Immediately, Director Yang arranged for some workers to help. Under the guidance of the on-site technicians, the maintenance workers and other workers began to disassemble the machine in an orderly manner and then load it onto the truck.

After the machine was disassembled, everyone returned to the workshop and began assembling it again, following the same steps.

They worked until dark before the hot rolling mill was reassembled. Lin Jiguo and several other electricians then worked overtime to reconnect the power supply, and the entire job was finally completed.

"Everyone has worked hard today. The machines will be tested tomorrow, so let's go home now!"

"No, Deputy Section Chief Sun, Director Yang has already informed everyone that the canteen has prepared dinner for those working overtime tonight."

Zhao Guoping said with a grin.

"Alright then! Since it's Director Yang's kind intention, let's all go together."

These days, life isn't easy for anyone, so Sun Zhengguo certainly wouldn't object to improving everyone's meals.

Since many people are working overtime today, the dinner prepared by the factory cannot be too special.

However, they prepared two or three pounds of fatty pork and a basket of potatoes to ensure that each worker could also get two pieces of meat, which could be considered as a treat.

After finishing dinner, Sun Zhengguo hurried home, since his wife was heavily pregnant and he wanted to be able to take care of her as soon as possible.

The next morning, the hot rolling workshop was unusually lively, as technicians and maintenance workers were conducting final checks on the hot rolling mill.

Not far from the hot rolling mill, a group of cadres were also having a pleasant conversation.

"Deputy Section Chief Sun, don't be nervous. It was running perfectly fine yesterday."

Sun Zhengguo was utterly speechless. This Factory Director Yang really was talking without any sense of the pain.

Of course you're not nervous. A successful transformation is just icing on the cake for you; you can just sit back and reap the rewards.

If the renovation fails, it won't affect him much, since someone else will take the blame anyway.

However, Sun Zhengguo was not a three-year-old child, and he did not speak impulsively. Instead, he replied with a smile.

"Director Yang, I'm not nervous. We're already at a critical juncture, so there's no point in being nervous. If it doesn't work out, we can always start over."

"Deputy Section Chief Sun is indeed young and ambitious. We believe in you and we're sure you'll succeed."

The renovation work has reached its final stage, and Director Yang certainly wouldn't say anything discouraging; he continued to offer encouragement.

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While the two were talking, the technician in front began reporting the machine's status.

"Reporting to Deputy Section Chief Sun, the heating furnace is in good condition and can be turned on at any time."

"Reporting to Deputy Section Chief Sun, the rolling mill is in good condition and can be started at any time."

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As reports came in one after another, the renovation work entered its most critical stage, and the hot rolling mill was ready for trial production.

"Alright, let's take everything down!"

At Sun Zhengguo's command, the technicians and maintenance workers packed up their tools and all left the hot rolling mill.

"Director Yang, arrange for the workers to get to work and prepare for production."

Director Yang had already made arrangements for these matters, and a group of workers were already waiting on the sidelines.

Factory Director Yang waved his hand at them, and the workers immediately came to the hot rolling mill and each performed their duties.

Seeing the workers arrive, Sun Zhengguo did not hesitate and immediately announced loudly, "Start the machine!"

Upon receiving instructions, the workers followed the procedure and first turned on the heating furnace.

Soon, the furnace temperature rose, and the feeding device was started, and then pieces of material were sent into the heating furnace.

As the metal materials turned red, the workers started the rolling mill again.

A piece of red-hot metal material, after being rotated by rollers and subjected to pressure, begins to be shaped and deformed, gradually becoming thinner or longer.

During this process, workers will also adjust the data such as the gap, speed, and pressure of the rollers from time to time according to the requirements of material deformation, and make adjustments from time to time in order to produce the best products.

In just a few moments, the metal material was processed and sent to the cooling device.

The workers took out another piece of metal and repeated the same action.

Seeing this, Sun Zhengguo finally felt relieved.

A group of cadres nearby were also beaming with joy and discussing among themselves. Who wouldn't be happy to see the credit coming their way?

Soon, the second finished product entered the cooling device. Seeing that there were no problems with the machine, Sun Zhengguo said to Director Yang beside him.

"Director Yang, this is the production site. Let's wait outside for an hour, and then we'll have the data."

"Yes, yes! We need to be careful about production safety. Everyone, please wait outside."

As the managers left the workshop first, the maintenance workers followed suit, leaving only the workers and a few technicians on site to monitor the data.

Time flew by, and more than an hour passed in the blink of an eye. During this time, production continued without interruption, and the machines did not malfunction.

At this moment, Zhao Guoping excitedly ran out of the workshop, holding the test report in his hand.

"Deputy Section Chief Sun, good news! We've made a major breakthrough in this renovation."

Those waiting outside, upon hearing the good news, all gathered around.

"Comrade Zhao Guoping, quickly tell us what major breakthroughs have been made."

Director Yang asked impatiently.

Zhao Guoping wasn't in a hurry. He took a breath before picking up the test report and starting to report the situation.

"Distinguished leaders, after an hour of trial production, we have achieved an astonishing 82.4% yield rate, which is 30.4% higher than the previous 52%."

“That’s great. This alone is a remarkable improvement.”

"I can't believe it," said Director Yang excitedly.

An increase in yield of over 30% – what does that mean? Even if everything else remains unchanged, this one achievement alone saves the country a tremendous amount of waste. What a tremendous achievement that is!

"Don't worry, leaders, there's more good news," Zhao Guoping continued in his report.

"After an hour of production, the output of the product has increased by nearly 20% compared to the past. This is even though the workers are not yet familiar with the machine. If they become more proficient, the output should increase further."

"Incredible! It's improved by nearly 20%, and this isn't even the final form. Our steel rolling mill is going to be famous this time!"

"Director Nie, you don't understand. If we add the success rate we just achieved, it's not as simple as 1+1=2. It's a qualitative leap, comparable to advanced foreign machines."

Section Chief Zhang from the Technical Department explained this to Director Nie.

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Sun Zhengguo ignored the officials' discussion. His biggest concern was the quality of the finished steel materials and what changes had taken place.

"Guoping, has the quality of the finished steel been tested?"

“Deputy Section Chief Sun, we can’t do this test, but I’ve already arranged for someone to take the samples to the Iron and Steel Research Institute. The report will be out by this afternoon at the latest.”

Zhao Guoping reported the facts truthfully.

"Good, well done. Now I'm giving you another task: ramp up production, go all out, and assign two shifts of workers to work non-stop. I want to see where this machine's limits are."

"Yes, Deputy Section Chief Sun, I'll arrange it right away."

Zhao Guoping handed the test report to Sun Zhengguo before happily returning to the workshop.