The Fiery Era: Becoming an Industrial Giant

Chapter 57 The Industry Bureau Leaders Are Coming [Requesting Monthly Tickets]

"Welcome everyone. It's a great help that you, the pride of heaven, have come to Dafeng Machinery Factory."

As soon as Section Chief Lü arrived, he began to praise the five college students that Zhou Zhiqiang had brought back without reservation.

"Dear students, we have already arranged your train tickets and monthly passes. Due to limited resources at the factory, we cannot arrange a place for you to rest at night. Please understand."

"I'll have to trouble you to get back to school as soon as possible after work. If it's too late and there's no way to get back, please remember to tell the security guards on duty."

Even if he can't get off work and rush back, he has to get two people from the security department to take him back, otherwise he, as the head of the technical department, won't be able to sleep well.

Miao Hongyu and the others quickly replied, "We understand, Section Chief Lü. When we're in the project team, we'll follow Senior Brother Zhou's instructions."

"Okay, very good. If you need anything else, please let me know as soon as possible."

Section Chief Lü smiled, then turned to Zhou Zhiqiang and said, "Zhiqiang, the factory leaders have agreed to the subsidy you mentioned. Each student will receive a subsidy of seven yuan."

"At the end of the month, could you go to the finance department and collect it for them?"

Zhou Zhiqiang nodded and said, "No problem."

This was also agreed upon by the factory director, as the job assignments of mechanical engineering graduates would definitely have to go through the Ministry of Machine Building.

At that time, we'll be in the same system as Dafeng Machinery Factory, and we might even become coworkers and colleagues in the future.

Moreover, college students start at a relatively high level; after graduation, they can be promoted three or four levels to become deputy section-level cadres.

There's no need to skimp on these few dollars. It's about building a connection; you'll have a favor to show if you run into each other again within the system. Besides, the project is funded by private capitalists, so why should they try to save money?

Zhou Zhiqiang asked, "Section Chief, how's the venue preparation going?"

Upon hearing this, Lü Yi replied, "Just like last time, it's already been arranged for you in Workshop Nine."

"Okay, then I'll have a meeting with the project team first and explain the key points of the project."

After saying this, Zhou Zhiqiang got up and prepared to get to work immediately.

However, Lü Yi waved his hand and said, "Zhiqiang, the leaders from the Industrial Bureau will also be visiting the project team this afternoon. They're mainly here for you, and they might ask you what kind of support you need."

If you have any needs, you can talk to the leaders of the Industry Bureau. Don't miss this opportunity.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Zhiqiang asked curiously, "Why did the leaders from the Industry Bureau suddenly come to our factory?"

"This is not sudden. We need to report to our superiors before we can develop new projects, so the leaders of the Industrial Bureau naturally know about it."

As for why he came, it's probably because of you.

Lu Yi said with a smile, "You were specifically praised by the top leaders of the Ministry of Metallurgy. Your research and development last time did the Ministry of Metallurgy a great favor. Your abilities are beyond doubt in the eyes of the leaders."

So it's normal for the leaders to come. If your R&D project goes very smoothly this time, it will also bring honor to the Industrial Bureau.

Zhou Zhiqiang laughed and said, "Then I'll have to think carefully about what requests I should make to the leader."

Although that's what he said, Zhou Zhiqiang had already decided in his heart that if the leader asked, he would ask for a senior worker from another factory.

They don't have many skilled workers available at Dafeng Machinery Factory, so they have to look to other factories for help.

Who would complain about having too many highly skilled workers on the front lines of production?

With more people, the progress is faster. Regardless of whether he can actually get the goods, Zhou Zhiqiang always wants to give it a try.

However, after manufacturing the small hand-held tractor, Zhou Zhiqiang will definitely need to improve the current main machine tool.

Improvements were made to the processing and production of specific parts; otherwise, some complex curved parts would have to be hand-made, which would not only be slow but also make it impossible to completely standardize the specifications.

Thinking of this, Zhou Zhiqiang couldn't help but sigh, "Machine tools truly deserve to be called the mother of industry; without machine tools, there would be no development."

Senior technicians can perform small-batch processing, but large-scale production requires machine tools.

We can't make it with CNC machine tools right now. Semiconductors are still in their early stages of development, and if all goes well, we won't be able to develop transistor computers until next year.

Even if everything goes smoothly, it will take seven or eight years to fully implement this technology on machine tools. Zhou Zhiqiang's only concerns are increasing the processing range, processing accuracy, and production efficiency of the existing main and auxiliary machine tools.

Being able to produce custom-made parts and improve production efficiency is already a great achievement.

Unless he switches careers to the semiconductor industry and uses his research and development skills to help the semiconductor industry develop, it might be possible for mature CNC machine tools to appear a few years earlier.

However, this idea quickly faded away, as it proved difficult for him to get involved in semiconductor development.

Submitting a report to apply for approval will most likely not be approved, given that Zhou Zhiqiang has not made any significant achievements in the semiconductor industry.

Create it yourself?
Stop joking. All relevant materials are under control. He doesn't even meet the requirements, so there's no point in talking about development.

Unless Zhou Zhiqiang continues to rise through the ranks and eventually gets promoted to the Ministry of Machine Building, he won't be able to get involved in the development of the semiconductor industry.

The functions of the Machinery Department changed very quickly. For a period of time, the First Machinery Department also managed the Electrical Machinery Department. Later, functions such as radio were separated to form a new Machinery Department.

There are still a few years left, so Zhou Zhiqiang isn't in a hurry. As long as he doesn't waste time and drift through life, he'll be contributing to the country's development.

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"Senior Brother Zhou, the food in your factory canteen is really good, even better than the food in our school canteen."

After taking a bite, Miao Hongyu couldn't help but praise it, and then continued to pick up more food and eat.

Zhou Zhiqiang also picked up a piece of food with his chopsticks, and after tasting it, he couldn't help but say, "It's really much better. Hongyu, you don't know, yesterday I ate a half-cooked radish in the cafeteria."

Then the workers were dissatisfied and made a fuss, but the logistics improved today, so it looks like we'll be in for a treat from now on.

This big pot of food is certainly not as refined as cooking in a small kitchen, but it's perfectly seasoned and fragrant, which is enough to make anyone want to enjoy it.

Nowadays, many canteens focus on cooking large batches of food to ensure it's cooked through and in sufficient quantity. If the food is still flavorful and delicious, that's already quite good.

Director Li from the logistics department was also patrolling the cafeteria at that moment.

After the incident at the canteen yesterday, he was directly criticized by the factory manager, but fortunately he was not punished.

However, Director Zhao also gave him an ultimatum: if the situation continued, the punishment would be doubled.

Therefore, Director Li dared not waste any time and went out in the afternoon to inquire about the chef's whereabouts, and he has not rested since.

After running for three or four hours, they finally found Wei Kaifeng, the apprentice of a chef at Hongbinlou Restaurant, before dark.

The head chef of Hongbinlou Restaurant had a major falling out with the public manager over the issue of public-private partnership and quit.

As the head chef's apprentice, Wei Kaifeng was often targeted and had a very unpleasant experience.

After Director Li approached him, Wei Kaifeng, seeing Director Li's sincerity, agreed to come to Dafeng Machinery Factory without much hesitation.

Wei Kaifeng is here today to sample the dishes. He hasn't resigned yet, but it's not difficult to go through the procedures. Since both parties are interested, it can be done quickly.

After questioning several workers in the canteen, Director Li quickly noticed Zhou Zhiqiang's table. He walked over with a smile and asked...

"Deputy Section Chief Zhou, how's the food in the cafeteria today?"

“Very good, Director Li.”

Zhou Zhiqiang gave a thumbs up without hesitation and praised, "My juniors from the Industrial University all say it's better than the school cafeteria. It seems Director Li has found a great chef."

"So you're college students here to help out. Make sure you eat and drink well. If you have any suggestions, feel free to let us know."

Director Li also attended the beginning-of-year cadre meeting and learned about Zhou Zhiqiang's recruitment of students from the Industrial University to join the project team.

"This time I found a level six cook, and Chef Wei's skills are even more than level six."

Deputy Section Chief Zhou, if there are any wedding banquets or large feasts in the future, you can definitely hire our factory's chef, haha.”

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