Chapter 58: Bite me
Translated by me, edited by drpetro.
âWho are you, and what you here for?â A man wearing a very expensive looking suit walked out. Guarded looks could clearly be seen from his eyes.
âYouâre the owner?â
âI am the humble Liu Wenhu, the owner of this factory.â Liu Wenhu tried to size up Ye Qing as he introduced himself.
âYouâre really quick on your hands Mr. Liu. We just released our new scooter model and youâve already got one here to study.â
Ye Qing got right to the point: âThose scooters are made by my factory, yet if Mr. Liu here wants to copy it, then Iâm not against it, but can you at least make some changes so that they donât look exactly the same?â
The actual ownerâs already here?
Liu Wenhu and the technicians in the room were all stunned. This was the first time theyâve ever seen the actual maker come looking for trouble.
Normally when they imitate other scooters, the most they would get was some lawsuit from some random lawyer. Then, after some changes to the design, they would continue to sell them.
Of course, those changes were all very minute. It wasnât like the large scooter makers would have the time to keep pestering them.
After all, thereâs just too many imitators in the country. It was to the point where if one gets shut down, then three more pop up. So now the untold rule in the imitation market was that as long as the outer appearance wasnât exactly the same, then most major producers were disinclined to investigate.
Except the scooter in front of them was completely different. Its outer appearance and structure was designed to the point of perfection. Any changes would only ruin its perfection.
But these Typhoons were only made by a small local factory. Although the new batch of goods had their own manuals and 3C approval, they still hadnât applied for the caseâs patent and the productâs patent.
Perhaps they had already applied for the patents, but patents needed to pass a strict investigation by the nationâs patent office, and that required a long ass wait before getting a reply.
Without a case patent, imitating it wasnât illegal at all.
âSorry sorry.â Liu Wenhu very quickly thought of an answer, and replied with full smiles: âThese scooters are just too advanced. As someone in the same industry, we have an obligation to research and learn from the best.â
âAs a reassurance, weâll definitely stop imitating the aluminum ones.:
Liu Wenhu made everything sound so reassuring, it was as if he had the equipment and skills to make the casings and carvings.
âThen what about the old models?â Ye Qing was already pissed. This guyâs bullshit attitude was just too much to take. Itâs to the point where Ye Qing wants to go ahead and beat the shit out of him.
âOf course weâll keep making the old version, I mean, donât you guys already have a newer model?â
Liu Wenhu was calm and collected, and acted as if he was teaching youngsters: âIn business, you really have much to learn. Just look at that perfection like casing and structure, but without any relevant patents, arenât you just asking for the competitors to imitate it?â
âLook, Iâm one not doing anything illegal, and two Iâm not making anything fake, so what did I do wrong?â
âAnd what I have is the Stormy brand, a completely different brand name from yours.â
Liu Wenhu was laughing happily, as he had a great grasp of the situation.
Just before the technicians did a thorough inspection of the scooter, and came to the conclusion that the manufacturing cost of these aluminum casings was just too damn high. Because it was shaped from a liquid state, it requires workers to hand polish it.
The technicians estimated that a worker at most could only polish out a single set of casings a day. And the cost for these vivid lifelike carvings was going to be even more expensive.
Liu Wenhuâs doesnât own any engraving machines, but he sent the pictures of the carvings to some of his friends in the metal processing field.
The reply was, to want to carve on such precise, vivid, lifelike images, he must get his hands on a super specialized, highly precise CNC mill.
Moreover, to get the carving to such a detailed level, only imported CNC millings might be able to do it.
After compiling all the conclusions, Liu Wenhu finally understood. Those aluminum casings, not mentioning their ridiculous production costs, they were not even able to be mass produced.
Then what was there for Liu Wenhu to worry about. The time when these scooters thoroughly hit the market and that small time factory becomes a leader in the industry, or have the patent issued, was still too far in the future. He might as well as use this time to earn all the dirty money he could.
There is no such things as fair or foul in business. As long as there was a way to earn money, what problem was there.
Owenâs Electric Scooter Manufacturing gets tons of lawsuits annually, but werenât they still in business?
Paying attention to this and that, then what business was there for him to do, might as well as go back to farming.
Liu Wenhuâs attitude had Ye Qing completely pissed off.
Why were there so many asshole businessmen in the world?
âIâll ask one last time and think carefully before you answer.â Ye Qing icly said: âAre you going to change those scootersâ casings?â
âOne itâs not illegal, and two itâs fake, so whereâs the need to change?â Liu Wenhu openly laughed: âBuddy, come back when you actually got the patents, then Iâll make some slight changes.â
Liu Wenhuâs technicians all gathered. Although they were only here to research, but 7 or 8 people together still created a lot of confidence.
âIn that case, good bye. Iâm not gonna ask this question again.â Ye Qing nodded towards the group of people in the room.
âTake care!â Liu Wenhu happily waved.
Threats?
Liu Wenhu wasnât afraid at all. What he had was a loophole in the law, what they were competing with here was wisdom. What can Ye Qing do?
Ye Qing left while constraining his volcano like anger. After getting back in the van, he whispered a set of instructions that he needed the master artisan to perform.
Hulk One and Hulk Two could do great work, but it was just too hard to communicate with them. They were just like complete muscle heads.
However, the master artisans were different. Not only did they have high intelligence, knew how to encourage and flatter, but they could also perform any complex instructions given by Ye Qing.
Having heard all of Ye Qingâs instructions, the master artisan Qiao One nodded, saying âno problemâ.
Having explained everything, Ye Qing then commanded Hulk One and Hulk Two to only listen to Qiao Oneâs instruction.
Several minutes later, the van left Owenâs Scooter Manufacturing Inc., and found a parking spot several blocks away. Then 10 minutes later, Qiao One opened the van doors, and exited with the extremely ripped Hulk One and Hulk Two.
The super eye-catchy group slowly walked towards the gates of Owenâs scooters.
The two gate guards were both old fellows. Seeing the terrifying builds of Hulk One and Hulk Two, they were almost scared to the point of looking for desks to hide under.
The owner just contacted them to be on the lookout for suspicious activities these days, yet who wouldâve thought that it would come this quick.
What suspicious people, the two of them are more like demons from hell.
The guards thought of notifying the owner, except before they had the chance to make the call, they actually put it back.
Because the one in charge, looking like some sickly dwarf, used a very surprised look to look at the hiring notice.
âYo, you guys hiring?â Qiao Oneâs surprised looks had hints of wretchedness hidden in it: âThis is absolutely great, me and my two nephews just arrived at Zhongyun to look for work, yet who knew you were hiring.â
âYeâŠâŠ yeahâŠâŠâ The guards were dumbstruck, these guys were actually here looking for work.
âWeâre looking for welders and lathe workers. Can you guysâŠâŠ do itâŠâŠâ
âWeâre proficient in lathing, milling, planing, polishing, drilling, and welding. Although my two nephews have some special mental problems, and canât even speak.â
âBut if they were put to work. Not that Iâm boasting, but all those migrant workers from our village, donât even deserve to be shoe carriers in front of these two.â
âHeheâŠâŠâ Even if the two guards had the most outrageous courage, they still werenât brave enough to pop open this lie.
Whether they were a donkey or a horse, it would be quite clear when tested. One of the guards made up his mind and personally led them to the factory workshop.
Hearing that there were some people looking for work, Lie Wenhu also personally came over.
His factory was only made up of 60 some people, so stuff like hiring could only be done by him.
When he saw the massively framed Hulk One and Hulk Two, Liu Wenhu also had quite the scare, thinking they were some hooligans called over by that young man.
However after careful examination, he found that apart from the steel tower like bodies of theirs, their heads really did have some problems.
Their eyes kept on wandering around, just like those with ADHD. It was just that unless the old man commanded, then that was only when they would actually focus and agree with âenenâs.
Everyone else, no matter if it was talking or yelling, they just didnât give a damn.
It was quite easy to tell that the two of them were brothers, and how could these stupid idiots be here to make trouble?
And because of their stupidity, originally Liu Wenhu didnât want to, but after hearing the out of this world boasting from Qiao One, while harboring suspicion, he had the two them do some simple lathing and welding.
Yet who wouldâve thought that this trial would pop open everyoneâs eyes.
They only saw them having received their uncleâs command, and suddenly change outrageously. Before long, one was beside a welding machine and the other was beside a lathe.
Connecting on a piece of welding wire took less than 3 seconds.
A 100 plus pound piece of metal, just like a chicken, was easily grabbed off the ground by Hulk One, and then welded together with just one straight weld.
ZiiâŠâŠ
The whole weld didnât have any stops in between, just like an automated welder, the two pieces of metal were perfectly welded together.
As for Hulk Two, he was even more ridiculous.
A worker who was just working on a piece of a component, having heard that someone was coming over to try it out, immediately abandoned it and handed it over to Hulk Two.
Hulk Two, having confirmed the required measurements with the worker, just like someone with a calculator, had swiftly and decisively rearranged the cutter to the correct position. That step was completed so quick that if someone blinked then they would have missed it.
The piece being lathed was a piece of steel ring. Normally the workers only dare to operate the lathe at most a speed of 40 RPM, yet Hulk Two cranked it all the way up to 60 RPM right off the start.
And the most freighting thing was, the blade actually didnât get stuck at 60 RPM, rather the component quickly began to take shape under his steady control.
The lathed off piece of metal was even more astounding. It just continued to grow longer and longer, without a hint of breaking.
There were lots of extremely experienced metal workers around. Yet even within their decades of experience, they had still never seen something as outrageous as this.
The lather workers that were normally forever ranting and boasting, having seen the two muscle heads in front of them, suddenly all felt dizzy and some even fainted.
After the initial giant shock, was a giant excitement. Liu Wenhu just couldnât contain it anymore, it was like he had just found a piece of diamond on the ground lying there in the middle of the street.
Originally Liu Wenhu didnât believe the saying from the internet that Edison couldnât take care of himself, and that Newton was a complete psycho.
And that people with mental problems, are all superior than others in a particular field.
Now Liu Wenhu finally believed it. Although these two had some mental problems, but their metal handling abilities were freaking better than those 8th rank fitters.
âYou three from now on get 4000 a week, start immediately and Iâll even include the food and residence fees.â
Qiao One, with a very pleased look, very obediently handed over 3 different identity cards.
Workers all require the recording of their identities. Seeing their identity, now all doubts disappeared from Liu Wenhuâs mind.
The address listed on these 3âs identity cards all pointed to some poverty ridden villages in the middle of nowhere, and their looks also fittingly meet the expectations.
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