In October, the weather in New York gradually becomes cooler, especially on Staten Island on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean, and the sea breeze blows with a hint of coolness.

The sun is sinking in the west, the street lights are lit up, and the people who get off work bring their families to the beach, white and fine sand, cool evening breeze, and enjoy a rare leisure time.

The deserted scene of the island, which was once used for landfilling, is long gone, and people from all over the world have followed the factory here, bringing infinite vitality to Staunton.

Located in an industrial area, GE has two new factories already in operation, one for drilling equipment and the other for wind turbines.

Xia Li designed the new generation of oil drilling equipment and wind turbines and handed them over to General Electric.

The new generation of oil drilling equipment is mainly used for shale oil extraction, and the use of this new drilling equipment will reduce the cost of shale oil extraction, increase the efficiency of extraction, and make the United States a major oil exporter.

After seeing the new mining equipment, the Rockefeller Group immediately placed orders for thousands of units, preparing to build one in all areas rich in shale oil to increase production capacity, and these orders will allow the General Electric plant to work overtime for three years to complete.

The wind power manufacturing plant next door is also a busy scene.

The wind turbine developed by Xia Li has been officially put into production, and this kind of wind turbine not only meets John's requirements, but even better.

One offshore wind turbine can generate 87 million watts of electricity a year, meeting the electricity needs of 35,000 households.

With such a high power generation, the cost of wind power generation has been greatly reduced, so John has decided to vigorously build offshore wind power plants in some coastal areas, and at the same time build onshore wind power plants in areas with abundant wind resources such as Texas, so as to reduce the resource consumption and environmental pollution problems caused by thermal power plants.

So in recent years, GM's plant has needed to rush to catch up with the goods.

One is because of the huge demand, and the other is because this kind of huge wind turbine is extremely difficult to manufacture, just 160 meters long fan blades, it takes eight people a week to make a piece, and like a four-story building with a 1,000-ton generator room, it takes 62 people a month to make and assemble one.

GM's plant has a production capacity of only 23 units a month and 276 units a year. And the number John needs is in the thousands, and the Staten District alone needs hundreds.

Staten D.C. has planned an 860-square-kilometre stretch of sea surface for wind turbines, which is expected to be built in four years, making it the world's largest offshore wind farm, providing electricity to 6 million Staten District residents.

Of course, this kind of wind turbine is not cheap, and it costs tens of millions of dollars to manufacture, transport, and install one.

But these money have been paid by the power company, but it will not be a loss, the average electricity bill in the United States is 8 cents per kilowatt, and an offshore wind turbine generates 87 million watts a year, plus subsequent maintenance costs, labor costs, and it can be repaid in a few years.

Once the cost is paid, a wind power plant is more profitable than a thermal power plant because it does not require fuel, as long as there is wind.

So power companies are willing to pay for such high-efficiency wind turbines.

And General Electric also has nearly 10 billion dollars more turnover every year because of this plant. And it will increase, as a second wind turbine manufacturing plant is about to be put into operation.

"Hey, Jimmy, you're working overtime again today? You've been working overtime for more than half a month, brother's money can't be earned, pay more attention to your body. ”

A supervisor in the workshop looked at a young man in overalls and said.

Although the wind turbine factory is in a hurry, it never forces employees to work overtime, and implements three shifts, each shift is 8 hours, and it costs 3,500 US dollars a month.

$3,500 a month, that's not a very high salary, but it's higher than most factories.

The median salary in U.S. manufacturing companies is about $50,000 a year. Employees in ordinary positions at General Electric can get a little more than $40,000, which is already a good treatment, and if it is a husband and wife, nearly $90,000 a year, it is already a middle-class family.

But if you think the pay is low, you can choose to work overtime, $15 per hour, and you can get $60 to $90 a day for four to six hours of work, which is thousands more than a month.

"I'm still young, it's okay to work overtime, I want to have a house of my own by this time next year!" the young man in the overalls smiled honestly at the supervisor.

The young man's name is Jimmy, and his girlfriend just came to Staunton to develop, and the two came to Staunton to like this coastal city, where the scenery is beautiful, the security is good, the housing price is low, and there is development potential, so the two decided to buy a house here next year to get married and settle down.

"Work hard, strive to get a good employee, and the company that buys a house with an excellent employee has a $5,000 house purchase subsidy. In addition, Line 2 needs a shift leader, and you often work overtime, so I think you are a good fit. ”

The Director said and patted Jimmy on the shoulder, he liked hardworking people.

"Thank you, Director!"

Jimmy scratched his head, full of energy.

The shift team leader can't be ranked in the management of General Electric Company, and the lowest position in the management of General Electric Company is the production line team leader, which is a management position as big as sesame, and Jimmy, the position of the shift team leader, is smaller than this sesame and cannot be ranked in the management at all.

But this position, which is smaller than sesame at General Electric, can give Jimmy an extra $300 a month, and more importantly, it is a necessary step to move up to management, and up to the team leader, supervisor, manager, director, .......

But Jimmy didn't think that far ahead, he cared about another $300 a month.

He now has more than $5,000 per salary plus overtime pay, plus this $300, he is expected to break through $6,000 in his efforts, and his girlfriend works in the IBM computer manufacturing factory next door, and there are more than $5,000 a month, and the two of them can save about $80,000 a year.

More than $200,000 for a low-end home in Staten, $80,000 is enough for a down payment, and the loan can be repaid in a few years.

After Jimmy worked 4 hours over, he excitedly rushed back to the cabin he and his girlfriend had rented, ready to tell his girlfriend about his promotion.

After hurrying back to the rental house and opening the door, Jimmy smelled a smell of incense, turned his head to look into the kitchen, and saw his girlfriend Helia frying steak.

"Honey, why was you so nice to me tonight?" said Jimmy, gently wrapping his arms around Helia's waist from behind.

"Because there's something to celebrate today!" Helia turned to Jimmy and smiled.

"How do you know I'm promoted?" Jimmy looked at Helia in surprise.

"You've been promoted? Oh my God! ”

Helia looked at Jimmy in surprise and happily gave Jimmy a fragrant kiss.

The kiss made Jimmy's blissful feelings fly.

"Honey, since you're not celebrating for me, what are you celebrating with such a big pose tonight?" asked Jimmy, holding the cheek that Helia had just kissed.

"I'll tell you later!"

Helia glanced at Jimmy mysteriously, walked to the restaurant with the fried steak, then poured two glasses of red wine, handed one to Jimmy, and sat down opposite Jimmy with the other.

"Uh-huh. ”

After Helia sat down, she cleared her throat with her wine glass and looked at Jimmy with a serious expression. "I was appointed as the head of the quality inspection team by the new supervisor today, and I was promoted!"

"Oh my God, we're going to be promoted together, that's great!" Jimmy covered his mouth in excitement.

A team leader, a team leader, such a position in the eyes of many managers is nothing to be happy about, but for ordinary employees, a few hundred dollars more a month, two people more than a thousand dollars, is a thing worth celebrating, such a happiness is high in the annual salary of millions or even hundreds of millions of people can not experience.

"I propose, for the sake of both of us being promoted, a toast!"

"Okay, cheers!"

"Bell ......!"

The crisp sound of two glasses meeting in the air echoes in the small dining room, a melodious sound full of infinite anticipation for the future.