Chapter 198 Yan Xu's Private Arsenal
Although Yan Xu has many industries in the modern world, his core industry remains unchanged. It is still the hardware factory left to him by his father. Its importance is even greater than that of the newly established Golden Pig Group.

The burden that he wanted to close down before has now regained its vitality due to his continuous investment and is no longer half-dead.

Yan Xu invested so much mainly because the existence of the hardware factory has involved his layout in several worlds. It is not a question of making money or not. What's more, he has several cash cows such as supermarkets, gold shops and timber factories, so he is not short of money.

If he had previously coveted wealth and wanted to live out his life in peace in the modern world, now he has begun to like the feeling of exploring the new world and constantly breaking through his own limits. In other words, he has become ambitious.

So he bought all kinds of machines from the wasteland world and hired professionals at high salaries, which increased the processing capacity and production efficiency of the hardware factory sharply, just to get more convenience.

Although these machines were produced in the 1980s and 1990s, they were not outdated in the early 2000s, and even many municipal enterprises did not have them.

The main issue is cost. It is impossible for any factory to be equipped with all processing machinery, otherwise there would be no industrial chain.

Yan Xu doesn't need to worry about these things. As long as it is machinery related to processing, he will pick it up. Although it is old, most of them can be used normally after careful maintenance.

Of course, accuracy will inevitably be affected. After all, some machines may be abandoned for more than a decade, and even a slight temperature change will affect their precision.

The problem is that a hardware accessories factory does not need such high precision, as it is not building rockets.

What's more, as more talents are hired with high salaries, the maintenance and operation level of machinery is also constantly improving, and the product quality is naturally getting better and better.

Hardware factories are very popular nowadays. Countless factories are rushing to ask them to help process accessories. If the hardware factories don't help with the processing, they have to go to other provincial or local enterprises, which is not only time-consuming and labor-intensive, but also increases the cost.

Although the hardware factory's precision was a little lower, the things they produced did not require such high precision either. It was their turn to produce high-end things, so the two parties hit it off, resulting in the hardware factory's booming business and becoming a star enterprise in the town.

With the strong support of the town, Yan Xu was able to buy the large yard next door at a great price, and then asked Ma Dajun to lead people to demolish it and build a more upscale factory. He also invited several experts from the province to re-plan and design it, use the machinery more reasonably, and formulate more modern rules and regulations to improve production capacity and product qualification rate. Since then, the hardware accessories factory has been officially changed to a machinery factory.

After the hardware factory moved to the new factory next door, the wood furniture factory also recruited workers and expanded, and the quality of its products improved from mass-produced to more upscale.

This made Yan Xu's name more famous in the local area. After all, more people depended on him for their livelihood, so fame naturally came to him.

Standing on the brand new three-story office building and looking at the machinery factory that had expanded to employ several hundred people, Yan Xu was in a very happy mood. This was the empire he had built single-handedly. Although the founder was Yan's father, just like in the Tang Dynasty, who could say that Li Shimin was not important?

"Director, this is the financial statement for last quarter. The deficit has been almost eliminated. According to the current profit growth rate, we will be profitable next quarter." Facing Yan Xu's increasingly respectful attitude, Lao Ma handed over the sorted financial statement with both hands.

"Well, put it on the table." Yan Xu was not surprised by the deficit. The factory's business was many times better, but buying land, building a factory, and hiring talents with high salaries actually cost more money. If the town had not given him an interest-free loan, he would have mobilized the supermarket's cash flow to fill the deficit.

"Okay, Director." Old Ma put the report away neatly. When he saw that the teacup was empty, he quickly picked up the kettle to refill it. This attitude, when Yan's father was still alive, he probably didn't enjoy this treatment. Yan Xu was not surprised by this. Old Ma was getting dividends, and even though the company was in deficit now, when it was profitable, the money he got would be more than ten times what it was before, so he had no choice but to be respectful, otherwise Yan Xu would let him go with just one word.

Now Yan Xu not only has the final say in the factory, but is also a well-known figure outside.

It can be said that as long as the factory does not go bankrupt, he is the treasure of the town. Not to mention that he abides by the law and pays taxes on time, even if he occasionally does something out of line, the town will help him settle it.

There is no way. Thousands of people depend on him for their livelihood, including the machinery factory, furniture factory, supermarket, and construction company. Behind him are thousands of families. There are only so many households in the entire town. No matter who is the mayor, he would not dare to let anything happen to him.

However, Yan Xu, who had long understood the ways of the world, did not become complacent because of this. After all, his influence was limited to this small area. If he went out, no one would know who he was. Therefore, he had been working hard to build his personal connections and was not in a hurry to continue expanding his industry.

In any case, with this foundation, Yan Xu no longer needed to be as cautious as before, so he bought an old factory building behind the machinery factory and the furniture factory, and transferred Master Jiang and Master Huo to be responsible for the production there.

After dealing with some accumulated affairs of the machinery factory and deciding with Lao Ma on development matters for the next period of time, Yan Xu left the office building and walked to the back, because there was a special workshop there.

He walked to the back door of the machinery factory with his hands behind his back in a very stylish manner. There was a sign on the back door saying "Film and Television Props Production Workshop", and it had been registered with the police station.

Now the lie has come true, because during the last movie shoot, Yan Xu generously gave the other party a batch of so-called film and television props, including weapons, armor, muskets and cannons.

These things are made of real materials, have great texture, and look good in photos. Their reputation naturally spread, so it wasn’t long before calls came in to order props. After all, these props are not only exquisitely shaped and cheap, but also of really good quality. They are completely unlike the plastic ones we use now.

Even if you don't use it, it's good to just put it there as a background.

They were greedy for cheapness, but they didn't know that for Yan Xu, it was not important whether the film and television props made money or not. What was important was that he could use them to achieve his own goals.

After entering, a completely different style of painting appeared before Yan Xu.

Compared to the machinery factory with strict rules and regulations, the atmosphere here is more relaxed and free. Apart from Master Jiang and his apprentice, and Master Huo and his son, the rest are mostly young people, many of whom are college students.

There is a reason for choosing these people to build this independent factory. Master Jiang and his apprentice and Master Huo and his son are people Yan Xu can trust. As for those young people and college students, well, they are easy to fool.

Although this place claims to produce film and television props, it is actually Yan Xu's private arsenal, so trust is the most important thing.

(End of this chapter)