Siheyuan: Start with a Truck Driver

Chapter 471 Project Approval
In the early morning, a faint mist enveloped the entire city of Ningzhou.

The residents were still asleep, and the gate of the TV factory was crowded with people.

They were yawning and sleepy.

Some stuffed fried dough sticks into their mouths, while others kept rubbing their faces with rough hands.

Actions and shapes are all kinds of strange, but they have one thing in common.

That is to look at the distance obscured by the morning mist from time to time.

From time to time, he muttered softly.
"Why didn't the truck come back? Could something have happened?"

"Wang Shitou, if you don't say anything, others won't know that you can talk, right?"

"Brother Liu, I'm also impatient. The factory manager should have been back at three o'clock in the morning. It's already six o'clock and he hasn't seen him yet. Do you think something happened?"

"Wow, you can really do it! Let's see if you don't tear your mouth apart today."

The crowd suddenly became chaotic, and several workers rushed over, about to beat the cheap Wang Shitou.

At this time, a woman suddenly shouted in surprise from outside the crowd: "Quick, look, the truck is back!"

Everyone immediately let go of their hands, stood on tiptoes and looked into the distance.

Even Wang Shitou, who had just been punched, didn't care to wipe the blood on his nose, and followed everyone's gaze.

In the hazy mist, first two dim headlights appeared, and then a burly truck galloped through the mist.

Although the license plate number can't be seen clearly, at this point in time, the only truck that can appear here is the one that the factory manager is riding on.

The crowd seemed to be boiling, cheering and running towards the truck.

"The factory manager, the factory manager is back!"

"The factory manager is finally back!"

Yes, everyone in Lanhua TV Factory knows that the backbone of Lanhua TV Factory is Liu Hongchang. Without Liu Hongchang, there would be no Lanhua TV Factory today.

Since Liu Hongchang left, every morning on the playground behind the TV factory, he couldn't see Liu Hongchang's familiar figure, and the big guy always felt empty in his heart.

On the truck, Huang Yanling couldn't help being a little shocked when she saw the workers rushing over.

As a worker who has been in the workshop for many years, she knows very well that the cheers of these workers are from the heart.

It seems that the factory director Liu in front of her is more capable than she imagined.

Huang Yanling made up her mind to follow Liu Hongchang wholeheartedly in the future.

The equipment that Han Dongfang sent back a few days ago has been installed in the laboratory with the help of Fang Mu.

Zhou Lanxi, who was dug from the Chemical Research Institute, and researchers who were dug from the 121 Research Institute also settled in the dormitory building.

When everything was ready, Wang Weidong held the first plenary meeting of the Orchid Laboratory.

Ever since Zhou Lanxi came to Lanhua TV Factory, she felt uneasy.

It's not that the treatment at Lanhua TV Factory is not good, but that the treatment is beyond his imagination.

A house with three bedrooms and one living room, a house with an indoor bathroom, a monthly salary of 230 yuan, [-] catties of meat stamps, and [-] catties of food stamps.

Moreover, Niu, the deputy director of the Lanhua TV Factory, even arranged a quality inspection job for his wife.

Sitting there all day, the job is very easy, and there is also a monthly salary of 23 yuan.

However, since he came, the task Wang Weidong gave him was to organize the contents of previous experiments into a book, and did not assign him a new task.

Zhou Lanxi felt that her efforts were not worthy of such good treatment.

After receiving the notice that Wang Weidong was going to hold a plenary meeting, he quickly put down the experimental records and ran to the conference room.

Finally, it's his old Zhou's chance to prove his strength.

The situation of the researchers of the 121 Research Institute is similar.

Since they came to the Orchid TV Factory, they have been working with Fang Mu to improve the Orchid TV.

However, the orchid large color TV design plan that Wang Weidong obtained from the farm system was already advanced, and after Fang Mu's "localization" improvement, it became even more perfect.

Tried for over a week and got nothing.

Although the treatment he received was not as good as that of Zhou Lanxi, it was far better than that of the 121 Research Institute.

In this era, both workers and intellectuals are quite simple.

They didn't make the contribution they should have, and they felt uneasy inside.

Therefore, when Wang Weidong entered the meeting room, he faced green eyes.

"Heh, everyone is very energetic, so I won't talk nonsense. I have already decided on the first project of our Orchid Lab, and that is"

Wang Weidong took the chalk from Wang Xiaoting and wrote a few large characters on the blackboard hanging on the wall - graphene battery!

As soon as this remark came out, it was like throwing a firecracker into the crowd.

"Graphene battery? Can graphite be used as a battery?"

"That is, we are a TV factory, what are we doing researching on batteries?"

"There is no shortage of batteries in our country. The second battery in the supply and marketing cooperative costs 1 cents, [-] piece of industrial ticket, and put it in a flashlight. It's a good deal."

"Also, the profits of batteries are too thin, we don't need to compete with those battery factories for business."

The researchers talked a lot, but Zhou Lanxi frowned. After thinking for a long time, he seemed to understand something. He stood up and asked, "Director, have you found a way to make graphene?"

Wang Weidong smiled faintly, and before he had time to answer, those inquisitive researchers couldn't wait to ask: "Professor Zhou, we all know that graphite is an allotrope of carbon, which can be used to make pencil refills. What is graphene?"

Zhou Lanxi looked at Wang Weidong: "Can I explain?"

Wang Weidong nodded.

Zhou Lanxi, who was allowed to stand up, stood up and faced the researchers: "Now the foreign chemical community has discovered that graphite is actually composed of countless carbon elements that are difficult to strip out of a single-layer structure, and those single-layer structures are named graphene. Graphite 1 mm thick contains approximately 300 million layers of graphene."

"300 million layers of graphene. Isn't this too thin? It's almost at the atomic scale, so what's the use of graphene! Why do foreign chemical communities pay attention to it." Fang Mu is also curious.

Professor Zhou Lanxi continued to explain: "According to the calculations of chemists, the characteristics of graphene are completely different from graphite. It has excellent optical, electrical and mechanical properties. It is widely used in materials science, micro-nano processing, energy, biomedicine and Drug delivery and other aspects have important application prospects.

I think the biggest reason why the factory director proposed to use graphene to make batteries is that this kind of battery can absorb a lot of electricity, right? "

Everyone's eyes turned to Wang Weidong again.

Wang Weidong smiled faintly: "It's a lot. According to my estimation, a battery made of graphene has millions of times more energy than a dry battery at the same volume."

"Hiss..." Everyone gasped, and instantly realized the function of the graphene battery.

They are all scientific researchers, and their understanding of electrical equipment far exceeds that of ordinary people in this era.

"If graphene batteries can really be manufactured, then if they are installed in a flashlight, wouldn't the flashlight not need to change the battery for ten years?"

"You only think about the flashlight, the layout is too small, you say, what will happen if you install the motor on the bicycle and match it with a graphene battery."

"Wow, doesn't it mean that the bicycle can run by itself without pedaling?"

It has to be said that the thinking of scientists is unlimited. They were only limited by the technical conditions at that time, so they could not turn their ideas into reality.

In just a few minutes, researchers have invented "electric bicycles", "electric cars", "electric massage chairs", and "wireless microphones".

Everyone discussed heatedly until Fang Mu raised his hand: "The biggest problem now is how to manufacture graphene, and then how to use graphene to manufacture graphene batteries. Otherwise, your idea just now is just empty talk."

Everyone's eyes turned to Wang Weidong again.

Wang Weidong turned around and wrote on the blackboard: "Graphene battery plan!"

Turning around and looking at the researchers: "Now I have invented the technology to manufacture graphene, and I also have a preliminary idea of ​​graphene batteries."

hiss.

hiss.hiss.

hiss.hiss.hiss.

There were bursts of gasps below, and the temperature in the meeting room suddenly rose a bit.

The researchers fell into silence at the moment of shock.

They have just learned what graphene is. It can be said that graphene is enough to become an epoch-making material by virtue of its characteristics.

For the invention of this material, a Nobel Prize in Chemistry or Physics is not too much, right?

After a moment of silence, Fang Mu raised his hand: "Director Liu, I have a question that I don't understand. Since you invented the technology to manufacture graphene, why didn't you write a paper and submit it to a famous foreign academic journal. This year's Nobel Prize Work will start in September, and you may be able to win the crown with this technology. No, not maybe, yes! The Nobel Prize has been very focused on the field of basic materials in recent years. Graphene is simply a revolutionary product. It will definitely be able to Awarded."

Zhou Lanxi also nodded, with envy flashing in his eyes. He was almost at the age of knowing his destiny, and he gradually looked down on honor, but when he thought of the Nobel Prize, his heart still throbbed.

That is the most famous award in the world, and it is the ultimate dream of every scientist.

"Yes, if you win the Nobel Prize, you will be famous both at home and abroad and become the idol of countless scientists."

Wang Weidong said lightly, "Is it useful?"

"Ah?! What?" Fang Mu rubbed his ears with a dazed expression.

Wang Weidong repeated: "Is the Nobel useful to us?"

"Why not! As long as you win the Nobel Prize, the confidence of the people can be greatly improved, and you can also become famous." Fang Mu didn't understand Wang Weidong's thinking.

Wang Weidong said with a smile: "Graphene technology is different from the laws of mechanics. It is a basic technology. If you want to write a paper and publish it, you must explain its operating principle clearly. At that time, maybe before we start making graphene batteries, Those big foreign companies have already developed graphene products.

Compared with the gains and losses of personal honor, I care more about trillions of material benefits.

We can rely on graphene technology to clamp down on those big foreign consortia.

Didn't they impose a technical blockade on us?Our orchid laboratory can also return color.

"

These words made Fang Mu awe-inspiring. The factory manager in front of him, who was full of money, was willing to give up the honor at his fingertips for the benefit of the people.

Standing up, he bowed deeply to Wang Weidong: "Director, I apologize to you for my thoughts just now."

There was a burst of applause in the conference room. Before, they only thought that Wang Weidong was a shrewd factory manager, but now he has the identity of a patriotic scientist.

At the end of the meeting, Wang Weidong appointed Fang Mu as the research team leader and Zhou Lanxi as the deputy team leader.

He provided a full set of graphene technology materials, and the project team started research immediately.

When the bell rang at noon, everyone reluctantly left the laboratory.

It can be said that Wang Weidong has drawn a super round cake for them.

There are not many personal interests of researchers in this big pie.

It is more about the interests of Lanhua TV Factory and the interests of the Chinese people.

Wang Weidong stretched his waist and prepared to go to the cafeteria to eat.

While packing up the documents, Wang Xiaoting said in a low voice: "Director, it seems that you haven't returned home after you came back. Last night, when Yang Maixiang was having dinner at home, she was still asking when you would come back. I don't know your schedule. You can say that you don’t know. Now that the work in the laboratory has been arranged, you can go home with peace of mind.”

"Mai Xiang, okay, I'll go back now." Wang Weidong also felt that Yang Maixiang was a little negligent these days.

Wang Xiaoting continued: "Also, Mom is urging you to have children, and Mai Xiang also knows that a man like you will not stay at home obediently. If she has a child, she will be able to get busy, so she won't have to worry about it." Always thinking about it.”

Wang Weidong raised his head and looked at Wang Xiaoting in surprise. It seemed that this sister-in-law already knew something.

However, judging by her appearance, it seems that she is not ready to reveal it.

Nodded: "Thank you, I understand, you inform the logistics department to load the presents I brought back from the capital into the jeep."

"Okay!" Wang Xiaoting agreed, and left the conference room excitedly.

In fact, what Wang Xiaoting said just now was not what Wang Xiaoting meant, but Yang Maixiang asked Wang Xiaoting to say it.

Although there was no rumor, Yang Maixiang was still very sensitive to the fact that Wang Weidong might have other women.

At the beginning, she was indeed a little angry, but she figured it out soon.

It is an extravagant wish to occupy Wang Weidong alone.

Moreover, Wang Weidong didn't quarrel with her, let alone divorce her.

That's enough.

The jeep was running on the streets of Ningzhou City, looking at the dim buildings on both sides of the road, Wang Weidong couldn't help thinking of the capital.

Compared with the spacious streets and beautiful buildings in the capital, Ningzhou City is an ugly duckling.

It's just that this ugly duckling will turn into a white swan one day.

An Orchid TV Factory may not be enough to complete this kind of transformation in Ningzhou City.

But what about ten or hundreds of factories of this size?
Wang Weidong began to figure out how to build Ningzhou City into a base capable of supporting a large multinational group.

(End of this chapter)