Mr. Bao and his son: Only use Stankang for hair oil

Chapter 106 Homecoming
Wu Tong, the editor-in-chief of "Ta Kung Pao", was sitting in the editorial department reviewing manuscripts at the moment. He looked at the unscheduled first draft of the next edition, feeling a little anxious and frowning slightly.

He obviously had a headache: for a newspaper, it is not easy to put together a page of news that is true and attractive enough.

"Editor-in-chief Wutong, Mr. Hou is here!"

The guard stumbled over and shouted, his voice was so loud that the news spread throughout the entire editorial office in an instant.

Wutong felt happy when he heard the news, and his originally tired mind became much clearer.

He immediately put down what he was doing, and after roughly adjusting his white collar, he stood up and prepared to receive Mr. Hou in person.

There is no doubt that Hou Debang is a popular figure today and is fully worthy of being received by an editor-in-chief in person.

Last year, in the 15th year of the Republic of China, Hou Debang led the Wynn Soda Making Plant to win the gold medal at the Philadelphia Exposition. The soda ash produced was called "a symbol of the development of the main chemical industry of the Republic of China." It can be said that he won a lot for the country. of light.

It is now the end of 17, more than a year has passed. If within this short period of time, the Wynn Alkali Soda Making Plant makes a new breakthrough in the soda production method, it will undoubtedly be big news.

After several editors in the newspaper heard the news, they wanted to go over for interviews and inquiries, but there was still a lot of unfinished work in their hands. After looking at each other, they could only watch the editor-in-chief leave helplessly, and then Continue to complete the task at hand.

After crossing the threshold of the editorial office and passing through a moderately long entrance corridor, we arrived at the main hall of the newspaper.

The first door on the west wall of the main hall of the newspaper opens into the living room. I guess Mr. Hou is staying in it at the moment.

Various landscape calligraphy and paintings are hung around the walls of the spacious living room. The huge curtains are half-opened and half-covered. A few rays of sunlight shine in from the outside. The breeze floats the curtains, and the marble floor by the window flickers with light and shadow.

There is a pure black main table in the center, on which are placed paper, pens, fruits, drinks, as well as various magazines and newspapers for passing time, and exactly eight chairs are placed around it.

At this moment, there were only two people in the room, Hou Debang and Bao Guowei. They had already sat at the main table, sitting opposite each other, discussing matters related to the new alkali production method.

Mr. Hou was holding a pencil in his hand, writing on the paper:

"Classmate Bao Guowei, this is Mr. Fan's landline number. He is usually very busy and flies back and forth to several cities, so he is often unreachable.

I have written down the frequently used numbers on paper for you. You can talk to him about the specific situation later.

Oh, by the way, you don’t seem to know my landline number yet. I’ll write down my number now. "

When Bao Guowei heard what Mr. Hou called him, he felt a little strange. After what happened yesterday, it was time to build a relationship:
"Okay, thank you very much Mr. Hou, but... I think Mr. Hou can just call me Bao Guowei from now on. It would be too strange to always add a classmate after him."

Mr. Hou put down his pencil and handed over a piece of paper with a slight smile on his face:

"Haha, this is an oversight. If you say so, it would be a bit awkward to call you by your name directly. From now on, I will just call you Guowei. If you don't mind, just call me Uncle Hou from now on!"

For this very "talented" and very sensible student in front of him, Mr. Hou was eager to get closer to him with this title.

Before the two of them could start a good show of calling each other "Guowei" and "Uncle Hou", the door of the reception room was suddenly opened.

As soon as Wutong opened the door to the living room, he looked carefully at Bao Guowei, who was sitting opposite Hou Debang.

He had just stood at the door and eavesdropped for a while, and had heard all the conversation between the two, so he was very curious about Bao Guowei.

With his eyesight, he could immediately tell that Bao Guowei had an extraordinary temperament when he saw him. He wore glasses and looked like a young master. His background was certainly not simple.

"Mr. Hou's visit in person makes our company really prosperous. This young gentleman and Mr. Hou are here together, right? I just don't know what to call him?"

While Wutong was talking, he trotted to the main table. Seeing that their teacups were still empty, they immediately started pouring tea and water.

Mr. Hou seemed to have known the editor-in-chief of Wutong for a long time, so he directly called out his real name:

"Liu Shan, this is Bao Guowei. He comes from Suzhou, Jiangnan. He will be 16 years old after the Chinese New Year. He is still in middle school in Jiangnan."

Wutong was very particular about how he poured tea. When he couldn't tell which guest had a higher status, he chose to pour two portions at the same time:
First, he brought the two teacups together and poured them separately. Then he grabbed a teacup with one hand and placed it in front of the two of them at the same time:

"Oh, it turns out to be classmate Bao Guowei. Is this your first time coming to our newspaper office? I haven't tried this Laoshan green tea yet. Give it a try. If it tastes good, tell me and I'll ask someone to bring you a bag later! Enjoy it when you get home!”

……

After some pleasantries, it was time to get down to business.

Wutong knew very well that as the director of Wynn Alkali Plant, Mr. Hou was usually very busy. His sudden visit to the newspaper office was definitely not to greet him, but he must have something serious to do.

He finally sat on a chair next to Bao Guowei, and after some pondering, he said to Mr. Hou:
"Mr. Hou is here in person this time, but what's the matter?"

Hou Debang raised his tea cup and took a sip of lukewarm tea:

"My visit this time brought good news - there is a new breakthrough in the alkali production method, and the results are not small."

Wutong had vaguely guessed this, but when Mr. Hou said it, he was still a little excited.

He has already made up the title for the next issue in his mind: "Shocking at home and abroad, genius chemist Hou Debang makes another big breakthrough"

So he hurriedly asked:
"So Mr. Hou, what is the specific breakthrough? How high is the result?"

“We have successfully developed a new alkali production method, which is almost a new direction of alkali production.

This is a new type of alkali production method that is completely different from the Solvay type alkali production method, but its practical value is not inferior to it. "

There are relatively few people who understand chemical engineering these days, and even among educated people, they often know little about science. Therefore, Hou Debang did not speak any professional vocabulary, and Wutong could completely understand it.

"Mr. Hou is really a master in the field of chemistry. He won the gold medal at the Philadelphia Exposition last year. This year..."

Before Wutong finished speaking, Mr. Hou quickly waved his hand, interrupting his flattery.

"The person who developed this method was not me, but the classmate sitting next to me."

Seeing the serious look on Mr. Hou's face, Wutong also knew that this man was not joking, so he stuffed his doubts back into his stomach.

He looked at Bao Guowei, with some surprise and disbelief in his eyes:

"I remember Mr. Hou just said that this classmate Bao Guowei was only 16 years old after the Chinese New Year.

In other words, he is only 15 years old this year, and he has really developed a new method of making alkali? "

"Yes, and the new alkali-making method was almost completed by him alone. We only provided a test bench and sufficient raw materials."

Wutong took a breath and contributed to global warming. It took him a while to accept this in his heart.

He has already made up the title of the next edition of news in his mind: "Shocking at home and abroad, chemical genius boy Bao Guowei..."

"I wonder, what is the name of this new alkali production method?" "In my opinion, it is better to call it Bao's alkali production method. I wonder if Guowei has thought of any better name..."

Mr. Hou and Editor Wutong had been talking almost all the time. When it was Bao Guowei's turn to speak, he came up with such an embarrassing question...

……

Half an hour later, under the leadership of Wutong's editor-in-chief, Bao Guowei and Hou Debang came to the photography studio inside the newspaper together.

"Classmate Bao Guowei, please go in and take a picture first. Maybe your portrait will be in the next journal..."

Taking photos is very much in line with Bao Guowei's wishes. Who would refuse to have their face in the newspaper?Bao Guowei nodded and walked in.

There was a heavy and bloated camera in the center of the studio. It seemed that a photographer was already waiting inside. He directed Bao Guowei to stand behind the white curtain.

After Bao Guowei posed, the photographer bent down and started adjusting the camera. After about half a minute, he took several photos of Bao Guowei with a few "clicks".

After several photos were developed, Bao Guowei took a look at them in person and was very satisfied - although they were all black and white photos, they still showed half of his handsomeness.

By the time Mr. Hou and Bao Guowei left the newspaper office, the matter was almost completed:

With the guarantee of someone as authoritative as Mr. Hou, the editors of "Ta Kung Pao" have already begun to formulate the content of the first draft of the next issue of the newspaper.

However, as an authoritative newspaper, the most basic investigation is still necessary. This afternoon they will arrange for people to go to the Wynn Alkali Plant to investigate the situation.

……

At around two o'clock in the afternoon, Bao Guowei and Hou Debang had already returned to the Wynn Alkali Plant in a car.

The two made a landline phone call to Fan Xudong in the office.

No one responded at first, and after calling three or four times in a row, someone finally answered the phone. As soon as the call was answered, a careless voice came from the phone:
"Wai! Xiao Hou?"

"Hey! Lao Fan, I have someone here who wants to talk to you!"

Hearing the voice coming from the landline, Hou Debang handed the phone to Bao Guowei.

"Hello Mr. Fan, I am Bao Guowei..."

On the phone, Bao Guowei talked in detail about the discovery of the new alkali production method.

After learning about the emergence of the new alkali production method, Fan Xudong was obviously very interested in it and hurriedly asked about relevant matters.

Bao Guowei gave a general summary on the phone, and after Fan Xudong had a preliminary understanding, even though he knew that the commercial value of the new alkali production method was not as great as he imagined, his interest remained undiminished, indicating that he would take the train soon. to Tianjin.

After learning about Bao Guowei's age, he invited Bao Guowei to stay in Tianjin to go to school and work part-time as a researcher in an alkali production plant, but Bao Guowei politely refused.

He has no plans to settle in the north yet. After all, Lao Bao has lived in Suzhou for so many years, and he may not be able to bear the sudden move to the north.

After discussing the relevant matters, Bao Guowei stayed at the Wynn Alkali Plant honestly and dealt with reporters from the "Ta Kung Pao" newspaper:
This time they brought an extremely heavy camera and asked Bao Guowei to pose in the laboratory for experiments.

……

A few days later, it was December [-], [-], and the four Bao family members had been away from home for nearly half a month.

The weather today is very clear and cloudless, but the temperature is getting lower and lower: put a basin of water out that night, and when you look at it the next morning, you will find that a layer of ice has formed on the surface of the basin.

According to Wu Tong, editor-in-chief of "Ta Kung Pao", Bao Guowei's deeds have been published in the next issue of the newspaper.

This means that Bao Guowei's reputation is about to skyrocket. Maybe he doesn't have to wait until he returns to his hometown in Jiangnan. When he is still sitting on the train, the contents of the newspaper will be quickly transmitted through phone calls and telegrams.

Once the news is known, it will probably cause a wave of waves in the academic world. The teachers of the new school will probably be more excited than themselves, and they will immediately publicize it.

Maybe when Bao Guowei returns to Suzhou, he will become a famous "big shot".

It was on this day that Mr. Fan Xudong's train arrived in Tianjin and met Bao Guowei.

……

On December [-]th, at eleven o'clock at noon, in just half a month, Bao Guowei had already settled almost all matters related to the new alkali production method.

At the gate of Wynn Factory, Bao Guowei looked at the three servants who had packed their luggage and shouted something they had long thought about:
"go home!"

Under the watch of Hou Debang and Fan Xudong, the four members of the Bao family left Yongli Alkali Plant with large and small bags and headed for Tianjin Railway Station.

Of course, before leaving, all three guns stored in the guard room had been retrieved.

……

Whether it is the train stations in Suzhou, Shanghai, or Tianjin, they seem to be crowded with people at any time.

After buying the tickets, the Bao family began to squeeze onto the train.

Having learned the lesson from last time, Bao Guowei chose to fly first class.

First-class cabins have spacious beds, and you can sleep directly on the bed at night. Taking a long-distance train would be a bit difficult without a luxurious bed.

As for the other three servants, they were arranged in the second class cabin, but the most valuable luggage was still kept by Bao Guowei himself.

Bao Guowei gained a lot from this trip, which can almost be called a "return to hometown in glory".

The whistle sounded, the train started slowly, and the scenery outside the window slowly receded.

Bao Guowei looked at the scene outside and began to calculate the harvest of this trip:

First of all, I already have several landline numbers on hand:
Chu Ze's, Fan Xudong's, Hou Debang's, and the Fu Dalong I met while riding the train, but compared with the previous few people, this person is almost negligible, and those who play low-level will not be on the stage after all.

Quantitative changes lead to qualitative changes. Just these three people add up to an interpersonal relationship that cannot be underestimated. Whatever problems they encounter in the future can be solved with just a phone call.

Of course, if you encounter something that these people can't solve, there's no need to solve it, just wait for death.

But the most important thing is that now Bao Guowei is about to become famous and become a "big shot". In the future, he no longer needs to follow the crowd, but others need to curry favor with him.

In terms of money, Bao Guowei made a lot of money during this trip, and Fan Xudong didn't treat him badly either. Several thousand dollars, plus part of the share of the patent...

(End of this chapter)