Siheyuan: Steel Mill Engineer

Chapter 33 Talent
The reason why Yang Zhenyu took on this difficult task was because he knew what Director Yang was thinking.

Director Yang had intended to give him the task from the beginning, but he also wanted to take this opportunity to warn Deputy Director Wang, while also taking control of the other two technical departments.

If Yang Zhenyu takes on this task, he can deepen his role in the factory and may even leave a good impression in front of his superiors, especially for this kind of production task, which goes directly to the compound.

In the past, Yang Zhenyu had met several gentlemen in the compound with his teacher, but that was just an encounter. If he could deepen the impression of them, that would be what countless people dream of.

"Okay, everyone, put aside the work at hand and listen to me." Yang Zhenyu clapped his hands and said.

"Our existing drilling rig-related projects have been suspended. The factory has received a very important task from our superiors. In the next period of time, we will work hard on this project." Yang Zhenyu said.

"Chief, our project is halfway through, and it suddenly stops like this?" Qi Fangfang said with some reluctance.

"It's just a pause. We need to work on the new project first, and then continue with that one. All the drawings should be classified and then gathered here with me." Yang Zhenyu said.

Although the three of them were very reluctant, they still obediently classified and marked all the drawings, and then sent them to Yang Zhenyu.

Yang Zhenyu sorted out all the drawings and sealed them up. These drawings would be useful later.

"Chief, is it done already?" Qi Fangfang said in disbelief.

"The new project is to renovate the rolling mill in the factory. We need to produce seamless steel pipes. I wonder if you have heard of this?"

"If there were equipment, it would not have been our turn. It is precisely because there are no equipment that the task was given to us. And among the three technical departments in the factory, we are the only one who can do this task." Yang Zhenyu said.

It would not be very difficult for Yang Zhenyu to make it himself. The materials are available at the steel mill and have been prepared before. Today he only needs to make the outer shell and partition and then assemble them.

Currently, military industry and large state-owned enterprises have begun to independently develop and use these products, but they have not been released to the outside world on a large scale.

"Of course, this thing doesn't require any technical content. The key is to know how to do it, and then it's very simple," said Yang Zhenyu.

"Chief, is it the one that our country was just able to produce a few years ago?" Qi Fangfang asked.

The tool workshop has them all, so we just get started. We don’t finish the work until lunch time, then we inject sulphuric acid, seal it and charge it.

"Yes, that's it. Our factory has received a task to produce seamless steel pipes as well." Yang Zhenyu nodded.

"If there is no technology, we can find a way. The production technology of seamless steel pipes is not very difficult. The difficult part is to think of those key components, which is mainly a breakthrough from 0 to 1. It just so happens that I have some basic knowledge in this area. So, the next step is to discuss how to transform the existing machines in our factory. Today, I will put down the work at hand and study which direction to start. I will go to the workshop to make the batteries." Yang Zhenyu said.

"But, Chief, our factory doesn't have the relevant production equipment." Xin Xiangdong said with a puzzled look on his face.

Lead-acid batteries have been widely used in various fields in this era, but the domestic industrial foundation is too poor and it still mainly relies on imports.

But it’s not possible now. The industrial foundation is too poor, and he can forget about building those automated machine tools in his mind.

Yang Zhenyu has done this many times in the laboratory and is very familiar with it.

For Yang Zhenyu, it was indeed very simple. After all, he had seen it more than once in his previous life. He was too lazy to study these things in his previous life.

"Chief, can we see how to make batteries?" Qi Fangfang asked.

"Okay." Yang Zhenyu nodded.

"No, Chief, we don't have the technology in this area," said Chen Zhiming.

This is also due to the planned economy, and it is not widely used by the public.

"This one I made is small. With the voltage in our factory, it only takes four or five hours to fully charge it. It should be ready by the time I get off work." Yang Zhenyu said as he charged the battery.

"Section Chief, you are so amazing. You know everything." Xin Xiangdong said with admiration.

"It's OK, I just learned a little more." Yang Zhenyu smiled. "Okay, let's go eat first, and then go to our factory to see the rolling mills in the afternoon to see which model is convenient for modification, and then we can modify it directly." Yang Zhenyu clapped his hands and said.

The four of them returned to the office, picked up their lunch boxes, and went to the cafeteria.

The workers had not yet left work at this time, so they were considered to have arrived early.

Department 3 has more freedom and has the factory director's special permission. In addition, Department 3's existence is rather special, so no one cares about this.

In the workers' eyes, those who can seek benefits for the factory are good people and can do whatever they want to them.

Just like the branch factory, the workers in the factory will benefit from it to some extent. Maybe by the New Year, the benefits provided by the factory will be much better than in previous years.

"Brother, you're here early today." He Yuzhu was a little surprised to see Yang Zhenyu and his people coming here so early to get food.

"Brother Zhuzi, please stop teasing me." Yang Zhenyu said.

"Okay, I'll get you lunch." He Yuzhu took Yang Zhenyu's lunch box and started getting lunch.

There is still so much meat, and He Yuzhu's cooking skills are still so stable. He is very caring towards his own people.

People in the three departments also benefited from following Yang Zhenyu.

Every time I saw He Yuzhu or his apprentices getting food, the bowls were always full.

It’s still one spoonful for one dish, but this spoonful is different from the other, except that they don’t have as much meat as Yang Zhenyu’s.

"Thanks, Brother Zhuzi." Yang Zhenyu waved his hand and said.

"Well, you're still polite to my buddy." He Yuzhu said indifferently.

He Yuzhu was very grateful for Yang Zhenyu's politeness. At least no one had ever been so polite to him.

"Master He is an interesting person. Although he is harsh in his words, he is a good person." Qi Fangfang said as she took a bite of the steamed bun.

"He is a very loyal person, and his cooking skills are really good. This big pot of food cannot reflect his cooking skills." Yang Zhenyu said.

"Has the section chief ever eaten the special meal he prepared?" Chen Zhiming asked curiously.

"I haven't eaten at the small kitchen, but I've been to his house for meals twice. It was very good. It's a pity to be a cook in a factory. If I go to a big hotel, I can at least be rated a level 5." Yang Zhenyu said.

"So powerful?" Qi Fangfang said with eyes wide open.

"Yes, he is that amazing. His cooking skills are very good. Although he is not as good as the cooks in the compound, he has no problem being the head chef in a big hotel." Yang Zhenyu said.

"I heard that he is not very old, how can he be so powerful?" Xin Xiangdong asked curiously.

"How should I put it? Talent. He is very talented in cooking." Yang Zhenyu said after thinking for a while.

"Great." Chen Zhiming nodded in approval.

Whatever you do depends on talent.

Take workers for example, some of them may reach level five or six in eight years.

But some people only reach level three or four throughout their entire lives, and this is a problem of talent.

"Okay, let's eat quickly. We'll go to the steel rolling workshop in the afternoon to take a look. The main thing is to master the machine data so that we will have a better idea when designing and modifying the machine." Yang Zhenyu said.

(End of this chapter)