unfolded the paper, skipping over the machine models and looking straight at the price.

3.2 million.

That was about what he’d expected. It seemed Jiang Cheng hadn’t tried to save him any money.

Reliable people really did bring peace of mind—do exactly what you’re told.

Chen Mo smiled faintly, feeling more confident than ever about appointing Jiang Cheng as workshop director.

Then he looked at the number of employees needed.

60.

“Why only 60 employees?”

Chen Mo looked at Jiang Cheng, puzzled.

That was lower than he’d expected. With a 2,000-square-meter space, he had assumed there would be room for about 100 workers, but there were only 70 tops?

“President Chen, among the machines we’re buying, some are automated and larger than the old ones. So they take up more space. But at the same time, processes that used to require three people can now be done by one.”

“For example, there’s an automatic cutting machine among the purchases that alone saves us several workers.”

Jiang Cheng explained.

Chen Mo frowned slightly. He hadn’t expected that buying expensive machines would reduce the labor force needed by so much.

From a long-term perspective, the more employees, the higher the recurring system fund consumption.

After all, machines are a one-time cost. Workers need to be paid monthly.

Should he switch to more traditional machines and increase manpower instead?

He thought about it for a moment but quickly gave up on the idea.

He had too much system funding right now. What he needed was a way to rapidly burn through it in the short term. So, going with high-end automated machines was still the best option.

With that in mind, he set the A4 sheet down and looked up at Jiang Cheng.

“Alright, it’s settled. For the machines, discuss with Li Shen and have him order from the machinery plant. Delivery should happen after the factory renovation is completed.”

“Also, go back and hold an internal selection in the workshop—choose 11 people: one workshop director, two shift leaders, and eight team leaders. Once the new hires come in, they’ll be responsible for training them.”

“And these titles won’t be just for show. Team leaders get a 1,000 yuan raise, shift leaders get 2,000, and the workshop director gets 3,000. As for you, Jiang Cheng, you’re promoted from workshop director to Production Department Head. Your raise is 4,000.”

“That’s all—go handle it.”

Chen Mo waved his hand, feeling quite pleased with his sudden inspiration.

Promotions for employees—he had just come up with the idea moments ago. Since there would be more people in the workshop, Jiang Cheng couldn’t manage them all alone.

So adding a few minor supervisors made perfect sense.

And of course, promotions should come with raises!

Jiang Cheng left the office feeling a little dazed, his mind still spinning from Chen Mo’s words.

He’d been promoted to Production Department Head? With a 4,000 yuan raise?

He couldn’t believe it—he pinched his thigh hard, and the pain confirmed he wasn’t dreaming.

He slowly made his way to the second-floor workshop.

Looking at the workers busy on the line, his lips twitched.

President Chen had asked him to select 11 people—but there were only 16 in the entire workshop.

How was he supposed to choose?