Afternoon, 3 PM.

Tengda's warehouse in the outskirts of Jingzhou.

Xiao Sun and Pei Qian got out of the car, with Tang Yishu following timidly behind.

She didn't know why her senior brought her here, but she didn't dare to ask too much.

Zhang Yuan was already waiting outside the warehouse.

The warehouse wasn't very big. Zhang Yuan had reported before that the total area was about 4,000 square meters, with only one floor, and the rent was 0.7 yuan per square meter per day.

That amounted to more than eighty thousand yuan per month.

Some large warehouses were ten to twenty thousand square meters, and the rent was naturally much higher, but this warehouse was mainly used to store various computer parts, and the current 4,000 square meters was more than enough.

Reifeng Logistics was currently only focused on solving the last-mile problem. Other express delivery companies delivered packages to Reifeng Stations, and then Reifeng Stations delivered them to customers' homes.

Therefore, Reifeng Stations bore most of the warehousing responsibilities. Reifeng Logistics' current need for warehousing wasn't particularly strong.

However, some goods were temporarily stored in this warehouse for various reasons.

For Zhang Yuan's Touching Fish Internet Cafe and ROF assembly business, it was a win-win situation with Reifeng Logistics. Reifeng Logistics provided door-to-door delivery services for ROF, and ROF's rented warehouse was used by Reifeng Logistics. Since they were all his own people and it wasn't his own money, it was easy to talk about.

Originally, the warehouses in various parts of Jingzhou were purely burning money, Pei Qian's excellent assistant.

But now, ROF had turned a profit, and the profits could not only offset the warehousing costs but also be used to continue expanding the scale, which made Pei Qian very uncomfortable.

Originally, Zhang Yuan regarded this as a visit and inspection by President Pei and was a little nervous.

But Pei Qian had already said on the phone that he was just taking a look on a whim and that he shouldn't make a big deal out of it.

Zhang Yuan knew that President Pei was a very down-to-earth person and didn't like his employees engaging in superficial projects.

Therefore, Zhang Yuan only came over in advance and directed his employees to tidy up a bit, so that the warehouse looked relatively clean. He didn't go to great lengths to do any major cleaning.

He was very confident in the state of the warehouse.

Zhang Yuan led Pei Qian and his group of three into the warehouse.

This was Pei Qian's first time in this warehouse, and his first impression was good.

Clean, tidy, and well-lit.

Various computer parts were stacked in separate areas on the shelves, arranged a bit chaotically, but still considered neat and orderly.

After all, they were mainly parts for assembling computers, and the largest items were the computer cases, which didn't take up much space.

"President Pei, as you can see, this is where our various parts are stored. Because our parts are purchased in large quantities, we have dedicated vehicles delivering them regularly."

"After the parts are delivered, someone is responsible for moving them to the shelves."

"After that, we also have an assembly line."

"It's purely manual and rather simple. Please forgive us for that."

Zhang Yuan walked around with Pei Qian, introducing everything as they went.

It was obvious that he was quite proud of ROF's assembly business, after all, this was his old profession.

The so-called assembly line was just a few long workbenches.

There were conveyor belts on the workbenches, with several people evenly distributed. Behind these people were various parts, and in front of them were machines.

Each person was responsible for a specific process, and the time it took to complete each process was roughly the same.

For some processes that took longer, such as the more complex cable management, two people were responsible, each handling one machine.

Each person had a button in front of them. After completing their process, they would press the button. After everyone had pressed their buttons, the conveyor belt on the workbench would automatically move one grid to the right.

In this way, each person only needed to constantly complete their assigned process. If they did it quickly, they could even rest for a while. Compared to each person assembling an entire computer, the efficiency was greatly improved.

From the first step of installing the CPU on the motherboard to the last step of installing the operating system and powering it on, everyone was completing their work in an orderly manner.

After the machines were powered on, tested, and confirmed to be problem-free, they would be packed by a dedicated person and prepared for shipment to various distribution points in Jingzhou.

After a customer placed an order, the Reifeng Logistics deliveryman would directly pick up the goods from the distribution point and deliver them to the customer's home.

Pei Qian felt a sense of crisis.

This Zhang Yuan was really something, he had managed to turn a simple computer assembly business into so many different things...

"Very good."

Pei Qian reluctantly praised him a couple of times, making Zhang Yuan smile with joy. Then, he led Tang Yishu and Xiao Sun to wander around the warehouse.

After walking around for a while, nothing happened.

Pei Qian was a little surprised and felt a sense of loss.

Logically speaking, warehouses were places with more or less some safety hazards.

Such as electrical problems, fire safety problems, safety issues, and so on.

While wandering around the warehouse, Pei Qian was constantly on guard for any place where a fire might suddenly break out, the warehouse might suddenly lose power, or something might suddenly fall off a shelf.

However, after walking around, nothing happened!

It had to be said that this was a bit unscientific, or rather, un-mystical.

He carefully observed the warehouse and found that it really didn't have any safety hazards.

Because the warehouse was very large, the shelves were placed very far apart.

These shelves were all newly purchased a few months ago, and each one was very sturdy. They were filled with digital accessories, so there was no possibility of them collapsing or things falling off for no reason.

In terms of power lines, they should have been installed in strict accordance with safety standards, strictly following the relevant regulations for safe electricity use. The power supply had a separate switch, the power switch was installed outside the warehouse, and they were regularly inspected and maintained.

In short, at this stage, it was very difficult to find any safety hazards!

After walking around, Pei Qian felt very melancholy.

I've already brought Tang Yishu here, but I'm still powerless?

Zhang Yuan, Zhang Yuan, are you going against the heavens?

Pei Qian walked around without making any progress, so he had no choice but to return to the computer assembly area of the warehouse and find a chair to sit down.

At this time, Pei Qian noticed that the production line was actually a specially customized height-adjustable workbench, and the workers responsible for assembly all had chairs behind them.

Every once in a while, the workbench would rise or fall, so the workers responsible for assembly could stand for a while if they sat for too long, and sit for a while if they were tired of standing. They had also fully considered their physical health.

Zhang Yuan said with a proud face, "How is it, President Pei? I didn't disappoint you, did I?"

Pei Qian said with some melancholy, "Yeah, you've done a good job..."

Before he came, he never expected that it would be like this. Zhang Yuan had made it practically flawless.

He came with the halo effect, but he couldn't find any flaws?

This was completely unreasonable!

Tang Yishu sat next to him, feeling instinctively a little cramped in this environment.

Someone handed over a can of iced cola and a bottle of warm green tea.

After all, this was a warehouse, and it didn't have the same conditions as an Internet cafe. Zhang Yuan had specially prepared a convenience store refrigerator and a constant-temperature heating refrigerator, so that everyone could drink something to relieve their fatigue after working.

Pei Qian drank the iced cola, and his heart began to retreat.

As the saying goes, man proposes, heaven disposes.

Looking at the current situation, it was probably that heaven wanted to destroy me.

Since that was the case, let it be. Even if ROF's assembly business made money, I could think of other ways to spend it all in a hurry...

However, Pei Qian had only taken two sips of his cola when he heard a "huh" from a worker on the production line in front of him.

Pei Qian's eyes lit up, as if he had rekindled his hope.

He clearly saw that the computer had not turned on!

This meant that there was a problem with this computer and it couldn't work properly!

These assembly workers were all skilled workers, and the possibility of a problem with their technique was extremely low. So, the only explanation was that there was a fault with the parts!

The worker was obviously aware that there were leaders inspecting, so he didn't dare to make a sound. He just silently handed the computer to the worker next to him who was responsible for quality inspection, to check which part was the problem.

The next computer on the production line came quickly, and the worker continued to test the next one. This time, he didn't find any problems, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

But the worker on the production line in front of him found that the computer he had just assembled had a blue screen.

The worker scratched his head in confusion, but he didn't make a sound either. He just handed the computer to the worker next to him who was responsible for repairs.

Pei Qian drank his cola, pretending not to see anything.

Zhang Yuan, who was sitting next to him, felt cold sweat running down his back.

What was going on!

Everything had been fine all along, but as soon as President Pei came to inspect, these problems started happening!

These people were all skilled workers, and they had already assembled so many computers, so there couldn't be any major problems with their technique.

But the fact that the computers weren't powering on and had blue screens clearly indicated that there was a problem with the hardware.

For example, a broken motherboard, a broken CPU, a broken hard drive, or broken RAM could all cause computer problems.

These parts did have a certain failure rate, but... there was no reason why two computers would fail in a row in such a short period of time, right?

Pei Qian silently finished his cola, a barely noticeable smile on his face.

He stood up and said, "The warehouse is in good condition. Keep up the good work. I have something to do, so I'll be leaving first."

Zhang Yuan was relieved and quickly said, "Okay, President Pei. You're welcome to come and inspect at any time!"

...

After seeing President Pei off, Zhang Yuan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Thank goodness, President Pei didn't seem to notice!

If a problem had occurred during President Pei's inspection and President Pei had discovered it, then he would have been unable to explain himself.

If he explained to President Pei that everything had been fine before, but problems only started happening after he came, then President Pei wouldn't believe him!

Zhang Yuan quickly came to the production line and asked, "What's going on? Wasn't everything fine before?"

The worker responsible for repairs looked confused. "I don't know? The hardware is faulty..."

Zhang Yuan was speechless. "Hurry up and repair them. Return the ones that can be returned, and send the ones that can't be returned for repairs."

This batch of goods had just been restocked not long ago, and most of them were still within the seven-day no-reason return period.

Although some parts didn't support the seven-day no-reason return, they could still be repaired.

However, whether it was returning the goods and reordering or sending them for repairs, it would take time.

The logistics would take time to go back and forth, which would delay things.

Zhang Yuan thought for a moment. "Buy another batch of hardware that is prone to failure, like power supplies, motherboards, mechanical hard drives, RAM, and so on... Oh, and buy more RAM."

Although RAM wasn't considered a particularly high-failure-rate part, the problem was that ROF sold high-end customized computers. The expensive models that cost over ten thousand yuan basically had all of their RAM slots filled.

A computer only needed one CPU, one motherboard, and one dedicated graphics card, but it needed four sticks of RAM. The probability of a problem was obviously higher.

Therefore, Zhang Yuan felt that it was necessary to prepare in advance. The price of RAM wasn't high at the moment, so there was no harm in buying more.