Anti-Japanese War, weapons designer at Fengtian Arsenal

Colin adjusted his tie, looking like a proud cock.

"Boss, I don't know where you hired this engineer from, but I need to tell you that charcoal cars have been proven to be unreliable toys in Europe and the United States. Only gasoline-burning cars are truly reliable vehicles! Boss, you'd better not waste money on research in two directions. God does not allow wasting money!"

Li Qinwu glared at Colin.

"I don't need you to teach me what projects to invest in. But Colin, have you made any progress on your project?"

"Of course, boss. The 300 dollars a month I get from you is not for nothing. The car chassis I designed will be tested on the 7th of next month!"

He glanced at Mr. Tang with a smug look on his face, and Mr. Tang looked a little strange. 300? Li Qinwu offered him a monthly salary of 350 yuan, 50 more than the American engineer. This...

Mr. Tang unconsciously smiled, but he quickly suppressed it, but his eyes were still wandering around.

Colin thought that this competitor was showing weakness to him, and he continued smugly: "Boss, please forgive me for being blunt, but charcoal cars are a project with no future. Only cars have a future.

Think about it, what good can a solution that Europe and the United States have not adopted be? You should listen to my advice and not waste precious funds on meaningless research and development! "

Li Qinwu narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Are you teaching me what to do?"

Colin quickly raised his hands in surrender and stopped talking.

Li Qinwu turned to Mr. Tang and said, "Mr. Tang, we are here temporarily today. Your accommodation should be ready. Go back and rest for a few days. The charcoal car laboratory will be ready soon and you can start working soon."

Mr. Tang nodded and glanced at Colin. When he thought about the fact that his salary was 50 more than that of the American, he couldn't suppress the smile.

Li Jin took Mr. Tang to his residence, and Li Qinwu turned around and stared at Colin.

"Come with me!"

His face didn't look very good. Colin thought something was wrong and he lost his arrogance all of a sudden. He followed Li Qinwu like a quail.

The two men walked into the alley next to the workshop. After Li Qinwu confirmed that there was no one around, he started to curse at Colin.

"Fuck you, Colin! Mr. Tang is also a senior talent in the automotive field. You could have been friends with him, but you acted like a jealous bitch. It's disappointing!"

Colin wanted to say something, but Li Qinwu didn't give him a chance to continue scolding him.

"I know that your education as an American requires you to actively express yourself and strive to be the leader of the white people in the team! In addition, your motherland is strong enough, which makes you have an unconcealable pride.

But I tell you, this is not the USA, this is China! When you come here, you have to change yourself and adapt to the cultural habits here! Mr. Tang’s education is the beauty of implicitness. He will not fight with you, but this does not mean that you win!

I don’t care whether your American workplace practices social Darwinism or something else, but what I believe in here is win-win cooperation! ”

At this point, Li Qinwu paused for a moment, and seeing that Colin was still a little unconvinced, he snorted coldly and continued, "Send a copy of the car chassis data you have been researching these days to Mr. Tang."

"Watt!! You can't do this!"

These words immediately ignited Colin. He waved his hands quickly and looked like an angry lion. However, Li Qinwu just looked at him coldly, and soon Colin suppressed his anger.

Li Qinwu pointed his finger at Colin's chest and said word by word: "Colin, remember, I am the boss here, and you are just a senior employee! A senior employee who has signed a large compensation agreement! Obedience is the basis for your survival in the company!"

Colin's expression twitched and his whole face turned red. Li Qinwu thought that this white person's face turned as red as a monkey's butt when he was angry. No wonder the proportion of hypertension in European and American people is so high.

He felt that he had suppressed the old white man enough, and if he continued to suppress him, the old white man would really explode. So he softened his tone and began to explain patiently.

"Colin, as you just said, two research directions are a burden for the company. Fortunately, charcoal cars and ordinary cars have a lot of technological overlap, such as shock absorption systems and transmission systems. Now that you have achieved some results, I don't want Mr. Tang to waste money on going through the research path again. This is time-consuming, labor-intensive, and expensive."

Li Qinwu took out a cigarette box from his pocket, put a cigarette in his mouth, and handed one to Colin. Colin looked at Li Qinwu's hand holding the cigarette for a while, and finally took it.

Li Qinwu nodded in satisfaction and continued, "Colin, I know what you are thinking. You think I betrayed you, and you think Mr. Tang is reaping the fruits of your hard work."

"Isn't it? You promised me that the first car in China would be named after me, but now you want to take away my research results and give them to the man who made the charcoal car!"

Colin replied angrily.

Li Qinwu shook his head.

“Colin, the charcoal cart is just a makeshift product, it has its limitations.

Now my country is too poor, so we need charcoal carts. No matter their development, reliability or versatility, they are not as good as cars. In my expectation, charcoal carts will be eliminated after only sixty or seventy years of glory, while cars will continue to shine for hundreds of years!

Colin, Mr. Tang's job is just to help our country get through the most difficult period, but your job will completely change this country!

Imagine that the car layout you researched can still be found on Chinese cars hundreds of years later. What is this? This is inheritance, and this is the mark you, Colin, left in history.

Colin, although you and Mr. Tang are running on the same track, you are participating in completely different events. Mr. Tang is participating in the sprint event, while you are participating in the long-distance race. Do you understand?"

As Li Qinwu spoke, the redness on Colin's face slowly faded away, and his eyes regained clarity. Li Qinwu knew that the old white man had listened to what he said, so he took out a lighter and lit a cigarette for him.

"Colin, find time to deliver the research materials to Mr. Tang tomorrow. I hope you can be friends. Of course, if you can't be friends, then don't be enemies.

Mr. Tang’s charcoal car project is not in competition with your automobile project. The factory has sufficient funds to carry out both projects at the same time and will definitely not weaken your investment because of the charcoal car project.

And think about it, Mr. Tang's charcoal car uses the chassis of the car you designed, doesn't this represent the excellence of the cars you researched? Your chassis can be used for both oil cars and charcoal cars, what an excellent versatility! The charcoal car uses your chassis, and your name can be left in the history of the development of charcoal cars, isn't this a good thing?

It is foreseeable that in the next 10 to 20 years, the car you researched will be put into military use, and the charcoal car researched by Mr. Tang will be put into civilian use. You have taken both civilian and military use. Isn't this a great achievement?"