At six o'clock in the afternoon, the foreign traders who came to the tin toy factory to place orders did not decrease but instead gathered more.

When Xu Fei left the meeting room, he had already arranged for Da Ma to take care of the reception. After dealing with the matters at the entrance, he returned to the meeting room. The room was filled with smoke and noisy.

"Tang designer, help me make some changes. I think it should be like this..."

"Xiao Tang, it needs some adjustments. I think it should be like that..."

"Tang girl, my weapon is not domineering enough..."

"Xiao Tang, my draft hasn't been revised yet?"

Tang Mo endured the choking smoke, frowned while recording the bosses' bizarre requests, and busied herself with drawing sketches. Her originally cold and stern face twisted in discomfort.

Moreover, she had been called up since six in the morning and had been busy drawing dozens of sketches. Not only did she not eat, but she also became so tired that her hands were shaking...

Seeing this, Xu Fei felt that if this continued, their first designer might quit.

Immediately, he took some snacks from the sales department and found a reason to call her to his office.

"Factory Director, what's the matter?"

"Take a break and have something to eat."

Xu Fei pretended to show concern for his subordinate and sat back in his leather-backed chair. He noticed the dozen or so tin frogs that he had taken out during the interview yesterday and hadn't put back. He casually placed these carefully designed tin toys around the large monitor and picked up two frogs in a sitting position and one in a lying position, placing them on top of the monitor.

Ah, what frogs? These are golden toads!

Then, he turned all the frogs to face him, their big eyes staring at him.

In that instant, his mind became clear and inspiration overflowed.

The foreign traders who came to the toy factory to place orders were nothing more than middlemen.

They didn't have factories or their own products. They relied on their keen sense of the toy market to selectively purchase and distribute goods to make more profits.

Designing toys, creating brands, and building images were all things that toy factories and toy companies did.

Moreover, large toy companies had their own exclusive channels. When foreign traders went to them, they either became middlemen or even fourth-party middlemen, and the profits kept increasing.

But now, things were different.

The tin toy factory supplied directly from the manufacturer.

The Three Kingdoms of Machinery had sold like hotcakes on the first day, with unlimited market prospects.

By combining the two, they could design sketches on the spot when placing orders. Xu Fei could also make some suggestions based on his years of familiarity with the market.

Participating in the design, isn't it fun?

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Participating in creation, isn't it exciting?

Selling these products that they had participated in designing and creating, wouldn't it give a sense of accomplishment?

So...

"We have to charge for it!"

And there were some stingy bosses who had many unique ideas but never had the opportunity to manufacture their ideal products because they couldn't find a suitable toy factory for OEM production or were unwilling to spend a lot of money on custom molds.

Now, the opportunity had come. As long as they didn't deviate from the elements of the Three Kingdoms of Machinery, they could design and create as they pleased, regardless of whether it was ugly or whether it could be sold. As long as they were happy, just like these toads in front of him...

Xu Fei expressionlessly tore off a piece of paper and wrote "Tin Golden Toad" on it, sticking it in the upper left corner of the computer screen.

Then he looked at Tang Mo. "When you go back to the office later, hang a sign at the entrance: Design consultation starts at 2,000 yuan, hourly fee is 200 yuan."

"That's good!" Tang Mo didn't want to stay in the smoky meeting room, and by doing this, she wouldn't be so tired with one-on-one design. "But... Factory Director, isn't this price too expensive?"

"For them, it's not expensive at all. Like the Mechanical Zhao Yun, it costs 10 yuan at the factory. When it reaches Japan, the price might triple or even quintuple."

"Is it that profitable?"

"That's why our headquarters has invested a lot of effort in cooperating with the Supply and Marketing Cooperative to build our own sales system. The goal is to control the distributors and increase our own profits. When the time is right, we will open toy stores all over the world!"

"Okay!" Tang Mo was greatly encouraged and nodded vigorously. Then she realized that she hadn't officially become a regular employee yet, and she felt a little nervous and excited.

After Xu Fei finished speaking, he waited for his designer to negotiate the price with him.

The design consultation fee was 2,000 yuan per person, and based on Old Huang's experience in fortune-telling, they would definitely ask for a 50% cut.

However, when he looked up, he saw Tang Mo eating a little and preparing to leave with high spirits.

She didn't mention the money?

"Young people these days are so capable, huh?"

Xu Fei pondered for a moment, his eyes brightened. "Xiao Tang, what do you think of our company?"

Tang Mo stopped and turned around. "It has great development potential!"

"Yes, as long as we have confidence, our company will definitely grow stronger! And from observing your performance today, I am very satisfied. I talked to the HR department of the headquarters, and they have decided to convert you to a regular employee in advance. According to the headquarters' regulations, the annual salary is guaranteed to be 30,000 yuan, and the bonus will be calculated based on our factory's profits."

"Really?"

"As the Factory Director, I still have some say in TEP." Xu Fei imitated a high school principal and leaned back slightly.

Tang Mo smiled. "Thank you, Factory Director!"

"However, as the chief designer of the toy factory, you can't be a figurehead, right? Just like today, it's so tiring!"

"I understand, I will form a design team."

"Good idea. Do you have any classmates at school who have good connections and outstanding abilities?"

"There are a few."

"Why don't you invite your younger schoolmates, older schoolmates, and seniors to join? Each person will have their own office."

"Factory Director, isn't that a bad idea? It will be difficult to communicate if we are scattered."

"Your thinking is obviously wrong. Think about it, only by having individual offices can you calm down and design seriously. You are a designer, don't you have this kind of experience?"

"Indeed, the meeting room was too noisy just now, and I couldn't concentrate at all. When I think back to the designs I made later, they were really terrible."

"That's right. Each person will have their own office, and each person will be responsible for a toy. After work, you can exchange experiences in the meeting room, and nothing will be left behind."

"You have experience, Factory Director. I have learned a lot."

"You're welcome. However, as the chief designer, the treatment of your younger schoolmates and seniors won't be as high. They will have to compete for the positions."

"I know!" Tang Mo nodded heavily, his face beaming with a smile, and left in high spirits.

Xu Fei watched his retreating figure, imagining a long corridor filled with rooms exclusively for designers, each door marked with a price of 2000 per person, and countless foreign traders lining up...

"This scene feels familiar."

"Right, a large hospital!"

When Xu's father was seriously ill, he was transferred to a famous hospital in East Mountain. The corridors there were just like this.

Each department had its own corridor, with many small doors on both sides, behind which sat various directors and experts.

The titles were different, and so were the registration fees.

"When we have more designers, we should set up something like this too!"

............

Night.

Approaching midnight, Xu Fei, leading a fierce dog, quietly entered a 1200 square meter factory that had been cleaned up long ago.

After waiting for a moment.

[Energy calculation in progress...]

Current energy: 950,000 + 160,000 = 1,110,000.

Total energy: 1,193,000 + 160,000 = 1,353,000.

3. Picture (garbled), requires 1,000,000 energy.

Xu Fei thought he would be excited and nervous about the imminent restoration of the tank factory.

But looking at the module to be restored on the right side of his vision, he felt unusually calm.

"Oh, right, we've already found a solution to the TEP problem."

"Restoring the tank factory is just to see if selling tracks is more profitable than selling toys."

[Conditions met, do you want to restore?]

"Yes!"

[Restoring...]

With the prompt, the base core, gleaming with a cold metallic luster, suddenly appeared in the factory.

In the blink of an eye, the remaining scraps of metal transformed into various unknown devices, continuously growing larger, forming a rectangular block similar to a container.

[You have restored the 'Tank Factory']

Tank Factory: In the midst of fierce battles, our military engineers continuously upgraded and modified armored units, absorbed enemy technology, and summarized a variety of practical mechanical units.

1. Grizzly Battle Tank (Light Tank), requires Tank Factory to build, specific parameters as follows... requires 10 tons of iron, 10 tons of heavy rare earth, 10 tons of light rare earth, 500,000 energy.

2. Rhino Battle Tank (Heavy Tank), requires Tank Factory to build, specific parameters as follows... requires 50 tons of iron, 10 tons of heavy rare earth, 10 tons of light rare earth, 100,000 energy.

3. Remote Control Tank, Terror Robot (Insufficient technology.)

4. Secondary Base Core (Insufficient technology)

5. Insufficient authority...