This was an opportunity!
Although Pierre appeared dissatisfied, he immediately saw an opportunity amid the setbacks—a chance to directly hire staff from China.
No middlemen taking a cut.
Although the personnel sent from home had all undergone several months of training and could be put to work right away with good discipline, in the end, they were still trained by someone else.
Your own children are always better.
By recruiting and training his own people, he would not only have his "own children," but also gain a hidden advantage—no one would know exactly how many people he had recruited.
If he always relied on others, there would inevitably be limits on personnel. But if he recruited on his own, the numbers would be entirely under his control. As far as Pierre was concerned, the more people, the better.
