Siheyuan: Steel Mill Engineer

Chapter 117 Big Melon
"Director Yang, why are you here?"

Yang Zhenyu looked at Director Yang curiously, wondering what he was doing here at this time.

"You guys made such a big noise today, of course I had to come and take a look." Director Yang said as he sat opposite Yang Zhenyu.

"Oh, isn't this the automated machine tool we talked about before? We made a model and tested its feasibility. As for the result, it's pretty good. We are currently doing data calculations. If there are no problems, we can try to produce it later." Yang Zhenyu waved his hand and said.

It was impossible for Director Yang to be concealed from the movements in the Engineering Department. It would be strange if Director Yang didn't know about such a big movement of collective action.

"Did it really work?" Director Yang said with his eyes wide open.

"It's 80% likely that it can be done." Yang Zhenyu nodded.

"Well done. I also know about automated machine tools. There is a term called CNC machine tools abroad, right? I have seen their magazines in the department. If we really succeed in the research, does it mean that our technology has caught up with the advanced level abroad?" Director Yang said excitedly.

"Don't get excited yet." Yang Zhenyu interrupted the excited Director Yang.

"No one knows what level foreign CNC machine tools have reached now. It has been 12 years since the birth of their first CNC machine tool. No one can tell to what extent they have developed over such a long period of time, what kind of impact it has brought to the factory, and what the performance of their CNC machine tools is. So we are really not sure whether we are at the world's advanced level," Yang Zhenyu explained.

"Now is not the time to get excited. You have to finalize the branch factory matters as soon as possible, or it will be snatched away again. Strictly speaking, this thing should be assigned to the machinists." Yang Zhenyu said.

Director Yang did not stay long. He said hello to Yang Zhenyu and left. He was really going to the ministry, and he might even go to the State Planning Commission to make some noise.

"This factory director is so impetuous at such an old age. He is not steady at all." Yang Zhenyu said with a smile and shook his head.

Although he didn't understand the technology, as a factory director, he had read a lot of reports on machinery and knew that advanced machines could increase the factory's output. He also knew that what Yang Zhenyu said was correct and that he really shouldn't get too excited about this matter.

After listening to Yang Zhenyu's words, Director Yang finally calmed down.

Director Yang remembered that such a good project was snatched away last time.

Regardless of Director Yang's amazing operations, Yang Zhenyu continued with his work.

"How can I not be excited? If our factory can really succeed in researching this thing, it will be a huge honor for us." Director Yang said.

"Yes, yes, yes, I almost forgot if you hadn't told me. Starting tomorrow, I will live in the department, and I will never come back unless I get accurate information." Director Yang said, slapping his forehead.

"However, according to the report they published, we have skipped the electron tube stage and directly used transistors, so the performance is definitely much better than their first generation of machines. Of course, this is a theoretical value, and it is hard to say what the actual performance of the finished product will be."

This time it's such a good project. If it gets snatched away again, we will suffer a great loss.

A lot of data was recorded today, and all of these data need to be verified and compared. We also need to study the theoretical values ​​of the design to see which link has the problem.

Therefore, time is still very tight.

"Xu Damao went to the countryside to show a movie and was beaten up. He was almost beaten to death and is still in the hospital."

During the meal, an old lady broke a big news. "What happened? Going to the countryside to show movies is a good thing, why did they get beaten?" Yi Zhonghai asked curiously.

"Who knows? I didn't go to the hospital where he was sent this afternoon. I heard it from the Li family." An aunt said with a smile.

"Xu Damao had a bad reputation to begin with. I guess he wanted to do something, and then he was caught and beaten. But why did he end up in the hospital?" Yang Zhenyu said.

"I'm going to the hospital tomorrow morning to see a doctor and find out what happened. There's no accurate information about this matter in our compound yet," said an aunt.

"It would be a good idea to ask around. Although Old Xu's generation has not had good character, they are all neighbors in the same compound. It would be inappropriate not to go and check it out." Yi Zhonghai nodded.

In this day and age, people value neighborhood relationships. Except for those who never interact with each other, people will basically help their neighbors with anything they encounter.

Of course, the fights are real. For some trivial matters, the two families might fight to the death. This is also common.

"I hope that after this incident, Xu Damao will learn his lesson. Who knows what will happen if he continues to act recklessly," said Yang Zhenyu.

"That's right. Xu Damao is not a child anymore and has a family, but he is still fooling around outside. Even if nothing happens to him now, something will happen to him sooner or later." Yi Zhonghai said.

"Okay, let's not talk about them. Let's eat first. I'll go and take a look tomorrow." said the aunt.

The next day at noon, Yang Zhenyu went to get his lunch as usual.

"Brother, Xu Damao's grandson is in trouble this time. He was caught committing adultery in the village. Even though she is a widow, her family members were not happy about it and almost beat the grandson to death. He is still in the hospital and hasn't woken up yet." He Yuzhu was telling Yang Zhenyu the gossip while getting his meal.

"Is it so serious? Is the news accurate?" Yang Zhenyu said with his eyes wide open.

"It must be accurate. Section Chief Tian from the Propaganda Department went to the hospital personally and said that he was almost beaten to death. If he hadn't been sent to the hospital in time, he would have died." He Yuzhu said.

"This kid is so hateful that he deserves such a heavy blow from others," said Yang Zhenyu.

"Who said it wasn't? Although he is seriously injured, his life should not be in danger. He will be fine as long as he wakes up." He Yuzhu said.

"Hey, this is going to be lively." Yang Zhenyu said with a smile.

"Who said it wasn't?" He Yuzhu also laughed. He understood what Yang Zhenyu meant.

Because there were workers queuing up for lunch behind them, the two men didn't chat much. After a brief exchange of words, Yang Zhenyu left with his lunch box.

"What are you talking about with Brother Zhuzi? You two seem to be having a great time." Zhou Qianqian asked curiously.

"Let's talk about Xu Damao." Yang Zhenyu said after putting the lunch box away.

"What about Xu Damao? Any news?" Zhou Qianqian immediately became excited, this was a big piece of news.

(End of this chapter)