A short while later, Lao Chen from the purchasing department came over, and Xing Baohua got up to pour him water and get him a cigarette.

Xing Baohua remained very polite to these uncles and elders.

"Factory manager, I've inquired with several domestic manufacturers of wastewater treatment equipment, and they all produce small-scale machines. There's still a significant gap between their filtration capabilities and those of foreign equipment," Shen Jie reported.

"So you're saying we have to import equipment?" Xing Baohua frowned.

Seeing Shen Jie nod, Xing Baohua understood.

Then Shen Jie said, "Currently, regarding large-scale sewage treatment equipment, I've inquired around. One country is Japan, and the other is South Korea; they've put a lot of effort into sewage treatment."

Xing Baohua nodded, indicating that he understood.

After Shen Jie left, Xing Baohua called San Taizi to ask them what equipment Samsung used for wastewater treatment.

The Third Prince directly stated that it was produced by their own family.

In a joking manner, he asked Xing Baohua if she wanted a set?

"I'd take it if it's free," Xing Baohua replied jokingly.

“That’s impossible. How about this, I’ll send someone over to take a look, and based on the quote, I’ll give you the best price,” the Third Prince said.

That's how it was decided to use Samsung's equipment. As for the environmental protection company, Xing Baohua didn't want to use them anymore.

They even mentioned drilling five or six hundred meters, or even a thousand meters underground. If only our technology could reach that depth.

Moreover, the deeper you drill, the more difficult it becomes.

Keep in mind, this place isn't far from the Shengli Oilfield. What if we drill too deep and oil gushed out?

That's the real tragedy.

A moment later, the secretary informed us that an old colleague had come to see us. Should we see him?

"An old colleague?" Xing Baohua thought it was someone he knew from the machinery factory, but when the person arrived, he realized it was Director Li.

"Uncle Li?" Xing Baohua quickly stood up, walked over and shook hands with the other man.

"Thank you, I understand, and thank you for your help," said Director Li.

"It's no trouble at all. I wasn't able to help at all. It was all thanks to Grandpa Suya. Come and sit down. I'm relieved to see you're in such good health." Xing Baohua led the old factory director to the sofa in the reception area.

By the way, the best app for reading aloud right now is Yeguo Reading (yeguoyuedu). Install the latest version.

He poured water and offered cigarettes.

"I'm back and don't have much to do right now, and I can't stay idle. So, if you're feeling generous, give me any job you can find, any position will do." The old factory manager said with a smile, but also with a hint of guilt.

Actually, Xing Baohua had already been in a relationship with him and they had even arranged a meeting.

But they're all guilty now, so how could they possibly sit in that position?

Xing Baohua immediately turned around, walked to his desk, picked up the phone and called Director Xue, asking him to call Director Liu over as well.

After a while, there was a knock on the office door. Xing Baohua called them in, and when Directors Xue and Liu saw the old factory director, they immediately burst into tears.

Several hands were clasped tightly together.

Beyond our professional relationship, it's more of a friendship.

"Director Xue, find a room for us to settle in later. The former factory director will take over as deputy director of the electronics factory. He'll be in charge of administration and those trivial matters," Xing Baohua said after the group had calmed down.

"No, no, that won't do. Let me work in the workshop as a worker," the old factory manager said quickly, waving his hand.

“What can you do in the workshop? Your eyesight is failing, you might not even be able to see those tiny parts. Don’t cause trouble for the workshop. Stay where you’re best at it, you can only use your strengths as a leader,” Xing Baohua said with a smile.

At noon, Xing Baohua hosted a banquet for the former factory director in the canteen.

Call all the key management personnel over for a meeting with Director Li. Aside from the lab staff, many people in the other workshops had met this former director before.

As for what happened to him, nobody knows.

And so, Director Li took office.

Upon taking office, Xing Baohua gave him two tasks. The first was to compensate for the sewage. He was responsible for negotiating with the other side after the investigation yielded results.

The second person from Samsung arrived and was in charge of building a large-scale sewage treatment plant.

The project is very large, and most of it involves the treatment of wastewater from several large factories in the surrounding area.

Of course, the decision-making power still rested with Xing Baohua; Director Li was just responsible for arguing with those people.

Xing Baohua finally managed to extricate himself from those trivial matters and returned to the lab to continue working on his digital phone.

During his absence, the hardware team had basically finished handling the motherboard-related work.

Based on the chipset designed by Xing Baohua, they created a strange gadget.

How should I put it?

The size is larger due to the arrangement of the motherboard and battery.

The main difference is that the chipset on the motherboard has been significantly increased, both in width and thickness.

Unfortunately, given the current state of chip manufacturing technology, it's impossible to condense it further.

The hardware team gave the motherboard data to the design team to prepare for modeling a prototype.

Xing Baohua rejected the idea outright upon seeing it.

Redesign.

If we actually follow their design, the board will undoubtedly be bigger than a brick.

Xing Baohua sat at his desk, looking at the motherboard they had designed, and was also thinking of solutions.

Suddenly thought of folding?

Yes, separate the modules on the motherboard.

Two boards are formed. They are connected with a ribbon cable. This allows for a design where the phone's size can be comfortably held in the palm of the hand.

When I shared my ideas with the hardware team, they immediately applauded.

The changes were quick; the hardware team came up with a bare-board solution just before the end of the workday.

The main part of the motherboard can be placed below the screen, and the other part can be used to put other chipsets, saving space for the battery.

My dear reader, there's more to this chapter! Please click the next page to continue reading—even more exciting content awaits!