After the Divorce, I Could Hear the Voice of the Future
Chapter 622 - 614: Lu Liang, Who Likes Shooting Satellites Everywhere

Chapter 622: Chapter 614: Lu Liang, Who Likes Shooting Satellites Everywhere

"What is the estimated production capacity for this month? And what was the regular locked order amount last month?"

On the day when May’s sales figures were announced, Lu Liang also held an internal meeting at the office building in the park.

He knew about the online public opinion and was aware that over a hundred thousand potential car owners hoped he would personally step forward to respond.

Lu Liang would respond, but he needed to arrange an increase in production first. He couldn’t just tell them to be patient and hope for a quick delivery without giving them a specific timeline.

"The expected production capacity this month is 8,800 units, with regular locked orders around 8,121 units."

Hu Weiwei responded immediately. Their workshop had a total of ten production lines, but only three were currently in use.

The capacity of the three production lines hadn’t been fully utilized, with an expected 8,800 units this month and a peak of 14,500 units next month.

"Over eight thousand for regular orders..."

Lu Liang looked at the curve generated by the data simulation. If he chose today to add extra production lines,

Then the production capacity for June would be 8,800 units, 14,500 in July, and 20,000 in August. By September, the capacity would be fully released, reaching 28,800 units.

Tianshu currently had a total locked order volume of 145,200 units, with 5,550 units already delivered and 139,650 units yet to be delivered.

Simulating based on an increase of 8,000 locked units per month, by the time the full capacity is reached in September, the undelivered quantity would only be 93,350 units.

The over 90,000 undelivered units would only sustain the peak production capacity for a little over three months, after which there would be overcapacity.

Once there is overcapacity, the materials purchased for increased production and the additional employees hired could all become idle.

An estimated 2,400 more employees would be needed. Even if each receives only the basic monthly salary of 3,800, the net loss for one month would be 9.12 million.

Having nothing for employees to do is a minor issue. The key problem is with the procurement of raw materials and parts, as this is where the major expenses lie.

"Use all the spare production lines, worst-case we can look to export; Japan and Korea and other East Asian countries should be able to contribute some sales."

Lu Liang reviewed the three plans listed by Hu Weiwei, along with the possible future scenarios for each.

"Mr. Lu, perhaps we should reconsider." Wang Xiaofeng advised.

Adding two production lines was the most conservative approach, although the delivery cycle would be extended a lot, possibly not fulfilling all orders within this year.

But it would prevent overcapacity, as data modeling was intended to prepare for the worst-case scenario, with a fixed monthly increase of 8,000 units.

"No need to reconsider, use all three spare production lines."

Lu Liang shook his head and continued, "By the end of September, if the Tianshu capacity isn’t resolved, how can we have the face to launch a new car, Yao Guang?"

Tianshu Star is the first of the Beidou Seven Stars, representing the origin of all things in the universe, a symbol of power and authority, hence the launching car.

Tianxing’s second car is an SUV. They didn’t plan to follow the sequential order and chose Yao Guang over the other five stars.

Yao Guang, also known as Alkaid, is the Beidou Seventh Star, but its symbolic meaning is to lead the charge, earning it the formidable name Po Jun.

Whether fuel-powered or new energy vehicles, SUVs hold a strategic position similar to the Central Plains in ancient times, a vital territory for military strategists.

Although BYD Qin ranked first on the May sales list, it’s likely that most of the high sales came from its use in ride-sharing services.

At a cost of just 10 cents per kilometer for electricity, not even the most fuel-efficient Japanese car can compare, no matter how hard it tries.

[Qin] serves a working purpose, but the real top of May’s sales list should be the 25,200 units of the Model Y.

Seven out of the top ten on the sales list are SUVs. Lu Liang also places high hopes on Yao Guang, which, despite the vast array of competitors, aims to single-handedly conquer them all.

He doesn’t want Yao Guang’s sales to be affected by Tianshu’s delayed deliveries, nor does he wish to inherit Lei Jun’s notorious Monkey King nickname.

There are already rumors online, claiming he is just like Lei Jun: loving to market while struggling to keep up with production, treating consumers like fools.

The people in the meeting room exchanged looks, hesitant to speak up, with no one ultimately challenging Lu Liang’s authority.

Wang Xiaofeng nodded, saying, "Mr. Lu, we will arrange as soon as possible to get the spare production lines operational quickly."

Lu Liang nodded slightly and turned to Hu Weiwei again: "Have you figured out how to apologize and make amends?"

Hu Weiwei smiled wryly and nodded, taking out a delicately crafted small white shoulder bag from a shopping bag.

A light blue four-pointed star was printed on the bag, giving it a very premium feel, not inferior to typical brands like LV and Gucci.

"How much does one cost?"

Lu Liang picked it up and examined it closely. It had a natural texture and color, was highly durable, breathable, soft, and elastic. It seemed to be A-grade leather, commonly used in high-end products such as luxury brand bags and shoes.

Additionally, the leather’s scent was faint, almost negligible, and although the interior space wasn’t large, it could easily accommodate a phone, wallet, and charging cables.

Hu Weiwei said, "170 yuan per piece."

In late April, when Tianshu’s locked orders broke thirty thousand within 24 hours of its release, they knew the day of rushing orders would come sooner or later.

So she began preparing the amends. Initially planning to send low-cost gifts, but after being reprimanded by Lu Liang,

she decided to quadruple the gift budget, setting it under 200 yuan.

It’s important to note that this is just the cost price, produced by their supplier of car mats and seat covers. As a favor to a major client, they probably only charged a small operational fee.

This meant that if the four-pointed star was replaced with a high luxury brand logo and placed in a retail store, it could probably sell for several thousand or tens of thousands.

"Not bad, how many did you order?" Lu Liang crossed his arms and planned to find Chen Jinchun to shoot a short apology video.

"We temporarily ordered 100,000 units. If we want to add more, we might have to wait a few more days," Hu Weiwei replied.

"Today is the sixth, so let’s first deliver to the car owners who locked their orders before the sixth of last month, as a full-month gift."

Lu Liang added, "Send a fixed gift each month, within a cost of 200, you can decide."

A long delivery cycle isn’t a good thing. There’s a saying that delays bring changes, especially in the rapidly developing new energy sector.

Who knows when solid-state batteries will be developed, and the current batteries will become completely obsolete.

If in the future, the delivery cycle can be compressed to within four weeks, it would not just accelerate the cash flow, but also prevent the accumulation of too many spare parts.

Even if technology iterates one day, they wouldn’t face too many losses.

Seeing Hu Weiwei nod, Lu Liang then looked at Wang Xiaofeng, Qin Siyuan, and the others, "Anything else?"

Qin Siyuan quickly said, "Mr. Lu, as of yesterday, Tianxing Technology in Beijing has relocated 642 people, with 758 remaining."

The three-day team-building event had a good effect with Lu Liang’s speech. By the second day after the event, the HR colleagues hadn’t interviewed again.

Over a hundred people have voluntarily applied for relocation to Su City, most of the unmarried agreed, and even many of the married ones.

The number of employees with headhunter contracts sharply reduced from 313 to 248, and as of now, there are only 189 left.

They are implementing a high-pressure strategy now, with frequent relocations four or five times a month and reducing overtime in Beijing.

There are quite a few employees without headhunter contracts who also voluntarily submitted resignation letters, unwilling to leave Beijing.

It’s believed that within two months, the number of employees in Beijing will reduce to below 500.

In this way, if they cut down another half, they can complete this migration plan.

Lu Liang replied with a hum, showing no expression.

Having them work in Su City is to help them create a better and more affluent life.

Apart from that, the monthly comprehensive salary will be directly increased by 15%, plus several talent introduction welfare policies in Su City, which adds up to a subsidy of two or three thousand. Finally, there will be an additional month’s salary as a year-end bonus.

Given such good conditions, if they still don’t want to come over and prefer staying in Beijing, Lu Liang didn’t understand nor cared to.

Anyway, as long as the headcount in Beijing goes below 500, they will start layoffs, cutting through the mess quickly.

Then Lu Liang glanced at Wang Xiaofeng and Liu Pei, both shook their heads indicating there was nothing at the moment.

"Then, let’s leave it at that for today, meeting adjourned."

Lu Liang clapped his hands and walked out of the meeting room.

Just as he stepped out, he saw Xiao Chen sitting on the sofa, holding her chin with one hand, staring at an ant on the ground.

"Are you back to reality?" Lu Liang couldn’t help but smile, snapped his fingers in front of her.

"Mr. Lu!"

Xiao Chen quickly stood up straight, Lu Liang said, "How should we shoot? Are you ready?"

He took out the crossbody bag hanging on his chest, "This is the full-month gift for locked orders."

"It’s really nice, Mr. Lu, how about giving this to me later?" Xiao Chen’s eyes lit up instantly.

"Take it after the shoot."

Lu Liang was very generous, after all, he wouldn’t use it, as the phone and documents were all in Xu Jiawei’s bag.

Except for occasionally taking his own phone, he was basically empty-handed every day, with nothing in his pockets.

"Thank you, Mr. Lu." Chen Jinchun smiled with squinting eyes, bowed, and led Lu Liang to a white wall.

After half an hour of wording,

they finished shooting a 56-second apology video.

The main points addressed were that Lu Liang and the company executives had seen the topics online, expressing the need to take them seriously.

At the same time, they decided to increase production, aiming to complete the locked orders from before today within the next half year.

Finally, Lu Liang made a promise: "Within six months at the latest, this is the bottom line we are committed to. If the deadline is exceeded, there will be a reduction of 200 yuan per day."

Meanwhile, the few people who had just left the meeting room heard Lu Liang’s words, looked at each other, and sighed one by one, expressing mutual helplessness.

Boss Lu didn’t discuss with them, suddenly deciding to launch a satellite publicly.

Unexpectedly, they would ultimately have to clean up the mess.

"Let’s strive together, it’s not too difficult to achieve."

Currently, there are 139,650 undelivered units, let’s say 140,000, with a six-month deadline, averaging monthly deliveries of 23,300 units.

Fortunately, we only need to wait for another three months for six production lines to reach their peak capacity, producing 28,800 units monthly.

28,800 units isn’t the limit; think of a way to break through to producing 30,000 units monthly, it shouldn’t be too difficult.

Half a year target, tough, but achievable.