Siheyuan: Game of Red Dust

Chapter 83 Photolithography Machine Production Officially Begins

"Who is it? Come in, the door is not closed." Li Weidong heard the knock on the door and said to the outside.

With a creak, the door opened and Zhou Xiaolin walked in with a smile on her face.

"Brother Dong, you haven't slept yet? Hehe," Zhou Xiaolin said with a slightly flattering tone.

Li Weidong understood that Zhou Xiaolin was afraid he would be angry, so she came to comfort him. He feigned a blank expression and said, "I just drew some pictures and was about to go to bed."

"Brother Dong, are you still angry?" Zhou Xiaolin asked with a little uneasiness.

"No, why are you angry? It's not a big deal. Didn't Section Chief Yang apologize?" Li Weidong said expressionlessly.

Zhou Xiaolin walked forward, took Li Weidong's hand, and said, "Brother Dong, you're lying. Your face shows that I'm angry. Please don't be angry. Actually, Sister Ruoxi is a good person, but she has a bit of a bad temper. She helped me a lot when I was a child."

Li Weidong looked at Zhou Xiaolin, who was acting a bit like a spoiled child, and said, "Xiaolin, if you want me not to be angry, you have to agree to one condition of mine."

"What are the conditions, Brother Dong?" Zhou Xiaolin asked in confusion.

"Promise me first."

"Brother Dong, you have to tell me what the conditions are before I can agree to your request."

"Then come closer and I'll tell you." Li Weidong said.

Zhou Xiaolin moved her little head closer to Li Weidong in confusion, then blinked her big round eyes and signaled, "I'm here, go ahead and tell me."

Li Weidong saw that Zhou Xiaolin had been fooled, so he hugged her waist, put his mouth against her tempting little mouth, and kissed her.

"Ah! Woo woo" Zhou Xiaolin screamed when Li Weidong hugged her, and then her mouth was blocked by Li Weidong. At first, Zhou Xiaolin was a little shy, but after a while she closed her eyes, hugged Li Weidong's waist, and kissed Li Weidong passionately.

After a long time, the two parted their lips, and Zhou Xiaolin shyly threw herself into Li Weidong's arms. Li Weidong hugged Zhou Xiaolin, lowered his head and sniffed the fragrance of Zhou Xiaolin's hair.

"ah!"

Zhou Xiaolin in Li Weidong's arms suddenly pushed him away.

"You are so bad!" She said with a blushing face, glanced at Li Weidong's lower body, turned around and wanted to leave.

As a result, Li Weidong grabbed her and said shamelessly: "Xiaolin, this is not my fault. Who told you to be so charming? This is a normal reaction. If I didn't react like this, you would be anxious, right?"

Zhou Xiaolin felt even more embarrassed after hearing Li Weidong's shameless words. She said to Li Weidong, "Brother Dong, let me go quickly. I want to go back."

Li Weidong laughed evilly and said, "Go back, I'll let you go back soon, hehe."

After Li Weidong finished speaking, he kissed her fiercely. After another passionate kiss, Zhou Xiaolin pushed Li Weidong away and ran out with a red face.

Li Weidong hurried out of the room and saw Zhou Xiaolin running into the second room on the left side of his dormitory and was about to close the door.

Li Weidong said to Zhou Xiaolin, "Xiaolin, you should go to bed early. I will come again tomorrow night." When Li Weidong said "come again", he emphasized his tone and winked at Zhou Xiaolin.

Zhou Xiaolin slammed the door shut. Li Weidong chuckled and went back to the house humming a little tune.

Nothing happened that night. The next day, Li Weidong came to the institute with the drawings and the institute's technical staff.

After entering the research institute, they did not rush to start work. Instead, they gathered many technicians and engineers. Li Weidong said:

"Hello everyone, you may all know me. My name is Li Weidong, and I am currently the director of the institute. Let me tell you about my upcoming work.

One of the projects of our institute is the photolithography machine, and we want to produce a photolithography machine.

Some people may not be clear about what a lithography machine is used for.

Let me just briefly talk about it here.

The principle of the photolithography machine is to use the light emitted by the photolithography machine to expose a thin film coated with photoresist through a mask with a pattern. The photoresist will change its properties after being exposed to light, so that the pattern on the mask is copied onto the thin film, giving the thin film the function of an electronic circuit diagram.

The working principle of a photolithography machine is similar to that of a camera, but it does not engrave photos, but circuit diagrams and other electronic components.

This is the primary function of a lithography machine: producing semiconductor chips. "I've prepared the blueprints, and I'll start assigning tasks shortly. Do you have any questions?" Li Weidong asked the crowd after introducing the lithography machine.

Everyone shook their heads. Li Weidong nodded, noting that no one had any questions. He continued, "That's good. Feel free to ask me if you have any. Okay, I declare the lithography machine project officially launched."

Everyone applauded.

"Professor Lin, you will lead... be responsible for these aspects."

"Senior Engineer, you take charge... of this place."

Li Weidong began to assign tasks to everyone.

The institute’s first project was officially launched. After Li Weidong distributed the tasks, he let everyone start working.

Maybe it was the first time for everyone to use the new machine tool. There were all kinds of troubles this morning, keeping Li Weidong very busy. Either there was a problem with this machine tool, or there was a mistake in the hype over there, or they read the wrong drawing. After Li Weidong finished checking this side, he went over to deal with it. By noon, the troubles had finally subsided.

By the afternoon, most of the problems were solved. However, Li Weidong looked at their production speed and found it was too slow, far from meeting Li Weidong's requirements. Li Weidong planned to spend at most one month, mainly conducting computer research in the latter part, and then dividing it into several small projects.

At their rate, it would take them half a year, let alone a month, to finish. Li Weidong sighed softly, still destined for hard work, and walked to an idle machine tool to start making parts for the lithography machine.

At first, they didn't notice it until one of the machines broke down and they went to look for Li Weidong. Only then did they discover he was also making parts. Unlike their unfamiliarity, Li Weidong's machine tools were so smooth and swift. Watching him was like watching an art comic strip—perfect! Not a single unnecessary movement; every movement was like a work of art, filled with beauty. So engrossed were they that they even forgot their purpose.

It wasn't until Li Weidong spotted them and called out to them that they woke up and quickly told him what had happened. Li Weidong went over to fix it for them and explained the principles of maintenance and how machine tools work. After that, he went back to work.

When it was time to have lunch after get off work, the person in charge of checking statistics was chatting with familiar classmates in the cafeteria and talked about today's workpiece.

"Brother, I have really opened my eyes today."

"what happened?"

"Brother is amazing. We've all heard that he has strong R&D capabilities and his knowledge spans various disciplines. I thought a genius should be like him, with wild ideas and a rich knowledge base. He has strong R&D capabilities."

"Yeah! What's wrong?"

"Today I saw my senior brother making parts for a photolithography machine. His movements were even more beautiful and standard than in the movies. Do you know how many parts he made in one afternoon and how many were unqualified? I'll scare you to death if I tell you."

"Fuck, you're still keeping me in suspense at this point!"

"I won't tell you the exact number, but my senior brother made more in one afternoon than all of us made in a whole day. Well, as for the unqualified ones, there were 0."

"Fuck, so a whole day of us isn't as good as an afternoon of senior brother's work. After hearing what you said, I feel like a loser. Aren't we all said to be the chosen ones of Harbin Institute of Technology? Are we all geniuses?"

"Haha, I feel the same way. In fact, I feel that senior brother shouldn't be called a genius. After all, a genius means having a certain talent in certain areas. But senior brother is talented in all aspects. I feel that senior brother should not be called a genius, but a monster. Monsters inspire fear, and senior brother's talent should be monstrous. Before meeting senior brother, I admired him and longed to surpass him. After meeting him, I wanted to learn from him and dream of keeping up with his footsteps."

"Fuck, I never thought you'd say something like that one day. It's so true, it really hits the spot."

……

Soon, everyone in the institute knew that Li Weidong had gained another nickname: a monster.

After dinner, Li Weidong taught relevant professional knowledge to many technical personnel of the institute in the cafeteria. From machinery, materials, to computers, etc., there was nothing that Li Weidong didn't understand.

A large amount of simple and easy-to-understand knowledge was poured into their minds like cramming. Everyone did not give up on the knowledge that was not their own expertise, but was afraid of forgetting it, so they directly found a notebook and wrote it down.

In the next few days, Li Weidong continued to follow the production of the lithography machine and also taught everyone professional knowledge.

Everyone felt that their professional knowledge was improving rapidly, including the engineers seconded from the Ministry of Industry.

In the minds of these engineers, Li Weidong's image became more majestic, but in the minds of Harbin Institute of Technology students, he became even more monstrous.

They were busy until one day before the weekend. In the evening, Li Weidong called together the technical staff for a small meeting.

Li Weidong explained that he was getting married that weekend and planned to take the next day off to go hunting for some meat. He then explained that the research institute's operations were now up to everyone, and he gave everyone some important points to keep in mind before adjourning the meeting.

Li Weidong found Squad Leader Wang again, told him about going hunting tomorrow, and then went back to sleep.

(End of this chapter)